152: Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986)

About this episode

Kerry and Collin discuss the 40th anniversary of 'Nutcracker: The Motion Picture' and compare it to the 1993 version while also exploring recent physical media releases.

As always, Kerry and Collin begin the year taking a look at a Nutcracker movie. This one celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, so the festivities for it starts now! "Nutcracker: The Motion Picture" was a theatrically-released performance film with an added touch of storybook-like innovation and imagination from the one and only Maurice Sendak (author of Where the Wild Things Are ). Does it successfully work as a piece of storytelling and staged performance? How does it compare to the similar 1993 version Starring Macauley Culkin? What exactly is PDIP? All these questions, plus a look at the latest and greatest in physical media from the month of December with the Blu-ray Gift Exchange. Collin's favorite blu-rays from 2025 . Movie Madness episode, featuring Collin Souter, Erik Childress and Steve Prokopy, all running down their 15 favorite films of the year. Blu-rays covered: Warner: Ted Lasso - The Richmond Years (4K) "Boogie Nights" (1997) (4K) LionsGate: "Hearts Of Darkness - A Filmmaker's Apocalypse" (1991) (4K) FilmMasters: "The House On Haunted Hill" (1959) Warner Archive: Lippy The Lion and Hardy Har Har - The Complete Series Wally Gator - The Complete Series "I Love…

People in this episode

Hosts: Kerry, Collin

Topics covered

• Nutcracker
• film
• performance
• storytelling
• physical media

Keywords

• Maurice Sendak
• Blu-ray Gift Exchange
• Ted Lasso
• Boogie Nights

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Nutcracker: The Motion Picture, Ted Lasso - The Richmond Years, Boogie Nights

Books & works: Nutcracker: The Motion Picture, Nutcracker, Where the Wild Things Are, Boogie Nights, Hearts Of Darkness - A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, The House On Haunted Hill, Lippy The Lion and Hardy Har Har, I Love Melvin, I Know Where I'm Going, Skylark

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