Boston SciFi Presents

The studios were crumbling. There was unrest in the country and Hollywood would never be the same. Check out film director David Giancola and critic Alexis den Boggende as they unwrap essential 60s science fiction films. From Planet of the Apes to 2001, with stops at When the Earth Caught Fire  and Quatermass and the Pit, a look at a defining decade of film. 
And in a digression, the guests opined, negatively,  about Glen Powell.

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It was a decade of scandal, war, and unrest. People fought for their rights. And the push back is still being felt in 2025. It was a time when the decaying Studio System looked like 35mm film burning up on the screen. But along came a generation raised visual images,  who then  imagined new stories, authentic stories, Add in technological advances and we find something new. And that something new has shaped the next 50 years of filmmaking. Join host Garen Daly, writer/director Hope Madden and genre director David Giancola as we start with #COLOSSUS and time travel to TIME AFTER TIME. Stop off at an outback post apocalypse with  MAD MAX and score points with DEATH RACE 2000. Join us look a ESSENTIAL 70'S SCIFI FILMS. What is you seminal 70s film? Let us know in the comments. And if you like what we're talking about please LIKE, COMMENT. SUBSCRIBE.

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For Hollywood, summer is THE time for movies. tent poles, popcorn movies, family films all drive the business like no other period in the year. With increasing challenges facing it, a lot is riding on the summer 2025 crop of films. Hollywood needs this summer to be winner. Listen in as Boston Hassle's Oscar Goff and Charlie Pettiffy along with host Garen Daly take a deep into 2025's summer films.

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What do ALIENS, John Carpenter's THE THING, STAR WARS EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE, and E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL have in common? They're all examples of great 1980s scifi movies and how the decade helped define the genre as we know it today. On this episode, Boston SciFi Director Garen Daly is joined by Assistant Director Melissa Starker and Boston SciFi volunteer/Boston Hassle film contributor Alexis Den Boggende to discuss how these science fiction classics hold up. They also touch on other titles including BLADE RUNNER, BRAZIL and BUCKAROO BANZAI: ACROSS THE EIGHTH DIMENSION.

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The 90s was a time when things changed.  Cultural shifts and the emergence of the digital world  scratch the surface. It's impact is undeniable. The movies of the time reflected these changes. Join us as we look at 10 'must see' movies from the 1990s. On tap, The Matrix,  Jurassic Park, Starship Troopers, Galaxy Quest, 12 Monkeys and more.

Guests: Alexis den Boggende, Film Critic Boston Hassle

David Giancola, Film Director

Host: Garen Daly

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Two of our favorite team members, Suzzanne Cromwell and Melissa Starker,  pull back the curtains on how Boston SciFi choses shorts and then creates programs. From the watching, to the selecting, to creating the flow, see what goes on inside a film festival

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Fifty years is a long time. Much has happened. Much has changed. Fifty years ago the Boston Science Fiction Film Festival began at a legendary movie theatre. Later it overcame a fire, an historic blizzard, and a plague. It overcame changing demographics, and rapidly evolving technologies.  We have gone from seeing movies only in movie theatre to being able to catch a blockbuster while riding on a bus. Authors Robert Viagas and Harry Lohr, Jr passionately recount their adventure in creating a history of America's longest running genre film festival - The 50th Boston Science Fiction Film Festival & Marathon, Host: Garen Daly

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Good movies have good actors. Better movies have better actors. They're called character actors. No longer typed as gangster or slapstick comedian, modern character actors show, range, understand psychology and film history. Listen in as film commentators Alexis den Boggende & Oscar Goff join MC Garen Daly in zoom through JK Simmons, Angela Bassett, Steve Buscemi, Brad Dourif and Paul GIamatti as five such examples. A fun, insightful podcast produced by Boston SciFi, Garen Daly is the MC.

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Please note, BostonSciFi podcasts are record live and include clips from movies. There may be times when all you hear is music or cinematic silence. Silence will not last more than a few seconds.

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Melissa Starker
David Giancola

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Memory implants, replicants, alternative realities, and fake reality - these are some of the elements that make stories by Philip K Dick resonant decades after his death, and what makes them fodder for 'high concept' Hollywood films. Join author/crtic Hope Madden & film programmer Melissa Starker as Boston SciFi Presents UNIVERSAL MEMORIES: The Films of Philip K Dick. Garen Daly is the host, who apologies in advance for getting Harlan Ellison and Philip K Dick mixed up in his addled brain. 

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