WCRS Radiostage returns with a new Brick Wall Mystery.  Author MJ Byran and his literary alter ego are called upon to help someone who is being threatened by a ghost.  Is this the real deal or is there something more to it?  Written by David Binkley.

On an all-new edition of The Weekly Podioplex, Amanda Waller and her crazy idea took over the box office and defied critics as Suicide Squad walked away with the gold. The real test comes this week as Harley Quinn and company face off against Disney's newest live-action fairy tale remake in Pete's Dragon. How will the bad guys stand up against the pure innocence of Pete and Elliott? 

The home entertainment front is TV heavy this week, spotlighting the effervescent Supergirl, the suspenseful 11.22.63, and the adventure of NCIS: New Orleans. Add in a dash of Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman as another classics comes to Blu-Ray, and you have a new edition of The Weekly Podioplex, only on The Chronic Rift Network.

Weekly Podioplex Notes for August 9, 2016

Introduction

Opening Clip: Pete’s Dragon

Box Office Report

Top Ten

#1 – Suicide Squad – [New Release]
#2 – Jason Bourne – [-1]
#3 – Bad Moms – [Even]
#4 – The Secret Life of Pets – [Even]
#5 – Star Trek Beyond – [-3]
#6 – Nine Lives – [New Release]

#7 – Lights Out – [-1]
#8 – Nerve – [Even]
#9 – Ghostbusters – [-2]
#10 – Ice Age: Collision Course – [-5]

Tops From the Past

2011 – Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2006 – Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
1996 – Jack
1986 – Aliens
1976 – The Omen

 

Box Office Premieres for the week of August 12th, 2016

Wide

Pete’s Dragon – [PG]

Florence Foster Jenkins – [PG-13]

Sausage Party – [R]

Limited

Hell or High Water – [R]
Anthropoid – [R]

Operation Chromite – [NR]

Edge of Winter – [R]

Ghost Team – [PG-13]

Home Entertainment for the week of August 9th, 2016

New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray 

Addicted to Fresno – [NR]

A Hologram for the King – [R]

New Releases on Digital Video

Weiner – [R]

TV on DVD and Blu-Ray 

Supergirl: Season One (2015)
11.22.63: Season One (2015)
NCIS: New Orleans: Season Two (2015)

Blu-Rays From the Past 

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) – [NR]

Podcast Promos

11.22.63: A Look Back
Join your hosts, Troy Heinritz and Wayne Henderson, for in-depth theories, discussion, fun, and your thoughts on Hulu's TV series 11.22.63.

Quick Flicks

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Michael’s blog at Creative Criticality

 We start with another thrilling science fiction tale adapted for radio on “X-Minus One”:  “A Logic Named Joe,” based on the short story by Murray Leinster that first appeared in “Astounding Science Fiction” in March of 1946.  Fifty years before the internet, Leinster’s story predicted the use of household computers (“logics”) and the dangers and privacy concerns that would arise once they were networked together.  Then the quips never stop when the one, the only Groucho Marx hosts “You Bet Your Life.”  A train conductor and a longshoreman, then a diamond merchant and a dime-store saleswoman provide fodder for a flood of one-liners and snappy ad-libs from the funniest man on radio.

Episodes

X Minus One

“A Logic Named Joe”

December 28, 1955

4:19

You Bet Your Life

“The Secret Word is Money”

March 22, 1950

32: 38

 Shazam!

"Debbie"

September 13, 1975

Debbie is a girl who finds herself attracted to wrong people, despite her mother's warnings.  When she finds herself getting in too deep and her life in danger, can Captain Marvel save her in time?  Also, what happened to Captain Marvel?

On our last Shazam! review, we pointed out how the show did nothing new or innovative with the premiere of the second season.  It all seemed like business as usual.  Be careful what you wish for.  As the credits to this second episode begin, one can see there is clearly someone new in terms of who is wearing the big red suit.  John Davey takes over the role of Captain Marvel.  Hosts John and Richard discuss Davey's first outing and draw their own comparisons, from childhood and today, to the portrayals of the two actors in the series.

 It's all here and we want to hear from you on what you think of the episode.  Write us as ShazamIsisPodcast@gmail.com.

Moral: "When a parent sets rules and regulations, it really is a form of expression of their love and concern. Sometimes the hardest thing for them to say is "no." But we can be sure that if they say "no", that most of the time there's a good reason for it." 

Guest Cast

Cindy Henderson as Debbie

Harry Moses as Tom

Casey Young as Paul

 On an all-new edition of The Weekly Podioplex, Jason Bourne took down the Enterprise as Matt Damon ends his nine year hiatus from the role with a bang. Kirk and crew held off the Bad Moms and the nerve-wracking stunts of Nerve, but this week's good guys may have a tough time against next week's bad guys as the Suicide Squad explodes into theaters. 

On the home entertainment front, a handful of big name comedies join The Killing Joke on disc, and The Huntsman brings the Winter's War to digital. TV on DVD is spy drama with Blindspot and The Blacklist, and the sinking of the most famous unsinkable ship comes forward on Blu-Ray. This and more on a new edition of The Weekly Podioplex, only on The Chronic Rift Network.

Weekly Podioplex Notes for August 2, 2016

Introduction

Opening Clip: Suicide Squad

Box Office Report

Top Ten

#1 – Jason Bourne – [New Release]
#2 – Star Trek Beyond – [-1]
#3 – Bad Moms – [New Release]
#4 – The Secret Life of Pets – [-2]
#5 – Ice Age: Collision Course – [-1]
#6 – Lights Out – [-3]

#7 – Ghostbusters – [-2]
#8 – Nerve – [New Release]
#9 – Finding Dory – [-4]
#10 – The Legend of Tarzan – [-3]

Tops From the Past

2011 – Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2006 – Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
1996 – A Time to Kill
1986 – Aliens
1976 – The Omen

 

Box Office Premieres for the week of August 5th, 2016

Wide  

Suicide Squad – [PG-13]

Nine Lives – [PG]

Limited

Little Men – [PG]
Five Nights in Maine – [NR]

Front Cover – [NR]

Home Entertainment for the week of August 2nd, 2016

New Releases on DVD and Blu-Ray 

Meet the Blacks – [R]

Confirmation – [NR]

Batman: The Killing Joke – [R]

Keanu – [R]

Mother’s Day – [PG-13]

Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues – [NR]

New Releases on Digital Video

Chosen – [R]

The Huntsman: Winter’s War – [PG-13]

TV on DVD and Blu-Ray 

Blindspot: Season One (2015)
The Blacklist: Season Three (2015)

Blu-Rays From the Past 

The Titanic (1996) – [NR]

Podcast Promos

Remake This Movie RIGHT!

“Remake This Movie RIGHT!” is a bi-weekly podcast where we take a classic film that is actively being remade by Hollywood studio execs, and craft our own version of how a modern retelling should go. Does the story need updating? Should characters or motives be tweaked? Do we need more muppets? We take all factors into account, concoct our film, and then offer a Final Pitch to you in movie trailer form. By the end of each episode, we will Remake This Movie RIGHT!

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Michael’s blog at Creative Criticality

 John is joined by Dan Greenfield of 13th Dimension to talk with comic artist Michael Allred.  Allred recently completed his run as cover artist for the Batman 66 comic series.  In this interview, he discusses how Batman and 60s television influenced his artistic endeavors, how he approached the assignment of cover artist, favorite cover assignments, and working with his family in the comics field.  Take a listen and enjoy.

 

Michael 'Doc' Allred grew up in the 60's and 70's and was surrounded with the best in pop culture and a steady diet of music, movies and comic books including the three B's: Beatles, Bond and Batman to the point of obsession. 

So it should come as no surprise that he keeps a hand in film and music (He's the lead singer and guitarist for The Gear), but comic books have always been a seminal source of joy for Mike and that joy remains the main ingredient in most of his work. 

Allred first tasted success in the comics field with his wildly popular MADMAN series, which is currently being developed for a live action film with filmmaker Robert Rodriguez. His earlier work from GRAFIK MUZIK was turned into the cult hit movie G-Men from Hell directed by Christopher Coppola (featuring Robert Goulet as the Devil). Other work includes Red Rocket 7, his history of Rock and Roll told in the context of a sci-fi adventure storyl the Madman spin-off THE ATOMICS and his magnum opus, THE GOLDEN PLATES, where he's illustrating the entire Book of Mormon. 

Mike counts the secret to his success to be his wife, and creative partner, Laura Allred, who is is considered to be one of the best colorists in the business.

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