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Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Short Shot Episode 20 - Action Special
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
In this episode, Mike and Rich take a look at ten short action films. This is the order in which they are discussed on the episode - please check them out, give the film-makers a like and subscribe!
Film
Minutes
Director
Year
Link
BAR FIGHT
5
Benjamin R. Moody
2019
bit.ly/ShortShot803
FIST OF FORTUNE
14
Ryan McCrory
2023
bit.ly/ShortShot817
HIDARI
5
Masashi Kawamura
2023
bit.ly/ShortShot810
IDENTITY
4
Bryan Vigier
2023
bit.ly/ShortShot652
ITERATIVE LOOP
2
James Newman
2023
bit.ly/ShortShot768
JACK IN THE BOX
7
Daniel Locicero
2023
bit.ly/ShortShot644
KINGS OF TRIAD
9
Kevin Le
2022
bit.ly/ShortShot649
STOP ME
6
Kevin Barile
2023
bit.ly/ShortShot691
THE BOOK OF PERSEUS
14
Bryan Sloyer
2023
bit.ly/ShortShot716
THE CALM
8
Sam Hargrave
2023
bit.ly/ShortShot811
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
This week Mike, Rich and Steve check out five new releases - click the links to view the trailer for each...
We kick off with SHE CAME FROM THE WOODS (Blue Finch Film Releasing), the latest in a long line of 80's set summer camp slashers, but is it any good and can it succeed last year's superlative Fear Street? Take a listen to hear our verdict! For those interested click HERE to see the original short film!
CEREBRUM (Signature Entertainment) is a psychological thriller in which a young man suspects his parents of being up to no good when he returns home after being in a coma....
STEPHEN KING ON SCREEN (Signature Entertainment) is the first documentary covered by us, and features the film-makers who have brought King's works to the screen....
HERD (High Flier Films) is a new "zombie" movie in which two women find themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place: infected on one side, MAGA-loving militia on the other! (there doesn't seem to be a trailer for this film as yet).
PINBALL: THE MAN WHO SAVED THE GAME (High Flier Films) is a "based on a true story" film about the man who challenged New York's 30 year ban on pinball machines.
Out Short Shot is the Batman fan film, THE OATH - click the link to watch the whole film!
Our DTV Throwback this week is AMITYVILLE: DOLLHOUSE - a film which certainly entertained us but left us asking a log of questions! This film is available on Amazon Prime.
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Monday Dec 26, 2022
Short Shots Ep 17: End of Year Action Round-up!
Monday Dec 26, 2022
Monday Dec 26, 2022
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, to all of our listeners! in this episode, Rich has curated together a whole bunch of shorts which have strong action beats that were released in 2022.
Here are the links to all of the films we are talking about, in the order they appear on the podcast!
HAN WICK (Jeffim Sheroky, 2022)
RUMBLE RIOT (Joey Min, 2022)
PROJECT PENGUIN (Matsuhide, 2022)
RELOAD (Alireza Kharkan, 2022)
SHAOLIN BLUES (Ryan McCrory, 2021)
KINGS (Josh Mabie, 2022)
THE ASSOCIATION - ATHENA (Josh Mabie, 2022)
BLAZE UP (Jérôme Gaspard, 2022)
THE SEVEN DEADLY FISTS OF WHITE LOTUS (Cameron Smith, 2022)
WING CHUN: AN UNTOLD TALE (Yenvy Chau, 2022)
JADE (Jose Quinones, 2022)
AGENT STONE (Teddy Pryor, 2022)
OBSIDIAN (Takashi Hara & Maria Tran, 2021)
JUGANDO CON FUEGO (Nicholas Ortiz, 2022)
We hope you enjoy checking these out - let us know which are your favourites!
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Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Episode 112 - The Spy, The Robbery, Freeway
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
This week Mike, Rich and Steve take a look at the new espionage thriller set during WW2, THE SPY (Spionen), starring Ingrid Bolso Berdal as real life starlet Sonja Wigert. The Short Shot this week is the excellent THE ROBBERY*, which was either shot in one take or seamlessly edited to appear so. And out DTV Throwback is a film I've forever been meaning to catch up with, the cult classic FREEWAY starring Reese Witherspoon and Keifer Sutherland. Enjoy!
*In order to watch THE ROBBERY, you will need to register (for free) at https://bestshortfilms.discover.film/browse
Friday Jun 26, 2020
Episode 111 - Valhalla-The Legend of Thor, Odin's Nine, Vikingdom
Friday Jun 26, 2020
Friday Jun 26, 2020
This week Mike and Rich get their berserker on with three films based (loosely) on Norse mythology. We start out with recent release VALHALLA: THE LEGEND OF THOR and follow it up with our Short Shot, RISE OF THE MASK: ODIN'S NINE. Finally, our DTV Throwback is the very unique VIKINGDOM - where else are you going to see a buddy act between Craig Fairbrass with Jon Foo??
So grab your horned helmet and take a listen!
Monday May 25, 2020
Episode 107 - The Platform, Code 8, Interface, Deadly Instincts
Monday May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
For this episode, Mike and Rich are joined by Tom Jolliffe and Will Bentley as they check out two recent acquisitions by Netflix, the Spanish horror/sci fi move THE PLATFORM and CODE 8, starring Robbie and Steven Amell. Code 8 is a feature length adaptation of a short which also starred Robbie Amell, which you can see HERE. Out Short Shot this week is INTERFACE, from director Ben Ramsay (Blood and Bone). Normally at this point we would link to the short itself, but as it's a pay-per-view, we've linked to the trailer and suggest you listen to what we have to say about it before renting it.
Finally we take a look at DEADLY INSTINCTS, aka Breeders, where an alien is on the loose in tunnels beneath a Boston university (available on Amazon Prime).
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Sunday May 17, 2020
Episode 106 - Proximity, Nightfire, Shadow Fury
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
This episode sees Mike and Rich tackle a new alien abduction movie, PROXIMITY, in which a NASA scientist tries to figure out why he was abducted by aliens and trying to keep one step ahead of shady Men In Black types.
Our Short Shot this week is NIGHTFIRE, which you can find on Amazon Prime, so the attached link will take you to the trailer. At 40 min, its also probably the longest short film we've covered here.
Finally, our DTV Throwback is another one of Rich's obscure discoveries, SHADOW FURY. As far as we can tell this is currently out of print in the UK so we're linking to a copy we found on YouTube instead.
Sunday May 03, 2020
Episode 104 - Trick, The Perished, The Dark Recess, Rage
Sunday May 03, 2020
Sunday May 03, 2020
In this episode Mike, Rich and special guest Tom Jolliffe check out the latest slasher movie, TRICK, starring Omar Epps, and the Irish supernatural thriller THE PERISHED.
As Tom is a screenwriter and film-maker in his own right, we thought it would be remiss not to take a look at one of his films in our Short Shot slot, so we cover THE DARK RECESS, which can be found on Amazon Prime.
And finally, our DTV Throwback is a film by KNB founder Robert Kurtzman, THE RAGE, which...well check out the episode to find out about that one (the film itself is also available on Amazon Prime).
Shameless plug - look out for Tom's latest effort, RETURN OF THE TOOTHFAIRY coming in June!
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Episode 101 - APPARITION, NO PLAN NO GAIN, FIRESTORM
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
In this episode Mike, Rich and Will take a look at the spooky APPARITION, in which someone develops a APP (geddit?) to communicate with the dead. Our Short Shot is another film by director Godfrey Ryckewaert, NO PLAN NO GAIN - please also check out the BEHIND THE SCENES which shows how they managed the awesome stunts in that! Finally our DTV Throwback is FIRESTORM, the movie which really should have launched the action career of Howie Long. Check it out, let us know what you think!
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Episode 099 - In Search of the Last Action Heroes - Mom Fight - Soldier
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
Sunday Mar 08, 2020
This episode sees Mike and Rich tackle a documentary about the action genre - IN SEARCH OF THE LAST ACTION HEROES, a very good chronicle about how it developed during the 80's and the VHS era.
Next up is the Short Shot, MOMFIGHT, in which two mothers fight over the last remaining action figure in the toy store.
Finally we take a look at Kurt Russell in the awesome SOLDIER, at the time the most expensive movie to wind up Direct To Video!
Tune in to hear what we think about all of this!