Cinema Shame

Raquel Stecher once again joins James on the podcast to complete their conversation about the Rocky series with bits and baubles about Rocky IV, Rocky V, and Rocky Balboa. How much of a role does nostalgia play in the enjoyment of the Rocky films? And does that even matter when sitting down to enjoy a film franchise? As we weave our way through the decline of Rocky, we talk Dolph Lundgren's unholy bench press, the inexplicable creative decisions behind Rocky V, and the sweet and sentimental coda to the franchise. We play the inaugural "Hot Minute of Cinema Shame" game and wax romantic about training montages. Subscribe on iTunes / Stitcher Radio   CREDITS: Talking Heads: James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - Host, 80's nostalgist with a Rocky IV soundtrack constantly spinning in his head. Raquel Stecher (@QuelleLove) - Classic movie blogger, workout and training aficionado.   Music Contained in this Podcast: "Living in America" - James Brown "Hearts on Fire" - John Cafferty "Redemption" - Bill Conti "Go For

David aka "the Cinemonster" joins James to discuss his monstrous creation, the Hooptober Horror Movie Challenge on Letterboxd.com. Our host and guest then give birth to a pair of "baby Hooptober" lists to demonstrate the ever-growing social media phenomenon and give a few horror viewing recommendations to populate your own Hooptober lists.  Cinema Shame's Halloween Special also flips the Shame script and places our host in the hot seat for his first viewing of Friday the 13th Parts 1 and 2 for a conversation and analyzes how a horror-loving child of the 1980's somehow avoided the grandaddy (or at least the Great Uncle) of the modern American slasher genre. The conversation then turns to the historical origins of the slasher within film, literature and contemporary popular culture.    CREDITS:   Talking Heads: James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - Host, lover of horror and crazy cinema challenges. David the Cinemonster (@ElCinemonster) - Horror lover, expert and Cinema Shame's resident Dr. Frankenstein.    M

In our first ever series Shame!, Raquel Stecher (@quellelove) steps into the ring to tackle the entire six-film ROCKY series. In the first of two very special episodes, Raquel and James (@007hertzrumble, as always) discuss ROCKY I-III and in doing so gush over gooey love stories, sweaty workout montages and surf-laden bromances. As a fitness guru herself, Raquel goes as far to question the effectiveness of Rocky's training methods. This episode boasts perspectives on Rocky about which even Sly Stallone never dreamed.   CREDITS:   Talking Heads: James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - Host, lover of crazy cinema challenges. Raquel Stecher (@quellelove) - Classic movie blogger at outofthepastblog.com, fitness guru, cocktail aficionado.   Music Contained in this Podcast: "Gonna Fly Now" - Bill Conti "Know How" - Young M.C.  "Eye of the Tiger" - Survivor   Supplementary Materials: Tin Cup (1996, Ron Shelton) The Set-Up (1949, Robert Wise)        Recorded in September 2017.  Copyrights are owned by the artists and

Greg Sahadachny (@mistergreggles) atones for his sins against classic comedy by watching not only one, but two Marx Brothers films -- Duck Soup and A Night at the Opera. Along the way to redemption, we also discuss the Marx Brothers entire showbiz career from vaudeville to their final films together at United Artists, the history of cinematic comedy, perils of intellectualism, and the fate of modern cinematic funnymen like Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler. Later on, Will McKinley (@WillMcKinley) answers our call to the Old Movie Weirdo Hotline to discuss his childhood connection to the Marxes (and scrambled pornography).      CREDITS:   Talking Heads: James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - Host, longtime Marx Brothers fan. Greg Sahadachny (@mistergreggles) - Podcaster extraordinaire. Credits include The Debatable Podcast.  Will McKinley (@willmckinley) - Switchboard operator of the Old Movie Weirdo Hotline   Music Contained in this Podcast:   "Everyone Says I Love You" - written by Bert Kalmer, Harry Ruby "Cosi-C

Will McKinley (@willmckinley) stops by the Shamequarters after first-time watching Police Academy to discuss the erosion of slapstick comedy and consider the factors that led to Police Academy becoming an American phenomenon in 1984 and beyond.    CREDITS:   Talking Heads: James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - host Will McKinley (@willmckinley) - writer for Sony’s getTV network and a self-proclaimed Old Movie Weirdo. willmckinley.com   Music Contained in this Podcast: Police Academy March - Robert Folk El Bimbo - Jean-Marc Dompierre   Originally recorded on March 1, 2017. Copyrights are owned by the artists and their labels. Zero dollars are made from this podcast.