Media Montage Podcast 132: Robot Jox (1989)

It's a little bit Go Bots, it's a little bit Rocky 4! The Cold War heats up in this post-apocalyptic Cult Film where war is over and giant robots battle to settle international diputes. It's Robot Jox, from 1989 starring, Gary Graham, Anne-Marie Johnson, and Paul Koslo.  

At listener request (Thanks Nate O!) Bruce and Larry take a look at this film, and try to figure out if it's a kid's movie adults can enjoy or an adult movie kids can enjoy?

They look at the special effects, the script, what they liked and what they loathed. Is the stop motion animation up to snuff? Is it dated or does it hold up?  Was Robot Jox to late to exploit the Cold War? Why is a singular hot dog one of the high points of the movie? Find out the answers to those questions and more in Episode 132 of the Media Montage Podcast!

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Media Montage Podcast 131: Documentary Films

This week Bruce and Larry take a look at a different kind of movie. 

Documentaries are non-fictional narratives on hundreds of topics from comics, to comedy to history to movies themselves.  They take a look at narrative bias and narrator ego, and how those affect documentary films.  They discuss favorite docs in the genre, and they talk about various sub-genres of documentaries.

When should a film maker insert themselves into their story? Should they ever?  What about sequels to successful docs? Larry finds one he doesn't care for? Will that documentary on the Roger Corman Fantastic Four movie ever come out? Find out the answers to those questions and more in Episode 131 of the Media Montage Podcast!

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Media Montage Podcast 118 - What's the Deal With Zombies?

What's the deal with zombies?

White Zombie, from 1932 is widely considered the first zombie film. Since then hundreds of zombie movies, tv shows and comics have come out with dozens of different takes on these popular monsters.  

From mind controlled slaves out of Voodoo legend to the living dead of George Romero, zombies are an important part of the pop culture landscape.  

Bruce and Larry explore the popularity of zombies. They explore different takes on the genre, and try to figure out why the shambling, mindless dead have become so popular in Episode 118 of the Media Montage Podcast!

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Media Montage Podcast 105: The Beastmaster (1982)

He can talk to the animals! 

Dr. Doolittle? 

No! The Beastmaster. 

This week Bruce and Larry visit a faraway time and place filled with magic, prophecy and loincloths. They take a look at Don Coscarelli's 1982 fantasy epic starring Marc Singer, Rip Torn, Tanya Roberts and John Amos.  Singer plays Dar, a child born of prophecy and gifted with the power to communicate with and control animals.  He fights against the evil powers of Maax (Rip Torn) and the evil horde of Juns.  

Beastmaster is a cable TV classic and seemingly ran forever on HBO and WTBS in the 1980s and 90s, developing cult film status. Is that status deserved?   Does Dar need to take some sensitivity training? Did that tiger really die from an allergic reaction to black dye?  Those questions and more in Episode 105 of the Media Montage Podcast.

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Media Montage Podcast 86: Lost Highway (1997)

This week Bruce and Larry take a surreal trip down a Lost Highway, visiting the 1997 David Lynch film of that name. 

Starring Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Robert Blake and Robert Loggia, this bizarre psychological noir thriller leaves you asking more questions than it answers.  

Questions like, 'What REALLY happened?' and 'Yeah, but what REALLY happened?' 

We talk about duality, reality and fantasy. We explore Lost Highway's connection to and influence from Carnival of Souls, an MMP favorite! 

All that and more in episode 86 of the Media Montage Podcast!

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Media Montage Podcast 85: Cult Films

This week an in-depth discussion of Cult Films. 

What is a Cult Film?  

We talk weird and obscure movies loved by weird and obscure audiences. Rocky Horror, Buckaroo Banzai, The Dude, and Snake Plisskin all make it into the discussion. 

Pecking order, and the strive for authenticity in Cult Film fandom is looked at.  

Bruce makes a shocking Rocky Horror confession, and why is Buckaroo Banzai so important to Bruce and Larry?  Find out all that and more in episode 85 of the Media Montage Podcast!

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Media Montage Podcast 75: Carnival of Souls (1962)

The Media Montage Podcast continues with Halloween themed episodes all month long. In this episode Bruce and Larry take a look at the 1962 cult classic Carnival of Souls.  

Candace Hilligoss stars as Mary who begins to experience strange visions following a car accident. Why does a ghostly man beckon Mary to an abandoned carnival? 

Find out the secret of Herk Harvey’s Carnival of Souls in Episode 75 of the Media Montage Podcast! 

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Media Montage Podcast 74: The Burning (1981)

The Media Montage Podcast continues with Halloween themed episodes all month long. 

In this episode Bruce and Larry take a look at another overlooked cult film. This time we visit the slasher genre of horror films in 1981’s The Burning.  

An Urban Legend comes to camp in the form of Cropsy, a garden shears wielding fiend with vengeance on his twisted mind.  

A fantastic script and a cast of future stars including Jason Alexander, Fisher Stevens, Brian Backer and Holly Hunter elevate The Burning above a lot of other slasher fare in Episode 74 of the Media Montage Podcast! 

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Media Montage Podcast 61: Miami Connection (1987)

Miami Connection, the 1987 Tai Kwon Do action film set in Orlando is the topic of conversation this week. This film has emerged in the last few years as a new cult favorite, and Bruce and Larry explore what all the fuss is about. Directed by Richard Park (aka Woo-sang Park) the film stars Y.K. Kim as Mark, Vincent Hirsch, Joseph Diamond and Kathy Collier.  Cocaine ninjas,  Rock N Roll Martial Arts bands, Korean War babies and more in Episode 61 of the Media Montage Podcast!

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