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 […]
Posts Tagged ‘Alfred Hitchcock’
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
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Alan Jones: Dario Argento & Beyond…
Posted: 31st October 2013 by J. Blake in Film, Film Review, News, Podwits Exclusive, UncategorizedTags: ABBA, Alfred Hitchcock, All The Colors Of The Dark, Amer, BBC, Brian DePalma, Bruno Forzani, Cat Of Nine Tails, Dancing Queen, Dario Argento, David Cronenberg, Deep Red, Diabolique, disco, Dracula 3D, Eleonora Giorgi, Eli Roth, Frenzy, George Romero, Giallo, Goblin, Hélène Cattet, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Horror, Inferno, John Carpenter, Johnny Rotten, Julie Andrews, Leon Cunningham, Lucio Fulci, Macbeth, Mario Bava, Martyrs, Michele Soavi, Mondo Argento, Mother of Tears, Nicholas Winding Refn, Phantom Of The Opera, Phenomena, Profondo Agento, Psycho, Quentin Tarantino, Roger Corman, Sergio Martino, Sid Vicious, Sleepless, Stendhal Syndrome, Strange Colors of Your Body's Tears, Suspiria, Tenebre, The Bird With Crystal Plumage, The Card Player, The Conjuring, The Day Britain Turned Disco, The Joy of Disco, the Ramones, The Sex Pistols, The Tubes, The Wax Mask, Thomas Kretschmann, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Two Evil Eyes, White Punks on Dopw, William Castle
Halloween is here, Italian horror maestro Dario Argento’s latest film, Dracula 3D, has finally received distribution in the U.S.A. (through IFC Midnight) and the band Goblin, who contributed so many great scores to Argento’s earlier films (as well as many other Italian horror classics) is finishing up the first leg of their recent American tour. […]
You Have to Know Your Audience
Posted: 25th May 2013 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: 321 Contact, Alfred Hitchcock, Bloodhound Gang, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Ian Fleming, James Bond, Jane Henson, Jeff Bridges, Jim Henson, Jose Ferrer, Joss Whedon, Looney Toons, Men in Black, Michael Bay, Miguel Ferrer, R.I.P.D, Ray Manzarek, Rosemary Clooney, Ryan Reynolds, Space Jam, Star Trek, The Doors, The Muppets, The Wilhelm Scream, Transformers
What is a Podwit to do in this crazy, maddening, evolving (for better or for worse) world?! Do the classics in film (or any art for that matter) age like a fine wine or do they deserve to be torn down and placed against what is now called a “classic” by today’s critics? Also, do franchises suffer or […]
The Many Uses Of Monkey Semen
Posted: 4th May 2013 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Alfred Hitchcock, Buster Keaton, Darkon, Doctor Who, Dogfish Head, Fritz Lang, James Mason, Lon Chaney, London After Midnight, Metropolis, Midas Touch, River's Edge, Shoot to Kill, Silent movies, Star Trek, Steam Punk, The River Wild, White Chapel, White Water Summer, Zombie, Zork
The boys are at it again, firing off on all cylinders this week! They discuss the technological ‘advancements‘ J has made in his methods of recording, Dion’s improv review that tours the convalescent-home circuit, and Brian getting back to nature with his upcoming weekend camping excursion… and it’s Free Comic Book Day! Give the old vinyl a […]
Hitchcock Trailer Finally Released!
Posted: 10th October 2012 by Dion in Film, NewsTags: Alfred Hitchcock, Danny Huston, Ed Gein, Helen Mirren, Jessica Biel, Kurtwood Smith, Michael Wincott, Robert Bloch, Scarlett Johansson
With the first photo release of Anthony Hopkins as Hollywood legend Alfred Hitchcock found here, this film seemed like it could be the best and most exciting vehicle from Hopkins in almost twenty years.
How the Remakes Stack Up- Part 1: Cape Fear
Posted: 27th September 2012 by Dion in Film, Film ReviewTags: Alfred Hitchcock, Bernard Hermann, Cape Fear, Charles Laughton, Elmer Berstein, Gregory Peck, Illeana Douglas, J. Lee Thompson, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, Martin Balsam, Martin Scorsese, Remakes, Robert DeNiro, Robert Mitchum, Telly Savalas, The Night of the Hunter, Torn Curtain
With Halloween just around the corner, my wife and I are starting our annual horror festival, where we watch a bunch of scary movies to usher in October 31st (we tend to do this for a lot of the holidays, which can be a boat-load of fun!). But this got me thinking- there are a ton, and […]
Gotta Get Back In Time
Posted: 4th August 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Film, News, PodcastTags: Alfred Hitchcock, Citizen Kane, Dinosaurs, Jurassic Park, Orson Welles, Time Travel, Vertigo
This week the wits of pod use their time travel technology to debate the merits of the return of the dinosaurs, the relative importance of 1974 and whether or not Alfred Hitchcock deserves to unseat Orson Welles as the auteur of the greatest film of all time! It’s zany time travel goodness as only the […]
First Look at NEW Alfred Hitchcock Film!
Posted: 23rd April 2012 by Dion in Film, NewsTags: Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Hopkins, Hitchcock, Psycho, Sienna Miller, The Birds, The Girl, Toby Jones
Can you spot who this is? Here’s the first look at Anthony Hopkins filling the shoes of one of the greatest directors of all time in the upcoming film Hitchcock.