Episode 652: Life Is On The Wire. Everything Else Is Just Waiting.

About this episode

Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski discuss recent physical media releases and notable films from various directors.

Erik Childress and Peter Sobczynski take you through another week of physical media starting with Lawrence Kasdan’s sexy directorial debut getting an upgrade. Peter discovers a 1932 crime drama worthy of a blind buy. Hollywood is front and center in films from Peter Bogdanovich and Martin Ritt. Two of the best teenage films of the 21st century are here ranging from cheerleading to lycanthropy. Provocateurs get in front of a microphone in films from Oliver Stone and Adam Rifkin. They also take a look back at two box office misfires from major filmmakers including Robert Zemeckis’ breathtaking version on Man On Wire and the Wachowski’s Matrix follow-up that has developed quite the following over the years. 1:10 - Criterion ( Body Heat (4K) ) 16:39 - Sony ( Nickelodeon , The Front (4K) , The Dark Backward , The Walk (4K) ) 1:00:52 - Kino ( Night World , Swashbuckler , Talk Radio ) 1:29:42 - Lionsgate (Ginger Snaps 4K) 1:42:13 - Universal ( Bring It On (7-Movie Collection) ) 1:49:13 - Warner ( The Conjuring Universe , Speed Racer (4K) ) 2:04:12 – New TV on Blu-ray ( Fallout (Season 2) (4K) , Looney Tunes Cartoons (The Complete Series) , Snowpiercer (The Complete Series) ) 2:05:28…

People in this episode

Host: Erik Childress

Guest: Peter Sobczynski

Topics covered

• physical media
• film reviews
• directorial debuts
• crime dramas
• teenage films
• box office misfires
• Blu-ray announcements

Keywords

• physical media
• film reviews
• Blu-ray
• Criterion
• teenage films
• box office misfires
• directorial debut

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Criterion, Sony, Kino, Lionsgate, Universal, Warner, Fallout, Looney Tunes, Snowpiercer

Books & works: Body Heat, Nickelodeon, The Front, The Dark Backward, The Walk, Night World, Swashbuckler, Talk Radio, Ginger Snaps, Bring It On

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