Cirio Santiago

Ep. 149: Firecracker featuring Chris Iannacone

We close out #JuneBOOM with 1981’s FIRECRACKER, advertised by New World to be “the first erotic martial arts thriller.” How true is this statement? And is the film erotic enough in the way that middle aged folks would like? We examine with the help of Get Me Another Podcast co-host Chris Iannacone, who also watched…

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The New World Pictures Podcast
Ep. 149: Firecracker featuring Chris Iannacone
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Bonus Episode: Interview with Editor Barbara Pokras (SUMMER SCHOOL TEACHERS, FADE TO BLACK)

We close out #PrisonMarch 2: Second Offense with an interview with someone who there at New World from the very beginning: editor Barbara Pokras! After graduating from USC (where she went to school with Dan O’Bannon with whom she would work on RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD), Barbara found her way to Roger Corman’s newly-formed…

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The New World Pictures Podcast
The New World Pictures Podcast
Bonus Episode: Interview with Editor Barbara Pokras (SUMMER SCHOOL TEACHERS, FADE TO BLACK)
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Nearly New World: Eye of the Eagle (1987)

We return to #FebWARary for a Roger Corman/Cirio Santiago film that New World DIDN’T release, but could have! The film, one of Santiago’s many Namsploitation films, is at least filled with action and the debut of Robert Patrick, the eventual T-1000 of James Cameron’s T2. We sharpen our gaze towards THE EYE OF THE EAGLE…

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Nearly New World: Eye of the Eagle (1987)
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Ep. 96: Cover Girl Models featuring Ali Davis

Writer/performer Ali Davis returns to the podcast as we continue #SEXtember with 1975’s COVER GIRL MODELS! This Cirio Santiago-directed film follows the exploits of three models and the sleazy photographer they are friends with for no good reason as they travel to Hong Kong for musical montages of photoshoots, a runway show, a dance contest,…

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Cover Girl Models
The New World Pictures Podcast
Ep. 96: Cover Girl Models featuring Ali Davis
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