42nd Street Forever Podcast

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A new podcast celebrating classic-international exploitation and cult cinema hosted by the creators of the Grindhouse Cinema Database

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    • Apr 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 19m AVG DURATION
    • 17 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from 42nd Street Forever Podcast

    Walking The Edge and Low Blow at the Selwyn

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 63:31


    On Episode 17, Pete & Seb hit The Selwyn for an 80s crime thriller double bill: FIRST Robert Forster and Nancy Kwan must evade a gang of criminals out for blood in WALKING THE EDGE. Then low budget Martial Arts legend Leo Fong is a San Francisco private detective who infiltrates a deranged religious cult in LOW BLOW. 

    Psychic Killer and Circle of Iron at CINE 42

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 59:27


    On Episode 16, Pete & Seb stop into CINE 42 to watch an eclectic double bill. FIRST Jim Hutton stars as a man with deadly telekinetic powers in PSYCHIC KILLER then David Carradine (fresh off of the Kung Fu TV series) stars in CIRCLE OF IRON a mystical martial arts fantasy based on a story by Bruce Lee.

    Foxy Brown and Truck Turner at the Harris

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 61:56


    On Episode 15, Pete & Seb discuss a Baadasss Blaxploitation Double Bill from AIP that played at The Harris in October of 1974. FIRST, Pam Grier stars as a chick with drive who don't take no jive in Foxy Brown THEN Isaac Hayes stars as Truck Turner, the last of the bounty hunters. Grab your popcorn and get ready for a supercool grindhouse cinema experience!

    Rolling Thunder at CINE 42

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 58:17


    On Episode 14 Pete and Seb discuss a film released in October of 1977 which premiered at CINE 42 on The Deuce. William Devane, Tommy Lee Jones and Linda Haynes star in John Flynn's classic revengeamatic ROLLING THUNDER.

    Sabata and Payment in Blood at the Lyric

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2023 67:06


    On Episode 13, Pete and Seb discuss a spaghetti western double bill that played at the Lyric theater in September of 1970. FIRST, Lee Van Cleef stars as The Man With Gunsight Eyes in the Gianfranco Parolini classic SABATA. THEN Edd "Kookie" Byrnes sets out to find a lost Confederate treasure with a gang of maniacal marauders in Enzo G. Castellari's 1967 directorial debut PAYMENT IN BLOOD. 

    Brutal Justice at the Selwyn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2023 81:04


    On Episode 12, Pete and Seb discuss one of their favorite poliziotteschi/Eurocrime films that played at the Selwyn theater in July of 1978, Umberto Lenzi's Brutal Justice aka The Tough Ones starring Maurizio Merli and Tomas Milian.

    The Hot, The Cool & The Vicious/Crippled Masters/The Steel Edge of Revenge at the Empire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 49:11


    On Episode 11, Pete and Phil (Making Tarantino) discuss three films that played at the Empire Theater in June of 1983. FIRST they've got a double dose of grindhouse kung fu with Tso Nam Lee's The Hot, The Cool & The Vicious followed by the 1979 chopsocky sideshow oddity Crippled Masters. Don't leave the theater just yet because there's more in store! It's supercool samurai time with the 1969 Hideo Gosha chambara classic The Steel Edge of Revenge aka Goyokin.

    Friday The 13th Pt. 2 and My Bloody Valentine at the New Amsterdam

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 45:43


    On Episode 10, Pete and Phil (Making Tarantino) discuss a classic slasher double feature that played May 9, 1981 at the New Amsterdam Theater on The Deuce, Friday The 13th Pt. 2 (which marked the debut of horror icon Jason Voorhees) followed by My Bloody Valentine.

    Alley Cat and Class of 1984 at the Rialto

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 79:39


    On Episode 9, Pete is joined by Phil (Making Tarantino) to discuss a wild n' crazy Grindhouse Double Feature that played April 10, 1984 at the Rialto theater on The Deuce. First, Karin Mani stars in the gritty revengeamatic ALLEY CAT, THEN a group of maniacal punks terrorize a high school in Mark L. Lester's CLASS OF 1984 starring Tim Van Patten and Perry King.

    Vigilante and Zombie at CINE 42

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 99:29


    On Episode 8, Pete is joined by Phil Duke (Making Tarantino: The Podcast) for a fun discussion about two films that played at CINE 42 on The Deuce, March 15, 1983. First up its Bill Lustig's 1982 revengeamatic VIGILANTE starring Robert Forster and Fred Williamson, THEN, it's Lucio Fulci's 1979 gore shocker ZOMBIE.

    A Nightmare on Elm Street and Missing in Action at the Rialto

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2023 32:07


    On the 7th episode, Pete and Ken (Gotham City Drive-In) discuss two films that played on The Deuce, Jan 1, 1985 at the Rialto Theater: Wes Craven's slasher classic A Nightmare on Elm Street and the Chuck Norris' POW rescue classic Missing in Action.

    Fight For Your Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2022 79:03


    On the 6th episode, Pete is joined by Rob McGee (Xploitation Reviews) and Ken (Gotham City Drive In) to discuss one of the most controversial and infamous grindhouse classics.

    Nail Gun Massacre

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 137:29


    On the 5th episode, Pete welcomes author Mike Vaughn to the show to discuss one of his favorite films, the 1985 cult classic NAIL GUN MASSACRE. Pete and Mike also pick out some upcoming BluRays and look at what was playing on The Deuce, Jan 30th, 1981.

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    DEUCEMBER 2021 Revisited

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 104:38


    On the 4th episode of 42nd Street Forever, Pete welcomes back journalist/cult film aficionado G.G. Graham for a fun discussion about their personal Top 5 favorite film experiences from the annual DEUCEMBER grindhouse movie marathon.

    Splatter, Sleaze & Short Ends: G.G. Graham's Favorite Forgotten Exploitation Flicks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2021 103:44


    On the 3rd episode of 42nd Street Forever, Pete is joined by special guest G.G. Graham for a twisted trip through an eclectic collection of some of her favorite forgotten exploitation films. It's a weird, wild discussion filled with kinky sex kittens, deranged man-children and more!

    Baadasssss Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 86:52


    On Episode 2, Pete is joined by author/journalist/film historian Josiah Howard in a lively discussion about Blaxploitation Cinema on its 50th anniversary. If you love films like Coffy, Super Fly, Shaft and Dolemite, you'll really dig it!

    GCDB Top 10 Horror Classics Countdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 146:49


    On the premiere episode of 42nd Street Forever, to celebrate October Horror month, Pete & Seb countdown the GCDb's Top 10 Horror Classics, then look at what films were playing The Deuce on October 2nd, 1978 and recommend some great classic exploitation genre titles coming to BluRay

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