Well Dion and J. Blake are back again for another round in a late Fall (and pseudo) part 3 edition of their hugely popular “Horror Remakes” Side-Casts—but this time around, instead of tackling the reinterpretations of classic fright films, the lads instead discuss what really scared them specifically as children; what films and television, and the […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Side-Cast: Adventures in Time
Posted: 11th September 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Podcast, Side-CastsTags: 12 Monkeys, Army of Darkness, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin Powers, Back To The Future, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Blade Runner, Bruce Willis, Cheers, Christopher Lloyd, Christopher Plummer, City on the Edge of Forever, Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, David Warner, Dead Ringers, Demolition Man, Disney, Donnie Darko, Forever Young, Groundhog Day, H.G. Wells, Harlan Ellison, Hot Tub Time Machine, James Cameron, Jeremy Irons, Joseph-Gordon Levitt, Jules Verne, la jetee, Lance Henriksen, Looper, Mad Max, Michael J. Fox, Moon, Mr. Boogedy, My Science Experiment, Oz the Great and Powerful, Peggy Sue Got Married, Planet of the Apes, Post Apocalyptic, Primer, Quantum Leap, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Robert Zemeckis, Rod Serling, Sam Raimi, Shelley Long, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Somewhere in Time, Star Trek, The Butterfly Effect, The Final Countdown, The Flight of the Navigator, The Jacket, The Seventh Seal, the terminator, The Time Machine, The Time Traveler's Wife, The Twilight Zone, Time After Time, Time Bandits, Time Travel, Time Trax, Timecop, Trancers
Dion and J. Blake are back for another exciting, hair-raising, and mind-blowing Side-Cast! This go around, the boys tackle the plot device known as time travel. They chat about their favorite films that revolve around going back or forth in time, the paradoxes some of the movies lay out, and highlight some screen gems that […]
Side-Casts: The Rise and Fall of the Video Store
Posted: 5th June 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Podcast, Side-Casts, Technology, Up on The Soap BoxTags: A History of Violence, Asylum Pictures, Betamax, Blockbuster Video, Bruce Campbell, Christopher Lambert, Columbia House, David Cronenberg, Day of the Dead, DVD plaver, Escape from New York, Full frame, Fullscreen, Hollywood Video, Ice T, Mean Guns, Michael Mann, Mister Roberts, Netflix, Redbox, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Streaming, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Burning, The Prowler, Tom Savini, Tombstone, VCR, VHS, Video Store, Video tape, Westcoast Video, Widescreen
In 2005, David Cronenberg‘s A History of Violence, marked the last time a film saw a mainstream VHS release. Along with the overwhelming popularity of companies like Netflix and Redbox, these mailbox and streaming entertainment services virtually spelled the end to the 25 year-old industry known as the video store, and only a handful of small, “Mom & Pop” stores […]
Side-Casts: The Low Down, Dirt-Funky Blues
Posted: 22nd May 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Music, Music Review, Side-CastsTags: Aerosmith, Alan Lomax, Albert Collins, Albert King, Art Tatum, B.B. King, Beethoven, Big Bill Bronzy, Bing Crosby, Black Sabbath, Bob Hope, Bobby Bland, Buddy Guy, Chicago, Chuck Berry, Cream, David Bowie, Debbie Davies, Derek and the Dominos, Donald 'Duck' Dunn, Doo Wop, Electric Mud, Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Frank Sinatra, Hank Williams, Howlin' Wolf, Hubert Sumlin, Isaac Hayes, Jackson Browne, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker, John Pizzarelli, Johnny Ace, Junior Wells, Leadbelly, Led Zeppelin, Leslie West, Little Walter, Louis Prima, Motown, Mountain, Muddy Waters, Otis Redding, Otis Spann, Pat Boone, Paul Butterfield, Progressive Rock, Ray Charles, Robert Johnson, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Son House, Sonny Boy Williamson, Stax Records, Steve Cropper, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Storyville, The Beatles, The Black Keys, The Blues, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Tony Iommi, Van Halen, Willie Dixon
Dion and Contributor J. Blake are back for another edition of The Podwits Side-Cast! This time around they discuss their love for the Blues. They chat about how some purists like to define it, what they themselves think the blues is, and the various artists they love within the genre. Dion and J. Blake then each share a ‘top 5‘ list […]
Side-Casts: The Decline of the Horror Convention, Part II, Vol. II: Fulci Lives!
Posted: 8th May 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Podcast, Side-CastsTags: Billy Drago, Chiller Theater, City of the Living Dead, Clint Eastwood, Comic Con, Dario Argento, Demonia, Fangoria, Gates of Hell, George Takei, Goblin, Horror, Horror Convention, House by the Cemetery, Jeffery Combs, John Saxon, Kill Bill, Lifeforce, Lucio Fulci, New Goblin, New York Ripper, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Steam Punk, Susperia, The Beyond, Tobe Hooper, Tom Savini, VHS
In the 3rd and final installment of this special edition of the new Podwits podcast, The Side-Cast, Dion and contributor J. Blake wrap up their discussion of the sad decline of the popular Horror Conventions from what they once were, and focus in on Italian Horror director Lucio Fulci‘s famous career and the impact it has […]
Side-Casts: The Decline of the Horror Convention Part. 2 Vol. 2: Fulci Lives! [ 39:33 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (492)Side-Casts: The Decline of the Horror Convention Part. 2: The Italian Giallo Phenomenon
Posted: 1st May 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Podcast, Side-Casts, UncategorizedTags: Albert DeSalvo, Anchor Bay, Bird with the Crystal Plumage, Black Sunday, Bruce Dern, Burt Lancaster, Dario Argento, Dawn of the Dead, Deep Red, Die Hard, Ennio Morricone, George Romero, Giallo, Halloween 2, Henry Fonda, Horror, Horror Conventions, Italian Horror, Joe Bob Briggs, John Frankenheimer, Lucio Fulci, Mario Bava, Monster Vision, Once Upon a Time in the West, Robert Shaw, Rock Hudson, Seconds, Side-Cast, Sidecast, The Boston Strangler, The Girl Who Knew too Much, The Train, The Warriors, Tony Curtis, Walter Hill, Zombie
Dion and Podwit contributor J. Blake are back for their 2nd installment in the new Side-cast series. Today they zero in on Joe Bob Briggs‘ 1990’s television show Monster Vision, and then dissect the 1970’s Italian genre known as Giallo. For any Horror fan out there, Italian Horror cinema is clutch, and who better to educate you […]
Side-Casts: The Decline of the Horror Convention Part. 2: The Italian Giallo Phenomenon [ 51:08 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (401)Side-Casts: The Decline of the Horror Convention Part 1
Posted: 17th April 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Podcast, Side-CastsTags: 52 Pick Up, Anchor Bay, Andrew Divoff, Blue Underground, Burt Reynolds, Casino, Chiller Theater, Dario Argento, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Ed Begley Jr., Elijah Wood, Fangoria, Friday the 13th, George C Scott, George Romero, Hardcore, Harvey Keital, Horror Conventions, Inherit the Wind, Jake LaMotta, Joe Bob Briggs, Joe Spinell, John Glover, Kane Hodder, Knightriders, Leon, Lucio Fulci, Maniac, Martin, Martin Scorsese, Monster Vision, Night of the Living Dead, Peter Boyle, Raging Bull, Randy Jurgensen, Shamus, Sherman Howard, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Tales From the Crypt, The Professional, The Warriors, Tom Savini, Toy Soldiers, Two Evil Eyes, Walter Hill, William Lustig, William Sadler, Wishmaster
Dion debuts The Podwits’ brand new spin-off, called Side-Casts; a series of podcasts that will be done with various contributors, by various Podwits members. In Part 1 of Dion’s 3-part debut special, he and contributor J. Blake discuss the decade-long decline of horror conventions, and also reminisce about various legendary, but seldom-seen masterpieces (most horror, but others skirt the line) that […]