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Welcome to the Back Lot 605 Podcast number Episode 57: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Movie Madness Bracket! We are joined by our good friends Andy Heller of Fat Dude Digs Flicks, and professional wrestling commentator Charlie Eccles. For those of you who don’t know, Andy and Charlie have a bit of a rivalry. This began at this past SiouxperCon at the Back Lot 605 Live Podcast recording.

Andy called out SiouxperCon guest and WWE Hall of Famer Billy Gunn. Charlie, who played a big part in bringing Gunn to Sioux Falls, took offense to Andy’s words. Charlie did what he does best and picked up a mic for the honor of Billy Gunn.

Flash-forward to present day. We bring in these two local titans on the mic to come face to face. With the release of Jumanji: The Next Level, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, we thought now was as good of time as any to bring Charlie and Andy together on the podcast. Many would say Charlie is the wrestling guy, and Andy the movie guy. But, what some may not know is Charlie is also a big movie fan, and Andy a wrestling fan. The two worlds collide to determine the greatest film starring Dwayne Johnson!

The Box Office

Frozen II reigns supreme again with a $34.6 million in it’s third weekend. Coming in at number two is Knives Out with a $14 million weekend. Ford v Ferarri takes the third spot with $6.5 million. Queen & Slim follows close behind with $6.5 million, just $7,000 behind Ford v Ferarri. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood rounds out the top five with $5.2 million.

The News

This week was full of new trailers, including Black Widow, No Time to Die, and Free Guy. Which of these are you looking forward to the most?

Black Widow hits theaters May 1, 2020

No Time to Die hits theaters April 10, 2020.

Free Guy hits theater July 3, 2020.

A new Planet of the Apes movie is coming from The Maze Runner trilogy director Wes Ball. No word as of yet if it will continue the continuity of the Andy Serkis lead series. Peter Sarsgaard has joined the cast of The Batman. Sarsgaard is rumored to be playing the role of Harvey Dent, aka Two Face.

The Shameless Plugs

Check out the Back Lot 605 Podcast Network on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, and YouTube. Follow us on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Check out our movie friends Fat Dude Digs Flicks and Somewhat Random Movie Collection for some awesome reviews and movie insights! Check out every episode of the Back Lot 605 Podcast and the Killer Countdown!

Upcoming Events

* South Dakota Film Community meet up on December 18 from 8-10 PM at Severance Brewing in downtown Sioux Falls, SD.

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Let us be the first to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! On this experimental Episode, hosts Casey Kelderman and Brian Mensing give their full thoughts on the holiday classic, A Christmas Story. The Schmuck Club gives commentary to the 1983 Bob Clark classic. Grab a glass of Ovaltine, turn on your favorite leg lamp, and join us as we watch A Christmas Story.

The Box Office

Frozen II dominates the box office in it’s second weekend with $85.9 million. This brings the film’s domestic gross to $288 million. Knives Out opens with an impressive $26.7 million holiday weekend. Coming in third is the Christian Bale/Matt Damon lead Ford v Ferrari with $13 million. Queen and Slim opens fourth with $11.8 million. The film is followed closely behind by A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood with $11.7 million.

What’s Next?

Next week we will be joined by Andy Heller from Fat Dude Digs Flick, and Charlie Eccles of Midwest All Pro Wrestling. With a budding online feud, we hope to contain these two titans on the mic as we determine the greatest Dwayne Johnson film.

The Shameless Plugs

Check out the Back Lot 605 Podcast Network on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, and YouTube. Follow us on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Check out our movie friends Fat Dude Digs Flicks and Somewhat Random Movie Collection for some awesome reviews and movie insights! Check out every episode of the Back Lot 605 Podcast and the Killer Countdown!

Upcoming Events

* South Dakota Film Community meet up on December 18 from 8-10 PM at Severance Brewing in downtown Sioux Falls, SD.

* Back Lot 605 LIVE Top 20 Movies of the Decade January 26 from 3-5 PM at Last Stop Studios on East 10th St. in Sioux Falls, SD.

Welcome one, welcome all to the latest episode of The Killer Countdown. On this episode competitors Blake Ginithan and Matt Petty rank the top 8 best post-2000’s horror remakes. Each player will get 4 picks throughout the game in a random order. Both players will also get 1 stab in which they can use to remove a film from a certain spot. Together the two will create a combine top 8 list of the best horror remakes released after the year 2000.

Post-2000’s Horror Remakes

The Killer Countdown co-host Blake Ginithan and horror fan Matt Petty create a top 8 list of the best horror remakes, post-2000. All films eligible for this list have a release date between January 1, 2000 to present.

On the next episode of The Killer Countdown hosts Casey Kelderman and Blake Ginithan will countdown the best Christmas horror films. The two will take on the holiday season, 1 stab at a time.

The Shameless Plugs

Check out the Back Lot 605 Podcast Network on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, and YouTube. Follow us on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Check out our movie friends Fat Dude Digs Flicks and Somewhat Random Movie Collection for some awesome reviews and movie insights! Check out every episode of the Back Lot 605 Podcast and the Killer Countdown!

Upcoming Events

* South Dakota Film Community meet up on December 18 from 8-10 PM at Severance Brewing in downtown Sioux Falls, SD.* Back Lot 605 LIVE Top 20 Movies of the Decade January 26 from 3-5 PM at Last Stop Studios on East 10th St. in Sioux Falls, SD.

Happy Thanksgiving! On Episode 55 we discuss our favorite Thanksgiving movies, as well as some of our holiday traditions. With very few movies to select from, what are some of your favorite Thanksgiving movies? Let us know!

The Box Office

Frozen 2 tops this weekends box office with a $127 million opening weekend. Ford v Ferrari takes the number two spot with a $16 million 2nd weekend. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood comes in at number three with $13.5 million.

The News

Todd Phillips (Joker, The Hangover) is rumored to be in talks to direct a Joker sequel as well as another DC origin movie. No word as to the direction for the sequel, or the character of the other origin movie. The Batman adds John Turturro as mob boss Carmine Falcone.

Dexter Fletcher (Rocketman) is attached to direct a Universal Monsters film based on a pitch from Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead). The film would focus on Dracula henchman Renfield. Lastly, James Wan is rumored to be helming either a Frankenstein or Bride of Frankenstein film for Universal.

Finally we discuss the first trailer for the upcoming, Antebellum.

The Shameless Plugs

Check out the Back Lot 605 Podcast Network on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, and YouTube. Follow us on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Check out our movie friends Fat Dude Digs Flicks and Somewhat Random Movie Collection for some awesome reviews and movie insights! Check out every episode of the Back Lot 605 Podcast and the Killer Countdown!

Upcoming Events

* South Dakota Film Community meet up on December 18 from 8-10 PM at Severance Brewing in downtown Sioux Falls, SD.

* Back Lot 605 LIVE Top 20 Movies of the Decade January 26 from 3-5 PM at Last Stop Studios on East 10th St. in Sioux Falls, SD.

Welcome to Episode 54 of the Back Lot 605 Podcast! In honor of this weekend’s release of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, we take a look at our favorite Tom Hanks movies. With a career spanning nearly 40 years, Hanks has proven himself over and over to be one of the best to grace the silver screen. On this episode we discuss our top three favorite Tom Hanks lead films. What are some of your favorite Tom Hanks movies?

The Box Office

The Christian Bale and Matt Damon lead film Ford v Ferrari tops the box office with $31 million. Midway drops one spot to take the number 2 slot with $8.7 million. Charlie’s Angels opens with a disappointing $8.6 million weekend.

The News

Nicholas Cage will play a fictionalized version of himself in the upcoming film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. The rights to Beverly Hills Cop 4 have been acquired by Netflix. The film will reunite Eddie Murphy with the streaming service after this year’s Dolemite is My Name. The Dwayne Johnson lead film Black Adam now has a set release date of December 22, 2021.

The first trailer for the upcoming Scooby-Doo animated film Scoob! has been released.

After a series of fan complaints, Sonic the Hedgehog has gotten a makeover. Our favorite ring capturing hedgehog has his look recreated to look more like his video game counterpart. The original Ghostbusters will appear in the upcoming Ghostbusters 2020. Blumhouse’s upcoming film Black Christmas has received a PG-13 rating. This comes after two R rated predecessors.

In other Blumhouse news, the first trailer for Fantasy Island has dropped. Based on the beloved television show, Fantasy Island takes the family friendly series in a much darker route.

The Shameless Plugs

Check out the Back Lot 605 Podcast Network on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, and YouTube. Follow us on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Check out our movie friends Fat Dude Digs Flicks and Somewhat Random Movie Collection for some awesome reviews and movie insights! Check out every episode of the Back Lot 605 Podcast and the Killer Countdown!

Upcoming Events

* South Dakota Film Community meet up on November 20 from 8-10 PM at Severance Brewing in downtown Sioux Falls, SD.

* South Dakota Film Community meet up on December 18 from 8-10 PM at Severance Brewing in downtown Sioux Falls, SD.

* Back Lot 605 LIVE Top 20 Movies of the Decade January 26 from 3-5 PM at Last Stop Studios on East 10th St. in Sioux Falls, SD.

Welcome one, welcome all to the latest episode of The Killer Countdown. On this episode competitors Blake Ginithan and Cory Jacobsen rank the top 8 best snow bound horror films. These are horror films set to the backdrop of a snowy landscape or a blizzard. Which horror film set in snow will be number one?

Snow Bound Horror

The Killer Countdown co-host Blake Ginithan and Cory Jacobsen from Somewhat Random Movie Collection rank the top 8 snow bound horror films. We record these episodes from the back lot of South Dakota where snow is ingrained into our lifestyle. If you could make a list of your favorite snowy horror films what would make your list?

On the next episode of The Killer Countdown will pit Blake in the ring once more against our guest Matt Petty. Blake and Matt will countdown the top 8 best horror remakes post the year 2000.

The Shameless Plugs

Check out the Back Lot 605 Podcast Network on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, and YouTube. Follow us on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Check out our movie friends Fat Dude Digs Flicks and Somewhat Random Movie Collection for some awesome reviews and movie insights! Check out every episode of the Back Lot 605 Podcast and the Killer Countdown!

Upcoming Events

* South Dakota Film Community meet up on November 20 from 8-10 PM at Severance Brewing in downtown Sioux Falls, SD. * South Dakota Film Community meet up on December 18 from 8-10 PM at Severance Brewing in downtown Sioux Falls, SD.* Back Lot 605 LIVE Top 20 Movies of the Decade January 26 from 3-5 PM at Last Stop Studios on East 10th St. in Sioux Falls, SD.

Welcome to Episode 53 of the Back Lot 605 Podcast! In honor of this weekend’s release, Charlie’s Angels, we take a look at our favorite movie adaptations of TV shows. What are some of your favorite TV shows movies?

The Box Office

With four wide release films released this past weekend, the box office was even spread in the top five for the week. Midway tops the box office with a $17.5 million opening. In a disappointing opening, Doctor Sleep takes in $14 million. The John Cena lead Playing With Fire opens at $12.8 million in the the third spot. Last Christmas opens at $11.6 million for the fourth position. Lastly, Joker continues strong with a $9.2 million sixth week.

The News

Andy Serkis and Colin Farrell are in talks to join the cast of the Matt Reeves directed The Batman. Serkis is in talks to play Bruce Wayne’s butler and confidant Alfred. Farrell is in talks to play the villainous Penguin. Furthermore in casting news, Tremors 7: Island Fury has Richard Brake (31) and Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite) join the film.

A new Scream movie is in the works at Spyglass films. They have yet to disclose whether the film will be a remake or a sequel. Also, no word if original writer Kevin Williamson will return. We get a first look at Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man starring Elizabeth Moss.

Lastly, the biggest news story of the week. The late actor James Dean will be brought back to the big screen for an upcoming film titled Finding Jack. Dean, who has been passed away over 60 years ago, will be CGI recreated for the film. This has sparked controversy in the film industry. The likeness rights have been approved by the Dean estate.

TV Shows Adapted into Movies

What are some of your favorite TV show adaptations to film? We discuss our favorites, our underrated, and guilty pleasure picks. Are you checking out Charlie’s Angels this weekend?

The Shameless Plugs

Check out the Back Lot 605 Podcast Network on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, and YouTube. Follow us on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Check out our movie friends Fat Dude Digs Flicks and Somewhat Random Movie Collection for some awesome reviews and movie insights! Check out every episode of the Back Lot 605 Podcast and the Killer Countdown!

Loon Lake is a 2019 horror film shot entirely on location in southwest Minnesota. Lead actor Nathan Wilson penned the script alongside the director Ansel Faraj. The two join the Back Lot crew to discuss the film. We ask them about the urban legend that inspired the film’s story. Also, what the film meant to the Round Lake, MN are where the film was shot. Check out our full interview with Wilson and Faraj!

Loon Lake can be found now on Amazon Prime.

Louis (Wilson) escapes the nightmares of city life in the rural countryside of southern Minnesota. He soon finds out that this rural township has a sinister past. Louis inadvertently awakes a local urban legend, which unleashes his innermost demons.

Nathan Wilson is a native of Round Lake, MN and resides in Los Angeles. Wilson attended college at Mankato State in Minnesota, starring in many productions at the school. Nathan has previously worked with Ansel Faraj in the feature film Will & Liz.

Loon Lake director Ansel Faraj grew up as a LA kid. Growing up in Venice Beach, Faraj was born in the hub of cinema. He grew up loving the strange and macabre, which he has since incorporated into many of his films. Faraj previously has directed Wilson in The Last Case of August T. Harrison.

The Shameless Plugs

Check out the Back Lot 605 Podcast Network on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, and YouTube. Follow us on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Check out our movie friends Fat Dude Digs Flicks and Somewhat Random Movie Collection for some awesome reviews and movie insights! Check out every episode of the Back Lot 605 Podcast and the Killer Countdown!

Here we are on our 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! To help ring in our one year, we decided to have an impromptu game of Schmuck’s Choice. The game in which we pit two films, or an entire filmography, against one another, in which one will be erased from history. We also discuss the news and box office results from the past week.

The Box Office

Terminator: Dark Fate opens with a disappointing $29 million opening. Joker continues strong in it’s fifth week with $13.9 million in the number two spot. The big surprise for the week was Harriet opening at number four with $12 million.

The News

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss exit their previously announced Star Wars trilogy. It was rumored that the trilogy would take place before the events of Episode 1. Peyton Reed signs on to direct Ant-Man 3, completing his trilogy. A sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has been announced for April 8, 2022.

The first image from the Russo brother Cherry starring Tom Holland has been released. The film features Holland as an Army medic who becomes a bank robber after falling into drug addiction. Seth MacFarlane to adapt Clive Barker’s Books of Blood for Hulu. The Barker series of short stories include what would eventually become Candyman and Hellraiser.

One Year Anniversary

First things first, we have to say THANK YOU! It is because of you that we are able to celebrate our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY! To help ring that in we do a little Schmuck’s Choice and announce some major projects that we are working on.

The Shameless Plugs

Check out the Back Lot 605 Podcast Network on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, and YouTube. Follow us on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Check out our movie friends Fat Dude Digs Flicks and Somewhat Random Movie Collection for some awesome reviews and movie insights! Check out every episode of the Back Lot 605 Podcast and the Killer Countdown!

The Killer Countdown is back, and this time we are counting down the top 8 horror comedies of all time! Hosts Casey Kelderman and Blake Ginithan collaboratively countdown the best comedic horror films. Each player will get 4 picks at random, 2 in the bottom 4, and 2 at in the top 4. Both players get one “stab” in which they can remove a pick from that number, but not from the game entirely. This is The Killer Countdown ranking of the top 8 horror comedies of all time!

Horror Comedies Countdown

Along with us playing the game, we want to hear your thoughts! What are your top 8 horror comedies of all time? For this episode we do not include spoofs (ex: Scary Movie) or meta horror (ex: Scream). Would you consider spoofs or meta horror movies to fall under this same category?

If you have a topic in which you would like us to rank, OR if you would like to be on the show, reach out to us! Send us a message on any of our social media pages, or email us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you!

The Shameless Plugs

Check out the Back Lot 605 Podcast Network on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, and YouTube. Follow us on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Check out our movie friends Fat Dude Digs Flicks and Somewhat Random Movie Collection for some awesome reviews and movie insights! Check out every episode of the Back Lot 605 Podcast and the Killer Countdown!