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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

How does George Lucas top the most successful film of all time? He outsources the writing and directing, finances it himself, and then wonders if it could've been as successful if it had just been a little bit worse! This week, Chris & Lizzie head to Hoth to watch Irvin Kershner's cameras freeze, D…

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU, EVERYONE! Tonight we jump into Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Directed by Irvin Kershner, written by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan based on a story by George Lucas. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony D…

007 | 1980: The Elephant Man & Remain In Light

Good morning! And if youuuuu cannnn believe it, it’s 1980 here on the pod. We’ve got Victorian grit galore in David Lynch’s first mainstream feature, Mel Brooks-produced icon THE ELEPHANT MAN. For our album, we talk Talking Heads’  boundary-pushing masterpiece(?), REMAIN IN LIGHT. *There will be pl…

4.64-Filmmaker Interview with Matt Kennard

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, I interview Matt Kennard, director of the short film "Before You Go," which tells the story of a young man who visits a loved one in the hospital to say his final goodbyes. Listen to hear about Matt's thoughts on what seems like a rise in films set in hospitals,…

The Empire Strikes Back (1980) w/ Darin Lundberg - The John Williams Soundtrack Score That Refuses to Rest on Its Laurels

Darin Lundberg of The NostalgiaCAST and the Back to Bluey Podcasts joins Ryan Pak to talk about the soundtrack to the 1980 Irvin Kershner film, The Empire Strikes Back. The Oscar nominated score was done by the iconic John Williams, who is as synonymous with the Star Wars franchise at this point as…

ROBOCOP 2 (1990)

Orion wanted a RoboCop sequel immediately.  After a few false starts and a writer’s strike, Orion turned to non-union comic book writer/artist Frank Miller to write a sequel to a movie he had only seen once. To direct, the turned to a man who had successfully directed the sequel to a massive b…

The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | Ep. 16 - Part 1

The sequel nobody knew how to make better turned out to be the best of them all. John, Westy, and Matt begin the story of the darker, stranger second chapter. In Part 1 we cover the film's opening, director Irvin Kershner, the cast, and the second act — including the battle on Hoth, Luke's training…

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back is often called the best film in the Star Wars saga, and it started with a decision that seems almost unthinkable in retrospect. George Lucas, creatively burnt out after directing the first film, chose not to direct the sequel at all. Instead he handed the reins to his old U…

The Eyes of Laura Mars (1978): Sex, "Twaddle", & One B.F. Dick | Part 1 (American Giallo)

Bill and Kevin are back with another installment in the American Giallo series, and this time we’re staring directly into The Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) with Ben Schneider from Reel Beans Podcast. In Part One, the guys dig through the Catholic reviews and internal memoranda on Irvin Kershner’s Faye …