Karate in the Garage

April showers bring Listener Choice episodes!   We hope everyone enjoyed last week's Patreon Listeners' Choice Mystery, Alaska ! We have ONE more coming at you this Thursday, and that's Paul W.S. Anderson's Event Horizon !   All April long, it's Listener Choice Month with all movie chosen by our faithful Patreon supporters! If you want to join in on the Patreon fun, and get early access and exclus...

It's April, which means it's Listeners' Choice Month with movies chosen by our Patreon listeners!   Number 3 this month (chosen by Chris McClintock) is Jay Roach's Mystery, Alaska starring Russell Crowe, Hank Azaria, Mary McCormack, and Burt Reynolds from a David E. Kelley script.   It's a hockey movie. Watch it.     Enjoy!     Even though we don't say it in this episode, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take...

April showers bring Listener Choice episodes!   We hope everyone enjoyed last week's Patreon Listeners' Choice The Long Kiss Goodnight ! We have TWO more coming at you this month, with one each dropping the next couple of Thursdays!   All April long, it's Listener Choice Month with all movie chosen by our faithful Patreon supporters! If you want to join in on the Patreon fun, and get early access...

It's April, which means it's Listeners' Choice Month chosen by our Patreon supporters!   This week's movie Renny Harlin's 1996 actioner The Long Kiss Goodnight starring Geena Davis , Samuel L. Jackson , and Craig Bierko was chosen by Mario Enriquez, Jr. !     This one is stellar for a lot of reasons, but one in particular is that it was written by our "Word  Sensei" Shane Black !     Enjoy!     Ev...

April showers bring Listener Choice episodes!   We hope everyone enjoyed last week's Patreon Listeners' Choice Empire Records ! We have three more coming at you this month, with one each dropping the next three Thursdays!   All April long, it's Listener Choice Month with all movie chosen by our faithful Patreon supporters! If you want to join in on the Patreon fun, and get early access and exclusi...

It's April, which means it's Listeners' Choice Month with movies chosen by YOU!   First up, we have Allan Moyle's 1995 tribute to the life of the indie record store retailer Empire Records , carefully curated by Patreon supporter Shannon Sprout! (Wave to everyone, Shannon!)   Empire Records is loaded with stars on the rise ( Liv Tyler, Robin Tunney, Ethan Embry, Rory Cochrane ), some about to leve...

April showers bring Listener Choice episodes!   All April long, it's Listener Choice Month with all movie chosen by our faithful Patreon supporters! If you want to join in on the Patreon fun, and get early access and exclusives (like our monthly love letter to Nicolas Cage DisenCaged! ), click on the Karate in the Garage Linkages link below!   Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW...

April is Listeners' Choice Month chosen by our lovely Patreon listeners! We have FOUR fantastic movies coming up this month, but first we have Dreamworks Animation's RISE OF THE GUARDIANS !   Enjoy!     Even though we don't say it in this episode, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.   Be mindful of your surroundings.   Karate in the Garage Linkages

March 2021 has been brutal on our entertainment "heroes."   Last week, NBA legend Elgin Baylor, Emmy-winner actress Jessica Walter, and Golden Globe-winner actor George Segal all passed. All three were legends in their craft, and will live on in their work.   All April long, it's Listener Choice Month with all movie chosen by our faithful Patreon supporters! If you want to join in on the Patreon f...

We close out our own March Madness for 2021 known as Dark Disney with the Ray Bradbury-penned Something Wicked This Way Comes with Jason Robards, Pam Grier, and Jonathan Pryce!   Enjoy!     Even though we don't say it in this episode, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.   Be mindful of your surroundings.   Karate in the Garage Linkages

Last week, the world lost the magnificent Yaphet Kotto. Today,  we take a brief dive into some of his career highlights to chat about the talented actor's impressions on the movie, television, and videogame worlds.   The FINAL episode of this month's Dark Disney series Something Wicked This Way Comes drops Tuesday for Patreon supporters! If you want to join in on the Patreon fun, and get early acc...

The family member Disney was ashamed of for over 13 years is our THIRD film on our Dark Disney series: The Black Cauldron !   The movie is based in part from the book series The Chronicles of Prydain from Philadelphia's own Lloyd Alexander that will make you want to dive into the rest of 5 book series!   Enjoy!   Even though we don't say it in this episode, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourse...

Here we are again ready to get your week in gear with another Kickstart for March!   Godzilla in 4K Ultra HD! Wildcats on Blu-ray from Shout Select! The Falcon and The Winter Soldier on Disney Plus! My Girl on Blu-ray! Sergio Grisanti on Instagram! Little Giant Studios on Instagram! Little Giant Studios!   The THIRD episode of this month's Dark Disney series drops Tuesday at Midnight for Patreon s...

Dark Disney continues with our FIRST animated movie, The Sword in the Stone ! This is another tour de force from innovative Disney animators   Nine Old Men that is usually a forgotten one. But after you listen to this episode, you'll wonder why you haven't seen it in years.   So, crack open your white clamshell VHS case or DVD/Bluray (or be all fancy and watch it in 4K on Disney Plus), and reminis...

Here we are again ready to get your week in gear with another Kickstart for March!   INDEPTH Sound Design on YouTube! INDEPTH Sound Design on Patreon! INDEPTH Sound Design on Twitter! WuTang Clan's Legacy! Arrow TV! Let It Ride! from Imprint Films   The second episode of this month's Dark Disney series drops Tuesday at Midnight for Patreon supporters! If you want to join in on the Patreon fun, and...

We're kicking off our month-long celebration of Dark Disney with the visual and sonic maestro Walter Murch's lone feature film in the director's chair, Return to Oz .     Not only was this Walter's first feature film, but it was also the feature debut of Fairuza Balk! This was a blast to rediscover, and we hope you enjoy our chat about it.      Michael Sundin in Action as Tik Tok!       Even thoug...

We are in March. Can you believe it?!   We announce our theme this month, but you'll have to listen to find out what it is!   Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW than ever before: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.   Be mindful of your surroundings.   Karate in the Garage Linkages

We close out Fe-Burt-uary with Hal Needham's 1978 love letter to stunt perfomers, Hooper !     Along with Burt, we've got James Best, Sally Field, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Robert Klein.     Even though we don't say it in this episode, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.   Be mindful of your surroundings.   Karate in the Garage Linkages

Here is your LAST Kickstart of FE-BURT-UARY!   Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW than ever before: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.   Be mindful of your surroundings.   Karate in the Garage Linkages

Fe-Burt-uary hits it's stride with Ted Kotcheff's 1988 take on His Girl Friday (based on the 1928 play The Front Page ) Switching Channels with Burt Reynolds, Christopher Reeve, and fresh off of her Academy Award Best Actress nomination for Peggy Sue Got Married , Kathleen Turner!     Even though we don't say it in this episode, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.  ...

Here is your Kickstart for Week 3 of FE-BURT-UARY!   Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW than ever before: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.   Be mindful of your surroundings.   Karate in the Garage Linkages

FE-BURT-UARY continues with Burt's sophomore effort in the director's chair, 1978's The End !    This time around, the Burt Party Train brings along Dom DeLuise , Norman Fell , Joanne Woodward , Kristy McNichol , and then-girlfriend, Sally Field .   Even though we don't say it in this episode, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.     Be mindful of your surroundings.  ...

We're a full week into FE-BURT-UARY!   Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW than ever before: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.   Be mindful of your surroundings.   Karate in the Garage Linkages

IT'S FE-BURT-UARY AND WE HAVE THE BURT IN ALL HIS MID-80s GLORY IN STICK !   Along for the ride in this Florida crime-drama is Charles Durning, George Segal, Richard Lawson, and Candice Bergen from an Elmore Leonard script adaptation from his own novel.   Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW than ever before: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.   Be...

FE-BURT-UARY starts NOW!   Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW than ever before: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.   Be mindful of your surroundings.   Karate in the Garage Linkages