Halloween is here, Italian horror maestro Dario Argento’s latest film, Dracula 3D, has finally received distribution in the U.S.A. (through IFC Midnight) and the band Goblin, who contributed so many great scores to Argento’s earlier films (as well as many other Italian horror classics) is finishing up the first leg of their recent American tour. […]
Archive for October, 2013
Alan Jones: Dario Argento & Beyond…
Posted: 31st October 2013 by J. Blake in Film, Film Review, News, Podwits Exclusive, UncategorizedTags: ABBA, Alfred Hitchcock, All The Colors Of The Dark, Amer, BBC, Brian DePalma, Bruno Forzani, Cat Of Nine Tails, Dancing Queen, Dario Argento, David Cronenberg, Deep Red, Diabolique, disco, Dracula 3D, Eleonora Giorgi, Eli Roth, Frenzy, George Romero, Giallo, Goblin, Hélène Cattet, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Horror, Inferno, John Carpenter, Johnny Rotten, Julie Andrews, Leon Cunningham, Lucio Fulci, Macbeth, Mario Bava, Martyrs, Michele Soavi, Mondo Argento, Mother of Tears, Nicholas Winding Refn, Phantom Of The Opera, Phenomena, Profondo Agento, Psycho, Quentin Tarantino, Roger Corman, Sergio Martino, Sid Vicious, Sleepless, Stendhal Syndrome, Strange Colors of Your Body's Tears, Suspiria, Tenebre, The Bird With Crystal Plumage, The Card Player, The Conjuring, The Day Britain Turned Disco, The Joy of Disco, the Ramones, The Sex Pistols, The Tubes, The Wax Mask, Thomas Kretschmann, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Two Evil Eyes, White Punks on Dopw, William Castle
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Side-Cast: Horror Remakes Part 2
Posted: 30th October 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Film Review, Podcast, Side-CastsTags: Betty Davis, Black Christmas, Bruce Campbell, Cape Fear, Carrie, Dawn of the Dead, Devil's Rain, Disney, Elijah Wood, Ennio Morricone, Fear.com, Frankenstein, Fright Night, Gregory Peck, Howard Hawks, I Am Legend, Invaders From Mars, Irreversible, Joe Spinell, John Carpenter, John Frankenheimer, Ju-on, Julianne Moore, Let Me In, Let the Right One In, Maniac, Martyrs, Michael Mann, Mirrors, Mystery of the Wax Museum, Nightmare on Elm Street, Nightshift, Omega Man, Piranha, Piranha 3D, Piranha 3DD, Poltergeist, Psycho, Ray Harryhausen, Richard Matheson, Sam Raimi, Scarface, Scream Factory, Shelley Long, Shutter, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Steven Spielberg, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, The Amityville Horror, The Astronaut's Wife, The Black Hole, The Blob, The Cat People, The Devil and Max Devin, The Evil Dead, The Evil Dead II, The Exorcist, The Eye, The Fly, The Fog, The Grudge, The House of Wax, The Last Man on Earth, The Manchurian Candidate, The Mummy, The Omen, The Orphanage, The Ring, The Thing, The Thing From Another World, The Toolbox Murders, The Watcher in the Woods, The Wolfman, Tobe Hooper, Troll Hunter, Vincent Price, World War Z
Continuing to celebrate the festive Halloween season, Dion and contributor J. Blake are back with part two of their hugely insightful Side Cast on Horror Movie Remakes. They jump right back into the in’s and out’s of the genre, and see how their favorite modern intrepretations stack up to the classics and why. So grab a pen and paper (or you dang […]
Tattoos & Home Brewin’ (And NOT Prolapse!)
Posted: 26th October 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Beer, Food, Podcast, SexTags: Alamo Drafthouse, Beer, Brian Cox, Disney, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Ernest Borgnine, Filmation, Freaks, Ghostbusters, Guiness, H.P. Lovecraft, Halloween, Home Brewing, Joesph Gordon Levitt, Lou Scheimer, Manhunter, Nightmare on Elm Street, Reanimator, Silence of the Lambs, Spiderman, Stuart Gordon, tattoo, The Black Hole, The Great Courses, The Real Ghostbusters, Transmetropolitan, Yonkers Ale
The Podwits are at it again and this week are pulling out all the stops! They chat about Alamo Drafthouse, buying educational lectures online, brewing your own beer, Halloween favorites, getting a tattoo, and- anal prolapse (does it always lead to porn?!). Come have a listen to what we’re serving for you this week! Footnotes: Find […]
A few weeks ago, the Empress and I lived one of the great romantic clichés: driving north to Niagara Falls to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We did all the usual touristy things—the tour behind the Falls, the White Water Walk, and the Butterfly Conservatory among others, and just enjoyed ourselves immensely. But it was in […]
It’s Rainin’ Dead!
Posted: 19th October 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Music, PodcastTags: Änglagård, Beacon Theater, Bill Ward, Billy Joel, Black Sabbath, Buddy Guy, Eddie Vedder, Eric Clapton, Geezer Butler, Genesis, Get Off My Lawn, Ian Asbury, IZZ, John Densmore, Jonathan Wild, Madison Square Garden, Madonna, Mellotron, Ozzy Osbourne, Ray Manzarek, Ronnie James Dio, Rush, Scott M. Gimple, Stevie Wonder, Thank You Scientist, The Doors, The Musical Box, The Walking Dead, Toad's Place, Tony Iommi
While something no doubt unspeakable has happened to J (we don’t know either—tweet your most creative theories to us @Podwits!), Dion and Brian are talking music (and linguistic history, and The Walking Dead, but mostly music). The boys discuss Black Sabbath, the Doors, the joys of shows at small venues, and how they don’t always […]
Side-Cast: Horror Remakes Part 1
Posted: 16th October 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Film Review, Podcast, Side-CastsTags: 13 Ghosts, 28 Days Later, Assault on Precinct 13, Bob Clark, Bullitt, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Deadly Blessing, Don Siegel, Don't Look Now, Donald Sutherland, Ed Gein, Friday the 13th, Funny Games, George Romero, Halloween, Halloween 2, House on Haunted Hill, I Spit on Your Grave, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Irreversible, John Carpenter, John Saxon, Kevin Williamson, Last House on the Left, Monica Bellucci, Murder By Decree, My Bloody Valentine, Night of the Living Dead, Nightmare on Elm Street, Phil Kaufman, Psycho, Robert Duvall, Scream, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Straw Dogs, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Beyond, The Crazies, The Evil Dead, The Faculty, The Fly, The Haunting, The Strangers, The Thing, Tony Todd, When a Stranger Calls, William Castle, World's End
‘Tis the season of witches, ghosts and goblins, and the Podwits are full of the Halloween spirit! Contributor J. Blake and Dion sit down in this edition of the Side Cast to discuss their favorite remakes in the horror film genre! They get into the nuts and bolts and see how their faves stack up […]
More Than Just Drinking: A Review of Brew Dogs
Posted: 14th October 2013 by Brian in Beer, TelevisionIt’s no secret to listeners of the Podwits Podcast that I’m a craft beer guy. I wanted to be a wine guy. The way wine was always spoken of in magazines and on TV made it sound like an exciting world of flavors and experiences that I’d never finish exploring. Sadly, though, no matter how […]
The Legend Of Milton Burrow
Posted: 12th October 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Doctor Who, PodcastTags: Alexander Courage, Amazon.com, Archery, Daleks, Doctor Who, Emma Peel, Gene Roddenberry, Jackie Gleason, Milton Berle, Patrick Troughton, Star Trek, Terry Nation, The Avengers (TV Series), the Honeymooners, William Hartnell
On this week’s Podwits Podcast, Dion dips his toes into the heady waters that surround the history of Doctor Who! Can he make it out with his (pod)wits intact? Brian takes aim at archery and barely makes it back alive! And J’s still just clinging to that last bit of sanity (thanks, in no small part, to […]
Now It’s Even the Little Things…
Posted: 5th October 2013 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Adam West, Batman, Batman Returns, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Danny Elfman, Ernest Borgnine, Frank Gorshin, Funny Games, J.J. Abrams, Khan, Low Winter Sun, Man of Steel, Man on a String, Michael Keaton, Paul Reubens, Peter Weller, Richard Donner, Robocop, Sean Young, Sideshow Collectibles, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Wars, Superman, The Batmobile, The Dark Knight Trilogy, The Riddler, Tim Burton, Tim Roth
This week J. Marcus and Dion tackle the pressing issues of the day: the British thespian Invasion, ‘Old Detriot’ alla RoboCop becoming a reality, the Dark Knight Trilogy Box Set, the plot holes that abound in Star Trek: Into Darkness, the final word on Richard Donner’s Superman with the newly released International Cut, and- last but certainly not least, […]
Side-Cast: Toy Variations
Posted: 2nd October 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Cartoons, Podcast, Side-Casts, Television, Toy Review, ToysTags: Amigo Toys, Bigfoot Monster Trucks, C.O.P.S., Cabbage Patch Kids, Comicbook Men, Dick Tracy, Evel Knievel, G.I.Joe, Garbage Pail Kids, Gobots, Greatest American Hero, He-Man, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, Justice League of America, Knight Rider, M.A.S.K., Micro Machines, Muscle Men, Over the Top, Salute Your Shorts, Sectaurs, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Spiderman, Star Wars, Superfriends, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The A-Team, The Centurions, The Real Ghostbusters, Thundercats, Tonka cars, Transformers, Voltron, Werewolf, WWF
Dion and J. Blake are back for another exciting addition of the Podwits’ Side Cast. Todays topic is toys from our childhood. A subject often visited in the Podwits podcast, this time around the duo laments about the various toys they played with in their youth. Dion explains his paradox growing up that was imposed on him by […]