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Ep. 93: House

To end out #AuGHOST, a celebration of the ghost films released by New World Pictures, we talk about a movie that started a franchise (albeit one New World only half participated In): HOUSE! The film about a haunted house taken over by a deceased owner’s nephew with his own strange history brought director Steve Miner…

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Ep. 93: House
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Ep. 88: Cries and Whispers

As they say, “all gloomy things must come to an end”.  We wave goodbye to JUNE GLOOM with a movie that isn’t short on tears – Ingmar Bergman’s CRIES AND WHISPERS.   This movie which deals with the fractured relationship between three sisters as one of the sisters is dying of cancer is long on…

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Ep. 87: Saint Jack featuring Ben Slater

JUNE GLOOM marches on and takes a dramatic (yet satisfying) turn as we discuss SAINT JACK, the film that saw director Peter Bogdanovich’s return to Roger Corman filmmaking!  And joining us for this episode is the hilarious and insightful Ben Slater, who literally wrote the book on SAINT JACK with Kinda Hot: The Making of…

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Ep. 84: The Death of the Incredible Hulk

Welcome to Marvelous May aka Marc’s Miserable Marvelous May when we celebrate New World’s brief period of owning Marvel! That’s right, they did! And we’re going to talk about it all month! Did Ryan decide to do this just to torture Marc, who hates comic book movies? He did!  The fun starts with Bill Bixby…

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Ep. 83: Vamp featuring Brian James O’Connell

It’s the reason for the season!  VAMPril continues with the film that inspired it all: 1986’s VAMP! And who better to discuss this vampire comedy than our guest, Brian James O’Connell, the director of the vampire comedy BLOODSUCKING BASTARDS starring Pedro Pascal! We discuss the difficulty of making horror comedies, the correct age to play…

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Ep 82: Teen Vamp

We are kicking off #vampril with 1989’s TEEN VAMP.  No, this isn’t a sequel to 1986’s VAMP.  Instead, TEEN VAMP is a coming-of-age story set in a very 1980’s looking 1950’s about a nerdy teenager who hires a prostitute that looks like Patricia Morrison from The Sisters of Mercy and turns out to be a vampire. …

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Ep. 81: Reform School Girls Featuring Erin Dawn

#PrisonMarch continues with writer/director Tom DeSimone’s Reform School Girls, and joining us to discuss this definitive women-in-prison film is Erin Dawn from the Manic Movie Monday Podcast! We discuss a new twist on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, fancy hands, and knock-off workout tapes!  Plus, we get some clarification on prison de-lousing and crunch the radish…

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Ep. 81: Reform School Girls Featuring Erin Dawn
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Ep. 80: Women in Cages

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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Ep. 79: Torment featuring Jean Black

Our 2nd film for #Febsessed involves an overworked detective tracking a serial killer in San Francisco, yet doesn’t star Clint Eastwood! Writer/performer Jean Black joins us to discuss this under seen thriller about the difficulty of meeting a future in-law without your significant other, and the hazards of dating in San Francisco!  We also highlight…

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Ep. 78: Talking Walls

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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