Star Trek Beyond was a fitting third film in the rebooted franchise. I saw the movie with my mom then reviewed it on the Polygamer podcast with Sabriel Mastin.
Tag: podcast
The Science of Cinema
The Boston Museum of Science interviews Scott Kirsner about his book, Inventing the Movies, and the history of technology in Hollywood.
Science: It's Happening
I subscribe to quite a few podcasts, but I consider only two to be favorites. Though neither is showbiz-related, both often intersect from the topic, as evidenced by Showbits's previous references to both Major Nelson and Scientific American. In a timely interview, yesterday's episode of the latter's podcast (iTunes) features M. Night Shyamalan, director of…
Sit Right Back and You'll Hear a Tale
Via Bonzer Web Sites comes TV Series Finale, a Web site that catalogs and reminisces about the conclusions of television shows, from black-and-white classics to recent cancellations. The site reports on all sorts of current events, such as DVD releases and actor updates, but most appealing are the features that focus on the final chapters…
The Broadcast Goes On
[Editor's note: After seeing Jack Benny in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, I did an online search and found The Jack Benny Show Podcast (link opens in iTunes). I asked a Showbits reader and historian what he thought of this rebroadcast of the 1932 radio show; his response follows.] I am also a…
Fascinating
FatFreeFilm, a podcast by and for directors, has an interview with Leonard Nimoy. Topics include his transition from acting to directing to photography; experiences behind the camera of Star Trek III and Three Men and a Baby; the hardship of independent film; the digital revolution; and the benefits of being typecast as a Vulcan. I…
Call for Podcasts
This morning, I accepted the role of Tom, Dick, or Harry (I don't know which) in a production of Kiss Me, Kate, being performed this March by the Weston Friendly Society. Since Weston is about 48 minutes east-northeast of my current whereabouts, and rehearsals are three times a week for almost three months, I'm going…