The boys get into some pretty heady, philosophical debates this week, concerning the right of the fan towards art. Starting with the cancellation of various TV shows they’ve known and loved, Dion and Brian segue into the idea of continuing a franchise’s life through new material, be it either penned by fans or officially sanctioned by the creators; is that ok? […]
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New Podcast: Do Fans Have a Point? Or…?
Posted: 22nd November 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Books, Comic Books, Film, Literature, Music, News, Podcast, TelevisionTags: Axl Rose, Broadchurch, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Dirty Harry, Doctor Who, Family Guy, Firefly, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Gotham, Gracepoint, Guns N' Roses, Ian Fleming, Idris Elba, Jericho, Joss Whedon, Lennie James, Low Winter Sun, Luther, Mark Strong, Opeth, Ridley Scott, Ruth Wilson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Solar Pons, Spiderman, Star Trek, Star Wars, Terriers, The Bridge, The People vs. George Lucas, The Princess Bride, The Walking Dead, Tom Clancy, Twitter, Yes
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Check out Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers!
Posted: 17th October 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Anime, Art, Books, Cartoons, Celebrities, Comic Books, Cyber Mailbag, Ernest Borgnine, Film, Film Review, History, Literature, News, Podcast, Science Fiction, Technology, Television, Uncategorized, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers
Please pay a visit to our latest Podwits venture, Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! Dion Baia and J. Blake of the Podwits fame highlight films from their youth that would have typically been rented for a weekend sleepover by you and your friends. A new movie may be thrown into the mix to spice it up, but cult […]
Side Cast: October Horror Recommendations
Posted: 8th October 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Books, Celebrities, Comic Books, Film, History, Podcast, Side-Casts, TelevisionTags: Adrienne Barbeau, Andy Kaufman, Black Christmas, Black Sabbath, Bob Clark, Brad Dourif, Creepshow, Dawn of the Dead, don mancini, EC Comics, George Romero, God Told Me To, Hal Holbrook, Horror, Invaders From Mars, James Cagney, Jennifer Tilly, Joe Spinell, John Carpenter, John Carradine, Larry Cohen, Leslie Nielsen, Lucio Fulci, Maniac, Mario Bava, Martin, mike ploog, Night of the Living Dead, Night of the Living Dead 1990, Peeping Tom, Peter Cushing, Randy Jurgensen, Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers, Seed of Chucky, Sharon Mitchell, Shock waves, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Stephen King, Sylvester Stallone, Tales of the Crypt, Ted Danson, Tom Baker, Tom Savini, tony lo bianco, True Blood, Twilight, Vault of Horror, Vincent Price, William Lustig, William Powell, Zombie
To help get the word out about their new Podcast Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers, Dion and J. Blake sit down to recommend 10 horror films for the Halloween season that they feel may be overlooked or forgotten in today’s times. The boys attempt to compile a list of amazing fright films that may not be […]
Adequate, at best?
Posted: 20th September 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Beer, Books, Celebrities, Electronics, Ernest Borgnine, Film, History, News, Podcast, Science Fiction, Software Review, Technology, TelevisionTags: #PodwitsBeer, Avatar, Douglas Trumbull, Elementary, James Cameron, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Steven Moffat, Unlocking Sherlock
The ‘Wits of Pod are all over the place this week! Brian lays out his new exercise regiment, utilizing The Couch-to-5K ® Running Plan, before they dash into the highly recommended documentary about the BBC series Sherlock entitled Unlocking Sherlock. Then the lads get into a spirited discussion about VFX pioneer and filmmaker Douglas Trumbull‘s new […]
Side-Cast: Remembering Hollywood Make-up Legend Dick Smith
Posted: 6th August 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Books, Celebrities, Film, Film Review, History, Literature, Music, News, Obituaries, Podcast, Podwits Exclusive, Side-Casts, TelevisionTags: Altered States, Amadeus, Dick Smith, Foam Latex, Ghost Story, Greg Nicotero, Howard Berger, Jack Pierce, KNB, KNB EFX Group, Lon Chaney, Make-up, Marathon Man, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Rick Baker, Scanners, SFX, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Stan Winston, Starman, Taxi Driver, The Exorcist, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, The House on Haunted Hill, Tom Savini, Wait Until Dark
In this very special edition of the Podwits Side Cast, Dion and contributor J. Blake celebrate the life of the “God among Gods“, SFX master, Dick Smith. They discuss his many groundbreaking achievements in cinema and touch upon the highlights of his extensive resume, bringing to light some films audiences may forget Smith was apart of. […]
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Posted: 30th July 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Books, Celebrities, Film, Film Review, History, Podcast, Recap, Side-Casts, TelevisionTags: Army of Darkness, Ash, Batman, Bill Bixby, Billy Drago, Blossom, Brian DePalma, Bruce Campbell, Bubba Ho-tep, Burn Notice, Burt Lancaster, Congo, Crime Wave, Dead Heat, Elmer Gantry, Ernest Borgnine, Evil Dead II, Excalibur, From Dusk Til Dawn 2, Hercules, High Spirits, If Chins could Kill, Jack of All Trades, Josh Becker, Liam Neeson, Maniac Cop, Marvel, Moon Trap, Ossie Davis, Pat Hingle, Robert Rodriguez, Rope, Running Time, Sam Raimi, Shawn of the Dead, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Spiderman, Star Trek, The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., The Coen Brothers, The Dark Man, The Evil Dead, The Evil Dead II, The Phantom, The Protector, The Quick and the Dead, The Shadow, The X-Files, Tim Burton, Tony Jaa, True Detective, Walter Koenig, Xena: Warrior Princess
Dion and contributor J. Blake are back for an all new, exciting episode of The Podwits’ Side Cast! The topic today is the man, the myth, the legend…. Bruce Campbell; and all things Mr. Campbell! The boys get into the nitty-gritty and talk about his mainstream successes like The Evil Dead and Burn Notice, but also get into some […]
The Podwits Pocket guide to Camping and Fishing
Posted: 7th June 2014 by Podwits Administrator in A Case of the Munchies, Art, Books, Celebrities, Electronics, Film, Film Review, Food, Games, History, Housekeeping, Literature, News, Podcast, Technology, Television, Up on The Soap BoxTags: camping, Coleman, Disasters, DIY Projects, Friday the 13th, Friday the 13th The Series, H.P. Lovecraft, Herbert West–Reanimator, hunting, McDonalds, Preppers, science, The Dark Side, The Reanimator, The Walking Dead
The Podwits are in the weeds this week- literally! After debating the merits of preservatives, the boys go on about hunting, camping, DIY home projects, and doing manly things to help reinforce their fragile egos and prove they are still in fact MEN! Keep their fire going and download the podcast today! Footnotes: 1970’s Las Vegas Home bomb […]
Georges Arnaud’s Wages of Fear
Posted: 29th May 2014 by Dion in Art, Books, Film, Film Review, History, Podwit ProfileTags: Alfred Hithcock, American Werewolf in London, Chester Himes, Dashiell Hammett, Diabolique, Flesh and Fire, Georges Arnaud, Henri-Georges Clouzot, James M. Cain, Jeff Ryan, Le Salaire de la Peur, Les Diabolique, Mickey Spillane, Nintendo, Norman Dale, Rage, Raymond Chandler, Scarface, Sorcerer, Super Mario Bros, Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America, The Boys From Brazil, The Harlem Cycle, The Last Man on Earth, Wages of Fear, William Friedkin
I have very fond memories of playing with my G.I. Joe’s and Construx on the carpet in the living room of my parent’s old New Haven home -their rug I now recall as an imagery world, that would encompass the area from under the bay window where lived in front a massive 16″ Quasar cabinet television, to the large wooden coffee table […]
Batman at 75 Part II!
Posted: 10th May 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Books, Cartoons, Comic Books, Film, Film Review, History, Literature, Podcast, Side-Casts, Television, The Comic SpinnerTags: A Death in the Family, Adam West, American Psycho, Bane, Batman, Batman Begins, Batman Beyond, Batman TV series, Batman: The Animated Series, Bill Dozier, Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Bruce Timm, Charles Bronson, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, D.C. Comics, Darwyn Cooke, Dean Kain, Deathwish, Dick Tracy, Dylan Baker, Heath Ledger, J.J. Abrams, Jack Nicholson, Joel Schumacher, Kevin Conroy, Matt Garrison, Michael Keaton, Patchwork, Peter Weller, Remakes, Robin, Sam Raimi, Sherlock Holmes, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Spiderman, Stan Lee, Star Trek, Superman, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, The Dark Knight Trilogy, The New 52, The Punisher, The Rocketeer, The Shadow, Tim Burton
The Podwits bring your Part II of their Side Cast special exploring Batman’s 75th anniversary! Dion and contributor J. Blake continue on with memories of the Caped Crusader, and get into Tim Burton’s franchise versus Christopher Nolan’s, and also bring up what is going on the small screen by way of the amazing animated films D.C. Comics have been putting […]
A Night Out to Celebrate a Legend
Posted: 25th April 2014 by Dion in Books, Celebrities, Film, Food, History, News, Podwits ExclusiveTags: A Treasury of Great Recipes, Art, Cole Porter, Food, I Am Legend, Laura, Marlon Brando, Orson Welles, Otto Preminger, Richard Matheson, Sardi's, Sears, Sears and Roebuck, Victoria Price, Vincent Price
Last month my wife and I were lucky enough to be invited to a small event in New York City, celebrating the life of the great film legend Vincent Price, hosted by his daughter, Victoria Price. After a private screening and presentation courtesy of Ms. Price, we all went over to Sardi’s Restaurant to partake in the […]