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“The Naked Gun” series of films premiered in 1988, a movie continuation of the flop TV show “Police Squad.” While the spoof of police procedurals didn't find an audience when it ran on ABC for just six episodes in 1982, the misadventures of Leslie Nielsen's Lieutenant Frank Drebin were a smash success on the big screen, leading to a trilogy in the late 20th Century, and a reboot film in 2025. The simultaneously stupid and brilliant scripts by director David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, and Jim Abrams, Pat Proft and others were loaded with zingers, absurdist cutaways, and sight gags that, nearly 40 years later, are largely unparalleled. So join the Great Pop Culture Debate for a special Patreon-sponsored episode as we attempt to determine the Best “Naked Gun” Movie Quote.For the warm-up to this episode, in which we discuss additional quotes from the “Naked Gun” series we love, become a Patreon supporter of the podcast today. EPISODE CREDITSHost: Eric RezsnyakPatreon Sponsor: Chad RezsnyakPanelist: Bob ErlenbackSpecial Guest: Todd RezsnyakEditor: Bob ErlenbackIntro/Outro Music: "Dance to My Tune" by Marc Torch#nakedgun #thenakedgun #frankdrebin #moviequotes #1980s #80smovies #comedy #comedymovies #slapstick #parody #bestquote #leslienielsen #nakedgunmovie #priscillapresleySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How do you juggle multiple book projects, a university teaching role, Kickstarter campaigns, and rock albums—all without burning out? What does it take to build a writing career that spans decades, through industry upheavals and personal setbacks? Kevin J. Anderson shares hard-won lessons from his 40+ year career writing over 190 books. In the intro, Draft2Digital partners with Bookshop.org for ebooks; Spotify announces PageMatch and print partnership with Bookshop.org; Eleven Audiobooks; Indie author non-fiction books Kickstarter; Bones of the Deep – J.F. Penn This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life, which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. You can also subscribe to the Kobo Writing Life podcast for interviews with successful indie authors. This show is also supported by my Patrons. Join my Community at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn Kevin J. Anderson is the multi-award-winning and internationally bestselling author of over 190 books across different genres, with over 24 million copies in print across 34 languages. He's also the director of publishing at Western Colorado University, as well as a publisher at WordFire Press, an editor and rock album lyricist, and he's co-written Dune books and worked on the recent Dune movies and TV show. You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights, and the full transcript is below. Show Notes Managing multiple projects at different stages to maximise productivity without burning out Building financial buffers and multiple income streams for a sustainable long-term career Adapting when life disrupts your creative process, from illness to injury Lessons learned from transitioning between traditional publishing, indie, and Kickstarter Why realistic expectations and continuously reinventing yourself are essential for longevity The hands-on publishing master's program at Western Colorado University You can find Kevin at WordFire.com and buy his books direct at WordFireShop.com. Transcript of Interview with Kevin J. Anderson Jo: Kevin J. Anderson is the multi award-winning and internationally bestselling author of over 190 books across different genres, with over 24 million copies in print across 34 languages. He's also the Director of Publishing at Western Colorado University, as well as a publisher at WordFire Press, an editor, a rock album lyricist, and he's co-written Dune books and worked on the recent Dune movies and TV show. Welcome back to the show, Kevin. Kevin: Well, thanks, Joanna. I always love being on the show. Jo: And we're probably on like 200 books and like 50 million copies in print. I mean, how hard is it to keep up with all that? Kevin: Well, it was one of those where we actually did have to do a list because my wife was like, we really should know the exact number. And I said, well, who can keep track because that one went out of print and that's an omnibus. So does it count as something else? Well, she counted them. But that was a while ago and I didn't keep track, so… Jo: Right. Kevin: I'm busy and I like to write. That's how I've had a long-term career. It's because I don't hate what I'm doing. I've got the best job in the world. I love it. Jo: So that is where I wanted to start. You've been on the show multiple times. People can go back and have a listen to some of the other things we've talked about. I did want to talk to you today about managing multiple priorities. You are a director of publishing at Western Colorado University. I am currently doing a full-time master's degree as well as writing a novel, doing this podcast, my Patreon, all the admin of running a business, and I feel like I'm busy. Then I look at what you do and I'm like, this is crazy. People listening are also busy. We're all busy, right. But I feel like it can't just be writing and one job—you do so much. So how do you manage your time, juggle priorities, your calendar, and all that? Kevin: I do it brilliantly. Is that the answer you want? I do it brilliantly. It is all different things. If I were just working on one project at a time, like, okay, I'm going to start a new novel today and I've got nothing else on my plate. Well, that would take me however long to do the research and the plot. I'm a full-on plotter outliner, so it would take me all the while to do—say it's a medieval fantasy set during the Crusades. Well, then I'd have to spend months reading about the Crusades and researching them and maybe doing some travel. Then get to the point where I know the characters enough that I can outline the book and then I start writing the book, and then I start editing the book, which is a part that I hate. I love doing the writing, I hate doing the editing. Then you edit a whole bunch. To me, there are parts of that that are like going to the dentist—I don't like it—and other parts of it are fun. So by having numerous different projects at different stages, all of which require different skill sets or different levels of intensity— I can be constantly switching from one thing to another and basically be working at a hundred percent capacity on everything all the time. And I love doing this. So I'll be maybe writing a presentation, which is what I was doing before we got on this call this morning, because I'm giving a new keynote presentation at Superstars, which is in a couple of weeks. That's another thing that was on our list—I helped run Superstars. I founded that 15 years ago and it's been going on. So I'll be giving that talk. Then we just started classes for my publishing grad students last week. So I'm running those classes, which meant I had to write all of the classes before they started, and I did that. I've got a Kickstarter that will launch in about a month. I'm getting the cover art for that new book and I've got to write up the Kickstarter campaign. And I have to write the book. I like to have the book at least drafted before I run a Kickstarter for it. So I'm working on that. A Kickstarter pre-launch page should be up a month before the Kickstarter launches, and the Kickstarter has to launch in early March, so that means early February I have to get the pre-launch page up. So there's all these dominoes. One thing has to go before the next thing can go. During the semester break between fall semester—we had about a month off—I had a book for Blackstone Publishing and Weird Tales Presents that I had to write, and I had plotted it and I thought if I don't get this written during the break, I'm going to get distracted and I won't finish it. So I just buckled down and I wrote the 80,000-word book during the month of break. This is like Little House on the Prairie with dinosaurs. It's an Amish community that wants to go to simpler times. So they go back to the Pleistocene era where they're setting up farms and the brontosaurus gets into the cornfield all the time. Jo: That sounds like a lot of fun. Kevin: That's fun. So with the grad students that I have every week, we do all kinds of lectures. Just to reassure people, I am not at all an academic. I could not stand my English classes where you had to write papers analysing this and that. My grad program is all hands-on, pragmatic. You actually learn how to be a publisher when you go through it. You learn how to design covers, you learn how to lay things out, you learn how to edit, you learn how to do fonts. One of the things that I do among the lectures every week or every other week, I just give them something that I call the real world updates. Like, okay, this is the stuff that I, Kevin, am working on in my real world career because the academic career isn't like the real world. So I just go listing about, oh, I designed these covers this week, and I wrote the draft of this dinosaur homestead book, and then I did two comic scripts, and then I had to edit two comic scripts. We just released my third rock album that's based on my fantasy trilogy. And I have to write a keynote speech for Superstars. And I was on Joanna Penn's podcast. And here's what I'm doing. Sometimes it's a little scary because I read it and I go, holy crap, I did a lot of stuff this week. Jo: So I manage everything on Google Calendar. Do you have systems for managing all this? Because you also have external publishers, you have actual dates when things actually have to happen. Do you manage that yourself or does Rebecca, your wife and business partner, do that? How do you manage your calendar? Kevin: Well, Rebecca does most of the business stuff, like right now we have to do a bunch of taxes stuff because it's the new year and things. She does that and I do the social interaction and the creating and the writing and stuff. My assistant Marie Whittaker, she's a big project management person and she's got all these apps on how to do project managing and all these sorts of things. She tried to teach me how to use these apps, but it takes so much time and organisation to fill the damn things out. So it's all in my head. I just sort of know what I have to do. I just put it together and work on it and just sort of know this thing happens next and this thing happens next. I guess one of the ways is when I was in college, I put myself through the university by being a waiter and a bartender. As a waiter and a bartender, you have to juggle a million different things at once. This guy wants a beer and that lady wants a martini, and that person needs to pay, and this person's dinner is up on the hot shelf so you've got to deliver it before it gets cold. It's like I learned how to do millions of things and keep them all organised, and that's the way it worked. And I've kept that as a skill all the way through and it has done me good, I think. Jo: I think that there is a difference between people's brains, right? So I'm pretty chaotic in terms of my creative process. I'm not a plotter like you. I'm pretty chaotic, basically. But I come across— Kevin: I've met you. Yes. Jo: I know. But I'm also extremely organised and I plan everything. That's part of, I think, being an introvert and part of dealing with the anxiety of the world is having a plan or a schedule. So I think the first thing to say to people listening is they don't have to be like you, and they don't have to be like me. It's kind of a personal thing. I guess one thing that goes beyond both of us is, earlier you said you basically work at a hundred percent capacity. So let's say there's somebody listening and they're like, well, I'm at a hundred percent capacity too, and it might be kids, it might be a day job, as well as writing and all that. And then something happens, right? You mentioned the real world. I seem to remember that you broke your leg or something. Kevin: Yes. Jo: And the world comes crashing down through all your plans, whether they're written or in your head. So how do you deal with a buffer of something happening, or you're sick, or Rebecca's sick, or the cat needs to go to the vet? Real life—how do you deal with that? Kevin: Well, that really does cause problems. We had, in fact, just recently—so I'm always working at, well, let's be realistic, like 95% of Kevin capacity. Well, my wife, who does some of the stuff here around the house and she does the business things, she just went through 15 days of the worst crippling migraine string that she's had in 30 years. So she was curled up in a foetal position on the bed for 15 days and she couldn't do any of her normal things. I mean, even unloading the dishwasher and stuff like that. So if I'm at 95% capacity and suddenly I have to pick up an extra 50%, that causes real problems. So I drink lots of coffee, and I get less sleep, and you try to bring in some help. I mean, we have Rebecca's assistant and the assistant has a 20-year-old daughter who came in to help us do some of the dishes and laundry and housework stuff. You mentioned before, it was a year ago. I always go out hiking and mountain climbing and that's where I write. I dictate. I have a digital recorder that I go off of, and that's how I'm so productive. I go out, I walk in the forest and I come home with 5,000 words done in a couple of hours, and I always do that. That's how I write. Well, I was out on a mountain and I fell off the mountain and I broke my ankle and had to limp a mile back to my car. So that sort of put a damper on me hiking. I had a book that I had to write and I couldn't go walking while I was dictating it. It has been a very long time since I had to sit at a keyboard and create chapters that way. Jo: Mm-hmm. Kevin: And my brain doesn't really work like that. It works in an audio—I speak this stuff instead. So I ended up training myself because I had a big boot on my foot. I would sit on the back porch and I would look out at the mountains here in Colorado and I would put my foot up on another chair and I'd sit in the lawn chair and I'd kind of close my eyes and I would dictate my chapters that way. It was not as effective, but it was plan B. So that's how I got it done. I did want to mention something. When I'm telling the students this every week—this is what I did and here's the million different things—one of the students just yesterday made a comment that she summarised what I'm doing and it kind of crystallised things for me. She said that to get so much done requires, and I'm quoting now, “a balance of planning, sprinting, and being flexible, while also making incremental forward progress to keep everything moving together.” So there's short-term projects like fires and emergencies that have to be done. You've got to keep moving forward on the novel, which is a long-term project, but that short story is due in a week. So I've got to spend some time doing that one. Like I said, this Kickstarter's coming up, so I have to put in the order for the cover art, because the cover art needs to be done so I can put it on the pre-launch page for the Kickstarter. It is a balance of the long-term projects and the short-term projects. And I'm a workaholic, I guess, and you are too. Jo: Yes. Kevin: You totally are. Yes. Jo: I get that you're a workaholic, but as you said before, you enjoy it too. So you enjoy doing all these things. It's just sometimes life just gets in the way, as you said. One of the other things that I think is interesting—so sometimes physical stuff gets in the way, but in your many decades now of the successful author business, there's also the business side. You've had massive success with some of your books, and I'm sure that some of them have just kind of shrivelled into nothing. There have been good years and bad years. So how do we, as people who want a long-term career, think about making sure we have a buffer in the business for bad years and then making the most of good years? Kevin: Well, that's one thing—to realise that if you're having a great year, you might not always have a great year. That's kind of like the rockstar mentality—I've got a big hit now, so I'm always going to have a big hit. So I buy mansions and jets, and then of course the next album flops. So when you do have a good year, you plan for the long term. You set money aside. You build up plan B and you do other things. I have long been a big advocate for making sure that you have multiple income streams. You don't just write romantic epic fantasies and that's all you do. That might be what makes your money now, but the reading taste could change next year. They might want something entirely different. So while one thing is really riding high, make sure that you're planting a bunch of other stuff, because that might be the thing that goes really, really well the next year. I made my big stuff back in the early nineties—that was when I started writing for Star Wars and X-Files, and that's when I had my New York Times bestselling run. I had 11 New York Times bestsellers in one year, and I was selling like millions of copies. Now, to be honest, when you have a Star Wars bestseller, George Lucas keeps almost all of that. You don't keep that much of it. But little bits add up when you're selling millions of copies. So it opened a lot of doors for me. So I kept writing my own books and I built up my own fans who liked the Star Wars books and they read some of my other things. If you were a bestselling trad author, you could keep writing the same kind of book and they would keep throwing big advances at you. It was great. And then that whole world changed and they stopped paying those big advances, and paperback, mass market paperback books just kind of went away. A lot of people probably remember that there was a time for almost every movie that came out, every big movie that came out, you could go into the store and buy a paperback book of it—whether it was an Avengers movie or a Star Trek movie or whatever, there was a paperback book. I did a bunch of those and that was really good work. They would pay me like $15,000 to take the script and turn it into a book, and it was done in three weeks. They don't do that anymore. I remember I was on a panel at some point, like, what would you tell your younger self? What advice would you give your younger self? I remember when I was in the nineties, I was turning down all kinds of stuff because I had too many book projects and I was never going to quit writing. I was a bestselling author, so I had it made. Well, never, ever assume you have it made because the world changes under you. They might not like what you're doing or publishing goes in a completely different direction. So I always try to keep my radar up and look at new things coming up. I still write some novels for trad publishers. This dinosaur homestead one is for Blackstone and Weird Tales. They're a trad publisher. I still publish all kinds of stuff as an indie for WordFire Press. I'm reissuing a bunch of my trad books that I got the rights back and now they're getting brand new life as I run Kickstarters. One of my favourite series is “Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I.” It's like the Addams Family meets The Naked Gun. It's very funny. It's a private detective who solves crimes with monsters and mummies and werewolves and things. I sold the first one to a trad publisher, and actually, they bought three. I said, okay, these are fast, they're fun, they're like 65,000 words. You laugh all the way through it, and you want the next one right away. So let's get these out like every six months, which is like lightning speed for trad publishing. They just didn't think that was a good idea. They brought them out a year and a half apart. It was impossible to build up momentum that way. They wanted to drop the series after the third book, and I just begged them—please give it one more chance. So they bought one more book for half as much money and they brought it out again a year and a half later. And also, it was a trad paperback at $15. And the ebook was—Joanna, can you guess what their ebook was priced at? Jo: $15. Kevin: $15. And they said, gee, your ebook sales are disappointing. I said, well, no, duh. I mean, I am jumping around—I'm going like, but you should have brought these out six months apart. You should have had the ebook, like the first one at $4. Jo: But you're still working with traditional publishers, Kevin? Kevin: I'm still working with them on some, and I'm a hybrid. There are some projects that I feel are better served as trad books, like the big Dune books and stuff. I want those all over the place and they can cash in on the movie momentum and stuff. But I got the rights back to the Dan Shamble stuff. The fans kept wanting me to do more, and so I published a couple of story collections and they did fine. But I was making way more money writing Dune books and things. Then they wanted a new novel. So I went, oh, okay. I did a new novel, which I just published at WordFire. But again, it did okay, but it wasn't great. I thought, well, I better just focus on writing these big ticket things. But I really liked writing Dan Shamble. Somebody suggested, well, if the fans want it so much, why don't you run a Kickstarter? I had never run a Kickstarter before, and I kind of had this wrong attitude. I thought Kickstarters were for, “I'm a starving author, please give me money.” And that's not it at all. It's like, hey, if you're a fan, why don't you join the VIP club and you get the books faster than anybody else? So I ran a Kickstarter for my first Dan Shamble book, and it made three times what the trad publisher was paying me. And I went, oh, I kind of like this model. So I have since done like four other Dan Shamble novels through Kickstarters, made way more money that way. And we just sold—we can't give any details yet—but we have just sold it. It will be a TV show. There's a European studio that is developing it as a TV show, and I'm writing the pilot and I will be the executive producer. Jo: Fantastic. Kevin: So I kept that zombie detective alive because I loved it so much. Jo: And it's going to be all over the place years later, I guess. Just in terms of—given I've been in this now, I guess 2008 really was when I got into indie—and over the time I've been doing this, I've seen people rise and then disappear. A lot of people have disappeared. There are reasons, burnout or maybe they were just done. Kevin: Yes. Jo: But in terms of the people that you've seen, the characteristics, I guess, of people who don't make it versus people who do make it for years. And we are not saying that everyone should be a writer for decades at all. Some people do just have maybe one or two books. What do you think are the characteristics of those people who do make it long-term? Kevin: Well, I think it's realistic expectations. Like, again, this was trad, but my first book I sold for $4,000, and I thought, well, that's just $4,000, but we're going to sell book club rights, and we're goingn to sell foreign rights, and it's going to be optioned for movies. And the $4,000 will be like, that's just the start. I was planning out all this extra money coming from it, and it didn't even earn its $4,000 advance back and nothing else happened with it. Well, it has since, because I've since reissued it myself, pushed it and I made more money that way. But it's a slow burn. You build your career. You start building your fan base and then your next one will sell maybe better than the first one did. Then you keep writing it, and then you make connections, and then you get more readers and you learn how to expand your stuff better. You've got to prepare for the long haul. I would suggest that if you publish your very first book on KU, don't quit your day job the next day. Not everybody can or should be a full-time writer. We here in America need to have something that pays our health insurance. That is one of the big reasons why I am running this graduate program at Western Colorado University—because as a university professor, I get wonderful healthcare. I'm teaching something that I love, and I'm frankly doing a very good job at it because our graduates—something like 60% of them are now working as writers or publishers or working in the publishing world. So that's another thing. I guess what I do when I'm working on it is I kind of always say yes to the stuff that's coming in. If an opportunity comes—hey, would you like a graphic novel on this?—and I go, yes, I'd love to do that. Could you write a short story for this anthology? Sure, I'd love to do that. I always say yes, and I get overloaded sometimes. But I learned my lesson. It was quite a few years ago where I was really busy. I had all kinds of book deadlines and I was turning down books that they were offering me. Again, this was trad—book contracts that had big advances on them. And anthology editors were asking me. I was really busy and everybody was nagging me—Kevin, you work too hard. And my wife Rebecca was saying, Kevin, you work too hard. So I thought, I had it made. I had all these bestsellers, everything was going on. So I thought, alright, I've got a lot of books under contract. I'll just take a sabbatical. I'll say no for a year. I'll just catch up. I'll finish all these things that I've got. I'll just take a breather and finish things. So for that year, anybody who asked me—hey, do you want to do this book project?—well, I'd love to, but I'm just saying no. And would you do this short story for an anthology? Well, I'd love to, but not right now. Thanks. And I just kind of put them off. So I had a year where I could catch up and catch my breath and finish the stuff. And after that, I went, okay, I am back in the game again. Let's start taking these book offers. And nothing. Just crickets. And I went, well, okay. Well, you were always asking before—where are all these book deals that you kept offering me? Oh, we gave them to somebody else. Jo: This is really difficult though, because on the one hand—well, first of all, it's difficult because I wanted to take a bit of a break. So I'm doing this full-time master's and you are also teaching people in a master's program, right. So I have had to say no to a lot of things in order to do this course. And I imagine the people on your course would have to do the same thing. There's a lot of rewards, but they're different rewards and it kind of represents almost a midlife pivot for many of us. So how do we balance that then—the stepping away with what might lead us into something new? I mean, obviously this is a big deal. I presume most of the people on your course, they're older like me. People have to give stuff up to do this kind of thing. So how do we manage saying yes and saying no? Kevin: Well, I hate to say this, but you just have to drink more coffee and work harder for that time. Yes, you can say no to some things. My thing was I kind of shut the door and I just said, I'm just going to take a break and I'm going to relax. I could have pushed my capacity and taken some things so that I wasn't completely off the game board. One of the things I talk about is to avoid burnout. If you want a long-term career, and if you're working at 120% of your capacity, then you're going to burn out. I actually want to mention something. Johnny B. Truant just has a new book out called The Artisan Author. I think you've had him on the show, have you? Jo: Yes, absolutely. Kevin: He says a whole bunch of the stuff in there that I've been saying for a long time. He's analysing these rapid release authors that are a book every three weeks. And they're writing every three weeks, every four weeks, and that's their business model. I'm just like, you can't do that for any length of time. I mean, I'm a prolific writer. I can't write that fast. That's a recipe for burnout, I think. I love everything that I'm doing, and even with this graduate program that I'm teaching, I love teaching it. I mean, I'm talking about subjects that I love, because I love publishing. I love writing. I love cover design. I love marketing. I love setting up your newsletters. I mean, this isn't like taking an engineering course for me. This is something that I really, really love doing. And quite honestly, it comes across with the students. They're all fired up too because they see how much I love doing it and they love doing it. One of the projects that they do—we get a grant from Draft2Digital every year for $5,000 so that we do an anthology, an original anthology that we pay professional rates for. So they put out their call for submissions. This year it was Into the Deep Dark Woods. And we commissioned a couple stories for it, but otherwise it was open to submissions. And because we're paying professional rates, they get a lot of submissions. I have 12 students in the program right now. They got 998 stories in that they had to read. Jo: Wow. Kevin: They were broken up into teams so they could go through it, but that's just overwhelming. They had to read, whatever that turns out to be, 50 stories a week that come in. Then they write the rejections, and then they argue over which ones they're going to accept, and then they send the contracts, and then they edit them. And they really love it. I guess that's the most important thing about a career—you've got to have an attitude that you love what you're doing. If you don't love this, please find a more stable career, because this is not something you would recommend for the faint of heart. Jo: Yes, indeed. I guess one of the other considerations, even if we love it, the industry can shift. Obviously you mentioned the nineties there—things were very different in the nineties in many, many ways. Especially, let's say, pre-internet times, and when trad pub was really the only way forward. But you mentioned the rapid release, the sort of book every month. Let's say we are now entering a time where AI is bringing positives and negatives in the same way that the internet brought positives and negatives. We're not going to talk about using it, but what is definitely happening is a change. Industry-wise—for example, people can do a book a day if they want to generate books. That is now possible. There are translations, you know. Our KDP dashboard in America, you have a button now to translate everything into Spanish if you want. You can do another button that makes it an audiobook. So we are definitely entering a time of challenge, but if you look back over your career, there have been many times of challenge. So is this time different? Or do you face the same challenges every time things shift? Kevin: It's always different. I've always had to take a breath and step back and then reinvent myself and come back as something else. One of the things with a long-term career is you can't have a long-term career being the hot new thing. You can start out that way—like, this is the brand new author and he gets a big boost as the best first novel or something like that—but that doesn't work for 20 years. I mean, you've got to do something else. If you're the sexy young actress, well, you don't have a 50-year career as the sexy young actress. One of the ones I'm loving right now is Linda Hamilton, who was the sexy young actress in Terminator, and then a little more mature in the TV show Beauty and the Beast, where she was this huge star. Then she's just come back now. I think she's in her mid-fifties. She's in Stranger Things and she was in Resident Alien and she's now this tough military lady who's getting parts all over the place. She's reinvented herself. So I like to say that for my career, I've crashed and burned and resurrected myself. You might as well call me the Doctor because I've just come back in so many different ways. You can't teach an old dog new tricks, but— If you want to stay around, no matter how old of a dog you are, you've got to learn new tricks. And you've got to keep learning, and you've got to keep trying new things. I started doing indie publishing probably around the time you did—2009, something like that. I was in one of these great positions where I was a trad author and I had a dozen books that I wrote that were all out of print. I got the rights back to them because back then they let books go out of print and they gave the rights back without a fight. So I suddenly found myself with like 12 titles that I could just put up. I went, oh, okay, let's try this. I was kind of blown away that that first novel that they paid me $4,000 for that never even earned it back—well, I just put it up on Kindle and within one year I made more than $4,000. I went, I like this, I've got to figure this out. That's how I launched WordFire Press. Then I learned how to do everything. I mean, back in those days, you could do a pretty clunky job and people would still buy it. Then I learned how to do it better. Jo: That time is gone. Kevin: Yes. I learned how to do it better, and then I learned how to market it. Then I learned how to do print on demand books. Then I learned how to do box sets and different kinds of marketing. I dove headfirst into my newsletter to build my fan base because I had all the Star Wars stuff and X-Files stuff and later it was the Dune stuff. I had this huge fan base, but I wanted that fan base to read the Kevin Anderson books, the Dan Shamble books and everything. The only way to get that is if you give them a personal touch to say, hey buddy, if you liked that one, try this one. And the way to do that is you have to have access to them. So I started doing social media stuff before most people were doing social media stuff. I killed it on MySpace. I can tell you that. I had a newsletter that we literally printed on paper and we stuck mailing labels on. It went out to 1,200 people that we put in the mailbox. Jo: Now you're doing that again with Kickstarter, I guess. But I guess for people listening, what are you learning now? How are you reinventing yourself now in this new phase we are entering? Kevin: Well, I guess the new thing that I'm doing now is expanding my Kickstarters into more. So last year, the biggest Kickstarter that I've ever had, I ran last year. It was this epic fantasy trilogy that I had trad published and I got the rights back. They had only published it in trade paperback. So, yes, I reissued the books in nice new hardcovers, but I also upped the game to do these fancy bespoke editions with leather embossed covers and end papers and tipped in ribbons and slip cases and all kinds of stuff and building that. I did three rock albums as companions to it, and just building that kind of fan base that will support that. Then I started a Patreon last year, which isn't as big as yours. I wish my Patreon would get bigger, but I'm pushing it and I'm still working on that. So it's trying new things. Because if I had really devoted myself and continued to keep my MySpace page up to date, I would be wasting my time. You have to figure out new things. Part of me is disappointed because I really liked in the nineties where they just kept throwing book contracts at me with big advances. And I wrote the book and sent it in and they did all the work. But that went away and I didn't want to go away. So I had to learn how to do it different. After a good extended career, one of the things you do is you pay it forward. I mentor a lot of writers and that evolved into me creating this master's program in publishing. I can gush about it because to my knowledge, it is the only master's degree that really focuses on indie publishing and new model publishing instead of just teaching you how to get a job as an assistant editor in Manhattan for one of the Big Five publishers. Jo: It's certainly a lot more practical than my master's in death. Kevin: Well, that's an acquired taste, I think. When they hired me to do this—and as I said earlier, I'm not an academic—and I said if I'm going to teach this, it's a one year program. They get done with it in one year. It's all online except for one week in person in the summer. They're going to learn how to do things. They're not going to get esoteric, analysing this poem for something. When they graduate from this program, they walk out with this anthology that they edited, that their name is on. The other project that they do is they reissue a really fancy, fine edition of some classic work, whether it's H.G. Wells or Jules Verne or something. They choose a book that they want to bring back and they do it all from start to finish. They come out of it—rather than just theoretical learning—they know how to do things. Surprise, I've been around in the business a long time, so I know everybody who works in the business. So the heads of publishing houses and the head of Draft2Digital or Audible—and we've got Blackstone Audio coming on in a couple weeks. We've got the head of Kickstarter coming on as guest speakers. I have all kinds of guest speakers. Joanna, I think you're coming on— Jo: I'm coming on as well, I think. Kevin: You're coming on as a guest speaker. It's just like they really get plugged in. I'm in my seventh cohort now and I just love doing it. The students love it and we've got a pretty high success rate. So there's your plug. We are open for applications now. It starts in July. And my own website is WordFire.com, and there's a section on there on the graduate program if anybody wants to take a look at it. Again, not everybody needs to have a master's degree to be an indie publisher, but there is something to be said for having all of this stuff put into an organised fashion so that you learn how to do all the things. It also gives you a resource and a support system so that they come out of it knowing a whole lot of people. Jo: Brilliant. Well, thanks so much for your time, Kevin. That was great. Kevin: Thanks. It's a great show. The post Managing Multiple Projects And The Art of the Long-Term Author Career with Kevin J. Anderson first appeared on The Creative Penn.

Mark and Aaron Neuwirth (@AaronsPS4 on X) talk about their favorite 2025 action scenes from Gladiator Underground, Diablo, Prisoner of War, Baby Assassins 3, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Reflection in a Dead Diamond, Holy Night: Demon Hunters, Sisu: Road to Revenge, Nobody 2, Influencers, The Naked Gun, Splitsville, Ballerina, The Prosecutor, The Phoenician Scheme and about 35 other cool movies. Enjoy!Make sure to listen to the Out Now With Aaron and Abe Podcast (@OutNow_Podcast on X) and 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla (@BlkGodzillaTalk on X).

Great Pop Culture Debate host Eric Rezsnyak explains how we created the bracket for our Patreon-sponsored episode devoted to our favorite quotes and exchanges from the original "Naked Gun" film trilogy. Walk through the Round 1 match-ups and see which lines made the cut. The main episode will release on Tuesday, February 10, wherever you listen to podcasts.And if you love pop culture, ⁠⁠⁠sign up for our weekly newsletter⁠⁠⁠ to keep up on all the new movies, music, and TV shows dropping every week!CREDITS:Intro/outro music: "Dance to My Tune" by Marc TorchIG: https://www.instagram.com/greatpopculturedebate/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/gpcd.bsky.socialWebsite: https://www.greatpopculturedebate.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greatpopculturedebate#podcast #popculture #debate #bestof #podcasts #music #movies #film #books #comics #television #tv #lgbtq #lgbt #nostalgia #geek #nerd #culture #greatestSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Naked Gun (2025) - The Comedy that saved comedy - and the best comedy of 2025

Naked Gun (2025) - The Comedy that saved comedy - and the best comedy of 2025

Zet de sirene aan, parkeer de patrouillewagen verkeerd en neem vooral niets serieus: deze week duiken we in een zeer iconische komedie ooit gemaakt.Stel je voor: een politieman die alles letterlijk neemt, nooit knippert en met een stalen gezicht door een wereld vol totale onzin loopt. The Naked Gun is geen verhaal, maar een lawine aan grappen, valpartijen en woordspelingen die elkaar in hoog tempo opvolgen, zolang Leslie Nielsen in beeld is.In deze aflevering kijken we terug naar The Naked Gun en vragen we ons af: werkt dit soort humor bijna veertig jaar later nog? We bespreken de timing als belangrijkste wapen van de film, waarom Leslie Nielsen het genre volledig naar zich toe trekt, en hoe de film verrassend onschuldig is gebleven. Ook hebben we het over de sterke opening, de iconische intro en het moment waarop de grappen hun piek bereiken.Spoiler: inhoudelijk stelt het allemaal weinig voor, maar dat lijkt hier ook nooit de bedoeling geweest.Amsterdamned is op het moment van opnemen te zien via SkyShowTime of te huur. ------------------------------------------------Volg Terugspoelen

Hi Brian, not feeling too well, are we Brian? Well you're about to chipper on up as we bring to you our discussion of Frank Henenlotter's 1988 creature classic, BRAIN DAMAGE. It's Curtis' pick in Cody's theme of “Rrrrrreal F*ckin' High on Drugs” and we also discuss the results of our Patreon poll in which a winner for “Coolest List” in our 2026 Horror Movie Draft was crowned, some Bone Temple action, some Sam Raimi goodness, and a whole other host of horrors both real and cinematic!   Go to patreon.com/SHUDcast where you can sign up for all kinds of extra goodies!   00:00 - 11:00ish - Intros - Harry Styles (why not?), Cody's gum grafts, our Patrons' vote on the coolest 2026 horror movie draft list, laserdiscs   11:00ish - 1:12:30ish - The other stuff we watched this time!   Curtis - Kindred Spirits, Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, A Knight's Tale, Horror in the High Desert 2-4, This is Spinal Tap, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, A Cursed Man, Ghost Station, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, The Rip, The Naked Gun (2025), Mother of Flies, Bugonia, Saturday Night Fever, Send Help   Austin - 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, About Time, Dead Man's Wire, The Ugly Stepsister, Together,    Cody - 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Eddington, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Is This Thing On?, School of Rock, Harry Potter 7 Pt. 1, A Minecraft Movie, Braveheart, Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim, The Hobbit 1-3, LOTR 1-3, Deathstalker, Send Help, Pluribus, Ancient Aliens   Lucas - The Rip, Bugonia, Play Date, Land of Bad, Marty Supreme, Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai, The Running Man, Shelter, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Best in Show   1:12:30ish - 1:38:00ish - BRAIN DAMAGE - SHUDdown and discussion!   1:38:00ish - End - Austin's pick for our next movie in our theme, “Rrrrrreal F*ckin' High on Drugs”!

There's so little podcast and so much time to listen… strike that, reverse it.Welcome to the Movies to Watch Before You Die Podcast with Gab and Dylan!Movies To Watch Before You Die merch here - https://moviestowatchbeforeyoudie-shop.fourthwall.com/Look up the movie here - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067992/Find us everywhere here - https://linktr.ee/moviestowatchbeforeyoudie00:00 Welcome06:33 What's it about?09:53 Opinion Time57:31 Let's get to the facts01:14:02 VerdictsWe're a member of the Hall of Pods, find links for our podcasting friends here - https://linktr.ee/hallofpodsWho are we: A former actress and video editor but more than anything we're movie fans like you.Why listen? Why not! We're gonna talk about movies you love, movies you hate, and movies you've never heard of. We can't wait to hear what you think of them too. If you want to tell us your opinion on whether or not a movie is one we should watch before we die, tell us we're wrong, or tell us you like the show send us an email or voice message at moviestowatchbeforeyoudie@gmail.com . We can't wait to hear from you and we can't wait to talk movies!Thanks to Scott Interrante for the music in our intro!Thanks to Brian Maneely for our artwork!Movies Dylan and Gab agree you should watch before you die: Vampire's Kiss, Die Hard, Tropic Thunder, Wag the Dog, The Legend of Billie Jean, You've Got Mail, True Lies, The Room, Game Night, The Truman Show, The Great Gatsby, Whiplash, The Lost Boys, The Fugitive, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, My Cousin Vinny, Shutter Island, Starship Troopers, Big, Joy Ride, The Jerk, Alien/Aliens, Best in Show, Freaky Friday, Over the Garden Wall, North, Catch Me If You Can, Clue, Jerry Maguire, Groundhog Day, The Great Mouse Detective, Chicago, Wall-E, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Breakdown, Cool Runnings, Ruthless People, Mean Girls, Borat, A League of Their Own, City Slickers, Jingle All the Way, Saw, The Lion King, Little Big League, The Naked Gun, Young Frankenstein, Tootsie, The Changeling, The Birdcage, Superman, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Twins, Training Day, When Harry Met Sally, and Jurassic Park

On this episode of The Recommended podcast we are talking about The Naked Gun. Brenden is surprised by a guest visitor on the podcast while Ryker takes some time off. Enjoy the blast from the past while we reboot this episode of The Recommended podcast.

Welcome to another episode of Death Don't Do Fiction, the AIPT Movies podcast! The podcast about the enduring legacy of our favorite movies! It's January, so that means it's time for our “Uncannuary” series! Where we cover movies that feature superheroes or vigilantes, either adapted from comics or created specifically for the big screen! In this week's episode, Alex, Tim, and returning guest Matt Naughton discuss Pamela Anderson's somewhat infamous adaptation of the Dark Horse Comics anti-hero, Barb Wire!Heroic partial nudity! Conveniently-placed bubbles! Near-lethal stilettos! Great hero shots and abundant aura farming! Awkward and inconsistent narration! Disturbing cybernetic bikini torture! A blowgun disguised as a cigarette! A motorcycle with missiles! A club full of goths and gangsters! Several discussions about contact lenses! Shocking mockery of the obese and the blind community! Possibly the strangest Casablanca remake you've ever seen! Surprisingly decent stunts and chase scenes, including a climactic aerial battle! An interesting cast that includes Udo Kier in a silly wig, Lifeforce's Steve Railsback, Temuera Morrison, Xander Berkeley, Jack Noseworthy, Clint Howard, Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr., Victoria Rowell from Dumb & Dumber, and a committed Pamela Anderson as a slightly hotter Snake Plissken/Tom Cody-style hero doing spin kicks and shooting guns in black leather and high heels! A pulpy example of pure 90s sleaze that was merely a better script away from being a camp classic!In addition, Alex shares his spoiler-free thoughts on Tron: Ares, Matt Damon & Ben Affleck's new crime thriller The Rip, the new Knives Out sequel Wake Up Dead Man, the dog-centric horror movie Good Boy, and some of his favorite recent action/martial arts movies: Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, Ghost Killer, Bad City, and Baby Assassins 3!You can find Death Don't Do Fiction on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. As always, if you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave us a positive rating, subscribe to the show, and tell your friends!The Death Don't Do Fiction podcast brings you the latest in movie news, reviews, and more! Hosted by supposed “industry vets,” Alex Harris and Tim Gardiner, the show gives you a peek behind the scenes from two filmmakers with oddly nonexistent filmographies. You can find Alex on Twitter, Bluesky, or Letterboxd @actionharris. This episode's guest, Matt Naughton, can be found on Instagram @mnaughty85. Tim can't be found on social media because he doesn't exist. If you have any questions or suggestions for the Death Don't Do Fiction crew, they can be reached at aiptmoviespod@gmail.com, or you can find them on Twitter or Instagram @aiptmoviespod.Theme song is “We Got it Goin On” by Cobra Man.

READ FULL SHOWNOTES ON Chat10Looks3.com Science fiction, crime fiction, 16th century Japanese epics... oh yeah, and The Naked Gun. It was a fairly average summer for Leigh Sales, as swiftly becomes clear.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Gents, the new version, chat about the legacy reboot The Naked Gun! :20 - Movies We've Seen (28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, For Y'ur Height Only, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, F9: The Fast Saga) 18:18 - TV Shows We've Seen (Fallout, Primal, Bookish, Slow Horses, Grey's Anatomy) 31:33 - The Naked Gun (2025) Get bonus episodes on our Patreon! Next episode: One Battle After Another (2025)

Fred Kennedy cooked up an entire recipe of nostalgia of the 80's, seasoned with satire, blended finely with a dose of Humor, and added a finishing touch of rampaging Cocaine raged Hippos. The book starts as those old DARE videos did in the 1980's where this satire driven take on the War on Drugs reaches the Epicenter as characters like Detective Miguel Senecoza, Clarke Nebraska, and Jans M'jor "Disco" Discau lead the hilarity that ensues as a Hippo Sanctuary is led by Mr. Discau to disguise his enormous cocaine operation. Clarke Nebraska has been keeping Discau under surveillance with the FBI, but Miguel is on a mission to save his brother Tico who is undercover. The is Magnum PI meet Naked Gun or Miami Vice meets Hot Shots Part Deux. Kennedy makes for something that we need that missing from Comics in bringing the Silliness back.Written by Fred KennedyArtwork and Letters by James Edward ClarkeColors by Becka KinzieSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-faqs-project-hosted-by-james-grandmaster-faqs-boyce/donations

Can we borrow $20 bucks to talk about how much we love The Naked Gun from 1988? Nevermind, we're in a giving mood still and decided to throw you one more gift from our Patreon. You'll hear why we like the casting and performance of Priscilla Presley, how the movie is still funny enough to make you enjoy an acting job from O.J. Simpson, no easy feat, and we won't rest until you understand just how funny this film, now let's go get a bite to eat. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami

Welcome… to 1993's Jurassic ParkWelcome to the Movies to Watch Before You Die Podcast with Gab and Dylan!Movies To Watch Before You Die merch here - https://moviestowatchbeforeyoudie-shop.fourthwall.com/Look up the movie here - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107290/Find us everywhere here - https://linktr.ee/moviestowatchbeforeyoudie00:00 Welcome02:26 What's it about?07:39 Opinion Time01:05:43 Let's get to the facts01:22:36 VerdictsWe're a member of the Hall of Pods, find links for our podcasting friends here - https://linktr.ee/hallofpodsWho are we: A former actress and video editor but more than anything we're movie fans like you.Why listen? Why not! We're gonna talk about movies you love, movies you hate, and movies you've never heard of. We can't wait to hear what you think of them too. If you want to tell us your opinion on whether or not a movie is one we should watch before we die, tell us we're wrong, or tell us you like the show send us an email or voice message at moviestowatchbeforeyoudie@gmail.com . We can't wait to hear from you and we can't wait to talk movies!Thanks to Scott Interrante for the music in our intro!Thanks to Brian Maneely for our artwork!Movies Dylan and Gab agree you should watch before you die: Vampire's Kiss, Die Hard, Tropic Thunder, Wag the Dog, The Legend of Billie Jean, You've Got Mail, True Lies, The Room, Game Night, The Truman Show, The Great Gatsby, Whiplash, The Lost Boys, The Fugitive, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, My Cousin Vinny, Shutter Island, Starship Troopers, Big, Joy Ride, The Jerk, Alien/Aliens, Best in Show, Freaky Friday, Over the Garden Wall, North, Catch Me If You Can, Clue, Jerry Maguire, Groundhog Day, The Great Mouse Detective, Chicago, Wall-E, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Breakdown, Cool Runnings, Ruthless People, Mean Girls, Borat, A League of Their Own, City Slickers, Jingle All the Way, Saw, The Lion King, Little Big League, The Naked Gun, Young Frankenstein, Tootsie, The Changeling, The Birdcage, Superman, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Twins, Training Day, and When Harry Met Sally

It's that time of year again. We're counting down Derek, Jeff, and Amir's favorite movies of last year. 2025 was a year of great movies but also a year of crushing disappointments: many films we were looking forward to the most fizzled out. Fortunately that makes room for plenty of big surprises and dark horses in our top ten lists. What made the cut? What were some of the honorable mentions? Tune in and find out!

It's Time D-Heads! Get ready, because today we are taking a trip through some of the most iconic moments in pop culture cinema! Joining us this week is MARK HOLTON (Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Teen Wolf, Leprechaun, A League of Their Own, The Naked Gun, Gacy)! Mark is a man whose face you've seen in the movies that defined a generation. Whether he was the spoiled, bike-stealing Francis Buxton in Pee-wee's Big Adventure, the fierce basketball rival Chubby in Teen Wolf, or the lovable Stilwell 'Angel' Gardner in A League of Their Own—he has been a part of the fabric of our pop culture for decades. He's even faced off against the terrifying Leprechaun! Mark discusses that black gum, riding the famous bike, the after party for Teen Wolf, action figures and more. Jonathan stops in to discuss the upcoming comic con, some childhood memories from Halloween, meet ups and more! So get ready for the Nostalgia, the Magic, the Wonder, and the Memories with The DizRadio Show "A Pop Culture Celebrity Guest Show"!

In this episode of the 80's Flick Flashback Podcast, host Tim Williams and co-hosts Ben Carpenter, Chris McMichen, and Nicholas Pepin dive into the classic comedy film 'The Naked Gun.' They discuss their first impressions, memorable scenes, character analyses, and the film's impact on comedy. The conversation also touches on trivia, behind-the-scenes insights, and the film's rewatchability. The hosts share their thoughts on the reboot and reflect on the legacy of the film, highlighting its humor and iconic moments.Here are some additional behind-the-scenes trivia we were unable to cover in this episode:The device that compelled characters to accept commands to kill someone is similar to what the parasitic life forms in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" did.Leslie Nielsen's line about shooting the Shakespeare in the Park performers is a close parody of a line Clint Eastwood said about shooting a rapist in "Dirty Harry".In 1988, The Naked Gun, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and A Fish Called Wanda formed an accidental "steamroller trilogy." Despite their differences, all three classic comedies released that year feature a character getting flattened by a steamroller.Sources:Wikipedia, IMDBhttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/71895/18-fun-facts-about-naked-gunhttps://www.watchmojo.com/articles/top-10-hilarious-facts-about-the-naked-gun-1988Some sections were composed by ChatGPTWe'd love to hear your thoughts on our podcast! You can share your feedback with us via email or social media.Website - https://www.80sflickflashback.com/TeePublic Store - https://www.teepublic.com/user/eighties-flick-flashbackBuy Me A Coffee - https://buymeacoffee.com/80sflickfbFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/80sflickflashbackpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/80sflickflashback/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@80sflickflashbackEmail - Info@80sFlickFlashback.com

THUNDER BUDDIES FOR LIFE!! Ted Full Movie Reaction Watch Along:   / thereelrejects   Start your online business with a $1 per-month trial when you visit https://www.shopify.com/rejects! Gift Someone (Or Yourself) An RR Tee! https://shorturl.at/hekk2 With Season 2 of Peacock's TED Series coming this March +, the success of 2025's The Naked Gun, Greg, John, & Jon give their TED (2012) Reaction, Recap, Analysis, Breakdown, Commentary, & Spoiler Review!! Greg Alba, John Humphrey, & Jon Maturan react to Ted (2012), the outrageous R-rated comedy from creator Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy, American Dad!) that became a massive pop-culture hit by blending raunchy humor with surprisingly heartfelt themes about growing up. Equal parts bromance and fairy-tale gone wrong, Ted pushes the limits of studio comedy while delivering endlessly quotable moments. The film centers on John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg – The Departed, The Fighter), a man-child struggling to transition into adulthood while remaining inseparable from his childhood wish come true: Ted, the foul-mouthed, beer-loving teddy bear voiced by Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy, A Million Ways to Die in the West). John's arrested development puts strain on his relationship with Lori Collins (Mila Kunis – Black Swan, Forgetting Sarah Marshall), who wants a more responsible partner and grows increasingly fed up with Ted's influence. The supporting cast includes Giovanni Ribisi (Avatar, Saving Private Ryan) as the obsessive and unhinged Donny, whose fixation on Ted escalates into the film's wild third act, and Joel McHale (Community, The Bear) as Lori's smug boss Rex. Iconic and highly searched moments include Ted's viral Flash Gordon obsession and Sam Jones cameo, the infamous Thunder Buddies musical number, the Boston bar brawls, and the chaotic kidnapping finale that cements Ted's place in comedy history. With shock-value jokes, unexpected heart, and MacFarlane's signature comedic timing, Ted stands as a surprisingly strong feature film debut from one of TV Animation's most prominent forces. Follow Jon Maturan: https://www.instagram.com/jonmaturan/?hl=en Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of THE HOT MIC, John Rocha and Jeff Sneider discuss the massive news that Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down as the head of Lucasfilm and what this means for Star Wars going forward! They also discusse the Golden Globes winners and if they shook up the Oscars race, their review for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Abdy and DeLuca's comments about WB's run including their Joker 2 delusions, Scott Cooper making a Roswell UFO film, no Naked Gun reboot sequel, trailers for Euphoria S3, The Bluff and the Bride, Paramount sues WB, Safdie reveals he had a vampire ending for Marty Supreme, film criticism groupthink is a thing?, Hans Zimmer scoring Harry Potter series, Behemoth has 7 composers (!!!), new Tomb Raider photo and more!#marvel #avengers #disney #GOLDENGLOBES #Oscars #28yearslater #avengersdoomsday #WB #netflix #TheHotMic #JeffSneider #JohnRocha ____________________________________________________________________________________Chapters:0:00 Intro and Rundown1:15 Kathleen Kennedy Officially Steps Down From Lucasfilm, What's Next for Star Wars?35:45 Did the Golden Globes Winners Shake Up the Oscars Race?46:56 Are Critics Guilty of Groupthink on Movies, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Review59:48 Grace Randolph 'Primate' Controversy1:02:40 The Rip with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Review1:04:51 Trailers Talk: The Bride, Euphoria S3, Doomsday, The Bluff Trailers1:09:00 'Marty Supreme' Was Supposed to Have a Vampire Ending1:10:14 James Gray Directing 'The Sun Also Rises" with Vanessa Kirby1:13:30 Hans Zimmer for Potter Series, 7 Composers for 'Behemoth'1:16:30 Scott Cooper Making a Roswell UFO Film1:19:37 Reactions to First Look of Sophie Turner as Lara Croft1:20:07 Streamlabs and Superchat QuestionsFollow John Rocha: @therochasays Follow Jeff Sneider: @TheInSneider Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-hot-mic-with-jeff-sneider-and-john-rocha--5632767/support.

The Gents sing to fight demons and watch the 2025 animated film Kpop Demon Hunters! :40 - Movies We've Seen (Eden, Chronicle, 28 Years Later, Superman) 6:32 - TV Shows We've Seen (Fallout, Primal, Only Murders in the Building, Abbott Elementary) 15:50 - Kpop Demon Hunters (2025) Get bonus episodes on our Patreon! Next episode: The Naked Gun (2025) Apologies for the first 5 minutes or so, my internet was unstable but it got better after that. 

David discusses the movies he's been watching, including To Kill a Wolf, Souleymane's Story, Night of the Juggler, The Sparrow in the Chimney, The Naked Gun, 2000 Meters to Andriivka, Red Canyon and Comanche Territory.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

New year new pod. McKenzie and Io are rooting around in the media pile 2025 left us to bring you just right AND too hot takes about Eddington, One Battle After Another, Bugonia, Sinners, Marty Supreme, The Long Walk, Toxic Avenger, Weapons, 28 Years Later, Final Destination, Naked Gun, Bring Her Back, The Monkey, Companion, Mickey 17, Wake Up Dead Man, Superman, Welcome to Derry and uh a couple others I forgot about we were kind of just cookin' THIS EPISODES FULL OF SPOILERS OH MY GOD BE CAREFUL YOU SWEET ANGEL Check out Mckenzies letterboxd its a load bearing beam of the internet https://letterboxd.com/kenziebckenzie/ Io can be found on Instagram @Bum.Lung or patreon also go get their shirts and stickers on Etsy at https://www.etsy.com/shop/BumLung This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org, or on Twitter @TangledWild and Instagram @Tangled_Wilderness. You can support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness. Our logo is by Robin Savage. And our theme music is by a lovely mountain goblin.

Iphone updates have done nothing but make our phones undeniably worse and more complicated for 20 fucking years. Del Taco? More like HELL Taco, and I officially retire from Cherry Coke if it's coming out of a soda fountain. The last time you used a payphone was the last time you used a payphone. The opening five minutes of the Naked Gun reboot was about as funny as a child's cancer ward. I spent an unfathomable amount of time at California mandated gun safety courses this weekend, but in between I found time to hate watch The Alto Knights.

Comedy is the hardest genre to get right. Making people laugh once is tough; making them laugh for decades is almost impossible. Yet here we are in 2026, revisiting a film released in 1980 that still lands gags at a rate modern comedies can only dream of. This week on Born to Watch, Whitey and Gow tackle the undisputed benchmark of parody comedy in our Flying High (Airplane) Review, a movie that didn't just spoof disaster films; it rewired comedy forever.Known as Flying High here in Australia and Airplane! Everywhere else, this is the film that taught generations how powerful straight-faced absurdity can be. Serious actors, ridiculous situations, relentless visual gags and a script that fires jokes every few seconds without ever stopping to catch its breath. Watching it again now raises the big question: Does it still work in 2026?The short answer, absolutely.From the opening Jaws parody at the airport to the final moments on the runway, this film never lets up. There are jokes in the foreground, jokes in the background, jokes buried inside other jokes, and blink-and-you-miss-it moments that reward repeat viewings again and again. Whitey and Gow break down just how outrageous the gag density really is, and why that non-stop approach is exactly what modern comedies have lost.The cast is a huge part of what makes Flying High work so well. Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves and Leslie Nielsen all play it completely straight, refusing to wink at the audience even once. That contrast between deadly serious performances and utterly ridiculous dialogue is the secret sauce. Leslie Nielsen, in particular, launches what would become one of the great comedy second acts of all time, delivering lines like “Surely you can't be serious” with such conviction that it somehow makes them even funnier.Whitey and Gow also dig into the sheer insanity of the situations. A full hospital bed loaded onto a commercial flight. A child needing a heart transplant mid-air. Everyone eating the fish except the one person who doesn't get sick. A blow-up autopilot. A guitar smashing passengers in the head as it walks down the aisle. None of it makes sense, and none of it is supposed to.Overs and unders are discussed, with both hosts landing comfortably in the 35 to 40 watch range, a testament to just how embedded this movie is in their DNA. It's the kind of film that was always in rotation growing up, something the whole family could watch, quote and laugh at together. That shared comedy experience is something Whitey argues we no longer get.The episode also explores how Flying High set the template for everything that followed, from Naked Gun to Hot Shots and beyond, while also pointing out why so many parody films failed to replicate its magic. Awareness of what you are, commitment to the bit, and never stopping the joke train.Critical scores still back it up. A 7.7 on IMDb, 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, and a spot alongside absolute classics in movie history. Not bad for a film that proudly advertised itself as the winner of zero Academy Awards.This episode is packed with favourite scenes, forgotten gags, pop culture moments, questionable jokes that still somehow work, and plenty of Born to Watch side tangents along the way. If you love comedy, parody, or just laughing out loud at things you probably shouldn't, this is one episode you don't want to miss.JOIN THE CONVERSATIONIs Flying High the funniest comedy ever made?Which gag still kills you every time?Could a movie like this even get made today?Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or at BornToWatch.com.au#FlyingHigh #AirplaneMovie #BornToWatch #ComedyClassic #MoviePodcast #80sMovies #ParodyFilms #FilmReview #CultCinema #LaughOutLoud

We're putting a big beautiful bold bow on the films of 2025 with a little help from our friends. Joshua talks to previous guests Elliott Collins of MovieFiles and Webster University Film Series Director Pete Timmermann about a few of their favorites from last year, and new-to-the-pod friends Taylor Blake of ZekeFilm.org and filmmaker Stephen Tronicek are on deck to discuss their choices. After that, Producer Ethan and Joshua count down their top 10 films of 2025. Want a preview of the films discussed? Listen to find out who shares the critical love for The Mastermind and Sorry, Baby; and who's stumping for The Naked Gun; The Phoenician Scheme; and Resurrection. Of course, Joshua can't give quit ⁠The Secret Agent⁠, ⁠One Battle After Another⁠, and ⁠Misericordia⁠—all previously covered on the podcast. On next week's episode, Andrew returns to expand upon Bi Gan's latest, the aforementioned mind-trip meta-movie Resurrection. Until then, read on at ⁠thetake-up.com⁠ and follow us @thetakeupstl on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Letterboxd⁠, and ⁠Facebook⁠. Special thanks to Social Media Manager Kayla McCulloch and Contributor Ethan Tarantella. Theme music by AMP.

When you know what podcast you want to listen to for the rest of your life, you want the podcast to start as soon as possibleWelcome to the Movies to Watch Before You Die Podcast with Gab and Dylan!Movies To Watch Before You Die merch here - https://moviestowatchbeforeyoudie-shop.fourthwall.com/Look up the movie here - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098635/Find us everywhere here - https://linktr.ee/moviestowatchbeforeyoudie00:00 Welcome08:44 What's it about?15:47 Opinion Time48:22 Let's get to the facts59:44 Mail Time01:04:13 VerdictsWe're a member of the Hall of Pods, find links for our podcasting friends here - https://linktr.ee/hallofpodsWho are we: A former actress and video editor but more than anything we're movie fans like you.Why listen? Why not! We're gonna talk about movies you love, movies you hate, and movies you've never heard of. We can't wait to hear what you think of them too. If you want to tell us your opinion on whether or not a movie is one we should watch before we die, tell us we're wrong, or tell us you like the show send us an email or voice message at moviestowatchbeforeyoudie@gmail.com . We can't wait to hear from you and we can't wait to talk movies!Thanks to Scott Interrante for the music in our intro!Thanks to Brian Maneely for our artwork!Movies Dylan and Gab agree you should watch before you die: Vampire's Kiss, Die Hard, Tropic Thunder, Wag the Dog, The Legend of Billie Jean, You've Got Mail, True Lies, The Room, Game Night, The Truman Show, The Great Gatsby, Whiplash, The Lost Boys, The Fugitive, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, My Cousin Vinny, Shutter Island, Starship Troopers, Big, Joy Ride, The Jerk, Alien/Aliens, Best in Show, Freaky Friday, Over the Garden Wall, North, Catch Me If You Can, Clue, Jerry Maguire, Groundhog Day, The Great Mouse Detective, Chicago, Wall-E, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Breakdown, Cool Runnings, Ruthless People, Mean Girls, Borat, A League of Their Own, City Slickers, Jingle All the Way, Saw, The Lion King, Little Big League, The Naked Gun, Young Frankenstein, Tootsie, The Changeling, The Birdcage, Superman, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Twins, and Training Day

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The 2025 Deep Blue Scene Awards! Jay and Mark celebrate their favorite 2025 movie moments involving angry snowmen, leaky faucets, swimming pools, fish tanks, causeway chases, and water that makes people explode. Listen in as they celebrate the deep blue scenes in The Ballad of Wallis Island, The Monkey, Sinners, The Naked Gun, 28 Years Later, Splitsville, Black Bag, The Surfer, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Deep Cover, Together, Bring Her Back, Until Dawn, and The Gorge. 

Mark and DJ Valentine (of the Simplistic Reviews Podcast) talk about their favorite dialogue from 2025 movies. In this episode, they chat about well-written scenes featured in Black Bag, Sinners, A Little Prayer, Eephus, The Naked Gun, One Battle After Another, Beast of War, Caught Stealing, One of Them Days, Sorry, Baby, 28 Years Later, They Call Him OG, and many more cool movies. Enjoy!

This week, the boys drink some whiskey and head to 1960 to discuss the less famous slasher movie of the year, “Peeping Tom”! Directed by Michael Powell, this film was a major inspiration for Martin Scorsese and a terror to the people of England, leading to its removal from theaters after only 5 days. Unlike “Psycho”, it was subsequently banned from many other countries… yet today, this movie feels like a tone poem of modern culture. We give you a 1960 year-in-review and discuss. linktr.ee/theloveofcinema - Check out our YouTube page!  Our phone number is 646-484-9298. It accepts texts or voice messages.  0:00 Intro; 18:55 1960 Year in Review; 46:50 Films of 1960: “Peeping Tom”; 1:20:49 What You Been Watching?; 1:36:12 Next Week's Episode Teaser Additional Cast/Crew: Leo Marks, Albert Fennell, Otto Heller, Karlheinz Böhm, Anna Massey, Moira Shearer, Maxine Audley, Brenda Bruce, Miles Malleson, Esmond Knight, Martin Miller, Michael Goodliffe, Jack Watson, Shirley Anne Field, Pamela Green, Derek Cianfrance, Timotheé Chalamet, Channing Tatum, Liam Neeson, Akiva Schaffer, Joel Edgerton, Kerry Condon, William H. Macy.  Hosts: Dave Green, Jeff Ostermueller, John Say Edited & Produced by Dave Green. Beer Sponsor: Carlos Barrozo Music Sponsor: Dasein Dasein on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77H3GPgYigeKNlZKGx11KZ 
Dasein on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/dasein/1637517407 Recommendations: Train Dreams, Stranger Things Finale, Stranger Things Season 5, The Naked Gun, Wicked: For Good, Caught Stealing, Fallout, Roofman, Additional Tags: Gordon Ramsay, Thelma Schoonmaker, Stephen King's It, The Tenant, Rosemary's Baby, The Pianist, Cul-de-Sac, AI, The New York City Marathon, Apartments, Tenants, Rent Prices, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, Amazon, Robotics, AMC, IMAX Issues, Tron, The Dallas Cowboys, Short-term memory loss, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Netflix, AMC Times Square, Tom Cruise, George Clooney, MGM, Amazon Prime, Marvel, Sony, Conclave, Here, Venom: The Last Dance, Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz, Oscars, Academy Awards, BFI, BAFTA, BAFTAS, British Cinema. England, Vienna, Leopoldstadt, The Golden Globes, Past Lives, Apple Podcasts, West Side Story, Adelaide, Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Melbourne, The British, England, The SEC, Ronald Reagan, Stock Buybacks, Marvel, MCU, DCEU, Film, Movies, Southeast Asia, The Phillippines, Vietnam, America, The US, Academy Awards, WGA Strike, SAG-AFTRA, SAG Strike, Peter Weir, Jidaigeki, chambara movies, sword fight, samurai, ronin, Meiji Restoration, plague, HBO Max, Amazon Prime, casket maker, Seven Samurai, Roshomon, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, Stellan Skarsgard, the matt and mark movie show.The Southern District's Waratah Championship, Night of a Thousand Stars, The Pan Pacific Grand Prix (The Pan Pacifics), Jeff Bezos, Rupert Murdoch, Larry Ellison, David Ellison, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg.     

Actor, writer, translator, and founder of Bronx World Film Walter Krochmal joins me to talk about his incredible journey, from studying theater on a scholarship in New England, to performing, translating, and building one of New York's most quietly essential film organizations. We discuss how Bronx World Film was born in the basement of Cannes' Short Film Corner, the post World War II European idea of cinema as a tool for social reconstruction, and why Walter believes true festivals must serve both filmmakers and neighborhood audiences, not the cash grab mentality that's overtaken so many indie fests. In the final segment we dive into two unforgettable film moments: Fellini's LA STRADA, which he calls a paragon of empathy and craft, and the timeless comedy of THE NAKED GUN, where Leslie Nielsen's deadpan genius turns “Nice beaver” into a masterclass in visual timing. Films discussed: LA STRADA (1954) and THE NAKED GUN: FROM THE FILES OF POLICE SQUAD! (1988) Guest links: bronxworldfilm.org and Instagram @bronxworldfilm

No 7 Wonders of the nerd world here, just Top 10s for 2025. With some news sprinkled in. Nick once again brings his Top 10 Movies, Games and TV shows to round out the year. No more perfect a day than New Years Eve! See you in 2026!

On episode 323 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, TV Editor Tyler Doster, Associate TV Editor Karen Peterson, as well as AwardsWatch contributors Mark Johnson and Dan Bayer to discuss their favorite films of 2025 in part one of the AW end of the year show. As we are about to begin an exciting new year of cinema in 2026, we say goodbye to 2025 with our AW team's favorite films of the year. Instead of having everyone on one call together, the show is split up into two episodes this year, each covering a selection of the nine films the team loved the most. On this first installment of the end of the year show, the movies discussed were Sinners (Mark), Sorry, Baby (Tyler), The Secret Agent (Karen), Resurrection (Dan), and Hamnet (Erik). In each segment, each person talks about why they selected the film as their favorite of the year, as well as an in-depth discussion over the film. At the end, the team gave honorable mentions for other films that they loved that included One Battle After Another, Weapons, Sentimental Value, Train Dreams, Pillion, The Naked Gun, The History of Sound, F1, and many more. Please enjoy this wonderful part one episode to wrap up 2025. Thank you all for reading everything on the website as well as listening to the show this past year. You can listen to The AwardsWatch Podcast wherever you stream podcasts, from iTunes, iHeartRadio, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music and more. You can also listen to it on our AwardsWatch YouTube page. This podcast runs 2h53m. We will be back soon with part two of the best films of 2025, end of the year show. Till then, let's get into it. Music: "Modern Fashion" from AShamaleuvmusic (intro), 'I Lied to You' from Sinners, 'Sorry, Baby (Piano)' from Sorry, Baby, 'Transfusão de Sangue' from The Secret Agent, 'Clamor of Time' from Resurrection, 'On the Nature of Daylight' by Max Richter, 'Silver Dagger' by Paul Mescal from The History of Sound (outro).

We drank enough coffee to stay awake just long enough to finish up with our 2025 year and round of legacy sequels with The Naked Gun. You'll hear which actor we think gets the comedy almost completely wrong as well as which actor is getting the comedy so right we wish everyone was on that page, our chat about the villain and whether or not he's failing the movie or the movie is failing him, and we try to mention all the jokes, here and there, that we think actually work. Enjoy! Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami

Friday means 5-Star Movie Reviews, and Andy Peth doesn't pull any punches. Joined by co-hosts Luke and Ashley, Andy dives deep into two very different films—asking the question every moviegoer wants answered: Is this worth my time? Andy opens with Marty Supreme, a performance-driven drama anchored by Timothée Chalamet. While Andy praises Chalamet's acting as elite—possibly among the year's best—he calls the film exhausting, overly long, and emotionally draining. His verdict? 2.5 stars overall, with a strong performance buried inside a movie many viewers may find frustrating or boring. Is great acting enough if you don't enjoy the story? Next up is Anaconda, a comedic adventure starring Paul Rudd and Jack Black. Andy appreciates the cast, the shorter runtime, and a handful of funny moments—but says the script, humor, and pacing fall short. His final score: 1.5 stars for quality, calling it watchable but forgettable. Which movie divides audiences the most? Which one sounds like a total miss—or a guilty curiosity? Andy breaks it down so you don't waste your movie night. Marty Supreme - Review begins at 17:39 * ⭐ Quality: ⭐⭐½ (Andy's personal take: ⭐½) *

Friday means 5-Star Movie Reviews, and Andy Peth doesn't pull any punches. Joined by co-hosts Luke and Ashley, Andy dives deep into two very different films—asking the question every moviegoer wants answered: Is this worth my time? Andy opens with Marty Supreme, a performance-driven drama anchored by Timothée Chalamet. While Andy praises Chalamet's acting as elite—possibly among the year's best—he calls the film exhausting, overly long, and emotionally draining. His verdict? 2.5 stars overall, with a strong performance buried inside a movie many viewers may find frustrating or boring. Is great acting enough if you don't enjoy the story? Next up is Anaconda, a comedic adventure starring Paul Rudd and Jack Black. Andy appreciates the cast, the shorter runtime, and a handful of funny moments—but says the script, humor, and pacing fall short. His final score: 1.5 stars for quality, calling it watchable but forgettable. Which movie divides audiences the most? Which one sounds like a total miss—or a guilty curiosity? Andy breaks it down so you don't waste your movie night. Marty Supreme - Review begins at 17:39 * ⭐ Quality: ⭐⭐½ (Andy's personal take: ⭐½) *

Send us a textWelcome back to DMR!This year's top ten movies of the year reflects a powerful mix of blockbuster spectacle, bold storytelling, and franchise reinvention that dominated the film conversation. Standout titles like The Naked Gun, Mission: Impossible, Avatar Fire & Ash, F1, Weapons, Sinners, and One Battle After Another showcase how studios leaned hard into recognizable IP while still taking creative risks. From high-octane action and jaw-dropping visuals to darker, character-driven thrillers, these films fueled nonstop discussion among movie fans, critics, and podcast audiences alike. Searches for best movies of the year, top ten films, and must-see blockbusters surged as audiences returned to theaters looking for cinematic events worth the big screen experience.This year was also packed with major events in film, including massive opening weekends, long-awaited sequels, and filmmakers pushing technology and storytelling forward. Avatar Fire & Ash continued to redefine visual effects and world-building, while Mission: Impossible proved practical stunts still draw crowds. The surprise buzz around films like Sinners and Weapons highlighted the growing appetite for original, edgy cinema alongside tentpole releases. Meanwhile, industry moments such as record-breaking box office performances, renewed debates around theatrical vs. streaming releases, and the rise of filmmaker-driven franchises made this a landmark year for movies. At DMR Deweys Movie Reviews, these films didn't just entertain—they shaped the conversation about where cinema is headed next.Be sure to grab your 30 Day Free Audible Trial - Link in the showThank you for all the support this year!Support the showThe audio clips used in this podcast, including excerpts from movie/series/documentary trailers, are used under the principles of fair use and fair dealing for the purpose of criticism, commentary, and review. All rights to the original trailer content & music belong to the respective copyright holders. DMR (Dewey's Movie Reviews) is an independent production and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any film studios or distributors.

Join us as we countdown our Best Movies of 2025! Thanks again to Allied Global Marketing, Alamo Drafthouse, Ronnie's BBQ Theater, Marcus Theaters, and High Point Max Movies for sending us to screenings all year. Our picks include Better Man, Captain America: Brave New World, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, F1, The Naked Gun, A Minecraft Movie, Superman, Materialists, Final Destination: Bloodlines, Friendship, Predator: Badlands, Fantastic Four: First Steps, Eddington, and Bugonia. Listen to our full review and find out which movie topped our 2025 list! Support us: www.mostlysuperheroes.com/support  See you in 2026!

We're wrapping 2025 with our favorite movies of the year!

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In this year-end tradition, Nathan Chandler welcomes back filmmaker and film-obsessive Mark Blitch to break down their favorite movies of 2025. The two recap a year filled with more theater trips, more indie discoveries (including DeadCenter highlights) and a few titles they still haven't caught up with yet.They count down their Top 10 lists, compare overlap and dig into the year's biggest standouts — from the darkly funny Friendship and the wildly entertaining The Naked Gun to the ambitious horror puzzle box Weapons. Then they debut a new segment: 2025 superlatives, including Surprise of the Year, Funniest Movie, Favorite Dialogue, Favorite Scene and Favorite Performance — with plenty of laughs, side quests and passionate takes along the way.

In this episode, THE NAKED GUN writers Doug Mand and Dan Gregor take us inside the making of one of the boldest studio comedies in years. They break down how they approached structure in a spoof film, why emotional arcs matter just as much as jokes, and how committing fully to the stupidest ideas can sometimes be the smartest choice. Doug and Dan talk candidly about fearlessness, rejection, impostor syndrome, and why every movie is a miracle. It's ultimately a funny, honest, and deeply encouraging conversation about sustaining a creative life in comedy. --- Looking for more support on your writing journey? Join Meg and Lorien inside ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TSL Workshops⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠- use code HOLIDAY25 for 50% off your first month. Episode Links: The Naked Gun (on Paramount+) Check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠TSL merch shop⁠⁠⁠⁠ TSL on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Screenwriting Life is produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Jonathan Hurwitz⁠⁠⁠⁠ and edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Kate Mishkin⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠thescreenwritinglife@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The boys are on Twitch! We discuss some 80s to 90s music, as well as the old and new Naked Gun movies. Chris is watching “Slow Horses” and Nick finds “Lawless." Lastly, the Meme Game!Become a Patron at JayandJack.comWrite us an email at RCADCast@gmail.comFollow us on instagram at RCADCastAnd leave us an iTunes review

The boys are on Twitch! We discuss some 80s to 90s music, as well as the old and new Naked Gun movies. Chris is watching “Slow Horses” and Nick finds “Lawless.” Lastly, the Meme Game! Become a Patron at JayandJack.com Write us an email at RCADCast@gmail.com Follow us on instagram at RCADCast And leave us […]

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Dana and David welcome Andrew Santino as he trades Trump family impressions with Dana (yes—including Barron) and makes the case that being a ginger makes him “the biggest minority.” The crew reviews The Naked Gun and other comedies, Andrew shares how Peyton Manning decided to produce his special, offers which venues are the best for touring, and recalls the time Pete Davidson edged him out for SNL. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices