Cinema Shame

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.