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Is there anything more polarizing than when a Hollywood studio announces they're remaking an old classic? What about a movie that was terrible to begin with? Nothing New Under the Sun is a podcast about those honorable and horrible remakes.

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    65 - Snow White

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 63:10


    Media covered:Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)Snow White (2025)URL:http://nnuts.showAudio credit:  "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org 

    64 - Nosferatu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 75:43


    Media covered:Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)Nosferatu (2024)URL:http://nnuts.showAudio credit:  Frederik Magle - Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor on Magle.dk"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org

    63 - Halloween 2024 - Salem's Lot

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 50:43


    Media covered:Salem's Lot (1979)Salem's Lot (2024)URL:http://nnuts.showAudio credit:  "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org

    62 - Beetlejuice and Twister

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 77:57


    Media covered:Beetlejuice (1998)Twister (1996)Twisters (2024)Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)URL:http://nnuts.showAudio credit:  "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org

    61 - Godzilla (The Reiwa Era)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 66:08


    Media covered:Shin Godzilla (2016)Godzilla Minus One (2023)Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)URL:http://nnuts.showAudio credit:  "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org

    60 - Planet of the Apes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 68:03


    Media covered:Planet of the Apes (1968)Planet of the Apes (2001)URL:http://nnuts.showAudio credit:  "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org

    59 - Roadhouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 50:56


    Media covered:Roadhouse (1989)Roadhouse 2: Last Call (2006)Roadhouse (2024)URL:http://nnuts.showAudio credit:  "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show

    58 - Avatar: The Last Airbender

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 70:56


    Media covered:Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)The Last Airbender (2010)Avatar: The Legend of Korra (2012)Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024)URL:http://nnuts.showAudio credit:  "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show

    57 - Mean Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 68:23


    Lead-in intro clip thanks to o·res, an independent granular artist based in Massachusetts.https://o-res.bandcamp.com/Media covered:Mean Girls (2004)Mean Girls 2 (2011)Mean Girls (2024)URL:http://nnuts.showAudio credit:  "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show

    56 - The Exorcist

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 64:50


    Media covered:The Exorcist (1973)The Exorcist: Believer (2023)URL:http://nnuts.showAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show

    55 - A Haunting in Venice / Hallowe'en Party

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 42:15


    Spooky season 2023 is here! And, oh snap, your boy watched a Youtube tutorial about volume normalization and compression!Media covered:Hallowe'en Party (2011)A Haunting in Venice (2023)URL:http://nnuts.showAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show

    54 - The Flash and The Haunted Mansion (2023 Summer wrap-up)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 89:05


    Media covered:Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)The Flash (2023)The Haunted Mansion (2003)Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)The Haunted Mansion (2023)URL:http://nnuts.showAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show

    53 - The Little Mermaid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 58:53


    Media covered:The Little Mermaid (1989)The Little Mermaid (2023)URL:http://nnuts.showAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org"The Little Mermaid - Part of Your World (Karaoke Piano)" by sing2piano on YoutubeSupport the show

    52 - Peter Pan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 74:22


    Media covered:Peter Pan (1924)Peter Pan (1953)Peter Pan & the Pirates (1990)Hook (1991)Peter Pan (2003)Peter Pan Live! (2014)Pan (2015)Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)URL:http://nnuts.showAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show

    51 - Super Mario Bros.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 65:49


    Media covered:Super Mario Bros. (1993)The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)URL:http://nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesunAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show

    50 - Godzilla (The Millennium Era)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 73:47


    Fourth Annual Monster March!Media covered:Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)URL:http://nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesunAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show

    49 - Dick Tracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 59:51


    Fourth Annual Monster March! This first episode features the monster of... runaway capitalism! Just kidding. Next episode is gonna be some actual monster stuff. We just got our schedules all messed up and wanted to cover this one real bad.Media covered:Dick Tracy (1990)Dick Tracy Special (2010)Dick Tracy: Tracy Zooms In (2023)URL:http://nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesunAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show

    48 - Willow

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 58:56


    Media covered:Willow (1988)Willow (2022)URL:http://nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesunAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show

    47 - A Christmas Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 68:08


    Media covered:In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash (1966)The Phantom of the Open Hearth (1976)The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters (1982)A Christmas Story (1983)The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (1985)Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss (1988)It Runs in the Family: My Summer Story (1994)A Christmas Story: The Musical (2009)A Christmas Story 2 (2012)A Christmas Story: Live! (2017)A Christmas Story Christmas (2022) URL:http://nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesunAudio credit:Christmas Jingle Christmas Theme 1 from Royalty Free Christmas Music on serpentsoundstudios.com"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show

    46 - Hellraiser (and a little Hocus Pocus, too)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 58:55


    Media covered:Hellraiser (1987)Hellraiser  (2022)URL:http://nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesunAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show

    45 - The Lord of the Rings

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 72:02


    Media covered:The Lord of the Rings (1978)The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)URL:http://nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesunAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show

    44 - Pinocchio (and a little Sandman, too)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 73:12


    Media covered:Pinocchio (1940)Pinochcio (2022)URL:http://nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesunAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show

    43 - Predator

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 75:26


    Media covered:Predator (1987)Predator 2 (1990)Predators (2010)The Predator (2018)Prey (2022)URL:http://nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesunAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show

    42 - Chip and Top Gun and Beavis and Dale and Butt-head (Summer wrap-up)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 66:07


    Media covered:Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)Top Gun: Maverick (2022)Beavis and Butt-head Do the Universe (2022)URL:http://nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesunAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show

    41 - Firestarter

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 52:07


    Media covered:Firestarter (1980)Firestarter (1984)Firestarter (2022)URL:http://nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesunAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show

    40 - The Wicker Man

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 66:48


    Media covered:The Wicker Man (1973)The Wicker Man (2006)URL:http://nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesunAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    39 - Heisei Godzilla, pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 57:32


    Media covered:Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla IIGodzilla vs. SpaceGodzillaGodzilla vs. DestoroyahURL:http://nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesunAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    38 - Heisei Godzilla, pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 68:09


    Third Annual Monster March! Some audio issues again this week.Media covered:The Return of Godzilla (1984)Godzilla vs. Biollante (1889)Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)URL:http://nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesunAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    37 - Death on the Nile

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 64:40


    Media covered:Death on the Nile (1978)Death on the Nile (2022)URL:http://nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesunAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    36 - Scream

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 90:10


    Media covered:Scream (1996)Scream 2 (1997)Scream 3 (2000)Scream 4 (2011)Scream: The TV Series (2015-2019)Scream (2022)URL:http://nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesunAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    35 - Nightmare Alley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 71:23


    Media covered:Nightmare Alley (1947)Nightmare Alley (2021)URL:http://nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesunAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    34 - West Side Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 56:22


    Media covered:West Side Story (1957)West Side Story (1961)West Side Story (2021)URL:http://nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:http://nnuts.moneyAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org"Tonight (Quintet)" music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen SondheimSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    33 - Cowboy Bebop

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 64:21


    Media covered:Cowboy Bebop (1998)Cowboy Bebop (2021)URL:http://nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:http://nnuts.moneyAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org"Tank!" written by Yoko Kanno, performed by Seatbelts, Album: Cowboy Bebop, Alto sax: Masato Honda, 1998Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    32 - DUNE

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 65:07


    Media covered:DUNE (1984)Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)DUNE (2021)URL:http://www.nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:http://nnuts.moneyAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org"Groove Beat Drum Track 120 BPM" by Four Forty Four On The FloorSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    31 - Suspiria

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 63:36


    Ah it's spooky season again here on NNUTS. Have you ever thought to yourself, "Wow, this Tilda Swinton movie is great, but I wish she played two roles, no, three roles, and I wish that she created a false identity in real life with his own IMDB and entirely separate movie posters to cast as one of those roles"? If you have, you are probably gravely mentally ill, and these movies will be right up your alley! Wow this is some freaky stuff, I'm not kiddin' man, it's NSFT. Not safe for treadmill. You'll see.Media covered:Suspiria (1977)Suspiria (2018)URL:http://www.nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:http://nnuts.moneyEdited/Mixed/Mastered by Jordan Miller at Goliath StudiosAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    30 - Candyman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 58:29


    The critics are really buzzing about this one. Candyman is a horror franchise that hooks you from the beginning and is equally concerned with providing scares as it is with having something smart and charming to say - something we've come to find is synonymous with Jordan Peele's excellent modern work. Here we pay tribute to horror icon Tony Todd and do our best to even be kind to the forgotten sequels, even if they are b(ee) movies. So what I'm trying to say is, if you don't like this one, go take a good long look in the mirror.Media covered:Candyman (1992)Candyman (2021)URL:http://www.nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:http://nnuts.moneyAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org"The Candy Man" by Sammy Davis Jr.Universal Music Group20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Sammy Davis Jr.℗ 1972 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.Associated  Performer, Chorus: The Mike Curb CongregationProducer: Mike CurbProducer: Don CostaAssociated  Performer, Vocals: Sammy Davis Jr.Composer  Lyricist: Leslie BricusseComposer  Lyricist: Anthony NewleySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    29 - Suicide Squad

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 100:36


    So that's it? What, we're some kinda... Suicide Squad podcast? From Jared Leto's insane backstage antics to Silvester Stallone voicing an insatiable bipedal shark, here we celebrate just how good it feels to be bad. Despite being perhaps the least surprising takes we will ever give on the quality of the make/remake, there's a lot to unpack in a franchise with such huge (and we mean huge) stars. Even if it sometimes feels like we Weasel our way out of giving these things a fair shot, we actually cherish quality content with all our hearts - we just don't care how many remakes we need to shame to get it.Media covered:Suicide Squad (2016)The Suicide Squad (2021)URL:http://www.nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:http://nnuts.moneyAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    28 - Space Jam

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 76:24


    Come on and slam! Slam the new movie! And welcome to the jam! Just jam as many media properties as possible into the remake so the audience doesn't question the plot! There is always a sort of sadness when a beloved childhood film is revived only to be trotted out and trampled upon. With such high hopes for this loony adventure, would it be a stretch to say it's a slam dunk? Or can Warner Brothers take a swig of Michael's secret stuff and save this thing in the second half? In retrospect it would have been nice to have made this episode #23...Media covered:Space Jam (1996)Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)URL:http://www.nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:http://nnuts.moneyAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    27 - Cruella

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 84:04


    Our first episode covering new content for a franchise we've already covered before for its remake. Confused? It would be understandable if you're getting deja vu, but don't adjust your audio dial because those adorable spotted pups are back and this time they're horrifying. Watch Emma Stone chew the scenery in the prequel that gets you to sympathize with one of the most heinous villains of all time. Did you imagine when you saw her that she'd be the protagonist of a beautifully-shot fashion heist movie? Indeed, to see her is to take a sudden chill. It's Cruella - Cruella De Vil.48:30 - Skip straight to new Cruella content after the introMedia covered:One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)101 Dalmatians (1996)Cruella (2021)URL:http://www.nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:http://nnuts.moneyAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    26 - Watership Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 53:34


    A cute little episode. An absolutely adorable, bloody, religiously-motivated, death-fearing tiny little episode about fuzzy bunnies. JRR Tolkien gets a lot of credit for world-building in Middle Earth but Richard Adams did it all with rabbits. This franchise is one part Lord of the Rings, one part The Walking Dead, one part FernGully, all parts deceptively cool. What happens when a piece of media is lauded for its groundbreaking animation style but the remake (even with an all-star voice cast) doesn't live up to that reputation? Hop along with us into the world of Watership Down to find out.Media covered:Watership Down (1972)Watership Down (1978)Watership Down (2018)URL:http://www.nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:http://nnuts.moneyAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    25 - Mortal Kombat

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 94:30


    Test your might! From humble beginnings in 90s arkades to international phenomenon, this franchise, including the worst-rated movie we've kovered so far, brings together the mightiest warriors from Earthrealm and Outworld to do battle in deadly, cheesy, bloody (toasty!) goodness. The krux of this discussion revolves around the kuestion of whether or not a movie requires a karacter to be an "audience analogue" - if not, how else kan we dump exposition before smashing all of our chess pieces together in glorious ultraviolence? If you're in your twenties or thirties, this might be a brutal lesson in the deceptive effect of rose-kolored glasses. But chill out, and get over here - it's MOOOORTAL KOMBAT!Media covered:Mortal Kombat (1995)Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)Mortal Kombat (2021)URL:http://www.nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:http://nnuts.moneyAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    24 - Justice League

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2021 84:46


    Truth, Justice, and the shortest time difference that we've covered so far on NNUTS between Make and Remake. But is it a remake? And wow, you talk about a franchise going off the rails. The hits just keep coming here. Can our beloved heroes roll with the punches? The DCEU is really a case study in how crucial editing is in turning out a polished product. Not necessarily the research, per se, going into the actual, you know, script, on the podcast episode, or movie, sorry, but the editing, that's really important, and posting it online, man, those people doing the editing, honestly, they're the real heroes, even if it's not totally delivered on time. What was I saying? Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Aquaman swimming in jeans. IT'S THE JUSTICE LEAGUE!Media covered:Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)Justice League (2017)Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)URL:http://www.nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:http://nnuts.moneyAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    23 - Godzilla vs Kong

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 63:41


    It's got that big-fight feel! Finally, the culmination of our coverage of these colossal creatures. The great ape and the king lizard square off for the heavyweight title of the monster world on the grandest stage of them all. After dozens of movies where the directors and producers make the rookie mistake of assuming the audience cares about the human characters, we get to shovel handfuls of popcorn and settle in to witness some big meaty beasts slappin' meat. What could be better? But wait, what's that? BAH GAWD IT'S MECHA GODZILLA WITH THE STEEL CHAIR!Media covered:King Kong vs Godzilla (1962)Godzilla vs Kong (2021)URL:http://www.nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:http://nnuts.moneyAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    22 - Godzilla (The American Movies)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 74:35


    The third of our four-part arc about the Legendary Entertainment monster franchise brings us to the famous and infamous American Godzilla movies. What happens when you get a $100 million budget to make a giant lizard movie but decide it's not really what you're interested in making? What about when you cast Matthew Broderick but he's lost his Bueller-cool? Maybe the solution is to bring in the most talented television actor of the new millennium? No, let's kill him. What if we bring in some of the Stranger Things cast and all the old Toho studios Kaiju? Now we're cookin' with box-office gas. Tune in to hear the titanic tyrannosaurus take Manhattan as we wrap-up Monster March 2021!Media covered:Godzilla (1998)Godzilla (2014)Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)URL:http://www.nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:http://nnuts.moneyAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    21 - Godzilla (The Showa Era)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 70:30


    The second part of our arc about the Legendary Entertainment monster franchise analyzes the origin of the King of monsters himself, Godzilla. The storied history of the leviathan lizard begins in post-WWII Japan and spawns countless sequels, each getting progressivey sillier. What do you do when you're not sure the audience is interested anymore in metaphors about the horrors of weapons of mass destruction but still want to put butts in seats? What do you do when just one giant monster attacking the world has become blasé? Well, apparently the answer is to throw some flying saucers in there, combine a dozen franchises and you're ready for a rubber suit Royal Rumble.Media covered:Godzilla (1954)Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)Son of Godzilla (1967)Destroy All Monsters (1968)Godzilla vs MechaGodzilla (1974)URL:http://www.nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:http://nnuts.moneyAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    20 - King Kong

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 76:41


    Happy first birthday to us here at NNUTS! For this year's version of what we might call "Monster March", we bring you the first part of an arc about the new Legendary Entertainment monster franchise. From Kong to Godzilla, we'll be covering the history of these behemoth beasts as we prepare for them to square off on the silver screen once again. How tall is Kong? Does he love the damsel in distress? Just like we said about the Invisible Man one year ago, here we witness the portrayal of the monster evolve with the technology available through the years. But throughout every interpretation one truth remains: 'twas beauty killed the beast! Media covered:King Kong (1933)King Kong (1976)King Kong (2005)Kong: Skull Island (2017)URL:http://www.nnuts.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.showSupport:http://nnuts.moneyAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    19 - The Magnificent Seven

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 57:35


    Akira Kurosawa's timeless masterpiece told, and retold, through generations in a game of plot interpretation telephone. It was a film so good it became a genre. And in this episode, much like for the warriors in these pyrrhic parables of peaceful populace protection, here too does alcohol fuel confidence. Does a movie have to be Great to be great? Does a podcast need to pronounce all the names correctly to be worth the listen? Is every modern action movie just a remake of Seven Samurai? There's something for everyone in this magnificent franchise.Media covered:Seven Samurai (1954)The Magnificent Seven (1960)The Magnificent Seven (2016)URL:https://www.nothingnew.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nothingnew.showSupport:https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesunAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    18 - Wonder Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 94:07


    Cathy Lee Crosby. Lynda Carter. Gal Gadot. In a medium dominated by male heroes, male writers and male directors, we see the evolving portrayal of one of Earth's mightiest heroes from problematic origins to empowering icon. Adaptations of the Amazonian Olympian's story have historically been riddled with issues. So does the newest iteration truthfully do her justice, or does it remain a fish out of water? Tune in to see if your wish will be granted...Media covered:Wonder Woman (1974)Wonder Woman (1975)Wonder Woman (2017)Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)URL:https://www.nothingnew.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nothingnew.showSupport:https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesunAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    17 - The Grinch

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 70:18


    It came without ribbons. It came without tags. The winner of our Patreon holiday episode poll came without packages, boxes or bags! Listen to the good, the bad, and the ugly history of everyone's favorite thieving spoil-sport, remade countless more times than the general public is aware. From Boris Karloff to Jim Carrey to Benedict Cumberbatch, we celebrate and lambast these merry musical home invaders. Because maybe Christmas podcast episodes don't come from a store, what if, perhaps, they mean just a little bit more...Media covered:How The Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957)How The Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)Halloween is Grinch Night (1977)The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982)How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical (2007)The Grinch (2018)Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical! (2020)URL:https://www.nothingnew.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nothingnew.showSupport:https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesunAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org"00708 christmas background 1" by Robinhood76 on Freesound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    16 - Star Trek and Khan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 94:41


    "Do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? Well, it is VERY cold in space." We welcome our long-time Trekkie pal Brian as our second-ever guest on NNUTS to discuss one of the Starship Enterprise's most illustrious villains: Khan. From William Shatner's unbelievable longevity, to Ricardo Montalban's suspiciously rippling pectorals, to the phenomenal cast of JJ Abrams' remakes, we deconstruct these contributions to Trek lore from the controversial to the contemporary. This is surely our longest episode yet, so listen long and prosper.Media covered:"Space Seed" from Star Trek: The Original Series (1967)Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)URL:https://www.nothingnew.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nothingnew.showSupport:https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesunAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

    15 - The Haunting

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 83:45


    The third and final episode of spooky season 2020, only a few weeks too late! Listen, there was a lot of material here. You'll see. And speaking of a third, this episode features our first guest on the show, our buddy John! 150% the editing, but three times the fun! I had to really dig in and get to feeling at home editing this one. NNUTS house is where I belong now. It's calling to me, the twisted, labyrinthian audio tracks like spiral staircases. The ham-fisted metaphors. And a voice, echoing the halls for all eternity: it's Owen Wilson saying... "wow".Media covered:The Turn of the Screw (1898)The Haunting of Hill House (1959)The Innocents (1961)The Haunting (1963)The Nightcomers (1971)The Haunting (1999)The Haunting of Hill House (2018)The Turning (2020)The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)Owen Wilson "wow" timestamps in The Haunting (1999):23:23, 23:34, 25:57, 41:42, 47:30URL:https://www.nothingnew.showInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/nothingnew.showSupport:https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesunAudio credit:"intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun?fan_landing=true)

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