Nearly New World: Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice
Our new Bonus Episode series Nearly New World continues with the sequel to the 1984 New World classic, which might have been released by New World for reasons we'll explain in the episode. First we'll also discuss a few things we've been watching lately, including ALIEN PRIVATE EYE, ANACONDA, and Tootsie the Musical! Then it's on to THE FINAL SACRIFICE, where we discuss the new powers of He Wh...
1hr 12m Jun 02, 2022
1hr 12m
Ep. 59: Smokey Bites the Dust
With a title like SMOKEY BITES THE DUST, you would think the elevator pitch for the movie would go something like, "The sheriff of a small town will stop at nothing to catch a high school rebel that kidnaps his daughter" This movie is so much more. Much, much more.
1hr 20m May 26, 2022
1hr 20m
Convince Me: Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Did you know one of us hates SILENCE OF THE LAMBS? It's true! And that's either surprising or completely normal, depending on your perspective. That lead to us creating a new Bonus Episode series called "Convince Me!" Listen as some of us do our best to convince the other that Jonathan Demme's SILENCE OF THE LAMBS isn't a piece of shit. It's harder than you might think! Whether you agree or d...
53m May 19, 2022
53m
Ep. 58: Transylvania 6-5000
58 movies into our journey, and some of us are starting to question whether watching EVERY New World Pictures movie was a good idea. However, the Board won't budge so we continue with 1985's TRANSYLVANIA 6-500 starring the ever-delightful Jeff Goldblum and Ed Begley, Jr. leading an incredible cast of comedic actors! (Also, Michael Richards.) We dive into this wacky film, and, along the way, w...
1hr 26m May 12, 2022
1hr 26m
Bonus Episode: Our first "Nearly New World" episode
L-l-l-late b-b-b-bonus episode. Sorry for the delay but we hope it will be worth it as we talk about STEEL AND LACE, a movie that could have and should have been made by New World Pictures but wasn't.
1hr 16m May 07, 2022
1hr 16m
Ep. 57: A Little Night Music Featuring Lauren Flans
We are joined by Lauren Flans (Wild 'n Out, Another Period) of the Coming Out With Lauren & Nicole podcast to discuss her favorite musical, Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music, but will the film adaptation hold up? The 1977 Academy Award-winning film brought along Broadway director Harold Prince and a couple original cast members, as well as the star power of Elizabeth Taylor and Diana Rigg...
1hr 57m Apr 29, 2022
1hr 57m
Bonus Episode: Interview with Mitchell Galin, Producer of CREEPSHOW 2
We talk with Michell Galin, Producer of CREEPSHOW 2, TALES FROM THE CRYPT, PET CEMETERY, THE STAND and so much more.
1hr 9m Apr 21, 2022
1hr 9m
Ep. 56: Avalanche
You might think a movie titled AVALANCHE would be about an avalanche and you'd be right except there's more than just snow coming full force to a luxurious mountain resort.  This movie is an AVALANCHE of hard-partying, harder-loving, and rock-hard action sports.   David Shelby (ROCK HUDSON) knows the way to win back his ex-wife's heart (MIA FARROW) is to invite her to spend the weekend with hi...
1hr 33m Apr 14, 2022
1hr 33m
Bonus Episode: The 2nd Annual Roger Corman Birthday Celebration
For the second year in a row, we are throwing Roger Corman a birthday bash to celebrate his 96th year around the sun. We talk about two movies from Roger's directorial library. Happy birthday!
51m Apr 05, 2022
51m
Bonus Episode: Part 2 of a New World Career Retrospective with Director/Editor Allan Holzman (BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, FORBIDDEN WORLD, OUT OF CONTROL))
Part 2 of Allan Holzman's wild career retrospective at New World Pictures covers just about everything: starting with his work on BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS and then going through the "Roger Corman school of filmmaking" by working on SMOKEY BITES THE DUST and FIRECRACKER, to directing FORBIDDEN WORLD and OUT OF CONTROL, and even working on CRITTERS 2 and his Emmy-winning documentary SURVIVORS OF T...
1hr 29m Mar 31, 2022
1hr 29m
Ep. 55: Battle Beyond the Stars
It had to happen! We discuss one of New World's most successful and popular films, one that helped forge the careers of many incredible artists and, perhaps - PERHAPS - took its cues from another successful film that helped forge the careers of many incredible artists! Okay, let's make it THREE films! We dive into the film's incredible cast of characters, it's epic, and perhaps confusing, end ...
1hr 39m Mar 24, 2022
1hr 39m
Bonus Episode: Part 1 of a New World Career Retrospective with Director/Editor Allan Holzman (BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, FORBIDDEN WORLD)
Allan Holzman returns to discuss his three phases of working with at New World Pictures! We start with his beginnings at New World editing CANDY STRIPE NURSES and CRAZY MAMA before moving on and then returning to edit BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS! Allan tells some world stories about the haunted halls of AFI, a drunk Sam Peckinpah, the secret John Milius cameo in CRAZY MAMA, why Jonathan Demme want...
1hr 3m Mar 17, 2022
1hr 3m
Ep. 54: Curfew
Finally, a movie about brothers! Ryan attempts to get Marc to rally behind 1989's CURFEW, which follows brothers Ray and Bob Perkins on their quest for revenge on everyone that put them in jail (or anyone poorly constructing a fence), but to do so they'll have to defeat HALLOWEEN's Lindsey Wallace herself, Kyle Richards! Will Peter Brady (Christopher Knight) be any help? Which character is Meg...
1hr 28m Mar 10, 2022
1hr 28m
Bonus Episode: We talk with actor, writer and producer Patrick Labyorteaux
In preparation for the 33rd anniversary of HEATHERS, we talk with Patrick Labyorteaux about his role as Ram and his experience working on the film.
1hr 26m Mar 04, 2022
1hr 26m
Ep. 53: Dead Heat featuring Justin Grams
We bring on our good friend and New World super fan Justin Grams to discuss 1988's DEAD HEAT, which he first showed to Ryan back in their college days and has quoted to him in texts ever since. But does it still hold up for Justin? We'll dig in to that and the Joe Piscopo of it all, while also talking about what we would do for our death days and how nice Treat Williams looks in make-up. You ...
1hr 40m Feb 24, 2022
1hr 40m
Bonus Episode: Interview with Allan Holzman (Forbidden World, Grunt! The Wrestling Movie, Sounds of Memphis)
Here we are, about to record our episode about GRUNT! THE WRESTLING MOVIE when the writer, director, and editor, Allan Holzman, offers to chat with us about making the film. When that kind of offer comes your way, you drop everything and make it happen. We were worried that we didn't have time to prepare but we soon realized that wasn't necessary. Allen shares his road from OUT OF CONTROL...
1hr 9m Feb 18, 2022
1hr 9m
Ep. 52: Grunt! The Wrestling Movie
How many times have you wondered, "why hasn't someone made a mocumentary about professional wrestling?" Wonder no more. Someone has.
1hr 12m Feb 11, 2022
1hr 12m
Ep. 51: The Great Land of Small featuring Dirk Marshall
Dirk Marshall (VH US Podcast) joins us to discuss the 1986 Canadian film THE GREAT LAND OF SMALL! We do our best to make sense of this weird and underseen kindertrauma, one that has disturbed Dirk since seeing it as a child in his father's video store! From its New York tree-climbing moms, to a mystical land that is remarkably easy to get to, and a father obsessed with magic gold dust that does...
1hr 35m Feb 03, 2022
1hr 35m
Bonus Episode 29: Part 2 of Our Interview with Tony Randel and Peter Atkins (HELLRAISER 2)
If this was ALSO an episode of Diff'rent Strokes or Family Ties, we'd call this "a very special episode - part 2". We talk with Tony Randel (HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER 2, TICKS, AMYTIVYLLE 1992) and Peter Atkins (HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER 2, HELLRAISER 3, WISHMASTER) about Hellbound, Hellraiser 3 and Hellraiser: Bloodline. We also discuss the later years at New World Pictures and speculate on the logi...
1hr 7m Jan 28, 2022
1hr 7m
Ep. 50: Black Moon Rising - featuring Ed Illades
We brought on writer and editor Ed Illades to talk about 1986's Black Moon Rising, directed by our pal Harley Cokeliss from a script originally written by John Carpenter! We discuss what sets this film apart from other action films, why Lee Ving is so good at finding Tommy Lee Jones, and why Linda Hamilton is just so damn good in everything she does! Other topics include: how one gets fired fro...
1hr 28m Jan 20, 2022
1hr 28m
Bonus Episode: Our Interview with Tony Randel and Peter Atkins (part 1)
We talk with Tony Randel (HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER 2, TICKS, AMYTIVYLLE 1992) and Peter Atkins (HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER 2, HELLRAISER 3, WISHMASTER) about the origins of New World Pictures and the origins of the HELLRAISER franchise.
51m Jan 14, 2022
51m
Ep. 49: Crimes of Passion (1984)
We start off 2022 with a bang! Several bangs, in fact! And a question: is CRIMES OF PASSION "fun?" We were a bit torn on the subject, but one thing we could all agree on is that magic can ruin a marriage, and that Kathleen Turner was amazing in the role of China Blue as was Anthony Hopkins in the role of Norman Bates - er, no, that preacher guy. Or was he a preacher? Who was he? We try to answ...
1hr 18m Jan 06, 2022
1hr 18m
Bonus Episode: Ranking the Silent Night, Deadly Night Franchise
It's the holidays, so it's the time to rank the SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT franchise! 5 films, with 1 film essentially being 2! You'll hear where we rank each entry and why, plus you'll learn how a Dad has sex! This episode truly has it all! Don't forget to let us know how you ranked these films as well!
1hr Dec 21, 2021
1hr
Ep. 48: Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
In this episode, we talk about a holiday classic. This film dares to ask the most common of holiday questions, "what is freedom?"
1hr 12m Dec 17, 2021
1hr 12m
Bonus Episode: Our 2021 Year in Review
It's a very special episode of The New World Pictures Podcast. We look back and reflect on the highs and the lows of 2021.
1hr 1m Dec 10, 2021
1hr 1m
Ep. 47: Cannonball!
Death Race 2000 kind of got a sequel from New World, but the real sequel was Cannonball! which used the same director, star, most of the cast, and crashed even more cars! We discuss how charmed we were by this 1976 exploitation film that helped pave the way for the Cannonball Run movies and ask the important questions like: who is the hotter Carradine? What does it feel like to be kicked by som...
1hr 15m Dec 02, 2021
1hr 15m
Bonus Episode: We share our Vinegar Syndrome Black Friday sale recommendations
It's that time of year again. The time when we look at our credit card limit and say to ourselves, "let's see how high we can go". We're not just talking about the holidays. We're talking about Vinegar Syndrome's Black Friday sale. We share our top recommendations so you can make an informed decision. Why go in blind when you can benefit from our reckless blu ray spending habits? Also, ...
1hr 1m Nov 24, 2021
1hr 1m
Ep. 46: Rock 'n' Roll High School - featuring Phillip Mottaz
1, 2, 3, 4! We invited author (The Murderous Haircut of the Mayor of Bel Air) and Ramones of the Day podcast co-host Phillip Mottaz to join us to discuss 1979's ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL! We dive deep into this New World classic, and take you behind the scenes for the New World scripting process, the Ramones of it all, and you'll finally learn what U.S. Penal Code 844 is all about!
2hr Nov 18, 2021
2hr
Bonus Episode: Interview with SFX Artist/director Gary Jones (Evil Dead II/Hard Target/Mosquito/Escape from Death Block 13)
Special effects artist turned writer and director Gary Jones has a new exploitation movie out called ESCAPE FROM DEATH BLOCK 13, so we talk to him about that as well as working on EVIL DEAD II, John Woo's HARD TARGET, and some Hallmark Christmas movies!
1hr 2m Nov 11, 2021
1hr 2m
Ep. 45: Flowers in the Attic - featuring Jessica Young
Jessica Young from The Rants and Raves Podcast joins us to discuss 1987's Flowers in the Attic, written and directed by Jeffrey Bloom, and adapted from the V.C. Andrews' novel of the same title. None of us were prepared for the many life lessons the film would teach us.
1hr 38m Nov 04, 2021
1hr 38m
Bonus Episode: Ranking All the Hellraiser Films
We have truly invited hell into our lives because we watched every HELLRAISER movie and now we're ranking them!
1hr 43m Oct 28, 2021
1hr 43m
Ep. 44: Hellraiser - featuring Justin Grams
We invited our first guest, Justin Grams, to celebrate our TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY by talking about HELLRAISER. A lot has been said about this movie but that didn't stop us from saying a whole lot more.
1hr 41m Oct 23, 2021
1hr 41m
Bonus Episode: Our Top Five Favorite Horror Franchises
We share our top five favorite horror franchises with mixed results.
1hr 12m Oct 15, 2021
1hr 12m
Ep. 43: Ghost Town
To start off the spooky season, we bring you 1988's GHOST TOWN, which stars Catherine Hickland as a woman who abandons her wedding and is kidnapped by old-timey ghosts and Franc Luz as a semi-law-abiding deputy who tries to save her. It's the mist!
1hr 13m Oct 07, 2021
1hr 13m
Bonus Episode: Interview with writer Janis Hirsch (Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Hacks, Murphy Brown)
We talk with writer Janis Hirsch about her incredible comedy writing career, starting with working for the National Lampoon, then completely rewriting Girls Just Want to Have Fun, and moving on to It's the Garry Shandling Show, Murphy Brown, Square Pegs, and more!
1hr 5m Sep 30, 2021
1hr 5m
Ep. 42: Slugs
This episode asks an important question: "are high-waisted undies still a thing?" We also talk about SLUGS, the 1988 horror film from director Juan Piquer Simón, based on the novel by Shaun Hutson.
1hr 25m Sep 23, 2021
1hr 25m
Bonus Episode: We talk with director, writer, producer Joel Soisson (BILL AND TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE, THE PROPHECY, FEAST)
We start a new band with director, writer, producer Joel Soisson and talk about his new movie MY BEST WORST ADVENTURE.
1hr 1m Sep 18, 2021
1hr 1m
Ep. 41: Fantastic Planet
Imagine a world where alien creatures own humans like pets and everyone speaks French. Also, nothing else in this world makes any sense.
1hr 23m Sep 11, 2021
1hr 23m
Bonus Episode: We talk with director, producer, writer Harley Cokeliss (BATTLETRUCK, BLACK MOON RISING)
We talk with Harley Cokeliss about his films including BATTLETRUCK, BLACK MOON RISING, MALONE, DREAM DEMON and more.
1hr 9m Sep 03, 2021
1hr 9m
Ep. 40: Making Contact
In this episode, we discuss Roland Emmerich's Making Contact aka Joey, which is sum of many parts of other 1980's films,
1hr 33m Aug 27, 2021
1hr 33m
Bonus Episode: Vinegar Syndrome's July Titles
We're going THROUGH THE FIRE to enjoy a KILLER'S DELIGHT, two of Vinegar Syndrome's July titles!
48m Aug 20, 2021
48m
Ep. 39: Battletruck aka Warlords of the 21st Century
Can you say "oil war?" Neither can we! So pour yourself a glass of Cognac as we discuss director Harley Cokeliss's BATTLETRUCK aka WARLORD OF THE 21ST CENTURY!
1hr 8m Aug 13, 2021
1hr 8m
Bonus Episode: We discuss the Marauders Bundle from Severin Films
We discuss WARRIORS OF THE YEAR 2072, ENDGAME, and RAIDERS OF ATLANTIS.
1hr 4m Aug 07, 2021
1hr 4m
Ep. 38: Covergirl
Are you considering the glamorous world of modeling? Before you do, please listen to this episode. We watched Covergirl and learned a ton.
1hr 16m Jul 30, 2021
1hr 16m
Bonus Episode: Picks of the Month, Some Rewatches, New Discoveries, Re-Casting The Conjuring, and the New Halloween Releases
Our new bonus episode really goes for it as we discuss our picks of the month, some re-watches, before we re-cast THE CONJURING movies and tackle the new HALLOWEEN releases.
1hr 7m Jul 23, 2021
1hr 7m
Ep. 37: Black Oak Conspiracy with James Lawrence
Never love a cowboy says the title theme of Black Oak Conspiracy, truly one of the many hixploitation movies New World Pictures released! We dive into the film and discuss small town talent shows, El Caminos, and how maybe the bad guy got a bad rap! James Lawrence of The Iron Sequel comes along for the ride, likely wearing the same sweater vest as Seymour Cassel! Plus, we answer the question: w...
1hr 28m Jul 09, 2021
1hr 28m
Bonus Episode: We talk with THE Courtney Gains from CHILDREN OF THE CORN, LUST IN THE DUST, BACK TO THE FUTURE, THE BURBS and MORE
We talk with actor, director, producer, musician, Courtney Gains, about his incredible career and all the incredible roles he's played over the years.
47m Jul 03, 2021
47m
Ep. 36: Fraternity Vacation with Dave Holmes
Esquire writer and podcast host Dave Holmes (Homophilia, Troubled Waters) joins us to talk about the best time of year, Fraternity Vacation Season.
1hr 45m Jun 25, 2021
1hr 45m
Bonus Episode: Talking with Matthew Goodhue, writer and director of Woe
Writer/Director Matthew Goodhue talks about his horror, mystery WOE.
54m Jun 18, 2021
54m
Ep. 35: Omega Syndrome
Omega Syndrome is a lot of things. What it's not is a high-octane action movie.
1hr 29m Jun 11, 2021
1hr 29m