It's that time of year again, the time Marc dreads: Marc's Miserable Marvelous May, where we torture the non-superhero loving Marc with all the Marvel content produced while New World Pictures owned Marvel! In previous years we discussed The Incredible Hulk, the Punisher, even Power Pack, but now it's time to discuss the misfits of Marvel, The X-Men for our 4th installment of making Marc's life a superpowered living hell!

In order to properly discuss this merry band of mutants, we brought back one of our most powerful previous guests, the hilarious writer and performer Peter Fluet! You may remember home from Episode 33: STAR CRYSTAL! Peter brings his deep Marvel knowledge to the pod to help us make Marc Miserable.

This original pilot with 1989's PRYDE OF THE X-MEN was a pilot that didn't quite kickstart the X-Men Animated Series, but was certainly a precursor, though this version of the X-Men is slightly more... Australian than it needed to be. And also maybe a little pervy. Join us as we discuss the amazing theme song, the nostalgic animation, the wild collection of characters and their vocal choices. Don't worry Marc is still miserable, and we'll spend the month making sure he stays that way!

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We continue to celebrate #100YearsofCorman by pushing the boundaries of our "Nearly New World" sub-series to 1993, when Roger Corman decided to beat JURASSIC PARK at its own game and made his own dinosaur movie, CARNOSAUR! Joining us for this episode is author Joseph R. Palinkas, the writer of the new book, History of Carnosaur, which delves into the entire CARNOSAUR franchise of films, which also includes DINOSAUR ISLAND and Jim Wynorski's RAPTOR.

First, we discuss how Joseph discovered the CARNOSAUR franchise and his decision to write the book, the difficulties of writing a book about the CARNOSAUR movies, and then we dive into the first movie, writer/director Adam Simon's original CARNOSAUR, starring Diane Ladd, Raphael Sbarge, Jennifer Runyon, and Harrison Page! We talk chicken eggs, shelf-stable pie, and why it's important for a company not to leave the mad doctor they've just hired alone and with no oversight. Plus, Bobcats, hippies, and the scenes that didn't make the theatrical cut!

Don't miss this dive into CARNOSAUR with someone who literally wrote the book on the subject! Then, go buy Joseph's book!

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In this episode, we take you behind the curtain behind the curtain as we talk to former New World Pictures executive Jonathan Wolf, who was a Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of New World International from 1986 to 1990! We discuss Jonathan's time working at new World, the company's philosophy, and his insights on what Larry Kuppin and Harry Sloan had in mind when they purchased New World from Roger Corman in 1983. We also discuss his brief distribution venture with Studio Three Film Corporation, which released 1991's POPCORN! Plus, as celebrate #100Yearsof Corman, we end by discussing Roger Corman's legacy and who might fill his much-missed shoes.

This is an interview you don't want to miss and Jonathan fills us in on something we've wanted to talk about for a long time, what it was like to work at New World Pictures! If you love movies, don't miss this fascinating and informative conversation!

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At long last, here's our episode on 1981's GHOSTKEEPER! If you picked up the Blu-ray from Canadian International Pictures that was released earlier this year, you may have already heard our track discussing the film with Rue Morgue writer, Terror Vision contributor, film programmer, and podcaster Yasmina Ketita! But even if you have, here's a longer version of that recording with even more discussion about Canadian director James Makichuk's debut film, shot on location in Alberta, Canada.

We discuss all the important aspects of the movie: the importance of being grateful for free coffee, difficult monologues, the beauty and terror of Alberta winters, and All-Dressed chips! Also, how exactly does one say, "wendigo?" Erica finds an all-new and unexpected pronunciation! Yasmina dives deep into Makichuk's post-GHOSTKEEPER career! Marc explains how snowmobiles work! Ryan offers his secret to withstanding a long winter! This episode has it all! Listen of we'll sick Georgie Collins on you!

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This week on the New World Pictures Podcast, we explore the “hills” of Chicago as seen in this action crime feature 1975's CAPONE, a movie New World Pictures nearly released! Join us as we analyzing its unique (and questionable) perspective and the overwhelming number of characters, spoiler alert, most of whom are barely introduced! Starring Ben Gazzara (SAINT JACK) as a both young and old Al Capone (though, mostly old), Sylvester Stallone (DEATH RACE 2000) as a young and alive Frank Nitti, Susan Blakely as the true Lord of Flatbush, and the greatest name to ever exist in Hollywood, Royal Dano (HOUSE II: THE SECOND STORY) as short term Chicago Mayor Anton J Cermak!

If you love film deep dives into syphilis (and, really, who doesn't?!) and have always wanted to learn more about Marc's eclectic work history, leading into a surprisingly detailed and entertaining look behind the scenes into the pros and cons of being a newspaper delivery boy, from early mornings to the realities of the industry, then you won't want to miss a single minute of this episode. Tune in the to another classic Nearly New World!

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Now in it's sixth year, we celebrate Roger Corman's birthday by watching films from his directing history, and this year, we brought in a special guest: filmmaker and author Kier-La Janisse! Kier-La is a badass! Not just because she wrote the book House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films, or because she directed and produced the documentary WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED: A HISTORY OF FOLF HORROR, or even her work for Severin as an editor and producer of special features, but because she joined us from her home in Canada where a windstorm had knocked out her power! Armed with her cellphone and a lantern, she discussed her Roger Corman film selection and discussed her new book, Cockfight: A Fable of Failure, which examines the 1974 Monte Hellman film COCKFIGHTER released by New World Pictures!

They discuss why Kier-La decided to write a book about COCKFIGHTER, why Monte Hellman didn't want her to write one, and the difficulty of getting Ed Begley, Jr. to do an interview! All that plus much, much more, including Roger Corman movie picks from Marc, Erica, and Ryan! What did they choose? You'll have to listen to find out! Happy birthday, Roger!

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To close out #MarchMadness 2: Let's Get Nuts, we had to go to the Light - Judith Light - with this made-for-TV movie co-starring an incredible cast of TV stars: Rhea Perlman (Cheers) and Jimmy Smits (L.A. Law)! Yes, we lost our minds watching DANGEROUS AFFECTION aka STAMP OF A KILER (as New World would release it on VHS), a New World Television production that stars Light as a pregnant children's book author (and illustrator, apparently) whose son happens upon a stamp that has secret plans imposed on it though the magic of 1980s computer technology! This makes her the target of a killer played by Michael Parks (FROM DUSK TILL DAWN) who may be lethal but his planning is not!

In this episode we talk about the dangers of friendship's affection, the importance of blending in, and a brand-new culinary creation that is sweeping the Seattle food scene! Oh, hey, about that last part, we should warn you, even though we are talking about a TV movie, don't listen to this episode with your kids!

(Also, do you usually listen to this podcast with your kids? How does that work? Let us know, will you?)

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We continue the madness of #MarchMadness 2: Let's Get Nuts! with a movie that pretty much everyone involved in the making didn't like. We're talking about 1975's CRAZY MAMA - a sort of sequel to BIG BAD MAMA and BLOODY MAMA. According to that argument, any movie with MAMA in it is also a sequel.

CRAZY MAMA stars Academy Award winner, Cloris Leachman and two people from HAPPY DAYS - Donny Most (Ralph Malph) and Linda Purl (Gloria in the earlier episodes and Ashley in the later years). Dick Miller also has a role which is worth noting because he makes everything good.

Originally titled, CRAZY MAMAS, the movie revolves around a family of women who after losing their hair salon decide to take a road trip to Arkansas where they plan to reclaim their family farm. How about that for a plot summary. We're looking at you, Letterboxd.

CRAZY MAMA is part road trip movie, part action movie, part comedy movie. We try to dissect what this movie wants to be. Marc provides instructions on what NOT to do when playing at a craps table. Erica shows off how cute she is in the most unusual way. Both Ryan and Marc pick the shortest, most obscure scene as their favorites and Erica shares that while growing up in the Midwest, she thought everyone in LA wore Drug Rugs or "Bajas" for some of you.

Our studio audience makes a big appearance on this one and we want to thank them for their support and generosity.

Also, we don't have a studio audience.