5th Annual Roger Corman Birthday Celebration
For the fifth year in a row, the New World Pictures Podcast celebrates the work of director/producer Roger Corman by watching his past work and sharing what we loved and what we hated.
58m Apr 03, 2025
58m
Bonus Episode: Interview with Editor Barbara Pokras (SUMMER SCHOOL TEACHERS, FADE TO BLACK)
We close out #PrisonMarch 2: Second Offense with an interview with someone who there at New World from the very beginning: editor Barbara Pokras! After graduating from USC (where she went to school with Dan O'Bannon with whom she would work on RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD), Barbara found her way to Roger Corman's newly-formed New World Pictures, where she went to work dubbing voices and assisting ...
1hr 6m Mar 26, 2025
1hr 6m
Ep. 143: The Big Bird Cage featuring Ali Davis
Listen up, #PrisonMarch is back this week for more of Prison MarcH 2: Second Offense! This week's women-in-prison movie released by New World Pictures is 1972's THE BIG BIRD CAGE written and directed by Jack Hill and starring NWPP favorites Pam Grier, Sid Haig, and Vic Diaz. Returning again for the fifth time to dish out her thoughts on this flick is the fantastic Ali Davis! You may remember Al...
1hr 46m Mar 19, 2025
1hr 46m
Ep. 142: The Big Bust-Out featuring Chris Iannacone
That's right, #PrisonMarch is back for Prison Marc H 2: Second Offense! Once more, we plumb the depths of the women-in-prison movies released by New World Pictures, this time with an Italian knock-off created after New World's THE BIG DOLL HOUSE became a huge success! Yes, plenty of studios were making knock-offs by 1973, but only Roger Corman would popularize a subgenre and then also release a...
1hr 39m Mar 13, 2025
1hr 39m
Bonus Episode: Interview with Editor Alan Toomayan (EATING RAOUL, LUST IN THE DUST)
Everyone has a different path at New World Pictures, but Alan Toomayan may have had one of the strangest! From driving RVs on movie sets to working as a Production Assistant on New World's GRAND THEFT AUTO and driving Ron Howard around to moving into the editing room for SATURDAY THE 14TH and working with producer Julie Corman, Alan has done it all!
1hr 17m Mar 05, 2025
1hr 17m
Ep. 141: The Tin Drum
We close #FFFebruary (Foreign Film February) with an Academy Award winner! Director Volker Schlöndorff's 1979 adaptation of THE TIN DRUM! Based on the book of the same name by Günter Grass, the film shows the rise of authoritarianism in Europe prior to World War II through the life of self growth stunting, drum banging and screaming Oskar (David Bennent), whose ability to shatter glass with ...
1hr 8m Feb 27, 2025
1hr 8m
Ep. 140: The Harder They Come
Do you know how much reggae is played in San Diego? Marc and Ryan do, and Erica sort of does, which makes the NWPP the perfect podcast to discuss Jamaica's first film, 1972's THE HARDER THEY COME, as we continue #FFFebruary (Foreign Film February)! A foreign film where the only language used is English? You bet! But, if you think you won't need subtitles, you'd be wrong (or from Jamaica)! Jimm...
1hr 9m Feb 19, 2025
1hr 9m
Ep. 139: The Story of Adele H
Welcome to Foreign film February! This month we will explore some of the foreign films of New World Pictures! FFF, as it's affectionately known, starts off with A LOT of heart (maybe even a little too much heart) with the tragic STORY OF ADELE H directed by Francois Truffaut. Set in 1863 - oh la la mon ami a period piece - we follow a young woman (Isabelle Adjani, POSSESSION) in her absolute QU...
59m Feb 12, 2025
59m
Bonus Episode: Interview with Editor/Director James Melkonian (THE JERKY BOYS, NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER, EAT AND RUN)
It's time for another New World interview, this time with editor/director James Melkonian, who started as an intern at New World Pictures before climbing the ladder all the way to VP of Post-Production! James spent five years at New World, toiling away on a wide range of projects - GODZILLA 1985 (Ep. 108), THE PUNISHER (Ep. 121), REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS (Ep. 81) - just about everything at New World...
1hr 30m Feb 06, 2025
1hr 30m
Ep. 138: God Told Me To
We wrap up #FANuary - where listeners chose what we watched across all our social media accounts - with Larry Cohen's 1976 classic GOD TOLD ME TO! Cohen's strange odyssey of a New York police detective whose investigation yields way more than he ever bargained for is truly a genius piece of cinema that only Larry Cohen could have created! Filled with an incredible cast (Academy Award winner San...
1hr 20m Jan 30, 2025
1hr 20m
Ep. 137: Tax Attack 87
Welcome to #FANuary, where we talk about the movies you, the listener, asked us to discuss.  Our first entry in #FANuary is 1987's TAX ATTACK 87, a Learning Corporation of America production staring comedian Robert Klein (SNL).  Learning Corporation of America was owned by New World Pictures and focused on educational videos like In the FOR SAFETY'S SAKE: IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD starring Gary Colem...
53m Jan 21, 2025
53m
3rd Annual Worldies and Our Running Top/Bottom 5 2024 Edition
It's that time again, the most wonderful time of the year: award season! And no award show is more prestigious than the Worldies, the only show that covers all the movies we covered last year! It's a celebration!
1hr 21m Jan 15, 2025
1hr 21m
Nearly New World: Chopping Mall
We are wrapping up the merry month of #DIEcember II: Slay Bells Ring with a well-known cult classic: 1986's CHOPPING MALL aka KILLBOTS. This Nearly New World film was written and directed by Jim Wynorski in his first film for Roger and Julie Corman following working at New World in the publicity department. Join us as we fangirl on malls, robots, and snacks! We discuss the Sherman Oaks Gal...
1hr 5m Dec 21, 2024
1hr 5m
Ep. 136: The Initiation
We continue #DIEcember 2: Slay Bells Ring with another obscure slasher, 1984's THE INITIATION. This one is filled with family secrets, sharp hand rakes, and hot - temperature hot - sex. It's a movie about the power of dreams or at least the power of attraction that comes from participating in a sleep study. It's about a mother's sacrifice, and how, no matter what you do, it doesn't matter. It's...
1hr 12m Dec 12, 2024
1hr 12m
Ep. 135: Mountaintop Motel Massacre featuring Ryan Verrill
We kick off #DIEcember 2: Slay Bells Ring with everyone's character rich slasher, 1983's MOUNTAINTOP MOTEL MASSACRE.  Or, if you'd prefer, MOUNTAINTOP MOTEL.  Or, as we would call it, "MOTEL MASSACRE NOT ON A MOUNTAIN". Staring Bill Thurman (THE LAST PICTURE SHOW), Anna Chappell (THE MAN IN THE MOON), and Major Brock, a guy who was working as a baggage handler for Delta before director Jim McCu...
1hr 18m Dec 05, 2024
1hr 18m
Ep. 134: Queenie
We end #NOvember, where we watch movies with originally said "no" to, with QUENNIE, a 1987 TV Miniseries made by New World Television and, later, released by New World Video. An adaptation of a novel by Michael Korda which told the story of his real-life aunt, the actress Merle Oberon. Now, Korda's aunt may be real, but the story is, well, let's just say Michael had fun filling in the details. ...
1hr 20m Nov 26, 2024
1hr 20m
Bonus Episode: Interview with Writer/Director John Penney (RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD III, THE KINDRED)
John Penney returns to the podcast! Following our TORMENT reunion episode alongside his cohorts Earl Ghaffari (WAYNE'S WORLD) and Scott Alexander (ED WOOD), John is back to discuss his time working as an assistant editor for New World movies BODY ROCK, GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN, and THE STUFF (as well as RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD) before writing RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD III and becoming a di...
1hr 11m Nov 19, 2024
1hr 11m
Ep. 133: Eat and Run
It's #NOvember, where we talk about all the movies we previously said "no" to, and we're kickstarting it with 1986's EAT AND RUN, written by the father/son team of Stand and Christopher Hart and directed by Christopher. it stars Ron Silver as a Detective on the trail of an alien who is eating Italian people in New York City! The poster proclaims it's a "comedy with taste," but where did Marc, ...
59m Nov 11, 2024
59m
Audio Commentary: Adventures in Babysitting with screenwriter David Simkins
We were shocked to discover that 1987's Adventures in Babysitting doesn't have a DVD or Blu Ray audio commentary.  After interviewing screenwriter David Simkins in 2022, we asked if he would be willing to record an audio commentary for Adventures in Babysitting and to our delight he agreed. David shares funny and insightful behind-the-scenes stories and talks about how the movie came together ...
1hr 37m Nov 07, 2024
1hr 37m
Bonus Episode: ALIEN Franchise Ranking
We end #ROBOtober like we with every October, with a franchise ranking episode! This time, to celebrate our 5th year as a podcast, we are talking about all the ALIEN movies! Roger Corman had a shot at ALIEN at one point, as we discussed in a previous episode, so this is a "Nearly New World" franchise for us! But, watching (and re-watching) these films bring up a lot of emotions and memories, so...
1hr 2m Oct 28, 2024
1hr 2m
Ep. 132: Gary Coleman: For Safety's Sake In the Neighborhood (LIVE)
We continue with #ROBOtober, our exploration of all the weird things new World has released, with our first live show! And what did we subject an audience to? A true curio from the New World library, an educational film starring Gary Coleman about being safe in your neighborhood! How on Earth did this end up in New world's hands? We explain! How uncool was Ryan growing up? He'll explain! Wha...
46m Oct 22, 2024
46m
Ep 131: The Cremators
We continue #ROBOtober with 1972's THE CREMATORS, a movie that doesn't include a single robot but that's okay because #ROBOtober is all about the weird movies made by New World Pictures.
1hr 4m Oct 16, 2024
1hr 4m
Ep. 130: Robocop (The Animated Series)
Welcome to #ROBOtober, where we will be discussing things you never knew New World Pictures released, starting with the 1988 Robocop Animated Series! Created by Marvel Productions, which was owned by New world at the time, this Saturday morning cartoon could've been a staple of your childhood weekend viewing, but only lasted for 12 episodes! We will go through the first episode and discuss the ...
1hr 11m Oct 09, 2024
1hr 11m
Ep. 129: Party Incorporated
We end #SEXtember Part Deux, our 2nd annual look at the sexy films of New World Pictures, with PARTY INCORPORATED aka PARTY GIRLS, a 1989 comedy directed by adult film director Chuck Vincent and starring adult film star Marilyn Chambers, who also starred in New World's RABID from David Cronenberg. The film centers around Marilyn Saunders, who is famous somehow and has a TV show about her life ...
1hr 14m Sep 24, 2024
1hr 14m
Ep. 128: Night Call Nurses
We continue #SEXtember Part Deux by checking in on 1972's NIGHT CALL NURSES. Directed by Jonathan Kaplan, in his debut, and produced by Julie Corman, this is the third in Roger Corman's "NURSES" movie. Quentin Tarantino called it "a sexy version of Three Coins in the Fountain." IYKYK. We talk about the many, many, MANY plots this movie has to offer, the subtle product placement, and learn abou...
1hr 14m Sep 16, 2024
1hr 14m
Bonus Episode: Interview with director/writer/actor Katt Shea (STRIPPED TO KILL, POISON IVY)
Our latest interview is with someone we have hoped to talk with for some time, director, writer, and actor Katt Shea! We go through her early career where Shea appeared as an actor in a few Corman-produced films before stalking Roger to get an opportunity to direct her debut feature, 1987's STRIPPED TO KILL! Shea describes the key to landing an audition, how acting in PSYCHO III ending up hel...
1hr 4m Sep 09, 2024
1hr 4m
Nearly New World: Stripped to Kill
We can think of no better way to kick off #SEXtember Part Deux than with Katt Shea's 1987 thriller, STRIPPED TO KILL. This isn't one of those movies the skimps (wink) on the stripping. There's a lot of it in STRIPPED TO KILL.
50m Sep 04, 2024
50m
Ep. 127: The Funny Farm featuring Ali Davis
We continue the laughs this week in our #HAHAugust episode. Polish your jokes and put on your suspenders as you take the mic at 1983's THE FUNNY FARM! Written and directed by Ron Clark in his debut after working with Mel Brooks on the scripts for HIGH ANXIETY and THE SILENT MOVIE, this stars Peter Aykroyd, Howie Mandel, and even more Canadian comics. The film follows a budding comedian (Miles ...
1hr 40m Aug 20, 2024
1hr 40m
Bonus Episode: Rock 'n' Roll High School Interview with director Allan Arkush, editor Mark Helfrich, and author Stephen B. Armstrong
We continue #HAHAugust, our celebration of the comedies of New World Pictures, with an interview about one of classic comedies to emerge from Roger Corman's New World Pictures, 1979's ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL! Joining us to talk about the film is author Stephen B. Armstrong, who just wrote a book on the subject called I Want You Around: The Ramones and the Making of Rock 'n' Roll High School, ...
1hr 17m Aug 12, 2024
1hr 17m
Ep. 126: Bad Manners featuring Peter Fluet
We are kicking off #HAHAugust, which could be the most hilarious month of the year! Put your feet on the coffee table and don't use a coaster while you hop onto YouTube and feast your eyes on 1984’s BAD MANNERS (aka GROWING PAINS), co-written and directed by Robert "Bobby" Houston, and starring the late, great Martin Mull and Karen Black as foster parents who find that their new addition can't ...
1hr 28m Aug 05, 2024
1hr 28m
Bonus Episode: Interview with editors Kevin Sewelson and Dave Parker
We talk with former New World Pictures editors, Kevin Sewelson and Dave Parker. Both Kevin and Dave started out as trailer editors during the last few years of New World Picture's existence. Kevin also edited 1988's IN THE AFTERMATH for New World and we discuss the challenge of creating a story blending live action with Mamoru Ishii's 1985 anime ANGEL'S EGG. We learn about Kevin and Dave's ea...
1hr 30m Jul 31, 2024
1hr 30m
Ep. 125: In the Aftermath featuring Dirk Marshall
We continue #SciFiJuly presents #DystopianSummer with 1988's IN THE AFTERMATH! Never heard of it? You're not alone! A mixture of Mamoru Oshii's 1985 anime ANGEL'S EGG and live-action, dystopian footage directed by New World's then Head of post-production, Carl Colpaert, the film is a wild mix that skipped theatrical release and went straight to video near the end of the 2nd era of New World Pic...
1hr 10m Jul 23, 2024
1hr 10m
Bonus Episode: Interview with director Brian Trenchard-Smith (DEAD END DRIVE-IN, TURKEY SHOOT)
Our #SciFiJuly Presents #DystopianSummer continues with an interview with DEAD END DRIVE-IN director Brian Trenchard-Smith! From the beginnings with the script to the purchase of the movie by New World Pictures at the Cannes Film Festival, Brian tells us all about the journey of his film, while also telling tales about a few of his other films, including DAY OF THE PANTHER and THE MAN FROM HONG...
49m Jul 15, 2024
49m
Nearly New World: John Carpenter's Escape From New York
We continue with #SciFiJuly Presents #DystopianSummer with a Nearly New World that is very close to the hearts of (most of) the hosts of this show: John Carpenter's ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK. No, this was not released by New World Pictures, but, fret not, we will explain how we fit into our Nearly New World series. Will the hosts gush about the movie? Yes! Will they offer criticisms? Kind of, a li...
53m Jul 09, 2024
53m
Ep. 124: Dead End Drive In
We kick off #SCI-FI-JULY Presents: Dystopian Summer with one of the all time classic Australian dystopian action films, 1986's DEAD END DRIVE IN. Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and starring Ned Manning and Natalie McCurry, DEAD END DRIVE IN has everything you want from a movie set in a dystopian future - crazy car chases, crazier outfits and a drive in movie theater where you can get in, bu...
1hr 19m Jul 03, 2024
1hr 19m
Ep. 123: Angels Hard as They Come
We continue #JuneVROOM with 1971’s ANGELS HARD AS THEY COME, co written and produced by Jonathan Demme and starring Scott Glenn as Long John and Charles Dierkop as the General, two rival Bikers who are at odds over the murder of an innocent woman. Also starring the one and only Gary Busey as Henry, the peace seeking desert Hippie. Join Long Marc, Glasses, and Dome as they reminisce about their...
1hr 10m Jun 24, 2024
1hr 10m
Ep. 122: The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
We continue #JuneVROOM with 1976's THE GREAT TEXAS DYNAMITE CHASE starring Claudia Jennings and Jocelyn Jones as two women who decide to go on a crime spree of robbing banks with dynamite! But, is that the best plan for robbing a bank? How harmful is too much grout in a shower? And what exactly are "meats and cheese?" We attempt to answer all these questions, plus, we dissect the sound of a dud...
1hr 12m Jun 17, 2024
1hr 12m
Nearly New World: Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)
We are kicking off #juneVROOM otherwise known as J. Marc's Joyous June with Gone in 60 Seconds. Not THAT Gone in 60 Seconds. The original from 1974 directed by and starring H. B. Halicki (THE JUNKMAN).
56m Jun 12, 2024
56m
Bonus Episode: Ranking the 70s/80s Marvel Cinematic Universe featuring Tarik Davis
Sadly friends, it’s the end of Marc’s Miserable MARVELous May II, where we celebrate the New World Pictures era of Marvel, and we wanted to send it off with a celebration and ranking of the 1970s and 1980s Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) with our special guest - returning from last year's 90s MCU ranking - filmmaker and actor Tarik Davis. We rank our top 8 from this list of Marvel movie clas...
1hr 48m Jun 05, 2024
1hr 48m
Roger Corman Tribute featuring Allan Arkush, Allan Holzman, and Tony Randel
Roger Corman passed away on May 9, 2024, and we knew we wanted to do something special to commemorate his passing, so we are lucky to be joined by director/editors Allan Arkush (HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL), Allan Holzman (FORBIDDEN WORLD), and Tony Randel (HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER 2) to discuss their careers and memories working with Roger. We hope you enjoy this tribute. Hail ...
1hr 2m May 27, 2024
1hr 2m
Ep. 121: The Punisher featuring Justin Grams
Marc's Miserable MARVELous May II continues with 1989's THE PUNISHER! For this Dolph Lundgren classic, we brought out the big guns with our friend and New World Super Fan Justin Grams! Will Marc withstand the very first Punisher comic book adaptation? Will he finally like a Marvel movie? Anything can happen when you combine producer Robert Mark Kamen (KARATE KID/THE TRANSPORTER) and director Ma...
1hr 24m May 22, 2024
1hr 24m
Ep. 120: Trial of the Incredible Hulk featuring Tommy Bechtold
In this episode we continue the triumphant return of Marc's Miserable MARVELous May, where we talk about the Marvel movies and TV shows made by New World Pictures. We have return guest Tommy Bechtold from our DEF-CON 4 episode to talk about 1989's TRIAL OF THE INCREDIBLE HULK. Starring Bill Bixby, and Lou Ferrigno, and a special appearance by Rex Smith as Daredevil. Tune in for exclusive scoops...
1hr 30m May 14, 2024
1hr 30m
Ep. 119: Power Pack featuring Peter Fluet
It's the return of Marc's Miserable MARVELous May where we talk about the Marvel movies and TV shows made by New World Pictures. We've invited Peter Fluet from Ep. 85: Generation X and Ep. 33: Star Crystal to kick off this special month with the memorable yet hard-to-find TV pilot, Power Pack.
1hr 1m May 08, 2024
1hr 1m
Ep. 118: Tom Clancy's Op Center
All good things must come to an end, and so we must say goodbye to #AprilSweeps! But not before we have one last hurrah at Tom Clancy's OP CENTER! Or is it Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik's OP CENTER? Don't worry, because your hard-working hosts are going to get to the bottom of it all as they dig in to this mini-series adaptation created by New World Television. They're even bringing in the big...
1hr 26m Apr 30, 2024
1hr 26m
Ep. 117: Georgia Peaches featuring Dunbar Dicks
We continue with #AprilSweeps with a TV movie from the Roger Corman era of New World Pictures! Long before New World Television existed, Corman produced GEORGIA PEACHES aka FOLLOW THAT CAR for network TV starring the American South, along with country singer Tanya Tucker, Berlin's Terri Nunn, and Battlestar Galactica's Dirk Benedict! Joining us for this episode is returning guest Dunbar Dick...
1hr 32m Apr 22, 2024
1hr 32m
Ep. 116: THE GLADIATOR (1986)
It's our 2nd week of #Aprilsweeps where we continue to celebrate the TV movies made by New World Television. This week we immerse ourselves in the exciting/dangerous/sexy?/cigarette 1986 made for TV vigilante-action film THE GLADIATOR (not that GLADIATOR)! Starring Ken Wahl, Nancy Allen, and Robert Culp and surprise (spoiler) appearance by Rick Dees! Join Marc, Erica, and Ryan as they reminis...
1hr 5m Apr 17, 2024
1hr 5m
Ep. 116: The Gladiator
This week we immerse ourselves in the exciting/dangerous/sexy?/cigarette 1986 made for TV vigilante-action film GLADIATOR. Not that Gladiator! Starring Ken Wahl, Nancy Allen, and Robert Culp and surprise (spoiler) appearance by Rick Dees!
1hr 5m Apr 16, 2024
1hr 5m
Ep. 115: False Witness
It's #Aprilsweeps where we celebrate the TV movies made by New World Television.  We're kicking things off with 1989's False Witness starring Phylicia Rashad (The Cosby Show) and Philip Michael Thomas (Miami Vice).  Lynne Jacoby (Phylicia Rashad) is a district attorney investigating the attempted murder of a popular daytime TV talk show host not unlike luminaries like Sally Jessy Raphael.  Bobb...
1hr 17m Apr 09, 2024
1hr 17m
4th Annual Roger Corman Birthday Celebration
It's that time of year when we celebrate the work of director/producer Roger Corman, by watching some of his past work and report it back to each other! Will Marc, Ryan, and Erica watch the same movie or will they, as they have from the very first Roger Corman Birthday Celebration, not watch the same film? You will have to listen to find out! This episode comes live from the New World cafe, wi...
51m Apr 01, 2024
51m
Convince Me: Space Jam (1996)
Our sub-series Convince Me returns after a long hiatus to close out #MarchMadness as we say goodbye to the sports movies of New World Pictures. But will the co-host who adores this blend of Looney Tunes and National Basketball Academy star Michael Jordan be able to convince the other co-host who does not to love it? You'll have to listen to find out! That's all, folks!
54m Mar 25, 2024
54m