(This cast originally aired the 18th of February, 2012.) The Podwits take the show on the road and record LIVE from the 20th annual “Borgnine Night” at the legendary Tortilla Flats in New York City! The proprietor of the bar, Andy, sits down and discusses the history of “Borgnine Night” and the cult status it […]
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Podwits Flashback: Live From “Borgnine Night”
Posted: 10th January 2015 by Podwits Administrator in Best of, Ernest Borgnine, PodcastTags: Borgnine Night, Ernest Borgnine, Randy Jurgensen, Tortilla Flats
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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 […]
Side Casts: The Action Movie Genre
Posted: 3rd July 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Podcast, Side-CastsTags: 48 hours, Akira Kurosawa, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Alien, Aliens, Andy Robinson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Art Carney, Assassins, Beverly Hills Cop, brigitte nielsen, Bruce Lee, Bruce Willis, Bullitt, Cary Grant, Charade, Chuck Norris, Cliffhanger, Clint Eastwood, Cobra, Commando, Danny Trejo, David Carradine, David Patrick Kelly, David Suchet, Demolition Man, Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Die Hard 3, Dirty Harry, Dolph Lundgren, Eddie Murphy, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Eli Wallach, Enter the Dragon, Eraser, Escape from New York, Executive Decision, Game of Death, George P. Cosmatos, Guy Ritchie, Hard Target, Hark Tsui, Hero, Ian Fleming, Ice T, Jackie Chan, James Bond, James Cameron, James Coburn, Jason Statham, Jean Claude Van Damme, Jett Lee, Joe Spinell, John Woo, Judge Dredd, Knock Off, Last Action Hero, Lethal Weapon, Lone Wolf McQuade, Luc Besson, Mad Max, Mel Gibson, Missing in Action, New Years Evil, Nighthawks, Noel Carroll, Passenger 57, Predator, Rae Dong Chong, Rambo, Rambo 3, Rambo First Blood, Rambo First Blood Part Two, Randy Jurgensen, Reni Santoni, Renny Harlin, Return of the Dragon, Richard Donner, Richard Lynch, Rob Schneider, Rocky, Rutger Hauer, Sam Raimi, Shane Black, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Silent Rage, Sledge Hammer, Speed, Stan Winston, Steve McQueen, Steven Seagal, Sudden Death, Surviving the Game, Sylvester Stallone, Tango and Cash, Terminator 2, The Chinese Connection, The Following, The Road Warrior, The Seven Ups, The Specialist, the terminator, Timecop, Transporter, True Lies, Under Siege, Unvasion USA, Vernon Wells, Vin Diesel, William Sadler
Dion and Contributor J. Blake are back at it again, this time they sit down for a super-long chat about one of their favorite topics, the heyday of the Action Movie Genre. The two Podwits reminisce about some of their favorite films, while mapping out a route through a highly populated neighborhood of the 1970s, 1980s and […]
[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 […]
NYPD & FILM Legend RANDY JURGENSEN Screens his Rarely Screen Film Heart, Starring Brad Davis & Steve Buscemi- Followed By Q&A
Posted: 30th May 2013 by Dion in Film, Film Review, News, Podwits ExclusiveTags: Brad Davis, Catherine Munro, Chad McQueen, Circle of Six, Frances Fisher, Heart, James Bond, Michael Baden, Randy Jurgensen, Steve Buscemi, Steve McQueen, Treat Williams, William Friedkin
Two weeks ago friend of the Podwits, Randy Jurgensen screened a ultra-rare 35mm print of his even rarier 1987 film Heart, which starred Brad Davis, Frances Fisher and Steve Buscemi. In a nutshell the film is basically about the reality for many aspiring prizefighters hoping for the Rocky title shot happy-ending. It was screened at 92YTribeca, which […]
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 […]
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
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. […]
Jurgensen Live
Posted: 13th June 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Celebrities, Podcast, Podwits ExclusiveTags: 1960's, 1970's, Circle of Six, Harlem, JFK Assassination, Lenny Bruce, NYPD, Randy Jurgensen
Recently, retired NYPD legend turned actor, producer, and author Randy Jurgensen was asked to give a colloquium on his book, “Circle of Six: The True Story of New York’s Most Notorious Cop-Killer and The Cop Who Risked Everything to Catch Him“, at a ceremony in Westchester New York, followed by a Q & A moderated by the […]
“An Evening With Jurgensen” – Part 2
Posted: 29th February 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Podcast, Podwits ExclusiveTags: 100 Centre Street, Andy Kaufman, Badge 373, Billy Dee Williams, Blood Brothers, C.H.U.D., Circle of Six, Contract on Cherry Street, Cruising, Danny Aiello, Donnie Brasco, Ed O'Neill, Eddie Egan, Fort Apache The Bronx, God Told Me To, Heart, Hector Alonzo., Homicide: Life on the Street, Joe Pistone, Joe Spinell, Kojak, Maniac, New York Cop, Nighthawks, One Down Two to Go, Paul Newman, Precinct Hollywood, Randy Jurgensen, Report to the Commissioner, Richard Gere, Robert Duvall, Sonny Grosso, Sorcerer, Steve Buscemi, Strikeforce, Superman, Sylvester Stallone, Thinner, Tom Savini, Vigilante, William Friedkin, William Lustig
In Part 2 of this Podwits EXCLUSIVE, NYPD veteran and Film icon Randy Jurgensen give his opinion of the mindset of the police brass that made it so hard to be a policeman in New York City in the 60’s and 70’s. The author then talks about why it was so easy for him to […]