The Tuesday Morning Screening Room Podcast

"Return to LV-426: An Aliens 40th Anniversary Celebration" with Jenette Goldstein & Mark Rolston

Screening Roomers, 40-years ago today... on July 14th, 1986 an instant sci-fi classic was hatched... that also happens to be one of the greatest sequels ever made (right up there with The Godfather 2 and The Empire Strikes Back) - ALIENS! And this morning we celebrate all the moments, the lines and the memories with two actors that were front and center to all the magic, mayhem and Xenomorphs while remaining friends for four-decades - Colonial Marines, Privates Vasquez and Drake better known as actors Jenette Goldstein & Mark Rolston. Trust us, you won't want to miss this one, Screening Roomer's... this isn't just another bug hunt. And if you do miss it... well... GAME OVER, MAN! GAME OVER!

Mazes and Monsters with Todd Stashwick, Yuri Lowenthal & Frank Todaro

Screening Roomers, grab your 12-sided dice and hold onto your Gorvils as we head back to the basement to celebrate Tom Hanks 70th Birthday with his first starring role - 1982's made-for-TV anti-Dungeons & Dragons movie MAZES AND MONSTERS. And to help us with all the festivities are a trio of performers and D&D enthusiasts/experts - actors Yuri Lowenthal (Naruto), Frank Todaro (Transformers: War for Cybertron) & Todd Stashwick (Star Trek: Picard)! HUZZAH!!!

"Happy 100th, Mel!" - A Centennial Birthday Celebration of Mel Brooks with Piotr Michael

Screening Roomers, it's time to celebrate a monumental milestone in film, entertainment and pop culture history - the 100th birthday of writer/director/producer/playwright & songwriter - Mel Brooks! A living legend and EGOT winner, who shaped the face of comedy with groundbreaking films like BLAZING SADDLES, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN & THE PRODUCERS. So, to honor this momentous occasion, FM is joined in the Screening Room by actor/impressionist Piotr Michael (Young Jedi Adventures) to re-live all the films, the characters, the lines and the laughs from the birthday boy and undisputed King of Comedy! And as we all know... It's good to be the king! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MEL! HERE'S TO 2000 MORE!

"Happy 50th, Logan's Run! Still Running After All These Years..." with Yuri Lowenthal

Logan-5 didn't think he would make it past 30... well, now he's turning 50... or, at least the film he stars in is... so, join FM and actor Yuri Lowenthal (Spider-Man / Naruto), Screening Roomers, as they run to Sanctuary (or rather to the Screening Room) for a very special 50th Anniversary celebration of a 1970s sci-fi cult classic - 1976's LOGAN'S RUN, which had its debut 50-years ago on June 23rd, 1976. So, "run, runners!!!"... er... Screening Roomers!

"The Inspired, Underrated & Misguided Brilliance of 1983's Rock & Rule" with Adam Samuel Goldman

Screening Roomers, it's the companion episode to our Heavy Metal episode (episode 75)!!! And, just when you thought you couldn't possibly handle anymore animated Cheap Trick... we see your Cheap Trick... and raise you some animated Blondie, Iggy Pop, Earth/Wind & Fire and Lou Reed doing his best Mick Jagger impression in 1983's animated sci-fi cyberpunk rock musical cult classic - ROCK & RULE! So, join FM and writer/composer/producer - Adam Samuel Goldman (Flipside documentary) - as they explore Ohmtown, Nuke York and Club 666 to celebrate all the misguided brilliance (and madness) of this forgotten little rock'n'roll gem and Canadian curiosity! From the same animation studio that brought you the Care Bears Movie!