When I met Top Crime TV Writer and Producer Craig Gore (S.W.A.T., Chicago, P.D., Cult) 20 years ago he was a screenwritting instructor for Columbia College's Semester in L.A. Program.  Little did I know at the time about his rough past using crime as a means for survival growing up in the Carolinas. Reformed, rehabilitated and ready to write about his experiences, Gore proved that writing crime does pay by optioning books, writing pilots and doing his time behind the typewriter to have a successful Hollywood career.  He also became an educator and mentor to many screenwriters. Over the years of friendship I heard bits and pieces of his wild past, but now he finally sits down with me, Hollywood Greg, to tell the whole story.

THIS IS A REPOST OF A PREVIOUS EPISODE: A TRIBUTE TO ADOLFO "SHABBA-DOO" QUINONES

Movie Maniac Greg Reifsteck hosts a street dance movie themed show.  Live on the phone will be 

ADOLFO "SHABBA-DOO" QUINONES talking about his award-winning career as a choreographer including the BREAKIN' movies. 

He will then give his expert critique to the new martial arts-dance spectacular BATTLE B-BOY. 

We will have on the line BATTLE-B-BOY's director FRANK LIN, producer JEFF LAM, as well as fight choreographer/star JOHN KRENG, RICKY COLE and RICHIE GREENFIELD.

Pop it and lock it and make it, but don't break it, this week on MOVIE MANIAC!

Retro Experts HOLLYWOOD GREG and TRISTA THE VIDEO VIXEN show off their mad CREATURE FEATURES knowledge as they link the actors, directors, producers or any other pop culture references between the films. The listener always wins as they learn more about the films they love, or find new retro films to love. C.H.U.D., THE HUNGER, XTRO, THE KEEP, CAT PEOPLE and WAVELENGTH are featured.

Retro Experts HOLLYWOOD GREG and TRISTA THE VIDEO VIXEN show off their mad SEX COMEDIES of the 80s knowledge as they link the actors, directors, producers or any other pop culture references between the films. The listener always wins as they learn more about the films they love, or find new retro films to love. SPRING BREAK, SCHOOL SPIRIT, PORKY'S, UP THE CREEK, LOSIN' IT, & HARDBODIES are featured.

SEASON 2 begins with Retro Experts GREG HOLLYWOOD and TRISTA THE VIDEO VIXEN as they both show off their mad End of the World flicks knowledge as they link the actors, directors, producers or any other pop culture references between the films. The listener always wins as they learn more about the films they love, or find new retro films to love. TRANCERS, CHERRY 2000, THE QUIET MAN, THE FIFTH ELEMENT, WARLORDS OF THE 21ST CENTURY, ARMAGEDDON, 12 MONKEYS, THEY LIVE, BRAZIL, HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, 2012 & V FOR VENDETTA are featured.

SEASON 2 begins with Retro Experts GREG HOLLYWOOD and TRISTA THE VIDEO VIXEN as they both show off their mad End of the World flicks knowledge as they link the actors, directors, producers or any other pop culture references between the films. The listener always wins as they learn more about the films they love, or find new retro films to love. TRANCERS, CHERRY 2000, THE QUIET MAN, THE FIFTH ELEMENT, WARLORDS OF THE 21ST CENTURY, ARMAGEDDON, 12 MONKEYS, THEY LIVE, BRAZIL, HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, 2012 & V FOR VENDETTA are featured.

You never know who you are going to meet at a Hollywood Job, and what kind of unexpected path you are going to take after a chance meeting. I started working at Disney in the mid 2000s and that is where I met JOHN KRENG

JOHN KRENG was real character, mild mannered office person at work, but just like me was a wise ass off the clock. Little did I know there was a reason for that turn it on after work spirit. John was a black Belt karate fighter, an up and coming Stunt Coordinator- but above all was a world class comedian who came up through the world famous Comedy Store on the Sunset Strip. He also has a comedy special on MTV.

Everyone wears many hats in Hollywood and he had tried on about as many as I had, so we went to lunch and got along really well.

Soon I was taking a comedy class with Amy Poelher’s Upright Citizens Brigade and John was mentoring me as I tried to find my voice and my persona at the comedy clubs around LA.

Your hosts Hollywood Greg and Martin Z. Wender talk about the Chicago's neighborhood cinema dives of the 80s, where they showed exploitation films with an enduring afterlife. They discuss the WILL ROGERS and GATEWAY Theaters and many more. Evidence this week includes HOUSE OF LONG SHADOWS, ONE DARK NIGHT, HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY, CLASH OF THE TITANS, CONAN THE BARBARIAN, TRON and Fantasy Film Craze. Every week they pay tribute to the sleaziest theatres and films that deformed their youth, as well as the mayhem they caused with their crew of misfits.

This episode Retro Experts Greg "The Movie Maniac" Reifsteck and Trista "The Video Vixen" Perez pay tribute to CANNON PICTURES, the studio Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus created back in the 80s and 90s. During their heyday they produced the films with the most What the Fuck moments in film history, whether they were schlocky strange films or prestige flicks that slipped through the cracks. Both show off their mad movie trivia skills as they link the actors, directors, producers or any other pop culture references between the films. The listener always wins as they learn more about the films they love, or find new retro films to love. The Last American Virgin, Lifeforce, Bloodsport, Breakin', Over The Top, Runaway Train, Going Bananas, Penitentary III, Ninja III:The Domination and Dr. Heckyl & Mr. Hype are featured.

This episode Retro Experts Greg "The Movie Maniac" Reifsteck and Trista "The Video Vixen" Perez give out their 1st Annual Golan Globuses. These Anti-Oscars are given to the movies and performances that try so hard to be bad they are masterpieces, just like Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus of Cannon Films fame used to do back in their 80s and 90s heyday. Both show off their mad movie trivia skills as they link the actors, directors, producers or any other pop culture references between the films. The listener always wins as they learn more about the films they love, or find new retro films to love. Defiance, The Pirate Movie, Just One of the Guys, Angel Heart, Bugsy Malone, Blue Lagoon, Summer Lovers, The Hotel New Hampshire, Two Moon Junction, Modern Girls and Your Friends and Neighbors are featured.