The Podwits were saddened to learn that Oscar-winning make-up icon Dick Smith, who defined generations with his pioneering makeup effects, passed away July 30th at age 92. Before CGI was common place, Smith practically invented techniques that are still used to this day, and is credited by Special Effects legends like Rick Baker and Tom Savini in spearheading where Universal Studios […]
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RIP Hollywood Make-up Legend Dick Smith
Posted: 1st August 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Art, Celebrities, Film, History, News, Obituaries, Technology, Television, UncategorizedTags: Altered States, Amadeus, David Bowie, Dick Smith, Dustin Hoffman, Ghost Story, Jack Pierce, James Caan, John Carpenter, Linda Blair, Little Big Man, Marathon Man, Martin Scorsese, Max Von Sydow, Nighthawks, Quentin Tarantino, Rick Baker, Stan Winston, Starman, Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, The Exorcist, The Godfather, The Hunger, The Stepford Wifes, Tom Savini, William Friedkin, William Hurt
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Side-Casts: The Decline of the Horror Convention Part 1
Posted: 17th April 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Podcast, Side-CastsTags: 52 Pick Up, Anchor Bay, Andrew Divoff, Blue Underground, Burt Reynolds, Casino, Chiller Theater, Dario Argento, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Ed Begley Jr., Elijah Wood, Fangoria, Friday the 13th, George C Scott, George Romero, Hardcore, Harvey Keital, Horror Conventions, Inherit the Wind, Jake LaMotta, Joe Bob Briggs, Joe Spinell, John Glover, Kane Hodder, Knightriders, Leon, Lucio Fulci, Maniac, Martin, Martin Scorsese, Monster Vision, Night of the Living Dead, Peter Boyle, Raging Bull, Randy Jurgensen, Shamus, Sherman Howard, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Tales From the Crypt, The Professional, The Warriors, Tom Savini, Toy Soldiers, Two Evil Eyes, Walter Hill, William Lustig, William Sadler, Wishmaster
Dion debuts The Podwits’ brand new spin-off, called Side-Casts; a series of podcasts that will be done with various contributors, by various Podwits members. In Part 1 of Dion’s 3-part debut special, he and contributor J. Blake discuss the decade-long decline of horror conventions, and also reminisce about various legendary, but seldom-seen masterpieces (most horror, but others skirt the line) that […]
How the Remakes Stack Up- Part 1: Cape Fear
Posted: 27th September 2012 by Dion in Film, Film ReviewTags: Alfred Hitchcock, Bernard Hermann, Cape Fear, Charles Laughton, Elmer Berstein, Gregory Peck, Illeana Douglas, J. Lee Thompson, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, Martin Balsam, Martin Scorsese, Remakes, Robert DeNiro, Robert Mitchum, Telly Savalas, The Night of the Hunter, Torn Curtain
With Halloween just around the corner, my wife and I are starting our annual horror festival, where we watch a bunch of scary movies to usher in October 31st (we tend to do this for a lot of the holidays, which can be a boat-load of fun!). But this got me thinking- there are a ton, and […]
Side by Side
Posted: 2nd September 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Film ReviewTags: 35mm, Christopher Nolan, David Fincher, David Lynch, Digtial Film, Docunmentary, James Cameron, Joel Schumacher, Keanu Reeves, Luke Whitmire, Martin Scorsese, Side by Side, Vhris Kenneally
by Luke Whitmire Anyone who loves the medium of filmmaking will love the compendious rhapsodizing on film vs digital technology in Side by Side. This docu examines the intrinsically fascinating technical specifications of the two formats that have dynamically altered the way we view and interpret art on screen. Over the last ten years, the […]