She was a beautiful ship. Titanic. The doomed vessel that James Cameron turned into the biggest romance saga of the 1990s, instantly making Leonardo DiCaprio’s character of Jack Dawson a household sexpot. But was there more to Jack than we’ve been led to believe?
Dark Hollywood welcomes Titanic expert Caragh Brooks to investigate this mystery, and uncover the truths of time travel, The Terminator, Kate Winslet’s children and so much more.
Check out Caragh’s podcast, A Hill to Die On, for even more hard truths.
Katharine Coldiron is the author of “Plan 9 From Outer Space,” a new book about Ed Wood’s notoriously bad 1957 movie. Paul chats with Katharine about Ed Wood’s life, why she decided to write this book and some of her other favorite bad movies.
You can pre-order the book right here: (Ignore the “out of stock” message. It’s coming soon.)
On this quick take our guest Jon Thompson delivers a cinematic piledriver to J and Paul with the 2003 James Nguyen film, Julie and Jack. If you loved the Birdemic movies, you can check out the entire film right here.
Court is now in session. “Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2”, the controversial sequel by director Joe Berlinger, is on trial. What will the jury decide? Is it a good movie? Is it a bad movie? Tune in to our Season 5 Finale and find out!
Special thanks to all of our guests on this jumbo-sized episode: Attorney Kevin Meeker, Arizona’s #1 Movie Bailiff Tim Bavlnka, our news reporters Jessica Demer and Sam Murlless, and of course, The Prince of Magic himself, Chris Arneson. And a huge thanks to all of you Maniacs for listening this season. Stay tuned for off-season weirdness!
After months of build-up, the highly controversial film “Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2” finally goes on trial next week in Tucson, Arizona. BMM News correspondent Jessica Demer brings you the latest updates as lead attorneys Kevin Meeker and Paul A. Brooks arrive at the courthouse for this monumental movie case.
Because of the ongoing streaming wars, this film keeps hopping around on various apps and services. As of now, “Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2” is available to watch on EPIX, Fubo, DirecTV and FX Now. OR… you can send Paul a message and he will invite you over to watch the DVD and drink some beers. It’s up to you, dear listener.
Get ready for the trial of the century by watching the movie trailer here:
Some very impressive Friday the 13th fan films have been coming out lately, so Paul and Jason (Huls, not Voorhees, thankfully) watched one of them – “Never Hike in the Snow,” from Womp Stomp Films. It’s got returning cast members, impressive kills, and a great looking Jason (just like this podcast)!
You can watch the full movie for free right here on YouTube:
Prepare for a discussion of the ninth Friday the 13th Movie, Jason Goes to Hell, the Final Friday! Oh, hang on, it’s not technically a Friday the 13th movie, but that doesn’t really matter. Join the boys as they talk about the penultimate Jason movie before the crossovers and remakes started. You’ll find out how much body hair is too much for Jason Voorhees, the mood of a tit, and a sneak preview of what awaits us at the 10th Annual 24 Hour B-Movie Marathon. Paul also fucks up the rating scale.
Bounty Hunter the Bounty Hunter checks in with Paul and offers to let him know how to erase his parole violation. They also talk about next week’s film, Jason Goes to Hell, but Paul finds out this information will cost him. You can watch Jason Goes to Hell on DirecTV or MaxGo if you know what those are. You can buy a physical copy somewhere. Or you can rent it on Amazon. And a big thank you to HBOMax for continuing our long string of removing movies before we release our episodes.
Everyone is headed to Taiwan this week. Special guest Chris Arneson joins the boys as they witness the seven blood curses of an evil worm tribe. Chow Yun-Fat co-stars in this 1985 Hong Kong thriller.
