The website “Phantom of the Back Lot“ Tom and Greg go for a sequel of sorts with our second interview with Donnie Norden Phantom of the Backlots. Some of Donnie’s own words to describe his adventures From that first time I poked my 10-year-old head through a hole in the tall fence surrounding the MGM […]
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Send us a Text message We interview Steve Bingen: About his new book with Marc Wanamaker “Hollywood Behind the Lens: Treasures from the Bison Archive Steven Bingen is an author, archivist, historian, and contributor to dozens of books, articles, and documentaries regarding film history. For nearly two decades, Steven worked as an archivist/staff historian at Warner
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Calling all sci-fi readers and film fanatics! Join Greg and Tom as they explore the thrilling world where books meet the big screen. From celebrating iconic movies to debating the potential of novels like Andy Weir’s “Hail Mary,” this podcast delves into the magic of cinematic storytelling. If you love epic adventures and the power
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Step into the immersive world of cinematic wonder with Greg and Tom in this captivating episode of Movie Reviews and Serious Nonsense. Join them as they embark on a thrilling exploration of the timeless classic, “Fantastic Voyage” (1966), and venture into the boundless realm of speculative fiction. In this dive into “Fantastic Voyage,” Greg and
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Greg and Tom discuss the new NETFLIX series 3 Body Problem.We talk about the series and our impressions of the production. Along with some other invaluable nonsense like Tom’s reading of the Audible Book Ping Pong Diplomacy and what else we are watching this week. All of this hours before the Solar Eclipse of April
In this episode, we delve into the Hollywood Award season. Greg ventures to Hollywood for the Publicists awards while Tom observes from New York. Our conversation spans topics such as Dune 2, The Oscars, SAG awards, and the enchanting world of the Magic Castle. We eagerly await your listener comments and feedback. Hosts: Greg and
Tom and Greg talk about the Hollywood Writers Strike with their guest Ron Barbagallo who lives a stone’s throw away from Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank We did not write this episode in solidarity to the writers on strike: That’s why our podcast is not as professional as it should be, because it has not
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Greg and Tom discuss some recent streaming TV shows and the awards season. We discuss Tim Russ and his appearance on “Star Trek Picard” as well as our friend Ron Barbagallo. Joel Silver somehow enters our discussion about Dead as a Door Nail. Oh and Tom gets into the new “Perry Mason”. A
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Today Greg and Tom will be talking about some under appreciated gems that we’ve recently watched. We talk about poker face, which is on Peacock and the Reluctant Traveler, which is on Apple tv and the Bear, which is on Hulu. We’ve been absent for a few months. We apologize for that, or we don’t
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In this episode Greg and Tom talk with the multi talented John Stanisci and discuss the film Top Gun: Maverick and the possibility that Tom Cruise is the greatest action movie star of all time. John helps us break down the script and we discuss the perfect 5 act structure of the film and how
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