The Paunch Stevenson Show

Ep 205 10/28/12


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Special guest Matt Lambros, photographer of abandoned classic movie theaters! Follow Matt's work on his blog afterthefinalcurtain.net.
In this episode:
Howard Phillips the Game Master, Howard's Know-It-All Kickstarter, David Crane's $900,000 jungle game Kickstarter, David Blane's electrocution stunt, introducing NYC-based photographer Matt Lambros, how did he start photographing abandoned theaters?, his camera setup, Loews Wonder Theaters, what some theaters have been converted to today, photography insurance for treacherous buildings, causes for the demise of the classic theaters, Village East Cinema in Manhattan, atmospheric theaters, movie studios digitizing and discarding their original film, Matt's future book plans, exploration and shooting techniques, the Uptown Theater in Chicago, Matt's lecture tours for the Atlas Obscura Society, sewer spelunkers Under-City.org, the Old Jingle of the Episode ("Don't Forget to Watch the Movie" by Sesame Street Muppets), What Ever Happened To? (Frankie Muniz), celebrities racing cars again, What Ever Happened To? (Yasmine Bleeth), Rob's idea of forcing reality competition show judges to compete alongside the contestants, people being paid to camp out in line for the iPhone 5, one of Acclaim's old marketing stunts (naming a baby "Turok" after the Turok the Dinosaur Hunter video game), nobody ever told Rob that medical thermometers don't have red mercury, Led Zeppelin finally releasing 2007 concert movie Celebration Day, our get-well wish to Stan Lee, today's pop songs droning on far too long, why the Giants and Jets are New York teams if they play in New Jersey?, building new billion dollar stadiums, and the 2012 replacement NFL referee fiasco.
70 minutes - http://www.paunchstevenson.com
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The Paunch Stevenson ShowBy Greg and Rob in NJ