The New World Pictures Podcast

We are wrapping up the merry month of #DIEcember II: Slay Bells Ring with a well-known cult classic: 1986's CHOPPING MALL aka KILLBOTS.  This Nearly New World film was written and directed by Jim Wynorski in his first film for Roger and Julie Corman following working at New World in the publicity department.   Join us as we fangirl on malls, robots, and snacks!  We discuss the Sherman Oaks Galleria, Erica's work history, and we introduce new sponsorship opportunities for Better Cheddars. You listening Betty Cheds?  Be our sponsor! While we know we aren't at final questions yet we must know "Have you seen CHOPPING MALL?" Don't miss this dive into a gory, sexy NWPP favorite!

We continue #DIEcember 2: Slay Bells Ring with another obscure slasher, 1984's THE INITIATION. This one is filled with family secrets, sharp hand rakes, and hot - temperature hot - sex. It's a movie about the power of dreams or at least the power of attraction that comes from participating in a sleep study. It's about a mother's sacrifice, and how, no matter what you do, it doesn't matter. It's about real dads and fake dads and dressing up like a penis to a party, only to get murdered in an empty mall.  Listen as we discuss this early entry into New World Pictures' second ownership group output, released the same year as ANGEL and CHILDREN OF THE CORN. You may ask yourself:  could a crowd of people with lit candles enter my room while I'm asleep without me noticing? Is it ethical for a teaching assistant to date a student? How comfortable would it be to have sex on a stack of rugs? Enjoy this slice of 1980's slasher history, as only the NWPP crew can deliver!

We kick off #DIEcember 2: Slay Bells Ring with everyone's character rich slasher, 1983's MOUNTAINTOP MOTEL MASSACRE.  Or, if you'd prefer, MOUNTAINTOP MOTEL.  Or, as we would call it, "MOTEL MASSACRE NOT ON A MOUNTAIN". Staring Bill Thurman (THE LAST PICTURE SHOW), Anna Chappell (THE MAN IN THE MOON), and Major Brock, a guy who was working as a baggage handler for Delta before director Jim McCullough found him and put him in this movie.  We spend quite a bit of time on this subject alone. MOUNTAINTOP MOTEL MASSACRE is one of those age-old stories about a woman who is released from a psychiatric institution, finds her daughter Lorie practicing witchcraft (not really) in their basement, kills her, acquires a bloodlust and attempts to kill every guest at her rundown roadside motel.  You know, "the ushe".  We are joined for this episode by Ryan Verrill, host of The Disc Connected [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-disc-connected/id1615134944] podcast and the Executive Director of Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast Network [https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/].  Ryan helps us navigate a myriad of new discoveries not yet revealed in any previous episode including Marc's inability to differentiate a rabbit from a guinea pig and Marc's new live podcast, "The Semanticast" where he criticizes the way people say things.  Thus far, it's not getting the kind of listenership that you'd expect.    We also talk about the wrong way to leave your job, when to reveal a lie or keep it to yourself, and the challenges that come with a snakebite to the face.  And when we say, "snakebite" we mean, "snakebit".  Why?  Listen and find out.  For all the shows in Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast Network, head here:  https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/ [https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/]

We end #NOvember, where we watch movies with originally said "no" to, with QUENNIE, a 1987 TV Miniseries made by New World Television and, later, released by New World Video. An adaptation of a novel by Michael Korda which told the story of his real-life aunt, the actress Merle Oberon. Now, Korda's aunt may be real, but the story is, well, let's just say Michael had fun filling in the details. What true and what's not, we may never know, but we do our best to sort it out. The series starred Mia Sara, fresh from New World's APPRENTICE TO MURDER, as Queenie, and Kirk Douglas as a movie producer based on Korda's uncle Alexander.  In a story that starts in India, travels to England and back again, Queenie  goes from a young student to a exotic dancer to actress. She could have had more jobs, but, as it turns out, it's hard for pretty people to get jobs. It's also difficult for some people to smoke cigars or play a woodwind instrument, but easy for some to know the timing of their demise. There's a lot going on, but we dig deep into it anyway, because, well, it's #NOvember! For other podcasts, t-shirts, and more, head here: https://newworldpicturespodcast.com/ [https://newworldpicturespodcast.com/] For all the shows in Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast Network, head here:  https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/ [https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/]

John Penney returns to the podcast! Following our TORMENT reunion episode alongside his cohorts Earl Ghaffari (WAYNE'S WORLD) and Scott Alexander (ED WOOD), John is back to discuss his time working as an assistant editor for New World movies BODY ROCK, GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN, and THE STUFF (as well as RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD) before writing RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD III and becoming a director with 2006's ZYZZYX RD! John talks about working for Academy Award-winning editor Richard Halsey (ROCKY), learning life lessons from Sarah Jessica Palmer, and listening to movie pitches from Larry Cohen! This is a wide-ranging interview you don't want to miss! For more about John and Brian Yuzna's company Dark Arts Entertainment, head here: https://www.darkartsentertainment.com/ [https://www.darkartsentertainment.com/]   For all the shows in Someone’s Favorite Productions Podcast Network, head here:  https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/ [https://www.someonesfavoriteproductions.com/]