To help get the word out about their new Podcast Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers, Dion and J. Blake sit down to recommend 10 horror films for the Halloween season that they feel may be overlooked or forgotten in today’s times. The boys attempt to compile a list of amazing fright films that may not be […]
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Side-Cast: Remembering Hollywood Make-up Legend Dick Smith
Posted: 6th August 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Books, Celebrities, Film, Film Review, History, Literature, Music, News, Obituaries, Podcast, Podwits Exclusive, Side-Casts, TelevisionTags: Altered States, Amadeus, Dick Smith, Foam Latex, Ghost Story, Greg Nicotero, Howard Berger, Jack Pierce, KNB, KNB EFX Group, Lon Chaney, Make-up, Marathon Man, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Rick Baker, Scanners, SFX, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Stan Winston, Starman, Taxi Driver, The Exorcist, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The House on Haunted Hill, Tom Savini, Wait Until Dark
In this very special edition of the Podwits Side Cast, Dion and contributor J. Blake celebrate the life of the “God among Gods“, SFX master, Dick Smith. They discuss his many groundbreaking achievements in cinema and touch upon the highlights of his extensive resume, bringing to light some films audiences may forget Smith was apart of. […]
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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 […]
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 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 […]
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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 […]
How the Remakes Stack-up, Part 2: Night of the Living Dead
Posted: 8th October 2012 by Dion in Film, Film ReviewTags: Carnival of Souls, Dario Argento, George Romero, I Walked with a Zombie, Lucio Fulci, Night of the Living Dead, Remakes, Tom Savini, White Zombie, Zombie
So to usher in the Halloween season here is the second installment of this series, I figured I should do a real classic as well as one of my favorite horror films of all time: Night of the Living Dead. As stated in my last post, I try to search through all the muck and crap […]
“An Evening With Jurgensen” – Part 2
Posted: 29th February 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Podcast, Podwits ExclusiveTags: 100 Centre Street, Andy Kaufman, Badge 373, Billy Dee Williams, Blood Brothers, C.H.U.D., Circle of Six, Contract on Cherry Street, Cruising, Danny Aiello, Donnie Brasco, Ed O'Neill, Eddie Egan, Fort Apache The Bronx, God Told Me To, Heart, Hector Alonzo., Homicide: Life on the Street, Joe Pistone, Joe Spinell, Kojak, Maniac, New York Cop, Nighthawks, One Down Two to Go, Paul Newman, Precinct Hollywood, Randy Jurgensen, Report to the Commissioner, Richard Gere, Robert Duvall, Sonny Grosso, Sorcerer, Steve Buscemi, Strikeforce, Superman, Sylvester Stallone, Thinner, Tom Savini, Vigilante, William Friedkin, William Lustig
In Part 2 of this Podwits EXCLUSIVE, NYPD veteran and Film icon Randy Jurgensen give his opinion of the mindset of the police brass that made it so hard to be a policeman in New York City in the 60’s and 70’s. The author then talks about why it was so easy for him to […]
Podwit Profile: Meeting Dick Smith….
Posted: 28th February 2012 by Dion in Film, News, Podwit ProfileTags: Dick Smith, Governor's Award, Howard Enders, Oscars, Purchase College Conservatory of Film, Rick Baker, Stan Winston, Tom Savini
I don’t care for the Oscars whatsoever, but I was lucky enough to catch the presentation of the Governor’s Awards, and saw that make-up legend Dick Smith was being honored with a lifetime achievement award. That got me thinking of when I was in college, and how a friend and I were able to get him […]
Maniac Remake with Elijah Wood playing Joe Spinell?
Posted: 6th November 2011 by Dion in NewsTags: Elijah Wood, Joe Spinell, Tom Savini
According to movieweb, Elijah Wood has been signed as the lead in the remake of the Bill Lusting horror classic, Maniac. The 1980 original starring the great Joe Spinell is a horror staple and probably showcases some of Tom Savini’s best work. It was Spinell’s Rocky, with him writing and executive producing it.