Film History on Videotape Podcast

Another month has past and that means another pile of movie news to discuss. Join Max and Danny as we discuss what we have been watching and a range of topics such as the new Great Gatsby trailer, G.I. Joe moves it's release date, P.T. Anderson's The Master teaser and much much more. How is Danny's Gene Hackman impression?...How is Max cooling down his garage these days? and Whats the deal with Taco Bell?...find all this out and more in this installment of FHOV NEWS for June 1st 2012.   Length [01:18:32m] Download this episode (right click and save)

The Men in Black. They are galaxy defenders that wont let you remember so nod your head... or something. It has been ten years since the last MIB film starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith, and with the release of the newest entry in the series we here at FHOV thought it appropriate to look back at the first two of these sci fi action summer blockbusters. So without any further foolin' around here is our review for Men in Black (1997) and Men in Black II (2002) Enjoy!   Length [00:22:41m] Download this episode (right click and save)

Due to the release of the movie Battleship based off the Hasbro board game Film History on Videotape decided to review the only other property with the same idea...1985's Clue: The Movie. With an all star cast this  mad cap who done it romp is based off the classic Parker Brother's game of the same name. Is it underrated? is it forgettable?  Does it embody the feeling of playing the fun game of deductive reasoning?....find out who killed who with what and where in our look at Clue: The Movie.  Length [00:20:22m] Download this episode (right click and save)

The year is 1972 and a cursed vampire has just been resurrected from the grave. I'm not speaking of the new Tim Burton movie Dark Shadows, I'm talking about the Hammer produced film Dracula AD 1972. In this late installment to the Dracula franchise he finds himself being called upon by a group of bored hippies. Film History on Videotape decided to review Dracula AD 1972 due to the similar plot that is the new Burton/Depp collaboration. Join us as we sink our teeth into this hilarious piece of pop culture....get it...sink our teeth...like a vampire.   Length [00:20:10m]Download this episode (right click and save)

Most people like or have liked Tim Burton at one point or another. The same can be said about his long time companion Johnny Depp. Film History on Videotape talks Dark Shadows as well as Tim Burton's select filmography. Does this eighth collaboration between the two find the lost passion this partnership once had or does it end up filed under bored once again. Join us as we talk about this month long Tim Burton-fest and see what we thought of Dark Shadows.    Length [00:24:56m]  Download this episode (right click and save)

The time was 1960. 52 years before The Avengers broke a billion dollars there was Yul Bryner... Steve McQueen... Charles Bronson, and James Coburn in The Magnificent Seven. This American western remake of Kurosawa's Seven Samurai illustrates how a bunch of guys getting together to do good in the eyes of the world isnt exactly a new thing in movies. What did we think of this classic western gem? Well theres only one way to find out. Share with your friends and re-post if you like! Thanks!   Length [00:23:46m] Download this episode (right click and save)

If the summer movie season hadnt started yet... it certainly has now. Film History on Videotape brings you our review for The Avengers... a small independent movie starring alot of unknown actors playing characters you probably dont know. Its been a bit of a "sleeper hit" this past week but we understand if it has flown under your radar. Our friend Marshall Read sit in with us to discuss. Was it good? Great? The Best? Or did it fail in every area? Click to find out!  Length [00:37:03m]  Download this episode (right click and save)

In the not too distant future... wars will no longer exist. But there will be Rollerball! FHOV continues our foray into games of death and spectator sport with the 1975 classic, starring James Caan as Johnathan E., the future sports greatest gladiator... fighting for his right to be champion in a dystopian world where teamwork is the emphasis... and individuality is looked down upon. Get on your roller skates and enjoy!!!  Length [00:25:29m]  Download this episode (right click and save)

Welcome one and all to Film History on Videotape's review of The Running Man! With the release of The Hunger Games breaking box office records we decided to review a handful of movies that all have to do with human games of death. In The Running Man Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Ben Richards who is thrown into a reality television show in order to fight for his freedom. Along the way he has to compete and kill all sorts of weirdos to get ahead in the game. Sit back and enjoy our review of 1987's sci-fi action film The Running Man!  Length [00:20:10m] Download this episode (right click and save)

Happy Easter from Film History on Videotape!!! Enjoy our review for the larger than life cinematic vision that is The Ten Commandments! This sweeping Biblical epic stars Yul Bryner, Vincent Price and Charlton Heston in the lead role as Moses, the man who would be Pharoah, shuned into slavery because of his birthright, only to rise from the ashes with the help of The One True God. Why do people watch this on Easter of all days? Listen to find out!!!  Length [00:19:29m]  Download this episode (right click and save)

Its the News Show here at Film History on Videotape! This episode we focus on the month of April with new releases... a new series of reviews related to the recent hit The Hunger Games... Trailers for Dark Shadows and Total Recall... Danny discusses what he thought of the recent bomb John Carter as well as a brand new Drunk Plot. Enjoy and pass us along to your friends!   Length [01:01:37m] Download this episode (right click and save)

Well folks, Its been a great shlocky month of Roger Corman movies here at Film History on Videotape. To top it all off, here is our review of the recently released onto DVD Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel. It features an all star cast of people from both sides of the camera giving us the skinny on over 50 years of guerilla filmmaking with the man himself. Check out the News Show next week to find out our next monthly topic!   Length [00:23:40m] Download this episode (right click and save)

Its the most popular race in the country. Not a race to victory but to see how many people will DIE! FHOV starts out the Corman series of reviews with Death Race 2000 from 1975. Its a freaked-out exploitation film that combines car racing... dystopian facist radicalism... brutal unapologetic murder... and breasts. Whats not to love?   Length [00:23:09m] Download this episode (right click and save)

White flesh on the black market! Film History on Videotape continues its Roger Corman series with one of the first examples of the "women in prison" genre... Women In Cages from 1971. Watch as men AND sexually depraved women do unspeakable things to these poor female prisoners who would do ANYTHING to be free of the chains that keep them enslaved. Oh and Pam Grier is in it too, so its a no brainer. Enjoy!!!  Length [00:21:41m] Download this episode (right click and save)

A long time ago.... in a ripped off galaxy far far away... Film History on Videotape brings you the next in our Roger Corman series with Battle Beyond the Stars from 1980. This sci-fi actioner is a complete knock off of Star Wars and Star Trek and pretty much every trope that the genre holds dear. You got John Boy from The Waltons... Hannibal from The A-Team... the villain from Superman III... and Sybill Danning. Its an all star cast of silly bad fun. Check it out and share if you like!  Length [00:21:29m] Download this episode (right click and save)