
Location:
Mesa, AZ
Description:
Interviews and discussion about science fiction, fantasy and horror in television and film, plus coverage of comics, indie features, and more
Twitter:
@sliceofscifi
Language:
English
Contact:
Slice of SciFi 550 W. Baseline Rd Ste 102-403 Mesa AZ 85210 602-635-6976
Website:
http://www.sliceofscifi.com
Episodes
“Rosario”: Emeraude Toubia and Felipe Vargas mix blood and magic
5/3/2025
Actor Emeraude Toubia and Director Felipe Vargas talk about the new horror-thriller Rosario. Be wary of what inheritances family can pass on.
Duration:00:22:22
“Art! Trash! Terror!”: Chris Alexander on Cult Cinema
4/19/2025
Film historian Chris Alexander returns to share details on his newest book, Art! Trash! Terror!: Adventures in Strange Cinema, a tome full of in-depth essays and enlightening interviews that celebrate some of the most eccentric and unforgettable movies in cult cinema history.
Duration:00:52:44
“Gunslingers”: Jeremy Kent Jackson, Brian Skiba on Westerns in 1907
4/12/2025
Actor Jeremy Kent Jackson and writer-director Brian Skiba stop by to talk about Gunslingers, making a Western that takes place with 1907 Kentucky as a backdrop for a pair of brothers at odds with each others choices.
Duration:00:54:11
“The Cloaked Realm”: Animating 19th- and 20th-century science fiction classics
4/9/2025
Marisa Cohen and Peter Alexander of Interstellar Alchemists talk about their animated series The Cloaked Realm, dedicated to bringing new life to forgotten science fiction classics of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Duration:00:49:57
“SurrealEstate” showrunner George R. Olson talks spooky places
4/5/2025
"SurrealEstate" creator & showrunner George R. Olson talks about how his own experiences with marketing problematic real estate listings became the foundations of the series.
Duration:00:27:51
Documentary: “TerrorBytes: The Evolution of Horror Gaming”
3/29/2025
Writer-Producer Daniel Richardson and Director Richard Moss stop by to talk about the newest documentary from CreatorVC, TerrorBytes: The Evolution of Horror Gaming.
Duration:00:47:30
Indie Talk: “And Through The Portal We Go”: Mike Hayhurst and Joseph Lymous
3/26/2025
Writer-director Mike Hayhurst and actor-writer Joseph Lymous talk about their indie fantasy-satire And Through The Portal We Go, a smart, sly look at cults, quests of faith and personal growth.
Duration:00:39:48
12th Annual Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival
3/22/2025
The 2025 Philip K. Dick Film Festival is being held in New York City again, and festival director Daniel Abella stops by again to talk about this year's tracks: features, shorts, and even a cosplay competition.
Duration:00:36:58
20th Annual International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival
3/15/2025
International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival director Monte Yazzie returns to talk about the 2025 edition of this acclaimed genre film festival.
Duration:00:39:54
Phoenix Film Festival: Celebrating 25 years of indie film excellence
3/8/2025
Phoenix Film Foundation and Phoenix Film Festival executive director Jason Carney comes by to talk about the 25th edition of the acclaimed film festival, and what attendees can expect.
Duration:00:35:22
“Cleaner” Director Martin Campbell on filming action
2/22/2025
Director Martin Campbell talks about the appeal of having a "Die Hard"-style film featuring a woman, with the challenges of filming on the outside of a building for much of the story.
Duration:00:29:30
Film Masters founder Phil Hopkins on Restoring Cult Classics
2/15/2025
Film Masters' newest remaster release is Roger Corman's MONSTER FROM THE OCEAN FLOOR (1954), and founder Phil Hopkins talks about how he went from film history into producing film restorations for physical media releases.
Duration:01:06:23
“Renner”: Actor Frankie Muniz & Director Robert Rippberger on AI helpers
2/8/2025
Director Robert Rippberger and actor Frankie Muniz talk quickly about Renner, a story about a genius who's created Salenus, an AI life coach, but he realizes too late that her personality and intentions closely mirror those of his manipulative and abusive (and deceased) mother.
Duration:00:20:35
“Eternal You”: Exploring digital methods of living forever
1/25/2025
Directors Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck talk about their documentary ETERNAL YOU, which looks at the growing landscape of AI startups that use AI to "recreate" a deceased loved one.
Duration:00:51:52
“Iyanu”: An animated African superhero fantasy for all ages
1/11/2025
The creative team from the new animated fantasy series IYANU stops by to talk about this highly anticipated series ahead of its debut on Cartoon Network and Max.
Duration:00:46:02
Movies, TV, Comics: Favorites of 2024
1/4/2025
Summer, Noah and Louis list their favorite media releases from 2024, and hope for more and better from 2025!
Duration:01:14:10
“Bleeding”: Director Andrew Bell’s take on vampires and addiction
12/28/2024
Filmmaker Andrew Bell stops by to talk about Bleeding, a story about dealing with addictions, grief, despair, and vampires at the center of it all, but not in the way you'd imagine.
Duration:00:26:29
“Utopia”: Director James Bamford on pulling all the best elements together
12/7/2024
Director James Bamford talks about his indie scifi action-thriller Utopia, where a former special ops soldier has to infiltrate a high tech human trafficking organization in search of his missing wife.
Duration:00:43:40
“Street Trash”: Director Ryan Kruger on practical filmmaking
11/23/2024
Director Ryan Kruger stops by to talk about his reimagined edition of the cult horror favorite Street Trash. Ryan also sees this movie as more of a sequel to the original rather than a typical remake. Knowing how most people feel about remakes & reboots, are there any other cult or underground classics that you would want to see get remade?
Duration:00:37:34
“Keeping 007 Alive”: Bond Beyond the Movies
11/16/2024
Pop Culture Detective and Author Mark Edlitz returns to discuss more James Bond lore, with his newest book Keeping 007 Alive, which is a follow up to last year's James Bond After Fleming to explore the Bond stories in print. Do you have a favorite James Bond movie or book? Let us know! Send Summer an email, or leave a message in the comments below!
Duration:00:51:53