Periodic Podcasts from the National Council of Churches. Enjoy the best features and interviews from insightful guests from across the ecumenical and interfaith movement exploring today's most important issues.
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Conversations with people who know things, hosted by people who just want to be present in the moment and learn things - mostly about life, spirituality, and wholeness.
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Overdue Rentals is run by Matthew Schuchman and Mike Reyes. We're two entertainment journalists who are looking to talk about the many films that somehow have been forgotten about as time goes by. We want to introduce you to films you may have meant to see, but still are on your list of films you're overdue on seeing.
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Episode 147- The return of Timmy Williams for The Hidden and I Come in Peace/Dark Angel
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2:08:06Notice: this episode was recorded in February, so please forgive any outdated references! Timmy Williams of The Whitest Kids U Know is back for a double feature discussion about 80/90s sci-fi classics The Hidden and I Come in Peace/Dark Angel.
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Episode 146- Veronica Cartwright on The Ruse and The Witches of Eastwick
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1:15:28The legend herself, Veronica Cartwright joins us to discuss her new film The Ruse as well as today's Overdue Rental, The Witches of Eastwick. Of course, there is some Alien and Invasion of the Body Snatchers talk in there, too.
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Episode 6 Going Nowhere with Sara Griffith Lund
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57:35In this conversation, Laura Beth and Cynthia welcome pastor, author, and advocate, Sarah Griffiths Lund to talk about her recently released book, Blessed Minds: Breaking the Silence About Neurodiversity. Sarah's book is a wonderful introduction to understanding the beauty and complexity of neurodiversity in all the ways it shows up - especially fro…
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Episode 145- Emily Watson on The Legend of Ochi and Punch Drunk Love
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1:14:34Double drop day! Sorry everyone, we had a little tech issue but are back up now. So, you can no enjoy our discussion with the great Emily Watson about her new film, The Legend of Ochi, as well as her turn in Paul Thomas Anderson's, Punch Drunk Love.
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Episode 144- Cynthia Addai-Robinson on The Accountant and The Accountant 2
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59:51WHOOPS! We had a little technical difficulties everyone, so this is coming to you a little later. We have the wonderful Cynthia Addai-Robinson with us to discuss The Accountant and he growing role in The Accountant 2, which is in theaters now!
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Episode 143- Damien Cluzel of uKanDanZ on Evil Plan and Fargo
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1:48:11You might here some different intro music on this episode. That is Sènaderé by uKanDanZ off their debut album; Yetchalal. Oh, and what is that? You also here some music between the end of our interview and our post interview discussion? That is uKanDanZ's cover of War Pigs from their new album, Evil Plan. If you're unfamiliar with the band and thei…
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Episode 5: Going Nowhere with Derek Webb
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1:20:02In this engaging conversation, Derek Webb discusses his journey as an artist, the importance of authenticity in creativity, and the urgency of addressing issues within the LGBTQ+ community through his music. The dialogue explores the complexities of navigating societal expectations while remaining true to oneself, emphasizing the power of vulnerabi…
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Episode 142- James Griffiths on The Ballad of Wallis Island and Cuban Fury
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56:31Our final interview for The Ballad of Wallis Island is here! We have director James Griffiths to discuss translating the short to a feature film, as well as his 2014 film, Cuban Fury.
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Episode 141- Tom Basden on The Ballad of Wallis Island and Venice at Dawn
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55:12Continuing our coverage of The Ballad of Wallis Island, we have co-writer and star Tom Basden to discuss transforming the short into a feature length film, as well ad his 2022 underseen, Venice at Dawn.
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Episode 140- Tim Key on The Ballad of Wallis Island, Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, and Mickey 17
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1:20:40It finally has happened, we finally got Tim Key on the show with us. There is a lot of listen to here, from a little No More Jockeys opening, to The Ballad of Wallis Island, with a little Mickey 17 thrown in, and of course, the Overdue Rental on tap; Alan Partirdge: Alpha Papa.
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Episode 139- Paul Guilfoyle on Any Day Now and Cadillac Man
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1:15:58We speak with so many generous and perfectly nice people on a daily basis. But, there is no one more kind, giving, and lovely than the legend himself, Mr. Paul Guilfoyle. Maybe you don't know him by name, but you certainly know the man's work. His new film, Any Day Now is currently in select theaters and he is absolutely brilliant in the film. But,…
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Episode 138- Joe Wilkinson on Last One Laughing and The Man With Two Brains
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1:31:27The great Joe Wilkinson joins us this week to discuss his involvement in Last One Laughing UK for Amazon Prime. While he is with us, it was great to discuss his love and fondness for the Steve Martin/Carl Reiner film, The Man with Two Brains.
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Episode 137- Jeff Fahey and Casper Van Dien on Guns of Redemption, Sleepy Hollow, and The Lawnmower Man
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2:12:46It is a special one time only extravaganza! We have taken two interviews for Guns of Redemption and smashed them into one big episode. Casper Van Dien returns, this time to talk about Sleepy Hollow. Followed by Jeff Fahey talking about The Lawnmower Man!
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Cynthia and Laura Beth are back to explore the themes of chaos, peace, and the importance of connection in a world filled with uncertainty. Poet, advocate, and extraordinary human Marla Taviano joins the discussion, sharing her experiences of deconstruction and the transformative power of embracing one's authentic self as she shares stories of her …
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Episode 136- Atom Egoyan on Seven Veils and The Sweet Hereafter
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1:18:33We've always loved Atom Egoyan's films, but after this discussion, he is one of our favorite people! Atom came to discuss his new film, Seven Veils. And while we are talking about The Sweet Hereafter as well as his Overdue Rental, we also get a lot of The West Memphis Three and Devil's Knot in there, too.…
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Episode 135- Dito Montiel on Riff Raff and A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
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53:57We're going fast and furious this week! We have Dito Montiel with us discussing his new film, Riff Raff, as well as his debut feature, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints.
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Episode 134- William Baldwin on No Address and Backdraft
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1:04:13We are back with part 2 of our No Address coverage. This week we have William Baldwin, and while we had him in the ODR shop with us, we had to also talk about the one and only, Backdraft!
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Episode 133- Xander Berkeley on No Address and Air Force One
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1:24:40Xander Berkeley is arguably one of the hardest working actors in the industry. He is starring in the new film No Address which hits theaters on February 28th. A film that deals with the subject of homelessness; 50% of all the ticket sales will go to charities that assist people in need. While we had Xander with us to discuss this movie and the cont…
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Episode 132- Brandon Norwood on Night of the Hunter
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1:03:00It's always great to go deep diving into films with out good friends and colleagues. This week we are joined by Brandon Norwood of The Film Blerds to discuss one of this all time favorite Overdue Rentals; Night of the Hunter. Note: This discussion was recorded in December of 2024.
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Episode 131- Street Trash '87 and '24 with Matt Manjourides
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1:17:58When the film gods reach back into the mid to late 80s to bring back a film that should have had a long storied franchise, it usually fails. To our surprise though, when the new iteration of Street Trash came to life, it made so many right moves. We have producer Matt Manjourides, who also produces and co-created the return of Joe Bob Briggs with T…
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Episode 130- Lateef the Truthspeaker on Hollywood Shuffle
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1:07:59There is no other way to put it--your about to listen to a fantastic discussion about between us and Lateef the Truthspeaker about music, films, life, and most importantly; 1987's groundbreaking, Hollywood Shuffle. Stop reading and hit play! You will not regret it.
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Episode 129- Running Scared with Jeff Stewart
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1:18:44Our good friend, colleague, film maker, and co-host of The Film Blerds, Jeff Stewart stopped by at the beginning of December to talk film with us Overdue Rental boys. While we talk a little bit about end of the year movies, we are also talking about Jeff's Overdue Rental choice, the 1986 buddy comedy, Running Scared.…
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Episode 128-Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor on Nickel Boys and Undercover Brother
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57:56To close out our coverage of Nickel Boys, we have the wonderful Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor with us. Now, we know there is some serious discussions to have involving Nickel Boys, but that doesn't mean we don't have time to be silly and also talk about the wonderful, Undercover Brother. Don't waste any more time. Get to listening, or else The Man wins!…
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Episode 127- Willem Dafoe on Nosferatu and Shadow of the Vampire
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1:20:39Christmas time is here, and you know that means...VAMPIRES! The one and only Willem Dafoe joined us to talk about his role in Robert Eggers adaptation of Nosferatu. This also seemed like the perfect opportunity to discuss one hell of an Overdue Rental with Willem; Shadow of the Vampire. Before Eggers was even out of high school, Dafoe stepped into …
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Episode 126- Daveed Diggs on Nickel Boys and Blindspotting
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58:24In the continuation of our coverage of the new film, Nickel Boys, we have Daveed Diggs join us to talk his experience working with RaMell Ross and company. We also are talking about his 2018 film, Blindspotting. There is a lot to get into here, so less typing from us so you can go listen to it now.
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Episode 125- RaMell Ross on Nickel Boys and The Defiant Ones
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55:50Welcome to episode 1 of or 3 episode special on the new film Nickel Boys. RaMell Ross hits the scene with his first full length feature (non-documentary) with the adaptation of the award winning book of the same name. The film is already getting best picture nods before its official release, including the recent nomination for best drama for the Go…
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Episode 124- Marielle Heller on Nightbitch and Can You Ever Forgive Me?
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59:36If you've ever woken up in the middle of the night and wondered if you transformed into a dog in the middle of the night and caused havoc around your neighborhood; you're not alone. Though, as Amy Adams experiences in her new film, Nightbitch, the reality of her experiences come from more of a deep place of lost identity compared to just some fun a…
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Episode 123- David Gordon Green on Nutcrackers and Your Highness
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1:09:13While David Gordon Green has helmed some big studio pictures and popular TV Shows, he has never turned away from his true indie roots. His new film, Nutcrackers, is a testament to heart and soul film making that jump started his career with George Washington. While we had David with us, we also had to talk to him about his bigger budget fantasy epi…
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Episode 122- George Huang on Weekend in Taipei and Swimming With Sharks
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1:15:29You may not see George Huang's name officially credited for as many projects he has his hands in. And while his new film, Weekend in Taipei is a slice of East Asian action pleasure, George's first film was a slice of life about the trials and tribulations of working in Hollywood. Swimming With Sharks is a sharp witted, comically dark tale from the …
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Episode 121- Armand Assante on Don Q and Fatal Instinct
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1:01:01There has been a lot of movement in recent years with younger generations getting into classic spoof films. The Zucker, Abrams, Zucker and family classics from Airplane, to The Naked Gun, to Hot Shots! are making waves with new audiences. But one great spoof that was pretty much lambasted by critics on its release still remains under the radar for …
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Episode 120- Adam Elliot on Memoir of a Snail and Mary and Max
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1:03:53It was a sheer pleasure to speak with the man behind today's most effective and honest films of modern times, the stop motion expert, Adam Elliot. Adam's new film, Memoir of a Snail is in theater now, and much like his other full length feature, Mary and Max, it should not be missed.
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Episode 119- Timmy Williams of TWKUK on Knightriders
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1:50:19Heads up! This episode starts and ends with our discussion with Timmy Williams, so don't worry, you didn't miss anything when you didn't hear our normal intro and outro. Having Timmy on as a guest has been germinating for months, as we originally planned to have him join us back in June. But, we finally got things in order and had a wonderful conve…
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Episode 118- Alex Wolff on The Line and Pig
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1:10:37Alex Wolff (Nat too) have done amazing work breaking the young Nickelodeon star visage by headlining a slew of great pieces of true art. Alex's new film, The Line, continues that streak. We spoke him about the frat drama as well as his 2021 performance in the much loved, but still underseen, Pig.
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Episode 117- Guy Maddin, Evan and Galen Johnson on Rumours and The Green Fog
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1:02:36We implore everyone to go see Rumours this weekend as it releases on Oct. 11th. It is Matthew's top film of the year at the moment. We were more than lucky to have the writing and directing team of Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson join us to talk about this brilliant satirical satire as well as their 2017 experimental venture into loosel…
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Episode 3: Nowhere with Rev. Dr. Jessica, Misinformation Awareness
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56:22Cynthia and Laura Beth are back to Nowhere with Rev. Dr. Jessica LeCrone. Jessica is a minister in the United Methodist Church with Masters of Divinity and Masters of Library and Information Science degrees. She combined all that learning and life experience into her DMin dissertation which focused on the growing challenges of Misinformation, speci…
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Episode 2: Going Nowhere with Cynthia & LB Part 2
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44:09The conversation about what we are even doing here continues as Cynthia interviews Laura Beth.By Laura Beth Buchleiter, Cynthia Vacca Davis
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In our first venture on the journey to being "nowhere" (i.e. present in the moment), co-hosts Cynthia Vacca Davis and Laura Beth Buchleiter interview each other and explore what has inspired this project.By Laura Beth Buchleiter, Cynthia Vacca Davis
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Episode 116- Daniel Kraus on Pay the Piper and Archenemy
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1:01:31We're late this week, we know! We apologize, things are a little crazy right now, but we didn't want to let you all down. This week we have New York Times best selling author Daniel Kraus with us to talk about his new book, Pay the Piper. This is Daniel's second co-authored project with the one and only George Romero as Daniel has finished two manu…
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Episode 115- James Madio on The Featherweight and Hero
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1:02:18The name Willie Pep might not spark a memory for many of you, but if you are a boxing fan and you don't know Willie, the you need to check out The Featherweight. The new film starring James Madio as Pep is starting its run in cinemas and you shouldn't miss it. While we had Madio with us to talk about the film, we also had to talk about his role in …
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Episode 114- Alex Saks on It Ends With Us and Thoroughbreds
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1:05:07It Ends With Us is taking the box office by storm. We were lucky enough to have the film's producer, Alex Saks join us to talk about the process of getting such a film off the ground. We also took time to talk about one of her first gigs as a producer on the criminally underseen, Thoroughbreds.
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Episode 113- Jean Reno on My Penguin Friend and Ronin
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1:05:31It's once again an tremendous honor to be joined by someone as special as the one and only, Jean Reno. Jean's new film, My Penguin Friend, is out this Friday, August 9th. While it was a pleasure to discuss this adaptation of the hit true story that took social media by storm, this also gave us the chance to talk to Jean about a classic Overdue Rent…
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Episode 112-Osgood Perkins on Longlegs and The Blackcoat's Daughter
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53:44We're finally wrapping up our interviews for the long awaited Longlegs with writer/director, Osgood Perkins. Oz is here to not only talk about his smash hit, Longlegs, but also his first production (which was his second released film), The Blackcoat's Daughter. Strap in for darkness and grief with some light moments in between!…
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Episode 111-Lee Tamahori on The Convert and Once Were Warriors
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56:31Legendary film maker Lee Tamahori's new film The Convert is already out and in theaters and OnDemand for all to enjoy. We couldn't pass up the chance to talk to Lee about the film and his groundbreaking feature, Once Were Warriors. This might be a more overall serious episode of Overdue Rentals, but it is a highly important and thoughtful one.…
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Episode 110-Alicia Witt on Longlegs and Cecil B. Demented
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1:18:11Longlegs week continues! This time we have the absolute lovely Alicia Witt with us to discuss her time and process on the smash indie hit, Longlegs. But, we're also discussing her role as Cherish in John Waters oft missed, Cecil B. Demented.
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Episode 109-Guy Pearce on The Convert and L.A. Confidential
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1:20:42I'm still amazed that we have come to the point that maybe one of the greatest films of all time, is an Overdue Rental. This Friday, July 12th sees the release of Guy Pearce's new film, The Convert in theaters and On Demand. And while Guy was with us to talk about his new film with famed director Lee Tamahori, we had the opportunity to discuss both…
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Episode 108- Blair Underwood on Longlegs and Just Cause
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1:16:36You all better have your viewing schedule packed to the brim this week as there are two films you have to make sure you see. The highly anticipated Longlegs is hitting theaters on July 12th. In the first of three interviews we have coming for you from the film, we have the one and only Blair Underwood joining us. Blair talks to us all about joining…
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Episode 107- Tami Stronach, The Childlike Empress from The NeverEnding Story on Man & Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
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1:03:14The day has come! The 40th anniversary of The NeverEnding Story is upon us, but more importantly; Tami Stronach who played The Childlike Empress in the film is back on screen for the first time in 40 years in her new film, Man & Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps. Man & Witch will have a limited run in theaters nationwide between July 28th to Jul…
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Episode 106-Adam Goldberg on The Exorcism and The Hebrew Hammer
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58:51It's part two of our coverage of The Exorcism and this week we are graced with the great Adam Goldberg. Along with his work in The Exorcism, Adam talks about the greatly missed, The Hebrew Hammer.
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Episode 105- David Hyde Pierce on The Exorcism and Down With Love
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52:47There are few actors out there with such a wide range and ability that allows audiences to see them in so many different lights. The good guy, the bad guy, the wing man, the loner, the neurotic, the strong willed...the list would go on forever if I listed all the options. One person with this quality is the great David Hyde Pierce. David appears in…
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Bonus Episode: Lisa Edelstein on The Everything Pot and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
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56:25The 2024 Tribeca Film Festival may be wrapping up, but we still have some special discussions to share with everyone. The wonderful Lisa Edelstein joined us to discuss her Tribeca comedy, The Everything Pot. She also is discussing the classic 1978 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
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