A celebration of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello by Nick Santa Maria, the author of THE ANNOTATED ABBOTT AND COSTELLO (with Matthew Coniam).
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The Official podcast of Real Fans 4 Real Movies (RF4RM). We leave the pretension at the door because all opinions matter - even if they're wrong. We discuss the type of movies real people go to see. Art house flicks and contemporary silent films are fine but we're passionate about all movies, even the sucky ones. We'll talk about our favorite new releases, news and rumors, our favorite mobile movie apps, movie trivia, film making and much more! Get your ass to the movies then come join us!
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Welcome to On Cue Chris Costello. My Dad, Lou Costello, of the popular comedy team Abbott and Costello, was not only a comic, but a humanitarian who loved helping people. He was a sincere advocate when it came to helping others, and to be there for people who wanted to make a positive difference in our world. I guess you might say, his passion has been passed on to me. I invite you to come and listen, as I talk with people who are making an imprint in our world. People such as Elizabeth Beis ...
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Hosts Livio Merino from Kansas City and Jim Towns from Los Angeles humbly bring to you thorough, exciting, and fun reviews of all your vintage horror movie favorites. Our #1 focus, besides having a total blast talking about horror, is researching and delivering to the listeners little known and obscure facts about their favorite movies. The hosts have a special fondness for the Universal Studio films from the 1920's to the 1950's. This podcast is extremely interactive with the listeners thru ...
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Rock and roll music can lead to meeting others with similar interests!
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Cineversary celebrates a milestone anniversary of a cinematic classic. Every month, we wish a happy birthday to a different film currently observing a joyous jubilee--everything from a 20th to a 100th anniversary. Host Erik Martin interviews film scholars, critics, historians and fans to discuss why each spotlighted movie is worth celebrating all these years later, its cultural impact and legacy, what we can learn from the picture today, how it has stood the test of time, and more. For more ...
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It’s all about monsters and fun.
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Welcome aboard Abbott and Costello Airlines, and a deep dish dive into their 1941 comedy, KEEP 'EM FLYING. You'll hear the backstory regarding the film being shoved ahead of RIDE 'EM COWBOY to satisfy a nation getting ready for war. Also hear the final clip from the ultra rare Bud Abbott Variety Show, where he confronts a VERY special guest.…
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I couldn't find a sample of Jason Sudeikis saying, "Babe, rokes," from the Two A-Holes Go to a Karaoke Bar sketch because it obvs has a buncha music in it shrug emoji shrug emoji shrug emoji But anyways this is just more single-commuter karaoke, thanks for stopping by
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#71 Chinatown 70th anniversary with Eddie Muller
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In Cineversary podcast episode #71, host Erik Martin is joined again by Eddie Muller, host of TCM’s Noir Alley and founder/president of the Film Noir Foundation, to mark the golden anniversary of Chinatown (1974), directed by Roman Polanski and starring Jack Nicholson. Together, they investigate what makes this movie tick like precision clockwork 5…
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Twenty Twenty Snore, part I: Sure, Jan(uary)
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Starting the year off right, and by right, I mean loud Pleasants - Karaoke Booth The Cowboys - Token Drifter Metdog - Consumer Affair Rude Television - Nuclear Dome Tarantüla - I Live Free Los Blobs - Mugre Johnny Neutrino and The Secret Weapon - Doombots The Coneheads - Notha Thing Shitty Life - Ads Oppression SLOWPUNK - テリヤキ・カラオケ・ラブソング (Teriyaki …
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In honor of its 20th anniversary, the Real Fans look back at Stephen Sommers and Hugh Jackman's attempt to reimagine the Universal Monsters in the 2004 summer movie monster mash, 2004's Van Helsing. Find more Real Fans 4 Real Movies on the internet: Web | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Rate, review, & subscribe to the RF4RM Podcast on: Apple Podcas…
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The Half-Hour Music Hour: Where There's Fire
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I had to walk down to the post office the other day real quick and brought my trusty MP3 player along. On shuffle, it played the following pretty much in order, and I thought, Man, this guy has got great taste (in music, anyways). The Zodiac Killers - Nazi Interrogation Collective Hardcore - Jazz Chords Teengenerate - Mess Me Up The Meanies - Lucky…
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#70 On the Waterfront 70th anniversary with Stephen Rebello & Michael Phillips
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In Cineversary podcast episode #70, host Erik Martin lights 70 birthday candles for Elia Kazan’s On the Waterfront, starring Marlon Brando. Two esteemed guests join him this time around: Stephen Rebello, author of the forthcoming book A City Full of Hawks: On the Waterfront Seventy Years Later; and Michael Phillips, film critic for The Chicago Trib…
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Author and educator David Bowles joins Jim Towns to discuss this Val Lewton-produced masterpiece of suspense and horror: 1945's Isle of the Dead, starring Boris Karloff!By Jim Towns and Livio Merino
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In Episode 5 we discuss and dissect HOLD THAT GHOST, their 3rd film, but 4th release. We welcome to the podcast, Paul Castiglia, author of the soon to be published, SCARED SILLY. We also have a new theme song (on ukulele), and another rare clip from The Bud Abbott Variety Show. Enjoy!By Abbott and Costello Meet The Podcast
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Twenty Twenty Feeb, part 12: December to Dismember
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Why wait a whole year for a best-of list? I'm hopping on it early, beginning with December 2023, another thing that bugs me about annual best-of's. These are songs I got into last December, they didn't necessarily come out then or were even bought by me then, but on the other hand, shut up, Jimmy Dwarves - Blast On/Feeling Great Silicon Heartbeat -…
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A Creature movie where the original incarnation of the Gill-Man appears for around 2 minutes! Jim & Livio tackle the third and final film of the Creature From The Black Lagoon series. In this film, a group of scientists (and their marital drama) do their best to change the Gill-Man into human form. Although this isn't the most action-packed movie, …
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RF4RM #248 - 2024 Summer Movie Preview
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The Summer Movie Season is upon us once again so the Real Fans look ahead and discuss 20 of the most noteworthy films coming this summer and make some box office predictions while they're at it. Find more Real Fans 4 Real Movies on the internet: Web | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Rate, review, & subscribe to the RF4RM Podcast on: Apple Podcasts |…
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The Half-Hour Music Hour: Little Bigger, Fatter Hooks
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The dearth of samples of Sgt. Laverne Hooks on the internet is disquieting to say the least The first track Warner Bros. Combo - Study Hall Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Sweet Caroline The Spectres - Baby, You're Too Pretty to Rumble The Knack - Boys Go Crazy The Fertilized Eggs - D.W.A.C.U.L.A. The Leg Hounds - Too Late Dillinger Four - #51 Dick…
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Jim & Livio are back to discuss Tod Browning's unique, cult classic Dracula follow up: Freaks. This is a true one of a kind film, with a good story that boasts a great cast. In this episode we tackle the impact and legacy of this film, as well as the plot and inner workings of Tod Browning.By Jim Towns and Livio Merino
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#69 Seven Samurai 70th anniversary with David Desser and Stuart Galbraith IV
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In Cineversary podcast episode #69, host Erik Martin sends 70th birthday wishes to Akira Kurosawa’s epic masterwork Seven Samurai. This month, he’s joined by Asian cinema expert and University of Illinois film professor David Desser, as well as Stuart Galbraith IV, author of The Emperor and the Wolf: The Lives and Films of Akira Kurosawa and Toshir…
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The Half-Hour Music Hour: Under the Covers 6: Abbott & Costello Meet the Good Time Rock n Roll Club
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Hi, here's thirty minutes of all rock and no talk curated from the G.T.R.R.C. series of covers compilations, available here, here, and here. G.T.R.R.C. - I Wanna Rock Satanic Togas - Tits on the Beach Belly Jelly - High Time Gee Tee - 60 Nights of Boredom Set Top Box - More Suicides Please Erik Nervous - Raining Blood Billiam - Face Cover Face Schi…
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RF4RM #247 - Most Anticipated Movies of 2024
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Andy, Hunter, and Preston discuss some of their most anticipated movies of 2024 including Joker: Folie A Deux, Deadpool & Wolverine, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and more! Find more Real Fans 4 Real Movies on the internet: Web | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Rate, review, & subscribe to the RF4RM Podcast on: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | T…
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Jerry and Nick take a deep dish dive into the ins and outs of IN THE NAVY, the first REAL Abbott and Costello film. Hear all the inside info, and hear sound bites from the film itself. You'll also hear another excerpt from THE BUD ABBOTT VARIETY SHOW. :)By Abbott and Costello Meet The Podcast
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One hundred and four years ago, John Barrymore stepped off the stage and before the cameras to help bring Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novella (and its titular dual lead characters) to life. One hundred and four years later, Jim Towns and David Ullman dissect this trailblazing piece of classic horror cinema.…
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Tony and Jim raid again! Join us for part two of our discussion of the 1954 Toho Studios masterpiece Godzilla!By Jim Towns and Livio Merino
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Satan is good, Satan is our pal
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Kaiju connoisseur Tony Salvaggio returns to the Borgo Pass to discuss the original 1954 monster masterpiece Godzilla! (part 1 of 2)By Jim Towns and Livio Merino
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#68 The Third Man 75th anniversary with David Thomson and Charles Drazin
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In Cineversary podcast episode #68, host Erik Martin celebrates the diamond anniversary of Carol Reed’s The Third Man with two outstanding guests: DavidThomson, renowned film critic, cinema historian, and author of The Fatal Alliance: A Century of War on Film; and Charles Drazin, film historian and author of In Search of The Third Man. Together, th…
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The Half-Hour Music Hour: Even More Single-Commuter Karaoke
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Tracklists are for wimps and commies
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Sherlock Holmes and the Scarlet Claw
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Follow along as The Borgo Pass Horror Podcast investigates this great gothic mystery made by Universal Studios in 1944, which features many Universal Horror talents both in front and behind the camera! Sherlock Holmes (Basil Rathbone) and Dr. John Watson (Nigel Bruce) find themselves in Canada, on the trail of a murdering ghost!…
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Nick Santa Maria (co-author of THE ANNOTATED ABBOTT AND COSTELLO) and producer, Jerry Sciarrio take an up close look at the team's second film, BUCK PRIVATES. It's their first starring film and it set up a long association with Universal Pictures. The ins and outs of this story are fascinating. So....enjoy!…
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The Half-Hour Music Hour: More Single-Commuter Karaoke
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Tracklist available by mailing a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Pueblo, CO 81012
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Which one's the dead guy?? Join Jim and Livio and they tackle this in their review of the 1955 film Abbott and Costello Meet The Mummy. A later film in the A&C series, but not without humor, charm, and a bit of spookiness!By Jim Towns and Livio Merino
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#67 It Happened One Night 90th anniversary with Joseph McBride
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In Cineversary podcast episode #67, host Erik Martin and guest Joseph McBride, a film professor at San Francisco State University and author of Frankly: Unmasking Frank Capra, send a valentine to It Happened One Night, directed by Frank Capra, which celebrates a 90th birthday this month. Erik and Joseph hitchhike across Hollywood history to examine…
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The Half-Hour Music Hour: Single-Commuter Karaoke
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After two and a half years, I finally have a car again, so I need some playlists of shit I can belt the fuck out SING ALONG, YA BASTIDS, YOU KNOW THE WORDS Mojo Men - Sit Down, I Think I Love You The Everly Brothers - Problems The Statler Brothers - Flowers on the Wall Camper Van Beethoven - Take the Skinheads Bowling Electric Six - Gay Bar Moby Gr…
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2: Episode 2: ONE NIGHT IN THE TROPICS
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On Episode 2 we take a deep dish dive into Abbott and Costello's first film, ONE NIGHT IN THE TROPICS.By Abbott and Costello Meet The Podcast
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Returning co-host David Ullman joins Jim Towns for a foray into the esoteric world of Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1932 gothic masterpiece Vampyr!By Jim Towns and Livio Merino
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The Real Fans return to discuss some of their favorite films of 2023. Find more Real Fans 4 Real Movies on the internet: Web | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Rate, review, & subscribe to the RF4RM Podcast on: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn Your feedback is appreciated. Send emails to podcast@rf4rm.com…
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The Half-Hour Music Hour: Plenty of Liquids
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A half-hour's worth anyways. Werewolves World of Shit Somebutty Wants to Hunt You Piss on Me Sick Shit Heart Beats True I Killed D.T. Know Nothing Let's Eat Him Life Is Pain, Idiot Brandon's in Jail Fire 2 7 Xs All You Say Already Dead Ants Everybody I Hate Blindin' Flash Bottomless Pit Head Meat Goin' Down the Tubes Got the Disease…
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Mantan Moreland, Lionel Atwill, Anne Gwynne, Shemp Howard, Samuel S. Hinds, A gorilla suit, fish bowl glasses, more plot twists than you could ever hope for - This is just some of the lunacy that Jim and Livio tackle as we discuss 1942's Strange Case of Dr RX. This is a 'deep cut' in the Universal Horror cycle - so dust off those fish bowl glasses,…
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The Real Fans wrap up 2023 by sharing their personal 5 worst films of the year. Find more Real Fans 4 Real Movies on the internet: Web | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Rate, review, & subscribe to the RF4RM Podcast on: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn Your feedback is appreciated. Send emails to podcast@rf4rm.com…
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In this audio version of the livestream, Jim is joined by Ian Bates from @UniversalStudiosMonsters and award-winning filmmaker, animator and top-tier Monster Kid Frank Dietz, to commemorate the life and work of David J. Skal: author, scholar and advocate for all things monsterific. Join them as they discuss David's influence on the course of each o…
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#66 Dr. Strangelove 60th anniversary with Kenneth Turan & Rodney Hill
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In Cineversary podcast episode #66, host Erik Martin heads to the War Room with former LA Times and NPR film critic Kenneth Turan and Hofstra University film professor Rodney Hill to decipher the top secret codes behind Dr. Strangelove, directed by Stanley Kubrick, in celebration of the movie’s 60th anniversary. Erik and his guests explore how this…
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RF4RM #244 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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In honor of its 20th anniversary (and to complete the journey we started two years ago), the Real Fans look back at the final chapter of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, 2003's The Return of the King. Find more Real Fans 4 Real Movies on the internet: Web | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Rate, review, & subscribe to the RF4RM Podcast on: Apple Podcas…
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The Half-Hour Music Hour: Ninth Grade Rap Tape
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Rappers Against Phony Entertainers
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This first episode is an overview of the team and what brought them to prominence...from childhood, to burlesque...to Hollywood.By Abbott and Costello Meet The Podcast
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Musician, graphic designer and horrorphile Chris Sahlin joins Jim to talk about Columbia Pictures' lesser-known 1944 werewolf film Cry of the Werewolf!By Jim Towns and Livio Merino
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"Egg punk" is the stupidest possible name for a sub-genre that I simply can't get enough of. And don't even get me started on how many of 'em write their names in all lowercase like this is parts: the clonus horror or some shit. Anyways Shrudd - Machine Lungs Ismatic Guru - I Didn't Like It midgee - Rock and/or Roll media puzzle - Heads, Shoulders,…
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This... is the Inner Sanctum! Jim & Livio finish 2023 just how they started it - by delving into another Inner Sanctum mystery, Calling Dr. Death. This is the inaugural Inner Sanctum starring Lon Chaney, Jr and also features the stunning Patricia Morison, as well as Universal regular J. Carrol Naish. Crack open a bottle of bubbly this New Years, an…
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Hi, here's thirty minutes of all rock and no talk by the pre-fab four Through the Looking Glass Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) Words Love to Love Take a Giant Step This Just Doesn't Seem To Be My Day All of Your Toys All the King's Horses Me Without You Randy Scouse Git I'll Spend My Life with You Sweet Young Thing…
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RF4RM #243 - The 11th Annual Christmas Special Special!
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It's time to celebrate the season by discussing four more Christmas specials including The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas, Today's Special, ALF, and The Flintstones. Happy Holidays! Find more Real Fans 4 Real Movies on the internet: Web | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Rate, review, & subscribe to the RF4RM Podcast on: Apple Podcasts | Google Pla…
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Hey, Jim, whattaya been listening to lately? Oh, I'm glad I asked... Erik Nervous - Drop Dead R.M.F.C. - Spectrum The Killing Floors - Be My Girl Power Pants - Spider-Man Underwear Feed - Intro/Bully Me Drakulas - Pretty Tommy Zebrassieres - Sexbot Itchy and the Nits - Goner wimps - Stop Having Fun Joey Valence & Brae - Punk Tactics Witch Piss - Ha…
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Jim & Livio are back! and to celebrate, we are joining the soon to be indicted Carl Denham as he escapes back to Skull Island where he finds - the late King Kong's 12ft offspring. This is a hidden gem of a sequel, and we break it all down for you. Make sure to enjoy before the next Tropical Earthquake!…
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RF4RM #242 - Christmas Commercial Special 2023
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It's time again to celebrate some retro Christmas commercials! This yyear, we look back at some spots from the 80's for Hardee's, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and Pepsi. Happy Holidays! Find more Real Fans 4 Real Movies on the internet: Web | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Rate, review, & subscribe to the RF4RM Podcast on: Apple Podcasts | Google Play | …
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#65 A Christmas Story 40th anniversary with Andrew Scahill
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In Cineversary podcast episode #65, host Erik Martin talks Chinese turkey with leg lamp expert Andrew Scahill, a film studies professor at the University of Colorado Denver known for his holiday movies course, as they commemorate the 40th anniversary of A Christmas Story, directed by Bob Clark. Andrew and Erik cover this film from soap to fudge, ex…
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