Podcast appearances and mentions of Lee Thompson

On Mission: Impossible weekend, it seemed right for Have You Ever Seen to feature a flick all about an impossible mission to climb a cliff, get inside a Greek island fortress and blow up some enormous German blasters. Our 667th episode talks about that trek, but also about revenge and wartime honour. Gregory Peck, Anthony Quinn and David Niven lead a fine cast in The Guns Of Navarone, as they and their team try to save the lives of 2000 men. The actors are skillfully guided with tension and even humour by J. Lee Thompson, who was on the roll of his life directing Cape Fear the year after he made this Oscar-winning WWII film. So to celebrate America's Memorial Day, enjoy Ryan's monologue about The Magnificent Six killing a whole whack of Nazis. Well, Actually: at the 38:30 mark, "then became a Russian citizen" should have been "then became a BRITISH citizen". Also, David Niven was one of the Oscar hosts in 1974 when he was onstage during the streaker's appearance (Elizabeth Taylor actually presented Best Picture). When you succeed the way the Navarone guys do, you owe yourself a treat like Sparkplug Coffee. Use our "HYES" promo code and score yourself a onetime 20% discount. The website: sparkplug.coffee/hyes. Subscribe to Have You Ever Seen in your podcast app and also on YouTube (@hyesellis in YouTube's search bar). Rate and review us when you scrounge up some time too. Contact options: email (haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com), Bluesky (ryan-ellis and bevellisellis) or Twi-X (@moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis).

In this lively episode of The Q Now podcast, hosts Mark Bland and Jason Kull deliver a mix of politics, pop culture, and personal stories from KYRO's Gateway Fiber Studios. Broadcasting with a simulcast in "Broken England," the duo reflects on their decade-long journey, announcing a hiatus from KYRO to join Occupy Democrats for a new show airing three days a week on YouTube. They express gratitude to KYRO's owners, John Shepherd and Lee Thompson, for the platform that opened new doors, while inviting listeners to follow their upcoming venture. Joined by guest magician Keegan Emmert, the episode is packed with humor and candid moments. Emmert wows with a fork-bending trick, signed by the hosts, and a mind-bending experiment highlighting their connection. The hosts praise his talent, hinting at future collaborations. Politically, they critique the current administration's “clumsy and unnecessary” policies, like tariffs, and express frustration with media dynamics and leadership, urging listeners to stay engaged. Mark and Jason share stories of overcoming career challenges in St. Louis, emphasizing resilience and authentic relationships. They touch on cultural references, from Bobcat Goldthwait to OnlyFans controversies, keeping the vibe unscripted and relatable. The episode wraps with a call to check out Emmert's Lock and Key Magic and a promise to keep delivering thought-provoking content. Don't miss this heartfelt farewell to KYRO and a bold step into The Q Now's next chapter—stream it on theqnow.com and join the conversation!

En el episodio 26 de esta temporada hablaremos de la película "LAS MINAS DEL REY SALOMÓN" ('King Solomon’s Mines', 1985). Dirigida por J. Lee Thompson, esta aventura al más puro estilo pulp nos presenta a Richard Chamberlain en el papel del intrépido Allan Quatermain, en busca de un tesoro legendario en el corazón de África. Acompañado por Sharon Stone en uno de sus primeros papeles protagonistas, el film combina acción, humor y exotismo en una fórmula claramente influenciada por el éxito de Indiana Jones. *Sintonía de entrada: Lucidator de Saggitarius V.

In this gripping episode, Stuart and Jacob tackle the intense world of "Cape Fear," comparing the original 1962 film directed by J. Lee Thompson with Martin Scorsese's 1991 remake. They dig deep into the chilling narratives of revenge and obsession, exploring the contrasting portrayals of Max Cady by Robert Mitchum and Robert De Niro. What makes De Niro's performance so unpredictable, like a more deranged Daffy Duck? How do the character arcs of Sam Bowden differ between the two films given their respective actors? And how can the 1991 version push the boundaries of horror and suspense in ways that the original could only hint at?Also featured in this episode are diatribes about "Civilization 7", the correct amount of references to "The Simpsons", a love for Joe Don Baker, and a game that Jacob slapped together in an afternoon and forces Stuart to play. All this and more on They Remade It!Plot Synopsis Timestamps: 23:10 - 31:22----------Socials----------@theyremadeit.bsky.social on BlueSkytheyremadeit@gmail.com

This is part 2 of Foxy's chat with former presenter, producer, music guru, TV bloke and pop-quiz-question-setter. The first part is available now, but if you're up to date, prepare to hear about how he was probably responsible for popularising some of the most annoying songs of the early 00s; how TV wasn't for him; and how he came to be part of the most listened to feature on UK radio every day.   Support Crunch & Roll: https://ko-fi.com/crunchandroll   Listen to Ten to the Top, every weekday morning with Vernon Kaye on Radio 2, or catch up with on the podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06q6h18/episodes/downloads Test your own level of music geekery with Lee's book, The Official Charts' Music Quiz Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Official-Charts-Music-Quiz-Book/dp/1789295017  

People often ask how we choose our guests. The answer is quite simple. People who've had varied and interesting careers and have a good story to tell. And it always helps if we know them. So getting this episode's guest on was a no-brainer. Lee Thompson has been a presenter, producer, author, head of music, TV guy... and is now part of the most listened to feature on UK radio. He tells a bloody good story, and he has plenty of them from working at Metro, Viking, Radio 2, Box TV and more. In this, the first of two parts, he chats to Foxy about how he heard the "phenomenal" demo of a 16 year old, future radio star; chatting with one of the 90s most iconic stars; and getting sacked from a radio station in Wales for doing something truly mad! Look out for part two, coming very soon.   Support Crunch & Roll: https://ko-fi.com/crunchandroll   Listen to Ten to the Top, every weekday morning with Vernon Kaye on Radio 2, or catch up with on the podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06q6h18/episodes/downloads Test your own level of music geekery with Lee's book, The Official Charts' Music Quiz Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Official-Charts-Music-Quiz-Book/dp/1789295017  

Take some of the biggest stars of the day and send them on an adventure to destroy some guns?! Count us in! As a second world war rages, a group of disparate men with unique skills are assembled for one task: to destroy the Nazi naval guns on the Greek island of Navarone and save the lives of 2000 British soldiers. Can they do it? We hope so! Sad movies make us sad. Next week: a fake documentary? Vietnam War found footage? Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at forscreenandcountry@gmail.com   Full List: https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/war-movies/the-100-greatest-war-movies-of-all-time Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountry Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/fsacpod Our logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://instagram.com/its.mariah.xo) The Guns of Navarone stars Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Stanley Baker, Anthony Quayle, James Darren, Irene Papas, Gia Scala, Allan Cuthbertson and Richard Harris; directed by J. Lee Thompson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crítica LOS CAÑONES DE NAVARONE (1961) por Jaime V. Echagüe película dirigida por J. Lee Thompson con Gregory Peck, David Niven, Richard Harris, Anthony Quinn

Charles Bronson stars as a mercenary hired to eliminate a sadistic British doctor residing in South America as a torturer of political adversaries.  Co-starring Theresa Saldana, Joseph Maher and José Ferrer.  Directed by J. Lee Thompson.

With all of the people running around the streets in cheap masks we thought we would dump this one on Halloween. Enjoy! As always follow us on all of the things ⁠HERE⁠. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, 1972. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Written by Paul Dehn. Produced by Arthur P. Jacobs. Starring Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Ricardo Montalbán, Natalie Trundy and Hari Rhodes. Battle for the Planet of the Apes, 1973. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Screenplay by John William Corrington and Joyce Hooper Corrington. Story by Paul Dehn. Produced by Arthur P. Jacobs. Starring Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Natalie Trundy, Severn Darden, Lew Ayres, Paul Williams and John Huston.

This is part of a series about movies based on comic books. ***Referenced media:“Hulk” (Ang Lee, 2003)“Justice League” (1960-now) by Gardner Fox“Promethea” (1999-2005) by Alan Moore, J.H. Williams III, and Mick Gray“300” (1998) by Frank Miller“300” (Zack Snyder, 2007))“Watchmen” (1986-1987) by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons“Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” (George Lucas, 1977)“The Incredible Hulk” (1962-now) by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby“La Femme Nikita” (Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, 1997-2001)“Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back” (Irvin Kershner, 1980)“Inception” (Christopher Nolan, 2010)“V for Vendetta” (1982-1989) by Alan Moore, David Lloyd, and Tony Weare“King Solomon's Mines” (J. Lee Thompson, 1985)“American Splendor” (Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, 2003)Audio quotation:“The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” (Stephen Norrington, 2003), including music composed by Trevor Jones, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLohYzz4btpaR4ijRiDh7c_um07ONIlBzQ“Main Theme” from “The Hulk” (Ang Lee, 2003) composed by Danny Elfman, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLohYzz4btpaQYdvYlbq7Vw2z3YNwxPNXE“One Dream” (1991) by Lou Gramm from the “Highlander II: The Quickening” (Russell Mulcahy, 1991) soundtrack, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3E7X7BHpz4

Rated X when first released, weird, eerie brilliance. David Niven as a manipulative vineyard owner leading a castle of cultists thrown into chaos when his wife & son unexpectedly visit.Beware of flying arrows.Dynamic cinematography, exciting cast on fire in this lesser known horror thriller.       EYE OF THE DEVIL (1966)Directed by J. Lee Thompson(also directed original Cape Fear - 1962) 

A man's desire to quench his thirst is strong... strong enough to fend off bullets, Nazis and the desert itself. For some folks, a cold beer is a pleasure; for others, it is the only thing keeping them alive. What I'm saying is - please contact forscreenandcountry@gmail.com for instructions on how to send us free beer. We will give you a shout out (the universal currency of those with neither money nor shame). Also, this week we check out Ice Cold in Alex or whatever. Next week: A lot of white guy face-blindness! Questions? Comments? Suggestions? You can always shoot us an e-mail at forscreenandcountry@gmail.com   Full List: https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/war-movies/the-100-greatest-war-movies-of-all-time Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forscreenandcountry Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/fsacpod Our logo was designed by the wonderful Mariah Lirette (https://instagram.com/its.mariah.xo) Ice Cold in Alex stars John Mills, Sylvia Syms, Anthony Quayle, Harry Andrews, Diane Clare, Allan Cuthbertson and Richard Leech; directed by J. Lee Thompson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lee Thompson, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Flash Pack, is renowned for his adventurous spirit, gaining global fame after scaling the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro to capture iconic images. His passion for exploration, storytelling, and connecting people through travel is at the heart of his work. Alongside his wife Radha, Co-Founder and CEO, they built Flash Pack, an award-winning travel company dedicated to combating loneliness by curating group adventures for solo travelers in their 30s and 40s. Lee shares the rise, fall, and remarkable revival of Flash Pack, a multi-million dollar company known for offering high-end, immersive experiences that bring together like-minded travelers in unforgettable destinations.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/globetrotters-podcast--5023679/support.

This is part of a series about movies from 1971. ***Referenced media:“The Big Doll House” (Jack Hill, 1971)“The Wild Bunch” (Sam Peckinpah, 1969)“Jules and Jim” (Francois Truffaut, 1962)“Brokeback Mountain” (Ang Lee, 2005)“Red Dead Redemption” (Steve Martin, Josh Needleman, and David Kunkler, 2010)“A Fistful of Dollars” (Sergio Leone, 1964)“For a Few Dollars More” (Sergio Leone, 1965)“The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” (Sergio Leone, 1966)“Once Upon a Time in the West” (Sergio Leone, 1968)“Once Upon a Time in America” (Sergio Leone, 1984)“Dirty Harry” (Don Siegel, 1971)“Taxi Driver” (Martin Scorsese, 1976)“Billy Jack” (Tom Laughlin, 1971)“Monty Python and the Holy Grail” (Terry Giliam and Terry Jones, 1975)“The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid” (Philip Kaufman, 1972)“Chato's Land” (Michael Winner, 1972)“Deep Throat” (Gerard Damiano, 1972)“Frenzy” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1972)“Conquest of the Planet of the Apes” (J. Lee Thompson, 1972)“Joe Kidd” (John Sturges, 1972)“Deliverance” (John Boorman, 1972)“Junior Bonner” (Sam Peckinpah, 1972)“Sounder” (Martin Ritt, 1972)“Aliens” (James Cameron, 1986)“Rio Bravo” (Howard Hawks, 1959)“Being There” (Hal Ashby, 1979)Audio quotation:“Duck, You Sucker!” (Sergio Leone, 1971)

This week Harrison will review "The Guns of Navarone" (1961) starring Gregory Peck and directed by J. Lee Thompson #thegunsofnavarone #gregorypeck #jleethompson #reelyoldmovies Theme Song: "The Good For Nothing" starring Charlie Chaplin Released 1914 https://youtu.be/3RKsuoX_bnU Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/reelyoldmovies

Can a war film also be a comfort film? This month we're exploring that question. First up this week, special guest Martin Harries of Film Vs. Film Podcast joins us to discuss one of his favorite comfort picks and a perennial rewatch around the holidays with family, The Guns of Navarone. We talk about the paradox of comforting war films; Carl Foreman's script, which placed mythmaking far above historical fact; J. Lee Thompson's directing style, which balanced blockbuster action sequences with philosophical and moral quandaries; the stellar cast, featuring David Niven, Anthony Quinn, and Gregory Peck in a surprisingly morally grey role; and we make connections between The Guns of Navarone and the many films that borrowed from its formula, including The Dirty Dozen, Star Wars, the James Bond films, and Guardians of the Galaxy. Join our team of specialized film analysts and come on a mission with us!

GGACP continues its celebration of the birthday of actor and raconteur Malcolm McDowell (b. June 13) by revisiting PART TWO of a memorable two-part episode from 2020. In this episode, Malcolm talks about the art and design of "A Clockwork Orange," the troubled history of "Caligula," the awkward truth about H.G. Wells and the lives and careers of screen legends John Gielgud, James Mason, Peter O'Toole and Robert Shaw. Also, Anthony Quinn grunts, Gene Kelly turns a cold shoulder, Albert Finney turns down "Lawrence of Arabia" and Malcolm rids the world of Captain Kirk. PLUS: J. Lee Thompson! Gore Vidal pulls out! Christopher Lee wigs out! The improvisational talents of Peter Sellers! And Malcolm remembers his mentor Lindsay Anderson! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Josh and Jamie and special returning guest Cameron Fetter (of Podcast About List) continue our discussion of one of the most enduring science-fiction concepts and depressing pop studio franchises of all time THE PLANET OF THE APES with a double feature of arguably the two best sequels. Don Taylor's ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES (1971) which takes the franchise in a fun fish-out-of-water time travel adventure movie direction until its suddenly an incredibly upsetting 70s political thriller + J. Lee Thompson's more action-heavy entry CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (1972) which begins as a retro Orwellian sci-fi dystopia and eventually turns into a fiery armed ape prison uprising. Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on THE WARRIORS (1979) + MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR (1981), you can get access to that episode (and all past + future bonus episodes) by subscribing to our $5 tier on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sleazoidspodcast Intro // 00:00-13:24 ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES // 13:24-1:33:47 CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES // 1:33:47-2:46:54 Outro // 2:46:54-2:52:36 MERCH: www.teepublic.com/stores/sleazoids?ref_id=17667 WEBSITE: www.sleazoidspodcast.com/ Pod Twitter: twitter.com/sleazoidspod Pod Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/SLEAZOIDS/ Josh's Twitter: twitter.com/thejoshl Josh's Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/thejoshl Jamie's Twitter: twitter.com/jamiemilleracas Jamie's Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/jamiemiller

On this episode of the podcast Phillip is joined once again by Paul Rowlands from www.money-into-light.com and The Alternate Video Archives on Facebook to discuss the J. Lee Thompson directed The Reincarnation of Peter Proud from 1975, starring Michael Sarrazin, Margot Kidder, and Jennifer O'Neil. They start the show out by giving the general information about the movie and talking about the book and how it came to the screen. Then Paul gives some background on J. Lee Thompson and Phillip and him talk about some other movies he directed. It's then time for Listener Opinions from Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Paul and Phillip then discuss this movie with some facts thrown in. They read some reviews and then individually rate the movie. Phillip and Paul talk about whether they would buy this movie, rent it, or find it for free. Phillip then gives his Phil's Film Favorite of the Week; Caged (1950) which he gives 4 stars. Paul talks about all the great films he has watched including J. Lee Thompson films as well as Don Siegel films. Then it's time for Phillip to promote next week's show, when he will be joined once again by Sam Panico from www.bandsaboutmovies.com to discuss Gambit from 1966. Thanks for listening. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/makingtarantinothepodcast/message

This month's Harbour Bazaar Radio now available for streaming with tracks and chat from Steven Hastings & Davey Hal on our theme of Heart And Soul plus tracks Under The Bridge 2 the sequel to the celebrated 2022 compilation album that reunited groups and songwriters who had once recorded for the legendary cult label Sarah Records. Then a Soul Kitchen Cover Uncovered, A Glorious Sixties Pop Moment, tales of Davey's unexpected connections to the underground, bank robbers, country Madness and the Son Of Ziggy, Rosemary Clooney's influence on The Doors revealed plus tracks from The Tuppenny Bunters, Dexy's, Jetstream Ponies, The Sweetest Ache, Stavely Makepiece, HAERTS, Lee Thompson, Ann Peebles & much more! PLAYLIST Hornet´s Nest  Curtis Knight Heart and Soul Joy Division All the Days HAERTS Plan B  Dexys Midnight Runners Padam Padam Édith Piaf Hooligan The Heart Throbs Briaris  The Sweetest Ache Travel Through Midnight The Luxemburg Signal Look Alive! Jetstream Pony Our House (Country Version) Lee Thompson Soul Love David Bowie Soul Deep The Box Tops Ghosts Of Cape Horn Gordon Giltrap Soul Kitchen The Doors Soul Kitchen Echo & the Bunnymen I Can't Stand the Rain Ann Peebles T-Time  Tuppenny Bunters (I Wanna Love You Like a) Mad Dog Stavely Makepeace LINKS UnderTheBridge2 is released by Skep Wax Records as vinyl double LP, CD and digital download. It will not be on streaming sites. It is distributed to stores through Cargo, and Redeye in the US. CDs and LPs include a 24-page illustrated colour booklet. https://ndrthebridge.bandcamp.com   Support Ship Full Of Bombs Thames Delta Independent Radio If you would like to support the station and are able to do so then please pledge only what you can genuinely afford at patreon.com/sfob Please like and subscribe from wherever you stream your music and podcasts. Thank you from The Harbour Bazaar

Our 6th of 7 episodes during this Revenge Month takes us to America's Deep South as we talk about Robert Mitchum making Gregory Peck's life a living hell in Cape Fear. What's more, the convicted rapist threatens the lawyer's family in some of the worst way's a hateful person can. "Rape" is never spoken in the dialogue, but it's a constant theme. Mitchum plays such a clever, sadistic villain. He's one of the most-sinister of anyone on AFI's Heroes & Villains list and he could have ranked even higher on that list than he did. We also talked a lot about the dubious morality in Martin Scorsese's flashy 1991 remake, but the focus of this show is on J. Lee Thompson's tense original. So, counsellors, take dangerous matters into your own hands as this 585th edition of Have You Ever Seen pokes a toe in the river before going off the deep end into Cape Fear. For The Record: the actual Cape Fear is in North Carolina. Also, while Robert De Niro is certainly covered in tattoos in the 1991 version, he doesn't have the "love/hate" knuckle tattoos that Mitchum has in The Night Of The Hunter (and that Radio Raheem also has as knuckle rings in Do The Right Thing). Waiting in the weeds for something bad to happen would be made better if you had a container of scrumptious coffee with you. Our sponsor, Sparkplug Coffee, offers our listeners a 20% discount if they'll just our "HYES" promo code. Go to "sparkplug.coffee/hyes". We post all our shows on YouTube (@hyesellis). Comment, subscribe, hit the like button. Rate and review us on your podcast app as well. And give us feedback on Twi-X (@moviefiend51 and @bevellisellis) or with an email (haveyoueverseenpodcast@gmail.com). Bev also uses that @ on Threads.

Welcome back to AT THE MOVIES IN THE 90s, a podcast about the cinema of the 90s.In this episode, a special crossover with THE MOVIE PALACE PODCAST, your host A. J. Black is joined by recurring guest, podcaster and film lecturer, Carl Sweeney, to discuss both J. Lee Thompson's original 1962 version and Martin Scorsese's 1991 remake of intense pulp melodrama, Cape Fear...HostA. J. BlackCo-Host / EditorCarl SweeneyFind A. J. on Linktr.ee:https://linktr.ee/ajblackwriterFind the podcast on social media:X: @at90smoviespodBlueSky: @atthe90movies.bsky.socialFacebook: Movies in the 90s groupSupport the show:www.patreon.com/atthemoviesinthe90spodcastwww.spreaker.com/podcast/at-the-movies-in-the-90s--5905464/supportWe Made This on social media:X: @we_madethisBlueSky/TikTok: @wemadethisInstagram/Threads: @wemadethispodcastsTitle music:'I Am Changing' by Isaac Elliott (c) epidemicsound.com

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Steven Kobrin, author of The Man from Belize, play a high stakes game of ping pong with Gregory Peck while reviewing the 1969 spy thriller The Chairman. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Starring Gregory Peck, Anne Heywood, Arthur Hill, Alan Dobie, Conrad Yama, Zienia Merton, Ori Levy, Ric Young and Burt Kwouk. Steven's novel The Man from Belize is available on Amazon. You can also follow him on Facebook. Become a SpyHards Patron and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at Redbubble. Social media: @spyhards View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by Doug Astley.

Welcome back to purgatory!!!! This week the boys talk about the Indiana Jones rip off the 1986 Canon film Firewalker directed by J. Lee Thompson and staring Louis Gossett Jr, Melody Anderson, Chuck Norris, John Rhys Davies, Will Sampson, Sonny Landham and Ian Abercombe!!! Thanks for checkin us out and if you'd like to find our back catalog go to podbean.com Outro track "On Fire" by Van Halen https://youtu.be/nJJoGtDKQeo?si=uqPvdoyxM_Dhn7Ru  

Diana Dors was  a unique figure in British film as her blend of glamour, personality and acting talent woved both the tabloids and cinemagoing public alike. Ian is joined by Dors biographer  Anna Cale to discuss her life, legacy and, of course, three of her best films. Tread Softly Stranger (1958). Directed by Gordon Parry. Written by George Minter and Denis O'Dell from the play by Jack Popplewell. Starring Diana Dors, George Baker and Terence MorganValue for Money (1955). Directed by Ken Annakin. Written by R.F. Delderfield and William Fairchild from the book by Derrick Boothroyd. Starring Diana Dors, John Gregson and Susan Stephen. Yield To The Night (1956). Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Written by Joan Henry and John cresswell. Based on the book by Joan Henrty. Starring Diana Dors, Yvonne Mitchell and Michael Craig. Anna Cale is an arts and culture writer who specialises in classic film and television. She has written for a number of publications and websites, including Little White Lies, Film Stories and the British Film Institute, and has also appeared on Radio 4 and Channel 5. Her writing subjects are wide ranging, but she has an interest in British cinema of the 1940s, 50s and 60s, and in particular showcasing the role of strong female voices in film culture.

What do you do when you catch a bad case of the Firewalker? Oh, wait! This might be for something else. This is all about gold! There is a mix of Aztec, Mayan, Egyptian and Apache gold all in one area! If that seems strange and improbable, maybe that's the Firewalker talking! Loveable and adventurous scamps, Max Donigan (Chuck Norris) and Leo Porter (Louis Gossett Jr.) team up with Patricia Goodwin (Melody Anderson) to follow a magical dagger and her visions to that sweet, sweet cave of gold. When things seem down, Corky Taylor (John Rhys-Davies) shows up! Is this a bit of DeJa'Vu? YES! Yes it is! RTS chills with Tall Eagle (Will Sampson) and wonders if any of that promised treasure will come his way. Jeremy, Collin and La-Mar summon ancestral supernatural powers with El Coyote (Sonny Landham). Between the numerous bar stops and jungle runs, director J. Lee Thompson will get us to that gold! At least we hope. 

Lee Thompson is the co-founder and CMO of Flash Pack, a travel brand dedicated to small group adventures rooted in friendship that he founded with his now wife and CEO, Radha Vyas. Lee's career merged with his passion for adventure as a self-employed photojournalist. He met Radha on a chance first date between gigs, and they immediately started planning what became Flash Pack. By 2016, they were married, had both quit their jobs, and were starting their new adventure as business owners. Initially, they successfully bootstrapped their business, but COVID and closed borders had other ideas. The pandemic was in full swing, they had a one-year-old baby, all of their investors wanted refunds, and by November 2020, they had filed for bankruptcy and lost everything. Thanks to teamwork, creative problem-solving, and dedication, Lee and Radha were able to relaunch in November 2021 and are in a better place today than ever before. Now, he is using the storytelling skills he learned through photojournalism to tell the story of Flash Pack, a story of friendship.In this episode, Alan and Lee discuss who Flash Pack is for, the unique experiences they offer their customers, and why they are all in on marketing friendship. Flash Pack is a London-based start-up, but with a large American user base, they are beginning the transition to become a US-based company with several existing US-based employees and an upcoming family move to the States. They have over 75 employees in 12 different countries, and revenue is higher than it ever was pre-pandemic. Lee says business is booming due to an increase in loneliness and awareness of the damage it can do. That is why all Flash Pack marketing is centered around friendship forged through adventure.In this episode, you'll learn:How Lee's photojournalism skills serve him as a CMOThe solo travel market and why Flash Pack marketing is all friendship-basedWhat Lee has learned from failure and predicts for the future of marketingKey Highlights:[01:45] Historic adventures in photojournalism[04:40] The art of storytelling through photos and marketing efforts[05:25] From the first date to founding a company[07:40] Building a life together is the greatest adventure.[09:00] What is a Flash Pack?[11:35] Everything was great until COVID hit.[15:45] Starting a Business: Part 2[18:40] The market for solo travel[21:00] Friendship forged through adventure[21:55] Flash Pack across the Pond[23:55] Generating buzz about friendship on the streets of New York[27:15] The next big thing to target is isolation on the streets of New York.[28:55] Learning how to fail early on[30:00] Advice to his younger self[32:05] Marketing is not just the marketer's job.[34:20] User-generated content[35:55] The opportunity for diversity and the threat of getting lazyLooking for more?Visit our website for the full show notes, links to resources mentioned in this episode, and ways to connect with the guest! Become a member today and listen ad-free, visit https://plus.acast.com/s/marketingtoday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Special guest Seth Goodkind joins us to discuss the iconic Charles Bronson, specifically the time in his career when he made movies for Golan/Globus that were directed by J. Lee Thompson. It wasn't exactly the prime of his career...or was it? No. 10 TO MIDNIGHT (1983, J. Lee Thompson) MURPHY'S LAW (1986, J. Lee Thompson) KINJITE: FORBIDDEN SUBJECTS (1989, J. Lee Thompson)

I think Eye of the Devil is an undercard for 1966In the USA you had William Shatner starring in 'Incubus' and John Saxon And Dennis Hopper in 'Queen of Blood'In Spain you had Jess Franco's 'The Diabolical Dr Z'In Italy Mario Bava put out 'Kill, Baby Kill'In Japan 'Daimajin' was released as well as 'Irazumi'And in the UK you had Hammer Horror's 'Plague of the Zombies', "The Witches' and 'Dracula Prince of Darkness'All I think stronger titles than 'Eye of the Devil'But there is no denying there is something magical about it. I just can't put my finger on it.J. Lee Thompson directed Cape Fear in 1962, Happy Birthday to Me in 1981 plus a couple of Planet of the Apes movies as part of his genre sweep during his career. Eye of the Devil is often overlooked which is a real shame. When I asked the fantastic satanic doo-woppers TWIN TEMPLE to pick a movie to cover for this show, imagine my delight when they came back with that very choice. YES! Today we are joined by singer Alexandra Jones and her guitarist husband Zach. That's right! It's the time of the Temple. Right here, right now.TWIN TEMPLE Spotify Instagram Facebook

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Welcome to the first episode of our sixth season, the first of three episodes to begin the new year before our two month hiatus. This episode, we do our first ever Listener Freebie, letting Lee Thompson, one of our biggest supporters in the United Kingdom, pick the movie we cover this episode. Lee chose the 1984 British television drama Threads, and we are proud to talk about this hidden gem.

On this episode of Talking Terror, your boys of the show kick off the new year by celebrating the Ghoul of Geek's (belated) birthday. His gift to your boys of the show is a film pick of the week! Listen in as they chat about 1981's Happy Birthday To Me directed by J. Lee Thompson. Stay scared people, stay scared!

Since the podcast began, Rebecca has wanted to interview an editor to better understand their role in working with authors.  On today's episode, she chats with author, editor, and publisher Lee D. Thompson. Lee was born and raised in Moncton, New Brunswick and has had fiction published in five anthologies and in more than a dozen literary journals across Canada and the US. His most recent novel, Apastoral: A Mistopia, was published last year and won the fiction prize at the 2022 New Brunswick Book Awards. When not writing, Lee is a busy editor and book designer and is the publisher and founder of Galleon Books, a small literary publishing house   https://leedthompson.blog/ X: @lee_thomp    

Ep. 210: Bruce Bennett on Eight Hours of Terror, Ambush at Tomahawk Gap, Yield to the Night, Nuke Films, and more Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw. I'm your host, Nicolas Rapold. It's that most wonderful time: writer and “recovering film critic” Bruce Bennett returns to the podcast for another absolutely enjoyable discussion of recent viewing. As always it's hard to pigeonhole the selection but broadly speaking we mine the 1950s—from Japan to England to the U.S.—for unsung brilliance by known and under-known auteurs. Films include: Eight Hours of Terror (Seijun Suzuki), Ambush at Tomahawk Gap (Fred Sears), Yield to the Night (J. Lee Thompson), Ladybird Ladybird (Frank and Eleanor Perry), Locked In (David C. Snyder), and much more. Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Photo by Steve Snodgrass

We are thrilled to celebrate our 150th episode with a classic from the genre - 1961's 'The Guns of Navarone'. The epic adventure, based upon Alistair MacLean's best selling novel, was directed by J. Lee Thompson and boasts a fantastic ensemble cast including Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, Anthony Quayle, James Darren, Irene Papas and, Gia Scala. The boys also talk about some of their favourite moments from the past 3 years of the show and dive into a real gem from the golden age of war films. Thank you for listening and here is to another 150!Check out our website www.fightingonfilm.com Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/fighting-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

La, La, La.Autumn 2001. In many ways, it has been a challenging year. Five and Steps split, Hearsay don't.Pop, just like the most boybandish of the latest boybands, Blue is (all) on the rise. The new millennium has most definitely set up its shiny new stall and is fully decked out in its cargo pants, vest tops - and that is just the boys. Mobile phone ringtones were being catapulted into polyphonic ringtones thanks to those boffins at Nokia (who?) so that our train journeys became even more annoying.And a significant cultural milestone was met. No, not the 1000th episode of Family Affairs on Channel 5 or the return of Crossroads (really?). November 2001 saw the release of the 50th volume of NOW! A half century of celebrating the variously compiled world of pop since 1983 and showing no signs of slipping away. In fact, NOW 50 was positively flying out of your local supermarket as the wonderful UK music buying public couldn't get enough of the year's biggest hits (and Victoria Beckham) as the album rocketed its way to a six times platinum No1 position as the 2nd biggest selling NOW EVER!And was it any wonder? 44 Top Chart Hits from Kylie, Westlife, Britney, Destiny's Child. 8 Number Ones, pop, rock, dance, animated building contractors, Austrian Schlager - this had it all! The singles chart was moving faster than a Who Wants To Be A Millionaire audience coughing fit with artists catapulting into (and often back out of) the Top 40 within minutes. 31 number ones in 12 months, with Ms Minogue coming out on top with the years biggest track and FOUR whole weeks at the top. How did we cope?Joining me for this rollercoaster return to 2001 is music compiler, curator and author Lee Thompson. As the head of The Box music channel in 2001 he was instrumental in making and breaking many of these hits - yes he is to BLAME for the likes of DJ Otzi amongst others and openly admits it here!Along the way we discover what was really going on at the HQ of The Box/Smash Hits in 2001, whose Smash Hits award turned up on Lee's desk, Halloween School Discos(!) with Allstars, how Geri and Robbie channelled Led Zeppelin (possibly), how to pronounce ‘iio' (probably) and some of those dazzling sales figures from the latest chart war between Kylie and Victoria (you may want to look away now listeners!)As the latest NOW Millennium Yearbook testifies, 2001 was quite a year - and this ‘flawless' (you're welcome) episode for NOW 50 is a wonderful reminder of some fabulous pop times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1976 school friends Mike Barson and Lee Thompson formed a band called the North London Invaders, roping in other friends of theirs Chris Foreman, John Hasler and Cathal Smyth to play rock n roll and soul songs. The line-up was a tumultuous one and only solidified two years later when Hasler was eventually replaced on drums by Daniel Woodgate, Mark Bedford replacing Smyth on bass with Smyth becoming a brass player, dancer and singer and lead singer Graham McPherson aka Suggs finally decided to commit rather than watch Chelsea play football. They also adopted a new name, Madness, after a song by ska/reggae legend Prince Buster. Thus was born a band that became one of the most prominent bands of the late 1970s and early 1980s two-tone ska revival. Madness have had 16 singles reach the UK top ten and between 1980 to 1986, the band's songs spent a total of 214 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. Their music videos showcased them as a fun gang that kids and adults alike wanted to be a part of with flying saxophonists and nutty trains. But, behind the scenes in-fighting and constantly butting up against their label boss, as well as incredible success, put pressure on the band which caused rifts and breakups over the years. This episode of Banned Biographies deals with this heady first decade and the rise and fall of one of the most beloved British bands to ever strut their stuff. Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1976 school friends Mike Barson and Lee Thompson formed a band called the North London Invaders, roping in other friends of theirs Chris Foreman, John Hasler and Cathal Smyth to play rock n roll and soul songs. The line-up was a tumultuous one and only solidified two years later when Hasler was eventually replaced on drums by Daniel Woodgate, Mark Bedford replacing Smyth on bass with Smyth becoming a brass player, dancer and singer and lead singer Graham McPherson aka Suggs finally decided to commit rather than watch Chelsea play football. They also adopted a new name, Madness, after a song by ska/reggae legend Prince Buster. Thus was born a band that became one of the most prominent bands of the late 1970s and early 1980s two-tone ska revival. Madness have had 16 singles reach the UK top ten and between 1980 to 1986, the band's songs spent a total of 214 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. Their music videos showcased them as a fun gang that kids and adults alike wanted to be a part of with flying saxophonists and nutty trains. But, behind the scenes in-fighting and constantly butting up against their label boss, as well as incredible success, put pressure on the band which caused rifts and breakups over the years. This episode of Banned Biographies deals with this heady first decade and the rise and fall of one of the most beloved British bands to ever strut their stuff. Merch: https://my-store-cfdac5.creator-spring.com Contact Twitter: @BannedBiogs Facebook: @BannedBiographies Instagram: @bannedbiographies E-mail: bannedbiographies@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, it's another Mike Makes Mike Watch! Mike D is making Smith watch J. Lee Thompson's 1958 World War II thriller ICE COLD IN ALEX, while Smith is making Mike D watch a beloved classic that everyone knows, David Koepp's 2012 bike messenger action movie with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Michael Shannon, PREMIUM RUSH!

Lee Thompson of Flashpack joins the podcast to tell us how his tour company is using travel to build one million friendships.

On this episode, we're going to start a miniseries that I've been dreading doing, not because of the films this company produced and/or released during the 1980s, but because it means shining any kind of light on a serial sexual assaulter and his enabling brother. But one cannot do a show like this, talking about the movies of the 1980s, and completely ignore Miramax Films. ----more---- TRANSCRIPT   From Los Angeles, California. The Entertainment Capital of the World. It's the 80s Movie Podcast. I am your host, Edward Havens/ Thank you for listening today.   On this episode, we're going to start a miniseries that I've been dreading doing, not because of the films this company produced and/or released during the 1980s, but because it means shining any kind of light on a serial sexual assaulter and his enabling brother. But one cannot do a show like this, talking about the movies of the 1980s, and completely ignore Miramax Films.   But I am not here to defend Harvey Weinstein. I am not here to make him look good. My focus for this series, however many they end up being, will focus on the films and the filmmakers. Because it's important to note that the Weinsteins did not have a hand in the production of any of the movies Miramax released in the 1980s, and the two that they did have a hand in making, one a horror film, the other a comedy that would be the only film the Weinsteins would ever direct themselves, were distributed by companies other than Miramax.   But before I do begin, I want to disclose my own personal history with the Weinsteins. As you may know, I was a movie theatre manager for Landmark Theatres in the mid 1990s, running their NuWilshire Theatre in Santa Monica. The theatre was acquired by Landmark from Mann Theatres in 1992, and quickly became a hot destination for arthouse films for those who didn't want to deal with the hassle of trying to get to the Laemmle Monica 4 about a mile away, situated in a very busy area right off the beach, full of tourists who don't know how to park properly and making a general nuisance of themselves to the locals. One of the first movies to play at the NuWilshire after Landmark acquired it was Quentin Tarantino's debut film, Reservoir Dogs, which was released by Miramax in the fall of 1992. The NuWilshire quickly became a sort of lucky charm to Harvey Weinstein, which I would learn when I left the Cineplex Beverly Center in June 1993 to take over the NuWilshire from my friend Will, the great-grandson of William Fox, the founder of Fox Films, who was being promoted to district manager and personally recommended me to replace him.   During my two plus years at the NuWilshire, I fielded a number of calls from Harvey Weinstein. Not his secretary. Not his marketing people.    Harvey himself.   Harvey took a great interest in the theatre, and regularly wanted feedback about how his films were performing at my theatre. I don't know if he had heard the stories about Stanley Kubrick doing the same thing years before, but I probably spoke to him at least once a month. I never met the man, and I didn't really enjoy speaking with him, because a phone call from him meant I wasn't doing the work I actually needed to do, but keeping Harvey would mean keeping to get his best films for my theatre, so I indulged him a bit more than I probably should have.   And that indulgence did occasionally have its perks. Although I was not the manager of the NuWilshire when Reservoir Dogs played there, Quentin Tarantino personally hand-delivered one of the first teaser posters for his second movie, Pulp Fiction, to me, asking me if I would put it up in our poster frame, even though we both knew we were never going to play the film with the cast he assembled and the reviews coming out of Cannes. He, like Harvey Weinstein, considered the theatre his lucky charm. I put the poster up, even though we never did play the film, and you probably know how well the film did. Maybe we were his lucky charm.   I also got to meet Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier weeks before their first film, Clerks, opened. We hosted a special screening sponsored by the Independent Feature Project, now known as Film Independent, whose work to help promote independent film goes far deeper than just handing out the Spirit Awards each year. Smith and Mosier were cool cats, and I was able to gift Smith something the following year when he screened Mallrats a few weeks before it opened.   And, thanks to Miramax, I was gifted something that ended up being one of the best nights of my life. An invitation to the Spirit Awards and after-party in 1995, the year Quentin Tarantino and Lawrence Bender won a number of awards for Pulp Fiction. At the after-party, my then-girlfriend and I ended up drinking tequila with Toni Collette, who was just making her mark on American movie screens that very weekend, thanks to Miramax's release of Muriel's Wedding, and then playing pool against Collette and Tarantino, while his Spirit Awards sat on a nearby table.   Twenty feet from stardom, indeed.   I left that job at the end of the summer in 1995, and I would not be involved with the Weinstein Brothers for a number of years, until after I had moved to New York City, started FilmJerk, and had become an established film critic. As a critic, I had been invited to an advance screening of Bad Santa at the AMC Empire 25, and on the way out, Bob Weinstein randomly stopped me in the lobby to ask me a few questions about my reaction to the film. Which was the one and only time I ever interacted with either brother face to face, and would be the last time I ever interacted with either of them in any capacity.   As a journalist, I felt it was necessary to disclose these things, although I don't believe these things have clouded my judgment about them. They were smart enough to acquire some good films early in their careers, built a successful distribution company with some very smart people who most likely knew about their boss's disgusting proclivities and neither said nor did anything about it, and would eventually succumb to the reckoning that was always going to come to them, one way or another. I'm saddened that so many women were hurt by these men, physically and emotionally, and I will not be satisfied that they got what was coming to them until they've answered for everything they did.   Okay, enough with the proselytizing.    I will only briefly go into the history of the Weinstein Brothers, and how they came to found Miramax, and I'm going to get that out of the way right now.   Harvey Weinstein and his younger brother Bob, were born in Queens, New York, and after Harvey went to college in Buffalo, the brothers would start up a rock concert promotion company in the area. After several successful years in the concert business, they would take their profits and start up an independent film distribution company which they named Miramax, after their parents, Miriam and Max. They would symbolically start the company up on December 31st, 1979.   Like the old joke goes, they may have been concert promoters, but they really wanted to be filmmakers. But they would need to build up the company first, and they would use their connections in the music industry to pick up the American distribution rights to Rockshow, the first concert movie featuring Paul McCartney and his post-Beatles band Wings, which had been filmed during their 1976 Wings Over the World tour. And even from the start, Harvey Weinstein would earn the derisive nickname many people would give him over the years, Harvey Scissorhands, as he would cut down what was originally a 125min movie down to 102mins.   Miramax would open Rockshow on nine screens in the New York City area on Wednesday, November 26th, 1980, including the prestigious Ziegfeld Theatre, for what was billed as a one-week only run. But the film would end up exceeding their wildest expectations, grossing $113k from those nine screens, including nearly $46k just from the Ziegfeld. The film would get its run extended a second week, the absolute final week, threatened the ads, but the film would continue to play, at least at the Ziegfeld, until Saturday December 13th, when the theatre was closed for five days to prepare for what the theatre expected to be their big hit of the Christmas season, Neil Diamond's first movie, The Jazz Singer. It would be a sad coincidence that Rockstar's run at the Ziegfeld had been extended, and was still playing the night McCartney's friend and former bandmate John Lennon was assassinated barely a mile away from the theatre.   But, strangely, instead of exploiting the death of Lennon and capitalize on the sudden, unexpected, tragic reemergence of Beatlemania, Miramax seems to have let the picture go. I cannot find any playdates for the film in any other city outside of The Big Apple after December 1980, and the film would be unseen in any form outside a brief home video release in 1982 until June 2013, when the restored 125min cut was released on DVD and Blu-Ray, after a one-night theatrical showing in cinemas worldwide.   As the Brothers Weinstein were in the process of gearing up Miramax, they would try their hand at writing and producing a movie themselves. Seeing that movies like Halloween and Friday the 13th were becoming hits, Harvey would write up a five-page treatment for a horror movie, based on an upstate New York boogeyman called Cropsey, which Harvey had first heard about during his school days at camp. Bob Weinstein would write the script for The Burning with steampunk author Peter Lawrence in six weeks, hire a British music documentary filmmaker, Tony Maylam, the brothers knew through their concert promoting days, and they would have the film in production in Buffalo, New York, in the summer of 1980, with makeup effects by Tom Savini.   Once the film was complete, they accepted a purchase deal from Filmways Pictures, covering most of the cost of the $1.5m production, which they would funnel right back into their fledgling distribution company. But when The Burning opened in and around the Florida area on May 15th, 1981, the market was already overloaded with horror films, from Oliver Stone's The Hand and Edward Bianchi's The Fan, to Lewis Teague's Alligator and J. Lee Thompson's Happy Birthday to Me, to Joe Dante's The Howling and the second installment of the Friday the 13th series. Outside of Buffalo, where the movie was shot, the film did not perform well, no matter how many times Filmways tried to sell it. After several months, The Burning would only gross about $300k, which would help drive Filmways into bankruptcy. As we talked about a couple years ago on our series about Orion Pictures, Orion would buy all the assets from Filmways, including The Burning, which they would re-release into theatres with new artwork, into the New York City metropolitan region on November 5th, 1982, to help promote the upcoming home video release of the film. In just seven days in 78 theatres, the film would gross $401k, more than it had earned over its entire run during the previous year. But the film would be gone from theatres the following week, as many exhibitors do not like playing movies that were also playing on cable and/or available on videotape. It is estimated the film's final gross was about $750k in the US, but the film would become a minor success on home video and repeated cable screenings.   Now, some sources on the inter webs will tell you the first movie Miramax released was Goodbye, Emmanuelle, based in part on a profile of the brothers and their company in a March 2000 issue of Fortune Magazine, in which writer Tim Carvell makes this claim. Whether this info nugget came from bad research, or a bad memory on the part of one or both of the brothers, it simply is not true. Goodbye, Emmanuelle, as released by Miramax in an edited and dubbed version, would be released more than a year after Rockshow, on December 5th, 1981. It would gross a cool $241k in 50 theatres in New York City, but lose 80% of its screens in its second week, mostly for Miramax's next film, a low budget, British-made sci-fi sex comedy called Spaced Out.   Or, at least, that's what the brothers thought would be a better title for a movie called Outer Touch in the UK.   Which I can't necessarily argue. Outer Touch is a pretty dumb title for a movie. Even the film's director, Normal Warren, agreed. But that's all he would agree with the brothers on. He hated everything else they did to his film to prepare it for American release. Harvey would edit the film down to just 77mins in length, had a new dub created to de-emphasize the British accents of the original actors, and changed the music score and the ending. And for his efforts, Weinstein would see some success when the film was released into 41 theatres in New York on December 11th, 1981. But whether or not it was because of the film itself, which was very poorly reviewed, or because it was paired with the first re-issue of The Groove Tube since Chevy Chase, one of the actors in that film, became a star, remains to be seen.   Miramax would only release one movie for all of 1982, but it would end up being their first relative hit film.   Between 1976 and 1981, there were four live shows of music and comedy in the United Kingdom for the benefit of Amnesty International. Inspired by former Monty Python star John Cleese, these shows would raise millions for the international non-governmental organization focused on human rights issues around the world. The third show, in 1979, was called The Secret Policeman's Ball, and would not only feature Cleese, who also directed the live show, performing with his fellow Pythons Terry Jones and Michael Palin, but would also be a major launching pad for two of the most iconic comedians of the 1980s, English comedian Rowan Atkinson and Scottish comedian Billy Connelly. But unlike the first two Amnesty benefit shows, Cleese decided to add some musical acts to the bill, including Pete Townshend of The Who.   The shows would be a big success in the United Kingdom, and the Weinsteins, once again using their connections in the music scene, would buy the American film rights to the show before they actually incorporated Miramax Films. That purchase would be the impetus for creating the company.   One slight problem, though.   The show was, naturally, very British. One bit from the show, featuring the legendary British comedian and actor Peter Cook, was a nine-minute bit summing up a recent bit of British history, the leader of the British Labour Party being tried on charges of conspiracy and incitement to murder his ex-boyfriend, would not make any sense to anyone who wasn't following the trial. All in all, even with the musical segments featuring Townshend, the Weinsteins felt there was only about forty minutes worth of material that could be used for a movie.   It also didn't help that the show was shot with 16mm film, which would be extremely grainy when blown up to 35mm.   But while they hemmed and hawed through trying to shape the film. Cleese and his show partners at Amnesty decided to do another set of benefit shows in 1981, this time called The Secret Policeman's Other Ball. Knowing that there might be interest in a film version of this show, the team would decide to shoot this show in 35mm. Cleese would co-direct the live show, while music video director Julien Temple would be in charge of filming. And judging from the success of an EP released in 1980 featuring Townshend's performance at the previous show, Cleese would arrange for more musical artists to perform, including Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Donovan, Bob Geldof, Sting, and Midge Ure of Ultraviolet. In fact, it would be because of their participation in these shows that would lead Geldof and Ure to form Band Aid in 1984, which would raise $24m for famine relief in Ethiopia in just three months, and the subsequent Live Aid shows in July 1985 would raise another $126m worldwide.   The 1981 Amnesty benefit shows were a success, especially the one-time-only performance of a supergroup called The Secret Police, comprising of Beck, Clapton, Geldof and Sting performing Bob Dylan's I Shall Be Released at the show's closing, and the Weinsteins would make another deal to buy the American movie rights to these shows. While Temple's version of the 1981 shows would show as intended for UK audiences in 1982, the co-creator of the series, British producer Martin Lewis, would spend three months in New York City with Harvey Weinstein at the end of 1981 and start of 1982, working to turn the 1979 and 1981 shows into one cohesive movie geared towards American audiences. After premiering at the Los Angeles International Film Exposition in March 1982, The Secret Policeman's Other Ball would open on nine screens in the greater New York City metropolitan area on May 21st, but only on one screen in all of Manhattan. And in its first three days, the movie would gross an amazing $116k, including $36,750 at the Sutton theatre in the Midtown East part of New York City. Even more astounding is that, in its second weekend at the same nine theaters, the film would actually increase its gross to $121k, when most movies in their second week were seeing their grosses drop 30-50% because of the opening of Rocky III. And after just four weeks in just New York City, on just nine or ten screens each week, The Secret Policeman's Other Ball would gross more than $400k. The film would already be profitable for Miramax.   But the Weinsteins were still cautious. It wouldn't be until July 16th when they'd start to send the film out to other markets like Los Angeles, where they could only get five theatres to show the film, including the brand new Cineplex Beverly Center, itself opening the same day, which, as the first Cineplex in America, was as desperate to show any movie it could as Miramax was to show the movie at any theatre it could.   When all was said and done, The Secret Policeman's Other Ball would gross nearly $4m in American theatres.   So, you'd think now they had a hit film under their belts, Miramax would gear up and start acquiring more films and establishing themselves as a true up and coming independent distributor.   Right?   You'd think.   Now, I already said The Secret Policeman's Other Ball was their only release in 1982.   So, naturally, you'd think their first of like ten or twelve releases for 1983 would come in January.   Right?   You'd think.   In fact, Miramax's next theatrical release, the first theatrical release of D.A. Pennebaker's Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars concert film from the legendary final Ziggy show at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on July 3, 1973, would not come until December 23rd, 1983. And, for the third time in three years, it would be their music connections that would help the Weinsteins acquire a film.   Although the Ziggy Stardust movie had been kicking around for years, mostly one-night-only 16mm screenings on college campuses and a heavily edited 44min version that aired once on American television network ABC in October 1974, this would be the first time a full-length 90min version of the movie would be seen. And the timing for it couldn't have come at a better time. 1983 had been a banner year for the musician and occasional actor. His album Let's Dance had sold more than five million copies worldwide and spawned three hit singles. His Serious Moonlight tour, his first concert tour in five years, was the biggest tour of the year. And he won critical praise for his role as  a British prisoner of war in Nagisa Ōshima's powerful Japanese World War II film Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence.   The Weinsteins would enlist the help of 20th Century Fox to get the film into theatres during a very competitive Christmas moviegoing season. But despite their best efforts, Fox and Miramax could only nab one theatre in all of New York City, the 8th Street Playhouse in lower Manhattan, and five in Los Angeles, including two screens at the Cineplex Beverly Center. And for the weekend, its $58,500 gross would be quite decent, with a per screen average above such films as Scarface, Sudden Impact and Yentl. But in its second weekend, the all-important Christmas week, the gross would fall nearly 50% when the vast majority of movies improve their grosses with kids out of school and wage earners getting time off for the holidays. Fox and Miramax would stay committed to the film through the early part of 1984, but they'd keep costs down by rotating the six prints made for New York and Los Angeles to other cities as those playdates wound down, and only buying eighth-page display ads in local newspapers' entertainment section when it arrived in a new city. The final gross would fall short of half a million dollars, but the film would find its audience on home video later in the year. And while the Weinsteins are no longer involved with the handling of the film, Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars will be getting a theatrical release across the planet the first week of July 2023, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the concert.   So, here were are, four years into the formation of Miramax Films, and they only released five films into theatres, plus wrote and produced another released by Filmways. One minor hit, four disappointments, and we're still four years away from them becoming the distributor they'd become. But we're going to stop here today because I like to keep these episodes short.   Thank you for joining us. We'll talk again next week, when we continue with story of Miramax Films, from 1984 to 1987.   Remember to visit this episode's page on our website, The80sMoviePodcast.com, for extra materials about the movies we covered this episode.   The 80s Movies Podcast has been researched, written, narrated and edited by Edward Havens for Idiosyncratic Entertainment.   Thank you again.   Good night.

A brutal Los Angeles police Lt. is determined to bust up a crime ring that forces underage girls into prostitution. Directed by J. Lee Thompson from a script written by Harold Nebenzal. Starring Charles Bronson.  FOLLOW US ON LETTERBOXD - Zach1983 & MattCrosby Thank you so much for listening! E-mail address: greatestpod@gmail.com Please follow the show on Twitter: @GreatestPod Subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Podbean This week's recommendations: House of Wax (2005) [Streaming on Tubi]

In today's episode, Allan and Eric welcome Lee Thompson. Lee fell in love with the pest control industry after being recruited by Terminix and later ran their 4th largest office in the country. Allan, Eric and Lee discuss why investing in exceptional customer service can have a big impact on your bottom line. Providing great customer service will lead your Pest Control Company to better customer retention, loyalty, and customer acquisition costs.

Jan 29, 2023 #richcyr #theclawscorner Welcome to the first episode of The Claw's Corner for 2023! On this episode Rich "The Claw" Cyr interview actress and model Lesleh Donaldson. Lesleh is known for her roles in "Happy Birthday to Me", "Star Wars: Droids", "Curtains" and many more! From Lesleh's IMDB bio: Lesleh hails from Toronto, where she started modeling with International Top Models at the age of 9. she then went on to Star in Gilles Carle's production of "The Homecoming" for CBC's "For the Record" series. After that came roles in "Running" playing Michael Douglas' daughter Andrea Andropolis, "Happy Birthday To Me" directed by J. Lee Thompson and the lead in "Funeral Home" directed by Bill Fruet, for which she was nominated for a Genie award as best actress. Lesleh's favored roles include originating the role of Sandy Miles in George F. Walker's play called "Criminals in Love". Anne Frank in "The Diary Of Anne Frank" at Manitoba Theatre Centre, Anna in "Burn This" which co-starred Eric McCormack also at Manitoba Theatre Centre, and as Evelyn Dick (another originated role) in Doug Rodger's play "How Could You Mrs. Dick". https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0232129/ Do not miss Rich's book, "Confessions of a Frenetic Mind" available now - https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Frenetic-Mind-Blood-Curdling-Terror/dp/1946577103/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Rich+Cyr&qid=1667737186&sr=8-1 Copyright 2023 The Claw's Corner - Produced by Rich Cyr https://www.facebook.com/richtheclawcyr/ Edited by Elmwood Productions - http://elmwoodproductions.com/index.html and subscribe to Elmwood Productions on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ElmwoodProductions/featured Show some love for Elmwood! It's your support that keeps content like this coming! Visit our Ko-Fi Page and help keep us caffeinated! - https://ko-fi.com/elmwoodproductions Enhanced and uploaded by Rob Bull. For Music, Podcast, Graphic Design, and Video info Email Rob At: robbull61792@gmail.com Also Follow and Message Him through FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085244920212 Rob Bulls Music on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@crackhouse2012 Rob Bulls Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/robertbull Search Rob Bull on Spotify.

Hannah Ha Ha is out now in NY and LA. The co-directors Jordan and Josh and star Hannah join me @banjohannah @jordan_tetewsky. We hosted the first in person screening last year after they won Slamdance, and then hosted opening night party on Friday, I did Q+A Saturday. Next, we'll actually be showing the short film that preceded this, Hannah in April, on Thursday Feb 16 at Wonderland Dreams, with a live musical performance from Hannah. We've done a bunch of these talks about this movie already, this is kinda a greatest hits of topics. Also the first time we got to include Josh though! Hope to see everyone on Thursday! https://reunion2162023.splashthat.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teawithsg/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/teawithsg/support

Cohosts Dino and Mike aren't necessarily being blackmailed (yet) but, reinforcements were greatly appreciated in I Eat Movies #31: Elmore or Less - The Ambassador (1985) / 52 Pick-Up (1986)! Joined by cohosts of CinemaTalk, Ben Reiser (cohost of 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s and Lifers) and Jim Healy, (Director of Programming at UW Cinematheque), the heat is on as the quartet discuss the dual Cannon Films adaptations of Elmore Leonard's novel. Relocated to Israel, we dive into the heavily deviated from its source material (save for the blackmailing scheme) take in The Ambassador and discuss the controversy that led to Robert Mitchum joining the production. In addition, we applaud Ellen Burstyn's physicality and the workhorse-like directing chops of J. Lee Thompson who made Cannon films his home for the 1980s. Next up, we hightail it to the City of Angels for the undeniably better and sleazier take of the same material in 52 Pick-Up. In addition, Ben and Mike share their love for Jaws 2, Jim crushes it with his best John Glover "Balmorese" impression and Dino gives insight on the machinery displayed throughout the film. Plus, Frankenheimer, porn stars and Vanity slaying round out this hefty convo on one of Cannon's most taut thrillers.

It's our party and we'll die if we want to, maniacs! This week's episode drops on the eve of Gregg's birthday, so what better movie to discuss than the J. Lee Thompson slasher Happy Birthday To Me. We also discuss topics such as the haziness of the age of the main characters in this movie and what their school is exactly, cheating in a dirt bike competition, and our new favorite learning institution: Buttworth University. If you haven't checked out our brand new Patreon yet, please do! January's bonus episode finds us counting down our top 5 films by the Master Of Horror, John Carpenter. Want to hear about more slashers from 1981? Check out our previous episodes on My Bloody Valentine (episode 23), Eyes Of A Stranger (episode 24), The Prowler (episode 96), Madman (episode 140), and Bloody Birthday (episode 151).

Grab a shish kebab, your fencing sabre, and strap yourself naked to a tree in honor of this trio of school-based slashers from 1981: FINAL EXAM, Herb Freed's gonzo GRADUATION DAY, and J. Lee Thompson's supremely strange HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME.