The lads are back for an exciting, invigorating, and sensational edition of the Podwits Podcast! The band is back together and boy do they have a lot to catch up on! Dion talks about a recent chat with actor Joe Piscopo which leads into discuss (or debate) for their love of the cult classic Dead Heat; Brian brings […]
Archive for May, 2014
The Six Degrees of Vincent Price (aka Our Love for Clark Gregg)
Posted: 31st May 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Celebrities, Ernest Borgnine, Film, Film Review, History, Music, News, Podcast, Podwits Exclusive, Science Fiction, Television, The Comic SpinnerTags: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agents of Shield, Albert Brooks, Bill Cosby, Bill Paxton, Brad Dourif, Brian Jones, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Clark Gregg, Daredevil, Dead Heat, Hank Williams, Joe Piscopo, Keye Luke, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Comics, Muscle Men, Netflix, The Punisher, The Rolling Stones, Vincent Price, Wiseguys
Georges Arnaud’s Wages of Fear
Posted: 29th May 2014 by Dion in Art, Books, Film, Film Review, History, Podwit ProfileTags: Alfred Hithcock, American Werewolf in London, Chester Himes, Dashiell Hammett, Diabolique, Flesh and Fire, Georges Arnaud, Henri-Georges Clouzot, James M. Cain, Jeff Ryan, Le Salaire de la Peur, Les Diabolique, Mickey Spillane, Nintendo, Norman Dale, Rage, Raymond Chandler, Scarface, Sorcerer, Super Mario Bros, Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America, The Boys From Brazil, The Harlem Cycle, The Last Man on Earth, Wages of Fear, William Friedkin
I have very fond memories of playing with my G.I. Joe’s and Construx on the carpet in the living room of my parent’s old New Haven home -their rug I now recall as an imagery world, that would encompass the area from under the bay window where lived in front a massive 16″ Quasar cabinet television, to the large wooden coffee table […]
PODWITS FLASHBACK: In Space, No One Can Hear You… Scream
Posted: 24th May 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Best of, Film, Podcast, Science Fiction, TelevisionTags: Adam Baldwin, Alan Tudyk, Firefly, George Lucas, Indiana Jones, Jewel Staite, Joss Whedon, Lucasfilm, Morena Baccarin, Nathan Fillion, Ron Glass, Serenity, Star Wars, Summer Glau, The Black Hole, The Walt Disney Company, Touchstone Pictures
No new podcast this week, folks. Due to technical difficulties beyond our control, The Podwits can’t serve up a new cast this time. HOWEVER, we’re happy to bring you back one of the tried and true audio delights from our past! Set the Time Circuits to November 2012… Disney just bought Lucas, and the Podwits […]
The Podwits’ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 Debrief
Posted: 18th May 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Comic Books, Podcast, TelevisionTags: Agents of Shield, Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, B.J. Britt, Brett Dalton, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Cataclysm, Chloe Bennet, Clark Gregg, Coulson, Elizabeth Henstridge, FitzSimmons, Grant Ward, Iain De Caestecker, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Melinda May, Miles Morales, Ming-Na Wen, Nick Fury, Skye, Spectacular Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Triplett, Ultimate Spider-Man
The first season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has wrapped, and Brian and J. Marcus are here to conduct the top-secret post-mortem! With their usual laser-like focus and military precision (read: all kinds of tangents and diversions), Brian and J. look at what worked, what didn’t, and what the future may or may not hold for our […]
Batman at 75 Part II!
Posted: 10th May 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Books, Cartoons, Comic Books, Film, Film Review, History, Literature, Podcast, Side-Casts, Television, The Comic SpinnerTags: A Death in the Family, Adam West, American Psycho, Bane, Batman, Batman Begins, Batman Beyond, Batman TV series, Batman: The Animated Series, Bill Dozier, Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Bruce Timm, Charles Bronson, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, D.C. Comics, Darwyn Cooke, Dean Kain, Deathwish, Dick Tracy, Dylan Baker, Heath Ledger, J.J. Abrams, Jack Nicholson, Joel Schumacher, Kevin Conroy, Matt Garrison, Michael Keaton, Patchwork, Peter Weller, Remakes, Robin, Sam Raimi, Sherlock Holmes, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Spiderman, Stan Lee, Star Trek, Superman, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, The Dark Knight Trilogy, The New 52, The Punisher, The Rocketeer, The Shadow, Tim Burton
The Podwits bring your Part II of their Side Cast special exploring Batman’s 75th anniversary! Dion and contributor J. Blake continue on with memories of the Caped Crusader, and get into Tim Burton’s franchise versus Christopher Nolan’s, and also bring up what is going on the small screen by way of the amazing animated films D.C. Comics have been putting […]
R.I.P. Silver Age Comics Legend Dick Ayers
Posted: 8th May 2014 by Brian in Comic Books, News, ObituariesTags: Dick Ayers, Marvel Comics, Sgt. Fury
This week, former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Roy Thomas reported that Dick Ayers, a legendary artist from the Silver Age of comics, passed away on May 4 at his home in White Plains, New York, six days after his ninetieth birthday. In addition to being a frequent inker for Jack Kirby in the early days of […]
BATMAN at 75!
Posted: 4th May 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Cartoons, Celebrities, Comic Books, Film, Film Review, History, Podcast, Recap, Side-Casts, Technology, Television, The Comic Spinner, ToysTags: A Death in the Family, Adam West, Alan Moore, Alex Ross, Anton Furst, Batgirl, Batman, Batman (1966), Batman 66, Batman Beyond, Batman Returns, Batman TV series, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Batman: The Animated Series, Batman: The Dark Knight Collection, Batman: Year One, Bill Dozier, Bill Finger, Bob Hoskins, Bob Kane, Brad Dourif, Christopher Nolan, Comic Books, D.C. Comics, Dennis O'Neal, Dick Tracy, Disney, Frank Miller, From Here to Eternity, G.I.Joe, George Reeves, Heath Ledger, Jack Nicholson, Legends of the Superheroes, Mark Hamill, Matt Garrison, Max Allan Collins, Michael Keaton, Neil Adams, Norman Saunders, Olan Soule, Patchwork, Paul Williams, Robin, Robin Williams, Scooby Doo, Shirley Walker, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Superman, The Joker, The Killing Joke, The Phantom, The Rocketeer, The Shadow, The Transformers, Tim Burton, William Sanderson
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Batman, The Podwits deliver a special edition of the Side Cast! Dion and contributor J. Blake celebrate the history of the character by sharing their memories and speak about the history, which leads into some very interesting topics: The various incarnations from comic, to small and then silver screen; […]
The Four-Color Fanboys’ Second “Issue” Is Out!
Posted: 1st May 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Comic Books, News, PodcastFour-Color Fanboys Issue 2: Upon the Bookshelves There Lurks… a Classic! Once again, Brian and his fellow comic book addict Al Sedano (of Resurrections—An Adam Warlock Podcast) have become the Four-Color Fanboys! Check out this month’s podcast as they talk about the comics they’re reading (both new and old) and even muster up a bit of good old-fashioned topical outrage! Go to […]