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
On this episode, we take a look back at the 1988 Oliver Stone drama Talk Radio, the first time the writer and director would direct a screenplay from material created by someone else. That someone else was Eric Bogosian, the writer and star of the off-Broadway play the movie would…
We continue our miniseries on British film producer David Puttnam and the films he would make or acquire during his brief run as the head of Columbia Pictures, by taking a look at the movies Puttnam would approve or acquire that were released between July 1989 and March 1990, as…
We continue our miniseries on British film producer David Puttnam and the films he would make or acquire during his brief run as the head of Columbia Pictures, by taking a look at the movies Puttnam would approve or acquire that were released between July 1988 and March 1989. ----more----…
We continue our miniseries on British film producer David Puttnam and the films he would make or acquire during his brief run as the head of Columbia Pictures, by taking a look at the first batch of 16 movies Puttnam would approve or acquire, released between September 1987 and June…
We begin our miniseries on British film producer David Puttnam and the films he would make or acquire during his brief run as the head of Columbia Pictures by taking a look at the man himself, and how he was able to build a career in filmmaking that would lead…
On this episode, we take a look back at the 1981 Kiss album that was supposed to launch a global entertainment juggernaut, with a movie, a soundtrack album, a tour to support the movie and soundtrack album, a sequel movie, a sequel soundtrack and a sequel tour to support the…
Today's episode talks about the Management Company Entertainment Group, or MCEG, who would only release four films over the course of nineteen months, while also producing one of the biggest hits of 1989. ----more---- The movies discussed during this episode: Boris and Natasha (1992, Charles Martin Smith) Breaking the Rules…
On this third and final part of a three part series, host Edward Havens continues to discuss favorite 80s movies, the state of streaming services today, religion, books, movie theatres, wrestling and so much more with his brother-in-law, Ph. D. student Michael Hourigan. ----more---- Man Facing Southeast (FilmDallas, 1988) Amongst…
On this second part of a three part series, host Edward Havens continues to discuss favorite 80s movies, the state of streaming services today, religion, books, movie theatres, wrestling and so much more with his brother-in-law, Ph. D. student Michael Hourigan. ----more---- Amongst the movies discussed during this episode: Blade…
This content is repurposed from episodes of Good Morning Podcasters! Episodes 21-24. Good Morning Podcasters (GMP) explores the world of podcasting with a specific focus on marketing, public relations, and social media as they relate to content creation. GMP is hosted by Fuzz Martin. Good Morning Podcasters! (https://www.goodmorningpod.com/about-the-shows) Good Morning…
On this first part of a three part series, host Edward Havens discusses favorite 80s movies, the state of streaming services today, religion, books, movie theatres and so much more with his brother-in-law, Ph. D. student Michael Hourigan. ----more---- Amongst the movies discussed during this episodes are: Aloha (2016, Cameron…
This episode takes a look at creation, production and release of Phil Joanou's underrated 1987 teen comedy Three O'Clock High, produced (and then unproduced) by Steven Spielberg and his Amblin Entertainment. ----more---- Original 1987 Theatrical One-Sheet for Three O'Clock High Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/9105857?utm_source=youtube
This episode takes a look at creation, production and release of the classic 1985 action thriller To Live and Die in L.A. ----more---- Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/9105856?utm_source=youtube
Bill DeMott reviews night one of WrestleMania 39 Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/14388087?utm_source=youtube
This episode takes a look at the 1980s theatrical releases for New York City-based independent production company and distributor Troma Films, including the 1980s horror-comedy classic The Toxic Avenger. ----more---- The movies discussed during this episode: Class of Nuke Em High (Lloyd Kaufman [as Samuel Weil] and Richard W. Haines,…
This episode takes a look at the Chiodo Brothers' 1988 cult horror-comedy classic Killer Klowns from Outer Space, featuring a remembrance from my best friend and former FilmJerk contributor Dick Hollywood on his one day as a Killer Klown during shooting. ----more---- Original 1988 KKFOS Theatrical Poster Bronco (left) and…
In today's episode, we take a look at the debut films of five filmmakers who got their start as musicians. ----more---- Forbidden Zone (Richard Elfman, March 1982) Home of the Brave (Laurie Anderson, April 1986) True Stories (David Byrne, October 1986) Under the Cherry Moon (Prince, July 1986) Yentl (Barbra…
Today's episode talks about the DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group, born from the ashes of Embassy Pictures in the fall of 1985, only to spectacularly flame out after two years, but able to make one true masterpiece and several modern classics in such a short amount of time. ----more---- The movies discussed…
