Judgement Day: T2 VS Cinema

This Week: Nerd Alert! We talk with world traveler and "Minneapolis Zoo Employee" Matthew McLaughlin about doing scientific research in the field, visiting Antarctica, working on reality TV with Robert Englund, being fascinated with the Faces of Death series at a young age and the dynamic screen presence that is Joe Morton. This one is all over the map, folks!FILMS DISCUSSED: The Thing - @15:10Medicine Man - @33:55Predator - @46:55Project Grizzly - @54:05Music by Jonny Ampersandjonnyampersand.bandcamp.comContact the showJudgementDayPod@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Anti-Folk veteran Turner Cody is my guest and we're meditating on the New York of the past. Plus: the couch surfing years, sweet car chase sequences, "New York Post New York" and good ol' David Foster Wallace's T2 take. Turner Cody is one of my absolute favorite singer/songwriters working right now and I'm ecstatic to have him on the show. His new album, along with The Soldiers of Love, is called "Friends In High Places" and comes out this June. If you've never sat down with his discography before what are you even doing? He's right there on SpotifyFILMS DISCUSSED: The French Connection - @11:00Summer of Sam - @36.00Inside Llewyn Davis - @53:30 Theme music by Jonny AmpersandOutro music: Boozing and LosingContact the show - Would love to hear from you See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we TRIPLE DOWN on the nostalgia as I present a rare Pre-COVID episode I recorded over a few beers with my old pal Travis Tips, as we discuss the franchise-less / non-Oscar-bait films in good ol' JC's filmography. Plus: Travis shares a riveting tale of working under the legendary Roger Corman! Stay safe out there, everyone!Check out Travis's show Barnwood BuildersFILMS DISCUSSED:The AbyssTrue LiesMusic by Jonny AmpersandContact the show See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week: Film critic for The Baffler and author of The Earth Dies Streaming: Film Writing, 2002-2018, A. S. Hamrah joins me to talk about his book as well as films that tackle quagmires, enduring this last year and by the end we begin to explore if a film critic played a role in American music history. A.S. Hamrah is one of the most important voices in film criticism today and the subjects we're tackling are things that have been weighing on my mind heavily this past year. I'm very excited to share this discussion with you all. Excuse some inelegant audio transitions at the beginning because the episode is very strong. Be safe. Take care.FILMS DISCUSSED:Grapes of Wrath - 11:25Operation Filmmaker - 30:20Melancholia - 48:10Music by Jonny AmpersandContact the show See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week: EVERYTHING HAPPENS ALL AT ONCE I reached out to Dozzyrok, one of the most vibrant voices on Letterboxd, to discuss Maximalism in film; what we think it is and isn't. We also talk about Youtube Poops, listening to Infinite Jest and how bad I am at self promoting. By the end of the episode maybe you'll finally get the meaning of Synechdoce, NY's climactic scene!FILMS DISCUSSED: Spree (2020)Memories of Matsuko (2006)Breakfast of Champions (1999)Synecdoche, New York (2008)Absolutely check out Dozzy's wild Youtube pageMusic by Jonny AmpersandContact the show See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week: We’re talking body swapping with Paul Mizzi of The Swapcast Podcast! Body swapping is the little trope that could, we talk about how prevalent it’s been in movies, what makes them effective, and talk Sarah Michelle Gellar just a bit. FILMS DISCUSSED: Freaky Friday (2003), The Hot Chick (2002), Hearts and Souls (1993), and Your Name (2016)Be sure to rate and review The Swapcast Podcast so they can get to 100 reviews and finally do an episode on Face/Off. Also they have way better audio quality then I do ¯_(ツ)_/¯Music by Jonny AmpersandContact the show See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we're going back to basics and diving deep into T2 itself. I sat down with Your Uncle Casey, creator and host of T for 2: The Terminator 2 Show on YouTube. Listen in as two adult men discuss their sundry media platforms which center on the same 30 year old movie, merchandise as it relates to cinema, video production, amusement park rides and crying.DISCUSSED: Terminator 2 Extended Cut; T2-3D: Battle Across TimeMENTIONED: T for 2: The Terminator 2 ShowCheck out Casey's great designs at theT for 2 TeePublic shopFor more information about T2-3D: Battle Across Time check outHope Of The FutureCRIMINALLY NOT MENTIONED:Edward Furlong's album Hold On TightMusic by Jonny AmpersandContact me: judgementdaypod@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week - Look who came crawling back: Inaugural guest Liam Billingham needed to bust the oeuvre of director Tony Scott and his favorite leading man, Denzel Washington, so who was he going to call... me?! Lean back and relax as a couple of cool dads fumble their way through remembering dates and facts about these movies, other movies around the era and their own personal lives! FILMS DISCUSSED: Crimson Tide (1996), Man On Fire (2004) and Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)Liam co-hosts the show Oeuvre Busters which is now on it's fourth season, spotlighting the films of Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro MifuneMusic by Johnny AmpersandContact me: judgementdaypod@gmail.com if you have a series of movies that you want to talk about! Always excited to hear what people want to do an episode about. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Elana Levin of the Graphic Policy podcast and songwriter/rapper/producer Frandie Batista as we cast a wide web and look at the film adaptations of Spider-Man. Happy new year, everyone! I'm starting this one off with something joyful for you all!Music by Johnny Ampersand: https://jonnyampersand.bandcamp.com/Outro: Side Piece by FrandieContact me: judgementdaypod@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week: low budget holiday movies with a slew of returning guests and a very exciting celebrity cameo by Mr. Matt Farley of Motern Media!Featuring: Olivia Leirer, Megan Carroll, Peter Jubinsky, Viktor Maco, Caroline Debevec and Anastasia Usinowicz!FILMS DISCUSSED: CHRISTMAS AGAIN, THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS, CHRISTMAS RUSH, CHRISTMAS CATCH and THE MOTERN MEDIA CHRISTMAS SPECIALTheme by Johnny Ampersand: https://jonnyampersand.bandcamp.com/Contact the podcast at judgementdaypod@gmail.comContributing Artists: Carol of the Bells by Live Action FezzGod Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by Dee Yan-KeyDeck The Halls by The HoHoHos!O Tannenbaum by Dan LerchAuld Lang Syne by WoodenShjipsChristmas, Again 2014Directed by Charles Poekel Produced by Charles PoekelWritten by Charles PoekelStarring Kentucker AudleyHannah GrossCinematography Sean Price WilliamsEdited by Robert GreeneThe Spirit Of Christmas 2015Directed by David JacksonWritten byTracy AndreenCast Thomas Beaudoin...DanielKati Salowsky...LillySteven A. Miller...CharlesJen Lilley...KateAlexander Gauthier...LairdChristopher Tarjan...OliverNeil Casey...Mr. MurrayRobert Walsh...RaffertyBates Wilder...Sheriff BellBrett Leigh...HarryJoanna Herrington...MollyProduced by Andrea Ajemian...producerSharon Bordas...executive producerHannah Pillemer...executive producerFernando Szew...executive producerMusic by Claude FoisyCinematography by Michael NegrinFilm Editing by Sarah C. ReevesChristmas Rush 2002Written and Directed by Charles Robert CarnerCastDean Cain...Lt. Cornelius MorganErika Eleniak...Catherine 'Cat' MorganRoman Podhora...Rich RajinskyRichard Yearwood...Kid BlastBernard Browne...WayneSantino Buda...SimulusAleks Paunovic...PetrovichAngelo Tsarouchas...JoynerEric Roberts...Jimmy ScalzettiJack Wallace...SantaLarry Mannell...Eric NormanChris Benson...Al QuigleyRothaford Gray...Rashid BuckleySarah Deakins...Aurora's MomJessica Smith...AuroraProduced by Charles Robert Carner...executive producerThomas Carter...executive producerTim Christenson...associate producerPeter Lhotka...producerRichard M. Rothstein...co-executive producerMusic by Louis FebreCinematography by Michael GoiFilm Editing by Marc LeifChristmas Catch 2018Directed by Justin G. DyckWritten by Patrick McBreartyCast Emily Alatalo...MackAndrew Bushell...ReidFranco Lo Presti...CarsonGenelle Williams...Special Agent RobertsonLauren Holly...Captain BennettYanic Truesdale...KenKyana Teresa...JessicaEric Hicks...DavidProduced by Stan Hum...executive producerMyles Milne...producerBeth Stevenson...executive producerNancy Yeaman...executive producerMusic by Craig McConnellFilm Editing by Elizabeth StadtlanderThe Motern Media Christmas Special (2017)Directed by Charles RoxburghWriting Credits (in alphabetical order) Matt Farley ... (screenplay)Matt Farley ... (story by)Charles Roxburgh ... (screenplay)Cast (in credits order) Matt Farley ... Matt Farley - Earl of ChristmasChris Peterson ... Chris Peterson / Jandek ClausMichelle Briand ... JoycePhil Cote ... MikeJon Cross ... DannyRyan Desmarais ... Texas TomTerry Dugan ... Man Who's Known Chris A Long TimePhil Klenhofer ... Sure ShotTiffany L'Heureux ... AmyJay Mayo ... Comedian Extraordinaire / Unscrupulous LocksmithKevin McGee ... SheriffJim McHugh ... Man-on-the-StreetElizabeth M. Peterson ... Christmas Card Commercial WifeSharon Scalzo ... JeriTom Scalzo ... Tommy AdirondackChris Sleison ... SleisonProduced by Matt Farley ... executive producerMusic by Matt FarleyTom ScalzoCinematography by Charles Roxburgh Film Editing by Charles Roxburgh Visual Effects by Charles Roxburgh ... motion graphic design See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

While Judgement Days' first holiday episode is baking in the oven, I'm excited to share this conversation I had with singer/songwriter/filmmaker Matt Farley of Motern Media about the Motern Media Christmas Special from 2017. After nearly 20 years of making under the radar regional horror-comedies in New England The Motern Media franchise is now beginning to be recognized outside of Manchester, New Hampshire for it's witty and bizarre series of movies. 'Freaky Farley,' 'Monsters, Marriage and Murder in Machvegas' and the seminal 'Don't Let The Riverbeast Get You' are labors of love made with an infectious sense of fun. Music by Johnny Ampersand: https://jonnyampersand.bandcamp.com/Contact me: judgementdaypod@gmail.comFILMS DISCUSSED: The Motern Media Christmas Special (2017)Directed by Charles RoxburghWriting Credits (in alphabetical order) Matt Farley...(screenplay)Matt Farley...(story by)Charles Roxburgh...(screenplay)Cast (in credits order) Matt Farley...Matt Farley - Earl of ChristmasChris Peterson...Chris Peterson / Jandek ClausMichelle Briand...JoycePhil Cote...MikeJon Cross...DannyRyan Desmarais...Texas TomTerry Dugan...Man Who's Known Chris A Long TimePhil Klenhofer...Sure ShotTiffany L'Heureux...AmyJay Mayo...Comedian Extraordinaire / Unscrupulous LocksmithKevin McGee...SheriffJim McHugh...Man-on-the-StreetElizabeth M. Peterson...Christmas Card Commercial WifeSharon Scalzo...JeriTom Scalzo...Tommy AdirondackChris Sleison...SleisonProduced by Matt Farley...executive producerMusic by Matt FarleyTom ScalzoCinematography by Charles RoxburghFilm Editing by Charles RoxburghVisual Effects by Charles Roxburgh...motion graphic design See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Holiday season is here and my friend Caroline and I talk about all those nostalgic feels. Be it the rose tinted nostalgia of older generations, the bizarre misfired nostalgia in a punk rock passion project, and an old melancholic stand-by. I get to talk to T2 with my friend who watched the film for the very first time this week. How does the film hold up sans a nostalgic glow? FILMS DISCUSSED: Meet Me in St. Louis 1944, Punk's Dead: SLC Punk! 2 2016, and The Royal Tenenbaums 2001Music by Johnny Ampersand: https://jonnyampersand.bandcamp.com/Contact me: judgementdaypod@gmail.comMEET ME IN ST. LOUIS 1944Directed byVincente MinnelliProduced byArthur FreedScreenplay byIrving BrecherFred F. FinklehoffeBased onMeet Me in St. Louisby Sally BensonStarringJudy GarlandMargaret O'BrienMary AstorLucille BremerTom DrakeMarjorie MainMusic byGeorge StollCinematographyGeorge J. FolseyPUNK'S DEAD: SLC PUNK! 2 2016 Directed byJames MerendinoProduced byAndrea KreuzhageWritten byJames MerendinoStarringBen SchnetzerHannah MarksMachine Gun KellySarah ClarkeDevon SawaMichael A. GoorjianAdam PascalJames DuvalCinematographyThomas L. CallawayEdited byJames MerendinoTHE ROYAL TENENBAUMS 2001Directed byWes AndersonProduced byWes AndersonBarry MendelScott RudinWritten byWes AndersonOwen WilsonStarringDanny GloverGene HackmanAnjelica HustonBill MurrayGwyneth PaltrowBen StillerLuke WilsonOwen WilsonMusic byMark MothersbaughCinematographyRobert YeomanTERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAYDirected byJames CameronProduced byJames CameronWritten byJames CameronWilliam WisherStarringArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward FurlongRobert PatrickMusic byBrad FiedelCinematographyAdam GreenbergEdited byConrad BuffMark GoldblattRichard A. HarrisProductioncompanyCarolco PicturesPacific Western ProductionsLightstorm EntertainmentLe Studio Canal+ S.A. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, in observance of Noir-vember, I unpack Film Noir with my guest, Mike Caravella... or do we? Is it a film genre, an artistic movement, a motif? We try to wipe some of the dust off this old conversation, probably not very successfully BUT we do discuss some solid and not so solid examples. And, PLOT TWIST is Terminator 2 a Film Noir?Oh and at some point we struggle to recall a movie about the IRA from the guy who made The Third Man and it's Odd Man Out by Carol Reed. Don't get annoyed when we can't remember things we're on a podcast to discuss, that's ageist of you. FILMS DISCUSSED: 99 RIVER STREET, RAW DEAL (1948) and BLADE RUNNER Theme Music by Johnny Ampersand: https://jonnyampersand.bandcamp.com/Contact me: judgementdaypod@gmail.com99 RIVER STREET 1953Directed byPhil KarlsonProduced byEdward SmallScreenplay byRobert SmithStory byGeorge ZuckermanBased on"Crosstown" (short story, in Cosmopolitan, October 1945) by George ZuckermanStarringJohn PayneEvelyn KeyesMusic byArthur LangeEmil NewmanRAW DEAL 1948Directed byAnthony MannProduced byEdward SmallScreenplay byLeopold AtlasJohn C. HigginsStory byArnold B. ArmstrongAudrey AshleyStarringDennis O'KeefeClaire TrevorMarsha HuntMusic byPaul SawtellCinematographyJohn AltonEdited byAlfred DeGaetanoBLADE RUNNER 1982Directed byRidley ScottProduced byMichael DeeleyScreenplay byHampton FancherDavid PeoplesBased onDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?by Philip K. DickStarringHarrison FordRutger HauerSean YoungEdward James OlmosMusic byVangelisCinematographyJordan CronenwethEdited byTerry RawlingsMarsha NakashimaTERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAYDirected byJames CameronProduced byJames CameronWritten byJames CameronWilliam WisherStarringArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward FurlongRobert PatrickMusic byBrad FiedelCinematographyAdam GreenbergEdited byConrad BuffMark GoldblattRichard A. HarrisProductioncompanyCarolco PicturesPacific Western ProductionsLightstorm EntertainmentLe Studio Canal+ S.A. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week has been some bullshit. If you need to relax here's a fun conversation between two friends about movies involving bicycles, riding bicycles, what makes us happy, whether we could beat up our respective fathers and finding actor Bill Allen (Cru Jones in Rad) on cameo. Stay strong out there, listeners! FILMS DISCUSSED: BREAKING AWAY, RAD, BMX BANDITSMusic by Johnny Ampersand: https://jonnyampersand.bandcamp.com/Contact the podcast at judgementdaypod@gmail.comBill Allen on Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/aliens02BREAKING AWAY 1979Directed byPeter YatesProduced byPeter YatesWritten bySteve TesichStarringDennis ChristopherDennis QuaidDaniel SternJackie Earle HaleyBarbara BarriePaul DooleyRobyn DouglassMusic byPatrick WilliamsCinematographyMatthew F. LeonettiEdited byCynthia ScheiderRAD 1986Directed byHal NeedhamProduced byRobert L. LevyWritten byGeoffery EdwardsSam BernardStarringBill AllenLori LoughlinTalia ShireRay WalstonMusic byJames Di PasqualeCinematographyRichard LeitermanEdited byCarl KressBMX BANDITS 1983Directed byBrian Trenchard-SmithProduced byTom BroadbridgePaul F. DaviesWritten byPatrick EdgeworthBased ona screenplayby Russell HaggStarringDavid ArgueJohn LeyNicole KidmanAngelo D'AngeloJames LugtonBryan MarshallMusic byColin SteadFrank StrangioCinematographyJohn SealeEdited byAlan LakeTERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAYDirected byJames CameronProduced byJames CameronWritten byJames CameronWilliam WisherStarringArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward FurlongRobert PatrickMusic byBrad FiedelCinematographyAdam GreenbergEdited byConrad BuffMark GoldblattRichard A. HarrisProductioncompanyCarolco PicturesPacific Western ProductionsLightstorm EntertainmentLe Studio Canal+ S.A. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week - COVID Halloween continues with a series of films that feel extremely Of The Moment and also there's a movie about Yugoslavia behind the Iron Curtain. What do they have in common? We're talking about living that bunker life and we are so fortunate to be accompanied by New York Public Libraries' Peter Jubinsky who makes a personal plea for his job security. Super exciting!FILMS DISCUSSED: 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE, TAKE SHELTER, UNDERGROUNDMusic by Johnny Ampersand: https://jonnyampersand.bandcamp.com/10 CLOVERFIELD LANE 2016Directed byDan TrachtenbergProduced byJ. J. AbramsLindsey WeberScreenplay byJosh CampbellMatt StueckenDamien ChazelleStory byJosh CampbellMatt StueckenStarringMary Elizabeth WinsteadJohn GoodmanJohn Gallagher Jr.Music byBear McCrearyCinematographyJeff CutterEdited byStefan GrubeTAKE SHELTER 2011Directed byJeff NicholsProduced bySophia LinTyler DavidsonWritten byJeff NicholsStarringMichael ShannonJessica ChastainShea WhighamKaty MixonKathy BakerMusic byDavid WingoCinematographyAdam StoneEdited byParke GreggUNDERGROUND 1995Directed byEmir KusturicaScreenplay byDušan KovačevićEmir KusturicaStory byDušan KovačevićStarringMiki ManojlovićLazar RistovskiMirjana JokovićSlavko ŠtimacMusic byGoran BregovićCinematographyVilko FilačEdited byBranka ČeperacTERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAYDirected byJames CameronProduced byJames CameronWritten byJames CameronWilliam WisherStarringArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward FurlongRobert PatrickMusic byBrad Fiedel See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we celebrate the hair-raising, spine-tingling films about the spookiest, creepiest menace plaguing our cities and towns today: ISOLATION! No but seriously, though Content Warning for discussions about suicide, self-harm and despair. These are very lonely times we're all living through and I'd like to take an unguarded moment to say that I love you all for reading this. Take care.FILMS DISCUSSED: OLDBOY (2003), CAST AWAY, ALL IS LOST, ANIARAMusic by Johnny Ampersand: https://jonnyampersand.bandcamp.com/OLDBOY 2003Directed byPark Chan-wookProduced byLim Seung-yongScreenplay byHwang Jo-yunLim Jun-hyungPark Chan-wookBased onOld Boyby Garon TsuchiyaNobuaki MinegishiStarringChoi Min-sikYoo Ji-taeKang Hye-jungMusic byCho Young-wukCinematographyChung Chung-hoonEdited byKim Sang-bumCAST AWAY 1999Directed byRobert ZemeckisProduced bySteve StarkeyTom HanksRobert ZemeckisJack RapkeWritten byWilliam Broyles Jr.StarringTom HanksHelen HuntNick SearcyMusic byAlan SilvestriCinematographyDon BurgessEdited byArthur SchmidtALL IS LOST 2013Directed byJ. C. ChandorProduced byJustin NappiTeddy SchwarzmanNeal DodsonAnna GerbWritten byJ. C. ChandorStarringRobert RedfordMusic byAlex EbertCinematographyFrank G. DeMarcoEdited byPete BeaudreauANIARA 2018Directed byPella KagermanHugo LiljaProduced byAnnika RogellScreenplay byPella KagermanHugo LiljaBased onAniaraby Harry MartinsonTERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAYDirected byJames CameronProduced byJames CameronWritten byJames CameronWilliam WisherStarringArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward FurlongRobert PatrickMusic byBrad FiedelCinematographyAdam GreenbergEdited byConrad BuffMark GoldblattRichard A. HarrisProductioncompanyCarolco PicturesPacific Western ProductionsLightstorm EntertainmentLe Studio Canal+ S.A. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week: It's my sisters 40th birthday and she told on me to my mom until I allowed her to be on my show to talk about some girl movie, but I got my revenge by making her watch movies about men who are sad, ha! Anyway, getting old sucks. ¯_(ツ)_/¯ Films Discussed: Nebraska, Humpday, BeachesMusic by Johnny Ampersand: https://jonnyampersand.bandcamp.com/NEBRASKADirected byAlexander PayneProduced byAlbert BergerRon YerxaWritten byBob NelsonStarringBruce DernWill ForteJune SquibbStacy KeachBob OdenkirkMusic byMark OrtonCinematographyPhedon PapamichaelEdited byKevin TentHUMPDAYDirected byLynn SheltonProduced byLynn SheltonWritten byLynn SheltonStarringMark DuplassJoshua LeonardAlycia DelmoreMusic byVince SmithCinematographyBenjamin KasulkeEdited byNat SandersBEACHESDirected byGarry MarshallProduced byBonnie Bruckheimer-MartellBette MidlerMargaret JeuthWritten byMary Agnes DonoghueBased onBeachesby Iris Rainer DartStarringBette MidlerBarbara HersheyMusic byGeorges DelerueCinematographyDante SpinottiEdited byRichard HalseyTERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAYDirected byJames CameronProduced byJames CameronWritten byJames CameronWilliam WisherStarringArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward FurlongRobert PatrickMusic byBrad FiedelCinematographyAdam GreenbergEdited byConrad BuffMark GoldblattRichard A. HarrisProductioncompanyCarolco PicturesPacific Western ProductionsLightstorm EntertainmentLe Studio Canal+ S.A. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week my wife and I talk Dolly Parton. You love Dolly Parton, don't be a liar, listen to the damn episode! And then we mix it all up at the end and ask who Cameron should have cast Dolly as in T2, is your mind blown yet? Music by Johnny Ampersand: https://jonnyampersand.bandcamp.com/Filmd Discussed:9 TO 5Directed byColin HigginsProduced byBruce GilbertWritten byColin HigginsPatricia ResnickStarringJane FondaLily TomlinDolly PartonDabney ColemanElizabeth WilsonSterling HaydenMusic byCharles FoxCinematographyReynaldo VillalobosEdited byPembroke J. HerringRHINESTONEDirected byBob ClarkProduced byHoward SmithBill BlakeSandy GallinRichard SpitalnyWritten byPhil Alden RobinsonSylvester StalloneStarringSylvester StalloneDolly PartonRichard FarnsworthRon LeibmanMusic byDolly PartonLarry WeissCinematographyTimothy GalfasEdited byStan ColeJohn W. WheelerTim BoardGregory M. GerlichRichard CadgerSTEEL MAGNOLIASDirected byHerbert RossProduced byRay StarkAndrew StoneVictoria WhiteScreenplay byRobert HarlingBased onSteel Magnoliasby Robert HarlingStarringSally FieldDolly PartonShirley MacLaineDaryl HannahOlympia DukakisJulia RobertsTom SkerrittDylan McDermottKevin J. O'ConnorSam ShepardMusic byGeorges DelerueCinematographyJohn A. AlonzoEdited byPaul HirschTERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAYDirected byJames CameronProduced byJames CameronWritten byJames CameronWilliam WisherStarringArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward FurlongRobert PatrickMusic byBrad FiedelCinematographyAdam GreenbergEdited byConrad BuffMark GoldblattRichard A. HarrisProductioncompanyCarolco PicturesPacific Western ProductionsLightstorm EntertainmentLe Studio Canal+ S.A. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, on a very special musical episode, I'm joined by Viktor Maco (IG: @evokist_) to discuss the impact of Vince DiCola and Stan Bush in cinema. Listen in as I discover that I'm actually a coward who needs to walk back everything I've ever said and VIktor and I drone on and on as we make the argument for a childhood fave. Movies discussed: BLOODSPORT, ROCKY IV and TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIEMusic by Johnny Ampersand: https://jonnyampersand.bandcamp.com/BLOODSPORTDirected byNewt ArnoldProduced byMark DiSalleScreenplay byChristopher CosbyMel FriedmanSheldon LettichStory bySheldon LettichStarringJean-Claude Van DammeDonald GibbLeah AyresNorman BurtonForest WhitakerBolo YeungMusic byPaul HertzogCinematographyDavid WorthEdited byCarl KressROCKY IVDirected bySylvester StalloneProduced byIrwin WinklerRobert ChartoffWritten bySylvester StalloneStarringSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt YoungCarl WeathersBrigitte NielsenDolph LundgrenMusic byVince DiColaCinematographyBill ButlerEdited byDon ZimmermanJohn W. WheelerTRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIEDirected byNelson ShinProduced byJoe Bacal[1]Tom Griffith[1]Screenplay byRon FriedmanBased onThe Transformersby Hasbro & TakaraStarringEric IdleJudd NelsonLeonard NimoyRobert StackLionel StanderOrson WellesNarrated byVictor CaroliMusic byVince DiColaCinematographyMasatoshi FukuiEdited byDavid HankinsTERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAYDirected byJames CameronProduced byJames CameronWritten byJames CameronWilliam WisherStarringArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward FurlongRobert PatrickMusic byBrad FiedelCinematographyAdam GreenbergEdited byConrad BuffMark GoldblattRichard A. HarrisProductioncompanyCarolco PicturesPacific Western ProductionsLightstorm EntertainmentLe Studio Canal+ S.A. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What movie’s better than Terminator 2?And why do we all agree this one movie is so good?Wait, do we even all agree that it’s so good?How committed are you to your comfort movies?What are the movies that deeply touch you?And have you seen anything good lately?Each episode a different guest discusses a series of movies with a theme or a topic they’re passionate about.Then we ask them: “are these movies better than T2?”It’s a stupid premise for a podcastbut it’s stupid on purpose.------------------------------------------------------This week: Shitty White Suburbanites. Annie Rose of the Girls, Guts and Giallo podcast joins me as we process that strange enviroment we both grew out of. Films discussed: WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, Suburbia, subUrbia and GHOST WORLDMusic by Johnny Ampersand: https://jonnyampersand.bandcamp.com/Filmd Discussed:WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSEDirected byTodd SolondzProduced byTodd SolondzWritten byTodd SolondzStarringHeather MatarazzoBrendan Sexton IIIEric MabiusMatthew FaberMusic byJill WisoffCinematographyRandy DrummondEdited byAlan OxmanProductioncompanySuburban PicturesSuburbiaDirected byPenelope SpheerisProduced byBert DraginRoger CormanWritten byPenelope SpheerisStarringBill CoyneChris PedersenJennifer ClayTimothy Eric O'BrienWade WalstonMike B. The FleaMusic byAlex GibsonCinematographyTimothy SuhrstedtEdited byRoss AlbertProductioncompanySuburbia ProductionssubUrbiaDirected byRichard LinklaterProduced byAnne Walker-McBayScreenplay byEric BogosianBased onSubUrbiaby Eric BogosianStarringJayce BartokAmie CareyNicky KattAjay NaiduParker PoseyGiovanni RibisiSamia ShoaibDina SpybeySteve ZahnMusic byStewart CopelandCinematographyLee DanielEdited bySandra AdairProductioncompanyCastle Rock EntertainmentGHOST WORLDDirected byTerry ZwigoffProduced byLianne HalfonJohn MalkovichRussell SmithScreenplay byDaniel ClowesTerry ZwigoffBased onGhost Worldby Daniel ClowesStarringThora BirchScarlett JohanssonBrad RenfroIlleana DouglasSteve BuscemiMusic byDavid KitayCinematographyAffonso BeatoEdited byCarole Kravetz-AykanianMichael R. MillerProductioncompaniesAdvanced MedienGranada FilmJersey ShoreMr. MuddTERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAYDirected byJames CameronProduced byJames CameronWritten byJames CameronWilliam WisherStarringArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward FurlongRobert PatrickMusic byBrad FiedelCinematographyAdam GreenbergEdited byConrad BuffMark GoldblattRichard A. HarrisProductioncompanyCarolco PicturesPacific Western ProductionsLightstorm EntertainmentLe Studio Canal+ S.A. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What movie’s better than Terminator 2?And why do we all agree this one movie is so good?Wait, do we even all agree that it’s so good?How committed are you to your comfort movies?What are the movies that deeply touch you?And have you seen anything good lately?Each episode a different guest discusses a series of movies with a theme or a topic they’re passionate about.Then we ask them: “are these movies better than T2?”It’s a stupid premise for a podcastbut it’s stupid on purpose.------------------------------------------------------For our first episode we’re talking to Liam Billingham of the Oeuvre Busters podcast. Each season Oeuvre Busters explores the work of an esteemed film figure. When we sat down in late 2019, the show had covered the careers of John Cassavettes and Philip Seymour Hoffman in its first two seasons so we took the opportunity to look at THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE (1976), HAPPINESS (1998) and THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998)Episode music by Johnny Ampersand: https://jonnyampersand.bandcamp.com/Films Discussed:THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIEDirected byJohn CassavetesProduced byAl RubanWritten byJohn CassavetesStarringBen GazzaraTimothy Agoglia CareySeymour CasselAzizi JohariMusic byBo HarwoodCinematographyMitchell BreitAl RubanCaleb DeschanelHAPPINESSDirected byTodd SolondzProduced byDavid LindeJames SchamusWritten byTodd SolondzStarringJane AdamsElizabeth AshleyDylan BakerLara Flynn BoyleBen GazzaraJared HarrisPhilip Seymour HoffmanLouise LasserJon LovitzCamryn ManheimRufus ReadCynthia StevensonMusic byRobbie KondorCinematographyMaryse AlbertiEdited byAlan OxmanProductioncompanyKiller FilmsDistributed byGood Machine ReleasingTHE BIG LEBOWSKIDirected byJoel CoenProduced byEthan CoenWritten byEthan CoenJoel CoenStarringJeff BridgesJohn GoodmanJulianne MooreSteve BuscemiDavid HuddlestonJohn TurturroMusic byCarter BurwellCinematographyRoger DeakinsEdited byRoderick Jaynes[a]Tricia CookeProductioncompanyWorking Title FilmsTERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAYDirected byJames CameronProduced byJames CameronWritten byJames CameronWilliam WisherStarringArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward FurlongRobert PatrickMusic byBrad FiedelCinematographyAdam GreenbergEdited byConrad BuffMark GoldblattRichard A. HarrisProductioncompanyCarolco PicturesPacific Western ProductionsLightstorm EntertainmentLe Studio Canal+ S.A. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.