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Sometimes informative. Sometimes controversial, but always unpredictable. Join your hosts Hunter, John and Stu every week with a new episode.

Episodes

Thursday Mar 20, 2014

The War Room

Thursday Mar 20, 2014

Politics, Politics, Politics. That is the theme for this week. On this episode we are thrilled to be joined by Bill O'Keefe AKA DefendWallSt. from Soopermexican's podcast.

On this one we discuss the documentary 'The War Room', a behind the scenes documentary on Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign trail.

We discuss this film, and also go extensively into the whole 1992 Clinton campaign trail itself.

Whilst politics may sound boring, we think you may find this episode quite informative about the state of American politics then and it's current state now.

Thanks for listening

See you all next week

You can catch Bill via the links below

Weasel Zippers

Twitter

Soopermexican Podcast

Thursday Mar 13, 2014

Harlan Ellison: The Last Dangerous Vision

Thursday Mar 13, 2014

DREAMS WITH SHARP TEETH is a documentary of Harlan Ellison, prolific short story writer, science fiction convention cult of personality and perpetual crank. Hunter and John (No Stu this week, as he'd never heard of the guy) discuss whether the documentary captures the essence of Harlan's appeal, or lack thereof. And yes, the producers of THE TERMINATOR did settle with Ellison on a plagiarism charge. Ellison also wrote the famous Star Trek episode "City On the Edge of Forever," but we don't get into that too much. An informative episode that'll have you Googling so much, you'll go back to Ask Jeeves.

Enjoy

See you next week

Thursday Mar 06, 2014

Theatre Experiences

Thursday Mar 06, 2014

Ah, Theatre experiences. We've all had 'em. Some good, some bad, but nonetheless, we've all been there. This week's episode, Stu, John and the return of the Armenian madman Garo (no Hunter this episode) dig deep and give you some of their experiences. Please note, this episode is NOT SAFE FOR WORK as some of the stories are explicit in either language or nature.

Enjoy

See you next Wednesday

Thursday Feb 27, 2014

Take it from Us: Open Five

Thursday Feb 27, 2014

Here's one from the vault for ya's. Whilst available as a site only download, it has never been available on the feed, and seeing as we are having difficulties with the episode that should have been this week's one (that will be next week, promise) we thought we'd get this little discussion Hunter and Stu had alllll the way back in October 2010 about a wonderful little indy film called OPEN FIVE out to your ears.

Once you've listened to this, go watch the film AND the now available sequel OPEN FIVE 2. Or, if you prefer to watch the film then listen to our discussion, do that also. Either way, check these films out.

See you next Wednesday

Enjoy

Watch OPEN FIVE for free (you lucky buggers) HERE

Watch OPEN FIVE 2 for free (you're all so spoilt) HERE

Thursday Feb 20, 2014

Gambling with Addiction

Thursday Feb 20, 2014

The death of Phillip Seymour Hoffman shocked film fans around the world. in this week's episode, Hunter and Stu (for the first time ever in his time in the MMC, no John) look at one of his lesser known, but by no means lesser effort, films - Owning Mahowny.

We also highlight the correlation of Hoffman's character portrayal of hopeless Gambling addict - Dan Mahowny, alongside the real life addictions of Hoffman himself.

Yes, we know, this is yet another dark episode from the MMC. We promise, next week's episode will be a lot more fun, and certainly back to our 'normal' selves.

Enjoy

See you next Wednesday

Friday Feb 14, 2014

Tell Me About It: The Professionals

Friday Feb 14, 2014

Hey everybody we are back with a new episode for this week - wait, what? This week? Yes, that's right, from now on, starting with this episode, we here at the Midnight Movie Cowboys are going from a bi-weekly (or fortnightly) show to a weekly one. More details contained within this episode.

Speaking of this episode, Stu and John (no Hunter on this one) carry on the television theme, and look at one of the seminal 70's Police dramas, that hardly anybody (in North America anyway) has heard of - The Professionals.

Listen in as we discuss 2 episodes, one of them so controversial it was banned for over 25 years, and talk about the 3 outstanding lead actors, and the brilliant writer / creator of this amazing show.

Enjoy.

Tuesday Jan 28, 2014

Looking Good: The Career of Freddie Prinze

Tuesday Jan 28, 2014

Looking Good !!!!! A phrase heard, and used commonly throughout the 70's, thanks to one individual, our subject for this episode - Freddie Prinze. No, not Freddie Prinze Jr. instead we look at his father, and his meteoric rise to fame at age 18, only to lose everything, by his own hand at the tender age of 22.

We look at his television film 'Million Dollar Rip Off', the 1979 biopic on him 'Can You Hear the Laughter', and of course, we look at the role of Chico Rodriguez in 'Chico and the Man', the show which catapulted him to fame in 1974.

Sit back with us, and learn about the highly talented, fascinating, and tragic figure that is Freddie Prinze.

Enjoy.

Purchases

Chico and the Man DVD HERE on Amazon (an absolute must, buy it!!!)

The Million Dollar Rip Off DVD HERE on Amazon

The Million Dollar Rip Off Digital File HERE on Amazon

Can You Hear the Laughter VHS HERE on Amazon

Looking Good (Freddie's only live stand-up album on CD) HERE on Amazon

The Freddie Prinze Story (book written by his mother Maria Pruetzel) HERE on Amazon

Also, for all your info on Freddie Prinze, go visit this fantastic website HERE

also, go like their Facebook page HERE and show 'em your a fan of Freddie's like us here at the Midnight Movie Cowboys

Tuesday Jan 14, 2014

Henchman: The Al Leong story

Tuesday Jan 14, 2014

Let the truth be told, we here at the Midnight movie Cowboys LOVE Al Leong. Al who you ask? You may not know his name, but we promise you, you will know his face.

Anyway, John alerted us to a documentary currently in production Henchman: The Al Leong story. Not one to let an opportunity to pass us by, we hit up the Producer / Director of this epic project, Matt Olivo. A cool ass guy, with a lot of great stories about Al.

Here is the finished result of that conversation we had a few nights back.

Throughout the course of Matt's documentary on Al Leong, we will be catching up with him every so often to see how things are progressing. The picture below says it all.

Please go give Matt's Facebook page a 'like' to show you are behind this awesome project. Go visit it HERE

Viva La Leong

Enjoy

Tuesday Dec 31, 2013

Anchorman 2

Tuesday Dec 31, 2013

Here we are folks, as promised at the end of our CRASH CINEMA episode, we said once ANCHORMAN 2 was released, we'd have our guest, the Armenian madman, and staunch Obama supporter (hehe) Garo Nigoghossian, back on.... and we do !!!

After 9 long years, a fake twitter account that sent Hollywood abuzz with rumours of a sequel, and a whole lot of anticipation. We finally got to see ANCHORMAN 2.

So, you're asking yourself, what did we think of it? Well, you will need to listen on and see what all of us, including Garo's one black friend thought of it.

In typical Midnight Movie Cowboys ADD style of podcasting, we can't just stick to a review of the film, so the last 30 mins spirals into some light-hearted, unbiased, political chat (trust us, its not the boring old type of political chat you're accustomed to)

On a final note, we want to thank every one of you who listen to, and support this show, we do this for YOU. Thank you so much.

See you all in 2014.

Hunter, Stu and John

Garo's links:

Twitter

Dangerous People Facebook Page (you can even see what Garo looks like there, he's the one in the Top Hat !!)

Facebook

Dangerous People Trailer (NSFW)

Buy Garo's first film Actress Apocalypse HERE (hey, it's even released by Crash Cinema)

Tuesday Dec 10, 2013

Up late with Soopermexican

Tuesday Dec 10, 2013

Alec Baldwin. What would we do without him? There would be no daily joy, of the saga, that is his life to read about on a near daily basis.

To help us talk all things Alec Baldwin's massive public meltdown, is a man, who has, literally, contributed to it, via his epic battles on Twitter. Soopermexican !!!!

Go here to read how Soopermexican OWNED Alec Baldwin, time after time.

So epic was Soopermexican's twitter war with Baldwin, that it made Fox News.

It also led to this

On this episode, Hunter, John and the return of Stu, team up with the internet legend, Fox News Latino journalist, podcaster and all around good guy. The legendary Soopermexican.

Make sure you follow Soopermexican on twitter HERE

You also must go and listen to his excellent podcast, go HERE and listen now.

Enjoy !!

P.S - A big thankyou to Soopermexican for being on the show with us, and for also providing us with the artwork.

Monday Nov 25, 2013

Shaolin Wooden Men: A Year in the Making.

Monday Nov 25, 2013

Bigger than Ben-Hur and The Ten Commandments. 12 months in the making it's.... Shaolin Wooden Men. Find out the inside joke here at the MMC exactly what we mean.

On this episode, Hunter and John take you back to the early days of Jackie Chan, not that Rush Hour shit he did in Hollywood, with 1976' Shaolin Wooden Men, and also give a few very interesting tidbits into Jackie's Hong Kong career.

Enjoy

Tuesday Nov 05, 2013

There's a little Rupert Pupkin in all of us

Tuesday Nov 05, 2013

Spiderbaby, Yeah-Yeah-Yeah

This week we have something a bit different. John and Hunter are joined by infamous 'zine author David Austin to discuss Martin Scorsese's The King of Comedy, a story of an obsessive comedy fan named Rupert Pupkin.

The main topic is the recent crack-up among the staff of Rupert Pupkins at Fangoria, involving plagiarism, backstabbing, and how there is a little bit of that Pupkin guy in all of us.

Enjoy

Tuesday Oct 29, 2013

Oz-Ploination Episode 2 - Moving Out

Tuesday Oct 29, 2013

Bye Gino.

2 words that sparked a catch-cry in Melbourne in the early 80's (and still get's used from time to time by some folks). In this episode, Stu, along with the help of Rob, discuss the 1983 independent film Moving Out.

We also take a look at the parallels of the cultural diversity in the film against our own background (more so Rob being of a strong European one).

Listen in ya wogs, and learn what it's like to be a minority in this great country known as Australia, and of course, in this great city of Melbourne.

Enjoy

Ciao

Tuesday Oct 22, 2013

Operazione: Bava

Tuesday Oct 22, 2013

In this episode, the Midnight Movie Cowboys take a look at master of Italian Horror, Mario Bava, and in particular, one of his seminal pieces of work - KILL, BABY, KILL (1966).

Hunter and John also touch upon Bava's other films in his filmography, highlighting this Maestro of the Macabre.

Enjoy.

Friday Oct 18, 2013

Oz-Ploination Episode 1 - The Club

Friday Oct 18, 2013

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie - Oi, Oi, Oi !!!! Hey all, Stuart here with my side project Oz-Ploination that I am doing during my absence from the MMC (I will be back with my podcasting cohorts in a few months, promise) However, in the meantime, I will be doing this mini series, along with the help of an old friend of mine, Robert Butina, joining me, we look, and appreciate all things in Australian films (predominantly from the 70's and 80's).

First film off the rank, is one of the seminal comedies of our time, from 1980, it's THE CLUB.

Rob and I talk not only about the film, but our many encounters at football games we have gone to over the last quarter of a century, and the state of football these days as we know it, there are some stories in there I can promise you.

Please note: I have started using new equipment, and this episode was the first time I have ever used it for a podcast. I didn't quite get the settings right, but I will get there.

Cheers all.

Monday Sep 30, 2013

A Tale Of Two Phantoms

Monday Sep 30, 2013

Welcome, the the MMC's 50th episode (yes we still keep count, even if our episodes are no longer numbered). On this one, the three of us are giving you, the listener, a bumper episode (in fact, it's the MMC's longest episode in our history). We take a look at the 2 varying cuts of KISS' film from 1978 KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK, and it's 1979 theatrical version ATTACK OF THE PHANTOMS.

What did we like? what didn't we like? Listen on and find out.

As an added bonus, after the film's discussion is complete. We give you, an audio commentary to the ATTACK OF THE PHANTOMS cut of the film, found on KISSOLOGY Vol. 2.

Please note, to sync up with us for the commentary, you will need the REGION 1 NTSC edition of KISSOLOGY Vol. 2 Listen for the instructions, and then, you're good to go.

On a personal note, we want to thank every one of you for helping us get to 50 episodes, we couldn't have done it without you guys and gals. It has been a hell of a ride, and one that will continue - of that, we promise.

Enjoy

ROCK 'N RO-WOLL PEOPLE.

Wednesday Sep 18, 2013

Duke In A Blue Dress

Wednesday Sep 18, 2013

Well Hello there pilgrim, excuse me while I change back into my male swag... ah that's enough implying the Duke was a cross dresser. On this episode, Hunter and John (no Stu this one) look at the work of John Wayne, and in particular the 1961 film The Comancheros.

So put on your spurs and ten gallon hat, grab a brew, go easy on the injun, and listen along with us.

Enjoy

Wednesday Aug 28, 2013

The Ghost Still Walks

Wednesday Aug 28, 2013

What drums say? New...Midnight..Movie..Cowboys...episode...where..we..talk..about ...Phantom.

Stu and John (Hunter is absent on this episode) discuss all things of the Ghost who walks. His foray onto the big screen via a Columbia serial in the 40's, to his big budget adventure in the 90's, to a new type of Phantom on the small screen in the 2000's.

We also try to get to the bottom of how did The Phantom become such a cultural phenomenon in Australia back in the 80's and remains one to the present day.

Sit back in the Skull Cave with us and listen on

Enjoy

Thursday Aug 15, 2013

The Halloween Experiment

Thursday Aug 15, 2013

Yeeeaaahhh, here is one from the vault.... sort of. All the way back in August 2010, 2 guys, Hunter and Stu, decided to start a podcast. It was to be called Midnight Movie Cowboys.

What you have here is the very first ever recording of the MMC.

Now, this episode has been available before - only as a hard to find, site only download - but has never been available on the feed - until now.

Anyway, for the first ever MMC recording, we decided to do a commentary on Rob Zombie's (yes our old sparring partner) questionable re-imagining of HALLOWEEN. Here is how it all started, and how it went down.

You will need the Directors cut of HALLOWEEN on Blu-Ray to sync up with us

Enjoy.

P.S - Please disregard in the original intro by Stu about the availability of the PAL and NTSC DVD versions of this recording. They were available for a limited time, but are no longer.

Monday Jul 29, 2013

Man Of Steel

Monday Jul 29, 2013

Da da da dunt dun duh... you know how it goes. Here on this episode, Hunter, John and returning special guest Shaun Davis (AKA Haddonfield Hatchet) from the super awesome Land of the Creeps podcast talk the latest Zack Snyder flick MAN OF STEEL.

No Stu on this one due to a semi boycott (or more like Australian ticket prices are a joke).

How did the guys find it? Listen on as they give a brief rundown on Superman in cinema, then a discussion on Man of Steel.

Enjoy

You can find the Meat Man (AKA Shaun) here

Land of the Creeps

Shaun's Twitter Page

Land of the Creeps Twitter Page

Land of the Creeps Facebook Page

Monday Jul 15, 2013

The Lords Of Salem - An Exercise in Revilement.

Monday Jul 15, 2013

Well, well, well, look has been thrown into the ring with the MMC again, why it's our old mate Rob Zombie. On this episode, we, along with our returning guest host Garo Nigoghossian, take a roundtable look at Mr. Zombie's latest... effort - The Lords of Salem. What did we think of it? Did we like it? Did we wanna burn every known existing print of it? Listen on and find out.

You can get Garo HERE on Twitter.

Like the Facebook page to his upcoming film 'Dangerous People' HERE

Watch the trailer to 'Dangerous People' on Vimeo HERE (not recommended for viewing in a work station, Angelina may melt your computer screens)

PLEASE NOTE - For this episode, we were unfortunately plagued again with the same audio issues we suffered on our last episode 'Crash Cinema'. This problem has now been rectified, and will not occur again in the future. Thanks for understanding.

Enjoy

Monday Jul 01, 2013

Crash Cinema

Monday Jul 01, 2013

Ah, bootlegs. We all know they exist, and as our whistle blower is about to tell you, it is rampant, especially, with Martial Arts films. We are joined this time around by our film making buddy Garo Nigoghossian. Listen as he lifts the lid on what went on in the old days of vhs, and the infant stages of dvd.

We also have Garo explain his account of how the twitter sensation that was (and still is) Fake Paramount came to be.

You can find Garo on Facebook here

You can also check out the trailer for his upcoming film 'Dangerous People' on Vimeo here (be warned, it has some nudity, for those of you who have lived under a rock all your life).

*PLEASE NOTE: The audio on this episode suffers a little from reverb due to the severe restraints we had on recording. We were forced to try another method, which was not our usual style. It won't detract from the (what can be very strong) subject matter at hand.

Enjoy

Wednesday Jun 05, 2013

Summer Movie Apathy

Wednesday Jun 05, 2013

You've heard it all before, every summer, this film is coming out, that film is coming out, blah blah blah. Well we here at the Midnight Movie Cowboys are over it. Listen in as Hunter and John (Stu is absent this one) schlep themselves through the upcoming list of films everybody else seems to be barring up over. Enjoy.

Friday May 17, 2013

A Dummies Guide to Collecting.

Friday May 17, 2013

To buy, or not to buy? That is the question. For all you newbies out there, new to this here collecting biz, did you ever think to yourself "Gee, I wish some guys would get together, and gimme the lowdown on all things film collecting". Well, we here at the Midnight Movie Cowboys, along with some help from our very good friend Dr. Shock, he of the LAND OF THE CREEPS fame can help steer you in the right direction, along with us going off track a bit, and indulging in our own collections (of which Doc beats us all hands down). This episode is a follow up, to one of more recent shows - VHS Memories. Sit back and enjoy. P.S - Please note the less than stellar audio on this episode. Our MMC Melbourne wing, incurred some serious recording issues, hence, we were forced to record in this primitive manner. We know the show's content won't detract from your listening pleasure. Links Land of the Creeps - Land of the Creeps Dr. Shock's site - DVD Infatuation

Saturday May 04, 2013

Iron Age Revisited.

Saturday May 04, 2013

I wanna beat him !! These are the infamous words, uttered by a young Lou Ferrigno, in a film we hold in a high regard - Pumping Iron. On this episode Stu and John (no Hunter unfortunately) discuss the seminal not just bodybuilding, but sports film, of all time - Pumping Iron. Along with it's unofficial sequel Stand Tall. We also talk the Iron Age of bodybuilding, the current state of it, and all things in between about this sport that we love. Grab yourself a protein shake, and a bowl of egg whites, and listen as 2 out of shape guys give you the lowdown on it all. Enjoy.

Friday Apr 19, 2013

A Horror Fan$ Guide To Convention$$$$$

Friday Apr 19, 2013

Hey, I really liked you in that film you did, can I have your autograph? What? 25 bucks? And so begins our first ever episode based on Horror. Only we don't look at the Horror genre per se, more the horror of finding out that d-list celebrity you liked in that horror film you loved from way back when, is gonna charge you money to get their autograph, or to get a picture taken with them. Is it a practice endorsed by us here? Well, listen on and find out. Unfortunately, Hunter is absent from this episode due to other commitments he could not get out of, and John joins in halfway through. So, who helps Stu out on this debate? Well none other than a couple of friends of ours, who know the horror genre better than just about anybody. Gregamortis and Haddonfield Hatchet from the most awesome LAND OF THE CREEPS podcast. So sit back with us, and listen on. This episode is free, but if you want it signed by us, it's gonna cost ya $30 .... just kidding. Enjoy

Wednesday Mar 27, 2013

Metal Evolution: Part 3

Wednesday Mar 27, 2013

Get in the pit, it's time to mosh. Then it's time to question music's direction and then, it's time to be violently ill with the state of so-called modern metal. That's right, in this episode Hunter, Stu AND John talk Thrash Metal, Grunge and that god awful Nu Metal. In this episode, we look at episodes 6 - 8 in the most righteous METAL EVOLUTION series. Listen as we discuss, argue and reminisce about Metal. We also throw Fred Durst very little love. See you all next time for the conclusion of the Metal Evolution series. Enjoy

Monday Mar 11, 2013

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

Monday Mar 11, 2013

Have no fear, the man of Bronze is here. Yes he is here indeed. On this episode, Hunter and John discuss the mid 70's action adventure classi... film - Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze. Get yourself a whole lot of ischooling on all things Doc Savage... with a dash of Tarzan too (the Ron Ely connection you see) No Stu this episode, he was unavailable, he'll be back next one. Enjoy

Monday Feb 25, 2013

7 Grandmasters... With A Side Bowl of Kung Fu

Monday Feb 25, 2013

Long hair, crazy as fuck beards, no, we are not talking about Alan Moore, we are in fact talking about a Taiwanese film from 1978 - 7 Grandmasters. A film that falls in between the cracks of 'other' Kung Fu films, that are generally known by the masses, but one we feel is important to the genre. So sit back as we 3 discuss this little seen gem, along with our thoughts on some other Kung Fu flicks, just for good measure. Enjoy.

Monday Feb 11, 2013

The Bluth, and nothing but the Bluth

Monday Feb 11, 2013

Ok, this is interesting. You know the term "Something old is something new"? Well, that is definitely the case with this episode. Goes like this. This was recorded, all the way back in March 2012. It was done as Stu had gone on hiatus, after his wife had had their 5th kid. Hunter was asked to "carry on as usual" with other guests. Unfortunately, just after this was recorded, the then Memphis wing of the MMC recording suites, went haywire and crapped itself - hence, no other shows were recorded in Stu's absence. Anyway, on this episode, Hunter is joined by Rick Gutierrez (who you guys would have heard on the 'Disney on Ice' and 'Wayan in on Hollywood' episodes) Here, the guys talk all things about Animation wiz 'Don Bluth' Go check out Rick's sites The United States of Geekdom and his side jam Rediscovering the Magic. Midnight Movie Cowboys will return to it's normal scheduling from next episode onwards. Enjoy