The boys here at the Podwits Podcast Network have been currently reworking the site and planning a very exciting, relaunch very soon. So just to let the fans know, we are still here and have some very BIG plans that will be announced very soon. In the meantime, please have a great season, and you can directly […]
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As Some of You May Have Noticed…
Posted: 1st July 2015 by Podwits Administrator in Art, News, Podcast, Podwits Exclusive, Uncategorized, Up on The Soap Box0
Pre-Recorded! Somewhere NEAR New York!
Posted: 8th February 2015 by Podwits Administrator in UncategorizedTags: AKA Jessica Jones, Charles Rocket, David Tennant, Dennis Quaid, Dreamscape, Frequency, Henry Fonda, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Jerry Goldsmith, Kate Capshaw, Kathleen Turner, Killgrave, Max Headroom, Meg Ryan, Michael J. Fox, Minstrel shows, Neil Cavuto, Precious, PS General Slocum, Purple Man, Randy Quaid, Rescue Me, Rob Roy, Robert Wise, Robin Williams, Saturday Night Live, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Steven Spielberg, Svengoolie, Undercover Blues, Vacation, Your World, Zack and Miri Make a Porno
In this episode: Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the Quaid Brothers ouevre, deeply personal movies (like Frequency and Zack and Miri Make a Porno) and Saturday Night Live all get the one of a kind Podwits treatment! Another week, another fine collection of trivia, hijinks and non-sequiturs is yours, courtesy of Dion, J. and Brian!
Side Cast: The Zombie Genre
Posted: 24th October 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Film Review, History, News, Podcast, Side-Casts, UncategorizedTags: 28 Days Later, Carnival of Souls, City of the Living Dead, Dairy of the Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Dead Alive, Dead Snow, George Romero, House by the Cemetery, I Walked with a Zombie, Land of the Dead, Let Sleeping Corpses Lie, Lucio Fulci, Night of the Living Dead, Nightmare City, Resident Evil, Return of the Living Dead, Scream, Serpent of the Rainbow, Shaun of the Dead, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Survival of the Dead, The Beyond, The Faculty, The Walking Dead, Val Lewton, White Zombie, Zack Snyder, Zombie
With the success of their last Halloween themed Side Cast and posting on Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers where J.Blake and Dion Baia recommend some horror films they both feel may have fallen through the cracks or have been overlooked, the boys meet back at the Podwits studios to record a quick cast about the zombie genre. […]
Check out Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers!
Posted: 17th October 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Anime, Art, Books, Cartoons, Celebrities, Comic Books, Cyber Mailbag, Ernest Borgnine, Film, Film Review, History, Literature, News, Podcast, Science Fiction, Technology, Television, Uncategorized, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers
Please pay a visit to our latest Podwits venture, Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! Dion Baia and J. Blake of the Podwits fame highlight films from their youth that would have typically been rented for a weekend sleepover by you and your friends. A new movie may be thrown into the mix to spice it up, but cult […]
It Has Been Brought to Our Attention…
Posted: 3rd October 2014 by Podwits Administrator in News, Podcast, Podwits Exclusive, Technology, Uncategorized, Up on The Soap BoxTags: iTunes, Podcast
NEW PODCASTS BELOW THIS POSTING!!! …That some of our fans are currently not able to find The Podwits Podcast on iTunes for whatever reason. While we have our crack IT team addressing this occurrence, PLEASE in the meantime you can type or paste this link (http://www.podwits.com/?feed=podcast) into the iTunes “Subscribe to Podcast” URL box, and away you go, onto […]
RIP Hollywood Make-up Legend Dick Smith
Posted: 1st August 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Art, Celebrities, Film, History, News, Obituaries, Technology, Television, UncategorizedTags: Altered States, Amadeus, David Bowie, Dick Smith, Dustin Hoffman, Ghost Story, Jack Pierce, James Caan, John Carpenter, Linda Blair, Little Big Man, Marathon Man, Martin Scorsese, Max Von Sydow, Nighthawks, Quentin Tarantino, Rick Baker, Stan Winston, Starman, Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, The Exorcist, The Godfather, The Hunger, The Stepford Wifes, Tom Savini, William Friedkin, William Hurt
The Podwits were saddened to learn that Oscar-winning make-up icon Dick Smith, who defined generations with his pioneering makeup effects, passed away July 30th at age 92. Before CGI was common place, Smith practically invented techniques that are still used to this day, and is credited by Special Effects legends like Rick Baker and Tom Savini in spearheading where Universal Studios […]
It’s Not a Big Deal, and That’s a Big Deal (All-New Ultimates)
Posted: 8th April 2014 by Brian in Comic Books, Uncategorized, Up on The Soap BoxTags: All-New Ultimates, Bombshell, Brian Michael Bendis, Cloak and Dagger, Kitty Pryde, Marvel, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman
Something remarkable is happening the world of mainstream superhero comics this week. And one of the best and most remarkable things about it is that no one seems to think it’s remarkable. I’m talking about All-New Ultimates, Marvel’s new Ultimate Universe team book written by Michel Fiffe, with art by Brazilian newcomer Amilcar Pinna. A spinoff of both […]
“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 […]
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 […]
On a cold Chicago day at 10:30 am, in 1929…
Posted: 14th February 2014 by Dion in News, UncategorizedTags: Al Capone, Chicago, George "Bugs" Maron, St. Valentine's Day, St. Valentine's Day Massacre
*This Article was originally published February, 2012* 85 years ago this week, 2 gangs were locked in a heated power struggle over control of Chicago’s illegal alcohol industry. Dion O’Banion, leader of the mostly Irish and Jewish “North-side Gang” had just been murdered and George “Bugs” Moran had taken control. He countered back and tried to kill the head of the […]