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Horrorwood: True Crime in TinseltownWhen Tippi Hedren Made the Most Unhinged Movie Ever, aka "Roar" (1981), aka WTF?!It's a tale as old as time: Girl meets lion, lion moves in, girl gets a few dozen more lions, puts them all in a movie and gets bitten numerous times, fractures a leg, develops gangrene, is nearly scalped, loses all her money, ends her marriage and continues to...*checks notes*...live with lions.
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2021-05-1959 min
podcasting them softlyFor Your Ears Only: Quantum of Solace
We’re pleased to bring you our latest discussion in our For You Ears Only series featuring Frank and Tom. This time, we’re joined with special guest playwright and actor Jeremy Kareken to discuss Daniel Craig’s second outing as James Bond in 2008’s Quantum of Solace, which is a direct continuation of the storyline from Craig’s debut, Casino Royale. The film was directed by Marc Foster, and Neal Purvis and Robert Wade collaborated again with Paul Haggis, and the film also features Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Gemma Arterton, David Harbour, Giancarlo Giannini, Jeffrey Wright, Jesper Christensen, and Judi D
2021-05-1000 min
podcasting them softlyPodcast: Actor’s Spotlight with Harry Northup
We are honored to present our latest conversation in our Actor’s Spotlight series. With this episode, Frank and Raymond Benson have a conversation with poet and actor Harry Northup who is living film history. Harry was featured in Martin Scorsese’s first six films WHO’S THAT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR, BOXCAR BERTHA, MEAN STREETS, ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE, TAXI DRIVER, and NEW YORK NEW YORK. Harry was also a frequent collaborator with maverick filmmakers Jonathan Demme and Jonathan Kaplan. Harry has been featured in SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, TOM HORN, and OVER THE EDGE...
2021-04-121h 25
podcasting them softlyFor Your Ears Only: Martin Campbell’s CASINO ROYALE
Welcome everyone to a very special episode of Podcasting Them Softly’s For Your Ears Only series. Today we are going to discuss Martin Campbell’s return to the Bond franchise with CASINO ROYALE. Released in 2006 this was Daniel Craig’s debut as James Bond, based on Ian Flemings’s first Bond novel of the same name. Featuring an amazing cast coupled with Chris Cornell’s show-stopping title song, CASINO ROYALE had a worldwide box office total of 600 million and went on to win a bounty of BAFTA awards and Daniel Craig became the first actor to be nominated for a BAFT...
2021-03-221h 13
podcasting them softlyFor Your Ears Only: DIE ANOTHER DAY
Join Frank, Mac and the esteemed Tom Zielinski as they discuss Pierce Brosnan’s final outing as 007 in Lee Tamahori’s DIE ANOTHER DAY. The film also features Halle Berry, Judi Dench, Toby Stephens, Will Yun Lee, Michael Madsen, John Cleese, and Rosamund Pike. The film grossed a little over 400 million at the global box office, which at the time was considered a box office success, yet the producers decided to take the franchise in another direction, released Brosnan, and then cast Daniel Craig to take the series in a new direction. For our next episode in the For Your...
2021-03-081h 08podcasting them softly3 for 3: Sean Connery
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Join Frank, Tom, and the esteemed Mac McSharry as we bring Podcasting Them Softly’s For Your Ears Only and 3 for 3 full circle! We discuss three “undercard” films of Sean Connery’s at length, discuss his contribution to film, along with some of our other non-Bond films that didn’t make our respective selections! Upcoming podcasts from the three of us include Pierce Brosnan’s final outing as James Bond in DIE ANOTHER DAY and then a brand new 3 for 3 where we discuss our three favorite character actors.
2021-02-151h 162020-12-2857 minpodcasting them softlyFOR YOUR EARS ONLY: Michael Apted’s THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
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We welcome author and James Bond connoisseur Deborah Lipp to join in our discussion of the 19th 007 picture in the EON series THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, as well as the latest edition of her highly regarded book, “The Ultimate James Bond Fan Book.” Please explore the works of Deborah at her bookshop.
2020-12-211h 06podcasting them softlyFor Your Ears Only: Roger Spottiswoode’s TOMORROW NEVER DIES
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Join Frank, Tom, and Mac with special guest Perrin Spychala as they discuss Pierce Brosnan’s second outing as 007 in Roger Spottiswoode’s TOMORROW NEVER DIES. Released in 1997, the film also features a terrific ensemble composed of Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher, Ricky Jay, Gotz Otto, Vincent Schiavelli, and Joe Don Baker.
2020-11-301h 04podcasting them softlyFOR YOUR EARS ONLY: Martin Campbell’s GOLDENEYE
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Tom and Frank are back with special guest Mac McSharry to discuss Martin Campbell’s GoldenEye, which was Pierce Brosnan’s first outing as 007. Also discussed is the pop culture effect the film had on home video as well as video games along with being a world wide box office smash and how that jump started the franchise. Join us next time as we discuss Brosnan’s follow-up, Tomorrow Never Dies!
2020-09-1452 minpodcasting them softlyPodcast: Lee Marvin 3 for 3.Lee Marvin is the topic of discussion for this installment of 3 for 3 with Frank Mengarelli, Tom Zielinski, and Mac McSharry. Marvin was well known for his early collaborations with John Ford, his steely persona in POINT BLANK, THE DIRTY DOZEN, and DELTA FORCE. For all things Lee Marvin, author and film historian Dwayne … Continue reading Podcast: Lee Marvin 3 for 3. →
2020-08-1700 minpodcasting them softlyActor’s Spotlight with Joshua Burge, Vol. IWe’re pleased to bring you the first volume of our chat with the remarkable actor Joshua Burge. Josh dives deep in the first installment of our extensive interview, talking about his beginnings as an actor, to his relationship with filmmaker and friend Joel Potrykus and working on BUZZARD to being cast in THE REVENANT. More … Continue reading Actor’s Spotlight with Joshua Burge, Vol. I →
2020-07-2700 minpodcasting them softlyFor Your Ears Only: John Glen’s LICENCE TO KILLFrank Mengarelli and Podcasting Them Softly’s James Bond resident, Tom Zielinski are joined with returning guests film journalist Paul Sparrow-Clarke and novelist and film historian Raymond Benson to discuss John Glen and Timothy Dalton’s final outing in the franchise, Licence to Kill. Tom and Frank will return with their discussion of GOLDENEYE. Artwork provided by … Continue reading For Your Ears Only: John Glen’s LICENCE TO KILL →
2020-06-2900 min
podcasting them softly“LET THE GIRL GO!” (PART 2): Remembering King of the Kickboxers with SHERRIE ROSE by Kent HillThe whole story of how I came to love King of the Kickboxers is something I am still working on. But what will say here dear reader is that I have of late been afforded greater insight into the making of the movie than I had ever hoped to obtain. For behind each of these … Continue reading “LET THE GIRL GO!” (PART 2): Remembering King of the Kickboxers with SHERRIE ROSE by Kent Hill →
2020-05-0900 min
Triumph & Disaster with Cam McHargT&D Podcast #29 - Frank MengarelliThis week, editor of MovieViral and host of Podcasting Them Softly, Frank Mengarelli pops in for a conversation about millennials and the state of film criticism today, Mark Pellington, Abel Ferrara, Matthew Wilder, Harvey Keitel, 70’s Cinema, and the joys of Dolph Lundgren and the return of Ivan Drago.
2017-07-2957 min
The Cooper and Rupert Podcast: A Sports ConversationCreed - A Movie Review With Frank MengarelliDoug and Mikey are joined by movie review podcaster, Frank Mengarelli, from "Podcasting Them Softly" to do a thorough analyzation of the movie, Creed. Also a precise ranking of all Rocky movies in order from best to worst. Spoilers all over the place.
2015-12-1400 min