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Episode 46: Joe Dante

Episode 46: Joe Dante

Episode 46: Joe Dante0:00/2001× Friend and filmmaker Collin Souter returns to the show to talk about the legendary Joe Dante. We start off by discussing his breakthrough blockbuster success GREMLINS and then take a look at the underappreciated coming-of-age gem MATINEE. We later expand upon some

Episode 45: John Carpenter Part II

Episode 45: John Carpenter Part II

Episode 45: John Carpenter Part II0:00/2001× Jay Cheel of the Film Junk podcast (also as an established filmmaker himself) returns to talk about horror master John Carpenter, and this happens to be our first sequel episode! This time we delve into his now widely regarded sci-fi horror

Episode 44: Mario Bava

Episode 44: Mario Bava

Episode 44: Mario Bava0:00/2001× The great Gabe Powers of DVDActive.com (and regular contributor to our site) returns to talk about the incredibly influential horror director Mario Bava. We focus on his debut Gothic horror classic BLACK SUNDAY as well as what is considered the first slasher film

Episode 43: Wong Kar-wai

Episode 43: Wong Kar-wai

Episode 43: Wong Kar-wai0:00/2001× Damon Houx of ScreenCrush.com joins us to talk about the influential and original Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar-wai. We briefly touch upon on his breakout film CHUNGKING EXPRESS (most of that discussion was lost due to technical difficulties) but the main

Bonus Episode: Compliance & The Imposter

Bonus Episode: Compliance & The Imposter

Bonus Episode: Compliance & The Imposter0:00/2001× Jay Cheel of Film Junk, Kurt Halfyard of Row Three's Cinecast, and Zach Betonte of Film Jive join me in a quick 90-minute conversation about the two recently released films COMPLIANCE and THE IMPOSTER, both of which I

Episode 42: Ralph Bakshi

Episode 42: Ralph Bakshi

Episode 42: Ralph Bakshi0:00/2001× Troy Anderson joins us to talk about our very first animated filmmaker, the audacious and highly original Ralph Bakshi. We mainly focus on his adaptation of THE LORD OF THE RINGS as well as his unique look back at American history with AMERICAN POP,

Bonus Episode: 2012 TIFF Wrap-Up

Bonus Episode: 2012 TIFF Wrap-Up

Bonus Episode: 2012 TIFF Wrap-Up0:00/2001× Returning guest Erik Childress talks with Jim about the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival and the really good time he had this year. Obviously, we don't touch on all 38 movies (!) he saw in 6 days, but we discuss around