Jim discusses a film from 1974 that did not do well upon its initial release, but has gained a large following the last 50 years – “PHASE IV,” starring Michael Murphy, Nigel Davenport, Lynn Frederick, Alan Gifford, Helen Horton and Robert Henderson. Director Saul Bass provides a thought-provoking look into
This month on the Dragon Con Report, we’re joined by Bill Watters and Danique Cosplay to discuss everything you ever wanted to know about the decorated union of costumes and photography. After we catch up on the latest con announcements from the recent Volunteer’s meetings and social media, we’re diving
Cigar Nerds Podcast: Not Rescuing Damsels. We’re not rescuing them because this time they rescue themselves. This week we’re talking about Netflix’s new Fantasy horror film Damsel. Since we are discussing lady heroes, the Ginger Avenger is back to provide the female perspective and tell me I’m wrong. In Science
Flopcast episode 620! We’re diving back into the pages of Dynamite magazine, so we can pretend it’s still 1979. (Give it a try. Set the mood with a Gloria Gaynor record.) This randomly selected issue has Erik Estrada on the cover, and inside we learn that the CHiPs star had
Jim discusses a classic 1963 Ghost Story based on the novel by Shirley Jackson (“The Haunting Of Hill House”) and directed by Robert Wise -“The Haunting,” starring Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Robert Johnson, Russ Tamblyn, Rosalie Crutchley, Fay Compton, Valentine Dyall, and Lois Maxwell. This memorable tale about a small
This week we have the pleasure of chatting with Grammy Award-winning recording engineer Craig Alvin. Craig has worked with artists like Hanson, Little Big Town, Amy Grant, Andrew Bell, and Brittany Howard, as well as on projects ranging from metal to symphonic to African marimba bands. He engineered the three
Flopcast episode 619! Short show this week! We’re sleepy. But during a quick visit to Northeast Comic Con, we find old friends, fancy nerd dice, and members of The Go-Go’s, The Cars, and the cast of Growing Pains. We also recommend Enterprisesplaining, a silly new Star Trek podcast that doesn’t
Mark Maddox joins us for an in-depth discussion about Ridley Scott’s 1982 Sci-Fi Classic “Blade Runner,” starring Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer, M Emmett Walsh, Edward James Olmos, Darryl Hannah, William Sanderson and Joanna Cassidy. A former cop (Ford) is forced to hunt down four “replicants” who have returned
RUSH On March 18, 1974 the debut album by Canadian power trio RUSH was released. Since then, they have become one of the biggest bands in the world, with a fanbase unlike any other. This week, Alan is joined by Gerry Schramm of the Something For Nothing podcast, and Vicki Hudson, lead vocalist of the tribute band The
In this podcast episode, the hosts discuss the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s latest nominees, debating the merits and impact of artists like Mary J. Blige, Sinead O’Connor, Mariah Carey, and bands like Foreigner and Styx. They express surprise over certain acts’ absence and discuss the fan vote’s limited
Flopcast episode 618! It’s the second half of our look at every television series that debuted in the year 1999. And once again, we remember just a few of them, and only saw a couple. (Kornflake was a fan of Judging Amy, while for Kevin, this was the year of
Flopcast episode 617! We’re diving into television of the year 1999… which is quite recent by Flopcast standards, but yikes, it was a quarter century ago. We have a giant list of every TV show that debuted that year, and this week we only get halfway through the list. Several
