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Cinema Smorgasbord – Praising Kane – Scrooged (1988) (and Carol & Joy (2025)

Cinema Smorgasbord, Podcasts on December 15, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

Ding dong merrily on high! PRAISING KANE returns again.. and much quicker than usual because we just happened to have the Holiday classic SCROOGED next up in our chronological look at the life and work of Carol Kane! You know SCROOGED, right? Bill Murray, Richard Donner, modern adaptation of A Christmas Carol.. You get it. What’s our take on it? LISTEN and FIND OUT. But that’s not all! We also discuss the long-awaited documentary (recently made available on The Criterion Channel) CAROL & JOY from director Nathan Silver about Carol’s relationship with her 98-year-old mother Joy (who she cares for in her piano-filled New York apartment). It’s two for one! A holiday miracle! ENJOY!

Cinema Smorgasbord – George Kennedy is My Copilot – The Delta Force (1986) (and Murder on Location – Part 2)

Cinema Smorgasbord, Podcasts on October 27, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

On the last stirring episode of GEORGE KENNEDY IS MY COPILOT we covered the first half of the George Kennedy-penned mystery novel MURDER ON LOCATION and on this episode.. WE REACH THE END! Who is the killer? What is their motivation? Does George Kennedy get an Oscar? All will be revealed! And then we talk about the odd disaster movie/jingoistic action movie hybrid THE DELTA FORCE from 1986 starring Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin (and also George Kennedy). ENJOY!

Cinema Smorgasbord – Eric Roberts is the Man – Nobody’s Fool (1986)

Cinema Smorgasbord, Podcasts on October 13, 2025 0Comments 0Likes

We’re back in CLASSIC ERIC ROBERTS era with the darkly comedic romantic drama NOBODY’S FOOL from 1986 featuring Rosanna Arquette as a quirky, traumatized waitress who finds her life turned upside-down when a troupe of Shakespearean actors arrive in her small Arizona town, including a handsome, equally messed up stagehand played by – wait for it – ERIC ROBERTS. There’s plenty of odd charm, thanks to a strong script from Pulitzer Prize-winner Beth Henley, and a great supporting cast including Mare Winningham, Louise Fletcher and Stephen Tobolowsky! We’re joined by NOBODY’S FOOL superfan Dan Gorman, making his long-awaited return, and the show is JAM-PACKED with the latest Eric Roberts news. ENJOY!

Cinema Smorgasbord – You Don’t Know Dick – Used Cars (1980) (/w Mike White)

Cinema Smorgasbord, Podcasts on April 1, 2025 0Comments 2Likes

It’s the long-awaited return of YOU DON’T KNOW DICK and we’ve got a barn burner of an episode featuring cinematic podcast royalty Mike White (from The Projection Booth) joining us to chat about the raucous 1980 comedy USED CARS /w Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Deborah Harmon, Frank McRae and Gerrit Graham! But before that we go deep on what the heck happened to Robert Zemeckis, and how USED CARS came about – and how it was turned into a mid-80s TV show (briefly). All this and, of course, a close look at Dick Miller’s (brief) appearance, and it’s NON-STOP LAUGHS. Trust US!