Episode 67 - "Bloodsport"
Ready for the Kumite? In the ‘80s, Cannon Films pumped out cheap, glorious B-movies fueled by the home video boom. 1988’s “Bloodsport” was the crown jewel of this era. While it stumbled in theaters it...
1 Juli 1h 32min
Episode 66 - "Moneyball"
Michael Lewis’ acclaimed best seller "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" may not have been obvious source material for a major Hollywood screen adaptation. After all, the book was about sab...
27 Juni 1h 46min
Episode 65 - The Length Paradox with Professor Akira Mizuta Lippit
In today’s highly fragmented media landscape, most people can’t last more than a few seconds without checking their phones for another dopamine hit. We live in a doomscroll culture where audiences rai...
7 Juni 1h 27min
Episode 63 - "Caddyshack" and Sam Sokolow
Film comedies are often time capsules, but some, like Harold Ramis’ 1980 cult classic “Caddyshack,” resonate universally. Film and television producer - and now Clemson University film professor in pr...
9 Maj 1h 35min
Episode 62 - "Days of Thunder"
Given the massive success of “Top Gun,” you can’t blame Paramount for running it back with producers Don Simpson & Jerry Bruckheimer, director Tony Scott and actor Tom Cruise. 1990's “Days of Thunder”...
14 Mars 1h 22min
Episode 61 - "Moonstruck"
It’s not every day that you fall in love with your Fiance’s brother, but such is the premise of 1987’s “Moonstruck,” the critically acclaimed and universally adored film that made Cher a movie star. S...
7 Mars 1h 38min
Episode 60 - "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" & Director Nicholas Meyer
With “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” considered a costly, poorly received misfire, Paramount tapped veteran producer Harve Bennett and rising filmmaker Nicholas Meyer to refashion the sequel. Meyer’s ...
6 Feb 1h 48min
