He’s a fun thing a friend passed on to me, contributor J Blake. Pick 10 movies. They don’t have to be good, or groundbreaking. You don’t even have to like them anymore. But these 10 movies are films that really sculpted you into who you are today, and really had an affect on you growing up. […]
Archive for January, 2013
The Podwits Challenge: 10 Films that Molded You
Posted: 30th January 2013 by Dion in Film, Film Review, Up on The Soap BoxTags: A Night to Remember, Charles Laughton, Dirty Harry, James Cagney, Randy Jurgensen, Sorcerer, The Black Hole, The Last Man on Earth, The Muppet Movie, The Night of the Hunter, the terminator, The Untouchables, Transformers the Movie, Wages of Fear
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It’s Deplorable, Charlie Brown
Posted: 26th January 2013 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Charlie Brown, Chuck Schultz, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Conan, Diamonds Are Forever, Eon Productions, George Lazenby, James Bond, James Cameron, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Peter Lorre, Peter Robbins, Roger Moore, Sean Connery, Star Trek, Terminator, Terminator 2, Terminator 3, The Abyss, The Last Stand, Thunderball, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, William Shatner, You Only Live Twice
The jazz trio are at it again, jumping right into the headlines of the week, discussing the “Charlie Brown” arrest; then they hit the ‘bridge’, and chat about Arnold’s future career after the bombing of his latest film in the box office; before ‘soloing’ on the genius that is James Cameron. The lads then take the whole thing back to the ‘head’ by discussing the […]
The All-New Adventures of the Original Podwits!
Posted: 19th January 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Books, Film, Podcast, Science Fiction, TelevisionTags: Frank Miller, Game of Thrones, Gremlins, John Carter, Lord of the Rings, Robert Rodriguez, Sabrina, Sin City, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Hobbit, The Phantom, The Prisoner, The Shadow, The Spirit, Tintin
Accept no substitutes! The Podwits are back once again and THIS time it’s personal! The boys picked up a few good books and are talking remakes. Do we really need ’em? And WILL comics legend Frank Miller ever make a decent movie again? The Podwits race through all this and more… but did someone cut […]
Pilgrimage to Canterbury, Part 1: Caravan – “The Funk’s Tale”
Posted: 18th January 2013 by Brian in Music, Notes & ChordsTags: Canterbury, Caravan, Dave Sinclair, Geoffrey Richardson, Pye Hastings, Richard Coughlin, Richard Sinclair, Steve Miller
In the late ’60s and early ’70s, in a musical sweet spot somewhere between the compositional ambition and bombastic excess of progressive rock, the experimental weirdness of early jazz fusion, and the liquid light-fueled freak-outs of psychedelia, there existed a unique group of bands centered around the cathedral town of Canterbury in southeastern England. United […]
The Aural Adventure is Just Beginning
Posted: 16th January 2013 by J. Marcus in Music, Music Review, Science Fiction, TelevisionTags: GNP Crescendo, La La Land Records, Star Trek
For those who may be new here, I am J. Marcus. Aside from being one of the founding members of The Podwits, I am the Podwits’ resident Star Trek expert. By no means do I know which starship has the most efficient warp-core design, nor do I know Yeoman Rand’s cabin number (cheap shot, I know), but […]
You Can’t Go Home Again
Posted: 12th January 2013 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Black Sabbath, Bridge Across Time, Burt Ward, David Hasselhoff, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, E.W. Swackhamer, Fred Freiberger, Legends of the Superheroes, Moonraker, New Clairvaux, Ovila, Paul, Shazam, Stepfanie Kramer, Superboy, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, The Simpsons, The Six Million Dollar Man, Warner Archives
Brian’s drinkin’ Belgian(-style) beer to help out some monks in California, Dion’s having 1970s TV flashbacks (pretty much full-time), and J. is re-living the trauma of Ghetto Man roasting the Super Friends. One thing the Podwits all agree on: they sure don’t make ’em like they used to. All that and more (including the time […]
Podwit Profile: Charles Durning, American Hero
Posted: 6th January 2013 by Dion in Podwit ProfileTags: Battle of the Bulge, Charles Durning, Jack Warden, Malmedy Massacre, Normandy, World War II
Many people know him by sight, but not by name. Sadly, Charles Durning, the iconic character actor who honed his craft so well he made it look effortless, passed away Christmas Eve at the ripe old age of 89. You may know him from films like Dog Day Afternoon, The Sting, Tootsie, The Final Countdown, O Brother Where […]
Resolutions!!!!!
Posted: 5th January 2013 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Akira Kuwosawa, Bass, Belgium, Charles Durning, Cream, Edgar Allan Poe, Eric Clapton, James Bond, Jet Airways, Luther, Scarlett Johansson, sleep, The Who, Tim Curry, Tintin
The Podwits are back, kicking down the door of 2013 with talk of the perils of traveling, Belgium beers, bass guitar, 60’s rock bands, lack of sleep and BBC programming. Start the year off right and enthrall yourself in another exciting episode of The Podwits Podcast.