We present another Spielberg retrospect: His Spies & Political Conspiracies Themed Trilogy!

MOVIES DISCUSSED: 
Munich,

Bridge of Spies

&

The Post

TALKING POINTS: 

*How did Spielberg make a gritty War of the Worlds adaptation the same year as Munich without losing his mind?
*Why was The Post not seen by as many despite being a Nightcrawler/Spotlight/All the President's Men type contemporary thriller?
*What other films by Spielberg were good but came out in the wrong era?

GUESTS:
Chris Page, Ken Bates, Daniel Ryan, Jon Mark, Dave & Liam (Watch It If You Can) & Mike Ensing

SONGS USED: 
"Letter Bombs," "The Tarmac at Munich" & "Hiding the Family" by John Williams (from Munich OST)

We begin yet another filmmaker themed week and we decided if there's anyone we can weave an unofficial trilogy of similarly themed movies around, it's got to be the one and only Steven Spielberg:

Here, we start off with his three earlier TV movies prior to unleashing different hits for Universal Pictures. All throughout these chats, you'll hear some clips from the archives as well as new contributions by Oreo Brewer, Radio Host Elliot Serrano (Top Men Podcast) & Liam and Dave (Watch It If You Can Podcast)!

FILMS DISCUSSED:

Duel (1971)

Something Evil (1972)

Savage (1973)

MOVIE OST MUSIC USED:

"Duel Soundtrack Suite" by Billy Goldenberg

&

"Something Evil Theme Song" by Wladimir Selinsky

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We conclude the Star Warped Tour Week with another special on filmmaker Brian De Palma: his Crime Conspiracy Movies!

MOVIES DISCUSSED:
The Fury, Dressed to Kill, Blow Out, Wise Guys (1986), The Untouchables, Casualties of War, Snake Eyes, Femme Fatale (2002), Redacted (2007) & Domino (2015)

TALKING POINTS:

*Did Curtis Hanson, David Fincher and Denis Villeaneuve take influence from De Palma or just the same filmmakers he was imitating?

*Does De Palma suffer from much of the same issue as George Lucas by relying on the actors to do all the backstory work but not coach them on what he wants personally?

*All that and how no one should dislike BLOW OUT unless their name is Ted Kennedy!

PODCAST GUESTS:

Film Critic Sean Patrick (I Hate Movie Critics Podcast, Sean At The Movies Blog),

Anthony Francis (The Movie Revue)

& James Bruno

MUSIC INTROS:
"Main Theme" by John Williams (from The Fury)

"The Strength Of The Righteous(Main Title)" by Ennio Morricone (from The Untouchables)

Me and other fellow guests dig into the WTF worthy films in the divisive filmmaker Brian De Palma's diverse career.

Does Brian do Meta Movies better than actual spoof films? What would infamous movies like Showgirls be like under De Palma's stylish direction? Let's find out after this deep dive!

MOVIES DISCUSSED:

Greetings, Hi Mom!, Phantom of the Paradise, Obsession, Raising Cain,  Body Double, Sisters & Bonfire of the Vanities

GUESTS:

Film Critic Sean Patrick (I Hate Movie Critics Podcast, Sean At The Movies Blog),

James Bruno

& Kristin Battelstella (Therefore Horror on Twitter) 

INTRO CLIP: 

De Palma and Scorsese on Welles and Hitchcock: The Dick Cavett Show 

We weren't done with our initial George Romero zombie movie saga discussion so I split up the chat into highlighting our favorite moments:

*How many versions can one own of the original Night of the Living Dead?

*Is Dawn, Day or Land of the Dead the ultimate party movie?

*We also discuss our favorite Romero inspired zombie films!

GUESTS INCLUDE: 

The Vern (Cinema Recall)

Ryan McGann (Offtopic Podcast)

Oreo Brewer

Richard Glenn Schmidt (Hello! This is the Doomed Show)

Matthew Soto

Gabriel Jewett

Steve Unger Jr.

Mack Lambert (Mack & the Movies)

Allen Adams & Kevin Edwards (Deadnotes Podcast)

Jeff Kerr,

C. Courtney Joyner (Dawn of the Dead),

Lynsey G, 

Gil Palmer,

Cameron Scott (Cinema Degeneration)

&

Jon Mark.

SONG INTRO:

"Shoot the Zombies" by Songs to Wear Pants To

We went into the archives for yet again more audio essays on filmmakers and their unofficial themed trilogies that movie fans can label based on them sharing various themes:

We did an edit of both new and previously released takes on what we call Clint Eastwood's Ageing Gunfighters Themed Trilogy.

We provide trivia, commentary and deep appreciation for The Outlaw Josey Wales, Unforgiven and Gran Torino.

PODCAST GUESTS:

Charlie Hildebrand, Jeffrey Rhodes (Unapologetically Stupid), Will Styer, Jay Skipworth (Film Strip) 

AUDIO CLIPS INTRO:

Clint Eastwood Names His Favourite Six Movies- YouTube Interview Compilation

We go back to the well with more shameless genre movie franchises to recap:

We present to you our favorite moments in The Subsitute movies!

TALKING POINTS:

*Is this the most shameless Death Wish knock-off with Commando type villains?

*Why did Treat Williams never become as big as other character actors like Danny Trejo & Robert Forster?

*Does Ernie Hudson almost one-up Alan Rickman as a fun villain actor?

*Is Lionsgate the only studio who can figure out OTT franchises with dark comedy in them (i.e. John Wick, Wishmaster, The Dentist)?

*Do these films have the best library set fight scenes?

*Would you see Eric Roberts or Dolph Lundgren star in another sequel to this saga?

*We also talk about our other favorite high and low-brow teacher subgenre movies!

GUESTS:

Johnny Potoky, Gil Palmer, Tom Lindaman & Mike Ensing

Since we were joking about time travel all week, why don't we conclude the week with yet another Comedy Roast?

We roast (and then toast) the Marvel and DC Comics universe in this riff on superheroes, time travel and movie adaptations.

Everyone's validated (surprisingly) at this end of this comedic mayhem!

AUDIO INTRO BY:
Jay Man, the Barely Critical podcast duo Luke & Trevor, Reels of Justice's Dylan J Schlender & 30Something Podcast's John Reid

ROASTERS: 

Matthew Skelly

Brad Mendenhall (Cosmic Geppetto)

Alyse McCombs

Ryan & Shawn McGann (Offtopic Podcast)

Josh Hansen (Action Movie & Comic Book Movie Podcast)

Kevin the Critic

Shane "Peacemaker" Kelley (5 Minutes of Guild)

Jasen Bach (AKA Jasen with an E)

Oreo Brewer

Kevin S. (Comics, Culture, and Cosplay Podcast)

In an even briefer tribute, we dive into the TV mega-hit that was QUANTUM LEAP in this side stroll into pop culture.

Would the reboot show had later featured a return by Scott Bakula's Sam Beckett?

What was the science like in this adventure show?

Is the theme song instantly recognizable?

Were the sports episodes surprisingly mediore?

And why everyone should see the legal argument episodes!

SONG USED:
"Quantum Leap Theme Song" by Mike Post

The Time Travel focused week continues with a brief overview of the BILL & TED movie trilogy:

How many comedy writers & directors got their start on this saga?

Was the traveling phone booth a Doctor Who rip-off?

And how coincidental that William Sadler reprised his role as Death in the Tales from the Crypt saga?

We also mention other zany time travel films to start off!

AUDIO CLIPS:

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure' Reunion- People Magazine

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter Say Bill & Ted Was Meant to Be - The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2020 Interview)