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…
This episode takes a look at the under-appreciated 1988 comedy Tapeheads, starring John Cusack and Tim Robbins. ----more---- Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/9105851?utm_source=youtube
This episode takes a look at the Weintraub Entertainment Group, which would release only six movies in less than a year before going bankrupt. ----more---- Those films were: The Big Blue (Luc Besson, August 1988) Fresh Horses (David Anspaugh, November 1988) Listen to Me (Douglas Day Stewart, May 1989) She's…
This episode is the third and final part of an occasionally personal journey through one of the better summers for films during the 1980s: the summer of 1986. ----more---- This episode covers the following movies first released in August of 1986 (unless otherwise noted): Armed and Dangerous (Mark L. Lester)…
This episode is the second part of a three-part, occasionally personal, journey through one of the better summers for films during the 1980s: the summer of 1986. ----more---- This episode covers the following movies released in July of 1986: About Last Night (Ed Zwick) Aliens (James Cameron) The Assam Garden…
This episode is the first part of a three-part, occasionally personal, journey through one of the better summers for films during the 1980s: the summer of 1986. This episode covers the following movies released in May and June of 1986, except otherwise noted: American Anthem (Albert Magnoli) Back to School…
This episode completes a mini-series of episodes on Orion Pictures, perhaps the best independent distributor not just of the 1980s but of all time. ----more---- This episode covers the following Orion movies released during 1989: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (Stephen Herek) Camille Claudel (Bruno Nuytten) Chocolat (Clare Denis) Crimes…
