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Boston SciFi PresentsPODCAST: Must See SciFi Films: 90s EditionThe 90s was a time when things changed. Cultural shifts and the emergence of the digital world scratch the surface. It's impact is undeniable. The movies of the time reflected these changes. Join us as we look at 10 'must see' movies from the 1990s. On tap, The Matrix, Jurassic Park, Starship Troopers, Galaxy Quest, 12 Monkeys and more.Guests: Alexis den Boggende, Film Critic Boston HassleDavid Giancola, Film DirectorHost: Garen Daly#podcast #scifi #Keanu Reeves #movie You can find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amaz...2025-04-111h 02
Boston SciFi PresentsGetting Into Our Shorts: A Boston SciFi PodcastTwo of our favorite team members, Suzzanne Cromwell and Melissa Starker, pull back the curtains on how Boston SciFi choses shorts and then creates programs. From the watching, to the selecting, to creating the flow, see what goes on inside a film festival#podcast #filmfestival #shortfilmYou can find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, I Heart Radio, Google Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts from. You can also find us on our YouTube Channel, BostonSciFi.Thank you. Please comment, like and share. And if you have a...2025-02-0945 min
Boston SciFi PresentsIt Came from the Orson Welles: A Boston SciFi PodcastFifty years is a long time. Much has happened. Much has changed. Fifty years ago the Boston Science Fiction Film Festival began at a legendary movie theatre. Later it overcame a fire, an historic blizzard, and a plague. It overcame changing demographics, and rapidly evolving technologies. We have gone from seeing movies only in movie theatre to being able to catch a blockbuster while riding on a bus. Authors Robert Viagas and Harry Lohr, Jr passionately recount their adventure in creating a history of America's longest running genre film festival - The 50th Boston Science Fiction Film Festival & Marathon, H...2024-12-1357 min
Boston SciFi PresentsReturn of the Modern Character ActorsGood movies have good actors. Better movies have better actors. They're called character actors. No longer typed as gangster or slapstick comedian, modern character actors show, range, understand psychology and film history. Listen in as film commentators Alexis den Boggende & Oscar Goff join MC Garen Daly in zoom through JK Simmons, Angela Bassett, Steve Buscemi, Brad Dourif and Paul GIamatti as five such examples. A fun, insightful podcast produced by Boston SciFi, Garen Daly is the MC.#films #sciencefiction #documentary #indiefilmmaker #films #filmfestival #Boston #cinema #cinematography #movies #indiefilm #actor #cultfilm #Watchparty #cultheroes, #sequelPlease note, Bost...2024-11-1952 min
Boston SciFi PresentsWe Approved this Message: Presidents on FilmMelissa StarkerDavid GiancolaYou can find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, I Heart Radio, Google Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts from. You can also find us on our YouTube Channel, BostonSciFi.Thank you. Please comment, like and share. And if you have an idea for a podcast, please share it with us. Many of our podcasts include movie trailers and clips from movies. These may sometimes be sounds, not dialog. 2024-10-2849 min
Boston SciFi PresentsPodcast: UIVERSAL MEMORIES: The Films of Philip K DickMemory implants, replicants, alternative realities, and fake reality - these are some of the elements that make stories by Philip K Dick resonant decades after his death, and what makes them fodder for 'high concept' Hollywood films. Join author/crtic Hope Madden & film programmer Melissa Starker as Boston SciFi Presents UNIVERSAL MEMORIES: The Films of Philip K Dick. Garen Daly is the host, who apologies in advance for getting Harlan Ellison and Philip K Dick mixed up in his addled brain. Also please note, Boston SciFi uses movie clips to illustrate points discussed. Sometimes there will be s...2024-10-0849 min
Boston SciFi PresentsAlien Probes & Other Visitations, A Boston Sci-Fi Presents PodcastVisitors from another world are a relatively recent theme in movies that started in the 50s. Since then we have all sorts of illegal immigrants from genial neighbors to human eating nasties. Please join us as Simon Foster, Festival Director of the Sydney SciFi Film Fest and author Dan Kimmel probe #killerklownsfromouterspace, #attacktheblock, #paul, #marsattacks and more. So unholster your ray guin and enjoy ALIEN PROBES & OTHER DISTRACTIONS, the latest podcast from Boston SciFi.#podcasts #movies #sciencefictionPlease note: our podcasts are recorded live and use movie clips and sound tracks. Sometimes you will hear...2024-09-2047 min
Boston SciFi PresentsTO SERVE MAN: Good Robots in Movies, a Boston SciFI Presents PodcastHumans make them and use them. They can be safe, clunky contraptions or svelte streamline bodies, but they are designed to make our lives better. And in the process we imbue them with our emotions and sometimes are neurosis. TO SERVE MAN looks at how robots are depicted in movies.Weighing in with commentary and humor are Alexis den Boggende, Boston Hassle film critic and David Giancola, film director. Boston SciFi Film Fest Director is the host.PLEASE NOTE: this podcast was recorded live and uses film clips from movies. There may be breaks that...2024-07-1149 min
Boston SciFi PresentsMODERN CHARACTER ACTORS, Part 1, A Boston SciFi Presents PodcastYou see their faces in movies and on TV. You hear their voices in animation, but you never quite know who they are. Listen in as film directors Hope Madden and David Giancola join MC Garen Daly as they try and define what a character actor is in the 21st century. Featuring #dickmiller, Catherine O'Hara, #jameshong, Keith David Brion James & more. Plus we'll look at when does a character actor become a star. It's fun, enjoyable conversation. Listen in.#podcast #movies #newpodcastalert #hollywood #writing #podcastrecommendations #acting #Hollywood #cinema Please note: Boston SciFi uses film clips to...2024-07-1145 min
Boston SciFi PresentsThe Body Horrific: A Boston SciFi Presents PodcastThere's horror and then there is BODY HORROR Listen in as film critic Alexis den Boggende and Broke Horror Fan creator Alex DiVincenzo explains;ain the difference. featuring Cronenberg' The Fly, The Human Centipede, Re-Animator, John Carpenter's The Thing with appearances by Tusk, Frankenstein, Altered States & Tetsuo. Maybe there is a fate worse than death.#podcast #movies #newpodcastalert #hollywood #writing #podcastrecommendationsPlease note: Boston SciFi uses film clips to illustrate points in the podcast. Sometimes this means there is only sound, no talking, in a podcastYou can find us on Yo...2024-06-2549 min
Boston SciFi PresentsDanger Ahead: On Harlan Ellison with Nat Segaloff, A Boston SciFi PodcastMay 27, 2024 would have been Harlan Ellison's 90th birthday. To appreciate this seminal writer, Boston SciFi talks with noted author Nat Segaloff on his book A LIT FUSE and his relationship with Harlan. We talk #StarTrek, #ScoobyDoo, #OuterLimits, #Terminator, lawsuits and more. Inside stories and funny moments all about one of speculative fiction's most unique writer.#podcast #movies #newpodcastalert #hollywood #writing #podcastrecommendationsYou can find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, I Heart Radio, Google Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts from. You can also find us on our YouTube Chan...2024-05-2343 min
Boston SciFi PresentsSummer Movie Preview 2024: A Boston SciFi Presents PodcastThe Hollywood pundits are holding their breath as studios release films this summer of 2024. We're in the post-Covid period. Hollywood is just coming out of production delays from the various strikes and a lot is riding on whether or not audiences will return to the cinemas. Listen in as film critic Erin Underwood and Boston Hassle lead film reviewer Oscar Goff join host Garen Daly as they look at expectations, predictions and a couple of the films hitting the megaplex screens. By the way, have you heard about 'negative weekends'? It's a new term being bandied about. Listen in an...2024-05-0959 min
Boston SciFi PresentsBad Bots: A Boston SciFI PodcastAs humans, sinister robots have been around since the days of Edison. We see them in the malfunctioning Yul Brenner of WESTWORLD, or the single-minded killing machine of THE TERMINATOR, or Alicia Vikander's AI powered humanoid in EX MACHINA or the nascent super intelligence of Ultron . They threaten us. Host Garen Daly dives into this world of emotionless adversaries with film critic Erin Underwood and film director David Giancola. Existential threats, ethical mine fields, and the emergent AI. are all at the intersection of technology and cinema. They are the unwavering bad boys of cinema, BAD BOTS.P...2024-04-2547 min
Boston SciFi PresentsSciFi Messiahs: A Boston SciFi PodcastThey challenge the powers that be. They lead revolutions. And the score big at the box office. Often these films come in blockbusters like #DUNE, #STARWARS and more. Sometimes they come in smaller, sharply focused films like #MIDNIGHTSPECIAL or #CHILDRENOFMEN. Join us, as we genuflect into the realms of science fiction through the complexities of belief, destiny snd the human condition. This podcast's conversation is being lead by filmmaker Hope Madden and Boston Hassle lead critic Oscar Goff .Enjoy then share your favorite Messiah in the comments!This Boston SciFi Podcast is recorded live a...2024-04-2546 min
Boston SciFi PresentsMeet the Film Directors of SF49 - DocumentariansLisa Downs & David Weiner are documentary filmmakers specializing in genre films and the 1980s. Lisa produces and directs the LIFE AFTER SERIES, specifically LIFE AFTER THE NAVIGATOR & LIFE AFTER THE NEVERENDING STORY. David's docs are IN SEARCH OF, specifically IN SEARCH OF TOMORROW & IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS. Joining them is Festival Director Garen Daly as they explore why 80s films still resonate and the behind the scenes of making their respective docs.You can find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, I Heart Radio, Google Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts from. You can...2024-02-0745 min
Boston SciFi PresentsInside the Cyberpunk Sweethearts BallThe 49th Boston Science Fiction Film Festival kicks off on Valentine's Day with the Cyberpunk Sweethearts Ball celebrating love in an AI world. Event Director Jackie Kern joins cyberpunk maven and DJ Sir Richard with a behind the scenes look at what it takes, and who will be coming to this inaugural event. Garen Daly, Festival Director, is the MC.#cyberpunk #indiefilm #films #dancing #filmfestival #LetsPartyLikeItsSf49, #film #@WIFVNE #womeninfilm #femailefilmmakersWatch a video of the podcast: https://youtu.be/VLkRtoilPvAYou can find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, I Heart Ra...2024-01-2429 min
Boston SciFi PresentsInside the MARATHON A BostonSciFi Presents PodcastIt's the original binge view, now in its 49th year. 24 hours of cinematic overload featuring science fiction films. Listen as the organizers explain how they program and create this one of a kind event. They will be unveiling this year's lineup of 13 features while explaining why they are so passionate about this annual event. It is about imagination. It is about cinema, but most importantly it is about kinship bonding with other like minded humans. Listen in, and then set a date for Feb 18. That's when it happens at the legendary Somerville Theatre,You can find us...2024-01-0544 min
Boston SciFi PresentsIt's Not Such A Wonderful, Christmas, A Boston SciFi Presents podcastSanta isn't always naughty 'n nice. Sometimes he's something entirely different. Sometimes, he takes on a certain vengeful guise in Nakatomi Tower. Sometimes his naughty streak gets downright nasty, Tune in as Boston SciFi Presents a holiday special, ITS NOT SUCH A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS with special guests horror director PETER STRAY and film aficionado JAY MICHAELS. It's all about the dark side of Christmas.#Christmas #Horror #badsanta #Krapmus #violentnight #films #DieHard #Nakatomiplaza #rareexports #annaandtheapocalypse #slasherYou can find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, I Heart Radio, Google Podcasts, and wherever you get your...2023-12-1553 min
Boston SciFi PresentsGodzilla God of Destruction, A Boston SciFi Presents PodcastSince 1954, Godzilla, nee Gojira, has been a cautionary tale about humanity's hubris and the consequences of war. Godzilla has evolved, morphed, trivialized and seems to be returning to its base Kaiju form. In this Boston SciFi Presents podcast guest Oscar Goff (Boston Hassle film critic) and Jeremy Robinson (novelist & screenwriter) reveal their insights into Godzilla, God of Destruction.#films #godzilla #gojira #kaiju #BostonHassle #filmfestival #indiefilm #monsters You can find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, I Heart Radio, Google Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts from. You can also find us on our YouT...2023-12-0144 min
Boston SciFi PresentsStoner FilmsKick back. Take a long slow toke and hold it, while Boston SciFi takes a close eye to stoner films. From REEFER MADNESS to the BIG LEBOWSKI, we'll ride the arc of fear all the way to laid back coolness. We talk film, but also the political, cultural and changing currents of cannabis. Joining us is Joyce Gerber, creator of THE CANNA MOM SHOW and Alex Degroot, co-founder of THE GOODS, a dispensary store. As usual Garen Daly MCs while Mark Sherwood directs, and Irene Leite produces. You can exhale now.You can find us on YouTube, A...2023-11-0952 min
Boston SciFi PresentsATOMIC BOMBS ON FILMPrometheus was a Titan who stole fire from the Gods and gave it to humanity. Ever since then, humans have grappled with the ambivalence of technological advancement and the sometimes inherent destructiveness of that which was created. This is no more evident than in films about, or featuring atomic bombs. From THE BEGINNING OF THE END (1947) to OPPENHEIMER (2023) movies have showed our intimate feelings about what we hath wrought. And now, there is a new technological advancement that threatens something more than just fire, how we think. Join MC Garen Daly along with film programmer Melissa Starker and film dire...2023-10-2648 min
Boston SciFi PresentsThe Golden Age of Slashers! A Boston SciFi Presents PodcastSomething happened to movies in the 1980s. There was a sudden spate of cheaply made, sometimes poorly acted films centered around bloody deaths. The slasher movie hit the screen and it struck deep into our collective psyche. Here to read the entrails and enlighten us is film director Hope Madden (Obstacle Corpse) and Boston Hassle Film critic Alexis den Boggende. So kick back and enjoy. Oh, I wouldn't go into the basement if I were you.You can find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, I Heart Radio, Google Podcasts, and wherever you get your...2023-10-1248 min