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Welcome to NIGHT SCHOOL, the podcast where horror filmmaker Graham Skipper interviews experts in the fields of academia about the scientific & historical accuracy of our favorite horror films. Releases every other Friday!
A podcast interviewing the best indie talent the horror genre has to offer!
High on Horror is hosted by life long horror fanatics Drew and John. High on Horror is a podcast dedicated to our love of horror and cannabis. Interviews, reviews and the latest news all rolled into one.
The only podcast to focus on film books and to talk to the best authors working in the area of cinema. From Making ofs to biographies, studies to novelisations, I'm fascinated by where the written word intersects with the world of the big screen. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
When video collector Mark Cambria watches a mysterious VHS tape, he begins talking in his sleep in a language that doesn't exist. Mark and his girlfriend Tamra set out to investigate the tape's origin and find themselves caught up in a web of conspiracy, occult, and dread surrounding a legendary video store with a sinister purpose beyond imagining. Video Palace was created by Nick Braccia and Mike Monello, directed by Ben Rock, written by Ben Rock & Bob DeRosa and stars Chase Williamson and ...
The New World Pictures Podcast is dedicated to every movie released by New World Pictures. Founded by the infamous Roger Corman, New World Pictures was responsible for the greatest genre films of the 1970's and 1980's. Remember all those movies that lived proudly in the back isles of the video store? Most of them were made by New World Pictures. From Death Race 2000 to Hellraiser and Piranha to Heathers. We talk about them all. The things we loved and the things we hated along with the detai ...
Hosted by Billy Ray Brewton, MOVIES (WITH GRAVY) is a podcast dedicated to shining a light on 'under the radar' new releases and stone cold classics via their influences. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/movieswithgravy/support
The definitive podcast about sailing. Professional sailors Andy Schell, August Sandberg & Emma Garschagen interview sailors from around the world to discover what motivates, scares & inspires them. For over seven years and through 350+ episodes, we've interviewed everyone from legends like Sir Robin Knox-Johnston to our heroes like John Kretschmer & Pam Wall, boat builders, yacht designers, YouTube stars and many more. HOLD FAST!
Graham Skipper is a writer, actor, director, and producer, known for writing/directing the sci-fi/horror feature film Sequence Break, as well as his essays on horror cinema published in Fangoria and My Favourite Horror (Black Vortex Publishing, 2018). Most recently his work can be found in Simon & Schuster's Video Palace: In Search of the Eyeless M…
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George Stevens Jr returns to talk Hollywood and Washington Legends
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George Stevens Jr. has had a long and illustrious career in the entertainment industry, passing over five generations. In his new book, "My Place in the Sun," Stevens Jr. provides a rare glimpse into the private lives of some of America's most famous first ladies, presidents, and celebrities. He shares personal stories and anecdotes about the Kenne…
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Sophia Cacciola Interview – The Once and Future Smash/End Zone 2
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On this episode NHE host Scott Murphy chats to director Sophia Cacciola about her mockumentary (co-directed with Michael J Epstein) “The Once and Future Smash” and the movie that “inspired” it “End Zone 2.” Over the course of the interview Scott talks to Sophia about the broken up shoot of the film, horror convention politics […]…
This week we are reviewing the sci-fi flick 65. Adam Driver lands on Earth 65 million years ago. He has to fight off dinosaurs and the landscape. How does this interesting premise play out? Spark one up and listen in. Follow us online www.linktr.ee/HighOnHorrorBy Drew Van Ess and John Machurek
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Ep. 81: Reform School Girls Featuring Erin Dawn
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#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 cru…
In a burst of creativity unmatched in Hollywood history, Preston Sturges directed a string of all-time classic comedies from 1939 through 1948―The Great McGinty, The Lady Eve, Sullivan’s Travels, The Palm Beach Story, and The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek among them―all from screenplays he alone had written. Cynical and sophisticated, romantic and sexu…
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Simon Prestø-He // Marine Insurance
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Simon Prestø-He is the intelligence officer on the loss prevention and emergency response team at the Norwegian Yacht Club. August and Simon sat down for a chat in the situation room at the club. -- If you liked this conversation you'll LOVE The QUARTERDECK, 59 North's 'deep dives on the art of seamanship.' Join our interactive community and get in…
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HoH Review #34 - Scream VI (2023) Film Review
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This week we are reviewing the 6th installment in the Scream franchise. Does this change the formula at all? Does this bring new energy to the franchise? We will answer that all for you. Spark one up and listen in. Follow us online www.linktr.ee/HighOnHorrorBy Drew Van Ess and John Machurek
Prison March continues its sentence with a film that was Nearly New World: 1973's TERMINAL ISLAND! Find out how director Stephanie Rothman (THE STUDENT TEACHERS, THE VELVET VAMPIRE) ended up making this with competitor Dimension Pictures instead of New World! Find out if we were able to look away from free-minded murderer Tom Selleck as he battles …
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Rachael Miller // Rozalia Project Founder
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Rachael Miller is the Founder of Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean and co-inventor of the Cora Ball, the world’s first microfiber-catching laundry ball. She is an expedition scientist, National Geographic Explorer, and Explorers Club Fellow. Rachael captains the 60’ sailing research vessel, AMERICAN PROMISE, certified hundreds of people to be saili…
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#43 - Spoonful of Sugar (2022) Film Review w/ Mercedes Bryce Morgan
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This week we are talking about the deeply twisted film Spoonful of Sugar. It debuted on March 2nd on Shudder. Joining us to talk about the movie is director, Mercedes Bryce Morgan. She talks with us about the film and what about the script made her want to direct it immediately. Spark one up and join us. Follow us online www.linktr.ee/HighOnHorror…
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Ian Tripp & Ryan Schafer Interview – Everbody Dies By The End
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On this episode NHE host Scott Murphy chats to writing and directing duo Ian Tripp & Ryan Schafer about their new movie “Everybody Dies By The End.” Over the course of the interview Scott talks to the pair about what directors inspired their demented lead character, directorial bad behaviour in general and how people’s tolerance […]…
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 team will treat you like a dignitary as they walk you throu…
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Will Scheibel talks Gene Tierney and Hollywood Stardom
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Will Scheibel is associate professor of English at Syracuse University, where he teaches film and screen studies. He is the coauthor of Twin Peaks, a volume in the TV Milestones Series (Wayne State University Press, 2020), with Julie Grossman. His articles have appeared in numerous journals, including Camera Obscura, Film Criticism, Journal of Gend…
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Sarah Armour // Schooner Brilliant Captain
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Sarah Armour is the captain of Mystic Seaport Museum’s sail training Schooner Brilliant. For the past decade, Sarah has been working in environmental education, sail training, and experiential learning aboard vessels like the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Pride of Baltimore II, Lady Maryland, and Geronimo. Sarah grew up in the Hudson Valley and is…
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Bonus Episode: TORMENT Reunion with John Penney, Scott Alexander and Earl Ghaffari
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We close out #Febsessed with a TORMENT Reunion Special! We talk with John Penney (THE KINDRED, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 3), Scott Alexander (ED WOOD, DOLEMITE IS MY NAME) and Earl Ghaffari (ENCANTO, FROZEN) about making 1984's TORMENT. These three friends share a long and storied history which made this less of an interview and more of a conversat…
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HoH Review #33 - Cocaine Bear (2023) Film Review
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This week we review the comedy horror movie Cocaine Bear from Director Elizabeth Banks. We dive into the real life story and how it compared the film. Did Elizabeth Banks redeem herself from last directorial outing? Spark one up and tune in. Follow us online www.linktr.ee/HighOnHorrorBy Drew Van Ess and John Machurek
The course of events is predetermined and cannot be changed. Forces beyond our control—or even our comprehension—shape our fates. Such is the deterministic worldview embedded in a wide swath of contemporary cinema, from arthouse experiments to popular genre films, through both thematic concerns and narrative structures. These films, especially the …
Last month ISBJØRN set sail for a unique, wintertime event on the other side of the dark and stormy North Sea—the Up Helly Aa fire festival on Shetland. Skipper Jon Amtrup was joined by a hearty crew for the crossing and to partake in the experience. Have a listen as Jon and August recap the passage. -- If you liked this conversation you'll LOVE Th…
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Ep. 79: Torment featuring Jean Black
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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 highligh…
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Where Are The Monsters #1 - Pumpkinhead (1988) Film Review
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Welcome to Where Are The Monster. In part one we look at Pumpkinhead from 1988. We dive deep into the history of monsters in film and literature. Then we break down Pumpkinhead from its conception to the story to the special fx and more. Spark one up and join us. Follow us online at www.linktr.ee/HighOnHorror…
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Rahul Desai Talks Hollywood, Bollywood and Tollywood
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Rahul Desai is a freelance critic who writes regularly for The Hindu among many other publications. His columns often look at film from a personal perspective and he is also the host of his own podcast. You can find some of his writing here and follow him on twitter here. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast…
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Elliott Smith // Choosing Love Over Fear in the GGR
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Elliott Smith was competing as the youngest sailor in the 2022 Golden Globe Race when his bowsprit broke off the coast of Cape Town. He made a repair that got him across the Southern Ocean to Australia where he ended up retiring from the race. Elliott is a Sailor, Surfer, Artist, Deep Thinker and Big Dreamer. -- If you liked this conversation you'l…
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Bonus Episode: Interview with Marie Laurin (TALKING WALLS, CREATURE, B.L. STRYKER)
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We continue our exploration of #Febsessed with a conversation with Marie Laurin, star of last week's episode, TALKING WALLS. Marie shares the history of TALKING WALLS including development delays, reshoots and the mysterious Director's Cut. Many questions were answered and, yet, many questions remain. Marie talks about working on CREATURE with Klau…
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Charles Bramesco talks Colors of Film
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Charles Bramesco is a writer living in Brooklyn, New York. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, The Guardian and many. many others. Taking you from the earliest feature films to today, Colours of Film introduces 50 iconic movies and explains the pivotal role that colour played in their success. The use of colour is an essential part…
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HoH Review #32 - Knock at the Cabin (2023) Film Review
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This week we are reviewing the new M. Night Shyamalan movie Knock at the Cabin. We will delve into M Night's attempt at redemption after his previous film Old received mixed reviews and discuss Dave Bautista's performance in a dramatic role. Spark one up and join us. Follow us online at www.linktr.ee/HighOnHorror…
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Tania Aebi // Solo Circumnavigator, Skipper, and Storyteller
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Tania Aebi sailed around the world alone on her Contessa 26, Varuna. She cast off from New York in May 1985 when she was 18 years old, and returned in November 1987, having visited 23 countries along the way. After returning from her circumnavigation, Tania wrote her bestselling book, Maiden Voyage. Emma visited Tania at her home in Vermont, where …
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 left us as confused as we were thrilled which is bett…
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Alex Grass Interview – A Boy’s Hammer
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On this episode NHE host Scott Murphy chats to horror author Alex Grass about his book “A Boy’s Hammer” as well as his writing career to date. Over the course of the interview Scott talks to Alex about the influences that went into the book, the kind of research he did for it and the […]By Scott Murphy
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Paul Williams talks Harvard, Hollywood, Hitmen and Holy Men
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Paul Williams is a key figure in New Hollywood and cinema generally. Along with Ed Pressman, he formed Pressman Williams Productions which brought to the screens the likes of Brian de Palma and Terrence Malick. He directed a number of films beginning in 1969 with Out of It starring Barry Gordon and Jon Voight and going on with such cult underground…
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Andy, Mia, Nikki & August // FALKEN's First Sea Trial
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FALKEN, our newly refit Farr 65, is finally sailing. August Sandberg hosts a 59 North 'Admiralty' roundtable, recapping the first sea trial on the new boat, which we did last week here in the English Channel. With gusts up to 55 knots, hail squalls, sunshine, big waves, fast reaching and breaking the things that 'needed' to break, the sea trial was…
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Ep. 77: Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla featuring Graham Skipper
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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 movie infor…
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Hannah Strong on Sofia Coppola: Forever Young
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An illustrated critical survey of Academy Award–winning writer and director Sofia Coppola’s career, covering everything from her groundbreaking music videos through her latest films In the two decades since her first feature film was released, Sofia Coppola has created a tonally diverse, meticulously crafted, and unapologetically hyperfeminine aest…
We continue #disastuary with 1978's THE BEES, a movie that explores the imminent threat of Africanized bees smuggled into the United States by Big Honey and the wacky world of the scientists that study them. While most movies are made to appeal to specific audiences, we're not sure who this movie was made for. Was it made for Bee scientists? Was it…
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From the Archive: Tom Shone on Christopher Nolan
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A chance to listen to the FIRST EVER episode of Writers on Film. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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HoH Review #31 - M3GAN (2022) Film Review
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This week we are bringing you the latest in killer doll movies, M3GAN. This film has gotten a lot of buzz, but does it live up to the hype? We will break it all down for you. Spark one up and listen in. Follow us online at www.linktr.ee/HighOnHorrorBy Drew Van Ess and John Machurek
Disastruary continues with a Nearly New World selection: 1979's METEOR from director Ronald Neame! Listen and find out how this was Nearly New World and why it's Nearly New World! Plus, why does Sean Connery drink so much coffee? And how was Brian Keith cast as a Russian scientist? We'll break it all down for you! Hoowee!…
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Emily Hagins Interview – Sorry About the Demon
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On this episode NHE host Scott Murphy chats to writer/director Emily Hagins for a second time, this time to talk about her new movie “Sorry About the Demon.” Over the course of the interview Scott talks to Emily about the movies many influences (both horror and comedic), how she went about achieving the balance between […]…
Recommended books: Andrew Killen 1973 Nervous Breakdown: Watergate, Warhol, and the Birth of Post-Sixties America J. Hoberman The Dream Life: Movies, Media, And The Mythology Of The Sixties Buy We Are the Mutants book. Visit We Are the Mutants website. Here's their blurb: If you haven’t heard, we wrote a book! And it’s out right now! If you’ve foll…
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Ep. 75: Up From the Depths - featuring Ali Davis
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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 und…
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#42 - Sissy (2022) Film Review w/ Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes
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This week we are bringing you a review of the 2022 film Sissy with the co-writers and co-directors Hannah Barlow & Kane Senes. This dark horror comedy deals with some serious issues of trauma, friendship, and identity. We talk about those themes with Hannah and Kane. We, also, find out if kangaroos are that common on roads in Australia. Spark one u…
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Anthony Marra Presents his new novel: Mercury Studio Presents
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The epic tale of a brilliant woman who must reinvent herself to survive, moving from Mussolini's Italy to 1940s Los Angeles—a timeless story of love, deceit, and sacrifice from the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena. “Crackling with wit and suffused with insight, Mercury Pictures Presents explores…
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Danishka Esterhazy Interview – Slumber Party Massacre
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On this episode NHE host Scott Murphy chats to writer/director Danishka Esterhazy about her Slumber Party Massacre requel and her career to date. Over the course of the interview Scott talks to Danishka about the films very interesting lockdown shoot in South Africa, her relationship with the franchise and we get into the many Slumber […]…
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#41 - Rad Chad Interview with Graham Skipper & Jeremy King
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We've talked about Scare Package II: Rad Chad's Revenge and we have been reviewing Graham Skipper movies, so why not bring it all together? We have Graham Skipper who has been in everything this season, in a good way. We, also, have Rad Chad himself, Jeremy King. Spark one up and join us for another episode. Follow us online at www.linktr.ee/HighOn…
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1st Annual Worldies and Our Running Top 5 2022 Edition
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2022 is dead, long live 2023! But, before we move on, it's time for everyone's favorite award show: the Worldies! Yes, the award show that honors the very best in films (that we watched this year)! Plus, our Running Top 5 for 2022! Joining us to hand out these awards are several of our former guests: Lauren Flans from Coming Out with Lauren and Nic…
From the moment Bette Davis served up a dead rat to Joan Crawford in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? a subset of camp horror films was born. The ‘Hag Horror’ genre exploited the former Oscar-winners and glamour queens who had effectively built Hollywood, transforming them into grotesque caricatures that revealed a cultural disdain for older women.…
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2022 Year-in-Review // + John Kretschmer Re-Issue
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Andy & Mia spend an extended intro recapping the ups and downs of 2022 at 59 North, highlighting the sale of ICEBEAR, the launch of FALKEN, Andy's scare with melanoma skin cancer, Mia's first trans-Atlantic since Axel was born, and more. Then we replay one of our favorite all-time episodes, a roundtable chat with John Kretschmer in Bermuda in 2021,…
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HoH Review #30 - Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022) Film Review
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We hope you enjoyed your Christmas yesterday. Today enjoy your final night your final night of Chanukah, your first day of Kwanzaa, or whatever you celebrate. This week we break down Joe Begos' newest film, Christmas Bloody Christmas. It is Silent Night x The Terminator. Spark one up and join us for another episode. Follow us online at www.linktr.e…
Wait a minute, ERNEST SAVES CHRISTMAS was nearly a New World Picture? It's true! Listen to find out how, plus our thoughts on Ernest P. Worrell, the snakes, the many costumes, and of course, Vern! Are you aware of what we mean?By The New World Pictures Podcast
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Aaron Koontz Interview – Scare Package II: Rad Chads Revenge
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On this episode NHE host Scott Murphy chats to writer/director/producer Aaron Koontz about his latest film the anthology “Scare Package II: Rad Chads Revenge.” Over the course of the interview Scott talks to Aaron about how the finished film radically differed from the initial script, how he assembled his new set of segment directors and […]…
