Back Lot 605

Welcome to the Back Lot 605 Podcast! Casey, Brian, and Blake are back. In honor of the newest shark movie to hit theaters, 47 Meters Uncaged, we bring you Shark Movies.

In this episode, we discuss Andy Serkis as the official director of Venom 2. Will he bring a new vision to the iconic character?

James Wan officially announces that he will be working on a new project before diving back into the DC Universe. James is known for many horror properties. He will not be returning to any of his existing properties but starting yet another one.

MGM releases the new trailer for the new animated The Addams Family.

Disney drops the announcement of the package deal for Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. Disney states with the new service they will also be rebooting some known franchises. We will be seeing new versions of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and Cheaper by the Dozen. Home Alone and Night at the Museum were also mentioned.

We take a few minutes to sit down and talk about our recent watches. Blake finally sits down to watch Avengers: Endgame. He also provides his thoughts on All About My Mother on the Criterion Channel. Brightburn was next on the what to watch list, with a follow up from Wild Rose on Amazon.

Brian has been continuing his dutiful rewatch of the entire MCU and is about halfway through phase 2.

Casey talks about the South American horror film Terrified. You can find this film on Shudder. He followed up with Digging up the Marrow.

The Shameless Plugs

Check out the Back Lot 605 podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, and YouTube. Follow us on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Check out our movie buddy Fat Dude Digs Flicks for some awesome reviews and movie insights! Next week we are joined by director Carlos Omar De Leon for a Directors Edition of Schmucks Choice! Finally, check out the Sioux Falls Film Community and Sioux Falls Film Actors groups.

Female Directed Horror

On the third episode of The Killer Countdown we rank the best female directed horror films of all time! Hosts Casey Kelderman and Blake Ginithan collaboratively create a best of list of female direct horror. What are some films that you think should be on this list? Let us know!

The Killer Countdown is a horror themed podcast on the Back Lot 605 Podcast network. The show pits two horror fans in a head to head countdown of the greatest horror films of all time. The two create a best of list comprising of picks from each panelist. If you have a topic for a future episode, or would like to guest host a countdown, please reach out to us on any of our various social media platforms.

Where You Can Find Us

Back Lot 605 and The Killer Countdown can be found on social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You find our various podcasts on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcast, and YouTube. All podcast episodes are also available on our website. You can get official Back Lot 605 merch on our TeePublic store. You can contact us for any business related questions or concerns at [email protected].

Welcome to the Back Lot 605 Podcast! On this episode we are joined with Cory Jacobsen of Somewhat Random Movie Collection. Cory joins us to discuss a favorite topic of ours, movies that are so bad they’re good. We look at movies that transcend being a bad movie and evolve into a piece of endlessly re-watchable entertainment. We want to know what are some of your favorite so bad they’re good movies?

The Box Office

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw tops the box office, pulling in $60 million. This Fast & Furious spinoff opens as one of the lowest grossing in the franchise. The Lion King continues strong with a $38 million in it’s third weekend. Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood takes in $20 million over the weekend. To see a full breakdown of this weekends box office report check out Andy Erickson’s box office breakdown coming soon!

The News

From the director of The Witch, comes a dark homage to 1930’s cinema. The Lighthouse follows two lighthouse keepers isolated on a New England island. The Robert Eggers directed film stars Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson. The Lighthouse hits theaters October 18.

The much anticipated Martin Scorsese directed Netflix film The Irishman drops it’s first official trailer. Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Harvey Keitel, and the returning Joe Pesci. The Irishman hits select theaters and Netflix later this fall.

Blumhouse Productions presents The Hunt. A group of strangers are being hunted down one by one by a mysterious purpose. The Hunt stars Betty Gilpin, Hilary Swank, and Glenn Howerton. The film hits theaters September 27.

So Bad They’re Good Movies

Do you have a certain movie that you love to show to your friends and just make fun of? Is it The Room, Troll 2, Showgirls? What about a movie that transcends the genre in which it was originally intended? Films like Freddy Got Fingered or A Nightmare on Elm Street 2. What are some of your favorite so bad they’re good movies?

The Shameless Plugs

Check out the Back Lot 605 podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, and YouTube. Follow us on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Check out our movie buddy Fat Dude Digs Flicks for some awesome reviews and movie insights! Next week we discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of shark films! Finally, check out the Sioux Falls Film Community and Sioux Falls Film Actors groups.

The Back Lot 605 Podcast is the premiere South Dakota movie podcast. Each week we discuss the latest box office reports and movie news. This week we are joined by Andy Heller from Fat Dude Digs Flicks! The main topic for the week is the best moments from the Fast and Furious franchise. What are some of your favorite scenes from the series?

The Box Office

Disney’s The Lion King continues it’s run with a $76.6 million 2nd weekend. This brings it’s domestic gross to over $350 million. Opening at number two was Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Quentin Tarantino’s latest brings in over $41 million. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is the highest opening for any Tarantino film. Rounding off the top 3 is Spider-Man Far From Home with $12.4 million.

The News

A24 releases the first image from the Safdie brother’s latest, Uncut Gems. Adam Sandler stars as a jewelry store owner who must find a way to pay his debts. The film hits theaters Christmas 2019.

The first official trailer for Zombieland 2: Double Tap has hit the internet. The film stars four Academy Award nominees and 2 Ghostbusters. Fans of the first film wouldn’t want it any other way.

Did you ever think a movie about Adolf Hitler could be funny? Taika Waititi thinks so. The Waititi directed Jojo Rabbit satirizes Hitler and 1940’s Nazi Germany. 

The Best Fast and Furious Moments

Joined with Andy from Fat Dude Digs Flicks, hosts Casey Kelderman and Brian Mensing discuss their favorite moments from the Fast and Furious franchise. Each film gets some love (mostly from Brian) as we discuss our favorite scenes from every film. What are some of your favorite moments from the series?

The Shameless Plugs

Check out the Back Lot 605 podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, and YouTube. Follow us on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Check out our movie buddy Fat Dude Digs Flicks for some awesome reviews and movie insights! On the next episode we are joined by Corey from Somewhat Random Movie Collection to discuss our favorite best worst movies! Finally, check out the Sioux Falls Film Community and Sioux Falls Film Actors groups.

Check out previous episodes of the Back Lot 605 Podcast here!

Welcome to the 2nd edition of The Killer Countdown. On this episode, hosts Casey Kelderman and Blake Ginithan create a countdown of the best films in the found footage genre! For this countdown, Casey will have the more picks in the top 7 list, while Blake holds the number one pick. What are some of your favorites of the horror sub-genre?

Found Footage Countdown

In a favorite sub-genre of ours, found footage opens the door for many types of films. Will we included the godfather of found footage, The Blair Witch Project? Or will a newer film like Paranormal Activity take the number one spot? Listen to find out! What would be your top 7 list? Let us know!

Back Lot 605 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 buddy Fat Dude Digs Flicks for some awesome reviews and movie insights! Next week on the show we discuss our favorite best worst movies! Finally, check out the Sioux Falls Film Community and Sioux Falls Film Actors groups.

Welcome to a super-sized edition of the Back Lot 605 Podcast! This week on the show, hosts Casey Kelderman and Brian Mensing are joined by fellow movie schmucks Chris Schlapkohl and Blake Ginithan. The Schmuck Club break down the box office and the biggest news from San Diego Comic Con 2019. In our main topic we rank each of the films from one, Quentin Tarantino!

The Box Office

Disney rules the domestic box office once again. The Lion King opens at number one with over $185 million. In the biggest box office news of the week, Avengers: Endgame becomes the highest grossing film of all time. Endgame tops Avatar with over $2.79 billion worldwide.

The News

In a week filled with new trailers, casting, and title reveals, we will split the news up into little pockets so they are easy to digest. First off, the casting news. Oliver Jackson Cohen (The Haunting of Hill House) has been cast as the Invisible Man. Cohen will play the lead in Leigh Whannell directed film. Austin Butler has been cast as Elvis Presley in the Baz Luhrmann directed biopic. Lastly, Edward Furlong will return as John Conner in Terminator: Dark Fate.

In Marvel news, we have new titles for set for the studios Phase 4. Black Widow arrives first on May 1, 2020. Eternals hits theaters November 6, 2020. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is set for February 12, 2021. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness hits theaters May 7, 2021. Thor: Love and Thunder releases November 5, 2021. Lastly, Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali will play Blade in the Marvel Universe.

Ranking the Films of Quentin Tarantino

In possibly our most daunting task to date. The Schmuck Club rank every film in Tarantino’s filmography. To do so we play a game in which each person draws two numbers from a deck of eight. With each number the player will lay down said number and a film to coincide with that number. This game could create friends, or make bitter enemies. Much like a Tarantino film.

The Shameless Plugs

Check out the Back Lot 605 podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, and YouTube. Follow us on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Check out our movie buddy Fat Dude Digs Flicks for some awesome reviews and movie insights! Next week we are joined by the Fat Dude to discuss our favorite scenes from the Fast and Furious franchise! Finally, check out the Sioux Falls Film Community and Sioux Falls Film Actors groups.

Check out previous episodes of the Back Lot 605 Podcast here!

Tony West is the writer and director of the Shudder original film, Deadtectives. A group of reality TV ghost hunters are on the brink of cancellation due to declining ratings. The hack fraud team must come together when faced against their first actual supernatural threat. Check out our great interview with Tony, and check out Deadtectives streaming now on Shudder!

Check out our interview with the writer, director, and start of another local production, “Tales of An American Hoodrat”, here!

 

On this episode of the Back Lot 605 Podcast, hosts Casey Kelderman and Brian Mensing look at the career of Jon Favreau. The acclaimed director has become a staple in Hollywood, and Disney’s go to in recent years. With the upcoming release of The Lion King, we take a look back at the entire filmography of Favreau.

The Box Office

Spider-Man: Far From Home comes in at number one with a $45 million second weekend. Toy Story 4 continues strong with $20 million at number two. New releases Crawl and Stuber struggle with a $12 and $8 million opening respectively.

The News

We remember the life of great character actor Rip Torn who passed away this last week at the age of 88. Torn is most known for his work in Men in Black, Dodgeball, and The Larry Sanders Show.

Joker director Todd Phillips has pitched a new “universe” for DC and Warner Bros. This “universe” would consist of else-world story-lines and not be beholden to the comic book source material. Phillips hope is to create more character driven story-lines rather than big action spectacles.

Samuel L. Jackson is in talks to join the Chris Rock produced Saw film. Jackson is rumored to be playing the father of Rock’s characters. This has not been confirmed by the studio at this point.

Lastly, Hasbro is set to reboot the big screen version of the Power Rangers once again. After the moderately successful 2017 film, the company has decided to take the teenagers with attitude in a new direction.

The Films of Jon Favreau

We take a look back at the career of actor, writer, producer, and director Jon Favreau. Some of the films we discuss include recent hits like The Jungle Book and Iron Man. We also look at the films that made his career like Swingers and Made. What are some of your favorite Favreau films? Let us know!

The Shameless Plugs

Check out the Back Lot 605 podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, and YouTube. Follow us on social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Check out our movie buddy Fat Dude Digs Flicks for some awesome reviews and movie insights! Next week we play a game with fellow Schmuck’s Chris and Blake to rank the eight Quentin Tarantino films! Finally, check out the Sioux Falls Film Community and Sioux Falls Film Actors groups.

The Killer Countdown is a bi-weekly horror podcast hosted by Casey Kelderman and Blake Ginithan. The two horror fanatics take a popular franchise, sub-genre, or category and make a collaborative Top 7 list. The first episode has the two horror junkies rank the films in The Friday the 13th franchise! Join us in The Killer Countdown…IF YOU DARE!

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Back Lot 605 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 buddy Fat Dude Digs Flicks for some awesome reviews and movie insights! Next week we play a game with fellow Schmuck’s Chris and Blake to rank the eight Quentin Tarantino films! Finally, check out the Sioux Falls Film Community and Sioux Falls Film Actors groups.

We are joined for this special interview by Aberdeen, SD native Brandon Lunzman to discuss his upcoming feature film Tales of an American Hoodrat. Lunzman is a graduate of Full Sail University before returning to South Dakota to further pursue his dream of being a filmmaker. Brandon serves as the writer, director, star and editor for Tales of an American Hoodrat. Check out our full interview and show the film some support by following them on social media!