Random Steven spielberg Podcasts

Steven Spielberg, Jerry Goldsmith, Joe Dante, Chris Columbus. All are respected in their own right for their contributions to film, but when they came together the result was Gremlins–the 1984 horror-comedy classic. Join Arnie, Stuart, and Jakob as they watch and review both Gremlins films at nowplayingpodcast.com! In the mid 1980s there was no bigger name in film than Steven Spielberg. As a director he had a string of major hits, including E.T. which became the top grossing film of all time. Even films he didn’t direct but only produced, such as Poltergeist and The Goonies, benefited from having his name high on the title. Also in this category was Gremlins, the 1984 film about a small town overrun by small, evil creatures. Directed by The Howling’s Joe Dante, this film provided a combination of horror, comedy, and Christmas. Now join Stuart, Arnie, and Jakob as they review this film, from the cuddly Mogwai to the creepy Gremlins to that lingering smell that makes Kate hate Christmas.

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Long-running film podcast featuring hosts Ken and Thomas and numerous guests . In what began as a Clint Eastwood podcast, an actor who pivoted to director in a way no other actor had done before or since, we are now spending Season 10 talking about all those others who have attempted a similar pivot, to wildly varying results.

SIDE HUSTLE: Directors better known as something else, usually an actor, but we’re flexible. Come listen to see how long we can program it alphabetically.

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Tags: actor, Clint Eastwood, film, film history, harmony korine, john frankenheimer, michael mann, mike nichols, Nicolas Cage, oscar winner TV, Producer, steven spielberg, uwe boll

From Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay, the recent Transformers movie series has transformed old toys into box office gold, and with the previews for the upcoming Transformers – Dark of the Moon making it look like it could be the best of the trilogythe trend is likely to continue this summer, so Now Playing hosts Arnie, Jerry, and Stuart have the Touch, so they will be watching and reviewing all the films in the Transformers series. For this first episode we go back to where it all began, with the Transformers 1986 animated theatrical film! The final fight of Optimus Prime vs Megatron, the ascension of Hot Rod, and guest voices including Eric Idle, Leonard Nimoy, Judd Nelson, and Orson Wells, this film was primed to make these robots in disguise bigger than ever…only to flop with only $5 million. Was this box office bomb a gem in disguise, or is this the moment it all went wrong? Dare to be Stupid with our Now Playing hosts and find out!

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Tags: action, Bumblebee, comic books, Megan Fox, Megatron, Michael Bay, Movies, Optimus Prime, Sci-Fi, Shia LeBouf, steven spielberg, toys, transformers