Covering Movies, Television and Other Life Altering Issues
I’ve been working on a new podcast about my favorite movie, the little seen comedy Let It Ride.
The podcast is called The Jockey Club. Each episode will feature me speaking with a different guest (a fan, a horse racing expert, a movie critic, or someone from the movie) going over Let It Ride, one scene at a time. I’m sure all 26 fans of this movie will be thrilled!
The first episode drops on May 7th. Here’s a trailer:
In the 1970’s actor Tom Laughlin helped change the industry with his advertising and distribution ideas for his Billy Jack series. In the 1980’s he planned a comeback movie and another potential industry game changer, this time for home video. It did not go according to plan.
Robin Hutton, Laughlin’s former assistant and an author, helps the story of Laughlin’s attempted return.
Show notes and sources listed at http://industrypodcast.org/articles.
Jackie Gleason is an entertainment legend. He’s one guy who truly did it all. Movies, Broadway, conducted his own orchestra (!), and most of all television. He was The Great One, after all. That doesn’t mean the guy didn’t make mistakes. In 1961 Gleason made a huge mistake when, after a couple of years away from television, he made a highly anticipated return with what turned out to be a ridiculous game show. What he did next was unheard of.
Show notes for this episode can be found at http://industrypodcast.org/articles
When Menahem Golan left Cannon Films for 21st Century Pictures, he brought with him a grudge that would propel both companies into direct competition over the Brazilian dance craze, the lambada. From this sprang a crazy race to the theaters between competing lambada movies.
J. Eddie Peck, star of Lambada (for Cannon Films) and Greydon Clark, director of The Forbidden Dance (for 21st Century Pictures) help tell the true story of this cinematic grudge match.
Get Greydon Clark’s autobiography here.
The Rural Purge is legend of television history. A landmark time and a watershed moment when TV decided to leave behind the down home fun and wholesomeness of shows like Mayberry RFD, Green Aces, and The Beverly Hillbillies for urban skewing shows like All in the Family and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. But what was it that prompted mass cancellations and started a television revolution? In this episode we explore the history of The Rural Purge with author Telly Davidson.
Telly Davidson’s latest book is available here.
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Darryl and Dan goes over the Jan. 24th episode of Shark Tank. Pitches discussed include SwimZip, FitDeck, LifeCaps and Freshly Picked.
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Darryl and Dan take a look at the series premiere of Killer Women, the season debut of Justified, return of The Blacklist and of course Shark Tank. Plus a look at the short-lived Man from Atlantis.
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Does anyone else out there play fantasy moguls? I’ve been doing this for over a year now and it’s still a lot of fun for geeks like me.
Bascially it’s like fantasy football except with movies. If that sounds like the kind of thing you would enjoy i would highly recommend it. You pick movies instead of players and get points based on how well they do.
The newest season started last weeked but the sign up is untl August 28th for the league I’m in. Check it out and if anyone is interested email me at dan@talkradiox.com and I will send you an invite to join my league. It’s become a constant topic on The Radio Dan Show. So join in and have some fun.
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