60: The B-Sword & Sorcery of the '80s, feat. Luana Saitta of Defend Your Trash Movie

About this episode

Gabe Powers and guest Luana Saitta explore the B-to-Z grade sword and sorcery films of the 1980s, focusing on three notable titles.

TWIN WARRIORS, MUSCLEBOUND BARBARIANS, UNDEAD HORDES, EVIL KINGS, ENSLAVED PEASANTS, MYSTICAL WARFARE, BLOODTHIRSTY GODS & PLAYBOY PLAYMATES…ALL ON A BUDGET!! In the wake of John Milius' Conan the Barbarian (1982) and the dawn of home video's dominance in genre filmmaking spaces, independent studios kicked off a short-lived, but prolific series of B-to-Z grade sword & sorcery, fantasy, and barbarian movies. Join Gabe and returning guest Luana Saitta as we look at three films from the usual suspects: Roger Corman, the Italians, and The Cannon Group - specifically Jack Hill's The Sorceress (1982), Lucio Fulci's Conquest (1983), and Fritz Kiersch's Gor (1987). 00:00 – Intro 11:47 – The Sorceress 45:25 – Conquest 1:23:00 – Gor 1:48:53 – Outro Check out Luana's Wild Weird Fiction Compendium at luanawriters.carrd.co or maybe pick up a few stories from New Edge Sword & Sorcery: Love's Red Blossom The Dream Quest of Well-known Kawtar Zeynep's Judgment Staku-ra's Hoard Also, follow her on her podcast with Travis Kirkland, Defend Your Trash Movie If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Immigrant Defense Project Rewilding Europe…

People in this episode

Host: Gabe Powers

Guest: Luana Saitta

Topics covered

• sword and sorcery films
• 1980s fantasy movies
• independent filmmaking
• genre cinema
• B-movies
• home video impact

Keywords

• sword and sorcery
• 1980s films
• B-movies
• Conan the Barbarian
• Roger Corman
• Lucio Fulci
• Cannon Group
• fantasy cinema

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Defend Your Trash Movie, New Edge Sword & Sorcery, Immigrant Defense Project, Rewilding Europe, Gender Justice MN

Books & works: TWIN WARRIORS, The Sorceress, Conquest, Gor

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