Tag: Movies

No Escape from Kurt Russell: Big Trouble in Little China

May 07, 2024

Siskoid Cinema presents… No Escape from Kurt Russell, the show that explores the filmography of one of American cinema’s best leading men and tries to get a handle on his mystique. Why is it we’ll watch anything so long as Kurt Russell’s name is attached to the project? On this episode, Siskoid and Dr. Anj discuss 1986’s Big Trouble in Little China. A box office flop that makes the macho white hero a sidekick? Yeah, but Kurt Russell is in it!

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Credits:
Bonus clips: “Big Trouble in Little China” by John Carpenter, starring Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, James Hong, Victor Wong, Carter Wong, Kate Burton and Dennis Dun; and “Big Trouble in Little China” by John Carpenter and the Coupe De Villes.

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On Borrowed Time: Trancers

April 30, 2024

Siskoid Cinema presents… On Borrowed Time, the show that explores time travel in movies. On this episode, Siskoid and Rolled Spine’s Diabolu Frank discuss 1984’s Trancers, a B-movie that only SOUNDS like it’s ripping off The Terminator, just in time for its 40th Anniversary this May. Join us for a trip into movie history for all the details!

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Credits:
Bonus clips: “Trancers” by Charles Band, starring Tom Thomerson, Brad Logan, Richard Herd, Helen Hunt, and Biff Manard; “Trancers Opening Credits” by Mark Ryder and Phil Davies.

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Fade Out - Fredric March

April 27, 2024

Episode 35 – Actor Fredric March’s THE ICEMAN COMETH w/returning guest Jill Blake.

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No Escape from Kurt Russell: The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

April 02, 2024

Siskoid Cinema presents… No Escape from Kurt Russell, the show that explores the filmography of one of American cinema’s best leading men and tries to get a handle on his mystique. Why is it we’ll watch anything so long as Kurt Russell’s name is attached to the project? On this episode, Siskoid and Shawn Myers discuss 1969’s The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes. A goofy live action Disney comedy?! Yeah, but Kurt Russell is in it!

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Credits:
Bonus clips: “The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes” by Robert Butler, starring Debbie Paine; and “The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes” theme song, by The Electric Tennis Shoes, written by Robert F. Brunner and Bruce Belland.

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Siskoid Cinema Battles: Anime

March 12, 2024

Siskoid Cinema Battles is your one-stop shop for movie-related bracket fights! In the inaugural episode, Siskoid sits down with two members of oHOTmu OR NOT’s Hot Squad – Josée “Art-Girl” Robichaud and Isabelle “Shotgun” Godin – to debate which anime film is the best, as 32 top anime films are thrown into the arena to fight it out for the top spot! Will it be a hyper-violent finish, or hit you deep in the feels?! Our anime fans will decide!

The bracket so you can follow along.

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Credits:

Theme: “Techno Syndrome” by The Immortals.

Bonus clip: “Howl’s Moving Castle” by Miyazaki, starring Billy Crystal.

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Siskoid Cinema Battles: The Anime Bracket

March 11, 2024

Coming this Tuesday on the Siskoid Cinema feed, the first of our film-inspired bracket fights! Two members of the Hot Squad + Siskoid will debate each match-up to determine which is the best anime film of all time (at this point, in this moment, according to consensus between these few people). Fill the form out yourself and see how your opinions compare. Which is YOUR favorite anime film (on or off this list)?

Wondering where your favorite is? The list was generated using Ranker, with some added favorites from each participant. We also decided that movies based on a TV show, wrapping it up, condensing it, etc. were out of bounds. So no Neon Genesis Envangelion, Cowboy Bebop, Dragonball, etc. We had to make sacrifices and kill a lot of darlings to keep the list down to 32.

Fade Out - Stanley Kramer

February 28, 2024

Episode 33 – Director Stanley Kramer’s THE RUNNER STUMBLES w/guest Kathleen Quinlan.

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Fade In: Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs

February 06, 2024

Siskoid Cinema presents… Fade In, the show that looks at famous actors and directors’ first feature film, looking for that spark of future stardom. This episode, Quentin Tarantino’s career fades in with Reservoir Dogs. Did one of the directors who epitomized 90s cinema arrive fully formed? Siskoid and FW Records’ Ryan Daly discuss!

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Bonus clips: “Reservoir Dogs” by Quentin Tarantino, starring Lawrence Tierney, Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn; and “Stuck in the Middle with You” by Stealers Wheel.

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No Escape from Kurt Russell: Tombstone

January 16, 2024

Siskoid Cinema presents… No Escape from Kurt Russell, the show that explores the filmography of one of American cinema’s best leading men and tries to get a handle on his mystique. Why is it we’ll watch anything so long as Kurt Russell,s name is attached to the project? On its inaugural episode, Siskoid and Chris Franklin discuss 1993’s Tombstone. A western in the 90s?! The umpteenth retelling of the gunfight at the OK Coral?! Yeah, but Kurt Russell is in it. And hell’s comin’ with him!

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Credits:
Bonus clips: “Tombstone” by George P. Cosmatos, starring Kurt Russell and Powers Booth; and “Tombstone Theme” by Bruce Broughton.

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Fade In: Jennifer Aniston in Leprechaun

January 09, 2024

Siskoid Cinema presents… Fade In, the show that looks at famous actors and directors’ first feature film, looking for that spark of future stardom. On its inaugural episode, Siskoid and horror expert Marty Léger pay tribute to the phenomenon of actors getting their starts in horror schlock, with Jennifer Aniston’s first feature, Leprechaun! Did she already have what it took to become one of the 1990s’ It Girls? Opinions will be divided!

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Credits:
Bonus clips: “Leprechaun” by Mark Jones, starring Jennifer Aniston, Mark Holton, Ken Olandt, Robert Hy Gorman and Warwick Davis; Leprechaun score by Kevin Kiner; and Jennifer Aniston interview on Howard Stern.

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