Join us as we kick off Prison March, an entire month dedicated to a few of New World’s many, many, many women in prison films. Our first Prison March selection is 1971’s WOMEN IN CAGES which features sex at sea, organized crime, and a cock fight – all within the first six minutes! The NWPP…
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Welcome to #Febsessed, where we discuss the New World movies about obsession, and what better way to start than 1987’s TALKING WALLS! But is it a comedy? Is it a drama? Is it a love story? It is! Director Stephen Verona’s story about a guy filming other people getting it on while falling in love…
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We end Disastruary with our first Godzilla film released by New World Pictures: 1974’s GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA! And who better to discuss this with us but actor/writer/director Graham Skipper, who literally wrote the book on the subject: Godzilla: The Official Guide to the King of the Monsters. Graham fills us in on loads of Godzilla…
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We begin #Disastruary with 1979’s UP FROM THE DEPTHS, directed by long-time Roger Corman collaborator Charles B. Griffith (GRAND THEFT AUTO, SMOKEY BITES THE DUST, THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS) which follows a Hawaiian resort under attack from a giant… shark? Monster? Fish? Well, anyway, something aquatic attacks them after being released by an underwater…
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Finally, Cannon and New World Pictures join forces to discuss a film where other people join forces to take out other forces! Of course, we’re talking about our guest, writer/performer and co-host of The Cannon Canon Podcast Frank Garcia-Hejl, and our Cannon-iest movie yet, DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR, starring football player-turned TV star Fred Dryer! Based…
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We kick off #Deathcember, our celebration of New World movies with the word “death” in them, with ANGEL OF DEATH, from both director Jess Franco and Andrea Bianchi! We frequently say on the NEW WORLD PICTURES PODCAST that you don’t need to see the movie to enjoy the episode. While ANGEL OF DEATH is no…
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As we are want to do here at the NWPP, we start at the end of the franchise and work our way back, which is why we are dipping our toes into the ANGEL franchise first with ANGEL III: THE FINAL CHAPTER! For part III, writer/director Tom DeSimone (REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS) steps in to guide…
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Erica likes to point out, “all roads lead to THE THING” and WAVELENGTH is one of those roads. But WAVELENGTH is so much more. It’s a little bit of E.T. seasoned with a dash of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS sitting on a bed of Tracy Chapman. It also features some of the finest performances of faceless government…
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With a title like SMOKEY BITES THE DUST, you would think the elevator pitch for the movie would go something like, “The sheriff of a small town will stop at nothing to catch a high school rebel that kidnaps his daughter” Or, “When his car is stolen, Dick Miller sets off to catch the perpetrator…
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You might think a movie titled AVALANCHE would be about an avalanche and you’d be right except there’s more than just snow coming full force to a luxurious mountain resort. This movie is an AVALANCHE of hard-partying, harder-loving, and rock-hard action sports. David Shelby (ROCK HUDSON) knows the way to win back his ex-wife’s heart…
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