Movie Reviews and Serious Nonsense

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Greg and Tom talk about Star Trek: The Animated Series Star Trek: The Animated Series ( TAS ), originally airing as Star Trek and as The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek We saw an animated video making the rounds on the internet that was an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation done in the style of the original Animated Star Trek from th...

Send us Fan Mail Tom and Greg interview Donnie Norden and we let him talk about his new book "Hole in the Fence" All about his true adventure diary- growing up on the MGM and Desilu backlots. We also attempt to ask a few questions along the way. Buckle up for a great Hollywood back lot story. Hole in the Fence By: Donnie Norden All of the stories in this book were written and lived by me...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of Greg and Tom's interview with Ron Barbagallo from Animation Art Conservation.  Ron tells us about his work on some Lost Salvatore Dali drawings for the Disney Film "Destino"  and the realization that these drawings reveal Dalí had a much fuller narrative in mind for his short Destino. Ron tells us about working with Harry Potter and the pastel drawings of...

Send us Fan Mail For the start of 2022 Greg and Tom interview Ron Barbagallo from Animation Art Conservation.  We talk with Ron about  his early history working out of his Parents Attic and how he transitioned form creating book covers for writers like Issac Asimov to working with Animation Art repairing original Disney animation cells. His friendship with Roy E. Disney and the history of the Disn...

Send us Fan Mail Greg and Tom finally have their final Podcast of 2021. The amazing end of the year roundup. They talk about the Film and TV shows that are on the various top 10 best lists of 2021. Join this little over an hour foray into the world of entertainment. With an incredible selection of films and streaming content to view this year its hard to talk about everything but they try. Spider-...

Send us Fan Mail Tom and Greg discuss various things on their minds at the beginning of this holiday season. A hodgepodge round up on recent topics in film and television developments. Along with some of the trends in film and the streaming services that we  hope you are interested in as well.  We talk a little about comments Variety makes about an announcement of Christopher Nolan's next pro...

Send us Fan Mail Greg Dyro and Tom Burka interview the Emmy Award winning writer and producer Tom Caltabiano . We talk to Tom about his time on the 1990's hit show "Everybody Loves Raymond "  His experience in the writers room and his friendship with Ray Romano. We also hear about his extensive photographic documentation of the show and how he saved priceless written and visual arti...

Send us Fan Mail Greg and Tom answer listener questions and amazingly some viewer questions. We have had some questions asked of us over the last few months and we decided to answer some of these questions below and of course the best in movie ramble.  What film would you like to see remade? Who is the best Cinematographer (DP Director of Photography) ? What is Day for night? What film have you wa...

Send us Fan Mail Greg and Tom talk about (what for us is a very appropriate Alternate Earth film trailer) the much anticipated  upcoming Matrix Resurrections. We talk about our first impressions of the trailer and what Lana Wachowski might be intending for this new film, over 21 years after the first Matrix.  Are you team Red Pill or Team Blue Pill   Listen as we go thru the looking glass and foll...

Send us Fan Mail Our end of summer episode. Tom and Greg discuss the film TENET both forward and backward.  Disney $30 charge for early streaming of  CRUELLA . Our thoughts on Streaming vs. Theatrical .  The SAG contracts  voice and virtual performances  in Video games. Thoughts on the Scarlett Johansson Disney lawsuit.  Money in Hollywood and last of all Greg lets Tom know his views on Film vs. D...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Greg and Tom talk with the Producer, Writer and Director of Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future  along with his Co-Producers Ron Miller and Melvin Schuetz We talk to the three of them about who was Chesley Bonestell and what prompted them to make the film. We learn some interesting facts about Chelsey's influential paintings and talk about the paintings...

Send us Fan Mail Greg and Tom interview Motion Picture unit still photographer Clay Enos about his work with Director Zack Snyder on "Watchman",  "Justice League", "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice",  and most recently the Netflix film "Army of the Dead" We talk about Clay's  beginnings in motion picture still photography starting with a visit to the...

Send us Fan Mail Greg and Tom discuss the Canadian Documentary "Spaceman" in the so called Real Universe on CBC DOCS POV and during the second half of the show they talk about the Alternate Earth feature film SPACEMAN.  A film that was made based on the Canadian documentary with some additional discussion of Carl Sagan and Extraterrestrials. On November 29th, 1980, Granger Taylor left a...

Send us Fan Mail      Greg and Tom interview the Cinematographer Steven Poster and discuss his work as DP on such classic films as "Donnie Darko" , "Strange Brew" and his work as camera operator on "Bladerunner" "Close Encounters of the third kind" and many more films. And for the animal lovers in the audience we talk about his work with animals on "Cat...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Greg and Tom interview the Actor Tim Russ who you may know from Star Trek Voyager. We talk to Tim about his work as a Voice Over actor on Games along with his thoughts on digital actors and the power of real emotion created when using an actor vs. a digital creation. Video games Tim Russ has done Voice work for — Captain Kells, the Captain of the Brotherhood of Ste...

Send us Fan Mail Greg Dyro and Tom Burka interview Movie Studio Corporate Archivist Steve Bingen Steven Bingen has long worked within the motion picture industry, both in production and as a writer and historian. He held a staff position at Warner Bros. Corporate Archive - aiding in the preservation and management of the studios legend and legacy. He is an author of "MGM: Hollywood's Gre...

Send us Fan Mail Greg and Tom Discuss the Best Pirate movies, the worst Pirate movies and Alternate Earth Pirate movies.  We discuss Pirates of the Caribbean, the Goonies, Captain Blood, Treasure Island, Treasure Planet. Hook and  Cutthroat Island with Geena Davis, and a fantastic version of Treasure Island from the Alternate Earth.  And not really a Pirate Movie but Master and Commander: the far...

Send us Fan Mail Tom and Greg discuss some of the most intriguing things (in their minds) of the ways Life imitates Art   The alternate earth Designated Survivor is a show where the president incites an attack on congress which results in Congress being destroyed along with the president and that, as new president  Keifer Sutherland is forced to deal with the maniacal followers of the dead preside...

Send us Fan Mail Movie Trivia Greg and Tom delve into some movie and streaming content trivia in this the last episode of 2020.  A year that will go down in both universes as equally bad in multiple ways. Also a fun discussion of radio favorite the short form content of Dick Orkin and his radio series Chickenman a part of both Tom and Greg's formative years in High School. Chickenman's r...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to our Fourth Episode: Greg and Tom talk about Movies and alternate things during a freewheeling discussion worthy of an inter-dimensional snooze fest. They also play some recordings of "Listener Comments" that they have received from listeners of past episodes from the alternate Earth.  Recorded the weekend before Thanksgiving , we all give thanks that they get...

Send us Fan Mail Soul Runner      released the summer of 2014  Greg and Tom discuss the Feature Film SOUL RUNNER  along with other cinematic influences. A wonderful rambling discussion of film and SciFi concepts both real and fantastical. Join your hosts on a seemingly never ending discussion of the practical importance neither of them can fully understand.  Michael is in search of his Grandfather...

Send us Fan Mail Greg and Tom discuss the feature film "THE LIBRARY VAULT" staring Matt Damon and Ryan Reynolds.  A Universal Alt Film Release. Along with a pre-show discussion of Star Trek and the events that helped to bring about the 4th and 5th season of Star Trek TOS. "The Library Vault" Our hero’s (Matt Damon and Ryan Reynolds) in an archeological Sci-Fi  mystery adventure...

Send us Fan Mail Greg Dyro and Tom Burka discuss the Clint Eastwood Car Trilogy and other random thoughts from the Alternate view. Podcast Episode: 001   The Clint Eastwood Car trilogy   Gran Torino: 2008  Monte Carlo: 2010 Malibu: 2011   Gran Torino Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized po...