The New World Pictures Podcast

We continue #WHATTHEFoctober with a gem from the New World Video library: 1987's CITY OF SHADOWS! This Canadian thriller about cops, family secrets, and bribing people with pizza comes from writer/directors David Mitchell and Damian Lee, whose production company Rose & Ruby Productions was responsible for another New World Video gem, RENO AND THE DOC, and WATCHERS for Concorde Pictures, Roger Corman's subsequent company following his sale of New World!Joining us is returning guest Dirk Marshall from the VH US podcast (https://www.vh-us.com/), who found CITY OF SHADOWS back in the day in his family's video store. This movie was a favorite of Dirk and his friends and it opens up a ton of personal conversations, such as our favorite jackets growing up, which brother between Ryan and Marc is the biggest screw-up, and why blotting your pizza is important. This is a very fun episode which you should listen to while also playing the score from Tangerine Dream in the background! Also, a future Worldie contender for Best Song? You'll have to listen to find out!For all the shows in Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast Network, head here:  https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/ For more about the New World Pictures Podcast, including previous episodes, t-shirts, mugs, sweatshirts, other merch and more, we DARE YOU to head here: https://newworldpicturespodcast.com/

Come give Granny a hug this week on #WHATTHEFoctober: where we talk about movies we had NO IDEA New World Pictures made or released. It’s a month packed fresh full of deep cuts and hard to find (and believe) oddities.  We kicked the month off with a bang, and this week we share the programmed love that only a robotic grandmother can give in the 1982 TV movie The Electric Grandmother. Distributed by Learning Corporation of America (LCA) under its “A New World Company” branding, this gem was part of New World Pictures’ entertainment division before LCA’s closure in 1990. Based on Ray Bradbury’s 1969 short story I Sing the Body Electric. The Electric Grandmother originally aired on NBC’s Project Peacock on January 17, 1982, and starred Maureen Stapleton and Edward Herrmann. The story follows a widower who acquires an android-esque grandmother for his children, after the death of their mother. WHATTHEFOC? Our thoughts exactly.Joining us for this episode is the electric Ryan Verrill, a producer, editor, and founder of The Disc‑Connected podcast. If that isn't impressive enough for you, he is also leading Antenna Releasing as Chief Distribution Officer. Ryan bravely and voluntarily joins us on this wild journey that explores the gang's preference of robotic finger liquids, crunches the numbers on using a kite to do laundry, and ponders exactly what time, year, and location this wild tv movie is actually set in. Helicopters and old timey cars? The truth will electrify you.   For all the shows in Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast Network, head here:  https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/ Antenna Releasing: antennareleasing.comFor more about the New World Pictures Podcast, including previous episodes, t-shirts, mugs, sweatshirts, other merch and more, we DARE YOU to head here: https://newworldpicturespodcast.com/

Come, one and all, to #WHATTHEFoctober: where we talk about movies we had NO IDEA New World Pictures made.  It's a month of deep cuts and B-sides for those of you that remember vinyl records.  We're starting off with a bang, or lava flow, or air disaster, or tornado with 1977's CATASTROPHE.  This little hidden gem is a documentary that explores some of history’s most devastating real-life disasters, from the Hindenburg explosion to Hurricane Camille and the sinking of the Andrea Doria. So.  Much. Fun. Written and directed by Larry Savadove, the film features narration by William Conrad (CANNON, MOONSHINE COUNTY EXPRESS). Packed with harrowing archival footage, CATASTROPHE delivers a wild glimpse into humanity’s darkest moments and will make you say "hip, hip, hooray" that you're still alive.  We break down each of the disaster segments and learn that Erica does not have a good sense on when a disaster warning has graduated to a disaster emergency.   Ryan doesn't understand Nascar, Formula 1 or auto racing, in general.   Marc knows too much about Nascar - a sport he doesn't actually enjoy. None of your hosts at the New World Pictures Podcast like watching real people die.  Sorry VS, we aren't buying copies of Faces of Death. For more about the New World Pictures Podcast, including previous episodes, t-shirts, mugs, sweatshirts, other merch and more, we DARE YOU to head here: https://newworldpicturespodcast.com/For all the shows in Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast Network, head here:  https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/ 

To close out #SEXtember FORE! (play), we're going back to the beginning of New World Pictures' history with 1970's THE STUDENT NURSES, one of the studio's earliest releases! Directed and co-written by Stephanie Rothman, the film set the template for many New World films to follow! The film follows four student nurses who keep themselves busy not being students and not nursing - okay, two of them, so, half-  but instead spend their time falling in love, joining a revolution, having sex on a beach, and learning that "terminal" isn't just a part of an airport! Joining us to discuss this sexploitation classic is Casey Scott, a film historian and co-host of The Sin Syndicate podcast, who fills us in on the cast: Elaine Giftos as Sharon, Karen Carlson as Phred, Brioni Farrell as Lynn, and Barbara Leigh as Priscilla, as well as some the cult-tastic locations used in the film! We discuss why doctors are just the worst, which of the nurses's stories moved us and which ones did not, and why a motorcycle could be considered a wingman. Plus, we delve into the film's production history, Roger Corman's thoughts, and so much more! Don't miss this episode, because it will be another year before we get back to #SEXtember! For The Sin Syndicate Patreon, and get a ton of extra content about the cast of THE STUDENT NURSES and so much more, go here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheSinSyndicate/membershipFor more about the New World Pictures Podcast, including previous episodes, t-shirts, mugs, sweatshirts, other merch and more, we DARE YOU to head here: https://newworldpicturespodcast.com/For all the shows in Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast Network, head here:  https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/ 

We continue #SEXtember FORE: Play with an early entry in the Ciro Santiago New World Pictures canon: 1973's FLY ME! It's a film about three nurses, er, sorry, teachers, nope, flight attendants, that's it, working a flight from Los Angeles to Hong Kong, each of whom have their own adventure. Toby is the new flight attendant and she's really learning the ropes, but, not to worry, her mom is along for the ride to help her make sensible choices in local cuisine, and men! Andrea arrives in Hong Kong to find out that she's lost her apartment AND her boyfriend! She'll need every ounce of her martial arts skills to fin him! Then there's Sherry, horny but loveable Sherry, who's on a mission to hook up with every guy she meets! Or is that her mission? Or does she have something more nefarious at work?Long-time Roger Corman collaborator Ciro Santiago makes his New World directorial debut here, but not without some help from a few New World directors like Jonathan Demme (SILENCE OF THE LAMBS) and Curtis Hanson (L.A. CONFIDENTIAL)! We go into what they worked and why they they were asked to do so, along with other insights into the movie, such as the inspiration behind the movie's title!Also in this episode, we discuss moms and how they could improve action films. Trult, a nagging mother could help any film, a point we're sure everyone can agree on! Plus, what would you do if you were naked in a tub with someone you were hoping to get romantic with, and the water started draining out? What would you do? We share our thoughts!Don't miss out on this sexy romp through the skies (but mostly the ground)! Because it's SEXtember and that means there's sex in the air! Or is that the humidity? Probably the humidity.For more about the New World Pictures Podcast, including previous episodes, t-shirts, mugs, sweatshirts, other merch and more, we DARE YOU to head here: https://newworldpicturespodcast.com/For all the shows in Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast Network, head here:  https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/