Resident Evil: Retribution
Ten years after Resident Evil first hit screens it came back for Retribution! This fifth movie brings back actors, and plot points, from previous installments. Can the return of Michelle Rodriguez, Sienna Guillory, Colin Salmon, and Oded Fehr breathe new life into this zombie series? Join the Now Playing hosts to find out!
From Beyond
After 1985’s Re-Animator was a critical and financial success the cast and crew reunited to adapt another Lovecraft story–From Beyond. But with Stuart Gordon and Brian Yuzna at the helm this film is a sticky, kinky, perverse horror that Lovecraft could never have imagined. What is this horror film about, and should you watch it? Go BEYOND and help support Now Playing with a donation and you can listen to find out!
New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 462: Phasma-tastic
As The Force Awakens draws closer we get new information, new trailers, and…new toys! With the Guavian Enforcer, Captain Phasma, Constable Zuvio and Poe Dameron the second wave of 6-inch Black Series figures is hitting stores now. On this episode of Star Wars Action News Marjorie and Arnie review this new wave of figures–and try to guess how they fit into the new movie. And they also review the new KMart exclusive Kylo Ren – Starkiller Base Black Series figure.
Also on this week’s show, with tomorrow’s release of Battlefront the game, Brock joins us to look at the Star Wars: Battlefront novel Twilight Company. He also reviews the new audiobook adaptations for the young readers’ adaptations of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi.
With Berent’s report from Gentle Giant Days in Burbank, a rundown of new Star Wars merchandise hitting stores, and more, it’s all in this episode of Star Wars Action News!
Listen to this episode, then head to NowPlayingPodcast.com Nov 17 as they begin their review of the Star Wars prequels, leading up to their weekend of release review of The Force Awakens!
Adopt a Pegwarmer Day – Nov 21, 2015!
Once again Star Wars Action News is championing Toys For Tots with their Adopt a Pegwarmer Day! On November 21, 2015 go out and buy a new figure or toy and put it in the Toys For Tots bin, helping move stale Star Wars stock and helping give a child a happy holiday this year!
Plus the first 100 people to send a photo of you donating a Star Wars figure to Toys For Tots to @swactionnews on Twitter will get a Star Wars Action News 10th Anniversary patch!
So pick that pegwarmer today and make a child have a very happy holiday!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 461: Star Wars the Flamethrower!
Only 50 days until The Force Awakens and Star Wars Action News hosts Marjorie and Arnie couldn’t be more excited. Tickets have been purchased, plans made, and the countdown is on.
But for collecting it may be easier to list the items that don’t have Star Wars tie-ins instead of those that do. Soup, bottled water, apples, coffee creamer, El Paso Tacos! On this week’s show the hosts sift through the plethora of items and tell you which are the cool ones to hunt for.
With new waves of Hasbro figures hitting shelves, Black Series exclusives from Walmart, Target, and K-Mart, and where you can find Wave 2 of the new Force Awakens figures, it’s all on this week’s Star Wars Action News!
Adopt a Pegwarmer Day – Nov 21, 2015!
Once again Star Wars Action News is championing Toys For Tots with their Adopt a Pegwarmer Day! On November 21, 2015 go out and buy a new figure or toy and put it in the Toys For Tots bin, helping move stale Star Wars stock and helping give a child a happy holiday this year!
Plus the first 100 people to send a photo of you donating a Star Wars figure to Toys For Tots to @swactionnews on Twitter will get a Star Wars Action News 10th Anniversary patch!
So pick that pegwarmer today and make a child have a very happy holiday!
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Release dates set for ‘Ant-Man’ Blu-ray, VOD
Courtesy: Disney
Marvel’s Ant-Man, the 12th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will be released on Blu-ray and DVD Dec. 8, 2015, Disney announced on Friday.
The Paul Rudd starrer, which earned more than $400 million worldwide, will be available via digital download three weeks earlier, on Nov. 17. In its announcement, Disney revealed the releases would be stocked with bonus features that include audio commentary by Rudd and director Peyton Reed, the Making of an Ant-Sized Heist: A How-to-Guide and Let’s Go to the Macroverse featurettes, deleted scenes, and more.
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Poltergeist (2015)
In 1982 Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg revealed the terror that lay inside a child’s closet with Poltergeist. That film has been minted a classic. Now, over thirty years later, Sam Raimi hopes to recreate that feeling with a remake of the horror classic. Can a modern version live up to the original in the eyes of longtime fans Marjorie, Stuart, and Arnie? Donate to Now Playing to find out!
Poltergeist (2015)
In 1982 Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg revealed the terror that lay inside a child’s closet with Poltergeist. That film has been minted a classic. Now, over thirty years later, Sam Raimi hopes to recreate that feeling with a remake of the horror classic. Can a modern version live up to the original in the eyes of longtime fans Marjorie, Stuart, and Arnie? Donate to Now Playing to find out!
Keep Arnie awake at The Ultimate Marvel Marathon!
We’ve long suspected that Marvelicious Toys and Now Playing Podcast host Arnie Carvalho gets less sleep than the kids at Westin Hills. So if anyone can survive The Ultimate Marvel Marathon – an 11-film binge of the entire MCU, from Iron Man to Age of Ultron – it’s Arnie.
He’ll take his seat at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Kansas City’s AMC Studio 28, and you can show your support by printing out your own Now Playing Podcast or Marvelicious Toys racing bib!
Follow Arnie on Twitter @TheArnieC and tweet your marathon pics using the hashtags #CrazyArnie and #StayAwakeArnie.
Now Playing Podcast’s Avengers: Age of Ultron review will be released Tuesday, May 5, after Arnie’s had time to recover. By the way, that marathon is sold out. So Arnie’s looking at 29-plus hours in that theater, without a lot of room to stretch. Pray for him.
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Ride out with Now Playing ‘Fast & Furious’ series
Now Playing Podcast has unveiled the cover art for its The Fast and the Furious retrospective, a 7-film series that begins Tuesday, Feb. 24 and runs through the release of Furious 7 in early April.
The release schedule can be found on the Now Playing website. While there, fans can also choose an upcoming podcast by taking part in a listener poll. The winning film will be revealed during the March 3 review of 2 Fast 2 Furious.
Poll lets you choose film for Now Playing Podcast
The poll will close Feb. 27.
Tuesday’s live episode of Now Playing Podcast featured plenty of bonus material for fans, including the chance to choose a movie for the hosts to review in the coming weeks.
A poll on the Now Playing website gives listeners the option to choose from Babadook, Wes Craven’s Shocker, Sinister, John Carpenter’s They Live, and The Usual Suspects.
Carpenter’s 1988 sci-fi actioner (starring Rowdy Roddy Piper!) immediately took the lead in early voting, but fans of Craven’s Shocker countered with a #VoteShocker hashtag on social media. As of Wednesday morning, They Live still led, followed by The Usual Suspects.
The poll closes Feb. 27, and the winning selection will be announced during the March 3 review of 2 Fast 2 Furious.
Listeners who don’t have a favorite in the poll can still choose a film for Now Playing Podcast to review by supporting the show’s Kickstarter campaign.
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Now Playing Podcast to open vault during live ‘Kingsman’ show
It’s true. It’s happening. There’s photographic proof.
Now Playing Podcast officially announced Monday that it will open the vault containing its previously released donation shows on February 17, following its first-ever live review of Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Secret Service.
One listener will win the entire donation library, but they must be present for the live show and follow-up Q&A, starting at 9:30 p.m. EST.
Inside the vault — which I imagine is welded shut and bound in human flesh like the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis – are the precious few retrospective series’ that Now Playing Podcast offers listeners during its bi-annual pledge drives.
The Alien series, Child’s Play, Jaws, Evil Dead, Exorcist, Poltergeist – that’s not even half of what you’ll find inside. But the hosts promise all will be up for grabs.
Now Playing Podcast launched its first pledge drive in 2010 with reviews of the five Child’s Play movies (with a sixth film added to the series in 2013). Host Arnie Carvalho has credited listener support for keeping Now Playing on the air, and in return the hosts have continued to up the number of shows offered per donation drive (a total of 13 were available in Fall 2014) while sprinkling in secret shows like Garbage Pail Kids and Troll.
It’s been more than two years since Now Playing Podcast gave listeners a chance to loot the vault.
So why now? And what’s the catch?
“We’re not opening them for new donations,” Carvalho said. “What that means… what we are doing… we’ll reveal during our live show.”
Although just one fan will win it all, the host added that it won’t be the only opportunity to grab the long-sought donation shows.
“Hopefully 2015 will be Now Playing’s biggest year yet,” he added. “And giving listeners a chance to get these old podcasts is just the beginning.”
New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 438: Tarkin 'Bout Toys
It’s been a long time since Star Wars action figure collectors could shop exclusively at their local brick-and-mortar stores to get the figures they wanted. Since the release of Hasbro’s The Vintage Collection in 2010 store supplies have been scarce. Now, however, that seems ready to change! Across the country collectors are finding new Black Series figures in both 3.75-inch and 6-inch lines, plus new Rebels and Mission Series figures too! On this episode of Star Wars Action News you can listen to find out which stores to hit to score full waves of new figures.
Also on this week’s show, Arnie and Marjorie discuss Hot Toys’ first exclusive release in their Star Wars Movie Masterpiece Series–the Shadow Stormtrooper. A repaint of their basic Stormtrooper figure, this release sold out in just a few hours at Sideshow Collectibles. What’s the fuss all about? Listen to find out!
With a review of James Lucino’s new Star Wars novel Tarkin and Jerry looking back on books of yesteryear, and ThinkGeek plushes too, you’ll find all this and more in this Episode of Star Wars Action News!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 437: Black Friday Deals and 2014 Holiday Gift Guide
Want to know where to save big on Star Wars LEGOs, Blu Rays, and more this weekend? Then join Marjorie and Arnie for the 2014 Black Friday (and Thursday) shopping guide! While the Star Wars bargains are few, there are some choice items for those brave enough to face the lines and the crowds. Listen to this episode to find out what!
Then keep listening for the Star Wars Action News annual holiday gift guide! This year has gift ideas ranging from $3.00 to over $7,0000! No matter if you’re buying for young or old, man or woman, listen to find what to get the Star Wars collector who seems to already have everything!
And don’t forget to sign up for the Star Wars Action Sithmas Gift Exchange! Sign-ups end December 2nd. Get and give some Star Wars joy this season by joining this Secret Santa gift exchange! All the details are at http://www.swactionnews.com/Sithmas/
All this and more in this Episode of Star Wars Action News!
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Now Playing plots holiday heist with ‘Ocean’s’ crew
The “Ocean’s Eleven” series starts Dec. 16
Now Playing Podcast is ringing in the New Year Rat Pack-style, and listeners can join the caper as hosts Jakob, Stuart, and Arnie cap 2014 with reviews of the original Ocean’s Eleven and the George Clooney-led Ocean’s Trilogy.
The lighthearted series is a shift for the heavily horror, sci-fi and superhero-focused show. You’d have to go all the way back to December 2011’s Rocky series to find a Now Playing retrospective without tights, gunfights or gore (except for this part).
The hosts, who spent the better part of 2014 laboring through adaptations of Stephen King’s Night Shift stories, took some time out from recording to chat about their expectations for this A-list franchise.
Q: These movies were hard to miss, what are your Ocean’s memories?
Stuart: I have only seen the first George Clooney movie, and my memory of it is vague but pleasant. I tend to like series’ with a long history to them.
Jakob: I’ve actually seen that first one a handful of times and I remember almost nothing of [Ocean’s] Twelve. I can only hope the sequels have that party vibe of Ocean’s Eleven. That’s why we decided to transition from 2014 to 2015 with these films. Everyone wants to ring in the New Year with a great party.
Stuart: I look forward to seeing the Rat Pack define the Vegas of 1960, before the town and the franchise become more of a theme park attraction with the contemporary films.
The 1960 “Ocean’s” crew
Q: Arnie, did your recent trip to Las Vegas stir Ocean’s memories?
Arnie: I actually stayed at the Bellagio, and while I didn’t encounter Terry Benedict, I did get to watch the fountain show — with Ocean’s well on my mind. I was itching to re-watch the series after that trip.
Strangely the best Vegas connection I had wasn’t from the Ocean’s series, but from The Stand. The crucifixion scene was filmed on Fremont Street in Vegas and some of the signage was very familiar!
Q: Jakob, has there been any talk of starting a “Rat Pack Retrospective”?
Jakob: There wasn’t any talk previous to the decision to cover the original Ocean’s Eleven. Whether we are open to it now? Well, I don’t want to spoil how we feel about the film.
Having covered Sinatra previously in The Detective to kick off our Die Hard series, listener feedback wasn’t great for going back to older films. But I never want to say we absolutely won’t do a series. Maybe we’ll have a “Rat Pack Retrospective” hosted by all of our fathers.
The contemporary “Ocean’s” crew
Q: Stuart, after sitting through Children of the Corn and Leprechaun, are you relieved to take a break from horror for the holidays?
Stuart: There were longer franchise options discussed – the four Gingerdead Man films might have fit nicely under the tree in a different year. But I’m not sure anyone was eager to unwrap anymore low-rent slasher flicks.
I like that we’re getting more into the spirit of New Year’s Eve with Ocean’s Eleven. We hope that listeners are feeling festive too, and won’t mind saving Santa’s Slay or You Better Watch Out for another time.
The 4-film Ocean’s retrospective begins December 16, following the 2-part Maniac series. At the same time, the Now Playing Podcast Fall Pledge Drive will continue on a separate feed, where donors can hear reviews of the Peter Jackson Hobbit films.
New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 435: It's the Yoda Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!
Halloween is this week and the costumes and decorations have started to go on sale! On this week’s Star Wars Action News hosts Marjorie and Arnie discuss the hard-to-find collectibles that combine Trick-or-Treating with the Galaxy Far, Far Away!
Also on this week’s show–reviews of two new 6-inch figures! First they look at the Hasbro Black Series Biker Scout with Speeder Bike, the first vehicle in the new, larger scale. Does it live up to the preview shown at SDCC?
And then the first Walgreens exclusive Hasbro Star Wars figure–Boba Fett in Prototype Armor. How does this compare to the original outfit, and is it worth the (bounty) hunt?
With Johnathan joining for an On The Pegs segment and a look at the latest offerings from Gentle Giant and Sideshow, it’s all on this new episode of Star Wars Action News!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 434: Star Wars Collectors and the Holy Grail
The Holy Grail–the one item a collector pines for but has not yet grabbed. It may be rare, it may be expensive, it may just be elusive, but the hunt continues. Most collectors have that one item that beguiles them and they would love to own. On this episode of Star Wars Action News Arnie celebrates capturing one of his Holy Grail collectibles after an eight year hunt! Then members of the Star Wars Action News community share their holy grails. Join these collectors as they reveal their hearts’ desires.
A common holy grail is an original vintage rocket-firing Boba Fett prototype. Rare and expensive, this figure was promised on cardbacks but the rocket-firing version never shipped. On this episode Star Wars artist Christian Slade tells Marjorie and Arnie about how he finally added this wonder to his collection, getting his own holy grail!
And from the old to the new, on this episode also hear coverage of this weekend’s New York Comic-Con. Hasbro had an event with new Black Series, Rebels series, and Mission series figures revealed! From IG-88 to the Emperor to Han in Carbonite, listen to find out about all the new figures that will be hitting store shelves in the coming months!
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Corn Connection: ‘Genesis’ brings series to close
This marks the final entry in The Corn Connection series, and much like the Children of the Corn films, it’s going out with a whimper.
Now Playing Podcast released its final review in the Corn retrospective on Tuesday, and after scraping the IMDB page for Children of the Corn: Genesis, I was able to find just one “star” who appeared in another film covered on the show.
Sure, there are actors you’ll recognize, like Billy Drago from The Untouchables and Cyborg 2. But I don’t see a Cyborg retrospective in Now Playing’s future. Nor do I see the hosts turning to television for The Office retrospective, just so they can reference lead actress Kelen Coleman, who guested in a few episodes as Dwight Schrute’s love interest, Isabel.
The only true connection in this final Corn film is actor Duane Whitaker, who plays the character Pritchett.
If the name doesn’t ring a bell, the face will. Whitaker’s career is loaded with various villain and hillbilly roles, most notably 1994’s Pulp Fiction, where he played the shop owner who holds Bruce Willis and Ving Rhames prisoner until Zed shows up. You know what happens next.
He’s also shown up in a slew of genre pics, everything from Feast to Tales From the Hood to From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money.
But if you want to find Whitaker in the Now Playing Podcast archives, you’ll find him in the Halloween, Rob Zombie and Texas Chainsaw Massacre retrospectives.
In Zombie’s Halloween 2, he played one of the hillbillies who gets killed by Michael Myers in a field after calling out the killer for trespassing. It was brutal.
Whitaker also played Dr. Bankhead in The Devil’s Rejects, another Rob Zombie picture; and one of his earlier horror roles came in 1990’s Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III.
So that’s that. Nine entries up, nine entries down, a few dozen connections made to the Now Playing Podcast archives. Mission accomplished. Thanks for reading!
Did we miss anyone? If you spot an actor or actress with a connection to Now Playing Podcast leave a comment and help a fellow listener!
New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 433: Collecting Nirvana in Aberdeen
Marjorie & Arnie are back from a trip across the American west, and of course they did some Star Wars shopping while there! Visiting with the members of SARLACC in Seattle, they visited several stores–including one of the oddest Star Wars toy shops out there. Watch to see a Star Wars shop unlike any other!
Also on this week’s show, new toys are showing up in stores! With the impending premiere of Rebels on Disney XD stores are stocking up with tons of new Star Wars merchandise from chairs to Christmas ornaments to even a few new action figures! Listen to find out what’s hitting, as well as a brief review of the Toys R Us exclusive Jedi Reveal Rebels figure 3-pack.
But the biggest news last week was a new sixth-scale Star Wars figure line from high end Hong Kong company Hot Toys! Through Sideshow Collectibles, the first two figures have gone up for pre-order–Han Solo and Chewbacca. Join Arnie, who has over 50 Hot Toys in his collection, to hear his impressions of these new Star Wars collectibles!
With a look at the Disney Store original trilogy figure sets, Halloween themed Star Wars collectibles, a review of the Star Wars Lootcrate and more, it’s all in this new Star Wars Action News podcast!
And for our next show we want your input! What is your Star Wars collectible holy grail? A screen-used prop? A carded Vlix? A replacement for the stuffed Ewok you used to own? Let us know in our voicemail at 415-508-JEDI and your call may be used on our next show!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 432: A New Dawn for Star Wars Fiction
Last Spring it was announced that the Star Wars canon was taking a new direction. To pave way for the upcoming Episode VII as well as the Rebels TV series the previous Star Wars “Expanded Universe” was reclassified as Star Wars Legends, wiping the slate clean for a new era of Star Wars stories. That begins today with the release of A New Dawn, the Star Wars Rebels tie-in novel by John Jackson Miller. In this episode of Star Wars Action News Brock joins us with a review of this first novel in a new age of Star Wars fiction.
Also on this week’s show, Marjorie and Arnie review Hasbro’s 4th wave of Black Series 3.75-inch figures. From Dagobah Luke to Yoda to Toryn Farr, watch the video to see hands-on reviews of these collector-oriented figures!
With reports from Wizard World Chicago and GenCon, eating fresh with Rebels, and much more, it’s all in this episode of Star Wars Action News!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 431: Exclusive Showdown
The irony of San Diego Comic-Con is that while everyone rushes to buy the exclusives, there’s no time at the con to really look at them! Now Marjorie and Arnie are back home and have unpacked their SDCC shipment, and are ready to tell you if Hasbro’s 6-Inch Jabba the Hut exclusive, or the SDCC/Toys R Us exclusive Cantina Showdown set, was worth the trouble.<div><br></div><div>Also on this week’s show Steve the Gingerprince reports in from the London Film and Comic Con. With a not-too-surprising number of Star Wars guests (given where Episode VII is filming) and tons of toys, listen in to find out about that European event.</div><div><br></div><div>With Johnathan telling us what’s hitting stores, a look at the Star Wars Celebration pin set, and more, it’s all in this episode of Star Wars Action News!<span class=”Apple-tab-span” style=”white-space:pre”> </span></div><div><br></div><div><b>We want you to join our team!</b> We have openings currently for video editors, audio editors, and photo editors! <a href=”http://reviewstarwars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=19909″>Find out all the details in our forums!</a></div>
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 430: SDCC 2014 Part II: Live from the Con Floor
Star Wars Action News’ full coverage of San Diego Comic-Con International 2014 is here! Recorded live at the convention, join Arnie and Marjorie as they detail the exclusives and reveals from Star Wars collectible companies like Hasbro, Mattel, Jakks Pacific, Sideshow Collectibles, eFX, and more!
In this episode you can watch exclusive interviews with representatives from your favorite Star Wars toy makers! Join Arnie for interviews with Hasbro, Kotobukiya, Gentle Giant, plus Star Wars authors Jeffrey Brown and Daniel Wallace!
With coverage from the Star Wars fan breakfast and more, it’s all in Star Wars Action News’ 2014 Comic-Con coverage!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 429: SDCC Part 1 — Hasbro and High End Collector Presentations
2014’s San Diego Comic-Con International is in the books, but there was so much at the convention it is impossible to absorb it all in 5 days–both for those at the convention as well as fans watching from home.
But now that the chaos is over take time to absorb all the news about new and upcoming releases from Hasbro, Sideshow Collectibles, eFX Collectibles, Gentle Giant, and Kotobukiya! If you missed their panels on Friday you can relive them on Star Wars Action News’ first part of their SDCC coverage. Watch these presentations and find out about all the upcoming new items.
Then join us later for the second part of San Diego Comic-Con coverage with exclusive interviews, product reviews, and news about all the exclusives at the convention!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 428: Imperial Troops Have Entered the Podcast
It’s just 9 days until San Diego Comic-Con International 2014! While there are sure to be surprises and last-minute reveals every day up to the convention, most of the news is out and for Star Wars fans there’s tons of programming…and shopping. Friday is Star Wars Day, starting with the Star Wars Fan Breakfast and then followed by an entire day of Star Wars panels. On this episode of the Star Wars Action News podcast Marjorie and Arnie run down all the Comic-Con programming and exclusives. Be sure to follow them on Facebook and @swactionnews on Twitter for all the updates leading up to and during the convention!
Also on this week’s show Sideshow has been taking aim at collectors’ wallets. Listen to find out about all their new pre-orders including the life-sized Darth Vader statue. Plus watch an in-depth review of Sideshow’s Exclusive Snowtrooper Premium Format Figure!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 427: These Aren't the Shoes You're Looking For!
Mara Jade was instantly a fan favorite character. When she first graced the pages of the Star Wars expanded universe in Timothy Zahn’s 1991 book Heir to the Empire she was embraced by Star Wars fans. It wasn’t long before the figure also appeared in video games, action figures, the Return of the Jedi Radio Drama and more. But now with the Star Wars Expanded Universe being rebranded “Legends” Mara Jade’s canonical status is uncertain and fans who’ve followed the character for over twenty years cannot look forward to new Mara Jade adventures. However fans can own a statue of Mara Jade, perhaps for the last time! Announced before the Expanded Universe reboot, Kotobukiya’s Mara Jade Bishoujo has recently been released as a companion to their previous (also EU) statue of Jaina Solo. On this Star Wars Action News podcast listen to find out if this statue is a gem you should own!
Also on this podcast, hosts Marjorie and Arnie went Star Wars shoe shopping at Journeys. With Vans new Star Wars line of footwear, plus two exclusive statues from Funko, tune in to find out how they got both and which are better–the shoes or the statues!
With details on the 4th Annual Star Wars Fan Breakfast at San Diego Comic-Con, reviews of J.W. Rinzler’s Star Wars Storyboards books, San Diego Comic-Con exclusive sell-outs and more, it’s all in this jam-packed episode of Star Wars Action News!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 426: Hot Wheels & Heavy Mattel
Star Wars collectors have braved the Hasbro booth year after year to get the latest, hottest exclusive toys. While the lines have been long and brutal and the toys expensive it was, at least for the past several years, the only line for exclusive, hard-to-get Star Wars toys. Until 2014. Now, as Disney’s corporate partnerships bring new Star Wars toys around the globe, Hasbro toy competitor Mattel has a licence for Hot Wheels from a Galaxy Far, Far Away! The line has been previewed and the first opportunity to get an exclusive Darth Vader car is at SDCC this summer! On this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast Marjorie and Arnie discuss the released photos and share why collectors shouldn’t need to race as hard to the Mattel booth on Preview Night!
And as San Diego Comic-Con International draws near it is also time to announce details for the 4th annual Star Wars Fan Breakfast at SDCC. This year Star Wars Action News has partnered with Steve Sansweet to raise funds for Rancho Obi-Wan and make the fan breakfast the best yet! Watch this episode of the podcast for the details.
With Jerry returning to put his stamp on a new Vintage Viewpoint, looking back at the original Kenner toys, Johnathan telling you what is On the Pegs, and Marjorie and Arnie reviewing the newest Mission Series figure packs, it’s all in this episode of Star Wars Action News!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 425: Only Imperial Stormtroopers Are So Verbose
With Hasbro having difficulty getting new figures to store pegs in any scale, collectors are forced to find their excitement places other than Wal-Mart, Target, and Toys R Us. Most specifically The Disney Stores where a new 13-inch line of talking, articulated Star Wars figures have started to appear. The X-Wing Luke Skywalker and Stormtrooper are on store shelves now, and in this episode of Star Wars Action News you can see a hands-on review of the Stormtrooper to find out if you need to add this to your collection.
But while Hasbro is in a late spring lull, news leaked last week of new Black Series releases on the horizon. In this show you can find out about three possible new Toys R Us exclusive multi-packs that have strong Original Trilogy ties.
With news on how YOU can be in Star Wars Episode VII, a discussion of the upcoming Disney Star Wars marathon, reports from Disney Star Wars Weekends and the UK Collectormania 21, and more, it’s all in this week’s Star Wars Action News!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 423: Live from the CBR Bar at C2E2!
This past weekend saw the largest comic convention in Chicago — Reed Pop’s C2E2! Saturday night Marjorie, Arnie, and several members of the Star Wars Action News family got together to talk about the convention, their Star Wars celebrity encounters, and their collectible finds!
But the past two weeks have been full of news for Star Wars fans and collectors alike. Listen in to hear about the announcements of new toys and collectibles exclusive to the Disney Stores. From new scales of action figures to vehicles, plushes, mugs, and more, the gang rates their interest in the new collectible lines.
Also on this show, the news came down while everyone was at C2E2 that Star Wars canon has rebooted. The books, games, comics, and stories that formerly made up the “Star Wars Expanded Universe” have been rebranded “Star Wars Legends”–alternate, non-canonical, tales of the galaxy far, far away. But coming now is a new status quo, a new canon, and four new novels that fit into it. Hear the group reaction on this week’s show.
With a discussion on if Star Wars is a kid’s movie, a very special coin, and much more, it’s all in this week’s Star Wars Action News convention coverage!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 422: To Buy, Or Not To Buy? That is the Question.
To buy, or not to buy–that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous interestOr to leave empty a spot in the collectionand risk the price on the secondary market.
Yes, Sideshow Collectibles has put up for pre-order its newest life-sized Star Wars figure — The Han Solo in Carbonite. And it has Arnie waxing philosophical about collecting, and how much is too much to spend on one item. On this episode of the Star Wars Action News podcast he and Marjorie review all the information released about this new high-end item. Join them for this discussion!
Also on this week’s show, Hasbro’s new 6-inch Star Wars line has reinvigorated action figure collectors, but with a new scale come old problems–like figure balance. NECA makes a line of figure stands for 6 to 8-inch figures, but do they work for the Black Series? Watch to see how this round peg fits in that foot hole!
Also in this episode are reviews of the Hasbro’s Mission Series figures Wave 2, including Han Solo, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Maul, R2-D2, and C-3PO!
With a Savage new Premium Format figure, a report from Wizard World St. Louis, an interview with Star Wars sketch card artist Chris Hamer, and so much more, it’s all in this episode of Star Wars Action News!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 421: Is 6-Inches Short for a Stormtrooper?
From coast to coast the third wave of Hasbro’s 6-inch Star Wars Black Series has started to appear in stores. This wave has three new figures, a Stormtrooper, Bespin Luke Skywalker, and Episode III Obi-Wan, plus a carry-forward Han Solo. With this wave we finally have more than 10 Star Wars icons in this new scale. Is now the perfect time to jump into the line? Listen to this episode of Star Wars Action News for Marjorie and Arnie’s reviews of all four of these figures!
With more Rancho Obi-Wan extra auctions, a Millennium Falcon model that may not look like much until you assemble all 100 pieces, and a look at the latest Episode VII news, it’s all in this issue of the Star Wars Action News podcast!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 420: Cheers to Planet Comicon!
Planet Comicon was held in Kansas City this past weekend, and Marjorie and Arnie were there and on the hunt for toys and autographs! This show saw a rare signing by John Ratzenberger who is mostly known for being a Pixar and Cheers star, but Star Wars fans know he was also Major Bren Derlin on Hoth. With the con having its first three-day convention, listen to find out what you missed and if you should make it a destination in 2015!
Also in this week’s show, a lot of new Star Wars toys and collectibles have been announced recently. From Potato Heads to replica skate boards to LEGO and more, find out about it all in this week’s podcast!
With a report from last week’s Toy Man Toy Show, a visit to Duncan Jenkins’ Sithsonian, and a close-up look at the breakdown of vintage plastic, it’s all in episode 420 of the Star Wars Action News podcast!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 419: Locked Down with Joe Schreiber
Few first time Star Wars novelists get the promotional push that Joe Schreiber received in 2009 for Deathtroopers. The first unabashed horror story set in the Star Wars universe the combination of zombies and the galaxy far, far away inspired cosplay even before the book hit shelves. While somewhat controversial for its more R rated gore and violence, the book became a fan favorite and just one year later the sequel Red Harvest was released.
Now after a four year absence from Star Wars fiction Schreiber is back in bookstores with the new novel Darth Maul: Lockdown. This prequel era tale follows the Sith apprentice on a mission for his master before the events of The Phantom Menace. Lockdown is a departure from the author’s previous horror stories but the hard action and flare for visuals remain–as does the promotion. From the graphics flaunting Darth Maul fighting a Yuuzhan Vong to the news that this new story ties in closely with James Luceno’s 2012 book Darth Plagueis fan expectations couldn’t be higher.
In this bonus episode of Star Wars Action News Arnie talks with the author about what he’s been working on since 2010, what stories influenced this prison story, and what continuity landmines he had to avoid when setting a story in this era. Listen to get all the behind-the-scenes details of this new book.
With Johnathan back hitting the bricks for a special LEGO focused “On the Pegs” segment, this is one podcast you won’t want to miss!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 418: Star Wars – Disney Style!
With Lucasfilm, and all things Star Wars, now owned by The Walt Disney Corporation it should be no surprise that Disney is the place to look for Star Wars collectibles! The 2014 Star Wars Weekends have been announced and there are tons of new exclusives, including Vinylmations Series 4, a lanyard replicating the Medal of Yavin, and much more! Marjorie and Arnie run down the cool new items available only at the Disney World theme park this summer!
For Hasbro figure collectors Disney is the place to be as well–the Disney Store in your local mall. The newest Black Series Star Wars figures have been spotted at this retail chain, along with new Star Wars shirts and other merchandise.
With a review of James S.A. Corey’s new Star Wars novel Honor Among Thieves, a look back at Star Wars musical soundtracks on CD, and a look at the new auctions straight from Steve Sansweet’s Rancho Obi-Wan, it’s all in this week’s Star Wars Action News!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 417: Toy Fair 2014 – LEGO and more from Javits!
Star Wars fans have a reason to be excited after last week’s New York Toy Fair International. Watch this week’s podcast to see all the new toys and collectibles! From LEGO to Uncle Milton, Kotobukiya, Underground Toys, and so many more, they’re all in this week’s continuing Toy Fair coverage!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 416: Toy Fair 2014 – Hasbro's Reveals
The next Star Wars film may be over a year away, but the new Star Wars figures are on the horizon! From Black Series figures, in both the 6 and 4-inch scales, plus figures tying into Disney’s new REBELS animated series, all was revealed at Hasbro’s Toy Fair International presentation! Join Marjorie and Arnie in this episode of Star Wars Action News to find out what Hasbro revealed for its 2014 product line!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 415: Troops and Roses
Star Wars Valentines–they’re not just for the playground anymore! For decades there have been packages of Star Wars Valentines Day cards, the type that school children give in the classroom, but as Star Wars fans have grown up so have the gifts you can give to your loved one. From light-up heart-shaped boxes of candy to stuffed Stormtroopers with edible hearts, fans of the original trilogy, the prequels, and even the comics will find items that will make them be yours! On this week’s Star Wars Action News, Marjorie and Arnie run down this year’s cool, new offerings, and say which are great gifts, which should be collected, and what can be skipped.
Also on this week’s show, Brock returns with his review of Maul – Lockdown, the newest Star Wars novel from Deathtroopers author Joe Schreiber. This pre-Episode I story focuses on the Sith Apprentice infiltrating a prison to find a secret crime lord. Is this a book worthy of Maul’s fighting skill? Listen to find out!
With The Gingerprince reviewing the Amazon Exclusive Droid Factory wave of figures, Arnie and Marjorie on a vintage figure hunt at the Toy Man Toy Show, and more, it’s all in this week’s Star Wars Action News video podcast!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 414: At Last We Have the Mighty Chewbacca
Note: Star Wars Action News’ enhanced podcasts are now full HD video podcasts! Read all about it in Arnie’s blog post. Sideshow Collectibles has gone deep in Star Wars lore with their premium format figures. After starting with big characters like Luke, Han, and Vader, they have gone EU with Darth Malgus and Shaak Ti from The Force Unleashed. They’ve done Clone Wars with Captain Rex. But they never made a Chewbacca…until now, and Star Wars Action News hosts Marjorie and Arnie have the exclusive version in their podcasting studio. Is it worth getting? Listen to the full review in this episode!
Also in this show Marjorie and Arnie review Hasbro’s Star Wars Black Series Wave 3. With a mix of characters from the original trilogy, the prequels, the Clone Wars cartoon, and the EU, listen to find out which figures stand out–and which won’t stand at all!
With a final look at the 2013 Sithmas Gift Exchange and a sticky, dripping tongue, it’s all in this brand new video podcast of Star Wars Action News!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 412: 2013 Year In Review Part 1 – Hasbro
Since Kenner resumed making Star Wars figures in 1995 collectors have had a steady stream of items to buy, but in 2013 Hasbro changed up the game and collecting may never be the same. First there is a line of 3.75-inch figures with articulation levels reminiscent of the 1970s. Then Star Wars figure collectors had to think big–6-inches big–as collector-focused figures got a new scale for the first time in 35 years. How did fans react to these changes, and what is in store for 2014? These are the topics in the first part of the Star Wars Action News 2013 in review podcasts, so take a listen and hear what the Star Wars Action News team had to say!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 410: Black Friday Deals and 2013 Holiday Gift Guide
Black Friday isn’t what it used to be…it’s not even Friday any more! With sales having started Thanksgiving Day and some stretching through the weekend and even to “Cyber Monday” bargain shoppers now have almost a full week of savings. Stay on target for Star Wars bargains with this episode of Star Wars Action News! Marjorie and Arnie run down the stores with Star Wars items on sale to let you know which bargains are worth fighting the crowds, and which you can sleep through!
Also on this episode is the annual Star Wars Action News holiday gift guide! With gift ideas for men, women, and children, and in all price ranges, listen to find what to get the Star Wars collector who seems to already have everything! The entire Star Wars Action News team has contributed ideas. From books to lightsabers, toys to statues, jewelry to original art, it’s all here in today’s podcast! Plus listen to win a set of Star Wars Radio Drama CD-sets from Star Wars Action news and Highbridge Audio!
And don’t forget to sign up for the Star Wars Action Sithmas Gift Exchange! Sign-ups end December 2nd. Get and give some Star Wars joy this season by joining this Secret Santa gift exchange! All the details are at http://www.swactionnews.com/Sithmas/
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Psycho (1998) – for Annual Subscribers
Psycho IV in 1990 ended the arc of Norman Bates that began with Hitchcock’s original Psycho film, but no good horror villain every stays truly dead. When horror films had a resurgence in the late 1990s Universal again wanted fans to return to the Bates Motel with a remake of Psycho. Directed by Gus Van Sant, with future Frat Pack star Vince Vaughn as Norman Bates, Anne Heche as Marion Crane, and William H. Macy as PI Arbogast, plus Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen, and Rita Wilson, the film had some of Hollywood’s hottest names. But it was poorly received and where Van Sant was nominated for an Academy Award in 1997, he got a Razzie nomination in 1998 for Psycho. Is this film a misunderstood but entertaining retelling of the original story, or should this film be allowed to run down the drain with Marion’s blood? If you donate to Now Playing quickly, before Oct 31, 2013, you can listen to find out!
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Psycho (1998) – Donation Bonus
Psycho IV in 1990 ended the arc of Norman Bates that began with Hitchcock’s original Psycho film, but no good horror villain every stays truly dead. When horror films had a resurgence in the late 1990s Universal again wanted fans to return to the Bates Motel with a remake of Psycho. Directed by Gus Van Sant, with future Frat Pack star Vince Vaughn as Norman Bates, Anne Heche as Marion Crane, and William H. Macy as PI Arbogast, plus Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen, and Rita Wilson, the film had some of Hollywood’s hottest names. But it was poorly received and where Van Sant was nominated for an Academy Award in 1997, he got a Razzie nomination in 1998 for Psycho. Is this film a misunderstood but entertaining retelling of the original story, or should this film be allowed to run down the drain with Marion’s blood? If you donate to Now Playing quickly, before Oct 31, 2013, you can listen to find out!
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Curse of Chucky
Originally Released October 22, 2013
You can’t kill Chucky. Blow up his head, set him on fire, shoot him in the heart, he always gets stitched back together to return and continue his homicidal ways. And with a new Child’s Play installment being released nine years since Seed of Chucky it seems the franchise is as resilient as its star. With Chucky creator Don Mancini returning as writer and director, this new installment tries to return Chucky to his horror roots. Does it work? Arnie, Stuart, and Brock return to their first donation series ever with this special additional episode. Thanks to your donation to Now Playing you can listen and find out!
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Psycho IV: The Beginning – for Annual Subscribers
A boy’s best friend is his mother. Who else can a boy dote on, and make her tea with that touch of vanilla she likes so much? Who else can engage in tickle fights and caress and dab with orange flower water? Who else will make the boy wear a dress and wig as punishment? You mean that isn’t the relationship you have with your mother? Well it is the relationship explained between Norman Bates and his mother in Psycho IV: The Beginning. Both a sequel and a prequel to the original Psycho trilogy, this film features Norman Bates in his final portrayal of the famous film serial killer, and it’s this week’s Now Playing Gold Level Donation review! If you donate to support Now Playing you can listen to Stuart, Brock, and Arnie’s review!
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Psycho IV: The Beginning – Donation Bonus
A boy’s best friend is his mother. Who else can a boy dote on, and make her tea with that touch of vanilla she likes so much? Who else can engage in tickle fights and caress and dab with orange flower water? Who else will make the boy wear a dress and wig as punishment? You mean that isn’t the relationship you have with your mother? Well it is the relationship explained between Norman Bates and his mother in Psycho IV: The Beginning. Both a sequel and a prequel to the original Psycho trilogy, this film features Norman Bates in his final portrayal of the famous film serial killer, and it’s this week’s Now Playing Gold Level Donation review! If you donate to support Now Playing you can listen to Stuart, Brock, and Arnie’s review!
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Bates Motel – Donation Bonus
After Psycho III’s poor box office performance it seemed Norman was being sent away for good. Until July of 1987 when Bates Motel, a made-for-TV movie, aired on NBC. Intended to launch a prime-time series, Bates Motel jettisons the continuity of the two theatrical Psycho sequels, telling the story of Alex West–a boy who befriended Norman in the mental institution. When Norman dies he leaves Alex his namesake motel…but then must face the possibility the hotel haunted–by Mother, or some other supernatural force. Is this a lost classic, or a properly overlooked film? And how does NBC’s Bates Motel compare to A&E’s current drama series? If you support Now Playing with a donation you can listen and find out!
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Psycho III – for Annual Subscribers
After the success of Psycho II Universal wanted another follow-up to the classic slasher series. Norman and Mother are once again executing their judgment on the immoral hotel guests. Yet for the plot similarity to the original, this film, as directed by star Anthony Perkins, is a unique standout in the series. With an opening shout of “There is no God!” to a quirky cast of characters, Perkins’ stylistic influences strayed far from Hitchcock. Ultimately, this would be the last theatrical Psycho film until the 1990s remake. Did this tonal change provide a satisfying end to the Psycho trilogy? Thanks to your donation to Now Playing you can listen and find out!
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Psycho III – Donation Bonus
After the success of Psycho II Universal wanted another follow-up to the classic slasher series. Norman and Mother are once again executing their judgment on the immoral hotel guests. Yet for the plot similarity to the original, this film, as directed by star Anthony Perkins, is a unique standout in the series. With an opening shout of “There is no God!” to a quirky cast of characters, Perkins’ stylistic influences strayed far from Hitchcock. Ultimately, this would be the last theatrical Psycho film until the 1990s remake. Did this tonal change provide a satisfying end to the Psycho trilogy? Thanks to your donation to Now Playing you can listen and find out!
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Psycho II – for Annual Subscribers
Gone With the Wind. Casablanca. Psycho. These are undisputed classics of cinema. Yet each have had sequels attempted. Of those, though, only Psycho had a follow-up film released in theaters. Picking up 22 years after the original, Norman Bates is now out of the mental hospital and back at the Bates Motel. But is he alone, or is Mother still with him? Arnie, Stuart, and Brock reveal the answers, and discuss the sensibility of trying to recapture the magic of Hitchcock’s Psycho in this bonus donation-drive podcast. If you make a Gold Level donation to Now Playing before Oct 31 you can hear that conversation!
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Psycho II – Donation Bonus
Gone With the Wind. Casablanca. Psycho. These are undisputed classics of cinema. Yet each have had sequels attempted. Of those, though, only Psycho had a follow-up film released in theaters. Picking up 22 years after the original, Norman Bates is now out of the mental hospital and back at the Bates Motel. But is he alone, or is Mother still with him? Arnie, Stuart, and Brock reveal the answers, and discuss the sensibility of trying to recapture the magic of Hitchcock’s Psycho in this bonus donation-drive podcast. If you make a Gold Level donation to Now Playing before Oct 31 you can hear that conversation!
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Psycho (1960) – for Annual Subscribers
Bates Motel. Norman. Mother. The shower scene. The screeching score. You see it, you hear it, and you instantly know it’s Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. The iconography of Hitchcock’s masterpiece is steeped in our culture, and despite a career of over 50 years it is this little black and white film, made with a crew borrowed from Hitchcock’s TV series, that is most remembered and revered. Now the hosts of Now Playing watch and review this cinema classic. How well does the film hold up over 50 years after it was released? Is it still relevant to today’s horror films? If you donate now to support Now Playing you can listen and find out!
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Psycho (1960) – Donation Bonus
Bates Motel. Norman. Mother. The shower scene. The screeching score. You see it, you hear it, and you instantly know it’s Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. The iconography of Hitchcock’s masterpiece is steeped in our culture, and despite a career of over 50 years it is this little black and white film, made with a crew borrowed from Hitchcock’s TV series, that is most remembered and revered. Now the hosts of Now Playing watch and review this cinema classic. How well does the film hold up over 50 years after it was released? Is it still relevant to today’s horror films? If you donate now to support Now Playing you can listen and find out!
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Attack the Block
On the surface, Attack the Block may not have a lot in common with Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. However this sci-fi horror comedy film does come from Edgar Wright, marking the first time the director produced a film he did not direct. And directing the film is Joe Cornish, Wright’s co-writer on the Steven Spielberg film The Adventures of Tintin. With several other Wright collaborators behind the screen and Nick Frost in a prominent role, does Attack the Block measure up to Wright’s other productions, or will Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob attack the film? Donate now to support Now Playing and you can listen and find out!
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Attack the Block
On the surface, Attack the Block may not have a lot in common with Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. However this sci-fi horror comedy film does come from Edgar Wright, marking the first time the director produced a film he did not direct. And directing the film is Joe Cornish, Wright’s co-writer on the Steven Spielberg film The Adventures of Tintin. With several other Wright collaborators behind the screen and Nick Frost in a prominent role, does Attack the Block measure up to Wright’s other productions, or will Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob attack the film? Donate now to support Now Playing and you can listen and find out!
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Paul – for Annual Subscribers
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost came to fame under the direction of Edgar Wright. With the movies Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz as well as the television show Spaced. But to have a true spacey sci-fi adventure Frost and Pegg wrote their own script about two road-tripping Brits who encounter a pot-smoking foul mouthed atheist alien–Paul. Does this film, helmed by Superbad director Greg Mottola, match up to Wright’s Blood and Ice Cream films? If you donate and support Now Playing you can listen and find out!
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Paul – Donation Bonus
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost came to fame under the direction of Edgar Wright. With the movies Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz as well as the television show Spaced. But to have a true spacey sci-fi adventure Frost and Pegg wrote their own script about two road-tripping Brits who encounter a pot-smoking foul mouthed atheist alien–Paul. Does this film, helmed by Superbad director Greg Mottola, match up to Wright’s Blood and Ice Cream films? If you donate and support Now Playing you can listen and find out!
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The World’s End – for Annual Subscribers
Almost ten years after Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost first collaborated on the big screen their Three Flavors Cornetto Trilogy comes to an End–The World’s End. Is this film the End all be all? If you donate to Now Playing you can listen and find out!
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The World’s End – Donation Bonus
Almost ten years after Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost first collaborated on the big screen their Three Flavors Cornetto Trilogy comes to an End–The World’s End. Is this film the End all be all? If you donate to Now Playing you can listen and find out!
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Hot Fuzz – for Annual Subscribers
Fresh off the success of Shaun of the Dead creators Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright decided the follow-up would be a new type of genre parody; instead of making a comedic horror film the duo created Hot Fuzz lampooning the over-the-top action films of the 80s and 90s. It was billed as the second part of their “Blood and Ice Cream trilogy” where Pegg would star with Nick Frost. Did this Spaced team suffer a sophomore slump or is Hot Fuzz a follow-up as good as the original? Thanks to your support of Now Playing you can listen and find out!
Hot Fuzz – Donation Bonus
Fresh off the success of Shaun of the Dead creators Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright decided the follow-up would be a new type of genre parody; instead of making a comedic horror film the duo created Hot Fuzz lampooning the over-the-top action films of the 80s and 90s. It was billed as the second part of their “Blood and Ice Cream trilogy” where Pegg would star with Nick Frost. Did this Spaced team suffer a sophomore slump or is Hot Fuzz a follow-up as good as the original? Thanks to your support of Now Playing you can listen and find out!
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New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 402: Separation Anxiety
New figures are on the pegs and Marjorie and Arnie are back in the Star Wars Action News studio ready to review them! On this week’s podcast the hosts look at new new Saga Legends figures from Hasbro. With limited articulation and smaller card backs these figures have divided collectors between those who demand more collector-oriented figures and those who find the limited pose-ability a throwback to vintage collecting. Hasbro claims they’re some of the best sculpts they’ve ever done. Listen to find out the final verdict!But with the new items shipping there seem to be new problems for collectors. The figures seem to have problem staying on the cards, and reports are widespread regarding shipping damage to the Amazon exclusive Slave I. Even those who received perfect Slave I vehicles may still have issues as many report manufacturing issues and missing parts with Boba Fett’s iconic ship. Marjorie and Arnie run down these disappointing details.With listener voicemails giving their thoughts on the toys, a review of the Star Wars chess set, and a Legend-ary Darth Maul collectible, it’s all on this week’s Star Wars Action News podcast!
We want your feedback! Please take a few minutes and take the Star Wars Action News listener poll and tell us what you’d like to hear on the show!
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Shaun of the Dead – for Annual Subscribers
Can a zombie movie be a good comedy? Can a comedy be a good zombie movie? In the hands of Writer/Director Edgar Wright and Writer/Star Simon Pegg the answer was yes. Fresh off the hit British comedy Spaced the duo broke into America with this zomromcom – the film that became the first film in their Three Flavors Cornetto trilogy (called the Blood & Ice Cream trilogy in the US). Now as the trilogy concludes with The World’s End Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob revisit Shaun of the Dead. Does the film work as horror, comedy, romance, or all of the above? If you donate and support Now Playing Podcast you can listen and find out!
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Shaun of the Dead – Donation Bonus
Can a zombie movie be a good comedy? Can a comedy be a good zombie movie? In the hands of Writer/Director Edgar Wright and Writer/Star Simon Pegg the answer was yes. Fresh off the hit British comedy Spaced the duo broke into America with this zomromcom – the film that became the first film in their Three Flavors Cornetto trilogy (called the Blood & Ice Cream trilogy in the US). Now as the trilogy concludes with The World’s End Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob revisit Shaun of the Dead. Does the film work as horror, comedy, romance, or all of the above? If you donate and support Now Playing Podcast you can listen and find out!
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Lifeforce – for Annual Subscribers
Tobe Hooper was riding high from the success of Poltergeist when he signed a three picture deal with Cannon Films. Then came Lifeforce. It should have been a smash hit–an effects heavy event film from the director of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and the writer of Alien. Instead it was a notorious flop that would begin Cannon Films’ bankruptcy and hamstring production of Superman IV. How did such a bomb get made, and is the film really that bad? As a donor you can listen and find out!
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Lifeforce – Donation Bonus
Tobe Hooper was riding high from the success of Poltergeist when he signed a three picture deal with Cannon Films. Then came Lifeforce. It should have been a smash hit–an effects heavy event film from the director of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and the writer of Alien. Instead it was a notorious flop that would begin Cannon Films’ bankruptcy and hamstring production of Superman IV. How did such a bomb get made, and is the film really that bad? As a donor you can listen and find out!
World War Z – for Annual Subscribers
Nothing can stop the undead. They just keep coming, and if you kill one two more take their place until eventually you have an unstoppable zombie horde. The same can be said for zombie movies themselves! Since the one-two punch of 28 Days Later and Sack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead the zombies have grown larger and larger, and this weekend in theaters comes the biggest zombie movie of them all–World War Z. Starring Brad Pitt as a UN investigator this film was intended to kick off a trilogy of big-budget zombie action films. Does this film continue the pile-on of zombie hits or is this one zombie who should have stayed dead? Donate to support Now Playing to find out!
NOTE: This listing is for annual subscribers to our show. You can also get this movie review individually for a small donation.
Every dollar you donate goes to make this show the best it can be. Thank you for your support and we hope you enjoy the podcast!
World War Z – Donation Bonus
Nothing can stop the undead. They just keep coming, and if you kill one two more take their place until eventually you have an unstoppable zombie horde. The same can be said for zombie movies themselves! Since the one-two punch of 28 Days Later and Sack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead the zombies have grown larger and larger, and this weekend in theaters comes the biggest zombie movie of them all–World War Z. Starring Brad Pitt as a UN investigator this film was intended to kick off a trilogy of big-budget zombie action films. Does this film continue the pile-on of zombie hits or is this one zombie who should have stayed dead? Donate to support Now Playing to find out!
28 Weeks Later
Fans had to wait five years for a sequel to 28 Days Later. But when 28 Weeks Later arrived in 2007 there was no Jim, no Selena on screen, and perhaps more startling, no Danny Boyle behind the camera. But with can the new cast, including Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Idris Elba, and Iomgen Poots, bring the same authentic terror to this sequel? And will we ever see this series again in 28 Months Later? If you donate to support Now Playing you can listen and find out!
28 Weeks Later
Fans had to wait five years for a sequel to 28 Days Later. But when 28 Weeks Later arrived in 2007 there was no Jim, no Selena on screen, and perhaps more startling, no Danny Boyle behind the camera. But with can the new cast, including Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Idris Elba, and Iomgen Poots, bring the same authentic terror to this sequel? And will we ever see this series again in 28 Months Later? If you donate to support Now Playing you can listen and find out!
28 Days Later
28 Days Later is part apocalyptic thriller, part zombie horror, all scary as hell. Directed by Trainspotting wunderkind Danny Boyle 28 Days Later had a small budget but portrayed a grand vision. Its success helped reignite a love for zombies in 21st century cinema, introduced American audiences to future Batman baddie Cillian Murphy, and returned Boyle’s status as an indie darling. But does the film hold up 10 years later? If you donate to Now Playing you can listen and find out!
28 Days Later
28 Days Later is part apocalyptic thriller, part zombie horror, all scary as hell. Directed by Trainspotting wunderkind Danny Boyle 28 Days Later had a small budget but portrayed a grand vision. Its success helped reignite a love for zombies in 21st century cinema, introduced American audiences to future Batman baddie Cillian Murphy, and returned Boyle’s status as an indie darling. But does the film hold up 10 years later? If you donate to Now Playing you can listen and find out!
Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave
Much like the Tarman, the Return of the Living Dead franchise had been cooped up for years but in 2005 sudios released not one but two sequels! Last week Now Playing supporters heard our review of the film Necropolis, now Jakob, Stuart, and Arnie are back to Rave to the Grave. When the trippy drug Z starts to turn users into the undead only a pair of Russian mobsters stands between the zombies and global disaster. Is this film a good party time or should it have remained interred? Donate and support Now Playing to find out!
Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave
Much like the Tarman, the Return of the Living Dead franchise had been cooped up for years but in 2005 sudios released not one but two sequels! Last week Now Playing supporters heard our review of the film Necropolis, now Jakob, Stuart, and Arnie are back to Rave to the Grave. When the trippy drug Z starts to turn users into the undead only a pair of Russian mobsters stands between the zombies and global disaster. Is this film a good party time or should it have remained interred? Donate and support Now Playing to find out!
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis
It’s hard to kill a zombie in Return of the Living Dead. Shoot them, burn them, they keep coming back for more brains. But after 1993 it seemed the zombies had finally been killed for good by the most harrowing of enemies–intellectual property rights issues. Leave it to Hollywood to never leave money on the table, though, as the zombie resurgence of the early 21st century with 28 Days Later and Dawn of the Dead enabled Return of the Living Dead to crawl from the grave again with not one but two low-budget, direct-to-SyFy Channel sequels. This week on Now Playing’s bonus donation series Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob watch the first of these films: Return of the Living Dead–Necropolis. Is watching this film worse than eating cooked, zombified rat? If you donate to support Now Playing you can listen and find out!
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis
It’s hard to kill a zombie in Return of the Living Dead. Shoot them, burn them, they keep coming back for more brains. But after 1993 it seemed the zombies had finally been killed for good by the most harrowing of enemies–intellectual property rights issues. Leave it to Hollywood to never leave money on the table, though, as the zombie resurgence of the early 21st century with 28 Days Later and Dawn of the Dead enabled Return of the Living Dead to crawl from the grave again with not one but two low-budget, direct-to-SyFy Channel sequels. This week on Now Playing’s bonus donation series Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob watch the first of these films: Return of the Living Dead–Necropolis. Is watching this film worse than eating cooked, zombified rat? If you donate to support Now Playing you can listen and find out!
Return of the Living Dead 3
For Return of the Living Dead 3 studio Trimark Pictures brought in Brian Yuzna, a horror producer and director best known for the ground-breaking Re-Animator films. Yuzna worked with writer John Penney to create a zombie love story. Starring future O.C. actress Melinda Clarke as Julie, a goth girl with a new found taste for brains, Return of the Living Dead 3 had much different in tone than the previous two films. Is this change for the better? Donate to Now Playing and you can listen and find out!
Return of the Living Dead 3
For Return of the Living Dead 3 studio Trimark Pictures brought in Brian Yuzna, a horror producer and director best known for the ground-breaking Re-Animator films. Yuzna worked with writer John Penney to create a zombie love story. Starring future O.C. actress Melinda Clarke as Julie, a goth girl with a new found taste for brains, Return of the Living Dead 3 had much different in tone than the previous two films. Is this change for the better? Donate to Now Playing and you can listen and find out!
Return of the Living Dead Part II
Punk rock, humor, and zombies proved a successful mix in Return of the Living Dead so a sequel was inevitable. Some of the cast returned, including actors who’s characters died in the first one, but writer/director Dan O’Bannon was absent from the sequel. With a new tale of Trioxin fueled undead and an even stronger emphasis on the jokes, is Return of the Living Dead II a proper thriller? Donate to support Now Playing and find out!
Return of the Living Dead Part II
Punk rock, humor, and zombies proved a successful mix in Return of the Living Dead so a sequel was inevitable. Some of the cast returned, including actors who’s characters died in the first one, but writer/director Dan O’Bannon was absent from the sequel. With a new tale of Trioxin fueled undead and an even stronger emphasis on the jokes, is Return of the Living Dead II a proper thriller? Donate to support Now Playing and find out!
The Return of the Living Dead
George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead was so successful that it had not one but two sequels! Of course there was 1978’s Dawn of the Dead, but Night co-writer John Russo wrote his own sequel as well: Return of the Living Dead. First published as a novel in 1977, the story was taken and rewritten, and eventually directed by Dan O’Bannon, best known as the author of Alien. Giving the film a punk rock score and a cast of punk characters, the film combines horror and humor. Does it work? DONATE to Now Playing you get to find out and hear…more…podcasts!
The Return of the Living Dead
George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead was so successful that it had not one but two sequels! Of course there was 1978’s Dawn of the Dead, but Night co-writer John Russo wrote his own sequel as well: Return of the Living Dead. First published as a novel in 1977, the story was taken and rewritten, and eventually directed by Dan O’Bannon, best known as the author of Alien. Giving the film a punk rock score and a cast of punk characters, the film combines horror and humor. Does it work? DONATE to Now Playing you get to find out and hear…more…podcasts!
Evil Dead (2013)
It’s been 32 years since Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell left obscurity in Detroit and went to a cabin in the woods that would start their careers and scare the hell out of moviegoers. With Raimi reaching big-time success with big-budget films like Oz and Spider-Man it seemed that the Evil Dead franchise would remain lifeless, but in 2013 it was back with a poster promising “The Most Terrifying Film You Will Ever Experience.” Raimi and Campbell remained involved as producers, but directing fell to first-time filmmaker Fede Alvarez. Does this return to terror work for Evil Dead, or is it another forgettable horror reboot? DONATE to Now Playing to find out!
Evil Dead (2013)
It’s been 32 years since Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell left obscurity in Detroit and went to a cabin in the woods that would start their careers and scare the hell out of moviegoers. With Raimi reaching big-time success with big-budget films like Oz and Spider-Man it seemed that the Evil Dead franchise would remain lifeless, but in 2013 it was back with a poster promising “The Most Terrifying Film You Will Ever Experience.” Raimi and Campbell remained involved as producers, but directing fell to first-time filmmaker Fede Alvarez. Does this return to terror work for Evil Dead, or is it another forgettable horror reboot? DONATE to Now Playing to find out!
Army of Darkness
A broad slapstick comedy set in medieval times, Army of Darkness bears little resemblance to the raunchy “video nasty” Evil Dead film that started director Sam Raimi’s career. But this film is indeed a direct sequel to Evil Dead II, continuing the story of Ash as he fights the zombie deadites, including an evil clone of himself! It’s a movie that has spawned toys, video games, comic books, and more but is it a fitting continuation of the Evil Dead series? DONATE TO SUPPORT NOW PLAYING and find out!
Army of Darkness
A broad slapstick comedy set in medieval times, Army of Darkness bears little resemblance to the raunchy “video nasty” Evil Dead film that started director Sam Raimi’s career. But this film is indeed a direct sequel to Evil Dead II, continuing the story of Ash as he fights the zombie deadites, including an evil clone of himself! It’s a movie that has spawned toys, video games, comic books, and more but is it a fitting continuation of the Evil Dead series? DONATE TO SUPPORT NOW PLAYING and find out!
Evil Dead II
The Evil Dead was a successful horror film, but made on a shoestring budget over a span of four years. In 1987 director Sam Raimi, producer Rob Tapert, and star Bruce Campbell returned to that cabin in the woods, this time with a real Hollywood production team, and backed by famed producer Dino De Laurentiis. Rather than try to recreate the raw, grindhouse appeal of the original, Evil Dead 2 adds high production values and a good deal of comedy to the mix. It’s often cited as the best film in the Evil Dead trilogy, but do the Now Playing hosts agree? If you give us a hand and donate you can listen and find out!
Evil Dead II
The Evil Dead was a successful horror film, but made on a shoestring budget over a span of four years. In 1987 director Sam Raimi, producer Rob Tapert, and star Bruce Campbell returned to that cabin in the woods, this time with a real Hollywood production team, and backed by famed producer Dino De Laurentiis. Rather than try to recreate the raw, grindhouse appeal of the original, Evil Dead 2 adds high production values and a good deal of comedy to the mix. It’s often cited as the best film in the Evil Dead trilogy, but do the Now Playing hosts agree? If you give us a hand and donate you can listen and find out!
The Evil Dead (1981)
Sam Raimi is best known now for sci-fi heavy spectacle films. He directed the blockbuster Spider-Man trilogy, as well as this year’s Oz. But Raimi got his start in 1981 with an independently funded horror film. Shot under the worst of conditions, Raimi’s Evil Dead would go on to be acclaimed by horror master Stephen King and launch the careers of both Raimi and star Bruce Campbell. With the remake now in theaters, Now Playing is watching and reviewing all the Evil Dead films. Is this original, low-budget cabin in the woods story worth resurrecting, or should it stay in the cellar? DONATE TO NOW PLAYING to find out!
The Evil Dead (1981)
Sam Raimi is best known now for sci-fi heavy spectacle films. He directed the blockbuster Spider-Man trilogy, as well as this year’s Oz. But Raimi got his start in 1981 with an independently funded horror film. Shot under the worst of conditions, Raimi’s Evil Dead would go on to be acclaimed by horror master Stephen King and launch the careers of both Raimi and star Bruce Campbell. With the remake now in theaters, Now Playing is watching and reviewing all the Evil Dead films. Is this original, low-budget cabin in the woods story worth resurrecting, or should it stay in the cellar? DONATE TO NOW PLAYING to find out!
Prince of Darkness
Master of horror John Carpenter brought us the modern slasher film with Halloween, and arguably the best alien invasion film with The Thing, but in the late 80’s the horror director brought us zombified homeless people and Satan in a bottle! In Prince of Darkness, a trippy, apocalyptic story, scientists and priests team up to try to stop the end of the world, guided by a voice from the future. Is this another Carpenter masterpiece, or should this genie stay in his bottle? Listen to find out!
Prince of Darkness
Master of horror John Carpenter brought us the modern slasher film with Halloween, and arguably the best alien invasion film with The Thing, but in the late 80’s the horror director brought us zombified homeless people and Satan in a bottle! In Prince of Darkness, a trippy, apocalyptic story, scientists and priests team up to try to stop the end of the world, guided by a voice from the future. Is this another Carpenter masterpiece, or should this genie stay in his bottle? Listen to find out!
New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 386: St. Louis is Wizard!
Wizard World conventions are a staple for sci-fi and comic book fans. Having produced their multi-city conventions for years in Philadelphia, Chicago, and many other cities, they now expand their reach deeper in the midwest this year with Wizard World St. Louis! Marjorie and Arnie were at the con meeting Star Wars fans, celebrities, and seeing what Star Wars collectibles were for sale! With the 2014 St. Louis convention already announced, should you save the date? Listen to Arnie & Marjorie’s report to find out!Also this week, Johnathan is back with a look at the 2013 Movie Heroes action figures, Jerry gives a Vintage Viewpoint from Endor, and Steve the Gingerprince reports in from the UK–with a chance for one lucky listener to win some of the 2013 Yoda carded Clone Wars figures not released in the USA!
Source: Star Wars Action News
New Podcast – Star Wars Action News Episode 376: 2012 Year In Review Part III: Expanded Universe, High End, and Best of the Year!
In addition to all the toys collectors added to their shelves this year, it’s been an amazing year for Star Wars expanded universe fans! From a return to the X-Wing book series to the conclusion of the Fate of the Jedi series, books from the Old Republic to the New Republic, comics, Clone Wars, and so much more it was an expansive year for Star Wars fans. In this week’s Star Wars Action News, Nathan and Brock reflect on the year in Star Wars Expanded Universe, then the rest of the crew weigh in with their favorites. With high-end collecting in 2012, and their favorite collectibles of the year, it’s all in the last Star Wars Action News podcast of the year!
Source: Star Wars Action News
Day of the Dead (2008)
In a Colorado town an Army quarantine is in place to stop a spreading disease–one that turns people into flesh-eating, wall-crawling zombies! Can Mena Suvari, Ving Rhames, and Nick Cannon stop the spread? More importantly, do we care if they do? DONATE TO NOW PLAYING and join Stuart, Jakob, and Arnie in their final review of the George Romero Living Dead Remake Retrospective Series with the 2008 remake of Day of the Dead.
Day of the Dead (2008)
In a Colorado town an Army quarantine is in place to stop a spreading disease–one that turns people into flesh-eating, wall-crawling zombies! Can Mena Suvari, Ving Rhames, and Nick Cannon stop the spread? More importantly, do we care if they do? DONATE TO NOW PLAYING and join Stuart, Jakob, and Arnie in their final review of the George Romero Living Dead Remake Retrospective Series with the 2008 remake of Day of the Dead.
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
A group of survivors, perhaps the last humans left alive on Earth, find refuge from a zombie horde inside a shopping mall. A film with as many differences from Romero’s original as it has similarities, it launched Zack Snyder’s directing career and helped make zombies the chic monster of the new millennium. Is it a game-changing film, or a pale imitation of the original? Donate to Now Playing to find out!
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
A group of survivors, perhaps the last humans left alive on Earth, find refuge from a zombie horde inside a shopping mall. A film with as many differences from Romero’s original as it has similarities, it launched Zack Snyder’s directing career and helped make zombies the chic monster of the new millennium. Is it a game-changing film, or a pale imitation of the original? Donate to Now Playing to find out!
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Due to a blunder, George A. Romero retained no copyright on his original smash hit Night of the Living Dead, but in 1990 Romero revisited the original story in a remake directed by his friend and go-to gore artist Tom Savini. This time the film was color, the actors had worked before, and the copyright notice was firmly in place, but can this remake live up to the original or is it just Living Dead? DONATE TO NOW PLAYING and you can listen to find out!
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Due to a blunder, George A. Romero retained no copyright on his original smash hit Night of the Living Dead, but in 1990 Romero revisited the original story in a remake directed by his friend and go-to gore artist Tom Savini. This time the film was color, the actors had worked before, and the copyright notice was firmly in place, but can this remake live up to the original or is it just Living Dead? DONATE TO NOW PLAYING and you can listen to find out!
Survival of the Dead
A group of National Guardsmen go to an island and get embroiled in a feud between two families who disagree if zombies should be killed in George A. Romero’s final zombie film Survival of the Dead. Can this movie redeem the direly bad Diary of the Dead, or is it another idea best left buried? DONATE TO NOW PLAYING and then you can listen to Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob’s final George Romero Living Dead review and find out!
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