Jason from the Force Five Podcast joins us as #Newoirvember continues with 1987’s SISTER, SISTER, the debut of director Bill Condon (GODS AND MONSTERS, CHICAGO). But is it noir? Southern noir? Or Southern Giallo? We debate that as we discuss how to be a good hotel guest (welcome new sponsor, Hilton!), the horniness of the …
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#Newoirvember continues with Part 2 of our 3-part conversation with producer and director Donald P. Borchers, who produced both ANGEL and CHILDREN OF THE CORN for New World Pictures and helped get the post-Corman era off to a good start. In this episode, we discuss Ken Russell’s CRIMES OF PASSION, which Borchers produced and discuss…
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For our first episode of Newoirvember, Galen Howard (Book of Boba Fett, Brooklyn 99) joins us to discuss director Curtis Hanson’s most esteemed work, SWEET KILL. Or did he eventually direct something better? We’ll offer our opinions on Hanson’s filmography as we discuss Tab Hunter and his series of Bleak Workout video tapes, Nightly Night…
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The end of #Corntober arrives with an epic interview with producer, director and writer Donald P. Borchers, who was a Senior Vice President of Production at New World Pictures after Roger Corman sold the company. His career took off fast producing ANGEL and CHILDREN OF THE CORN and that’s where this part of our conversation…
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Considering we’re already halfway through #Corntober, it’s fitting that we return to the franchise that inspired it all AND RANK EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM! Dirk Marshall of the VHUS podcast joins us as we raw cob all the CORNS and discuss all the different places that the franchise goes (mostly Nebraska). Which film did…
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#Corntober continues as we turn our attention to the curious world of viticulture with 1989’s THE VINEYARD. As it turns out, making the best wine in the world is hard. It takes more than a great crop. You need to have incredibly loyal staff, an associate’s degree in magic, and the blood of aspiring twenty-something…
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David Simkins is well known as a writer for both the big and small screen, writing ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING and working on shows like Adventures of Brisco County Jr. and Lois & Clark, but it was a surprise to us that he started his career working as a development executive at New World Pictures. In…
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#Corntober is here! And what better way to kick things off than 1977’s DEADLY HARVEST, a Canadian eco-thriller about famine, human desperation, and our universal hatred of eggplants! Clint Walker and Kim Cattrall lead this film about a society with a dwindling food supply due to climate change, yet plenty of gasoline and eggplants! (But…
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It’s another installment in our burgeoning Bonus Episode series, “Nearly New World”. This time, we’re talking about 1988’s THE BLOB. This movie checks a lot of boxes. It has faceless eurocrats (Ryan’s favorite). It’s a creature feature (Erica’s favorite). It highlights the challenges of a low tax basis on a small town’s infrastructure (Marc’s favorite). …
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Dan Gorman from the Notes From the Back Row Podcast (http://www.back-row.com) joins us as we dig deep into the New World Pictures catalog to uncover 1984’s RENO AND THE DOC, a Canadian action(?) film about telepathy, middle-aged friendships, and skiing! The directorial debut from Charles Dennis (COVERGIRL) was an HBO staple and was nominated for…
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