…His name was Laszlo Lowenstein… In this brand-spankin’ new edition of The Podwits Podcast, the boys are talking movies, and more specifically, their favorite comedies. What do they find funny? What do they think (in their HUMBLE opinion) was a miss? And what the heck is up with Arnold Schwarzenegger giving away spoilers for all his […]
Archive for March, 2014
“Drama is Universal, Comedy is Personal”
Posted: 29th March 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Art, Celebrities, Film, Film Review, History, Literature, News, Podcast, TelevisionTags: A Fish Called Wanda, A Philadelphia Story, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arsenic and Old Lace, Black Dynamite, Burt Reynolds, Caddyshack, Cary Grant, Comicbooks, Dr. Strangelove, Four-Color Fanboys, Galaxy Quest, Ghostbusters, Hercules in New York, His Girl Friday, Humphrey Bogart, Ireland, Ivan Reitman, Jack Benny, Jackie Gleason, Little Feat, Max Headroom, Mr. Moto, Mr. Moto takes a Vacation, My Cousin Vinny, Napoleon Dynamite, Noah, Peter Lorre, Ralph Bellamy, Roddy Doyle, Sabotage, Smokey and the Bandit, Stanley Kubrick, Stanley Kurbrick, Stephen D Youngkin, Stripes, Terminator, Terminator: Genesis, The Big Lebowski, The Blues Brothers, The Commitments, The Greatest Story Ever Told, The Lego Movie, The Long Goodbye, The Lost One, The Muppet Movie, The Passion of the Christ, The Robe, The Sandlot, Vincent Price
Check Out Brian’s New Comic Book Podcast!
Posted: 26th March 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Housekeeping, News, PodcastFour-Color Fanboys Issue 1: Lo, There Shall Come a PODCAST! Exciting news, folks—Brian has teamed up with Al Sedano (of Resurrections—An Adam Warlock Podcast) to produce a new monthly podcast called Four-Color Fanboys! Every month they’ll talk about the comics they’re reading (both new and old), exciting comics-related news items, and whatever else strikes their superhero-lovin’ […]
“You’re Killin’ Me, Smalls!”
Posted: 22nd March 2014 by Podwits Administrator in UncategorizedTags: Asbury Park ComiCon, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Cosmos, Doctor Who, Fantastic Four, Four-Color Fanboys, Ghostbusters 3, Grosse Pointe Blank, John Byrne, John Cusack, Monsters University, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, photo novels, Pixar, She-Hulk, Star Trek, Superman/Batman: Generations, The Commitments, The Incredibles 2, The Lego Movie, The Sandlot, View Askewniverse
J. and Brian are back to fill your earholes with scintillating verbal musings on John Byrne’s new Star Trek photo novel project, upcoming movie sequels both exciting and worrisome, and what exactly the Doctor’s chosen sobriquet actually means. Plus, Brian’s got a big announcement about… well, to find that out you’ll just have to listen […]
BIGGER than The Beatles !
Posted: 15th March 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Audio Review, Celebrities, History, Music, Music Review, PodcastTags: Aerosmith, Audrey Meadows, CBS, Chuck Berry, Cream, Danny Harrison, Eric Clapton, Ernest Borgnine, Frank Marth, From Here to Eternity, George Harrison, George Martin, George Petrie, George Reeves, Geraldo Rivera, Gordon MacRae, Hofner Bass, Hollywoodland, Jane Kean, John Lennon, Joyce Randolph, Julian Lennon, Kirk Douglas, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Nimoy, Little Richard, Michael Douglas, Mickey Rooney, Ouija board, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Popcorn, Ringo Starr, Robin Williams, Rock Band, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sean Lennon, Sheila MacRae, Slingbox, Star Trek, Superman, The Beatles, The Beatles Anthology, The Beatles Live at the BBC, The Beatles Love, The Crazy Ones, The Ed Sullivan Show, the Honeymooners, The Rolling Stones, The Shirelles, William Shatner, yoko ono, Yoplait yogurt, Youtube on fire
This week is jammed back with fun! Dion gets J. to crack open his cranium and discuss his VAST knowledge of The Beatles, their renaissance, and the big ‘what if‘- if they’d reunited had John not been assassinated. The boys then touch on the recent deaths of 3 stars of the iconic Honeymooners series in as many […]
Heroes, Villains, and Bad Shrimp
Posted: 8th March 2014 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend, Comic Book Marketplace, David Weber, Doctor Who, Ender's Game, Frank Frazetta, Honor Harrington, Jana of the Jungle, Jim Steranko, John Carter, Marcus Welby M.D., Muppet Babies, Neal Adams, Patrick McGoohan, Pithovirus sibericum, Quincy M.E., Star Trek, The Adventures of Tintin, The Thing, Violent Saturday
Dion’s been rubbing elbows with some of comic book history’s heaviest hitters, including the legendary Jim Steranko, while Brian’s got worries about reawakened giant viruses and excessive focus on gender issues in science fiction. Then the boys talk about how to correctly aim your television aerial and reminisce about local TV listings from their childhood. […]
Side-Cast: Epic Battles: Comic Conventions Over Heroes
Posted: 5th March 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Art, Cartoons, Celebrities, Comic Books, Podcast, Side-Casts, UncategorizedTags: Al Roker, Alex Ross, Animaniacs, Batman, Bill Melendez, Bob Kane, Bob Singer, Bruce Lee, Bugs Bunny, Chubby Checker, Chuck Berry, Chuck Jones, Comic Art, Comic Con, Comicbook Market place, Dick Van Dyke, Don Knotts, Dr. Suess, Fangoria, Frank Frazetta, George Perez, Herb Trimpe, Hero Boy, Jerry Reed, Jim Steranko, Joe Sinnott, John Byrne, John Romita Sr, Ken Bald, Laurel and Hardy, Mama Cass, Manganaro's Hero Boy, Mark Millar, Mark Texeira, Meadowlark Lemon, Neil Adams, Roddy Pipper, Scatman Crothers, Scooby Doo, Scooby Doo Movies, Scott Baio, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Snoopy, Spiderman, Stan Lee, Superman, The Green Hornet, The Harlem Globetrotters, The Peanuts, The Punisher, The Shadow, The Three Stooges, Wolverine
This installment of the Podwits’ Side Cast find Dion and J. Blake on location at New York City’s famous Manganaro’s Hero Boy on the Westside for a lunch break while they attend this year’s 4th Annual Comic Book Marketplace Convention. The boys discuss collecting original comic book and cartoon art, the allure of small conventions as opposed to the clusterfunk known […]
Into The Wild Blue Yonder
Posted: 1st March 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Electronics, Podcast, Science Fiction, TechnologyTags: Cinefantastique, Cinefex, Comcast, DJI, GoPro, Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones, Lucasfilm, Netflix, Starlog, Verizon
Strap yourselves in for a ride into the Wild Blue Yonder with The Podwits! J. has anything but buyer’s remorse over his biggest, latest purchase… leaving Dion to ponder the moral implications of what is to come! In the meantime, a major science fiction publication makes a comeback on the web in the form of […]