Best Crap Movie Club Podcasts (2024)

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S3E38: "My Old S'Ghoul" 1:53:19

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Forgive me if I plant an earworm in your head: Steely Dan’s “My Old School”. In honor of it being September (as this episode drops), I’ve chosen to haunt that part of my long distant past, back when I was a student at VASSAR COLLEGE. Or, as I think of it sometimes, “My Old S’Ghoul”. Actually, I enjoyed the hell out of college. It was the mid to lat…

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COMMENTARY CLUB 100 - Planet of the Apes 2:02:02

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For our hundredth episode we revisit one of the greatest science fiction films of all time - the original Planet of the Apes (1969) starring Charlton Heston, Kim Hunter and Roddy McDowell.By Hypnogoria

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S3E37: Get Booped! 1:33:31

12d ago1:33:31

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In the mood to get “Booped?” You’ve come to the right place! In this episode, we deep dive into all things FLEISCHER STUDIOS with our guest MARK FLEISCHER. While WALT DISNEY captured an idealized, orderly pastoral world that flowed from Disney’s Midwestern roots, Mark’s father MAX FLEISCHER and his uncle DAVE FLEISCHER reveled in the Urban America …

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S3E36: How To Make A Crypt Keeper 1:10:51

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Here’s a stone cold fact: it is really, really, REALLY hard to create an iconic character like Tales From The Crypt’s iconic Crypt Keeper. For one thing, you can’t set out to create a character that will become iconic. That’s because it’s not up to the character’s creators, it’s up to you – the audience. It’s your embrace – how warm it is – how lon…

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COMMENTARY CLUB 099 - Raiders of the Lost Ark 2:06:02

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For our classic film selection we go back the 1980s for the legendary collaboration between George Lucas and Steven Spielberg - the very first Indiana Jones adventure - Raiders of the Lost Ark!By Hypnogoria

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S3E35: Beetlejuice Plus Crypt Keeper Equals Larry Wilson 1:03:34

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When Gil Adler and I took over HBO‘s iconic TALES FROM THE CRYPT at the start of its third season, one of our tasks was to reignite the series – or see it get cancelled. Crypt was a strange, hybrid creature. Today, talent moves easily from film projects to streaming TV projects and back. That didn’t happen in the mid-1990’s, when we made Crypt. The…

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S3E34: What’s Up Doc 58:17

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Our good friend Roger Nygard makes his bread and butter editing and directing TV. Shows like Grey’s Anatomy, The League, Who Is America, Veep and Curb Your Enthusiasm. But, Roger’s passion – the thing that drives him creatively – is making documentaries. That’s part of what motivated him to write his new book “THE DOCUMENTARIANS: The Way to a Succe…

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COMMENTARY CLUB 098 - Titanic II 1:40:06

1M ago1:40:06

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Did you know there was a Titanic II? In this podcast we wish we didn't, as we tackle this dubious 2010 mockbuster pretend sequel from The Asylum!By Hypnogoria

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S3E33 A Crypt Reunion With John Leonetti 55:39

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Welcome to another in our series of “TALES FROM THE CRYPT” reunions. This episode’s guest – JOHN LEONETTI – isn’t just a great director of photography and director, he’s from one of HOLLYWOOD’S LEGACY FAMILIES. His dad FRANK LEONETTI was a sought after gaffer who helped light THE WIZARD OF OZ and SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN. John’s brother MATT LEONETTI DP…

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S3E32 Spy Stuff 1:38:06

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Our guest today is both a friend and a co-worker. John Kiriakou is a former CIA officer. After 9-11, John was part of the CIA’s covert team tasked with tracking down Al Qaeda’s leadership. Abu Zubaydah In March 2002, Pakistani forces with CIA support captured the man we thought was Al Qaeda’s number three: a man with the nom de guerre ABU ZUBAYDAH.…

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COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 062 - Top of the Pops Showdown 3 1:08:48

2M ago1:08:48

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After recording our Rollerball episode we thought it would be a good idea to sample some vintage Top of the Pops, and hence we pit June 1977 against July 1978!By Hypnogoria

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S3E31: Shaun Of The Dead Fan Club 1:26:53

2M ago1:26:53

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We hereby call to order the first meeting of the How NOT To Make A Movie Podcast’s SHAUN OF THE DEAD FAN CLUB! How’s that for a SLICE OF FRIED GOLD? Leading today’s meeting will be our guest writer and entertainment journalist CLARK COLLIS author of the definitive (and only as far as we know) book about the making of Shaun Of The Dead, “YOU’VE GOT …

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COMMENTARY CLUB 097 - Rollerball 2:13:56

2M ago2:13:56

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This week we are are revisiting a slice of 1970s scifi in the shape of cult classic Rollerball (1975)By Hypnogoria

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S3E30: Exorcist Meets Crypt Keeper – The “Billy Friedkin Experience” 1:00:37

2M ago1:00:37

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The idea seemed so natural. Get WILLIAM FRIEDKIN – director of “THE EXORCIST” – to direct an episode of our little horror anthology TV show – “TALES FROM THE CRYPT“. It just so happened that RICHARD DONNER – director of another great contemporary horror classic, THE OMEN – was one of our illustrious executive producers. It made hiring Friedkin a no…

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S3E29: A Sit Down With Standup Rita Rudner 44:33

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As we’ve said here before, one of the very best parts of doing Tales From The Crypt (and there were lots of best parts) was getting to work with incredibly talented people. This episode features another TALES FROM THE CRYPT reunion – this time with comedian RITA RUDNER who starred (alongside her friend RICHARD LEWIS in the episode WHIRLPOOL (direct…

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COMMENTARY CLUB 096 - The Empire Strikes Back 2:17:23

2M ago2:17:23

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We are back into classic film territory and we are looking at one of the greatest sequels of all-time - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)!By Hypnogoria

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S3E28: Is Charlie Fleischer Nuts (Or Is He Just Smarter Than Everybody Else)? 1:00:09

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You know how you meet someone – on the set of a movie – say TALES FROM THE CRYPT PRESENTS DEMON KNIGHT, and the first thought that hits you (after “wow, he’s a nice guy”) is “Wow – that guy is smart, too!”? That’s Charlie Fleischer! Being smart – especially that smart – has a lot of the same hallmarks as being nuts. Those kinda people tend to focus…

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S3E27: Tobe Hooper’s Dirty Little Secret 1:02:54

3M ago1:02:54

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Dirty little secrets… Show biz is filled to the brim with em. And Tobe Hooper’s dirty little secret? It might just could blow your mind… One of the greatest things about doing TALES FROM THE CRYPT – and there were lots and lots of great things about it – was getting to work with all the talented people we got to work with. There were a lot of pinch…

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S3E26: Killer Klowns v Crypt Keeper 1:17:12

3M ago1:17:12

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Killer Klowns v Crypt Keeper In this one, we talk CREATIVE SYNERGY. In this case, the remarkable synergy between our guests THE CHIODA BROTHERS, creators of KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE (celebrating its 35TH ANNIVERSARY). The Chiodas also create lots of other great MOVIE & TV work including some brilliant stuff for TEAM AMERICA, the SIMPSONS and …

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S3E25 The Mechanic 51:29

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Everybody needs a good mechanic, am I right? Someone who understands what you have and what you might could do with it. Alas, not all mechanics are created equal. For a decade or so, I had a GREAT mechanic. Well, he wasn’t actually a mechanic, he was my agent. His name is Nick Mechanic but, most people called him just “Mechanic”. Willie Mo, Parts 1…

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COMMENTARY CLUB 095 - The Terror 1:29:48

3M ago1:29:48

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In another special show, we revisit another movie from the late great Roger Corman - The Terror (1963) a gothic fever dream which stars Boris Karloff and a very young Jack Nicholson!By Hypnogoria

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COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 061 - Top of the Pops 80s Showdown 2 1:12:24

3M ago1:12:24

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After recording the Zombie Creeping Flesh episode, it seemed like a good idea to keep on drinking and watch a Top of the Pops from November 1980 the same week as the film's release. And we had such a good time, we sampled another episode from 1981 for good measure!By Hypnogoria

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S3E24: Is “Caligula” The Worst Dirty Movie Ever? 33:12

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Join us as we revisit a perfect example of How NEVER To Make A Movie, perhaps the worst dirty movie ever, CALIGULA (Roger Ebert certainly thought it was and who are we to argue?). How did this immortal fiasco happen? Didn’t all those famous actors like JOHN GIELGUD, PETER O’TOOLE, HELEN MIRREN and especially MALCOLM MCDOWELL know what they were sig…

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S3E23: The REAL Crypt Keeper 1:05:26

4M ago1:05:26

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The CRYPT KEEPER – the iconic host of HBO’S iconic TALES FROM THE CRYPT TV series – was just an animatronic puppet of course. But he completely represented everything about the show. He was and is the show’s “franchise”. But, if there was a “real” Crypt Keeper – a kind of Ground Zero for everything Tales From The Crypt – it was EC COMICS publisher …

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COMMENTARY CLUB 094 - Not of This Earth 1:19:35

4M ago1:19:35

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In a special show, we revisit an early classic from the late great Roger Corman - Not of the Earth (1957)By Hypnogoria

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S3E22: The Reluctant Vampire Speaks! 1:28:50

4M ago1:28:50

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Let’s revisit our friend “The Reluctant Vampire”. MALCOLM MCDOWELL. When I was a kid, just beginning to acquire a “taste for cinema”, one of the first movies that gave me that taste was STANLEY KUBRICK’s “A CLOCKWORK ORANGE”. But, there was another Malcolm McDowell movie that struck me even more round about the same time: Lindsey Anderson’s “IF” (t…

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S3E21: The Donor – A Modern HORROR Story 42:26

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This very definitely is a “special episode” of the How NOT to Make A Movie Podcast. In the TV business, calling things “Special” has a long, rich history. “Special Episodes” are usually “relationship” episodes tied to family. Well, that’s exactly how we feel here at The How NOT To Make A Movie Podcast – about our new SISTER PODCAST – THE DONOR: A M…

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COMMENTARY CLUB 093 - Zombie Creeping Flesh 1:46:47

4M ago1:46:47

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It's crap movie time and we are looking at a legendarily shoddy movie - a 1980s Italian Dawn of the Dead knock-off which you may know as Zombie Creeping Flesh AKA Virus AKA Zombie 3 AKA Hell of the Living Dead AKA Night of the Zombies AKA That Bloody Terrible FilmBy Hypnogoria

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S3E20 On Being Super, Man 1:31:53

4M ago1:31:53

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We talk a lot here about ACTORS and ROLES. How to cast certain roles and how to play them. When the role in question is a SUPERHERO (or a super hero), it changes the equation for actor and whoever’s hiring them. Some actors – like BRANDON ROUTH – seem almost fated to play certain roles – in Brandon’s case SUPERMAN. As a kid, he dreamed about playin…

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COMMENTARY CLUB - Minisode 060 - Top of the Pops Showdown 1:08:33

5M ago1:08:33

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We thought we'd revisit a Top of the Pops from 1988 the week Big was released... and it didn't go so good. So we also had a look at an earlier episode from 1985 to right the balance!By Hypnogoria

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S3E19: It’s Dead Easy! 1:14:32

5M ago1:14:32

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Ever been haunted by a movie? “Tales From The Crypt Presents Dead Easy” is a movie that, to this day, still haunts us. The Harlequin character we created for “Dead Easy” had ‘franchise!” written all over him! He had “Great Movie!” written all over him, too. “Dead Easy” is the movie we should have made instead of “Bordello Of Blood”. It was the movi…

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S3E18: Stand Up Guy 1:06:20

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We first met comedian and podcast host Ken Reid when he invited us onto his podcast, the terrific TV GUIDANCE COUNSELOR. In addition to being a big “TALES FROM THE CRYPT” fan, Ted is a BOSTON-BASED STAND UP and a fantastic STORYTELLER. His approach to comedy is via story rather than jokes. That, I suspect, is where our minds all come together. Ken …

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COMMENTARY CLUB 091 - Big 1:52:46

5M ago1:52:46

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For our classic movie selection, we are watching classic 1980s comedy Big starring Tom HanksBy Hypnogoria

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S3E17: Barbie’s BFF? 1:14:25

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There are cultural icons and then there’s BARBIE. GRETA GERWIG and MARGOT ROBBIE’S movie is a brilliant reconsideration of that icon. But, a storyteller you’ve probably never heard-of helped shape our whole perception of that icon. Before there was Gerwig and Robbie, ANDREW GALLERANI was BARBIE’S BFF. From 1988 – 2015 (that’s 27 years!), Andrew dir…

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S3E16: Blind Ambition 1:07:48

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The last thing you’d ever think – if you read my friend TOM SULLIVAN’S bio – is that he’s blind. In fact, Tom is one of America’s most famous blind people. He’s written and produced movies & TV shows, sung THE NATIONAL ANTHEM at THE SUPER BOWL, and written more than a dozen books including IF YOU COULD SEE WHAT I HEAR and LEADING LADY. Tom wrote Le…

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S3E15: Son Of LURCH 1:00:34

6M ago1:00:34

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Even among iconic TV characters from the 1960’s, few remain as iconic as LURCH from THE ADDAMS FAMILY. As often happens when a particular actor fills a particular role, TED CASSIDY became synonymous with his creature. A little overly synonymous from Ted’s perspective. Today’s guest – Ted’s son SEAN CASSIDY (the “Son Of Lurch“) – reminds us that his…

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COMMENTARY CLUB EASTER SPECIAL 2024 - Inseminoid 1:41:56

6M ago1:41:56

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We celebrate Easter this year with an 1980s British scifi horror about eggs and rebirth... sort of... Yes, we are doing Norman J Warren's infamous alien shocker - Inseminoid (1981)By Hypnogoria

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S3E14: When Crypt Went To London 1:12:28

6M ago1:12:28

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When Crypt went to London… It sounded like a GREAT IDEA! In many ways, it was a great idea: take HBO’s iconic “TALES FROM THE CRYPT” to LONDON for its very last season! The great? We got to hire actors like EWAN MCGREGOR and DANIEL CRAIG and STEVE COOGAN and ELIZABETH MCGOVERN. And we got to shoot in the coolest locations – actual CASTLES and other…

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E3S13: More Buried Bodies 1:08:35

6M ago1:08:35

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STORIES are a lot like BURIED BODIES – especially if you’re the one who buried them. Just like with a body, you can bury a story. Sometimes – in time – we forget about them. Meanwhile, there they sit. But, whereas bodies rot into nothing while buried, stories often gain heft and weight – and even significance. Some stories, just like ghosts, seem t…

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COMMENTARY CLUB ST PATRICKS DAY SPECIAL 2024 - Apocalypse Clown 1:52:15

6M ago1:52:15

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We celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a new Irish scifi comedy - Apocalypse Clown! When a mysterious cosmic event destroys all electronics and the world plunges into chaos, will a bunch of failed clowns be our saviours?By Hypnogoria

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S3E12: The 5X2 – 5 Movies 2 Songs 58:39

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With a warm tip of the hat to the BBC’s wonderful, long-running classic show “Desert Island Discs“, we offer you the 5X2. Here’s the premise: you’re a passenger on a cool, futuristic spacecraft hurtling toward the far reaches of the cosmos. Your ride is first rate. It’s comfortable as can be. The food’s great! Almost everything has been done to mak…

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S3E11: A Demon Knight Sequel? 1:48:47

6M ago1:48:47

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On the one hand, this episode is a SEQUEL – to our first chat with ETHAN REIFF and CY VORIS, the long-time screenwriting team who wrote TALES FROM THE CRYPT PRESENTS DEMON KNIGHT. The horror audience now considers Demon Knight a CLASSIC. In our sequel, we’ll talk about why there’s never been a sequel to Demon Knight. From the moment it opened, its …

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COMMENTARY CLUB 090 - The Bubble 2:17:31

7M ago2:17:31

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For our crap movie selection, we are watching an all-star cast go to hell in a hand-basket in Judd Apatow's pandemic misfire The Bubble (2022)By Hypnogoria

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S3E10 Hollywood Sized Balls 1:27:39

7M ago1:27:39

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We first met JACKIE GEORGE when we took over running TALES FROM THE CRYPT. Jackie worked for WARNER BROTHERS and SILVER PICTURES at the time (on movies like DIE HARD, RICHIE RICH and DEMOLITION MAN). That means she worked for our old boss JOEL SILVER. That took considerable balls. Hollywood sized balls. Jackie was Joel’s executive. Before that, she…

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S3E9 “A Comic Book Nerd’s Revenge” 1:38:00

7M ago1:38:00

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COMIC BOOKS have propelled many a film and TV career. Hell, various SPIDERMAN movies have kept various movie studios alive. DC COMICS was a pillar at WARNER BROS. The MARVEL UNIVERSE has made billions for DISNEY. And where the hell would we be if WILLIAM F. GAINES hadn’t taken over running EC COMICS from his dad in the late 1950’s. EC published tit…

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COMMENTARY CLUB - Valentines Special 2024 - The Trip 2:08:06

7M ago2:08:06

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For our traditional wildly inappropriate movie for Valentine's Day this year, we picked a romantic comedy... from Tommy Wirkola, director of the Dead Snow films! The Trip (2021) has Noomi Rapace and Aksel Hennie as a couple off for a romantic break where they plan to kill each other!By Hypnogoria

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S3E8: “Demon Knight Payback” 2:00:30

7M ago2:00:30

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It’s time for a little Demon Knight Payback! Who’s fired now, kiddies? Thirty years ago, in 1994, alongside my creative partner at the time Gil Adler, I co-produced the now CLASSIC horror movie “TALES FROM THE CRYPT PRESENTS DEMON KNIGHT”. The movie opened on Friday, January 13, 1995. As often happens in the movie biz, as producers, we fired the or…

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COMMENTARY CLUB 089 - Gamera: Guardian of the Universe 1:45:53

7M ago1:45:53

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For our cult movie selection, we are sticking with kaiju movies, and revisiting Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995), the first movie in of the Heisei series for Godzilla's great rival monster!By Hypnogoria

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S3E7: The Real Demon Knight 1:35:51

7M ago1:35:51

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Next year, in January, horror movie fans will celebrate the 30th ANIVERSARY of the movie TALES FROM THE CRYPT PRESENTS DEMON KNIGHT. The movie succeeded because it had a great script by CY VORIS and ETHAN REIFF (who also wrote KUNG FU PANDA). ERNEST DICKERSON brought both remarkable skills as a director and cinematographer, and a deep down love of …

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S3E6: “Rust Bust Disgust” 1:18:40

8M ago1:18:40

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We could also call this one “Rust Bust Discussed” since that’s what we’re going to do – update our earlier talk about New Mexico indicting actor/producer Alec Baldwin on manslaughter charges. ALEC BALDWIN, you recall, held the 1880’s prop gun on the set of independent western film “RUST” on October 1, 2012. When the PROP GUN fired during a rehearsa…

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