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Today Paul interviews stop motion animator Louie Daidone. They discuss his popular youtube animations WatchWaddle films. From everything about inspiration to favorite horror films please enjoy this fun discussion and be sure to check out Louie's youtube page WatchWaddle.
This episode Paul, James and Gwen discuss the 2021 mini series on Netflix titled Midnight Mass. Created by Mike Flanagan. With Kate Siegel, Zach Gilford, Kristin Lehman, Samantha Sloyan. Lots to unpack in this discussion as we discuss religion, horror themes and old ideas and traditions versus new. Available to watch right now on Netflix.
In this episode, Paul goes in depth one of his all time favorite horror films, The Hammer Hound of the Baskervilles. Directed by Terence Fisher. With Peter Cushing, André Morell, Christopher Lee, Marla Landi. Paul wrote a book specifically on Terence Fisher titled Terence Fisher: Horror, Myth and Religion.
In this Episode Paul Leggett and his son James discuss the recent Tennessee ban of the Pulitzer Prize Winning comic book MAUS. it depicts Spiegelman interviewing his father about his experiences as a Polish Jew and Holocaust survivor. The work employs postmodernist techniques and represents Jews as mice, Germans as cats, Poles as pigs, Americans as dogs, the British as fish, the French as frogs, and the Swedish as deer. Critics have classified Maus as memoir, biography, history, fiction, autobiography, or a mix of genres. Paul discusses in length why band on Books are dangerous and his own experience with the McCarthy Era bans and communist scares.
In this episode Paul Leggett and his son, James, discuss seeing the newest movie in the Scream franchise as well as the reboot of the reboots and when it does and doesn't work. Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett. With Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Marley Shelton. A new installment of the 'Scream' horror franchise will follow a woman returning to her home town to try to find out who has been committing a series of vicious crimes.
In this episode Paul, James and Gwen discuss the new Netflix film The Power of the Dog starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kodi Smit-McPhee along with Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons. Jam packed with rich material, The Power of the Dog is one of psychological force of a movie!
In this Episode, Paul Leggett discusses the life and career of beloved Bela Lugosi best known for his iconic role as Dracula in the 1931 film. We explore his many roles with Universal such as Ygor in Son of Frankenstein and the curse of the type cast actor.
In this episode Paul along with his two kids, James and Gwen, discuss the new Spider-Man: No Way Home film with their first impressions and hot takes on this new exciting film! The last installment of the Spider-Man movies for the Marvel we dive into the many intense things in this film. Spoilers in this episode so if you have not seen the film come back and take a listen when you have.
In this episode Ralph and Paul have the privilege to interview Ralph Winter. Ralph Winter have proven to be one of Hollywood's most profitable assets, producing motion pictures and television. Winter produced the first X-MEN films, Tim Burton's PLANET OF THE APES, the FANTASTIC FOUR movies, and WOLVERINE: ORIGINS. In 2013 he Executive Produced THE GIVER, starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes, Alex Skarsgard, and Taylor Swift, directed by Phillip Noyce for Weinstein and Walden Media. Also CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON: THE GREEN DESTINY, filmed in New Zealand for release with Netflix and Weinstein, starring Donnie Yen and Michelle Yeoh.
Outside the majors, Ralph has made various indie movies. CAPTIVE, starring David Oyelowo and Kate Mara, based on the true story of Ashley Smith, a single mom, taken hostage by a convict, Brian Nichols, after he escaped from jail. Released by Paramount Pictures in September 2015. Last year in Spain, Malta, and Portugal Ralph finished shooting, THE PROMISE with Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac, and Terry George (HOTEL RWANDA) directing. An epic love story set against WWI and the fall of the Ottoman Empire, this is the story of the Armenian Genocide in 1915.
Last year Ralph produced a pilot, ALTERED CARBON ("Bladerunner meets Game of Thrones") as a series for Netflix. And now beginning a movie in Fiji and New Zealand, ADRIFT, starring Shailene Woodley, directed by Baltasar Kormakur (EVEREST, THE DEEP, 2GUNS) for release in 2018.
In this episode Paul discusses the Christmas theme, the ghosts of Dickens and who was really born on December 25th.
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