Adam's Corner

Nicholas Long stops by Adam's Corner once again to chat about the physical media releases of March 2024.

The original director of Jaws 2, John D. Hancock, tells the story of what lead to his dismissal mere weeks into production of the film in 1977. Mr. Hancock is also the director of such fondly remembered 1970s films as Let's Scare Jessica to Death and Bang the Drum Slowly.

Barry Scott, host of the long running nationally syndicated radio show, The Lost 45s, stops by Adam's Corner for a wide ranging conversation. Topics discussed include the origins of the show and its 43 year history, the over 1000 artist interviews in the show's database and the state of radio in 2024. You can subscribe to Barry's excellent show here https://lost45.com/

Film historian and author, Ray Morton, returns to Adam's Corner to discuss the production of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.

Matt Brunson, former critic for Creative Loafing and current critic at The Film Frenzy website, stops by Adam's Corner to talk about this year's Oscar race and to discuss some embarassments from previous years.

Film critic and former president of NCFCA, Douglas Davidson, stops by Adam's Corner to chat about the February physical and media releases. You can find Doug's work here at https://elementsofmadness.com

Dan Mirvish, director of the Watergate comedy, 18 1/2, stops by Adam's Corner to recount the story of being the last major film in production as COVID brought everything to a halt in March 2020. More info on the upcoming DVD release of the film can be found here www.18andHalfMovie.com .

Film historian and critic, Tony Macklin, stops by Adam's Corner to talk about the films turning 50 this year. Tony talks about his experiences interviewing Charlton Heston on the set of Earthquake, along with many other things, while he was the publisher of the magazine Film Heritage. You can find Tony's work at www.tonymacklin.net.

Film fan and critic, Paige Schector (Sibling Cinema), pays another visit to Adam's Corner as we discuss the physical media releases of the month of January.

Actress and cast member, Christopher Norris, stops by Adam's Corner to chat about her experiences during the production of Airport 1975, in early 1974, as we observe its 50th anniversary. We also talk about Christopher's career before and after the making of the film.

Film historian and author, Ray Morton, returns for a third time to Adam's Corner to give us the history about the production of Jaws 2 as it celebrates its 45th anniversary.

This week I'm once again flying solo as I remember more of the notable people we've lost in 2023.

This week I'm flying solo as I remember some of the notable people we've lost in 2023. First of two parts.

Nicholas Long returns to Adam's Corner to discuss the roster of December Blu Ray and 4K disc releases.

On this solo episode I discuss the top ten favorite film releases I saw during the calendar year.

Christmas comes to Adam's Corner with a solo show full of personal musical memories and stories behind the artists of some of my favorite off the radar Christmas songs.

Author Nat Segaloff returns to Adam's Corner to chat about his latest book, Say Hello to My Little Friend: A Century of Scarface, to commemorate the 40th anniversary release of Brian De Palma's Scarface. To purchase the book go here https://www.amazon.com/Say-Hello-My-Little-Friend/dp/0806542969

Paige Schector (Sibling Cinema) makes another visit to Adam's Corner to chat about the November 2023 Blu Ray and 4K disc releases.

Film historian and author, Ray Morton (King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson) stops by Adam's Corner for a second time to discuss the official 1983 James Bond entry, Octopussy, on its 40th anniversary.

NY Times bestselling author, Dwayne Epstein (Lee Marvin: Point Blank), stops by Adam's Corner to chat about his latest book, Killin' Generals, which recounts the story of the making of The Dirty Dozen. Mr. Epstein's book can be purchased here and at all the usual places https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9780806542416/killin-generals/

Noel T. Manning II from the weekly TV show, Meet Me at the Movies, stops by Adam's Corner to chat about the history of NC based Earl Owensby Studios and its place in film history on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its launch. Noel also directed a documentary about Owensby which can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYFT4rJOrv4&t=1836s

Matt Brunson, creator of the movie review website, The Film Frenzy, stops by Adam's Corner to chat about the latest Blu Ray and 4K releases for the month of October 2023. You can find Matt's work here FILM FRENZY – Your source for movie reviews on the theatrical and home fronts (thefilmfrenzy.com)

On this episode of Adam's Corner we observe the 50th anniversary of the Academy Award winning comedy, Paper Moon, with cast member PJ Johnson.

To help us celebrate Halloween, Dan Fisher of the Let's Talk Ten Podcast, stops by Adam's Corner to chat about horror films that we believe should be more widely seen. You can find Dan's podcast here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-talk-ten/id1696319602

Gilbert Matthews, creator, operator and programmer of the online radio stations, The Retro Attic Rare Oldies Radio and The Awfully Awesome Eighties, stops by Adam's Corner to chat about top 40 artists who are erroneously labeled as One Hit Wonders. You can find Gilbert's stations here https://live.mystreamplayer.com/awfullyawesome80s and https://www.retroatticrareoldiesradio.com/