Has it been a week already?! Well the boys are in the galley cooking up a brand new, steaming edition of The Podwits Podcast! Dion regroups with J. Marcus on what he missed last week and adds his two-cents regarding spy music themes and Disney only using the David Tennant years in rerun. That leads to a […]
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Nostalgic Television
Posted: 25th April 2015 by Podwits Administrator in Cartoons, Celebrities, Doctor Who, Film, News, Podcast, Science Fiction, Technology, Television, Watching the DoctorTags: Atari: Game Over, Batman Vs Superman, Car 54 Where Are You?, David Arnold, David Hasselhoff, David Tennant, Doctor Who, Frankenstein, Frankie Avalon, George Reeves, I Love Lucy, Irwin Allen, James Bond, Knight Rider, Lalo Schifrin, Lost in Space, Mad Max, Mad Max Fury Road, Matt Smith, MeTV, O.J. Simpson, Peter Lorre, Quentin Tarantino, Richard Basehart, Star Trek, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Steve McQueen, Ted Turner, The Adventures of Superman, The Fantastic Four, The Hateful 8, the terminator, The Towering Inferno, Universal Monsters, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
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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 […]
Dino De Laurentiis & Quentin Tarantino Present: He Came From the East- Mordecai
Posted: 1st February 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Celebrities, Comic Books, Film, Film Review, Podcast, Science FictionTags: Adam West, Batman (1966), Batman TV series, Blu Ray, Bond 50: The Complete 22 Film Collection, Casino Royale, CFQ, Cinefantastique, DC Comics, Django Unchained, Dr. No, Dr. Who, Greatest Sci Fi Movies Never Made, James Bond, Jerry Goldsmith, Kill Bill, Kuma, Kuma Kreations Entertainment, Man of Steel, PBS, Quentin Tarantino, Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four, Sidecast, Star Log, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Superheroes: A Never Ending Battle, Superheroes: The Never Ending Battle, Superman, Superman Returns, Superman vs. Batman, The Hateful Eight, The Muppets, The New 52, Tim Burton's Superman Lives, Tim Daly, Welcome to Japan Mr. Bond, You Only Live Twice, Zack Snyder
This week Dion and J. jump right into it! The boys discuss Quentin Tarantino’s dismay over the leaking of his new script, The Hateful Eight; the James Bond 50th anniversary Box Set and it’s extras; the exciting news that the 1966 Batman TV series will FINALLY get a proper DVD release; and a dissection of J’s Side Cast with […]
Dino De Laurentiis and Quentin Tarantino Present: He Came From the East- Mordecai [ 1:00:53 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (715)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. […]
Facing Childhood Fears: Revisiting John Carpenter’s Assault on Precinct 13
Posted: 21st September 2012 by Dion in Film, Film ReviewTags: Assault on Precinct 13, George C Scott, George Romero, Gregory Peck, Halloween, Howard Hawks, John Carpenter, Kim Richards, Night of the Living Dead, Quentin Tarantino, Rage, Rio Bravo, Sorcerer, The Boys From Brazil, The Fog, The Last Man on Earth, The Thing, Vincent Price, William Friedkin
It’s interesting what images stay with you from childhood, still crisp as the day they were viewed. I know like most kids growing up, in what sadly seems already like another time, I was exposed to a lot of television and film at a very early age, which made me into what I am today […]
The Other Scott
Posted: 26th August 2012 by Dion in Film, News, Obituaries, UncategorizedTags: Beat the Devil, BMW Films, Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken, Crimson Tide, Deja Vu, Dennis Hopper, Denzel Washington, Domino, Enemy of the State, Gary Oldman, Man on Fire, Quentin Tarantino, Ridley Scott, Taking of the Pelham 1 2 3, The Hunger, The Last Boy Scout, Tom Cruise, Tony Scott, Top Gun, True Romance, Unstoppable, Val Kilmer
This week another great of the cinema world passed away; director and producer Tony Scott. Though commonly associated as Ridley’s younger brother and consequently often relegated to that role, Tony in his own right made some of the best action movies of the 1980’s and 90’s. He emerged on the scene in the early 80’s and […]