I Eat Movies Podcast

16/12/2023

Missing Mike McPadden on another year without him. We here at I Eat Movies Podcast will be forever grateful for his friendship and influence on us! Be sure to read one of Mike's books or listen to one of his many podcasts or audio commentaries today to remember one of the best to ever do them.

04/09/2023

Kick back this Labor Day with the latest I Eat Movies Podcast!

As we bid farewell to the summer season, cohosts Mike and Dino regroup to blab about their own individual courses of cinema consumption in I EAT MOVIES #34: SEEN REPORT, VOL. IV. From high caliber westerns like Rio Bravo and a 90s rave-based DTV hoot from the head of Lionsgate (!!!) starring Christina Applegate to ghostbusting hijinks on glorious 35mm, the fellas also highlight their shared drive-in excursion to experience Lethal Weapon and all of Mel Gibson's mullet glory on celluloid. Plus, Mike gushes about Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's best effort and his longtime infatuation with Ed Wood himself, a UFO lands outside of Dino's window not long after selling the merits of Fred Olen Ray's Deep Space and the Chuck Connors starring sci-fi effort, High Desert Kill. All this and even more movie eating have been nicely prepared in our latest serving of I Eat Movies so ditch the bib and gorge yourself!

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02/09/2023

End of summer blues got you down? I Eat Movies Podcast has you covered! New episode dropping this Sunday, September 3rd @ 12AM EST. It'll blow your hair back like Mel's.

09/07/2023

All aboard! Our latest episode has finally pulled in!

Back from their springtime slumber, cohosts Mike and Dino find themselves in the world of small-screen thrills with I EAT MOVIES #33: EXPRESS LOCAL, CENTRAL & MOUNTAIN - PANIC ON THE 5:22 (1974) / DISASTER ON THE COASTLINER (1979). Released by ABC and later Good Times Home Video, Panic on the 5:22 examines urban crime and class disparity in a tense tale where a trio of armed men take over a private railroad car carrying society's elite. Starring a bevy of talent including, Bernie Casey (Hit Man), Andrew Duggan (It's Alive), Lynda Day George (TV's Mission: Impossible), Robert Walden (TV's Lou Grant), Laurence Luckinbill (The Boys in the Band), Reni Santoni (Dirty Harry), James Sloyan (The Sting) and countless others, this economical TV-movie offers more through quality character work than one might anticipate. Next up, enhanced by an extra strength dose of suspension of disbelief, Disaster on the Coastliner plays for sheer entertainment value as a vengeful rail employee orchestrates a devastating collision of two trains, one of which is occupied by the vice president's wife. Starring Lloyd Bridges (High Noon) as a tech skeptical secret service agent a year before appearing in Airplane!, E.G. Marshall (TV's The Defenders), Raymond Burr (Rear Window), Pat Hingle (Maximum Overdrive), Paul L. Smith (Popeye), Yvette Mimiuex (Dark of the Sun) and William Shatner (Kingdom of the Spiders), who hijacks the show as a charismatic conman turned unlikely hero, support this efficiently handled thrill ride enhanced by impressive stunt set pieces. Kick back and relive the glory days of TV Guide and virtually forgotten capsules of toob-tainment with us in I EAT MOVIES #33: EXPRESS LOCAL, CENTRAL & MOUNTAIN - PANIC ON THE 5:22 (1974) / DISASTER ON THE COASTLINER (1979)!

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07/07/2023

Be cool, baby... like Emil.

Sit tight as I Eat Movies #33 is in-bound this Sunday @ 12AM where we'll be tackling a pair of 70s TV-Movie thrillers, PANIC ON THE 5:22 (1974) and DISASTER ON THE COASTLINER (1979)!

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05/07/2023

Hang on!!!... I Eat Movies Podcast returns from their spring slumber to record a new installment tomorrow! Stay tuned for more info.

16/04/2023

Smile for us because I Eat Movies Podcast has returned!

Spring has sprung and cohosts Dino and Mike return to bask in the neo-noir glow of Neil Jordan's breakout hit in I EAT MOVIES #32: MIKE'S FIRST TIME - MONA LISA (1986). Charting the symbiotic relationship between Bob Hoskins' turn in The Long Good Friday (1980) and arguably his best performance here as a recently released prisoner turned chauffeur to a high-class call girl he falls for, Mona Lisa deals with a man's complexity in understanding women as well as a society he longer recognizes. In addition, Mike and Dino dish on the humorous relationship between Hoskins and IEM alumni Robbie Coltrane, Michael Caine's chilling turn that his real life wife loathed and Jordan's beautifully constructed script. In addition, Mike reveals his favorite song of all time while discussing Genesis' memorable inclusion in the film while, the importance of ambiguity and resistance in spelling everything out within a plot makes a stronger film is discussed. We may never be like normal people but, take a stroll with us on the boardwalk of this most tragic love story where manipulation is its key export.

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13/04/2023

Have you ever needed I EAT MOVIES? Please say "all the time". In that case, expect our latest episode drop this Sunday, April 16th @ 12AM EST!

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05/03/2023

We here at IEM are burnin' up seeing that our pals at Fun City Editions are re-releasing 1983's BREATHLESS! As you may recall, we introduced this gem to Dino way back on IEM #8. The rare remake that exceeds its original, BREATHLESS will make you just that.

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15/02/2023

Populated by many ### adult film actors during John Glover's sexually-charged apartment party that included the likes of Ron Jeremy, Jamie Gillis, Amber Lynn and Sharon Mitchell, there was one notable omission who interviewed for a role but, turned it down after director John Frankenheimer asked for a date. We discuss who on our latest episode, I EAT MOVIES #31: ELMORE OR LESS - THE AMBASSADOR (1985) / 52 PICK-UP (1986) with special guests Jim Healy & Ben Reiser, available now via all podcatchers (Anchor, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.).

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14/02/2023

If ever there was a point of origin for an actor's participation in a film, this Esquire interview from February 1983 would be it for Robert Mitchum in THE AMBASSADOR. It was here that Mitchum would be accused of spouting anti-Semitic rhetoric which would prompt a swift letter of apology the following month and ultimately leading to Mitchum signing up for THE AMBASSADOR to prove he was anything but.

We cover this stranger than fiction tale and so much more in our latest episode, I EAT MOVIES #31: ELMORE OR LESS - THE AMBASSADOR (1985) / 52 PICK-UP (1986) with special guests Jim Healy & Ben Reiser!

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12/02/2023

The latest installment of I I Eat Movies Podcast has arrived!

Cohosts Dino and Mike aren't necessarily being blackmailed (yet) but, reinforcements were greatly appreciated in I EAT MOVIES #31: ELMORE OR LESS - THE AMBASSADOR (1985) / 52 PICK-UP (1986)! Joined by cohosts of CinemaTalk, Ben Reiser (cohost of 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s and Lifers) and Jim Healy, (Director of Programming at UW Cinematheque), the heat is on as the quartet discuss the dual Cannon Films adaptations of Elmore Leonard's novel. Relocated to Israel, we dive into the heavily deviated from its source material (save for the blackmailing scheme) take in The Ambassador and discuss the controversy that led to Robert Mitchum joining the production. In addition, we applaud Ellen Burstyn's physicality and the workhorse-like directing chops of J. Lee Thompson who made Cannon films his home for the 1980s. Next up, we hightail it to the City of Angels for the undeniably better and sleazier take of the same material in 52 Pick-Up. In addition, Ben and Mike share their love for Jaws 2, Jim crushes it with his best John Glover "Balmorese" impression and Dino gives insight on the machinery displayed throughout the film. Plus, Frankenheimer, p**n stars and Vanity slaying round out this hefty convo on one of Cannon's most taut thrillers.

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09/02/2023

Be like Roy and look ahead to this Sunday when I EAT MOVIES #31 drops! We're thrilled to report that we have two guests joining us in what is already one of our favorite episodes yet. Stay tuned!

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07/02/2023

Our friends at 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s are back with their latest episode! Be sure to give them a listen and if you love what they've done as much as we have, stay tuned as you may be hearing their voices on another familiar podcast soon... Stay tuned!

On an all-new episode of 70 Movies We Saw in the 70s, Ben and Scott cover Martin Scorsese's left-turn follow up to Mean Streets. Topics include: *Burstyn as auteur *Voices sell visuals *Keitel's accen

01/02/2023

Established in the late 1970s by ITC Entertainment and EMI Films as a means to distribute their films domestically, Associated Film Distribution launched with a modest but, memorable selection of films that included, INSIDE MOVES before Universal Studios acquired them early in the new decade. With THE MUPPET MOVIE being among their only hit, Associated Film Distribution's impact and slate may have been minor but worthy of discussion which we do in our latest episode, I EAT MOVIES #30: MIKE'S FIRST TIME - INSIDE MOVES (1980), available now on all podcatchers (Anchor, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.).

29/01/2023

For all you Letterboxd users, we've assembled a list collecting all the films we've discussed in each episode of the show thus far (Seen Report installments excluded). After you're done gorging yourself on our latest installment, I EAT MOVIES #30: MIKE'S FIRST TIME - INSIDE MOVES (1980), give this list a once over to kick off your own IEM marathon!

All films featured in the main discussions of each episode of the I Eat Movies Podcast (Seen Report installments excluded).

26/01/2023

Fired and replaced on SUPERMAN II, the late Richard Donner used INSIDE MOVES as a coping mechanism to get in touch with material deeply personal to him. Although Donner would return to major studio productions following its release with the likes of LADYHAWKE, THE GOONIES and LETHAL WEAPON, Donner always considered INSIDE MOVES to be his favorite of all his films. We discuss this and so much more in our latest episode, I EAT MOVIES #30: MIKE'S FIRST TIME - INSIDE MOVES (1980), available now on all podcatchers (Apple, Spotify, Anchor, etc.)!

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25/01/2023

After an extended holiday hiatus, cohosts Dino and Mike are back on the mics to close off Season 3 before they bid the concepts of seasons farewell due to their inability to properly count in I EAT MOVIES #30: MIKE'S FIRST TIME - INSIDE MOVES (1980). Honoring the late Richard Donner, Mike and Dino examine a more intimate, character driven opus from the man behind Superman: The Movie and the Lethal Weapon films that he hailed as his personal favorite amongst all his features. A notable black sheep in a sea of bigger-budgeted studio fare, John Savage (The Deer Hunter) stars as a broken man who unsuccessfully attempts su***de only to find new purpose through the regulars of a local bar and a best friend in a bartender (David Morse, The Green Mile) with ambitions of becoming a pro basketball player. Pride, loyalty, friendship and the concept of community are all discussed in this virtually forgotten opus co-written by Barry Levinson (Diner, Rain Man) and Valerie Curtin (And Justice for All, Best Friends) and co-starring Diana Scarwind (Mommie Dearest, Psycho III) who was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role.

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23/01/2023

After an extended holiday hiatus, I EAT MOVIES is back with their Season 3 finale this Wednesday 12AM EST.

Thanks to all who have been rooting for our return!

19/10/2022

We're back at it!

If it feels like forever well, that's because it sorta has been after a busy unexpected break but, we're back on the saddle with I EAT MOVIES #29: ROD TOWN (STEIGER IN THE CITY) - NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY (1968) / THE JANUARY MAN (1989). Honoring one of cinema's most intensely committed actors, we dive into Rod's rough childhood that included him running away from home at age 16 before joining the Navy and ultimately making his way onto the silver screen. Highlighting a peak career Steiger performance following his Academy Award winning turn in In the Heat of the Night, Rod swings big as a serial killer with mommy issues who dons several different personas throughout the feature. Supported by the always great George Segal as a rare Jewish detective, this black comedy still feels as fresh as the day it debuted. Next up, we jump ahead in time with hopes that Dino's nostalgic affection for The January Man can sway Mike. Boasting an impressive cast including, Kevin Kline as a reinstated rebellious detective tasked with bringing a strangler to justice, Susan Sarandon, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Harvey Keitel, Alan Rickman, Danny Aiello and loud-mouthed Steiger as NYC's mayor whose shouting match with Aiello is a major highlight are also along for the ride. Adapt to that Empire State of Mind and join us in celebrating one of the most versatile talents to ever do it in I EAT MOVIES #29: ROD TOWN (STEIGER IN THE CITY) - NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY (1968) / THE JANUARY MAN (1989).

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18/10/2022

We may have been on the bench for a little but, we're beyond excited to salute this man in our next episode! By the way, it drops TOMORROW!

14/10/2022

We bid farewell to the immensely talented Robbie Coltrane.

While many will surely cherish his role as Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, we here at I Eat Movies will always hold a special place for his early turn in LET IT RIDE opposite Richard Dreyfuss.

Honor Robbie by revisiting this gem and check out I EAT MOVIES #11: NO LUCK AT ALL - P.I. PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS (1987) / LET IT RIDE (1989) where we cover it in detail.

13/10/2022

Forgive us as things have been especially busy but, rest easy knowing that I EAT MOVIES is back on the beat with a new episode being prepped for your enjoyment very soon! We'd appreciate if you were as excited and sweaty as our friend here...

05/09/2022

Open up and say "ahh" cause we're back with a new episode!

Rewinding back to just a decade ago that seems unfathomable today where little indie pictures could still populate several hundred screens during their release, Mike introduces Dino to one of the more contemporary offerings in our canon in I EAT MOVIES #28: DINO'S FIRST TIME - JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME (2011). Starring Jason Segel (TV's How I Met Your Mother) as a grieving stoner searching for a purpose in the signs that surround us everyday, this Duplass Brothers production finds Segel on a journey that finds him reconnecting with his estranged brother (Ed Helms, The Office) as they try to determine whether or not his wife is cheating on him. Along the way, their mother (played by the legendary Susan Sarandon, Thelma & Louise) is also longing for a connection not experienced since her husband passed away that will somehow lead this fractured family down a path they never could imagine. Will Mike's own emotional reaction to this charming little picture be enough to sway Dino? Find out in I EAT MOVIES #28: DINO'S FIRST TIME - JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME (2011)!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6FuBmXcrV8a04zFeYhcu2A?si=a2aa02c9630d4347

30/08/2022

Pay attention to the signs... like the fact that a new I EAT MOVIES episode is in the can and coming to you this Sunday, September 4th at 12AM EST!

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22/08/2022

As discussed on our latest episode, here's Kevin Bacon going on the hunt for a recently unearthed QUICKSILVER subway poster in New York City just several weeks ago! Did Kevin find this advertisement of yesteryear? Find out below and check out I EAT MOVIES #27: TABLE SCRAPS - 1980s with special guest BRIAN SAUR of the Pure Cinema Podcast now!

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Kevin Bacon shared a post on Instagram: "Take a trip with me deep into the bowels of the NYC subway where I heard there was a poster from 1986. I didn’t get so lucky as to find it 🤣 but I did get to see some of the other underground wonders and meet some fellow New Yorkers on the w...

21/08/2022

On what would have been his 54th birthday, we salute our pal Mike McPadden in the other dimension! Suffice to say, I EAT MOVIES wouldn't exist without him.

16/08/2022

Long before character actor extraordinaire Mike Starr told Ed Wood no one wants to see his piece of sh*t movie, was poisoned by bumbling idiots Harry Dunne and Lloyd Christmas or tried to strongly urge Michael Scott into buying insurance over some "gabagool", he appeared as a "Copa Doorman" in 1982's HIT AND RUN (properly credited on IMDB thanks to our own Dino).

We discuss this film and more in our latest episode, I EAT MOVIES #27: TABLE SCRAPS - 1980s with special guest BRIAN SAUR of the Pure Cinema Podcast, available now via all podcatchers!

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15/08/2022

Prior to helming RENEGADES, our third serving in I EAT MOVIES #27, director Jack Sholder was also responsible for one of the best "buddy pictures" of the decade with 1987's THE HIDDEN. Sholder also was determined to top himself with the car chase in the Sutherland/Phillips starrer. Did he succeed? You decide!

I EAT MOVIES #27: TABLE SCRAPS - 1980s with BRIAN SAUR of the Pure Cinema Podcast is now available!