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 […]
Archive for the ‘History’ Category
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
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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 […]
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; […]
A Podcast By Any Other Name
Posted: 26th April 2014 by Podwits Administrator in History, Music, Music Review, News, Obituaries, Podcast, Recap, TelevisionTags: Baseball, Charlie Parker, Civil War, Derek and the Dominos, Dock Ellis, Duane Allman, Eric Clapton, Jim Morrison, Josephine Tey, Korean Ferry, LSD No No, Mosaic Records, Oliver Stone, Richard III, Sewol, The Allman Brothers, The Beatles, The Daughter of Time, The Doors, The Fillmore, Wolfgang's Vault
Well they’re back at it again for an all new Podwits Podcast. While enjoying a nice cool beverage in a safety-cup at their local convalescence home, the boys wax about the oldest American Civil War widow to die in 2008, and Brian’s 2010 trip to Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, which lead the boys over to: The […]
A Night Out to Celebrate a Legend
Posted: 25th April 2014 by Dion in Books, Celebrities, Film, Food, History, News, Podwits ExclusiveTags: A Treasury of Great Recipes, Art, Cole Porter, Food, I Am Legend, Laura, Marlon Brando, Orson Welles, Otto Preminger, Richard Matheson, Sardi's, Sears, Sears and Roebuck, Victoria Price, Vincent Price
Last month my wife and I were lucky enough to be invited to a small event in New York City, celebrating the life of the great film legend Vincent Price, hosted by his daughter, Victoria Price. After a private screening and presentation courtesy of Ms. Price, we all went over to Sardi’s Restaurant to partake in the […]
“There’s ALWAYS Time For Columbo !”
Posted: 12th April 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Art, Celebrities, Film, Film Review, Food, History, Literature, Podcast, Podwit Profile, Recap, TelevisionTags: A Treasury of Recipes, Al Lewis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bo Svenson, Charlie Chan, Christopher Lee, Columbo, Darren McGavin, Day of the Triffids, Donald Pleasance, Elisha Cook Jr, England, Fire!, Gene Kelly, Hammer Films, Horror, Jackie Cooper, James Cagney, Jeff Rice, Joe Spinell, Jose Ferrer, Keye Luke, Kingdom of the Spiders, Kolchak the Night Stalker, MacGyver, Maniac, Martin Freeman, Michael Caine, Mr. Moto, Nightmare on Elm Street, Patrick McGoohan, Peter Cushing, Peter Falk, Peter Lorre, Poltergeist, Quality Street, Richard Matheson, Robert Culp, Robert Logan, Roma Wine, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Sidney Toler, Simon Oakland, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Snowbeast, Suspense, The Conjuring, The Entity, The Great Mouse Detective, The Italian Job, The Night Strangler, The Woman in Black, The X-Files, Victor Sen Yung, Victoria Price, Vincent Price, Warner Orland, Willie Strode, yorkshire, Yorkshire Girl
The Podwits have a VERY special edition of the podcast this week, with AM 331’s own Yorkshire Girl in studio to expound on anything and everything that matters… And what does the lovely lady have on her mind? Horror movies; the amazing sub-subgenre that is the 1970’s TV movie; the love for Darren McGavin’s Kolchak The […]
“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
…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 […]
"Drama is Universal, Comedy is Personal" [ 46:44 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (781)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 […]
Podwits Profile: Martha Sigall
Posted: 17th January 2014 by Dion in Art, Cartoons, Celebrities, History, Podwit Profile, Podwits Exclusive, TelevisionTags: Animation, Bill Melendez, Bugs Bunny, Cartoons, Chuck Jones, Garfield, Graphic Films, Martha Sigall, Mel Blanc, MGM, Snoopy, Tex Avery, The Peanuts, The Pink Panther, Tom and Jerry, Warner Bros.
Last year, I was lucky enough to meet Martha Sigall, the 96-year-young former inker and painter who worked in what some consider the golden age of cartoonmaking in Hollywood. You name it, she worked on it, over the past eighty years. I had the opportunity to sit in on a Q&A with her, and then […]
Side-Cast: Fotonovels & Novelizations
Posted: 8th January 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Electronics, Film, History, Literature, Podcast, Side-Casts, TechnologyTags: 8MM, Alfred Hitchcock, Assault on Precinct 13, Batman, Cassette Tape, Choose Your Own Adventures, Coffee, Dean Koontz, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, fotonovels, Funhouse, Gremlins, Halloween, Halloween 3: Season of the Witch, Harry and the Hendersons, iCloud, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, iTunes, James Cameron, John Carpenter, LUX Radio Theater, MP3 Player, Psycho, Record, Rocky, Rocky 2, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Star Trek, Star Wars, Suspense, The Abyss, The Omen, the terminator, VCR, Viewmaster, Vincent Price
Dion and contributor J. Blake are back and ready to kick 2014 off with a duesy of a topic: Before you had the DVD, VCR, or even the Multiplex, how else could fans continue to digest their favorite films after seeing them in the theater? Well the duo discuss the short-lived 1970’s genre called the fotonovel, and film novelizations. The […]