As the Podwits near their 100th (!) podcast, we thought it’d be fun to look back at one of our favorites of the 1st 99. Enjoy this blast from the past! [Originally released on February 11, 2012] Brian attempts to recount his very entertaining weekend to his fellow Podwits, only to incur the wrath of […]
Archive for June, 2013
[A Podwits Classic!] They’re Rebels and They’ll Never Ever Be Any Good
Posted: 30th June 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Best of, PodcastTags: ALA, Battleship, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brian Michael Bendis, Errol Flynn, Frankenstein, Independence Day, Madonna, Scarlet, Shakespeare, Superman: The Movie, The Avengers, Turner Classic Movies, Warner Archives
World War Z The Podwits Review
Posted: 27th June 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Books, Film, Film ReviewTags: Brad Pitt, Dawn of the Dead, Finding Neverland, George Romero, Marc Foster, Max Brooks, Night of the Living Dead, Quantum of Solace, The Walking Dead, World War Z, WWZ, Zack Snyder
World War Z is One of the Most Formulaic and Meaningless Zombie Films Ever Made. Rating: * * out of five stars Review by Luke Whitmire Ex-United Nations investigator Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) traverses the world to prevent a zombie pandemic that is destroying governments, nations and humanity itself. WWZ was initially envisioned as a […]
Richard Matheson 1926-2013
Posted: 25th June 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Literature, News, Obituaries, TelevisionTags: I Am Legend, Kolchak, Richard Matheson, Twilight Zone
Richard Matheson, the prolific writer of horror, sci fi and fantasy, passed away Monday at age 87. Matheson penned classics for well over sixty years and could almost be called the “Willie Dixon” of horror. Matheson was born in New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn, New York, then moved to the west coast in 1951. […]
Bruce Campbell…The Interview!!!
Posted: 24th June 2013 by J. Blake in Film, Podwit Profile, Podwits Exclusive, TelevisionTags: Army of Darkness, Bruce Campbell, Burn Notice, Crime Wave, Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Renaissance Films, Rob Tapert, Sam Raimi, The Clumsy Idiot
What can I say about Bruce Campbell that has not been already said? The man is loved and revered. He’s a living legend in the world of cult and “B” cinema and best of all… he is a good dude, a fact that I can personally vouch for. A couple of weeks ago, I shot […]
[A Podwits CLASSIC!] Live From “Borgnine Night”
Posted: 22nd June 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Ernest Borgnine, PodcastTags: Borgnine Night, Ernest Borgnine, Randy Jurgensen, Tortilla Flats
As the Podwits near their 100th (!) podcast, we thought it’d be fun to look back at another one of our favorites of the 1st 99. Enjoy this blast from the past! [Originally released on February 18th, 2012 The Podwits take the show on the road and record LIVE from the 20th annual “Borgnine Night” at […]
Man of Steel : A Review
Posted: 17th June 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Film ReviewTags: 300, Amy Adams, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Reeve, David S. Goyer, Dawn of the Dead, Diane Lane, Hans Zimmer, Henry Cavill, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Kevin Costner, Man of Steel, Michael Shannon, Richard Donner, Russell Crowe, Sucker Punch, Superman, Watchman, Zack Snyder
Man of Steel is an Epic, Righteous, Legendary Masterpiece!!! (Podwits contributor Luke Whitmire shares his personal reaction to the new Superman film.) In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time. For seventy-five years his stories have been published in thousands of comic books, novels, a successful radio […]
[A Podwits Classic!] Rebuilding in a Superhero World
Posted: 15th June 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Best of, PodcastTags: Alien, Aliens, Ernest Borgnine, Godzilla, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, Spider-Man, Superman: The Movie, The Avengers, The Fantastic Four, The Great Gatsby, X-Men
As the Podwits near their 100th (!) podcast, we thought it’d be fun to look back at one of our favorites of the 1st 99. Enjoy this blast from the past! [Originally released on June 2, 2012] Now that the three wits-of-the-pod have finally seen The Avengers film (Dion!), this week the gang tackles the long-debated question: “who the […]
Reading Marvel in the ’60s, Part 2: Stan & Jack Re-evaluated
Posted: 11th June 2013 by Brian in Comic Books, The Comic SpinnerTags: Fantastic Four, Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott, Marvel Comics, Stan Lee, Tales of Asgard, Thor, Vince Colletta
I know now that it was the summer of 1965 when it all changed. As a matter of fact, I can point to the one exact panel that, I believe, truly began the five-year reign of Stan “the Man” Lee and Jack “King” Kirby as unchallenged champions of the superhero comic world. But let me back […]
Bacon Beer!
Posted: 8th June 2013 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Clive Cussler, Dirk Pitt, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Matt Smith, Raise the Titanic, Rauchbier, Red Wedding, Schlenkerla
Brian’s drinking beer that tastes like bacon! In light of this fact, can anything else he and Dion discuss in this all-new Podwits Podcast—be it the adventure novels of Clive Cussler, last Sunday’s now-infamous episode of Game of Thrones, or Matt Smith’s impending departure from Doctor Who—really matter? Probably not, but have a listen and be […]
Side-Casts: The Rise and Fall of the Video Store
Posted: 5th June 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Podcast, Side-Casts, Technology, Up on The Soap BoxTags: A History of Violence, Asylum Pictures, Betamax, Blockbuster Video, Bruce Campbell, Christopher Lambert, Columbia House, David Cronenberg, Day of the Dead, DVD plaver, Escape from New York, Full frame, Fullscreen, Hollywood Video, Ice T, Mean Guns, Michael Mann, Mister Roberts, Netflix, Redbox, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Streaming, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Burning, The Prowler, Tom Savini, Tombstone, VCR, VHS, Video Store, Video tape, Westcoast Video, Widescreen
In 2005, David Cronenberg‘s A History of Violence, marked the last time a film saw a mainstream VHS release. Along with the overwhelming popularity of companies like Netflix and Redbox, these mailbox and streaming entertainment services virtually spelled the end to the 25 year-old industry known as the video store, and only a handful of small, “Mom & Pop” stores […]