Best Nic Brown B Movie Maniacs Podcasts (2024)

The B-Movie Cast is in the holiday spirit this year with a tale of death by plane crash, jealous murder, and holiday cheer! That’s right Mary, Nic and Juan are checking out “Beyond Christmas” AKA “Beyond Tomorrow”, a 1940 holiday tale of three rich old men living together in New York who decide to invite strangers into their home for Christmas and …

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Episode 519: Beginning of the End 1:43:36

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The B-Movie cast makes it big, really BIG when Mary, Nic and returning guest Bill Mize, check out the 1957, Bert I. Gordon classic “Beginning of the End”. Thrill to giant grasshoppers battling stock footage of the US military while trying not to fall off pictures of famous buildings! Yes, it’s some old school B-movie fun that features Peter Graves …

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Episode 518: Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman 3:05:28

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Even a podcast that is pure of heart and says it’s prayers by night may do “Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman” when the moon is full and bright… and it’s Halloween! Joining Mary and Nic this week is Mark Mawston! Mark has moved to a crazy new pad near Stonehenge and we’ll hear about that, talk about Lon Chaney Jr and Bela Lugosi together again in two …

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Episode 517: The Giant Gila Monster (1959) 2:03:30

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The B-Movie cast hops in our souped-up coup and heads to the wilds of Texas. Mary, Nic and Bill Mize venture into a world of 30-year-old teens, alcoholic DJs and the sneakiest giant lizard you’ll never meet in Ray Kellogg’s 1959 classic “The Giant Gila Monster”. Hear Don Sullivan sing, see France’s 1957 Miss Universe entry Lisa Simone, watch a Mexi…

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Episode 516: Looker 2:31:02

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The B-Movie Cast didn’t ask ChatGPT for anything about this one, instead we asked filmmaker Brian Cunningham to join Mary and Nic for the 1981 sci fi thriller “Looker”. This trip into the uncanny valley was written and directed by Michael Crichton. “Looker” has the honor of being the first film to show a solid looking 3D model of a human, getting t…

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Episode 515: The Norseman 1:38:41

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The B-Movie Cast crew put on their most historically inaccurate Viking helmets and dive headfirst into the little known Viking invasion of Tampa Bay Florida with the Charles B. Pierce epically bad action film “The Norseman” staring Lee “you’ll pay me how much to be in this film?” Majors in his most Viking-like role. Joining Nic and Mary for this hi…

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Episode 514: Kiss Me Deadly 2:17:22

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The B-Movie Cast is going dark again with another visit to the world of film noir with the 1955 classic “Kiss Me Deadly”. Joining Mary and Nic in the seedy underworld of 1950’s LA is fan favorite Mark Mawston! So, get ready for Mike Hammer in the film that may have introduced the “anti-hero” and the search for the MacGuffin to end all MacGuffins… m…

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Episode 513: The Assassination Bureau 1:49:08

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Get ready for a killer B-Movie Cast when Mary, Nic, and special guest Bill Mize check out “The Assassination Bureau”. It’s half slapstick comedy, half political commentary and it has a heaping helping of Oliver Reed and Diana Rigg! So, hop in your dirigible and get ready for so fun with “The Assassination Bureau” on the B-Movie Cast…

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Episode 512: Mesa of Lost Women 1:56:28

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The B-Movie Cast is drowning in Spanish guitar riffs in this episode as Mary, Nic and Juan check out “Mesa of Lost Women” from 1953. This film has way more plot than story, gratuitous flamenco guitar, and a whole lot of actors who look like they want to be somewhere else! So, grab your bug spray and get ready to head south of the good movie border …

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Episode 511: The Narrow Margin 2:11:07

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The B-Movie Cast goes dark as we dive into the world of film noir! Mary, Nic and special guest Kenny B “Santitito“ check out the ultimate film noir...”The Narrow Margin” from 1952. Filled with twists, turns, trains, annoying children, mobsters, tough as nails cops, and all the good elements of a classic film noir! Grab your train ticket to ride and…

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Episode 510: Wilczyca (The Wolf) 1983 2:12:55

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The B-Movie Cast takes another peak behind the Iron Curtain with the 1983 Polish folk horror/Werewolf film Wilczyca (The Wolf). Comrade Matt Kowalski joins Mary and Nic as they explore this atmospheric Eastern European gothic horror story. There’s lots of blood, guts, dark magic, surprising lesbian undertones and enough 19th century politics to mak…

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Episode 509: The Shape of Water 2:41:00

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The B-Movie Cast continues to dip our feet into the pool of fishy films as we check out the 2017 fairytale for adults, “The Shape of Water”. Joining Nic and Mary for the show are fan favorite Eric Brooks and a new guest host, Mary’s neighbor Crystal Masterson. We also ask listeners to take a moment and remember the last of the Universal Monster act…

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Episode 508: Island of the Fishmen 2:18:01

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The B-Movie Cast decides to get our feet wet this episode when we check out “Island of the Fishmen” (Italian: L'isola degli uomini pesce)! Joining Mary and Nic is special guest, is podcaster and cool man-about-town, Bill Mize. This Italian flick from 1979 had a bunch of walking-in-the-jungle scenes cut and gratuitous amounts of Cameron Mitchell add…

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Episode 507: The Night Before Christmas 1961 2:08:17

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The B-Movie Cast leaves our holiday decorations up way too long as we take a stab at Russian Orthodox Christmas holiday with a Soviet Era flick “The Night Before Christmas”, also known as “Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka” from 1961. Joining Nic and Mary for some very Nikolai Gogol Christmas fun is our resident expert on all things from behind the i…

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Episode 506: Krampus- 2015 2:35:01

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The B-Movie Cast says this holiday season you’d better watch out because “Krampus” is coming to town! That’s right, Mary, Nic, and special guest Mark Mawston take a dive into the 2015 Christmas treat that is “Krampus”. It’s the dark side of the holiday with this 2015 Christmas horror-comedy from the creator of “Trick’R’Treat” Michael Dougherty. So …

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Episode 505 Day of the Beast 1995 2:14:00

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The Holiday season has The B-Movie Cast in a tizzy! So much so, that Mary picked the strangest holiday film I think she’s ever chosen… “Day of the Beast” (El Dia de la Bestia)! A Spanish horror film that launched the carrier of filmmaker Alex de la Inglesia. Juan and Nic join Mary for the this tripped out tour of Madrid as a priest goes on a missio…

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Episode 504: Exterminating Angel - 1962 2:11:59

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This episode of the B-Movie Cast, Mary and Nic are joined by Juan to take a look at a classic of Mexican Cinema, that somewhat defies description: “The Exterminating Angel” (Spanish: El ángel exterminador). It’s a 1962 Mexican surrealist film written and directed by Luis Buñuel. It tells a story we can all identify with, what do you do when your pa…

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Episode 503: Halloween 1978 3:17:39

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It’s Halloween and the B-Movie Cast is back with our annual Halloween special featuring photographer Mark Mawston! Mark suggested we do the Horror classic from 1978: “Halloween” and that’s when Mary and Nic realized… We’d never done it! When we got over the shock that we hadn’t, it was full scream ahead for one of Nic’s favorite films. Featuring Ja…

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Episode 502: It's Alive (1974) 2:35:53

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After a longer than expected hiatus, the B-Movie Cast is back again! This time Mary and Nic are joined by gentle listener, and fellow podcaster Bill Mize! Bill took a break from board gaming and podcasting to join us for a family film of a different sort- the 1974 cult classic “It’s Alive”! Writer, director Larry Cohen works out some daddy issues i…

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Episode 501: Steve Vertlieb Interview 3:26:49

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The B-Movie Cast is back from a brief hiatus following our 500th episode! This show is a bit different from most as instead of featuring a film, Mary, Nic, and Mark Mawston are joined by Steve Vertlieb! Steve is one of America’s leading film archivists and historians who is a true living link between the golden age of Hollywood and today! A cinema …

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Episode 500: A Clockwork Orange 4:05:00

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Holy Cats! That’s right folks the B-Movie Cast’s 500th episode is here! Mary, Nic, and Juan are joined tons of listener feedback as we reflect on 499 episodes, Vince Rotolo’s legacy and more! In honor of Vince we also check out one of his favorite films- 1971’s “A Clockwork Orange”! So, gather your droogs and get ready for a ‘very special episode' …

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Episode 499: Xanadu 2:29:57

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The B-Movie Cast has finally done it. We’ve gone down the road less traveled… and we did it on roller skates. That’s right for episode 499 of The B-Movie Cast, Mary, Nic and special guest Steve Turek are getting our disco balls out and grooving into “Xanadu”. Steve was particularly well qualified to join us for this episode because… well honestly, …

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Episode 498: Gymkata 2:26:10

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The B-Movie Cast is back and the countdown to our 500th episode continues! For film #3 in the countdown, Mary and Nic are joined by show favorite Michael Worth! The gang checks out “Gymkata” the most gymnastics filled rip off of “Enter the Dragon” that director Robert Clouse could come up with in his desperate attempt to recreate the lightning-in-a…

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Episode 497: From the Orient With Fury 2:00:10

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The B-Movie Cast is excited to have special guest Dr. Adrian Smith with us for this episode. Adrian joins Mary and Nic and the gang checks out some Euro-spy fun with the blondest James Bond knock-off: Agent 077- Dick Malloy (Ken Clark) in “From The Orient With Fury” (AKA- Fury on the Bosphorus). When a scientist who’s invented a disintegration ray …

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Episode 496: Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold 2:28:56

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The B-Movie Cast is back and the countdown to our 500th episode continues! For film #5 in the countdown, Mary and Nic are joined by Eric Brooks! The gang checks out “Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold”. This cheese-filled 80s action flick features some really bad ‘not-so-special’ effects as well as some of Hollywood’s best actors at their w…

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Episode 495: For A Few Dollars More 3:10:47

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The B-Movie Cast is back and the countdown to our 500th episode continues! For film #6 in the countdown, Mary and Nic are joined by show favorite Mark Mawston! The gang checks out one of the founding films in the ‘spaghetti western’ genre: “For A Few Dollars More”. This classic stars Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef as bounty killers after the infa…

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Episode 494: El Baron Brakola 2:04:26

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The B-Movie Cast is back and the countdown to our 500th episode continues! For film #7 in the countdown, Mary and Nic are joined by Juan as the gang goes for some Luchador action with Santo in “El Baron Brakola”! There’s wrestling, a whole lot of flashbacks, and some other fun. We watch Santo, and Santo’s ancestor, battle the immortal Baron Brakola…

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Episode 493: Gothic 2:11:12

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The B-Movie Cast is back and the countdown to our 500th episode continues! For film #8 in the countdown, we decided to try something freaky but tied to the classics: Ken Russell’s 1986 film “Gothic”! Joining us to look at this strange flick is filmmaker and show favorite: Brian Cunningham! Mary, Brian, and Nic try to make sense of Ken Russell’s int…

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Episode 492: The Werewolf and the Yeti 2:22:36

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The B-Movie Cast is taking a bite out of a Paul Naschy werewolf flick: “The Werewolf and the Yeti” (AKA: “Night of the Howling Beast”) for our #9 film in the countdown to our 500th episode! Joining Mary and Nic in this fur-fest is podcaster and Paul Naschy aficionado; Rod Barnett. Get ready for the werewolf vs yeti film with the least possible amou…

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Episode 491: Candy Stripe Nurses 2:17:20

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The countdown to the B-Movie Cast’s 500th Episode has begun! For our #10 film in the countdown, we are looking at something new: the 1970s film craze that was ‘Nurseplotation’! To dive into the sub-genre, we’re checking “Candy Stripe Nurses” from 1974. Mary and Nic are joined in this raunchy film romp by two B-Movie Cast favorites- Beverly Gray and…

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Episode 490: Return to Youth 1:40:04

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The B-Movie Cast is going south of the border again for some Twilight-Zone-like fun with “Return to Youth” (“Returno A La Juventud”). It’s the story of an old professor with the hots for a young student. When she rebuffs his advances he does what anyone would do; sells his soul to return to youth! Now he’s got to do the devil’s work or it’s all ove…

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Episode 489: Father Frost (AKA Morozko) 2:23:17

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Zdravstvuyte Comrades! Welcome to a new B-Movie Cast! This week Mary and Nic are joined by Matt Kowalski and we’re checking out another New Year’s favorite from behind the iron curtain: “Morozko” AKA- “Father Frost”! This flick has been lampooned on MST3K and Riff Trax, now it’s the B-Movie Cast’s turn to show some love to one of Gorky Studio’s mos…

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Episode 488: On Her Majesty's Secret Service 3:13:58

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The cast is B-Movie, B-Movie Cast! That’s right folks we’re back and this is a double treat episode as we’re doing a Christmas film and another in our “B is for BOND” movie series as we check out “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”. In Bond’s 6th on-screen outing, we find George Lazenby has taken over the role of Britain’s most famous secret agent. J…

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Episode 487: Christmas Holiday 1944 1:48:35

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Tis the season for Christmas movies on the B-Movie Cast! First up, Mary, Nic, & Juan check out the 1944, vaguely Christmas-related, film noir: “Christmas Holiday”. This film is set at Christmas… and that’s about it. However, it’s got Deanna Durbin & Gene Kelly, so who cares! So get ready for a very noir Christmas with “Christmas Holiday” on The B-M…

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Episode 486: Near Dark 2:51:18

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The B-Movie Cast is back! This episode Mary and Nic are joined by special guest film maker Michael Worth! The gang takes a look at the 1987 modern day vampire western “Near Dark” starring Bill Paxton, Lance Henricksen, and Tim Thomerson. As a special treat, Michael did an interview with Tim Thomerson just for the B-Movie Cast and we’ve included it,…

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Episode 485: The Beast with Five Fingers 1:56:17

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The B-Movie Cast is back! This time it’s all hands-on deck as Mary, Nic, and Juan check out “The Beast with Five Fingers”. This 1946 classic stars Peter Lorre, Robert Alda, and Andrea King though the real star is a creepy, killer hand! Figure out if it’s truly a monster or just a killer with a fetish for fingers as the B-Movie Cast checks out “The …

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Episode 484: The Rocky Horror Picture Show 2:46:23

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Mary may not like musicals, but in this episode of The B-Movie Cast, Nic and special guest Mark Mawston have found one movie musical that she can enjoy: the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”. That’s right, we’re taking a trip to transsexual Transylvania and checking out Tim Curry’s most iconic roll! So grab a stiff drink and put on your …

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Episode 483: Nightmare Alley 1947 2:04:13

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In this episode of the B-Movie Cast, Mary & Nic are joined by Barry Harding. Barry suggested we check out the 1947 film noir “Nightmare Alley”. This film kind of disappeared for many years due to rights issues, but it’s been rediscovered, and the B-Movie Cast is excited to check it out! So, grab your carnival ride tickets and get ready to check out…

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Episode 482: The Face Behind the Mask 1:51:58

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Hey B-Movie Cast family! In this episode Mary and Nic are joined by Juan from the creepy swamps! We check out a classic bit of film noir: “The Face Behind the Mask” from 1941. Great film starring Peter Lorre and Evelyn Keyes. Lorre is an immigrant coming to America to make a new life, only a tragic fire leaves him horribly disfigured. Now he must t…

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Episode 481: The Big Brawl- AKA- The Battle Creek Brawl 2:52:54

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The B-Movie Cast is back! In this episode, Mary and Nic are joined by filmmaker, actor, and martial arts movie aficionado, Michael Worth. Michael has taken a break from filmmaking, writing about ‘Bruce-splotation’ films, and launching The Pearl River Collection (of lost Martial Arts flicks) through VCI Entertainment, to check out Robert Clouse’s at…

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Episode 480: Killer Crocodile 2:34:49

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The B-Movie Cast is back! In this episode Mary and Nic are joined by Dr. Adrian Smith. Adrian takes a break from lecturing at the University of Sussex to help us figure out how many environmentalists does it take to kill one crocodile? The answer is one if it’s Anthony Crenna (yes, he’s Richard Crenna’s son) in the Italian 80s horror romp “Killer C…

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Episode 479: Battle Beyond the Stars 3:05:09

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In this episode of the B-Movie Cast, Mary and Nic are joined by a very special guest: Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Allan Holzman! Allan was the editor on Roger Corman’s space opera “Battle Beyond the Stars” and he’s happy to share some of his memories from the set as we talk about this sci-fi funfest from 1980. Allan’s also got a new book about the…

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Episode 478: The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin 2:31:32

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Welcome back, Comrades! As part of the B-Movie Cast’s party-approved 5-year plan, Mary, Nic, and special guest Matt Kowalski are checking some Sci-fi from behind the iron curtain! Get ready for some Soviet science fiction fun with “The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin”. It’s the story of a guy, a girl, a death ray, and why weather reports matter! So r…

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Episode 477: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 2:40:48

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This episode of the B-Movie Cast, the gang dives headfirst into German expressionism with the silent film classic “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”! Joining Mary and Nic on this surreal journey is filmmaker Brian Cunningham. The trio talk film, history and diligently work to convince Nic that the film has nothing to do with Cubist art or Cubans! So set…

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Episode 476: A View to a Kill 3:33:16

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The B-Movie Cast is back! This episode Mary and Nic are continuing our “B is for Bond” series with the last Roger Moore outing as 007- “A View to a Kill”. Joining us is special guest Mark Mawston. Mark’s work with the James Bond film franchise means he’s got some great stories to tell and we’re happy to have the chance to share them with our listen…

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Episode 475: The Batwoman 2:12:56

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The B-Movie Cast is back and Mary and Nic are in for a treat as Juan brings out the 1968, female luchador film and extreme copyright violation that is “The Bat Woman” (AKA “La Mujer Murcielago”). Yes, she’s a crime-fighting, millionaire who dresses up in bits and pieces of the Adam West Batman suit to form her ‘Bat-kini’. She’s saving the world’s w…

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Episode 474: Raiders of the Lost Ark 2:31:11

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The B-Movie Cast continues our “B is for Blockbuster” series with the 1981 classic “Raiders of the Lost Ark”. Eric Brooks, our resident Egyptologist and Indiana Jones aficionado, joins Mary and Nic to take a look at Steven Spielberg and George Lucas’s homage to the B-movies that inspired them. So, grab your bullwhip, fedora, and any random ancient …

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