In this episode Paul, Kieran and I discuss the Barnyard Dawg/ Daffy Duck/ Foghorn Leghorn cartoon 'The High and the Flightly' from director Robert McKimson. We also find time to throw shade at Batman vs Superman, The Defenders and director, Ron Howard.
In this episode a trio of podcasters discuss a trio of Looney Tunes cartoons- 'Birds Anonymous', 'Knighty Knight Bugs' and 'Devil May Hare'- from directors Friz Freleng and Robert McKimson. And these shorts were picked to give us a chance to discuss three characters we'd yet to discuss on the podcast (Tweetie Pie, Yosemite Sam and the Tasmanian Devil- perhaps better known as Taz).
Hello! In this episode we wrap up our 1950s Tom and Jerry coverage by looking at the cartoons 'Touché, Pussy Cat!' and 'Jerry's Cousin'.
Expect terrible français as we discuss early French New Wave film 'The 400 Blows' (Les Quatre Cents Coups) from director François Truffaut.
In this episode we continue our classic cartoon coverage by discussing 'Blue Cat Blues', which is a super dark Tom and Jerry short.
In this episode Paul and I discuss the acclaimed animation 'The Unicorn in the Garden'- a short based on a story by James Thurber, which is very comparable to last week's film, 'Harvey'.
In this episode Kieran and I discuss 'Harvey', the film where James Stewart is friends with a giant invisible rabbit.
Expect comparisons to 'Lars and the Real Girl', quotes from Peep Show, talk of eggs as well as some guy called Spielberg, along with discussion as to whether the lead role in this film could be played by Sylvester Stallone.
This week it's more Tom and Jerry chat as we discuss 'Johann Mouse', the 1953 cartoon from William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
Taking a brief departure from our Looney Tunes coverage, in this episode Kieran, Paul and I discuss two Tom and Jerry cartoon classics- 'Little Quacker' and 'The Two Mouseketeers'.
In this episode- part of our run of podcasts on Looney Tunes cartoons of the 1950s- we discuss the Bugs Bunny/ Daffy Duck/ Elmer Fudd cartoon 'Rabbit Seasoning', from writer-director team, Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese.
In this episode Paul, Kieran and I discuss 'Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom', a short educational animation film about the history of musical instruments from Disney.
Holey moley! This week Kieran and I discuss the ahead of it's time, man in a hole, media critique 'Ace in the Hole' from acclaimed director, Billy Wilder (who was Austrian, not- as I said in the episode- German. No need to message me to say I messed up on that piece of info).
In this episode Jev and I discuss the Oscar winning classic, 'All About Eve'.
In this short solo episode- the first in quite a while I think- I get into the festive spirit by talking about 'Scrooge', the 1951 adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. You can expect a combination of intelligent observations of this film as well as some stream of consciousness to go accompany your meal. Thanks for listening everyone and I'll be back in 2022 with more retro film chat.
In this episode Jev and I have lots of thoughts about the Orson Welles film, 'Touch of Evil'.
Expect Star Trek references from the outset as Kieran, Paul and I discuss the sci-fi film 'Forbidden Planet', which closes out our run of episodes on B-movies. You can expect discussion on this films terrible sexual politics, some mad love for one of the cast of Bridgerton and much much more.
In this podcast Paul, Kieran and I tackle a double bill of Hammer horror films, 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' (an adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes story) and 'The Mummy'. In this episode Kieran dislikes Scooby Doo, I make several super current references (from late October 2020) and Paul kills a tarantula.
More B-movie fun this week as we discuss 'The Thing from Another World' from director Christian Nyby (produced and written by Howard Hawks), a film best known today as the film that John Carpenter would remake in the 1980s. Expect conversation about both films from the get-go.
In this spooky episode, Campbell and I discuss 'House on Haunted Hill', a haunted house horror starring screen-legend Vincent Price, from director William Castle.
In this episode Campbell and I discuss the sci-fi horror classic, 'The Blob'. Expect a comparison to Spider-Man 3, talk of how Steve McQueen is like Llewyn Davis, a lesson in the mice invading your home and much, much more.
In this episode we discuss supernatural horror 'Night of the Demon' (AKA 'Curse of the Demon'). Expect discussion of Snakes and Ladders, some train talk and also comparisons to the X-Files and The Omen. NOTE- This ep was recorded prior to the death of Christopher Plummer, which is why we talk about him being alive. He is sadly missed by all at Easy Riders Raging Podcast.
In this episode Paul, Kieran and I discuss the live-action Disney adaptation of Jules Verne's '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'. We find ourselves talking squids, Captain Birdseye, the IT Crowd version of this film, white-washed casting of Captain Nemo and we find a bunch of Marvel comparisons to this film.
This week we kick of a run of b-movie horrors and sci-fi films, starting of with one of the most infamous films of all time- 'Plan 9 from Outer Space' from director Ed Wood.
In this episode Kieran, Paul and I once again find ourselves discussing a Looney Tunes classic. This time around it's 'Show Biz Bugs', starring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck.
This week we round off our trio of 'Actor's Studio' episodes with a conversation about Elia Kazan's 'A Streetcar Named Desire', starring Vivien Leigh, Kim Hunter and Marlon Brando.