The New World Pictures Podcast

Ep. 163: Avenging Angel

It's that time of year! #FANuary! Where we don't pick the movie, the listeners do! For our second iteration of #FANuary, we have a great one for you: 1985's AVENGNING ANGEL, the sequel to 1984's ANGEL, one of the biggest hits of the second New World regime. But while director Robert Vincent O'Neil returns, not everyone does, which is why Betsy Russell (OUT OF CONTROL) takes over in the titular role as the high school student by day and hooker by night. Only this time, Angel is just a student, a law student! But when she loses someone close to her, she has to hits the streets again as Angel. Or does she? We'll talk through the decision and whether it was necessary. This is only our second ANGEL movie, following ANGEL III: THE FINAL CHAPTER, because we are going in reverse order in this franchise. But do we all remember ANGEL III? Regardless, it was hard to remember Susan Tyrell and Rory Calhoun, returning ro their roles from the first ANGEL, but who were sadly missing from the third. We also discuss the legal weapons Angel claims are at her disposal, the ineptitude of the Gerrard family and the movie's shifting tone, and the film's wild ending in the Bradbury Building. And yes, we'll discuss the baby. Don't miss out as we venture futher into the ANGEL franchise! For all the shows in Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast Network, head here: https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/ [https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/].

4th Annual Worldies and Our Running Top/Bottom 5 2025 Edition

It's award show season again and that means it's time for the single most prestigious awards extravaganza - The Worldies!  The only award show that covers all the movies we talked about last year.  Also, the only awards show that celebrates movies made over 30 years ago.  Also, the only awards show with categories like, "The Best Film with Too Many Characters" and "The Anthony Perkins Award for Filthiest Shirt". Variety called it, "what's 'The Worldies' and get off my lawn" Entertainment Weekly said, "please stop calling me" Joining us to hand out these very prestigious awards are a few of our former guests and NWPPVIPs including:  * Ryan Verril, our boss and host of the Disc-Connected Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-disc-connected/id1615134944] * Ali Davis, from ep. 127: THE FUNNY FARM * Jason "Neumie" Neuman (NWPPVIP and host of the After These Messages Sketch Comedy Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/after-these-messages/id1054839636] * Peter Fluet, from ep. 32: STAR CRYSTAL * Chris Iannacone, co-host of the Get Me Another Podcast [https://open.spotify.com/show/6hebd6gAwcnCVvHAUdFxqA?si=55eb6e6b134942cc] * Greg Andersson, NWPPVIP and writer/editor for Forbes (see his work here [https://gregandersson.com/]) * Dunbar Dicks (follow him here [https://twitter.com/dyslexecwritr5K]) We also rank our top 5 and bottom 5 from 2025 and discuss the year overall.  How much Deezan is too much Deezan?  We discuss.   A huge thanks to the guests we’ve had the opportunity to interview on this podcast, our guest presenters, and to all of you, our audience, for listening to the New World Pictures Podcast.  This was our best year yet, and we are looking forward to all that 2026 has to bring.   For all the shows in Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast Network, head here:  https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/ [https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/]

Ep. 162: The Warrior and the Sorceress

We end #deathcember with THE WARRIOR AND THE SORCERESS which could be considered DEATHSTALKER-ish.  Or DEATHSTALKER-light.  THE WARRIOR AND THE SORCERESS stars David Carradine (DEATHSPORT, DEATH RACE 2000), Maria Socas (DEATHSTALKER 2) and Anthony De Longis (THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER) in a movie that pays off on its poster as it actually features a woman with four boobies. Based on and entirely ripping off Yojimbo, THE WARRIOR AND THE SORCERESS follows Kain (Carradine), a mercenary who decides to take advantage of the ongoing feud between two rival warlords who just so happen to live right across the street from each other.  They are compelled to "hate thy neighbor" because they believe the well in the middle of the town is the only source of water for miles.  If they did only the laziest of digging, they would find there is plenty of water in the ground, but let's not let that ruin the story.  THE WARRIOR AND THE SORCERESS features a plethora of nudity, lizard puppets, and sword slap fighting.  People are able to escape from captivity with the slightest of ease and they drown captives in a tank of water which seems crazy since water is the most precious commodity in the town.  Oh well. Like it or not, THE WARRIOR AND THE SORCERESS wraps up 2025 for us and we want to thank all of you for listening.  It's been a wild and fun year.  Can you believe we talked about THE TIN DRUM and JIMMY THE KID this year?  I dare you to find a podcast with that kind of diversity.  See you in 2026! For all the shows in Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast Network, head here: https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/ [https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/].

Interview with writer/director/SFX artist Steven Kostanski (DEATHSTALKER, PSYCHO GOREMAN)

We continue #DEATHcember with more love for DEATHSTALKER, writer, director, and special effects artist Steven Kostanski's newest film and reimagining of the sword and sorcery franchise produced by Roger Corman, the original of which was released by New World Pictures. Last week, we discussed the Daniel Bernhardt-starring film and this week we are talking to Kostanski himself about the making of the film, the state of indie filmmaking today, working with Slash as a producer and the co-writer of DEATHSTALKER's incredible theme song, the line of dialogue Patton Oswalt did NOT want to say, and Kostanski's body of work that includes PSYCHO GOREMAN, FRANKIE FREAKO, and MANBORG.  We also talk about his days with Astron-6, the filmmaking collective that kickstarted the career of Kostanski and his compatriots  Adam Brooks, Jeremy Gillespie, Matthew Kennedy, and Conor Sweeney, all of whom worked together on 2011's FATHER'S DAY and who often star or show up in Kostanski's films, including DEATHSTALKER. And if you wanted to know Kostanski's thoughts on the ROBOCOP animated series from New World Television, we got you covered on that, too. There are few filmmakers working today who are more successful in managing practical effects and genre storytelling than Kostanski and it was a thrill for us to discuss his work with him. Thanks to Steven for his time and all his movies and if you haven't yet watched DEATHSTALKER, it is available to rent from Shout! Studios and Raven Banner Entertainment! Go watch it! To keep up with Kostanski's work, follw his Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/kill_kostanski/?hl=en]. For all the shows in Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast Network, head here: https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/ [https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/].

Bonus Episode: Deathstalker (2025)

We are kicking off #DEATHcember with a good old fashioned Bonus Episode.  We're talking about DEATHSTAKER 2025, the reboot (?) or remake (?) of the 1983 New World Pictures classic (?) directed by Steven Kostanski (PSYCHO GORMAN, FRANKIE FREAKO).   DEATHSTALKER stars "hunk of a man", Daniel Bernhardt (NOBODY), Patton Oswalt (RATATOUILLE) and Christina Orjalo (OLDER EVERY DAY) in a movie that we can only gush about, and we do A LOT of gushing.  DEATHSTALKER is a thoroughly entertaining homage to the sword and sorcery movies of the 1980's complete with practical gore, wild creatures and a plot that you won't care about.   In addition to talking about DEATHSTALKER, we introduce new ideas for The Semanticast, discuss 1978's Piranha, and Marc's old job at bargain-basement male escort service.  There's a dome off.  Erica breaks down the hottest Franco brothers.  We talk Skyline Chili.  This episode has something for everyone including DEATHSTALKER which you should rent or buy today.  You can thank us later.