The Omniplex

The Omniplex is open! We're back from an unintentional hiatus to bring you a Covid cast! We recorded this one 5 months ago, but it's still fresh! We bring you the recommendations and anti-recommendations of North, Werewolf By Night, The Magic Christian, The Owl House, and The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. Which are recs and which are anti-recs? You'll have to listen to find out! Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font "Glasses" by Jonathan Coulton is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 Up next: ???

Explosions! Big Action Stars! Big Dance Numbers! Catchy Titles! Ecetera! Do all of these prompts excite you? Then maybe you will be into Cannon Films, THE premiere movie studio of the 80's and early 90's! Not quite, but today at The Omniplex we have special guest Austin Trunick, author of The Cannon Film Guide Vol. 1, 2, and soon to be 3! Austin Trunick has conducted numerous interviews with various Cannon filmmakers and stars covering an oral history of this, and I cannot stress this enough, HUMONGUS library of films produced by this studio. Whether you're just now learning about this amazing studio or you're a long time avid fan, this interview will be sure to entertain. Have I sold you yet? Then listen on! You can buy both volumes currently out of The Cannon Film Guide here: The Cannon Film Guide Vol. 1: 1980-1984 The Cannon Film Guide Vol. 2 1985-1987 You can find updates on Vol. 3 of The Cannon Film Guide as well as fun random tidbits on Cannon Films on Austin's Facebook and Twitter: facebook.com/CannonFilmGuide Twitter: @CannonFilmGuide Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font "Glasses" by Jonathan Coulton is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 Up next: Covid VII!

The Omniplex is open, and so is this lost film canister full of spinach! While the larger conversation is on lost media (hard looking at you, HBO Max...), today we talk about the unearthed full-length animatic of Genndy Tartakovsky's unmade animated Popeye movie. What would it have been? Why did it get cancelled? We are not here today to answer those very specific questions, but we take a good hard look at what's there and what might've been if it had gone through final animation, voice, and possible producer notes. So come join us as we pop open this can of spinach! While we aren't going to provide a direct link to the film's animatic, if you enter "Genndy Tartakovsky popeye animatic" into a search engine, you'll find it easy. Paragraph And here's a screenshot of the Nintendo Switch Popeye game that has Playstation 2 quality graphics. (It's not much better in motion...) Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font "Glasses" by Jonathan Coulton is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 Up next: Covid VII

The Omniplex is open, and well, um... what can we say? All we can do is lift up the art that, be it good or bad, comforts us in hard times. This week we discuss The Bob's Burgers Movie, Marmaduke 2022, Roger Ebert being horny on main, and Zephyr gets Morbed. Go check out The Grey Rooms, a horror fiction podcast for which Zephyr is now a writer for the upcoming seasons 4 & 5! We are very proud of her! While you're at it, go check out Cinema From the Spectrum, where Austin is now editor in chief! Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font "Glasses" by Jonathan Coulton is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 Up next: Gattaca/Idiocracy

Everybody dance, The Omniplex is open!! This week, come with us to 60's Baltimore, as we talk John Waters' 1988 classic Hairspray! We briefly explore the partnership between superstar drag queen Divine and John Waters, and compare the 2007 musical remake, and what makes this a smart classic take on desegregation through the lens of the 80's. For further reading, we recommend watching the I Am Divine documentary, which can be watched for free on the Tubi or Kanopy apps. Poster Art by Cheyne Gallarde. Click the link for more of his great art! Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font "Glasses" by Jonathan Coulton is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 Up next: Covid VI.

It's Easter at The Omniplex! And what better way to celebrate than by talking about.. a Christmas movie?? Yup, this year instead of hiding eggs, you will need to hide your nuts, because this week's movie is 2009's Russian-Hungarian production The Nutcracker: The Untold Story (aka The Nutcracker 3D)! From us shaking our heads in disappoint at an otherwise fantastic cast (Nathan Lane, John Turturro..), and baffling at the unneccesary Nazi imagery, come join us as we take down this bad Christmas classic... for Easter. [gallery type="rectangular" columns="1" size="large" ids="6638,6637,6636"] Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font "Glasses" by Jonathan Coulton is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 Up next: Hairspray!

Meet Clay Walsh. A man with ideas. Ideas about how to have a better dating life through deep deep misogyn- uh, we mean God. And a thousand yard serial killer stare SO hey, The Omniplex is open, and we're here to talk about Old Fashioned, the second Pureflix staple after God's Not Dead (though just as bad). Join us as we learn about dating, love, maybe some Jaysus? All through the lens of a simple carpenter (..but not THAT one, he is far far away from this movie). Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font "Glasses" by Jonathan Coulton is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 Up next: Our Christm- uhhh Easter Special, Nutcracker 3D!

We can't believe we're doing another one of these either. (Well... actually we can.) It's another Covid cast, Omicron edition. This time our hosts talk Encanto, Don't Look Up, Miracle Workers, Spiderman: No Way Home (don't worry, very minimal spoilers), and much much much more! Remember.. be safe out there. Get vaccinated and boosted, and keep wearing your masks. (Editor's note: This cast was recorded at the beginning of January, to put a time stamp on it.) If you would like to help Austin out, please send a few dollars his way by clicking this link. Even a little would mean a whole lot. :) Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font "Glasses" by Jonathan Coulton is licensed under CC BY-NC 3.0 Up next: Old Fashioned!

The Omniplex is open, and so are the gates of HELL! On today's episode we welcome Peter Atkins, screenwriter of Wishmaster, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth, and Hellraiser IV: Bloodline, of which he has recently released his original screenplay in paperback. We have a very laid back conversation with Peter about moviegoing, horror influences, love of novelizations, the writing process, and the rare instance where our guest interviews us! You can buy Hellraiser Bloodline: The Original Screenplay at these links: Paperback and Kindle Retro Mass Market Paperback Edition Read Austin's Tie-Ins That Bind review of the book here! Check out Peter's other books here! Check out all the other mentioned books at Encyclopocalypse Publications You can find Peter here: Twitter: @LimeyBastard55 Instagram: @LimeyBastard55 Website: peteratkins.blogspot.com/ Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: Covid 6!

The Omniplex is open, but today we'd like to take you to the Hundred Acre Wood, to a little place called Pooh Corner. Since we've recorded this episode, A.A. Milne's Pooh and his corner have gone into the public domain, but we are exploring all the myriad (probably/definitely copyrighted) ways that the original book has been adapted. So come sing the theme song with us! (Which one is up to you!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCXegrxlKbI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah59LFBxMBI&t=217s Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: Covid 6!

The Omniplex is open, and today we are paying homage to Todd Haynes' 1995 film Safe. We get a little raw and open in this one as we talk a film that takes place in 1987, yet resonates.. a little too well. So! Let's dive in, shall we? Poster by Nikos Borgris Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: Winnie the Pooh!

The Scaryplex is open! Looking for some terrors to partake of this Halloween? Well, we're here to give you a plethora of things to be frightened about as we present you with a vastly updated Horrorcast from The Film Room's foray into the genre almost 9 years ago. We cover so many recommendations (and a few anti-recommends), we could barely fit it into one episode. Everything from Family Frights to Nightmare inducers, popular to obscure. So what are you waiting for? Get out your pens and start taking notes! And hey, would you look at my wrist! The Omniplex is a year old! Hooray! FEAST YOUR EYES AND DON'T LOOK AWAY Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Opening song: Dead Man's Party by Oingo Boingo Closing song: Too Many Cooks (NES cover) by Rush Coil Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: Safe (1995)

Pepperland is open! This episode we turn to a unique animated classic starring (sort of) The Beatles. From the psychedelic style to personal influences to music, to the ill-fated, ill-concieved cancelled 2009 remake, we take a deep dive into the universe of Yellow Submarine! You can find all the leaked test footage of the cancelled 2009 remake here. It's... quite something. Poster by Tom Whalon. Click here for credit and prints. Have a remake concept Blue Meanie and enjoy your nightmares! Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: Todd Haynes' Safe

Ugghhh... Welcome to the... FIFTH... Covid watch cast, where we spill on what we've watched in the quarantine. In this one, we're a tad more pissed off, but still going and absorbing media to cope. We talk everything from Marvel to Soderbergh to Columbo to Netflix reality dating shows, to The Faculty, it's a WIDE range. So get yourself vaxxed if you haven't (especially now that the Pfeizer vaccine is officially FDA approved), mask up for others' protection, and stay safe out there everyone. If you haven't already, check out our crossover episode with Storytelling Breakdown! Click here or find it where you download your podcasts! Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: Yellow Submarine!

The Omniplex is open! We're coming at you with Pride a little late this year, but with the question: why shouldn't it go beyond June? With that in mind this week we talk themes of representation, who gets to play queer characters onscreen, and what is gender anyway? So sit back and enjoy this extension of Pride Month. Opening Monologue by Zephyr. You can read the full transcript with source links here. Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: Our Covid Watches Part V

Turn up that bass, The Omniplex is open! This week we're exploring the extra space in our upgraded format as we talk Concept Albums. When bands feel the need to explore their artistry and creativity, a Concept Album is born! Zephyr, Austin, and Al dig into their playlists as try out some of their favorite bands' more experimental works. Come on the first of many musical journeys with us! Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Pride Month Special with a Special Guest!)

Ready for some semi-recent nostalgia? (We like to think it's semi-recent since the era we're covering is technically in this millennium, but GOD, just humor us..) This week at the Omniplex, we're covering the strange transitional era between 1996 and 2006. We examine the trends as well as the ups and downs of each. So strap in for this wild Disney ride (a few of which were made into movies) through an age of sequels, remakes, book films, and tv adaptations. Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Intro: Take Me There by Blackstreet from the Rugrats Movie soundtrack Outro: Atlantis: The Lost Empire for Game Boy Color soundtrack Up next: Concept Albums!

The Omniplex is open and streaming! This week we go in depth service by service on the internet stream-o-sphere, and how it has permanently changed the way we absorb and collect our entertainment. Pros and Cons abound, we give ALL the dirt on all the major services and options if you still favor the physical media. (Image from thestreet.com) (Bad subtitle implement from HBO Max on XBox) Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Music for this episode: Intro - Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Har Mar Superstar) Outro - UHF (Weird Al Yankovic) Up next: 90's/00's Kids' Shows

We will be recording new episodes of The Omniplex soon, but in lieu of an episode this week, we would like to present you with the first episode of a new TV binge podcast hosted by Albert, Tab, and their dog Max! Want to hear more? The full podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you download your podcasts! This first meeting of the Order is called into session! Primordial Snoot Max has determined that this week we shall review the Amazon series The Boys. Exploding heads? Perverted dolphins? Loads and loads of gore? Fresca? It's all here and then some! And our commercial break will set out to prove that you don't know DICK. (Poster art by Julien Rico Jr. Click to see some of his other wonderful works.) Visit our website at theomniplex.org/orderofthesnoot! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Albert Wiltfong Them composed and performed by Albert Wiltfong and Tab Smith using GarageBand

There's finally.. FINALLY... a light at the end of the tunnel. The Omniplex is open, welcome to our 4th.. and hopefully final.. Quarantine watch cast. This is a special one, as it denotes the one-year anniversary of when the quarantine (in America, anyways) started. And since the vaccines are rolling out and gaining speed, we finally a year later have some hope for some semblance of normalcy in the near future. Until then, Zephyr, Albert, and Austin present what they have watched in the final days of the mass quarantine, some some spectacular, some horribly, horribly bad. Because Albert couldn't remember the link to the MBMBaM TV show link, here it is and have fun! https://vrv.co/series/GRMGZ124R/My-Brother-My-Brother-and-Me Be sure to check out the debut episode of Albert's other podcast, The Order of the Snoot! We binge TV shows with our pets, it's fun! Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! Visit our website at theomniplex.org! Like our Facebook page Follow us on Twitter Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your podcasts! Podcast Art by Amy Blue (shylostconfused) Logo Art by Albert Wiltfong using Marquee font Up next: Streaming!