Back To The Blockbuster

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Welcome to Back To The Blockbuster, a Playlyst original podcast hosted by Gaius Bolling and Jackson Pye. Gaius brings his industry knowledge to the conversation as he currently works Press for film &a... more

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September 12, 2023 Episode 120 - Rotten Tomatoes Review Manipulation & Movie Trailer Extravaganza
Even though we’re in the middle of spooky season, Gaius and Jackson are still here to give you the news on this special episode which focuses on the expose that revealed Rotten Tomatoes scores could be easily manipulated. In addition to this news, the duo is breaking down eight new trailers that include the second trailer for The Exorcist: Believer, followed by the trailers for No One Will Save You, Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving, The Bikeriders, Saltburn, The Killer, & Ferrari.
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1h 22min
September 07, 2023 Episdoe 119 - BTTB Presents: Spooky Season - Wolf Creek
Spooky season has officially started on Back To Blockbuster and we’re excited to kickoff two months of a horror movie takeover with Wolf Creek, a 2005 Australian horror film written, co-produced and directed by Greg McLean. Starring John Jarrat, Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, and Kestie Morassi, the film follows three backpackers who find themselves taken captive and subsequently hunted by Mick Taylor, a sadistic, psychopathic, xenophobic serial killer, in the Australian outback. Spooky season will not be complete without other horror fans to help us out so we’re excited to be joined by Alex and Dean of the Return Revenge Resurrection podcast!
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2h 2min
August 31, 2023 Episode 118 - Freddy vs. Jason - 20th Anniversary
Gaius and Jackson look back at one of cinema’s greatest grudge matches between two horror movie icons in Freddy vs. Jason for the film’s 20th anniversary. Directed by Ronny Yu and written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift, the film is a crossover between the A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th franchises and it puts their respective antagonists, Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees, against each other. Freddy has become weakened and forgotten because the citizens of his home town Springwood have defeated him by using medications to repress dreams. Freddy awakens Jason to stir up fear and grow his powers so that he may return and kill again but Jason turns out to not be easily controlled as Freddy initially thought and the two supernatural mass murderers come into a major conflict. Starring Robert Englund, Ken Kirzinger, Monica Keena, Kelly Rowland, Jason Ritter, Chris Marquette, Katharine Isabelle, and more, the pair look into the film’s impact at the time of its release, the movie’s long journey to the big screen, performances, favorite scenes and more!
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2h 18min
August 25, 2023 Episode 117 - The O.C. - 20th Anniversary
WELCOME TO THE O.C. BITCH! Gaius and Jackson are looking back at The O.C. for its 20th anniversary, a series that began running on August 5, 2003, and concluding after four seasons and 92 episodes. Starring Ben McKenzie, Adam Brody, Mishca Barton, Rachel Bilson, Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Melinda Clarke, and Tate Donovan, the series centers on Ryan Atwood, a troubled and gifted young man from a broken home who is adopted by the wealthy Cohen family in the high-class world of Newport Beach. The duo look back at the phenomenon the show became, its impact on pop culture, how it influenced future teen shows moving forward and how it holds up today. In addition to The O.C., the pair also cover news at the top of the show regarding Twitter users thinking Sandra Bullock should give her Oscar back for The Blind Side due to the real family’s recent drama, the controversy over Maestro and its alleged use of ‘Jewface’ and Bonnie Aarons wanting fair compensation over merchandising for her likeness being used in The Nun.
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2h 19min
August 23, 2023 Episode 116 - Halloween: H20 - 25th Anniversary
Back To The Blockbuster is starting spooky season with a look back at Halloween: H20 for its 25th anniversary. Directed by Steve Minrer, the film stars Jamie Lee Curtis, LL Cool J, Adam Arkin, Michelle Williams, Josh Hartnett, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, Adam Hann-Bryd, Janet Leigh and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and finds Curtis returning to the role of Laurie Strode 20 years after the release of the first film. Suffering from post-traumatic stress, Laurie has faked her death in order to go into hiding from her murderous brother, Michael Myers, only to have him find her working at a private boarding school in California. We didn’t celebrate this milestone alone so friend to show Mark J. Park of the Release Date Rewind podcast is back to discuss this return of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode while we’re joined by Halloween fan and new friend of the show Wes as we discuss how the film performed in 1998, various production issues, its decision to ignore the sequels without Jamie Lee Curtis, how it stands up against Halloween 2018 and more!
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1h 35min
August 21, 2023 Deep Dives With Owen and Gaius - “Shattered Glass”
This week it’s Gaius’ pick and he and Owen are deep diving into 2003’s Shattered Glass, written and directed by Billy Ray. The film is based on a 1998 Vanity Fair article of the same name by H.G. Bissinger and chronicles Stephen Glass’s fall from grace when his stories for The New Republic were discovered to be fabricated. The movie stars Hayden Christensen, Peter Sarsgaard, Chloe Sevigny, Steve Zahn, Hank Azaria, Melanie Lynskey, and Rosario Dawson, and the pair dive into aspects of the true story, the film’s performances, a difference of opinion of Christensen’s performance and how the subject matter makes for an enticing film about journalism and how it as changed in the years since this event and the film.
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2h 5min
August 17, 2023 Episode 115 - Gal Gadot/James Gunn He Said/She Said Over Wonder Woman 3, Talk To Me Sequel, & More
Gaius and Jackson get into the evolving story over whether or not Gal Gadot discussed doing Wonder Woman 3 with James Gunn and Peter Safran. Gadot says a meeting took place but other sources say such discussions never happen. The paid also get into news about the Talk To Me sequel, Blue Beetle's early reactions being mostly stellar and they end things with box office predictions for Strays and Blue Beetle.
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1h 60min
August 14, 2023 Episode 114 - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl - 20th Anniversary - Listeners Pick!
Back To The Blockbuster is celebrating its first anniversary pick that was chosen by our listeners and it was their decision for us to look back at Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl on its 20th anniversary! Directed by Gore Verbinski, the film stars Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley, and it’s based on the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disney theme parks. The film follows pirate Captain Jack Sparrow and blacksmith Will Turner as they rescue kidnapped Elizabeth Swann from the crew of the Black Pearl, captained by Hector Barbossa. Barbossa’s crew attempts to retrieve the final pieces of a hoard of Aztec gold to break the curse laid on them when they stole it. The pair looks back on how the industry thought the film was destined to flop since swashbuckling pirate films weren’t huge at the box office and it didn’t feature big stars. The duo also looks into how the film changed the trajectory of Johnny Depp’s career, turning him from cult movie actor to mainstream movie star, the film’s eventual huge box office success, and its legacy as it stands today.
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1h 48min
August 10, 2023 Episode 113 - Scream VII Gets A New Director, Gal Gadot Wonder Woman 3 News, and More!
Gaius and Jackson dive into the news that Radio Silence won’t be returning to direct Scream VII but Christopher Landon is next in line to scare up Ghostface terror. The pair also dive into Gal Gadot suggesting Wonder Woman 3 is still in development with James Gunn and Peter Safran, Stephen Amell’s strike comments, and the passing of legendary director William Friedkin.
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1h 60min
August 07, 2023 Episode 112 - Fruitvale Station - 10th Anniversary
Gaius and Jackson are looking back at the gripping true life drama, Fruitvale Station, ten years after its theatrical release. Written and directed by Ryan Coogler, in his feature directorial debut, Fruitval Station is based on the events leading to the death of Oscar Grant, a young man killed in 2009 by a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officer at the Fruitvale district station in Oakland. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Kevin Durand, Chad Michael Murray, Melonie Diaz, Ahna O’Reilly, and Octavia Spencer, the film is one of the best first features by a director and the pair look back at cultural importance of the film while also seeing how the movie still packs a huge impact 10 years later.

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1h 25min

FAQs about Back To The Blockbuster:

How many episodes does Back To The Blockbuster have?

The podcast currently has 289 episodes available.