For the season 5 season finale, Writer/Director/Producer Adam McKay returns to the podcast to discuss movies from his favorite year of cinema… 1987.

The Movies That Made Me will return with Season 6 in January. Happy Holidays! Thank you for listening!

Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

Tin Men (1987)
Billy Jack (1971)
The Menu (2022)
Boyz N The Hood (1991) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Menace II Society (1991)
Straight Out Of Brooklyn (1991)
Do The Right Thing (1989) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
School Daze (1988)
The Swarm (1978) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Squeeze (1987)
Squeeze Play (1979) – Lloyd Kaufman’s trailer commentary
Diner (1982)
Robocop (1987) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray reviews
The Evil Dead (1983) – Fede Alvarez’s trailer commentary
Evil Dead II (1987) – Mike Mendez’s trailer commentary, Alex Kirschenbaum’s review
Broadcast News (1987)
Raising Arizona (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
This Is Spinal Tap (1984) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
The Straight Story (1999) – Ti West’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
She’s Gotta Have It (1986)
Wings Of Desire (1987)
House Of Games (1987)
Homicide (1991)
Oleanna (1994)
Wall Street (1987)
Nixon (1995)
The Big Short (2015)
Goodfellas (1990) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
On The Waterfront (1954) – John Badham’s trailer commentary
A Face In The Crowd (1957) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
The China Syndrome (1979) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Network (1976) – Chris Wilkinson’s trailer commentary
Dr. Strangelove (1964) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Fountainhead (1949)
Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011) 
Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012) 
Atlas Shrugged: Part III (2014)
The Misfits (1961)
Out Of The Blue (1980)
Withnail & I (1987) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings
Walker (1987) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Predator (1987) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s review
Predator 2 (1990)
Top Gun (1986) 
Commando (1985) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
The Terminator (1984) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary
My Dinner With Andre (1982)
The Karate Kid (1984) – Ti West’s trailer commentary
The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
The Last Emperor (1987) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Planes, Trains And Automobiles (1987)
Over The Top (1987)
Masters Of The Universe (1987) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Kramer Vs. Kramer (1979)
Road House (1989)
Barfly (1987) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Angel Heart (1987)
Less Than Zero (1987)
The Dead (1987)
Hope And Glory (1987)
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987)
Housekeeping (1987)
Good Morning Vietnam (1987)
Radio Days (1987)
Infested (2002)

Other Notable Items

The Krass Brothers 
Adam’s very honest fake Chevron ad
Chapo Trap House
Matty Rich
Spike Lee
“Fight The Power” song by Public Enemy (1989)
Michael Keaton
Barry Levinson
Bonanza TV series (1959-1973)
“Good Thing” by Fine Young Cannibals (1987)
Sam Raimi
Steven Bochco
Cheers TV series (1982-1993)
James L. Brooks
William Hurt
Holly Hunter
Albert Brooks
Nightline TV series (1980- )
Owen Burke
Richard Dreyfuss
Danny DeVito
Barbara Hershey
The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure novel by “S. Morgenstern” (secretly William Goldman) (1987)
Rob Reiner
David Lynch
Spike Lee-Michael Jordan “Mars Blackmon” Nike commercial campaign
Robert Goulet
The NBA
Richard Pryor
Sidney Poitier
TFH Guru Ernest Dickerson
The Wire TV series (2002-2008)
Peter Falk
John Singleton
David Mamet
Josh’s “I Will Not Read Your F*%!ing Script” Village Voice article (2009)
David Mamet’s “Why I Am No Longer A Brain Dead Liberal” Village Voice article (2008)
Our friends (and sponsors) at Movies Unlimited
Oliver Stone
Alan Greenspan
Michael Douglas
Liar’s Poker memoir by Michael Lewis (1989)
The Big Short book by Michael Lewis (2010)
Michael J. Fox
Family Ties TV series (1982-1989)
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Gary David Goldberg
Adam’s Death At The Wing podcast (2021)
Rod Serling
Emmett Till 
Playhouse 90 TV series (1956-1960)
The Twilight Zone TV series (1959-1964)
Waiting For Lefty play by Clifford Odets (1935)
The Fountainhead novel by Ayn Rand (1943)
Bill Maher
Jill Sobule
Hyperobject Industries
Gary Cooper
Joseph McCarthy
Patricia Neal
Alex Cox
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Carl Weathers
Jesse “The Body” Ventura
“Long Tall Sally” song by Little Richard (1957)
Paul Wellstone
Paul Tsongas
Bugs Bunny
Michael Dukakis
Shane Black
John Hughes
John Candy
Steve Martin
Paul Power
Ted Lasso TV series (2020- )
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty TV series (2022- )
The Cannon Group, Inc.
Sylvester Stallone
“Winner Takes It All” song by Sammy Hagar (1987)
Dustin Hoffman
Meryl Streep
Rob Lowe
Sam Elliott
Ritz Five theater in Philadelphia
John Huston
James Joyce
Christine Lahti
Woody Allen
Hank Paulson

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Director Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name, Bones and All) discusses a few of his favorite films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

Bones And All (2022)
A Bigger Splash (2015)
Suspiria (2018)
Call Me By Your Name (2017)
Apocalypse Now (1979) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
Amarcord (1973) – Bernard Rose’s trailer commentary
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Jason And The Argonauts (1963) – Ernest Dickerson’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s review
After Hours (1985) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
Nashville (1975) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary, Dan Perri’s trailer commentary, Dennis Cozzalio’s review 
Journey To Italy (1954)
Empire Of The Sun (1987)
The Flower Of My Secret (1995)
The Last Emperor (1987) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
1900 (1976)
Last Tango In Paris (1972) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary
Psycho (1960) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Suspiria (1977) – Edgar Wright’s U.S. and international trailer commentaries, Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
Veronika Voss (1982)
Lola (1981)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Sunset Boulevard (1950) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
The Naked Spur (1953) – Allison Anders’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
101 Dalmatians (1961)
101 Dalmatians (1996)
Pinocchio (1940)
The Last Temptation Of Christ (1988)
The Age Of Innocence (1993)
Silence (2016)
Kundun (1997)
Hail Mary (1985)
The Passion Of The Christ (2004)
Blue Velvet (1986) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Eraserhead (1977) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary
Fanny And Alexander (1982)
Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) – Dennis Cozzalio’s review
Almayer’s Folly (2011)
La Captive (2000)
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Fury (1978)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968) – Mark Pellington’s trailer commentary, Oren Pelli’s trailer commentary
Gremlins (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s 4K Blu-ray review, TFH’s 30th anniversary celebration
The Exorcist (1973) – Oren Pelli’s trailer commentary
Teorema (1968)
Harold And Maude (1971) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary
Matinee (1993) – Illeana Douglas’s trailer commentary, Dennis Cozzalio’s review, Glenn Erickson’s review
Challengers (2023)

Other Notable Items

Pier Paolo Pasolini 
Federico Fellini
Martin Scorsese
Rainer Werner Fassbender
Roberto Rosselini
Francois Truffaut
Jean-Luc Godard
Jacques Rivette
Eric Rohmer
Ingrid Bergman
George Sanders
Steven Spielberg
Pedro Almodovar
Bernardo Bertolucci
John Byrne
David Byrne
Talking Heads 
Peter O’Toole
TFH Guru Roger Corman
Dario Argento
The Universal Monsters
Our friends at Movies Unlimited
Anthony Mann
Rod Taylor
Martin Scorsese
Mel Gibson
David Lynch
The Venice Film Festival
Isabella Rosselini
Alfred Hitchcock
Dennis Hopper
Frederick Elmes
Dino De Laurentiis
Ingmar Bergman
Chantel Akerman
The 2022 Sight And Sound Poll
Ida Lupino
Catherine Breillat 
The Criterion Collection
Brian De Palma
John Cassavettes
Phoebe Cates
Laura Betti
Zendaya
Mike Faist
Josh O’Connor

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Composer Bear McCreary discusses a few of his favorite movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

The Wolf Man (1941) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s Wolf Man movie power rankings
Host (2020)
Gremlins (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s 4K Blu-ray review, TFH’s 30th anniversary celebration
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Total Recall (1990)
Robot Monster (1953) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentary
Cat-Women Of The Moon (1953)
The Man With The Golden Arm (1955) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary
The Ten Commandments (1956) – Larry Cohen’s trailer commentary
The Swarm (1978) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
The Howling (1981) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings
Batman (1989)
Dick Tracy (1990)
Looney Tunes: Back In Action (2003) – Mike Schlesinger’s trailer commentary
Chinatown (1974) – Ernest Dickerson’s trailer commentary
The Professor And The Madman (2019)
Hollywood Boulevard (1976) – Jon Davison’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Do The Right Thing (1989) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (1966) – Ernest Dickerson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray and 4K reviews
Conan The Barbarian (1982)
Robocop (1987) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray and 4K reviews
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan (1982)
Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (1985)
Battle Beyond The Stars (1980) – Neil Marshall’s trailer commentary
The Name Of The Rose (1986)
Glory (1989)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
The Magnificent Seven (1960) – Jesus Treviño’s trailer commentary
The Great Escape (1963) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review and 4K Blu-ray review
Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary
Torn Curtain (1966)
Animal House (1978) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary, Dennis Cozzalio’s retrospective reviews
Funny Farm (1988)
Spies Like Us (1985)
Leonard Part 6 (1987)
The ’Burbs (1989) – Ti West’s trailer commentary, TFH’s ’Burbs Mania
My Son Hunter (2022)
Back To The Future (1985)
Gandhi (1982)
The Natural (1984)
Star Wars (1977)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Ghostbusters (1984)
The Blues Brothers (1980) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s essay
Jaws (1975) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, TFH’s Shark Attack At The Hero Complex Gallery
Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) – Ti West’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Once Upon A Time In The West (1968) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Psycho (1960) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Omen (1976) – Larry Cohen’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
The Godfather (1972) – Ernest Dickerson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s 4K Blu-ray review, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
The Godfather Part II (1974) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s 4K Blu-ray review
The Godfather Part III (1990) – Glenn Erickson’s 4K Blu-ray review
Frankenstein (1931) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s review
The Bride Of Frankenstein (1935)
A History Of Violence (2005)

Other Notable Items

Our new home at the Airwave Media podcast network!
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power TV series (2022- )
Amazon Studios
Zack Stentz
Fred Allen
TFH Guru Guillermo del Toro
YouTube
TikTok
Vine
The Try Guys
Nickelodeon
The Rob Savage podcast episode
Jerry Goldsmith
The Internet Movie Database
Elmer Bernstein
John Williams
Aaron Copland
Bernard Hermann
Thriller TV series (1973-1976)
Arthur Morton
Shirley Walker
John Carpenter
Danny Elfman
Batman: The Animated Series TV series (1992-1995)
Orson Welles
Outlander TV series (2014- )
What We Do In The Shadows TV series (2019- )
Robby The Robot
Carol Heather Goldsmith
Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai TV series (TBD)
Star Wars franchise
Andy Kaufman
Richard Donner
Mel Gibson
Sean Penn
Bronzeville series (2017- )
Laurence Fishburne
Larenz Tate
Alan Silvestri
TFH Guru Roger Corman
Joe Lynch
Peter Jackson
The Lord Of The Rings trilogy (2001-2003)
Howard Shore
Battlestar Galactica TV series (2004-2009)
Spike Lee
Chuck D.
“Fight The Power” song by Public Enemy (1989)
“The Ecstasy of Gold” theme by Ennio Morricone (1967)
Basil Poledouris
USC Cinema School
John Milius
Star Trek: The Original Series TV series (1966-1969)
“Ilia’s Theme” by Jerry Goldsmith (1979)
Robert Wise
James Horner
Our pals at Movies Unlimited!
Nicholas Brietel
Jodie Foster
John Sturgess
Nicholas Britell
Alfred Hitchcock
TFH Guru John Landis
Peter Bernstein
Universal Pictures
The Academy Awards
Charlie Chaplin
Carl W. Stalling
Robert Davi
Robert Zemeckis
Bob Gale
The Indiana Jones franchise
Steven Spielberg
“Barry’s Kidnapping” theme by John Williams (1977)
Sergio Leone
Tim Burton
Federico Fellini
Nino Rota
Hayao Miyazaki
Joe Hisaishi
Pino Donaggio
Bob Dylan
Francis Ford Coppola
Carmine Coppola
The Godfather Saga miniseries (1977)
David Cronenberg

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Aaron Stewart-Ahn, writer of Mandy (yes… THAT Mandy), discusses a few of his favorite films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

Mandy (2018)
The ’Burbs (1989) – Ti West’s trailer commentary, TFH’s ’Burbs Mania
Explorers (1985)
The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
Cyborg (1990)
Masters Of The Universe (1987) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Down Twisted (1987)
Rumble In The Bronx (1996)
Green Book (2018)
Hellraiser (1987)
Nemesis (1992)
Heat (1995)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind a.k.a. Warriors of the Wind (1984)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Star Wars (1977)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Dune (1984)
Blue Velvet (1986) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Waterworld (1995)
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Gremlins (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s 4K Blu-ray review, TFH’s 30th anniversary celebration
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Do The Right Thing (1989) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Minari (2020)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Southside With You (2016)
Until The End Of The World (1991)
The Florida Project (2017)
Burying The Ex (2015) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentary, Dennis Cozzalio’s review, Joe Dante Meets The Press
Orlando (1992)
Morvern Callar (2002)
Runaway Daughters (1994)
Kundun (1997)
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
Looney Tunes: Back In Action (2003) – Mike Schlesinger’s trailer commentary
Babe: Pig In The City (1998)
Lorenzo’s Oil (1992)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1982) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
2046 (2004)
Chungking Express (1994) – Quentin Lee’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
In The Mood For Love (2000)
Days Of Being Wild (1990)
A Grin Without A Cat (1977)
La Jetée (1962)
12 Monkeys (1995) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray reviews
Sans Soleil (1983)
Night Of The Living Dead (1968) – George Hickenlooper’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray reviews
Poetry (2010)
Oldboy (2003)
Burning (2018)
Oasis (2002)
Atlantics a.k.a. Atlantique (2019)
Pinocchio (2022)
King Kong (1933)
Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)
The Shining (1980) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary

Other Notable Items

DreamWorks Animation
The Panos Cosmatos podcast episode
David Cronenberg
Aaron’s “The Viewing” episode of Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities TV series (2022)
Aaron’s serialized podcast Marvel’s Thor: Metal Gods (2019-20)
Brian Keene 
Jay Edidin
Yoon Ha Lee
Josh’s podcast series Bronzeville (2017-2021)
Albert Pyun
New World Pictures
TFH Guru Marshall Harvey
Jean-Claude Van Damme
He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe TV series (1983-1985)
The Cannon Group, Inc.
Mattel
Terrence Malick
Neuromancer novel by William Gibson (1984)
Olivier Gruner
Albert Pyun’s wife Cynthia Curnan (say hello on her linked Facebook page!)
Heat 2 novel by Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner
Hayao Miyazaki
TFH Guru Roger Corman
David Lynch
Dennis Hopper
Sting
Spike Lee
Martin Scorsese
Lee Isaac Chung
Transformers TV series (1984-1987)
Rodney King
Tika Sumpter
Wim Wenders
Warner Brothers
Sean Baker
Horace and Pete TV series (2016)
Louis CK
Alan Alda
Steve Buscemi
Steven Soderbergh
George Lucas
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Sally Potter podcast episode
Tilda Swinton
Derek Jarman
Orlando: A Biography novel by Virginia Woolf (1928)
Lynne Ramsay
Showtime
Sub Pop Records
Melissa Matheson
The Dalai Lama
Philip Glass
Roger Deakins
Michael Eisner
Thelma Schoonmaker
Our friends at Movies Unlimited!
Bob Dylan
George Miller
Chris Noonan
Noah Baumbach
Jackie Chan
Amazon.com
Wong Kar-wai
Chris Marker
Che Guevera
Fidel Castro
Jim Broadbent
Lee Chang-dong
Park chan-wook
New Line Cinema
Monster manga (1994-2001)
TFH Guru Guillermo del Toro
Ari Aster
Netflix
Mati Diop
Fatima Al Qadiri
Old Enough! TV series (1991)
TFH Guru Ernest Dickerson

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Writer/producer/showrunner David Kajganich discusses a few of his favorite films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

All The Fine Young Cannibals (1960)
Badlands (1973)
Bones And All (2022)
A Bigger Splash (2015) 
Suspiria (2018)
Deathdream (1974) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Porky’s (1981)
A Christmas Story (1983)
Black Christmas (1974) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings
Murder By Decree (1979) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary
Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things (1972)
Black Vengeance a.k.a. Poor Pretty Eddie (1975)
The Poseidon Adventure (1972) – Robert Weide’s trailer commentary
Gremlins (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, TFH’s Mogwai Madness
Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975) 
The Last Wave (1977) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World (2003)
What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary
Dressed To Kill (1980) – Dennis Cozzalio’s Criterion review
The Last Picture Show (1971) – Mark Pellington’s trailer commentary
The Hitcher (1986)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Fat City (1972) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Wise Blood (1979)
The Howling (1981) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings
Annie (1982)
The Silence Of The Lambs (1991) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s 4K Blu-ray and Criterion Blu-ray reviews
L’Avventura (1960)
The Devils (1971) – Ernest Dickerson’s trailer commentary
Tommy (1975) – Bernard Rose’s trailer commentary
Come And See (1985) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Pursuit of Loneliness (2012)
Valley of Love (2015)
Gerry (2002)
The Shooting (1966)
Safe (1995)
Silent Light (2007)
Amour (2012)
Trash Humpers (2009)
Man Bites Dog (1992)

Other Notable Items

Our new home at the Airwave Media podcast network!
TFH Guru Luca Guadagnino
The Titanic
“You Want It Darker” song by Leonard Cohen (2016)
MGM
United Artists
Bones & All novel by Camille DeAngelis (2016)
Timothée Chalamet
Bob Clark
“The Monkey’s Paw” short story by W.W. Jacobs (1903)
Alan Ormsby
Leslie Uggams 
Tennessee Williams
Shelley Winters
Richard Kiel
Elvis Presley
Stanley Kubrick
Phoebe Cates
David Cronenberg
John Carpenter
Andrei Tarkovsky
Peter Weir
Masterpiece TV series (1971- )
Richard Chamberlain
Brian De Palma
Robert Harmon
Rutger Hauer
John Huston
TFH Guru John Sayles
Jodie Foster
Brooke Smith
Ken Russell
Vanessa Redgrave
Oliver Reed
Theatre of Living Arts in Philadelphia
Warner Brothers
Elem Klimov
Laurence Thrush
Anton Chekhov
Guillaume Nicloux
Isabelle Huppert
Gerard Depardieu
Our friends at Movies Unlimited!
Gus Van Sant
Monte Hellman
Todd Haynes
Julianne Moore
Carlos Reygadas
Michael Haneke
Harmony Korine
The New Beverly Cinema
Dynasty TV series (1981-1989)

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Celebrated cartoonist and screenwriter Daniel Clowes discusses his favorite formative films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

Baxter (1989)
Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1966) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Ghost World (2001) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Art School Confidential (2006)
Help! (1965) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s review
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, 
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) – Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
Gone With The Wind (1939)
Mudhoney (1965) – John Badham’s trailer commentary
Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers! (1968)
Common Law Cabin (1967)
Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls (1970) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Seven Minutes (1971)
Black Snake (1973)
An American Werewolf In London (1981) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray reviews
Lady In A Cage (1964) – Darren Bousman’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
The Wild One (1953)
Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Un Chien Andalou (1929)
Dementia a.k.a. Daughter Of Horror (1955) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray reviews
Eraserhead (1977) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary
Touch Of Evil (1958) – Howard Rodman’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings
Carnival Of Souls (1962) – Mary Lambert’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
The Devil’s Messenger (1961)
Night Tide (1961) – Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
Devil Dog: The Hound Of Hell (1978)
Bad Ronald (1974)
The President’s Analyst (1967) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Troublemaker (1964)
Three Days Of The Condor (1975) – Don Coscarelli’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings
The Graduate (1967) – Neil LaBute’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review 
The D.I. (1957)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Robocop (1987) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray reviews
Pete Kelly’s Blues (1955)
Sunset Boulevard (1950) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
The Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Sin In The Suburbs (1964) 
Confessions Of A Young American Housewife (1974)
Warm Nights And Hot Pleasures (1964)

Other Notable Items

Our new home at the Airwave Media podcast network!
Noah Van Sciver 
Love And Rockets comic book series by the Hernandez Brothers 
Russ Meyer
Golden Apple Comics in Los Angeles
Kitten Natividad
Federico Fellini
P.T. Barnum
Dan’s Like A Velvet Glove Cast In Iron graphic novel (1993)
Dan’s Eightball comic book series (1989-2004)
Jackie Moran
Bobby Driscoll
John Waters
Jay C. Flippen
Philip Carey
Piccadilly Circus
James Caan
Marlon Brando
Jeff Corey
Ann Sothern 
Olivia de Havilland 
The “Hagsploitation” subgenre
Walter Grauman
Luther Davis 
Ed McMahon
Marni Nixon
Julie Andrews
George Antheil
William C. Thompson
Ed Wood
Angelo Rossitto
Bruno VeSota
John Parker
Adrienne Barrett
Our friends at Movies Unlimited!
Henry Mancini
Orson Welles
George A. Romero
The Twilight Zone TV series (1959-1964)
Dennis Hopper
Curtis Harrington
Val Lewton
Dabney Coleman 
Kenneth Anger
Bad Ronald novel by Jack Vance (1973)
Scott Jacoby
Mannix TV series (1967-1975)
The University of Chicago
The Compass Players
Nichols and May
Severn Darden
Theodore J. Flicker
Arte Johnson 
Paramount Pictures
David Mamet
Godfrey Cambridge
Walter Burke 
J. Edgar Hoover
William Daniels
American International Pictures
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive 
Phil Spector
Jack Webb
Dragnet TV series (1951-1959)
Stanley Kubrick
Emergency! TV series (1972-1979)
Bobby Troup
Julie London
You’re My Girl album by Jack Webb (1958) 
Dragnet 1967 TV series (1967-1970)
Art Gilmore
Frank Morgan
TFH Guru Dana Gould
Chuck Norris
Harry Morgan
MeTV
Dragnet radio series (1949-1957)
The Cock ‘n’ Bull restaurant in Los Angeles
Broderick Crawford 
Highway Patrol (1955–1959)
Tex Avery
Mad Magazine’s Dragnet parody, “Dragged Net”
Larry David
Curb Your Enthusiasm TV series (1999- )
Johnny Carson
Joseph W. Sarno
Dan’s The Complete Eightball 1-18 collection
Pussey! comic serial/graphic novel by Dan (1995)
Peter Bagge

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Filmmaker Sally Potter (The Roads Not Taken, Ginger & Rosa, Orlando) discusses a few of her favorite movies with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

Orlando (1992)
Look At Me (2022)
The Roads Not Taken (2020)
Singin’ In The Rain (1952) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
On The Town (1949)
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (1954) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Whisky Galore! (1949) – Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
8 ½ (1963) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953)
Jules and Jim (1962) – Michael Peyser’s trailer commentary
Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) – Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Persona (1966)
On The Waterfront (1954) – John Badham’s trailer commentary
Sweet Smell Of Success (1957)
Citizen Kane (1941) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
The Third Man (1949) – George Hickenlooper’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings
Come And See (1985) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
The Cranes Are Flying (1957) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
I Am Cuba (1964)
Empire State (1965)
Wavelength (1967)
King Kong (1933)
Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
Pather Panchali (1955)
Aparajito (1956)
The World of Apu (1959)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Rocco And His Brothers (1960) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Duck Soup (1933) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
The Party (2017)
Stairway To Heaven a.k.a. A Matter Of Life And Death (1946)
Gone To Earth a.k.a. The Wild Heart (1950) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Misfits (1961)
Blow-Up (1966) – Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review

Other Notable Items

Our new home at the Airwave Media podcast network!
Sony Pictures Classics
Telluride Film Fest
Javier Bardem
Ealing Studios 
Gene Kelly
“Good Morning” song from Singing In The Rain (1952)
André Bazin
Sergei Eisenstein
Montage in cinema
The Lumière Brothers
Orson Welles
Graham Greene
The Academy Museum
Gregg Toland
Robert Krasker
Carol Reed
David O. Selznick
Trevor Howard
Joseph Cotten
Stanley Donen
Elem Klimov
Aleksei Rodionov
Tilda Swinton
The Russian Film School
Sergey Urusevsky
Mikhail Kalatozov
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Dorothea Lange
Andy Warhol
Michael Snow
Chantel Akerman
The ongoing climate crisis (and how to help)
Satyajit Ray
Charlie Chaplin
Ravi Shankar
Subrata Mitra
The Marx Brothers
The French New Wave
Michael Powell 
Emeric Pressburger 
Jack Cardiff
David Niven
Marilyn Monroe
Montgomery Clift
Clark Gable
Michaelangelo Antonioni

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Writer/Director Lucky McKee discusses a few of his favorite movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

Tár (2022)
Speed Racer (2008)
The Matrix (1999)
Gloria (1980) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Howling (1981) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings
Old Man (2022)
Don’t Breathe (2016)
Avatar (2009)
Band of the Hand (1986)
May (2002)
The Piano (1993)
The Crying Game (1992)
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return Of The Jedi (1983)
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack Of The Clones (2002)
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge Of The Sith (2005)
The Dark Crystal (1982) – Bernard Rose’s trailer commentary
Cockfighter (1974) – Jon Davison’s trailer commentary
Days of Heaven (1978)
Sweetie (1989)
The Power of the Dog (2021)
Do The Right Thing (1989) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
A History Of Violence (2005)
Se7en (1995)
Straw Dogs (1971) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Rod Lurie’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review, Joe Dante’s review
Straw Dogs (2011)
The Wild Bunch (1969) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Joe Dane’s review
The Getaway (1972) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary
Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid (1973) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Joe Dante’s review
The Woman (2011)
Peeping Tom (1960) – Allison Anders’s trailer commentary
Psycho (1960) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Stairway To Heaven a.k.a. A Matter Of Life And Death (1946)
Mad Love (1935) – Rick Baker’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp (1943)
The Red Shoes (1948) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Black Narcissus (1947) – Neil LaBute’s trailer commentary
The Tales of Hoffman (1951)
The Age of Innocence (1993) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Small Back Room (1949)
I Know Where I’m Going! (1945)
Scarface (1932) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Underworld (1927)
The Salvation Hunters (1925)
A Place In The Sun (1951) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
An American Tragedy (1931)
The Scarlet Empress (1934) – Dennis Cozzalio’s review
Shanghai Express (1932)
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
Baby Face (1933) – Michael Schlesinger’s trailer commentary
Boys Don’t Cry (1999)
A Woman Under The Influence (1974)
Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
Husbands (1970) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Faces (1968)
A Child Is Waiting (1963)
Electronic Labyrinth (1967)
THX 1138 (1971)
Les Mistons a.k.a. The Mischief Makers (1957)
Men (2022)
Ex Machina (2014) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Annihilation (2018)
Snatched (2017)

Other Notable Items

Our new home at the Airwave Media podcast network!
Todd Field
The Wachowskis
Stephen Lang
Salem TV series (2014-17)
Michael Mann
Cate Blanchett
Crime Story TV series (1986-88)
Lionsgate
The AMC Sunset 5 theater in Los Angeles
The Hardy Boys
Tom Sawyer
Marcel Proust
Andrew Wyeth
President Joe Biden
The Criterion Collection
Jane Campion
Indiana Jones
Michael Nyman
Holly Hunter
Monte Hellman
Terrence Malick
Sam Neill
USC Film School
John Cassavettes
Top of the Lake TV series (2013-17)
Sam Peckinpah
Susan George
John D. MacDonald
Walter Hill
Peter Bogdanovich
Michael Powell 
Martin Scorsese
Emeric Pressburger 
The TLA theater in Philadelphia
Peter Lorre
Johannes Vermeer
Josef von Sternberg 
Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich & Josef Von Sternberg At Paramount, 1930-1935 Blu-ray box set
F.W. Murnau
Alfred Hitchcock
Charlie Chaplin
The Hayes Code
Ernst Lubitsch
Barbara Stanwyck
Kimberly Peirce
The Looney Tunes
Eddie Brandt’s Saturday Matinee video store in North Hollywood
That’s All Folks: The Art of Warner Bros. Animation book (1990)
HBO Max
Buck Henry
Gena Rowlands
Masters of Horror series (2005-2007)
TFH Guru Roger Corman
TFH Guru Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro Cabinet Of Curiosities TV series (2022)
George Lucas
Francois Truffaut
Ted Turner
Alex Garland
Rory Kinnear 
Devs limited series (2020)
Jack Ketchum
Nirvana
Lucio Fulci
“The Mind and the Matter” episode of The Twilight Zone (1961)
Shelley Berman
Our second Scott Adkins podcast episode
Amy Schumer
Goldie Hawn

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Writer, director, show runner Tobias Lindholm discusses a few of his favorite movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Tobias Lindholm

 

Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

The Good Nurse (2022)

1917 (2019) – Dennis Cozzalio on the films of 2109

Jaws (1975) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary

Another Round (2020)

The Hunt (2012)

A Hijacking (2012)

A War (2015)

E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)

Beat Street (1984)

Style Wars (1983)

*Saturday Night And Sunday Morning (1960)

The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner (1962)

Pretty Woman (1990) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary

*Klute (1971) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review

*A Woman Under The Influence (1974)

*One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary

The Godfather (1972) – Ernest Dickerson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings

*The Verdict (1982)

Tar (2022)

The Celebration (1998)

*Sea Of Love (1989)

Clockers (1995)

Taxi Driver (1976) – Rod Lurie’s trailer commentary

M (1931)

*Se7en (1995)

Citizen Kane (1941) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review

Silence of the Lambs (1991) – Allan Akush’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion and 4K Blu-ray reviews

Heat (1995)

Under Fire (1983)

*The Idiots (1998)

*L’Enfant (2005)

Rosetta (1999)

Benny’s Video (1992)

East of Eden (1955) – Larry Cohen’s trailer commentary

Gremlins (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, TFH’s Mogwai Madness

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

United 93 (2006)

Captain Phillips (2013)

Thirteen Lives (2022)
Reptilicus (1961)

The Trapped 13: How We Survived the Thai Cave (2022)

 

Other Notable Items

Our new home at the Airwave Media podcast network!

Krysty Wilson-Cairns

Jessica Chastain

Eddie Redmayne

Borgen miniseries (2010-11)

Todd Pfeiffer 

Jim Jarmusch

Thomas Johnston 

The Coen Brothers

Jean-Luc Godard

Francois Truffaut

Alan Sillitoe

The kitchen sink realism movement 

Dogme 95

John Cassavettes

David Fincher

Mindhunter TV series (2017-2019)

Alan J. Pakula

Jody Lee Lipes

Jane Fonda

Donald Sutherland

Peter Falk

Gena Rowlands

Noah Emmerich 

SAG
Jack Nicholson

Paul Newman

Cate Blanchett

Mogens Rukov

Thomas Vinterberg 

The Paprika Steen podcast episode

Sidney Lumet

David Mamet

Our pals at Movies Unlimited!

Richard Price

The New York Yankees

Samuel L. Jackson

Ellen Barkin

“Sea of Love” by Phil Phillips (1959)

“Sea of Love” cover by Tom Waits (1989)

Hannibal Lecter

Kevin Spacey

Morgan Freeman

Gwyneth Paltrow

Brad Pitt

Michael Mann

Nick Nolte

Joanna Cassidy

Bodil Jørgensen

Lars von Trier 

The Kingdom: Exodus miniseries (2022)

Peter Aalbæk Jensen

The Swedish Film Institute

The Dardenne Brothers

Michael Haneke

The Sundance Film Festival Screenwriters Lab

Quentin Tarantino

Paul Greengrass

Tom Hanks

Ron Howard

Viggo Mortensen

Reptilicus novelization by Dean Owen (1961)

Thai Cave Rescue limited series (2022)

Iconic action star Scott Adkins (Accident Man, The Debt Collectors, Undisputed and the upcoming John Wick 4) returns to discuss a few of his favorite comedies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

Day Shift (2022)
John Wick (2014)
Accident Man (2018)
Accident Man: Hitman’s Holiday (2022)
Deadpool (2016)
RRR (2022)
The Evil Dead (1981) – Fede Alvarez’s trailer commentary
Evil Dead II: Dead By Dawn (1987) – Mike Mendez’s trailer commentary, Alex Kirschenbaum’s review
Army Of Darkness (1992)
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary
Snatched (2017)
Snatch (2000)
Citizen Kane (1941) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
The Pink Panther (1963) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary
A Shot In The Dark (1964) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Dumb And Dumber (1994)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Bad Trip (2020)
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
Airplane! (1980) – Glenn Erickson’s trailer commentary
Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979) – Eli Roth’s trailer commentary
Zero Hour! (1957)
Nuts (1987)
High Noon (1952) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Groove Tube (1974)
Tunnel Vision (1976)
Can I Do It… ’Till I Need Glasses? (1977)
Hot Shots! (1991)
Top Secret! (1984)
Time Bandits (1981) – Chris Wilkinson’s trailer commentary
Zardoz (1974) – Dennis Cozzalio’s review
Monty Python’s The Life Of Brian (1979) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
The ’Burbs (1989) – Ti West’s trailer commentary, TFH’s ’Burbs Mania!
Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
Step Brothers (2008)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Stan and Ollie (2018)
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013)
Aliens (1986) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Other Notable Items

Our new home at the Airwave Media podcast network!
Our previous Scott Adkins podcast episode
Our JJ Perry podcast episode
TFH Guru John Sayles
Sony Pictures
Monty Python
Ray Stevenson
Sam Raimi
The Three Stooges
Video nasties
Bruce Campbell
Elvis Presley
Webber Douglas Academy Of Dramatic Art
Alec Guinness
Goldie Hawn
Amy Schumer
The Ike Barinholtz podcast episode
John Cassavetes
Walter Hill
The Pink Panther film series
Peter Sellers
Inspector Jacques Clouseau
Herbert Lom
Jim Carrey
Jeff Daniels
The Farrelly Brothers
In Living Color TV series (1990-1994)
Saturday Night Live TV series (1975- )
Eric André
Jackass TV series (2000-2001)
Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker
TFH Guru Jon Davison
Christopher Lee
Leslie Nielsen and his infamous fart machine
Police Squad TV series (1984)
Barbara Streisand
Lloyd Bridges
Jeff Bridges
Sea Hunt TV series (1958-1961)
Terry Gilliam
Sean Connery
Robin Hood
John Cleese
Tom Hanks
The American Cinematheque
Yuen Woo Ping
Stephen Chow
Sarah Chang
Will Ferrell
John C. Reilly
I’m Alan Partridge TV series (1997–2002)

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Actor / Filmmaker Alex Winter joins Josh Olson and Joe Dante to discuss movies featuring a cog in the machine – the individual struggling to exist within the system.

Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s Bill and Ted character power rankings
Bill And Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)
Bill And Ted Face The Music (2020)
The Game (1997)
Showbiz Kids (2020)
The Panama Papers (2018)
Zappa (2020)
200 Motels (1971)
Modern Times (1936)
Metropolis (1927) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Avatar (2009)
Things To Come (1936) – Jesus Trevino’s trailer commentary
M (1931)
M (1951)
The Last Laugh (1924) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Brazil (1985)
Gremlins (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, TFH’s Mogwai Madness
City Lights (1931)
Goin’ Down The Road (1970)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Young And The Damned (1950)
Shock Corridor (1963) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary
The Naked Kiss (1964)
Stroszek (1977)
Even Dwarves Started Small (1970)
Ikiru (1952) – Glenn Erickson’s trailer commentary
Living (2022)
Up (2009)
L’idiot (1951)
The Life of Oharu (1952)
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) – Mike Mendez’s trailer commentary
Alphaville (1965) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Contempt (1963) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary
La Jetée (1962)
12 Monkeys (1995) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray reviews
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
Goodbye to Language (2014)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
If… (1968)
The Hospital (1971) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary,  Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Dr. Strangelove (1964) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickon’s Blu-ray review
Lolita (1962) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary
Seven Beauties (1975)
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Swept Away (1974)
Swept Away (2002)
Network (1976) – Chris Wilkinson’s trailer commentary
Kate Plays Christine (2016)
Christine (2016)
S.O.B. (1981) 
A Face In The Crowd (1957) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Sweet Smell of Success (1957) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
The Parallax View (1974) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
The Social Network (2010)
Three Days Of The Condor (1975) – Don Coscarelli’s trailer commentary
Deliverance (1972) – Neil LaBute’s trailer commentary, Dennis Cozzalio’s review
Monty Python’s Life Of Brian (1979) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
Monty Python’s The Meaning Of Life (1983)
Crimes Of The Future (2022)
Confess, Fletch (2022)
Dead For A Dollar (2022)
RRR (2022)
The ’Burbs (1989) – Ti West’s trailer commentary, TFH’s ‘Burbs Mania!
A Day At The Races (1937) – Robert Weide’s trailer commentary
The YouTube Effect (2023)

Other Notable Items

Our new home at the Airwave Media podcast network!
TFH Guru Allan Arkush’s My Favorite Movie Year: 1975 podcast episode
TFH Guru Larry Karaszewski
Abbott and Costello
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon 
John Brancato
Diana Serra Cary
Frank Zappa
PMRC
Fritz Lang
Charlie Chaplin
F.W. Murnau
Tod Browning
Paramount Pictures
The Shape Of Things To Come novel by H.G. Welles (1933)
Sight and Sound magazine
Alfred Hitchcock 
Fred Astaire
Faust
Akira Kurosawa
Francois Truffaut
Joseph Losey 
Giorgio Moroder
Alloy Orchestra 
Telluride Film Festival
Monty Python
Mel Brooks
Luis Bunuel
Jean Cocteau
Oliver Twist novel by Charles Dickens (1839)
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Samuel Fuller
Werner Herzog
NYU
Pixar
The Idiot novel by Fyodor Dostoyesvky (1869)
Crime And Punishment novel by Fyodor Dostoyesvky (1866)
Notes From The Underground novel by Fyodor Dostoyesvky (1864)
Bill Nighy
Kenji Mizoguchi 
Eddie Constantine 
Andrei Tarkosvky
Matt Helm
Chris Marker 
Terry Gilliam
David Lynch
James Bond
A Clockwork Orange novel by Anthony Burgess (1962)
Stanley Kubrick
Malcolm McDowell
Lindsay Anderson
Washington University
Patrick Magee
Peter Sellers
Lina Wertmüller
Erich von Stroheim
Federico Fellini
Costa-Gavras
Madonna
Sidney Lumet
Paddy Chayefsky
George C. Scott
Robert Greene
The Watergate scandal
William Holden
Champagne Sharks podcast
Matt Christman
Aaron Sorkin
Warren Beatty
Robert Duvall
Faye Dunaway
Ned Beatty
Sid Sheinberg
Jonathan Pryce 
Robert De Niro
Brave New World novel by Aldous Huxley (1931)
1984 novel by George Orwell (1949)
Terry Jones
David Cronenberg
J.G. Ballard
Walter Hill
The L.A. Times
Kristen Stewart
Beyond Fest
The American Cinematheque in Hollywood
The Marx Brothers
The Ed Solomon podcast episode

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Actor/writer/director Ethan Hawke discusses a few of his favorite films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

Explorers (1985) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Verdict (1982)
The Color Of Money (1986) – Rod Lurie’s trailer commentary
Nobody’s Fool (1994)
Three Faces Of Eve (1957)
Mr. And Mrs. Bridge (1990)
North By Northwest (1959)
Torn Curtain (1966)
Psycho (1960) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Frenzy (1972) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentary
Topaz (1969)
Boyhood (2014)
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Blue Collar (1978) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
First Reformed (2017) – Glenn Erickson’s trailer commentary
Taxi Driver (1976) – Rod Lurie’s trailer commentary
The Left Handed Gun (1958)
Hombre (1967)
Hud (1963)
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)
The Life And Times Of Judge Roy Bean (1972) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Buffalo Bill And The Indians, Or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson (1976) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Outrage (1964)
Rashomon (1950) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Sound Of Music (1965)
Thunderball (1965)
You Only Live Twice (1967) – Dana Gould’s trailer commentary
Annie Hall (1977) – Robert Weide’s trailer commentary
Manhattan (1979)
The Dead (1987)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Slap Shot (1977)
The Sting (1973)
Dead for a Dollar (2022)
The Long Riders (1980)
The Wild Bunch (1969) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Joe Dante’s review
The Godfather (1972) – Ernest Dickerson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Apocalypse Now (1979) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review 
Dead Poets Society (1989)
The 400 Blows (1959) – Robert Weide’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review
The Outsiders (1983)
Rumble Fish (1983) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Let Him Go (2020)
Dazed And Confused (1993)
American Graffiti (1973) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
The Last Picture Show (1971) – Mark Pellington’s trailer commentary
Targets (1968) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentary
Paper Moon (1973) – George Hickenlooper’s trailer commentary
What’s Up Doc? (1972) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary
The Killing Fields (1984)
The Mission (1986)
Badlands (1973)
The Apostle (1997)
Tender Mercies (1983)
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
The Last Movie Star (2017)
Sharky’s Machine (1981)
Cannonball Run (1981)
Smokey And The Bandit (1977) – Dennis Cozzalio’s review
Hooper (1978)
Navajo Joe (1966)
Deliverance (1972) – Neil LaBute’s trailer commentary, Dennis Cozzalio’s review
The Longest Yard (1974) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary

Other Notable Items

Paul Newman
Joanne Woodward
The Last Movie Stars docuseries (2022)
Stewart Stern 
Gore Vidal
Vincent D’Onofrio
HBO
Marlon Brando
Montgomery Clift
James Dean
Marilyn Monroe
ILM
River Phoenix
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn novel by Mark Twain (1885)
Amanda Peterson
Ethan’s novel A Bright Ray of Darkness (2021)
John Hora
Live AID concert (1985)
The Academy Awards
Lauren Bacall
Mike Leigh
The Good Lord Bird miniseries (2020)
Alfred Hitchcock
TFH Guru John Landis
Universal Pictures
Lew Wasserman
Tennessee Williams
Nine Inch Nails
Trent Reznor
Elvis Presley
Viggo Mortensen 
Peter Jackson
The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03)
Richard Linklater
Patricia Arquette
Debra Winger
Richard Gere
Paul Schrader
Ingmar Bergman
John Wayne
Arthur Penn
Martin Ritt
John Huston
Stacy Keach
John Milius
The Coen Brothers
Robert Altman
Lionsgate Pictures
Soldier of Fortune magazine (1975- )
“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” song by B.J. Thomas (1969)
Roy Rogers
Gene Autry 
Victoria Principal 
Audie Murphy
Randolph Scott
Warren Littlefield
Walter Hill
Elia Kazan
Star Trek: The Original Series TV series (1966-1969)
The Twilight Zone TV series (1959-1964)
Pauline Kael
S.E. Hinton
Maya Hawke
Francis Ford Coppola
Mickey Rourke
Matt Dillon
Dennis Hopper
Diane Lane
Kevin Costner
Hatfields & McCoys miniseries (2012)
Yellowstone TV series (2018- )
Aerosmith
Three Sisters play by Anton Chekhov (1901)
Bob Dylan
Jeff Bridges
Peter Bogdanovich
TFH Guru Roger Corman
Cybill Shepherd
Ryan O’Neal
Tatum O’Neal
Polly Platt
All My Friends Are Going To Be Strangers by Larry McMurtry (1972)
On The Road novel by Jack Kerouac (1957)
David Puttnam 
Roland Joffé
Columbia Pictures
Sissy Spacek
Martin Sheen
Robert Duvall
Willie Nelson
Henry Thomas
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Ben Affleck
Matthew McConaughey 
TFH Guru Adam Rifkin
Burt Reynolds
Gore Vidal

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Director/TFH Guru Mick Garris discusses his favorite year in film, 1986, with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

Stir of Echoes (1999)

The Sixth Sense (1999)

The Fly (1958) – Jesus Treviño’s trailer commentary

*The Fly (1986) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary

The Fly II (1989)

Fuzzbucket (1986)

The Howling (1981) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings

Gremlins (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, TFH’s Mogwai Madness

Alien (1979) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings

*Aliens (1986) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

The Terminator (1984) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary

The Brood (1979) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

Scanners (1981) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary

Fast Company (1979)

Rabid (1977) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Shivers (1975)

Crimes of the Future (1970)

Crimes of the Future (2022)

Stereo (1969)

Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) – Alan Spencer’s trailer commentary

Stand By Me (1986)

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

The Green Mile (1999)

Apt Pupil (1998)

Mission: Impossible III (2006)

This Is Spinal Tap (1984) – John Landis’s trailer commentary

The Sure Thing (1985)

The Princess Bride (1987) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review

When Harry Met Sally (1989)
Misery (1990) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s review

*Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s Friday The 13th film and soundtrack power rankings

Scream (1996) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Leonard Part 6 (1987)

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) – Mark Goldblatt’s trailer commentary

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary

*The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

Invaders From Mars (1953) – Larry Cohen’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s review

Invaders From Mars (1986)

Lifeforce (1985)

Paris, Texas (1984) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary

Breathless (1983) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary

The ’Burbs (1989) – Ti West’s trailer commentary, TFH’s ’Burbs Mania

Masters of the Universe (1987) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary

Motel Hell (1980)

Sleepwalkers (1992) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary

*From Beyond (1986) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s review

Dolls (1987)

Re-Animator (1985) – Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review

Maniac (1934)

Calamity Jane (1953) – Stuart Gordon’s trailer commentary

*Big Trouble In Little China (1986) – Mike Mendez’s trailer commentary

Explorers (1985) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

*Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer (1986)

Midnight Cowboy (1969) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

*Blue Velvet (1986) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review

Dune (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Eraserhead (1977) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary

The Elephant Man (1980) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review

Mulholland Drive (2001) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review and 4K Criterion Blu-ray review

The Fabelmans (2022)

*Something Wild (1986) – Dennis Lehane’s trailer commentary

Working Girl (1988) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary

*Manhunter (1986) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary

The Silence Of The Lambs (1991) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review and 4K Blu-ray review  

Red Dragon (2002)

Parasite (1982) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Q: The Winged Serpent (1982) – Larry Cohen’s trailer commentary

Blazing Saddles (1974) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Dennis Cozzalio’s Blazing Saddles Thanksgiving

*Absolute Beginners (1986)

*52 Pick-Up (1986) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan (1982)

*Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

Time After Time (1979) – Alan Spencer’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Pearl (2022)

*The Color Of Money (1986) – Rod Lurie’s trailer commentary

The Hustler (1961) – Karyn Kusama’s trailer commentary

Top Gun (1986)

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

*Hannah And Her Sisters (1986)

 

Other Notable Items

Mick’s previous podcast episode

David Hedison a.k.a. Al Hedison

Mike Connors a.k.a. Touch Connors

The Disney Channel

AVCO Embassy Pictures

Universal Studios

David Cronenberg

Charles Edward Pogue

Jeff Goldblum

Geena Davis

Mel Brooks

The Hollywood Theater in Los Angeles

Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Hollywood

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame novel by Victor Hugo (1831)

William Malone

Different Seasons novella collection by Stephen King (1982)

Bill Warren

Tom Cruise

Ian McKellen

Rob Reiner

John Cusack

River Phoenix

Tom McLoughlin 

Ron Palillo 

Welcome Back Kotter TV series (1975-79)

Wes Craven

The Friday The 13th franchise

Daniel Waters

L.A. Film Festival

TFH Guru Illeana Douglas

TFH Guru John Landis

James Bond

Tobe Hooper

Cannon Films

L.M. Kit Carson 

Karen Black

Hunter Carson

Caroline Williams
Bill Moseley 

Dennis Hopper

Mathilda May

Bernard Quatermass 

Jean-Luc Godard

TFH Guru Roger Corman

TFH Guru Stuart Gordon

H.P. Lovecraft

Ed Naha

Jeffrey Combs

Barbara Crampton

Organic Theater Company in Chicago

Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago

Black Cat episode of Masters of Horror (2007)

Dwain Esper

Re-Animator: The Musical (2011)

Nevermore: An Evening With Edgar Allan Poe one-man play (2011)

The Steve Allen Theater in Los Angeles

“Thriller” music video by Michael Jackson (1983)

Doris Day

John Carpenter

Kurt Russell

Paramount Pictures

John McNaughton

Michael Rooker

Clive Barker

Tom Towles 

Henry Lee Lucas

David Lynch

Dino De Laurentiis

Our pals at Movies Unlimited

Richard Matheson

Du-par’s restaurant in Los Angeles

Dan Hedaya

Robert Forster

The Angriest Dog In The World comic by David Lynch (1983-1992)

Steven Spielberg

John Ford

Jonathan Demme

Ray Liotta

Melanie Griffith

Brian Cox

Hannibal Lecter

Michael Mann

Spy Magazine Dino De Laurentiis article

Red Dragon novel by Thomas Harris (1981)

Tom Noonan

TCL Chinese Theaters in Los Angeles

Julien Temple

David Bowie

Ray Davies

The Kinks

John Frankenheimer

John Glover

Roy Scheider

Ann-Margret

Elmore Leonard

Cinefamily

Clarence Williams

Star Trek film series

Nicolas Meyer

Leonard Nimoy

Robert Wise

Star Trek: The Original Series TV series (1966-1969)

TFH Guru Ti West

Martin Scorsese

Tom Cruise

Paul Newman

Nicole Kidman’s AMC trailer (2021)

The Los Angeles Times

John Waters’s movie theater “anti-smoking” PSA

Michael Caine

Woody Allen

Mia Farrow

Max Von Sydow

TFH Guru Josh Olson’s My Favorite Movie Year: 1992 podcast episode

TFH Guru Allan Arkush’s My Favorite Movie Year: 1975 podcast episode

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