Get Me Another

We are joined by Jen Howell of the Every Rom Com podcast to discuss two movies from 1995, each starring a lead from When Harry Met Sally. First, we decant FRENCH KISS, starring Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline before getting courtside seats to watch FORGET PARIS, starring, co-written, and directed by Billy Crystal. https://twitter.com/EveryRomComPod https://www.everyromcom.com

Death is in the air as we look at the most emo rom-com of all time, Nora Ephron’s SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1993) starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. Then we pour one out for a very British comedy of embarrassment, FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (1994) starring Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell.

We welcome back Justin Beahm to discuss two Gen X rom-coms from 1992: THE CUTTING EDGE starring D.B. Sweeney and Moira Kelly and Cameron Crowe’s SINGLES. website: https://www.justinbeahm.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/justinbeahm Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justinbeahm

We kick off our new series with the one-two punch that revolutionized romantic comedies heading into the 1990s and beyond. First, we “have what she’s having” with Rob Reiner and Nora Ephron’s WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989) starring Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal. Then we trade the Big Apple for Hollywood dreams in Garry Marshall’s PRETTY WOMAN (1990) starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere.

We discuss Warren Beatty’s DICK TRACY SPECIAL (2010) and its sequel DICK TRACY SPECIAL: TRACY ZOOMS IN (2023) both of which aired on Turner Classic Movies so Beattty could retain the film rights to the character. Pomegranates. Pomegranates. Pomegranates.

We break with our usual format to discuss notorious box-office bomb ISHTAR (1987) starring Warren Beatty & Dustin Hoffman, and written and directed by Elaine May. This Cold War comedy became a punchline when it was released. But is the joke still funny? Or is the film much better than perceived at the time?

We conclude the Conan series with DEATHSTALKER II (1987) directed by Jim Wynorski, and KULL THE CONQUEROR (1997) as we follow the sword and sorcery genre into its more comic phase as it heads into the ‘90s.

Special Guest Geoff Garlock of The Cannon Canon drops by for RED SONJA (1985) starring Brigitte Nielsen in the title role and Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan, er, Kalidor. https://twitter.com/TheCannonCanon https://www.instagram.com/thecannoncanon https://www.patreon.com/thecannoncanon https://www.1089thehawk.com

The sword and sorcery movies take a lighter, more comic turn with CONAN THE DESTROYER (1984) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mako, Grace Jones, and Wilt Chamberlain and THE BARBARIANS (1987) starring The Barbarian Bros, directed by Ruggero Deodato in a film Chris dubs “Jersey Yor”.

We look at a pair of movies with source material that’s slightly older than the Conan stories. Join us for an Italian sword and sandal double feature by writer/director/mindbender Luigi Cozzi (Starcrash) and starring the Incredible Hulk himself, Lou Ferrigno: HERCULES (1983) and THE ADVENTURES OF HERCULES AKA HERCULES II (1985).

It’s Roger Corman Week as we check out two sword and sorcery films he produced: DEATHSTALKER (1983) and THE WARRIOR AND THE SORCERESS (1984) starring David Carradine.

We look at two films from 1983 that broke the 80s sword and sorcery mold, Matt Cimber’s HUNDRA, starring Laurene Landon, and the animated FIRE AND ICE from legendary artists Ralph Bakshi and Frank Frazetta.

We’re joined by Ryan from The New World Pictures Podcast for the wild and funny SORCERESS (1982) written & directed by Jack Hill and produced by Roger Corman, as well as the sublime weirdness of Lucio Fulci’s sword and sorcery masterpiece, CONQUEST (1983). To check out The New World Pictures Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1486407373 To follow The New World Pictures Podcast on Twitter: https://...

We discuss the man who walks with the animals, talks with the animals … no, not him. It’s THE BEASTMASTER (1982) directed by Don Coscarelli and starring Marc Singer followed up by the insanity of the inimitable Joe D’Amato’s Italian sword and sorcery film ATOR, THE FIGHTING EAGLE (1982).

Join us for the days of high adventure as we ponder the riddle “What is best in life?” The answer is CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1982) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Then we shift gears to look at THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER (1982). Where will the three-bladed sword rank on the Glaive Scale of ridiculous weapons? Listen and find out!

Join us as we shower glitter and unicorn horns upon Ridley Scott’s LEGEND (1985) starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and Tim Curry; then we shift gears into our next great adventure: Ron Howard’s WILLOW (1988) story by George Lucas and starring Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, and Joanne Whalley.

We wrap up our Halloween series with three movies that play with the conventions of the slasher film: NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CLASS REUNION (1982), SLAUGHTER HIGH (1986), and Fred Walton’s APRIL FOOL’S DAY (1986).

Justin Beahm stops by to dissect two of the wildest post-Halloween slasher films: Robert Hiltzik’s SLEEPAWAY CAMP (1983) starring Felissa Rose and BLOOD RAGE (1987) with Louise Lasser and Mark Soper. Website: https://www.justinbeahm.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/justinbeahm Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justinbeahm/

If you like long slow escapes from the asylum, abandoned dorm rooms, and punishing the naughty have we got the show for you! It’s time for TRICK OR TREATS (1982), THE DORM THAT DRIPPED BLOOD (1982), and yuletide slashic SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (1984).

It’s time to bone up on your Freudian symbolism with THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (1982) written by Rita Mae Brown and directed by Amy Holden Jones. With special guest Ryan from The New World Pictures Podcast! To check out The New World Pictures Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1486407373 To follow The New World Pictures Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheNewWorldPod

We’re joined by Ryan from The New World Pictures Podcast to discuss the charms of Tom DeSimone’s HELL NIGHT (1981) as well as prank-gone-wrong slasher THE HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW (1982). To check out The New World Pictures Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1486407373 To follow The New World Pictures Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheNewWorldPod

Grab your pickaxe and camo as we discuss 1981's MY BLOODY VALENTINE (directed by George Mahalka) and THE PROWLER (directed by Joseph Zito with special makeup and effects by Tom Savini). Listen and learn why it's a bad idea to reinstate your town's (insert occasion) dance party decades after a related death.

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

Join us for a Jamie Lee Curtis double-feature of Canuxploitation films as we get dressed up for PROM NIGHT (1980) with Leslie Nielsen before booking a ticket on TERROR TRAIN (1980) directed by Roger Spottiswoode, featuring David Copperfield as The Magician! 

This week's episode's got a death curse! Join us for FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980) from Sean S. Cunningham and Victor Miller as we discuss what made it so impactful. Then stick around for a Golan-Globus afterparty discussion of Hollywood new wave/punk slasher NEW YEAR'S EVIL (1980) starring Roz Kelly and Kip Niven.