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The James Spader Podcast 11 – “Baby Boom”

mpgray@protozoic.com (Mike Gray) — Sun, 18 Oct 2015 15:53:23 +0000

Baby money montage – it’s another James Spader Podcast, and this time we’re reeling in Baby Boom (1987) and possibly a MacArthur Grant. We might even accidentally play a promo for The Blacklist from Youtube as we stream trailers. For now though, get your deck of cards ready and prepare to rate Baby Boom.

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Screen grabs from Baby Boom.

**Baby Boom** Money Montage

“You put a shark repellent in the deal. Right.”
Close captions of James Spader’s mysterious business slang
from the 1987 film **Baby Boom**.

The James Spader Podcast 10 – “Pretty in Pink”

mpgray@protozoic.com (Mike Gray) — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 16:50:21 +0000

It’s another episode of The James Spader Podcast, and this time Pretty in Pink is up. Join us as we talk about the prom, smoking in the halls, and instant messaging. Then decide for yourself if it is “nada” or something.

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The James Spader Podcast 9 – “Mannequin” 7.31.15

mpgray@protozoic.com (Mike Gray) — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 17:28:25 +0000

It’s time to dummy up and dummy down with 1987’s “Mannequin” and the latest installment of the James Spader Podcast. Mike Gray, Chris Onderick, and Erik Pepple revisit their nostalgia for shopping malls, debate the powers of market research, and dream of department store lock-ins.

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The James Spader Podcast 8 – “Avengers: Age of Ultron” 6.24.15

mpgray@protozoic.com (Mike Gray) — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 22:36:13 +0000

It’s time for Season 2 of The James Spader Podcast, where we crash headfirst into “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” With a performance from James Spader as Ultron, accidents are bound to happen, cyber or otherwise, even guiltily so, as we take a gander at this modern day spectacle.

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The James Spader Podcast 7 – “Tuff Turf” – 2.15.15

mpgray@protozoic.com (Mike Gray) — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 00:59:01 +0000

In the 7th and last cast of the first season of The James Spader Podcast, Mike Gray, Chris Onderick, and Erik Pepple turn to fan favorite Tuff Turf (1985), directed by Fritz Kiersch. In addition to discussions padlocks, great music, actors James Spader, Kim Richards, Robert Downey Jr., and musician Jim Carroll, the show features a special interview with the director, Kiersch himself.

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The James Spader Podcast 6 – “The New Kids” 11.9.14

mpgray@protozoic.com (Mike Gray) — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 14:40:52 +0000

In the 6th, and very belated, installment of The James Spader Podcast, hosts Mike Gray, Chris Onderick, and Erik Pepple delve into the funland that is Sean S. Cunningham’s 1985 film “The New Kids.” Written by Harry Crews (yes, the novelist) and Stephen Gyllenhaal (yes, father to Maggie and Jake) and featuring performances by Shannon Presby, Lori Loughlin, and James Spader, “The New Kids” stands as a flawed but entertaining film in Spader’s oeuvre.

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The James Spader Podcast 5 – “A Killer in the Family” 6.25.13

mpgray@protozoic.com (Mike Gray) — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 02:03:10 +0000

In the 5th episode of The James Spader Podcast, hosts Mike Gray and Chris Onderick of Snow Arch Films and Erik Pepple with the Wexner Center for the Arts look at the made for TV movie “A Killer in the Family” (1983) directed by Richard T. Heffron. Based on the real life Tison gang’s crime spree of 1978, the film’s credits include performances from Robert Mitchum, Eric Stoltz and Stuart Margolin, as well as a teleplay by Sue Grafton.

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The James Spader Podcast 4 – “Starcrossed” 4.14.13

mpgray@protozoic.com (Mike Gray) — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:29:06 +0000

In this episode of The James Spader Podcast, hosts Mike Gray and Chris Onderick of Snow Arch Films and Erik Pepple with the Wexner Center for the Arts, dive into “Starcrossed” (1985) directed by Jeffrey Bloom. The cast comes replete with excerpts from an exclusive interview with director and writer Jeffrey Bloom, as well as a discussion of a “Starcrossed” remix, and finally a rather long-winded tangential discussion about logo culture.

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The James Spader Podcast 3 – “Endless Love” 3.31.13

mpgray@protozoic.com (Mike Gray) — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 01:33:43 +0000

In the third episode of The James Spader Podcast, hosts Mike Gray and Chris Onderick of Snow Arch Films and Erik Pepple with the Wexner Center for the Arts tackle “Endless Love” (1981) directed by Franco Zeffirelli. In addition to James Spader, the film would feature performances from Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt and serve as the screen debut for Tom Cruise. What will the verdict on the film be, and will the word “patriarch” be mentioned during the course of the discussion? Listen and find out!

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Endless Love

The James Spader Podcast 2 – “Cocaine: One Man’s Seduction”

mpgray@protozoic.com (Mike Gray) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:26:40 +0000

In the second show of The James Spader Podcast, hosts Mike Gray and Chris Onderick of Snow Arch Films, and Erik Pepple with the Wexner Center for the Arts, examine Cocaine: One Man’s Seduction (1983) directed by Paul Wendkos and featuring performances from actors Dennis Weaver, Karen Grassle, Jeffrey Tambor and Pamela Bellwood. Special guests Joel Stigliano and Marissa Wolf also join the show and perform remixes of scenes from the movie in an attempt to discover if there is sympathy for Tambor, and whether or not this TV movie has it in spades.

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Cocaine: One Man’s Seduction

The James Spader Podcast 1 – “Team-Mates”

mpgray@protozoic.com (Mike Gray) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:30:38 +0000

The first show of the James Spader Podcast takes a look at Spader’s screen debut, the 1978 film Team-Mates, directed by Steven Jacobson and written by Jennifer Lawson. In addition to Spader, the film also marked the screen debut of Estelle Getty of The Golden Girls fame and is the second screen appearance of character actor Irwin Keyes. Join hosts Mike Gray and Chris Onderick of Snow Arch Films, and Erik Pepple with the Wexner Center for the Arts, as they decide whether or not Team-Mates is a movie that really scores!

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