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Special Report: Miranda Bailey
Mike talked with writer/producer/director/actress Miranda Bailey about some of her past and future projects including Swiss Army Man, Super, Don't Thing Twice, Diary of a Teenage Girl, and The Pathol…
Published on 8 years, 8 months ago
Episode 316: Doctor Detroit (1983)
We wrap up '80s month with a housecall from Doctor Detroit (1983), the story of mild-mannered professor, Clifford Skridlow (Dan Aykroyd) and how he transforms into super-pimp Doctor Detroit.
Based on …
Published on 8 years, 8 months ago
Special Report: Freep Film Festival 2017
Mike talks with Steve Byrne of the Detroit Free Press about the 2017 Freep Film Festival, the documentary-focused fest that runs from March 30-April 2, 2017.
In the spotlight are films such as 12th & …
Published on 8 years, 8 months ago
Episode 315: Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
In Martin Brest's Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Eddie Murphy stars as Detroit police officer Axel Foley. He pursues the killers of his childhood friend to Beverly Hills where the local constabulary find …
Published on 8 years, 9 months ago
Episode 314: Joysticks (1983)
Are you ready for some Totally Awesome Video Games?!?
We head to the arcade this week to discuss Greydon Clark's teen comedy Joysticks (1983) wherein the local gaming establishment is threatened by Mr…
Published on 8 years, 9 months ago
Episode 313: Making Mr. Right (1987)
In Susan Seidelman's Making Mr. Right (1987), Frankie Stone (Ann Magnuson) is an ad executive whose new client, ChemTec, needs a major PR campaign in order to make the Ulysses robot (John Malkovich) …
Published on 8 years, 9 months ago
Episode 312: Never Too Young to Die (1986)
"I kinda wanted it to be Rocky Horror Picture Show meets Rambo" - Director Gil Bettman
An outstanding example of '80s Action Cinema, Never Too Young to Die (1986) stars John Stamos as Lance Stargrove,…
Published on 8 years, 9 months ago
Episode 311: The Cars that Ate Paris (1974)
Peter Weir's The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) stars Terry Camilleri as Arthur Waldo, a meek man whose brother dies in a car accident outside of Paris, Australia -- a town whose economy relies on scaven…
Published on 8 years, 10 months ago
Episode 310: Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979)
In Joan Micklin Silver's Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979) John Heard plays Charles, a lovelorn man who pines for Laura (Mary Beth Hurt), who's taking a break from her relationship with Ox (Mark Metcalf…
Published on 8 years, 10 months ago
Special Report: Greg Travis on Dark Seduction (2015)
Filmmaker Greg Travis discusses his career from his days doing stand-up, to his acting (Watchmen, Starship Troopers, Showgirls), and the 30 years-in-the-making Dark Seduction.
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Published on 8 years, 10 months ago