The Tuesday Morning Screening Room Podcast

The Tuesday Morning Screening Room Podcast

by The Tuesday Morning Screening Room Podcast

Comedy TV & Film

Season 1

HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2025: The TMSR Great Debate - "IS IT A CHRISTMAS MOVIE?"

Screening Roomers, have we got a holiday treat for you... 'Tis the season! And, 'tis Episode 50! So, 'tis the time for TMSR's Great Debate! The biggest episode we have ever done! And just in time for the holidays! 11-guests! 20-plus films! And because 'tis the season to be jolly - we tackle one of the biggest questions in film history - IS IT A CHRISTMAS MOVIE? Our illustrious panel of cinefile big brains from our roster of show regulars and favorite guests will finally answer this unanswerable question when it comes to a list of non-traditional and oft-debated would-be Christmas movies... which will include the final definitive answer on the most hotly contested film of them all when it comes to this topic - 1988's DIE HARD!!! So, Screening Roomers get ready to fall down the holiday movie rabbit hole just like Hans Gruber does off Nakatomi Towers! Happy Holidays and "Yippee Ki-Yay, Mother**kers!!!"

"Happy 40th Anniversary, Brazil!" with Duncan Rouleau

Screening Roomers, it's time to take a deep dive into the twisted mind of writer/director Terry Gilliam to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his magnum opus - 1985's BRAZIL! And joining FM in the Screening Room this week to talk all the brilliance - as well as all the madness - of this sci-fi / dystopic / dark comedy classic and cult favorite is writer/artist/producer, Duncan Rouleau of Man of Action Entertainment (Ben 10/Big Hero 6). So, grab your winged flight suit and fedora as we return to Brazil!

The Muppet Christmas Carol with Piotr Michael

Screening Roomers, the holidays got you down? Feeling a little "Scroogey"? Are you in need of some holiday spirit... or more appropriately... some holiday spirits... then how about joining us in the Screening Room for one of our favorite holiday films, THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL, a Muppefied re-telling of Charles Dickens' beloved holiday classic! Not only is this a Muppet tour-de-force of puppeteering and FX, but we also believe it to be one of the best versions of the story with a fantastic performance from Sir Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge. And, actor/impressionist - Piotr Michael - joins us to spread some holiday cheer and tell us why this film has become his holiday tradition and why it should become yours, as well. So, stop saying "Bah humbug!" and say "Hi-ho-ho-ho" to a true holiday treat!

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas with Craig Shemin

Happy Holidays, Screening Roomers! And 'tis the season for holiday movies! And this morning we take a rowboat to Frogtown Hollow for one of our favorites that also happens to be one of the most innovative and ambitious holiday specials in TV/film history - 1977's EMMET OTTER'S JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS - from the brilliant mind of Jim Henson with the powerhouse talents of his Muppeteers and the music of the legendary Paul Williams! And FM is joined by Muppet historian and President of the Jim Henson Legacy, writer/producer/director Craig Shemin; to celebrate all the magic and music! So, grab your washboard and kazoo, Screening Roomers! 'Cause there ain't no hole in the washtub...

SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE: "MOVIE DEATHMATCH: 1954's Gojira. vs 2023's Godzilla Minus One" with Eric Fogel & Todd Ludy

It's THE BIG LIZARD INVITATIONAL in the Tuesday Morning Screening Room Octagon as two titans of Kaiju cinema battle tooth and nail for the coveted Tuesday Morning Screening Room championship belt - Giant Monster / Kaiju Division - 1954's GOJIRA vs 2023's GODZILLA MINUS ONE!! So, joining FM this month for every stomp and tail sweep in a 10-round, no-holds-barred cinematic smackdown of crazy film-relevant categories is someone that knows a little something about the sweet science of deathmatching - director/writer/producer, Eric Fogel - the creator of the original Celebrity Deathmatch for MTV and our special guest, TMSR's resident Kaiju expert, writer /author Todd Ludy! [INSERT GODZILLA ROAR HERE]

Jaws: The Exhibition - Celebrating a Blockbuster’s 50th Anniversary with the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

We're gonna need a bigger episode!!! As this morning we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the first summer blockbuster - a film that has inspired, entertained and thrilled movie audiences since its debut in 1975 - Steven Spielberg's masterpiece JAWS! And we take a deep dive into the film through the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures' wonderful new exhibit - JAWS: THE EXHIBITION - with the exhibition's curator, Jenny He, as our guide. Join us as we talk broken sharks... elusive Oscars... and the myths and legends behind Jaws and the making of a historic film & exhibition! Cue the John Williams score... dun-dun... dun-dun...

SURPRISE BONUS EPISODE: HAPPY GAMERA DAY!!!

Screening Roomers, it might be Thanksgiving in America.... but it's GAMERA DAY in Japan!!! As November 27th is the giant green nuclear turtle's birthday and this year we celebrate his 60th as he made his big screen debut on this date in 1965. So, to help us celebrate we are joined by our resident Kaiju expert, writer/author Todd Ludy, to talk about the towering terrapin's history and take a closer look at his debut film - 1965's GAMERA THE GIANT MONSTER! HAPPY GAMERA DAY, SCREENING ROOMERS!!! [cue the Gamera March]

Happy 40th Anniversary 1985's House with Yuri Lowenthal

Screening Roomers, the holidays are upon us... and holidays mean houseguests... so, what better time to honor the 40th anniversary of a film about the worst houseguests you could possibly have - demons, monsters and one killer skeleton soldier - this is 1985's HOUSE. And actor Yuri Lowenthal is back in the Screening Room to celebrate this monumental occasion and to also prove why this is one of the most underrated horror-comedies of the last four decades and another certified Cable Box Classic!

The Midnight Movie Madness of Zardoz with Kevin Burke & Doc Wyatt

Screening Roomers, if you like your midnight movies weird... ponderous... and featuring a shirtless Sean Connery in thigh-high leather boots, ponytail and a red space diaper... then boy do we have the film for you - 1974's ZARDOZ! A heady sci-fi mind trip that is guaranteed to confound and confuse, but also tantalize and titillate while defying all expectation, logic and reason. And joining us this week is the renegade writing team of Kevin Burke and Doc Wyatt, who are determined to meditate on level 2 about the film in the hopes of making some sense out of all this 1970's sci-fi nonsense. ZARDOZ HAS SPOKEN!!!

SPECIAL TRIBUTE EPISODE: "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park in Memory of Ace Frehley" with Eric Fogel (and Special ??? Guest)

Screening Roomers, you wanted the best... you got the best... a special Tribute and Halloween Holdover Episode featuring the biggest rock band in the world - KISS! So, it's time to rock'n'roll all night and party everyday as FM and his guest, writer/producer/director and the creator of the original Celebrity Death Match on MTV - Eric Fogel - head to the Magic Mountain amusement park circa 1978 to ride the rollercoaster of the most important TV movie ever made as the rock band KISS stars in their only feature film - KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK! And to make it extra special - we honor the memory of KISS lead guitarist, Ace Frehley. This one's for you, Space Ace. ACK!

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