Host Ross May explores the films of Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman.
It's the new year, but Dave Babbitt (https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/24panelspersecond) & Ross May are keeping the party going by talking about the films of Akira Kurosawa! In 2024 we watched the first half of his filmography, and in 2025 we'll watch the second half. Oh yeah, when talking about the movie Sanshiro Sugata, Ross got confused on ju-jitsu and judo. Judo was the newer martial art, created in the 1880s! https://bsky.app/profile/rossmaywriter.com https://bsky.app/profile/24-panels.bsky.social
Happy Holidays! We watched the first actor to portray THE DOCTOR, AKA DOCTOR WHO. I think I'm on bluesky now. @rossmaywriter.com
Japanese movie club continues on, as Dave Babbitt of the Films(trips) podcast joins Ross again, this year talking about that OTHER terrible reptile, Gamera! It's a mutant turtle, and Ross doesn't even mention his favourite green team. Say hi on bluesky @24panels.bsky.social @rossmaywriter.bsky.social All music by Andrew Kannegiesser. Edited by Ross May.
Samhain is trying to conquer Halloween again this year (or is that 1987?), and Dave Babbitt of the Films(trips) podcast is here to help Ross May set things right! Plus we've got some help from everyone's favourites, the Jr. Ghostbusters! Say hi on bluesky @24panels.bsky.social @rossmaywriter.bsky.social Find Dave's podcast at Be sure to listen to Film(strips) https://24panelspersecond.podomatic.com/
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It's the holidays! Ross and Dave Babbitt of the Films(trips) podcast spent the year watching every movie from Studio Ghibli! Listen to us talk about all of them, and why directors Miyazaki and Takahata are more problematic than just being the grumpy artists most people view them as. Yes, Ross says “Princess Mononoke” incorrectly several times. Oops. He also says Hayao Miyazaki won the third animated feature film Oscar, when he actually won the second. Say hi on twitter @24panels @rossmaywriter Better yet, say hi on mastodon @24panels@mastodon.scot @rossmaywriter@mastodon.social Be sure to listen to Film(strips) https://24panelspersecond.podomatic.com/ All music by the dearly drawn Andrew Kannegiesser. Edited by Ross May. 19:45 Kiki's Delivery Service 26:00 Spirited Away 31:30 Castle in the Sky 36:00 The Tale of Princess Kaguya 41:30 The Wind Rises 51:00 The Secret World of Arrietty 56:00 Ocean Waves 59:30 Grave of the Fireflies 1:04:00 My Neighbours the Yamadas 1:06:30 Tales from Earthsea 1:13:00 From Up On Poppy Hill 1:15:00 Whisper of the Heart 1:21:00 Princess Mononoke 1:25:30 Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro 1:30:00 Howl's Moving Castle 1:34:00 When Marnie Was There 1:36:00 Pom Poko 1:40:00 Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind 1:43:00 The Cat Returns 1:45:00 Porco Rosso 1:50:30 Earwig and the Witch 1:54:00 Only Yesterday 1:58:00 Ponyo 2:02:00 My Neighbour Totoro
Trick or Treat! Dave Babbitt of the Films(trips) podcast joins Ross for a watch along of The Real Ghostbusters' original Halloween episode, "When Halloween Was Forever." Find a copy yourself and watch along with us. Say hi on twitter @24panels @rossmaywriter Be sure to listen to Film(strips) https://24panelspersecond.podomatic.com/
Ross May celebrates the holidays yet again by watching Japanese movies with pal Dave Babbitt of the Film(strips) podcast. This year we watched all of the Showa Godzilla movies! -Why does the 1954 original remain the best after all this time? -What are the series' highs and lows? -Holiday cheer! Say hi on twitter @24panels @rossmaywriter Be sure to listen to Film(strips) https://24panelspersecond.podomatic.com/ All music by the dearly crushed Andrew Kannegiesser. Edited by Ross May.
Join the family reunion for Twins, from 1988. After the lackluster Legal Eagles, can Ivan Reitman get his comedic groove back? Learn how important this movie was to Arnold Schwarzenegger's movie career, and how much of a focus family will be to Ivan Reitman moving forward. -Meet Ivan's kids! Aren't they adorable? Can't you just see that kid Jason directing movies someday? -Reitman's new musical maestro, Randy Edelman. -Shaky science! @rossmaywriter on twitter https://www.patreon.com/rossmaywriter Enjoy Ghostbusters Afterlife in theatres this month (or so we've been promised). Please mask up and stay safe!
Here come the Men in Black! We look at all the movies, as well as the comics and cartoon series. These are Columbia Pictures, so what connections does it have to Ghostbusters? @rossmaywriter on twitter https://www.patreon.com/rossmaywriter
Following the release of Legal Eagles, the Ghostbusters train kept rolling with the 1986 fall debut of The Real Ghostbusters! -Learn how Filmation's Ghostbusters cartoon was a big concern for this show. -What elements do you retain from an adult comedy in making a children's cartoon? -What jokes and references did Japanese animators slip in? -You look marvellous! Thanks again to the Real Janine Melnitz, Laura Summer. Follow her @lovethatlaura on twitter. Follow @rossmaywriter to learn too many facts to handle. https://www.patreon.com/rossmaywriter is the place to go to support this podcast.
With the giant hit of Ghostbusters behind him, Ivan Reitman can work with even bigger budgets and stars... but is he up the challenge? What happens when you listen to your agent too much and are used to your funny friends saving your productions? And is this movie really about lawyers, or about the fine art scene? Find out in 1986's Legal Eagles. UPDATE: RIP artist Chuck Close, who died this summer. UPDATE: RIP Newman's Own BBQ Sauces, which are discontinued. I checked with the head office and everything. https://www.patreon.com/rossmaywriter
A summer surprise! Troy Benjamin and Chris Stewart of the Ghostbusters Interdimensional Podcast joins Ross May to play a game. It's 1983 and we have to cast this movie called Ghostbusters! Listen and imagine what could, and could never, have been! Listen to the Crossrip podcast: http://www.ghostbustershq.net/the-ghostbusters-interdimensional-crossrip/ Follow on twitter: @TheCrossrip @ghostbustershq @protoncharging @rossmaywriter Next: Join Reitman for the Job this Oct/Nov for Legal Eagles, Twins, and the debut of the Real Ghostbusters!
What better way to celebrate the holidays than with Japanese cinema? Dave Babbitt of the Film(strips) podcast joins Ross May for a look at this long-running series. -Daredevil connections -Spaghetti western connections -Murder! -Holiday Cheer! Say hi on twitter @24panels @rossmaywriter Be sure to listen to Film(strips) https://24panelspersecond.podomatic.com/ All music by the dearly departed Andrew Kannegiesser. Edited by Ross May.
Happy Halloween! Thank you to the Real Janine Melnitz, Laura Summer. Follow her @lovethatlaura on twitter. https://www.patreon.com/rossmaywriter For 2020, patrons’ donations will be used to purchase toys for children at Victoria Hospital this Christmas.
Just before diving back into the movie Ghostbusters, let's look at the Burbank lot where scenes were filmed. Dana and Louis' apartments! Gozer's Temple! Other movies! https://www.patreon.com/rossmaywriter For 2020, patrons’ donations will be used to purchase toys for children at Victoria Hospital this Christmas.
At long last, we’re watching the movie Ghostbusters, from 1984 and directed by Ivan Reitman! Hey, did you know the movie is less than two hours? Did you know this podcast runs longer than that, and we’ll only reach the montage in the movie? Wow. Thank you to the Real Janine Melnitz, Laura Summer. Follow her @lovethatlaura on twitter. https://www.patreon.com/rossmaywriter For 2020, patrons’ donations will be used to purchase toys for children at Victoria Hospital this Christmas.
-H.P. Lovecraft connections! -Elmer Bernstein's score, including the Ondes Martenot and Yamaha DX7! -The soundtrack, including Ray Parker Jr.'s "Ghostbusters." -Promoting the movie! -Naming conventions! -Finance! https://www.patreon.com/rossmaywriter For 2020, patrons’ donations will be used to purchase toys for children at Victoria Hospital this Christmas.
The biographies you never knew you needed! Lean about how the finances of Ghostbusters breaks down, plus: Bernie Brillstein was in John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd’s corner, making Saturday Night Live, the Blues Brothers, and trying to make Ghostbusters happen. Plus, Muppets! Agent Mike Ovitz ruled Hollywood for a time, and got great deals for Ghostbusters’ principal players. Also, surprisingly, a great pal with Bill Murray. Frank Price was a pioneering TV producer who later oversaw Columbia Pictures and Universal. Learn how he had confidence in the Ghostbusters movie, and what happened to him afterwards. https://www.patreon.com/rossmaywriter For 2020, patrons’ donations will be used to purchase toys for children at Victoria Hospital this Christmas.
It's 1983 and we’re on the Road to Ghostbusters. Learn amazing secrets such as: -Dan Aykroyd’s early drafts, and thoughts of casting Eddie Murphy and John Belushi. -How the movie ended up in front of Frank Price at Columbia Pictures. -Developing the sets and special effects while the script was still being finalized. -Nailing down Bill Murray! https://www.patreon.com/rossmaywriter For 2020, patrons’ donations will be used to purchase toys for children at Victoria Hospital this Christmas.
What do you get when you combine Star Wars and Mad Max? Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, from 1983! Why is it forbidden? Listen and find out! Ernie Hudson drives a crazy space truck! Elmer Bernstein provides music! Molly Ringwald is precocious! Colin Mochrie is in there… somewhere. All in 3D! https://www.patreon.com/rossmaywriter For 2020, patrons’ donations will be used to purchase toys for children at Victoria Hospital this Christmas.
We go BEYOND the future, into a universe you've never heard before. Ivan Reitman produced the animated Heavy Metal in 1981, and it’s more important to his career than you might realise: -Learn WHY Reitman produced it. The answer lies in the offices of National Lampoon. -Meet Michael C. Gross and other artists who’ll help create the art, tech & monsters for Ghostbusters! -Ninja Turtles connections! -Canadian actors, eh. -Learn how Taarna is connected to both French artist Moebius, and Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki. -Plutonium nyborg! https://www.patreon.com/rossmaywriter For 2020, patrons’ donations will be used to purchase toys for children at Victoria Hospital this Christmas.
Welcome to 2020! Uh, can you tell I recorded this at the start of the year? Well, this October we’re back in a big way, and starting with Ivan Reitman’s collaborators, Joe Medjuck and Michael C. Gross! We touch on National Lampoon once again, the movie Heavy Metal, designing the Ghostbusters logo and… BEETHOVEN! https://www.patreon.com/rossmaywriter For 2020, patrons’ donations will be used to purchase toys for children at Victoria Hospital this Christmas.
The calendar might say it's December of 2019, but we can travel back to celebrate in 1986 with The Real Ghostbusters! Plus we travel to 1843... and 1837? And 1994? Man, ghosts are taking us all over on this holiday retrospective. But yes, we look at "XMas Marks The Spot," written by J. Michael Straczynski and directed by Richard Raynis. Highlights include: -Secrets of Japanese animation studios. -Victorians' interest in ghost stories at Christmas. -Peter Venkman's childhood. -Seeing inside the ecto-containment unit. It's all my gift to you. Happy Holidays, everyone. https://www.patreon.com/rossmaywriter
Happy Halloween! We're watching a ghost busting, ghost crashing, ghost smashing, Abbott & Costello meeting sort of film that helped inspire Dan Aykroyd. From 1940 it's The Ghost Breakers starring Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard. How spooky is it? Not very. How funny is it? Passable. How racist is it? Considerable at times. https://www.patreon.com/rossmaywriter
Your mission is to watch Stripes from 1981, arguably Ivan Reitman's most famous movie outside of the two Ghostbusters films. Bill Murray and Harold Ramis enlist. Will the army ever be the same? https://www.patreon.com/rossmaywriter
One of the news stories that accompanied the 2016 Ghostbusters movie was how it was "banned" from mainland China for depicting the supernatural. But is that what really happened? And what chances does Ghostbusters 2020 have playing there? https://www.patreon.com/rossmaywriter
Extra! Extra! We look at Steven Spielberg's only comedy, 1941. Dan Aykroyd! John Belushi! John Candy! Warren Oates! Everybody but Ivan Reitman himself! https://www.patreon.com/rossmaywriter
Summer camp starts right now with Meatballs from 1979! Ivan Reitman hits it big, and Bill Murray grudgingly becomes a movie star. www.patreon.com/rossmaywriter/
We're on double-secret probation with 1978's Animal House, directed by John Landis and produced by Ivan Reitman and Matty Simmons.
We take a bite out of Ivan Reitman's 1973 film Cannibal Girls. Is it scary and gory? Is it actually a horror comedy? Let's find out together!
Welcome to Reitman For the Job, where we explore the films of Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman! In our 0 episode, we cover Reitman's biography, his student film Orientation from 1968, and 2018's A Futile And Stupid Gesture.
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