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- Episode 131 - Child’s Play (35th Anniversary)
The Back To The Blockbuster team is celebrating the 35th anniversary of Child’s Play, directed by Tom Holland from a screenplay he co-wrote with Don Mancini and John Lafia. Starring Catherine Hicks, Alex Vincent, Chris Sarandon and Brad Dourif as Chucky, the plot follows a widowed mother who gives a doll to her son, unaware that the doll is possessed by the soul of a serial killer. In addition to the anniversary, the duo also discusses the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike after 118 days, film delays hitting Marvel, and the not so marvelous box office performance of The Marvels. The team then wraps things up with box office predictions for Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving.
1 hr 47 min - Episode 130 - 2 Years Of Back To The Blockbuster - Mother! & Us Revisited
Back To The Blockbuster is celebrating its two year anniversary and the team is ringing in the milestone by revisiting two films that each of the co-hosts once disliked. In one corner, Gaius didn’t care for the 2017 film Mother!, when he first saw the film in theaters. Directed and written by Darren Aronofsky, the film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson, Brian Gleeson, and Kirsten Wiig. In the film, a young woman finds her tranquil life with her husband at their country home is disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious couple. In the other corner is Jackson, who didn’t care for the 2019 film, Us. Directed and written by Jordan Peele, the film stars Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Evan Alex. In the film, a woman and her family are attacked by a group of menacing doppelgängers. Will their minds change all these years later on their respective films? Before finding out, the duo covers a bit of news, most notably the ongoing issues with Marvel and their respective movies and TV shows.
2 hr 24 min - BTTB Presents: Deep Dives With Owen and Gaius - “Horror In Space”
Deep Dives continues and while Owen is sitting this one out, Ty Ippolito joins Gaius to talk about the sub-genre of horror in space and highlight different films that take place “where no one can hear you scream.” From Alien, to Event Horrizon, to Sunshine, the conversation shines a light on why this setting works and why it has led to some truly terrifying films that continue to resonate today.
Links For Guests: Ty Ippolito Instagram1 hr 34 min - Episode 129 - BTTB Presents: Tales of Horror - “Halloween (1978)”Our Tales of Horror limited series with a chat about 1978’s Halloween, directed and scored by John Carpenter and co-written with producer Debra Hill. Starring Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, P.J. Soles, and Nancy Loomis, the film is set in the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois, and centers on a mental patient, Michael Myers (Nick Castle), who was committed to a sanitarium for murdering his teenage sister on Halloween night when he was a child. Fifteen years later, having escaped and returned to his hometown, he stalks teenage babysitter Laurie Strode and her friends while under pursuit by his psychiatrist Dr. Samuel Loomis. In addition to discussing the film, the duo kicks things off discussing the passing of Friends’ star Matthew Perry, the big box office for Five Nights at Freddy’s, sequels announced for The Black Phone and It Follows, as well as Poltergeist TV series being in early development.1 hr 51 min
- BTTB Presents: Deep Dives With Owen and Gaius - “Kill Bill: Vol. 1”
Deep Dives continues and while Owen is sitting this one out, this is a very special anniversary chosen by Gaius and Jackson! Kill Bill: Vol.1 just recently celebrated its 20th anniversary and the duo is looking back at the film 20 years later. Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, the film stars Uma Thurman as the Bride, a former assassin who swears revenge on a group of assassins called The Deadly Vipers (Lucy Liu, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, and Vivica A. Fox) and their boss, Bill (David Carradine), who tried to kill her and her unborn child.
Other: Where To Watch Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2 hr 4 min - Episode 128 - BTTB Presents: Tales of Horror - “Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Our Tales of Horror series continues with the 35th anniversary of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. Directed by Dwight H. Little and written by Alan B. McElroy, the film stars Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Ellie Cornell, George P. Wilbur, Beau Starr, Kathleen Kinmont, and Sasha Jenson. In the film, after awakening froma ten year coma, Michael Myers returns to Haddonfield, Illinois, to kill his seven-year-old niece, Jamie Lloyd, with Dr. Loomis pursuing him once again. Joining us for this return to Haddonfield is Jeff of the Suns and Shadows-Cast and everyone is more than ready then ready for The Shape’s big return!
Links For Guest: Suns and Shadows-Cast
1 hr 40 min - Episode 127 - BTTB Presents: Tales of Horror - “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” (1974) & “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (2003)
Tales of Horror continues with the team tackling 1974’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and the 2003 remake, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which is also celebrating its 20th anniversary! Directed by Tobe Hooper and co-written by Hooper and Kim Henkel, the 1974 film stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Pertain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, and Gunnar Hansen, and follows a group of friends who fall victim to a family of cannibals while on their way to visit an old homestead. The 2003 remake is directed by Marcus Nispel, in his feature directorial debut, and it was written by Scott Kosar. Starring Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leershen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour, and R. Lee Ermey, the film follows a group of young adults traveling through rural Texas who encounter Leatherface (Andrew Bryniarski) and his murderous family. Joining the discussion for this episode is Jeremy Kibler, film critic for HorrorObsessive.Com and Guy At The Movies!
Links For Guests: Jeremy Kibler (The Artful Critic), Jeremy Kibler Twitter/X
2 hr - BTTB Presents: Deep Dives With Owen and Gaius - “Lake Mungo”
Deep Dives returns! While Owen is sitting this one out, Jackson comes over from the main show with his pick of Lake Mungo, a 2008 Australian psychological horror film written and directed by Joel Anderson. Starring Talia Zucker and Martin Sharpe, the film employs mockumentary-style storytelling with found footage and docufiction elements, using actor “interviewees” to present the narrative of a family trying to come to terms with the drowning death of their daughter, and the potentially supernatural events they experience after it.
Other: Where To Watch Lake Mungo
1 hr 40 min - Episode 126 - BTTB Presents: Tales of Horror - “Hellraiser”
Tales of Horror continues with Hellraiser, written and directed by Clive Barker and based on Barker’s 1986 novella The Hellbound Heart. The film marks Barker’s directorial debut and the plot involves a woman who discovers the newly resurrected, partially formed, body of her love/brother-in-law. Soon she starts killing for him to revitalize his body so he can escape the demonic beings known as the Cenobites that are pursuing him after he escaped their sadistic underworld. Tales of Horror is also about highlighting horror fans and horror podcasts and that’s why the team is joined by Leo of the Films and Fermentation podcast as well as Jason of the Dads From The Crypt podcast for this journey into the deepest corners of pleasure and pain.
Links For Guests: Films and Fermentation Linktree, Dads From The Crypt Podcast
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1 hr 41 min - Episode 125 - BTTB Presents: Tales of Horror - “The Exorcist”
Tales of Horror continues with The Exorcist, directed by William Friedkin from a screenplay by William Peter Blatty, based on his 1971 novel of the same name. Starring Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller, and Linda Blair, the story follows the demonic possession of a young girl and her mother’s attempt to rescue her through an exorcism by two Catholic priests. In addition to talking this horror classic, the team catches up on new spooky season watches, updates on Halloween franchise news, and predicts the box office for The Exorcist: Believer.
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About 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…
& TV while Jackson brings the casual moviegoer opinion. The duo also covers milestone movie anniversaries and predicts the box office every week. In addition to the main show, Gaius also hosts a bi-weekly spinoff called Back To The Blockbuster Presents: Deep Dives that sees Gaius and rotating guests diving into a different film of their choosing across all genres!