The New World Pictures Podcast

We begin DIEcember, a celebration of the horror movies made by New World Pictures, with a movie that nearly made it into New World's history: 1992's WARLOCK: THE ARMAGEDDON directed by the late Anthony Hickox (HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH) and starring the late Julian Sands in his second go-around as Satan's son. This time around, the Warlock has some new adversaries in the form of two teenage Dr...

We push the limits of what we mean by "nearly New World" with this bonus episode where we talk about 1986 classic, Night of the Creeps starring Jason Lively (Blake's brother), Jill Whitlow (not related to the Lively family) and Tom Atkins in the role he was destined to play. This may be the most "stream of consciousness" episode we've ever recorded.  In addition to talking about Night of the Creep...

Are we STILL talking about Night Zoo?! Spoiler alert, we are! We continue #NIGHTvember with 1972’s Night of the Cobra Woman.  Monkeys, eagles, and, believe it or not, cobras! Oh my, you say, oh yessssssss, we say! So settle in, chill out, and don't forget to milk Movini before watching this thrilling, bizarre, choose your own adventure  directed by Andrew Meyer, a dark film that spends the majorit...

We continue #NIGHTvember with 1987's Night Zoo.  With a title like Night Zoo, you'd expect a fun, family comedy.  Maybe something along the lines of Night at the Museum.  Spoiler alert!  You would be wrong.  Dead Wrong.   Night Zoo, directed by Jean-Claude Lauzon, is a dark film that spends the majority of its time focusing on the night and very little time at a zoo.  Night Zoo follows Marcel's re...

Welcome to #NIGHTvember where we will spend the month talking about movies with "night" in the title! Kicking off our month of night is the wacky, chaotic comedy by director Jackie Kong, Night Patrol!  Join us on our pursuit of what works in this film, including special shout outs to Linda Blair, the Unknown Comic, and an Erica favorite, - showbiz agent character! We toss out our usual show struct...

We close out #VIDtober with our ranking of Italy's much beloved La Casa franchise.  A franchise that shares the podium with such greats as The Godfather 1-3 and Star Wars.  If you're saying to yourself, "I've never seen a La Casa movie" you would be wrong.  If you've seen Evil Dead or Evil Dead 2, you've seen a La Casa movie.  If you've seen some, but not all, of the House movies, you've seen a La...

Our penultimate episode of VIDtober, our celebration of the movies released by New World Video, is also our 100th New World movie!  Appropriately, we're discussing Donald G. Jackson's I LIKE TO HURT PEOPLE, a documentary? Sports film? Slasher? Whatever it may be, it contains a lot of wrestling! Even PRINCESS BRIDE actor Andre the Giant wrestles in it!  Joining us is returning guest Brian James O'C...

As we continue #VIDtober and talk about the movies released by New World Video, there's one title we can't figure out why it wasn't released by New World Video and that's Lamberto's Bava's DEMONS 2!  Featuring perhaps the greatest soundtrack ever created for a film (at least, in our opinion) and yet somehow not a commentary on television, we discuss the return of Bava's orthodontically-challenged...

We continue our journey through the hardest fought hashtag, #VIDtober, in New World Pictures Podcast history with a rare gem(?) - 1985's TERROR IN THE SWAMP or, as it's known in some circles, NUTRIAMAN:  THE COPASAW CREATURE.   If you're from Louisiana or spent any time in a Southern swamp, you've got the advantage with this episode.  We are way over our skis with the dialogue but we found a new s...

This months starts #VIDtober, where we exclusively discuss the movies released by New World Video! We being back guest Dirk Marshall of the VH US Podcast to help us break down 1987's Canadian tax shelter movie ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE! Adam West headlines a movie filled with so many choices, he doesn't even show up for 45 minutes! It all starts with a group of trendy teens, played by Tia Carrere and direc...

In this episode we bid adieu to #SEXtember with 1985's Breaking All the Rules directed by James Orr. We are joined by special guest Erin Dawn from the Manic Movie Monday podcast, and together we make our way through the Fun Park on the last day of summer, in search of love, sex, a dance break, a diamond, and, most definitely, an amusement park montage!  You will have to listen to find out why ever...

Writer/performer Ali Davis returns to the podcast as we continue #SEXtember with 1975's COVER GIRL MODELS! This Cirio Santiago-directed film follows the exploits of three models and the sleazy photographer they are friends with for no good reason as they travel to Hong Kong for musical montages of photoshoots, a runway show, a dance contest, and, briefly and confusingly, an international incident...

Jessica Young (co-host of the Rants 'n Raves podcast) returns to the podcast as we continue our tawdry journey through #SEXtember with 1987's Nice Girls Don't Explode - a movie that is everything and nothing you'd expect with the title, "Nice Girls Don't Explode". For a movie that explores a young woman's tendency to spontaneously start fires each time she feels amorous, there are a lot of questio...

 Happy Labor Day indeed! We kick off #SEXtember by talking about 1974's CANDY STRIPE NURSES written and directed by Alan Holleb (SCHOOL SPIRIT).  In typical NWPP fashion, we start covering New World's NURSES series with the final one in the series, and dig deep into what it takes to be a private eye in Los Angeles, the power of a simple motion offense, and answer the most important question of all...

To end out #AuGHOST, a celebration of the ghost films released by New World Pictures, we talk about a movie that started a franchise (albeit one New World only half participated In): HOUSE! The film about a haunted house taken over by a deceased owner's nephew with his own strange history brought director Steve Miner and producer Sean S. Cunningham into the New World fold, just as they had finishe...

Our #AuGHOST month continues with our most terrifying selection yet (that is, if you find local theater terrifying): 1986's SHADOW PLAY!  The directorial debut of writer/director Susan Shadburne, this features plenty of star power in the form of Dee Wallace Stone and Cloris Leachman, as it explores a playwright who loses her fiance to suicide (but, you know, not exactly ) and takes 7 years to work...

We continue #AuGHOST with our most Nearly New World episode yet with 1985's SCHOOL SPIRIT! Roger Corman produces this ghostly comedy, directed by Allan Holeb (CANDY STRIPE NURSES), about a college student whose attempts to hook up with fellow student is interrupted by a deathly car crash! We discuss why New World passed on this movie yet still released 18 AGAIN! and others, the movie's excellent s...

We kick off #AUGHOST with 1987's PRISON.  Directed by Renny Harlin (CLIFFHANGER, THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT) and written HALLOWEEN producer Irwin Yablans, PRISON is a curious partnership between New World Pictures and Empire Pictures.  And who's the beneficiary of this partnership?  We all are.   Don't let the title fool you.  The Prison in PRISON offers loose rules, plenty of yard time, and a ghost...

Joining us to finish off #SciFiJuly is our friend, comedian and actor Tommy Bechtold (The Middle, New Rockstars YouTube Channel), who almost watched another movie altogether but finally caught DEF-CON 4, writer/director Paul Donovan's post-apocalyptic tale of love, survival, and unseasoned steaks! We discuss post-nuclear hut-building, DEF-CON 4's iconic poster, the incredible amount of spices one...

Wait a minute, you may be asking yourself, ALIEN was nearly a New World Picture? Ridley Scott's ALIEN?  It's true! So that gave us, Erica, Marc and Ryan, your intrepid hosts, and excuse to talk about one of the greatest sci-fi/horror films ever made! And, considering we're celebrating #SciFiJuly, the timing couldn't be better!  Listen as we discuss the movie's title, ALIEN vs. BLADE RUNNER, and ou...

If HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN didn't start #SciFiJuly with enough of a bang, here's an epic interview with the film's co-director and editor, R.J. Kizer, who got his start editing for Roger Corman and New World Pictures with 1979's UP FROM THE DEPTHS (which we covered earlier this year) and went on to work on BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, SPACE RAIDERS, GALAXY OF TERROR, and so much more!  We discuss the d...

We are ribbiting our way into #SCIFIJULY with 1988's HELL COMES TO FROG TOWN - a futuristic sci-fi comedy staring everyone's favorite Canadian Scotsman, Rowdy Roddy Piper.   He hop all over this episode.  Marc talks about his favorite movies from the 2011'sis year including JUST GO WITH IT.  In fact, this episode spends an unusual amount of time talking about the Adam Sandler's 2011 hit.  Is HELL...

As they say, "all gloomy things must come to an end".  We wave goodbye to JUNE GLOOM with a movie that isn't short on tears - Ingmar Bergman's CRIES AND WHISPERS.   This movie which deals with the fractured relationship between three sisters as one of the sisters is dying of cancer is long on atmosphere and short on action.  It won an Academy Award for cinematography.  Some of us loved the slow, m...

JUNE GLOOM marches on and takes a dramatic (yet satisfying) turn as we discuss SAINT JACK, the film that saw director Peter Bogdanovich's return to Roger Corman filmmaking!  And joining us for this episode is the hilarious and insightful Ben Slater, who literally wrote the book on SAINT JACK with Kinda Hot: The Making of Saint Jack in Singapore !  We ask Ben all the necessary insightful questions,...

We continue our procession through the deep recesses of JUNE GLOOM with a Nearly New World entry - 1986's WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN?   Written by Jack Sholder (GENERATION X, THE HIDDEN), WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN? explores the challenging topic of child abduction in a small town where the police are useless, the realtors are heartless but the baklava at Nico's is to die for.   We attempt to write our ow...