Film History on Videotape Podcast

Film History on Videotape Podcast / Stephen King in Film / Review #145 / Pet Sematary Some things are best left in the ground.  Film History on Videotape brings you the first installment of our Horror for Halloween this year; Stephen King's Pet Sematary from 1989.  When a loving family of four move to a secluded part of Maine they get more than they bargained for when an Indian burial ground is discovered.  Something happens when you bury your dead there... They come back!  This movie seems to be in the middle of the road as far os King film adaptations go.  What did we think?   Listen to find out! Download this episode (right click and save)  

Film History on Videotape / Film History Favorites / Review #144 / Tootsie Have you ever been so desperate for a job that you dressed like the opposite sex and actually convinced everyone of it and your popularity at your new job caused all sorts of weird problems and concerns that made you think "Well look at what I've done NOW"? Film History on Videotape brings you our review for Tootsie, the Hollywood movie with a heart.  This 1982 film is part of our Film History Favorites series that looks back on the flicks that make us tick.  What does this movie say about us?  Only one way to find out you macho shit head!  Enjoy! Download this episode (right click and save)

Film History on Videotape / Film History Favorites / Review #143 / Rocky II Getting Strong Now!   Film History on Videotape brings you yet another entry in our Film History Favorites series.  Rocky II (whatever happened to roman numeral sequels?) starring Stallone and Talia Shire and Carl Weathers.  Picking up immediately at the end of the first Rocky, this movie gives us more, and less of Rocky, depending on how you look at it.   Owning this on VHS growing up we must have seen it over a hundred times.   Great sequel or just the opening of the floodgates for what would become a joke in and of itself;  The Rocky sequels. Enjoy! Download this episode (right click and save)

Film History on Videotape / Film history favorites / Review #142 / The Nutty Professor Cool Daddy-O.  Film History on Videotape looks into what was cool and hip... and not, with The Nutty Professor from 1963.  Yes the ORIGINAL Nutty Professor starring Jerry Lewis.  When a nerdy out of touch chemistry teacher at a big college discovers a way to become the coolest cat in town, he has no choice but to act.  But what is "cool" really?   The Nutty Professor is part of our Film History Favorites series that looks back on the movies that we loved as kids, and revisits them to see if they hold up now that we are grown up.  Does it hold up?  Ehhhhhhhhhh find out! Download this episode (right click and save)

Film History on Videotape / Film History Favorites / Review #141 / The Neverending Story What is the answer to the Neverending Story?   Film History on Videotape brings you another review in our series of Film History Favorites with this fantasy epic from 1984.  Two parallel stories of boys becoming heroes;  One in the attic of his school while playing hooky, the other a warrior searching for a way to stop a vast evil Nothing from destroying his peaceful home of Fantasia. Directed by Wolfgang Peterson who was best known for Das Boot at the the time.  Rock biters... giant snails... flying luck dragons... this movie has it all.  Enjoy! Length [00:27:36m]Download this episode (right click and save)

Film History On Videotape / Film History Favorites / Review #140 / Murder By Death Have you ever been invited to an old Gothic mansion in the middle of nowhere for a dinner party only to find out that it was really the premise for MURDER?   Film History on Videotape brings you Murder By Death, the 1976 comedy written by Neil Simon.  Part mystery, part spoof, but all laughs (some more deserving than others).  This was one of our favorites growing up hence it being a part of of our Film History Favorites for the month of September.  Starring David Niven, Peter Sellers, Eileen Brennan, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, and a young Maggie Smith star in this screwball whodunit that bares a striking resemblance to Clue, which came almost a decade later.  Enjoy! Length [00:25:30m]Download this episode (right click and save)

Film History on Videotape / Film History Favorites / Review #139 / Romancing The Stone His name is Jack T. Colton.  The T stands for Trustworthy.  Film History on Videotape brings you the first in our series of Film History Favorites with Romancing The Stone from 1984.  When a romance novelist goes to South America to find her kidnapped sister, she runs into a brash scoundrel who agrees to help her... for a price:  A treasure map that leads to a priceless stone that is worth more than any of them can imagine. Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny Devito star in this adventure thriller directed by Robert Zemeckis.  Enjoy! Length [00:31:35m]Download this episode (right click and save)

What Is Up?  Film History on Videotape bring you another edition of of our monthly gab fest we lovingly refer to as... What Is Up?   Because we talk about whats up and stuff.   This month we talk about the end of our Summer of '93 series of reviews as well as some Superhero news and some stuff we have been watching lately.  We also get into the topic for September which is Film History Favorites;  taking a look back into the past to see what movies shaped us into the people we are today.   Only one way to find out what is up... Listen in and enjoy! Length [00:42:27m]Download this episode (right click and save)

Film History on Videotape / The Summer of 1993 / Review #138 / Hard Target The Summer of 1993 ends with spectacular fashion with Hard Target, the American directorial debut of a one Mr. John Woo and starring John Claud Van Damn as The Hard Target.  In what is essentially another adaptation of The Most Dangerous Game with a dash of "generic action movie" thrown in for good measure. When a French born sailor with incredible kung fu prowess decides to help a girl find her missing father, he stumbles upon an underground world where the rich and powerful pay millions of dollars to hunt human beings for sport.  They didn't count on this target being so hard!  Enjoy! Length [00:27:25m] Download this episode (right click and save) SPECIAL HARD TARGET DRUNK PLOT!

Film History on Videotape / The Summer of 1993 / Review #137 / Manhattan Murder Mystery Well its not a year of movies without a Woody Allen film and 1993 was no exception.  Film History on Videotape carries along with the Summer of '93 with Woody's Manhattan Murder Mystery, starring Diane Keaton, Anjelica Huston, and Alan Alda.  When a well to do and long married couple has their normal and seemingly boring lives interrupted by an "accidental" death (or possible murder?) in their apartment building, they decide to Nancy Drew it up and get to the bottom of the matter.   Enjoy! Length [00:27:26m]Download this episode (right click and save)

Film History in Videotape / The Summer of 1993 / Review #136 / Jason Goes To Hell So what happens when you take one of the most prolific slasher franchises of all time and mix in a little Lovecraft and some nods to Elm Street and Haddonfield?  You get 1993's Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday.  This 9th entry in the Friday the 13th series came out at the very end of the Summer of '93 and aside from the titular character does in no way resemble any of the movies that preceded it.  With a bigger budget than the previous slasher flicks and some ballsy ideas, it alienated alot of the fans and confused alot of non fans alike.  Go to Hell with Jason on Film History on Videotape!    jQuery.ajax({ url: "/home/episode_realtime_hits_ajax.php?blog=373313&uri=http://filmhistoryonvideotape.podbean.com/mf/web/7924b7/FHOV-JasonGoestoHell.mp3&episode_id=4894621", success: function(data) { jQuery("#hits_4894621").text(data); } }); Length [00:28:11]Download this episode (right click and save)

Film History on Videotape / The Summer of 1993 / Review #135 / Heart and Souls What happens when a screwball supernatural comedy gets made in the 90's?   You get Robert Downey Jr. of course!  Before he wore the suit of iron he was in a bunch of strange stuff, Heart and Souls being one of them.  Film History on Videotape carries on with the Summer of '93 with this lighthearted and fun movie about a group of ghosts who cant enter the afterlife until they right the wrongs from this life... with the help of one living person of course.  Charles Grodin, Liz Shue, and Tom Sizemore star in this schmaltzy send up to an era when movies like this got made all the time.  Enjoy!    jQuery.ajax({ url: "/home/episode_realtime_hits_ajax.php?blog=373313&uri=http://filmhistoryonvideotape.podbean.com/mf/web/qd9qjg/FHOV-HeartSouls.mp3&episode_id=4891704", success: function(data) { jQuery("#hits_4891704").text(data); } }); Download this episode (right click and save)

Hey hey HEY its the Film History on Videotape monthly gab show What Is Up?!!!   For the month of August Max and Danny shoot the shit about superheroes and the state of the concept in movies today, movies like Mud and Only God Forgives, as well as covering ground over Danny's New Hollywood series and Max's Early 2000's bad CGI movie series.  What is up for the month of August?   Closing out the Summer of '93 with movies like The Fugitive, Heart and Souls, and one of the lesser Jason Voorhees movies.  What is Up?  THIS is whats up!    jQuery.ajax({ url: "/home/episode_realtime_hits_ajax.php?blog=373313&uri=http://filmhistoryonvideotape.podbean.com/mf/web/7w9pw5/FHOV-WhatIsUpAugust2013.mp3&episode_id=4888333", success: function(data) { jQuery("#hits_4888333").text(data); } }); Download this episode (right click and save)

Film History on Videotape / The Summer of 1993 / Review #134 / The Fugitive Alright, listen up, people. Our fugitive has been on the run for ninety minutes. Average foot speed over uneven ground barring injuries is 4 miles-per-hour. That gives us a radius of six miles. What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, hen house, outhouse and doghouse in that area. Checkpoints go up at fifteen miles. Your fugitive's name is Dr. Richard Kimble. Go get him. It wasn't me.  It was the one armed man.  How does a film adaptation of a 60's TV show not only be such a crowd pleaser and win all kinds of awards and accolades, but also spawn one of the most recognizable quotes from the 90's?  Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones star in The Fugitive.  An almost perfect example of tense and thrilling movie making, it was loved in its time, but does it hold up well after two decades of aging? Check out The Summer of '93 on Film History on Videotape! Length [00:23:37m] Download this episode (right click and save)

Film History on Videotape / The Summer of 1993 / Review #133 / Rising Sun What happens when there is a murder and you need it solved? If its involving Japanese businessman and political intrigue then hire Wesley Snipes and Sean Connery naturally! Film History on Videotape closes out the month of July with Rising Sun, the suspense thriller directed by Phillip Kaufman. This movie did surprisingly well at the box office despite getting some pretty bad reviews. Is is any good 20 years later? Check out the Summer of '93 to find out what we thought!  Download this episode (right click and save)