We continue our multi-part miniseries on The United Film Distribution Company and Taurus Entertainment, one of the first distributors to be operated by a motion picture exhibition company. This week, we talk about several of their biggest successes, including Mark L. Lester's Class of 1984, Richard Hiltzik's Sleepaway Camp, and…
We begin a multi-part miniseries on The United Film Distribution Company and Taurus Entertainment, one of the first distributors to be operated by a motion picture exhibition company, who teamed with filmmaker George A. Romero to produce and/or distribute several of his most popular and enduring movies, including Dawn of…
This episode completes a two-part miniseries on an interesting concept in examining genre movies in the 80s, Grounded Genre. Joining us for this miniseries is our very special guest Sarah Bullion, an award-winning director, producer and screenwriter who also spent ten years on sets as a prop master and second…
This episode starts a two-part miniseries on an interesting concept in examining genre movies in the 80s, Grounded Genre. Joining us for this miniseries is our very special guest Sarah Bullion, an award-winning director, producer and screenwriter who also spent ten years on sets as a prop master and second…
This week, we take a look back at the quick rise and even quicker fall of FilmDallas Pictures, which began its life as a Texas-based film investment company in 1983. After helping to produce two Oscar-winning films in 1984, they would take a leap of faith to become a film…
On this week's episode of The FilmJerk Podcast, we examine how one filmmaker, John Badham, would end up with the rare feat of having two hits movies, Blue Thunder and WarGames, released only three weeks apart. Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/9105885?utm_source=youtube
On this week's episode, we complete our dive into the Martin Scorsese Cinematic Universe of the 1980s, with the history behind his masterpiece Raging Bull, as well as a personal remembrance of the film by the host. Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/9105884?utm_source=youtube
On this week's episode, we continue our dive into the Martin Scorsese Cinematic Universe of the 1980s, with a look back at his oft-misinterpreted 1983 classic, The King of Comedy. Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/9105883?utm_source=youtube
Bill DeMott reviews night two of WrestleMania 39 Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/14539453?utm_source=youtube
This week, we continue our look back at the 1980s movies of Martin Scorsese, with a look back at After Hours, the last low-budget, small-scale, intimate movie he'd ever make. Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/9105882?utm_source=youtube
This week, we continue our look back at the 1980s movies of Martin Scorsese, concentrating on the movie that inarguably changed the direction of his career: The Last Temptation of Christ. Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/9105881?utm_source=youtube
This week, we start an irregular look back at the 1980s movies of Martin Scorsese, starting with what, for me, is his best film of the decade: The Color of Money. Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/9105880?utm_source=youtube
This week, we take a look back at a movie shot in 1980, and would sit on the proverbial shelf until it premiered on basic cable in 1984, becoming a cult film and inspiring an early 1990s music revolution. Lou Adler's Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains. ----more---- The original…
This week's episode takes a look back at the career of writer, director and actor Albert Brooks and his brilliant 1985 comedy Lost in America. Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/9105878?utm_source=youtube
This week's episode takes a look back at the career of Ralph Bakshi and his pioneering 1981 animated rock musical American Pop. Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/9105877?utm_source=youtube
This week's episode takes a look at the best movie in the John Hughes canon: 1987's Some Kind of Wonderful. ----more---- The original 1987 theatrical one-sheet for the movie. Some Kind of Wonderful Paramount Pictures Released February 27th, 1987 Director: Howard Deutch Producer and Writer: John Hughes Elias Koteas and…
This week's episode takes a look back at the short-lived 1980s distribution company, Scotti Brothers Pictures. ----more---- The titles discussed during this episode include: Death of a Soldier (1986, Phillipe Mora) Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989, Jean-Claude Lord) Eye of the Tiger (1986, Richard C. Sarafian) He's…
This week's episode takes a look back at the 1980s movies directed by Academy Award winner Barry Levinson, as well as several of the films he wrote in the 1970s before becoming a director. ----more---- The titles discussed during this episode include: ...And Justice for All (1979, Norman Jewison) Avalon…
This week's episode takes a look back at the 1980s movies starring three time Academy Award nominee Sigourney Weaver. ----more---- Sigourney Weaver in a scene from Ghostbusters (1984) The titles discussed during this episode include: Alien (1979, Ridley Scott) Aliens (1986, James Cameron) Annie Hall (1977, Woody Allen) Deal of…
On this episode of The FilmJerk Podcast, we complete our three-part miniseries on the 80s movie production and distribution company, Empire Pictures, discussing dozens of films they announced at one time but never ended making. ----more---- Since none of these movies were actually made, the dates listed are the years…
On this episode, we continue our mini-series on the movies of Empire Pictures, concentrating on the films they released theatrically in 1988 and 1989, all the movies they would release directly to video, a summation of the decline of Empire Pictures, and what happened to Empire Pictures head Charles Band…
In this episode, we take a look back at Empire Pictures, one of the more successful independent film distributors of the 1980s, responsible for two classic adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft stories, Re-Animator and From Beyond, the Gremlins ripoff Ghoulies (that wasn't actually a ripoff of Gremlins), and some of the…
Today's episode takes a look back at Emilio Estevez's 1986 directorial debut, Wisdom. Twenty-three when he started production, Estevez would become the youngest person to write, direct and star in a studio feature film. The modern would-be Bonnie and Clyde action drama would also star Demi Moore (who was also…
This week's episode takes a look back at the spectacular train wreck that was Joel Schumacher's 1985 hit film. St. Elmo's Fire. ----more---- Original 1985 Theatrical One-Sheet for St. Elmo's Fire Demi Moore Joel Schumacher directing Rob Lowe on the set of St. Elmo's Fire Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/9105868?utm_source=youtube
