Best Nathan Zoebl Podcasts (2024)

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Ep. 414: TV Pilot Graveyard X (W.E.I.R.D. World, Area 57, Global Frequency) 1:40:36

2h ago1:40:36

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are closing out their look at failed TV pilots with a trio about conspiracies and secret agencies, looking at the truly weird, and long, pilot for Ed O'Neill's "W.E.I.R.D. World," based on the old comics series, then the very early 2000s action-thriller pilot "Area 57" based upon the Warren Ellis comic, and lastly the cu…

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Ep. 413: TV Pilot Graveyard IX (Pryde of the X-Men, Legend of Hawaiian Slammers, Defenders of Dynatron City) 1:39:39

19h ago1:39:39

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are making up for lost time, as this recorded episode was meant to be uploaded weeks ago and was initially forgotten. No longer! The guys continue looking at failed TV pilots, this time three very 1990s animated series generally intended for kids. Available on Apple and Spotify Episode 413 includes: -More "Star Trek" TV …

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DSOP Throwback: We Pitch a New "Hellboy" On the Spot (And it's Damn Good) 1:30:09

5d ago1:30:09

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The on-the-spot pitching of what could have been 2019's "Hellboy" is genuinely awesome and surprising. "The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are trying a new hybrid game/pitch this week in honor of the astounding "Hellboy" reboot, so the guys will pitch a new version of a Hellboy movie using random plot elements decided by dice rolls every so often. It's am…

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Ep. 412: Star Trek-ify -- "The Void" season 2 overview 1:52:00

7d ago1:52:00

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Before the "Dirty Sons of Pitches" jump back into their cretive discussion over the sci-fi project "The Void," including the overview of all of a prospective second season, the guys run through some recent movies they've watched and offer their thoughts and condolences. Available on Spotify and Apple Episode 412 includes: -Nate explains some person…

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DSOP Throwback: Switch the Pitch -- "Susan's Plan" (1998) / "Guardiang Tess" (1994) 1:46:40

23d ago1:46:40

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The infamous "Susan's Plan" episode and all that it wrought. "The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are back with another edition of combining different movies into a brand-new pitch. This week it's the dreadful, truly dreadful "comedy" in 1998 written/directed by John Landis and mercifully forgotten combined with the Nicolas Cage/Shirley Maclaine 1994 comed…

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Ep. 411: Star Trek-ify -- "The Void" second half of season 1 1:08:05

26d ago1:08:05

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are getting deep into the weeds for "The Void," the sci-fi TV pilot that they developed and worked on the podcast in the fall of 2022. The series is described as "Star Trek with Lovecraftian monsters," and the guys go through the second half of season one following the events discussed in the pilot and the first six epis…

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Ep. 410: TV Pilot Graveyard VIII (Microcops, The Danger Team) 1:53:16

27d ago1:53:16

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are continuing to examine the failed pilots of yore with the intention of laucnhign into further discussion and analysis of the sci-fi TV project, "The Void" (appearing soon in a seperate podcast). This episode focuses on two failed pilots from the late 80s/early 90s aimed at children, "Microcops" about small space alien…

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My Dad & the Movies -- "Snowpiercer" (2014) 48:06

1M ago48:06

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A special new podcast subset featuring Nate and his father. "My Dad & the Movies" is a monthly series where Nate and his father, George, discuss a movie of his father's choice, maybe a favorite or a formative work that made him the cinephile he is, and father and son can talk about their shared love of the movies. It's the third season, and with th…

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DSOP Throwback: Nail in the Coffin -- Brian DePalma ("Dressed to Kill" / "Raising Cain") 2:00:51

1M ago2:00:51

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"They've gone and done it. The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are giving noted filmmaker Brian DePalma a final chance to impress them, so each of the guys has selected a DePalma film to review and ask, once and for all, is it time to put the nails in the coffin when it comes to ever watching more DePalma movies? Available on Apple and Spotify Episode 340 …

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Ep. 409: Star Trek-ify -- "The Void" first half of season one 1:09:21

1M ago1:09:21

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are getting deep into the weeds for "The Void," the sci-fi TV pilot that they developed and worked on the podcast in the fall of 2022. The series is described as "Star Trek with Lovecraftian monsters," and the guys go through the first half of season one following the events discussed in the pilot on the previous podcast…

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Ep. 408: TV Pilot Graveyard VII (White Dwarf, Ice Planet) 1:41:53

1M ago1:41:53

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are once again exploring the fertile terrain of failed TV pilots to combine with the renewed TV project "The Void" that Ben heped craft in 2022 during the "Star Trek-ify" series of podcasts. This episode looks at two portentious dramatic pilots, 1995's "White Dwarf" starring Neal McDonough as a doctor on an alien planet …

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DSOP Presents: Saturday Night Jive -- "The Other Sister" (1999) 1:18:50

1M ago1:18:50

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This is the infamous movie that began a pause in the "Saturday Night Jive" podcast many months ago, and now you can hear George and Ben try and make sense of this 1999 Gary Marshall romantic drama that asks the question, "Can two mentally impaired adults fall in love and live on their own?" The obvious cringe factor is addressed as well as points o…

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Ep. 407: Star Trek-ify -- "The Void" pilot discussion 1:03:51

2M ago1:03:51

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It's part two of the last episode and now the "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are getting deep into the weeds for "The Void," the sci-fi TV pilot that they developed and worked on the podcast in the fall of 2022. The series is described as "star Trek with Lovecraftian monsters," and the guys go through the key characters, events, and mysteries of the pilot…

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Ep. 406: TV Pilot Graveyard VI (Boldly Going Nowhere, The Solornauts) 1:47:23

2M ago1:47:23

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" have gone back to an older project they shepherded earlier on the podcast, "the Void," a sci-fi TV series Ben began developing in the vein of "star Trek" meets Lovecraftian horror. It was the inspiration for the 2022 "Star Trek-ify" episodes, and now the guys are trying to work through what Ben has roposed as the multipl…

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DSOP Throwback: What the Hell Did We Just Watch? -- "Heaven's Gate" (1980) 55:04

2M ago55:04

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Between new episodes, we're opening up some of our favorite back catalogue episodes to give you a chance to relisten to what we consider some of the most entertaining episodes across the decade-plus of podcasting. "The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are walking the walk and sitting down to watch and discuss the notorious 3.5 hour Western that destroyed re…

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Director's Cut: Alex Garland 32:34

3M ago32:34

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are looking at the four films from Alex Garland, notable genre screenwriter who began his directing career with 2015's Oscar-winning "Ex Machine," and followed it up with disorienting and challenging movies like "Anihilation" and "Men," both of which didn't quite work for the gents. They also use the occasion as an excus…

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Ep. 405: By the Decade -- 1990s Bonus -- "The Shadow" (1994) / "Matinee" (1993) / "Quiz Show" (1994) 2:11:49

3M ago2:11:49

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" Available on Spotify and Apple Episode 405 includes: -What's the opposite of an R.I.P. for O.J. Simpson? -Trailer reaction for "Joker 2" and a possible new "Matrix" movie from a not-Wachowski? -Nate has finally seen "Indy 5" and... it's even worse than he worried. -"Godzilla x Kong" is a silly monster smash 'em up that w…

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DSOP Presents: Saturday Night Jive -- SNL Oscar Movies 1:48:26

3M ago1:48:26

1:48:26

This week, as a special episode of their "Saturnday Night Live"-themed podcast "Saturday Night Jive," brothers George and Ben discuss the small club of SNL alums who have received Oscar nominations, with Robert Downey Jr. the only winner. The guys discuss the different nominated performances, the movies, the years of nominated movies, and the ongoi…

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Ep. 404: By the Decade -- 1999 -- "Bringing Out the Dead" / "Animal Farm" / "Heat Vision & Jack" 1:44:23

3M ago1:44:23

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are close to finishing the 1990s examination of film, leading to the final year, one that stands as one of the greatest in movie history. The guys have taken on even more this week, starting with the failed pilot from a lot of comedy heavies, "Heat Vision & Jack," the dark side of "Babe" with the TV movie adaptation of "…

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My Dad & the Movies -- "The Holdovers" (2023) 35:08

3M ago35:08

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A special new podcast subset featuring Nate and his father. "My Dad & the Movies" is a monthly series where Nate and his father, George, discuss a movie of his father's choice, maybe a favorite or a formative work that made him the cinephile he is, and father and son can talk about their shared love of the movies. It's the third season, and with th…

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Ep. 403: By the Decade -- 1998 -- "Deep Rising" / "Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy" 1:40:44

3M ago1:40:44

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are back and crusin' through the radical 1990s of cinema, this time stopping to examine "Deep rising," the creature-feature that helped launch Stephen Sommers before "The Mummy," and a failed TV pilot directed by Joe Dante, "Warlord: Battle for the Galaxy," otherwise known also as "The Osiris Chronicles," a sci-fi TV sho…

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Ep. 402: By the Decade -- 1997 -- "Starship Troopers" / "Hideous!" 1:29:18

4M ago1:29:18

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are back and ready to sing the praises of the cinematic year that was 1997, primarily with the subversive classic that today's modern fascists confuse as being pro-fascism, "Starship Troopers," and less so the second Full Moon Pictures selection of the 90s, "Hideous!", a movie about rich jerks who collect genetically def…

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DSOP Throwback: Double or Nothing -- "1492: The Conquest of Paradise" (1992) / "Christopher Columbus: The Discovery" (1992) 1:48:41

4M ago1:48:41

1:48:41

Between new episodes, we're opening up some of our favorite back catalogue episodes to give you a chance to relisten to what we consider some of the most entertaining episodes across the decade-plus of podcasting. "The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are adding another new format change to their long-standing podcast, this time examining similar movies rel…

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DSOP Throwback: What the Hell Did We Just Watch? -- "The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure" (2013) 57:16

4M ago57:16

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Between new episodes, we're opening up some of our favorite back catalogue episodes to give you a chance to relisten to what we consider some of the most entertaining episodes across the decade-plus of podcasting. "Back in 2013, the "Dirty Sons of Pitches" had a great idea, to watch the lowest-grossing wide release film of all time, "The Oogieloves…

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My Dad & the Movies -- "Noah" (2014) 35:10

4M ago35:10

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A special new podcast subset featuring Nate and his father. "My Dad & the Movies" is a monthly series where Nate and his father, George, discuss a movie of his father's choice, maybe a favorite or a formative work that made him the cinephile he is, and father and son can talk about their shared love of the movies. It's the start of a new season, th…

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Ep. 401: By the Decade -- 1996 -- "The Island of Dr. Moreau" / "Big Night" 2:19:22

5M ago2:19:22

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It's been a while but the "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are back with an even bigger episode, as there's much to discuss and get caught up on, as well as transition into the fils of 1996, this time the indie comedy about two Italian brothers trying to save their restaurant in "Big Night" and then "The Island of doctor Moreau," the unholy mess that became…

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DSOP Throwback: What the Hell Did We Just Watch? -- "Mary Poppins Returns" (2018) 50:54

5M ago50:54

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Between new episodes, we're opening up some of our favorite back catalogue episodes to give you a chance to relisten to what we consider some of the most entertaining episodes across the decade-plus of podcasting. "The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" were not expecting this. They were not expecting a movie so cringe-inducing, maddening, and filled with art…

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Ep. 400: The Worst Films of 2023 1:26:48

5M ago1:26:48

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" have revealed their top films of 2023 and now it's time to go in the other direction, as the guys discuss the movies that frustrated them, made them angry, and plain confounded them. The guys discuss the worst movies they watched for the year as well as offer their selections for Overrated and Underrated movies. Plus sti…

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Ep. 399: The Best Films of 2023 1:19:34

5M ago1:19:34

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are finally revealing their individual lists for the Top Ten best films of 2023, a year that left them a little deflated despite the Barbenheimer of it all. The guys discuss the movies that just missed the final cut, some notable 2023 releases that weren't going to end up on their lists, and reveal in descending order wh…

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My Dad & the Movies -- "Leave Her to Heaven" (1945) 32:29

6M ago32:29

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A special new podcast subset featuring Nate and his father. "My Dad & the Movies" is a monthly series where Nate and his father, George, discuss a movie of his father's choice, maybe a favorite or a formative work that made him the cinephile he is, and father and son can talk about their shared love of the movies. It's the last episode of season tw…

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Ep. 398: By the Decade -- 1995 -- "Strange Days" / "Johnny Mnemonic" 1:44:03

6M ago1:44:03

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are working their way through the kickass 1990s and this week's episode places them square in the middle, 1995, and both movies are about sci-fi future worlds about downloadable experiences that nefarious forces are after. It's the Keanu Reeves pre-"Matrix" vehicle, "Johnny Mnemonic," and the slightly classier yet still …

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My Dad & the Movies -- "Godzilla Minus One" (2023) 49:47

6M ago49:47

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A special new podcast subset featuring Nate and his father. "My Dad & the Movies" is a monthly series where Nate and his father, George, discuss a movie of his father's choice, maybe a favorite or a formative work that made him the cinephile he is, and father and son can talk about their shared love of the movies. It's season two and the eleventh e…

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Ep. 397: By the Decade -- 1994 -- "Heavenly Creatures" / "In the Mouth of Madness" 1:36:09

6M ago1:36:09

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are working their way through revisiting the 1990s of film, and this week it's 1994's turn as the guys watch the John Carpeneter horror freakout "In the Mouth of Madness" and Peter Jackson's "Heavenly Creatures" with stunning debut performances by Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet. Available on Apple and Spotify Episode 3…

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Ep. 396: By the Decade -- 1993 -- "My Neighbor Totoro" / "Jason Goes to Hell" 1:42:01

7M ago1:42:01

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are continuing their jaunt through the most awesome decade pf film, the 1990s, and in this episode they're exmaining two movies from 1993, the animated class that introduced Miyazaki to millions of Americans, "My Neighbor Totoro," and the reviled slasher movie "Jason Goes to Hell." Available on Spotify and Apple Episode …

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Ep. 395: By the Decade -- 1992 -- "The Player" / "Seedpeople" 1:56:27

7M ago1:56:27

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are carrying on through the 1990s examining one year every episode, and this time it's the movies of 1992, with the guys watching Robert Altman's Hollywood satire and career comeback "The Player" and then a schlocky Full Moon Pictures horror movie Ben has always wanted to watch, "Seedpeople." Available on apple and Spoti…

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My Dad & the Movies -- "Green Book" (2018) 39:53

7M ago39:53

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A special new podcast subset featuring Nate and his father. "My Dad & the Movies" is a monthly series where Nate and his father, George, discuss a movie of his father's choice, maybe a favorite or a formative work that made him the cinephile he is, and father and son can talk about their shared love of the movies. It's season two and the tenth epis…

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Ep. 394: By the Decade -- 1991 -- "The Fisher King" / "Cast a Deadly Spell" 1:48:18

7M ago1:48:18

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are digging their trip back to the films of the 1990s, and this episode they move forward to the year 1991 and discuss two wildly different movies about city dwellers with fantasy elements, from HBO's noir-but-with-fantasy made-for-TV movie, "Cast a Deadly Spell," and then the Oscar-winning comebac for director Terry Gil…

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Ep. 393: By the Decade -- 1990 -- "Joe Versus the Volcano" / "Gremlins 2" 2:04:35

8M ago2:04:35

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" have leaped forward into a new decade, the safe confines of the 1990s, and they're looking at two under-valued and weird entries from 1990, the surreal rom-com "Joe Versus the Volcano" and the wild meta sequel "Gremlins 2" that broke many rules of what sequels should be. Available on Apple and Spotify Episode 393 include…

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My Dad & the Movies -- "Mildred Pierce" (1945) 44:27

8M ago44:27

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A special new podcast subset featuring Nate and his father. "My Dad & the Movies" is a monthly series where Nate and his father, George, discuss a movie of his father's choice, maybe a favorite or a formative work that made him the cinephile he is, and father and son can talk about their shared love of the movies. It's season two and the ninth epis…

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Ep. 392: By the Decade -- 1979 -- "Being There" / "Time After Time" 1:49:19

8M ago1:49:19

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are finishing their look at the movies of the 1970s one year at a time, closing the decade on 1979's Oscar-winning satire "Being There" and "Time After Time" about H.G. Welles chasing Jack the Ripper through moder-day (a.k.a. 1979) America. Available on Spotify and Apple Episode 392 includes: -Marvel in further trouble a…

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Ep. 391: By the Decade -- 1978 -- "The Boys From Brazil" / "Magic" 1:33:51

8M ago1:33:51

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are back from a month-long hiatus with an explanation, a lot of movies to dish about, and two films from 1978 to discuss, the schlocky double-feaure of Hitler clones with "The Boys From Brazil" and living killer ventriloquist dummies and a young Anthony Hopkins in "Magic." Available on Spotify and Apple Episode 391 inclu…

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DSOP Presents: Saturday Night Jive -- "Mac & Me" (1988) 1:07:05

9M ago1:07:05

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While the "Dirty Sons of Pitches" gear up for their next recording, try a double helping of Ben's other podcast "Saturday Night Jive" with his brother George where the two watch and dissect in agaonizing detail movies from alums of "Saturday Night Live." This time the guys are discussing the cult 80s movie intended as a ripodd of "E.T.," sponsored …

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DSOP Presents: Saturday Night Jive -- "Disaster Movie" (2008) 1:42:35

9M ago1:42:35

1:42:35

While the "Dirty Sons of Pitches" gear up for their next recording, try a double helping of Ben's other podcast "Saturday Night Jive" with his brother George where the two watch and dissect in agaonizing detail movies from alums of "Saturday Night Live." You would think they would have learned their Friedberg and Seltzer lesson from "Epic Movie" an…

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My Dad & the Movies -- "Fargo" (1996) 37:22

10M ago37:22

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A special new podcast subset featuring Nate and his father. "My Dad & the Movies" is a monthly series where Nate and his father, George, discuss a movie of his father's choice, maybe a favorite or a formative work that made him the cinephile he is, and father and son can talk about their shared love of the movies. It's season two and the eighth epi…

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DSOP Presents: Saturday Night Jive -- "Camp Nowhere" (1994) 1:07:53

10M ago1:07:53

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In between the next "Dirty Sons of Pitches" recording, enjoy an episode of Ben's other podcast with his brother Geroge, the "Saturday Night Live"-related podcast that finds the weird and awful movies of those from America's preeminant late-night skecth comedy series. This time they tackle the 1994 unspervised kids camp comedy, "Campy Nowhere," ith …

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Ep. 390: By the Decade -- 1977 -- "Sorcerer" / "Jabberwocky" 1:16:11

10M ago1:16:11

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are working their way toward the end of the 1970s decade, two films at a time, and it turns out 1977 might be the best one yet with a lesser-known cult comedy from the likes of many Monty Pythom alums, "Jabberwocky," and recently deceased director William Firedkin's epic men on a mission thriller about transporting nitro…

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Ep. 389: By the Decade -- 1976 -- "Family Plot" / "Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde" 1:29:31

10M ago1:29:31

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are back and digging into the year 1976 with the blaxploitation monster take on Jerkyl and Hyde, "Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde," and with the last movie of Alfred Hitchcock's career, the low-stakes "comedy" about fake psychics and jewel thieves, "Family Plot." Available on Spotify and Apple Episode 389 includes: -R.I.P. the or…

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My Dad & the Movies -- "Thelma & Louise" (1991) 49:18

10M ago49:18

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A special new podcast subset featuring Nate and his father. "My Dad & the Movies" is a monthly series where Nate and his father, George, discuss a movie of his father's choice, maybe a favorite or a formative work that made him the cinephile he is, and father and son can talk about their shared love of the movies. It's season two and the seventh ep…

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Ep. 388: By the Decade -- 1975 -- "A Boy and His Dog" / "Three Days of the Condor" 1:46:22

11M ago1:46:22

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are making their way through the 1970s and examining two movies by each calendar year, and this episode looks at 1975's paranoia thriller "Three Days of the Condor" starring Robert Redford, and the strange and nihilistic "A Boy and His Dog" set in a post-apocalyptic Southwest and featuring a teenage loner and his dog loo…

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Ep. 387: By the Decade -- 1974 -- "Blazing Saddles" / "Rhinoceros" 1:45:31

11M ago1:45:31

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The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are halfway through the 1970s decade and discussing one of the most famous films of that decade, Mel Brook's Western comedy "Blazing Saddles," and a far lesser known movie based on a play, "Rhinoceros," which reteams the comedy duo from "The Producers." Can they make movies like this today? Available on Apple and Spotify…

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