Episodios

  • The Changing Climate of Movie Messages

    The Changing Climate of Movie Messages
    Jul 29 2024
    Joe Escalante's weekly plunge into the deadly waters of the business end of showbiz. This week... the latest from the box office (Deadpool/Wolverine is living up to the "biggest blockbuster of the Summer hype). Also, Joe is enamored with "Twisters," especially after it pissed off climate change activists. It speaks to a bigger problem Joe has with movies nowadays: he's tired of being preached to. And a "Facts of Life" reunion got squashed by "a greedy co-star" from the show... Joe and Sam think it's Blair...
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    38 m
  • Fly Me to Another Movie

    Fly Me to Another Movie
    Jul 21 2024
    Joe Escalante's weekly visit to the business end of showbiz... This week: Joe's back in town!! He's still jet lagged from jet-setting across the world, but he's back to talk about Tenacious D's apology for unfortunate comments made at Kyle Gass' birthday show in Australia (too soon, maybe?). Also, the latest from the box office... Joe really did not enjoy "Fly me to the Moon"... after how many frequent flyer miles he's gathered in the last month, I don't think he'd enjoy anything about flying... And Joe and producer Nikki go crazy over their early pick for the Oscar for movie of the year, "Kneecap."

    Please, let us all bathe in the glory of the "Hock Tuah" girl getting a manager. She may just be the reincarnation of the Iron Sheik, and I, for one, am all for it.
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    36 m
  • Long Legs got Kneecapped

    Long Legs got Kneecapped
    Jul 15 2024
    Joe Escalante's weekly dive into the business end of showbiz. This week... Joe's still in Spain... So Engineer Sam and Producer Nikki take over, talking about the latest Hollywood legal news involving the Beastie Boys suing Chili's over the use of Sabotage, Fox sues Moe's Tavern over Simpsons merchandice, and the Alec Baldwin "Rust" case gets dismissed. Also, they discuss Redbox declaring Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and the upcoming broadcast deal for the NBA, and the potential loss of an American institution, TNT's Inside the NBA.
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    42 m
  • Live from Pamplona!

    Live from Pamplona!
    Jul 7 2024
    Joe Escalante's weekly plunge into the business end of showbiz... This week: Joe is in the beautiful city of Pamplona, Spain for the Running of the Bulls. I'm sure he's avoiding more bulls*@% over there than he endures in Hollywood. So, Producer Sam and Associate Producer Nikki take over the show and talk about the latest from the box office, and the recent influx of great horror films in the theaters. Also, drone camera operators are looking to unionize, "The Boys" 4th season, and Diddy avoiding the feds by taking to the high seas... ok, it was just white water rafting, but still...
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    42 m
  • A High Budget Gummo...

    A High Budget Gummo...
    Jun 30 2024
    Joe Escalante's weekly swan dive into the business end of showbiz... This week: Joe regales us with the story of being crowned Imperial Sovereign of Los Alamitos last week. Ok, he was inducted into the Los Alamitos Hall of Fame (along with the bass player from the Silversun Pickups!), but still...

    Also, a look at the box office (shout out to the Cinemark Bella Terra in Huntington Beach, and the AMC 16 in Burbank), an unpacking of the first Presidential Debate, and America's Greatest American, Mark Wahlberg, opened a new high-end Mexican spot in the OC. Joe gives his reviews. And Joe gets to explore his favorite topic in the world... ANTI-TRUST LAW! This time, Joe goes into the possible anti-trust issues and SoCal theme parks.
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    39 m
  • Remember the Alamo!

    Remember the Alamo!
    Jun 23 2024
    Joe Escalante's weekly journey into the business end of showbiz. This week: Inside Out 2 dominates the box office, Army Hammer is not, I REPEAT, NOT a cannibal, and Sony bought out all of the Alamo Drafthouses. Will this spark a trend of film companies buying out more theaters? Will streamers, looking to screen their films and make them Oscar-eligible, follow suit?

    Joe knows.
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    40 m
  • The 2024 Tony Award Extravaganza!!!

    The 2024 Tony Award Extravaganza!!!
    Jun 17 2024
    Joe Escalante's Weekly dive into the business of showbiz. This week: Joe is joined by Mr. Broadway-Pants (Joe's nephew Kevin) to talk about the 2024 Tony Awards. Also, Joe discusses his frustration at the fact that there is no longer a movie theater in Big Bear, which explaining why he didn't see any movies this week. However, Joe talks about special deals at the movies (AMC, Regal) aiming to reconnect the theaters to a younger audience. And Producer Nicky tells us about her amazing experience jet skiing from Long Beach to Catalina Island.
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    1 h y 19 m
  • Should You Watch Baby Reindeer?

    Should You Watch Baby Reindeer?
    Jun 15 2024
    Joe Escalante's weekly journey into the dark side of the business end of showbiz... This week: Joe welcomes new associate producer Nikki Strubinsky to the show. Also, Netflix is fighting a major lawsuit stemming from the show, Baby Reindeer. The latest numbers from the box office (Joe recommends The Dead Don't Hurt), Irving Azoff is in some legal trouble after booking his own band at his own venue... The problem is that Azoff's band (The Black Keys) weren't good enough to sell out Azoff's venue.
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    1 h y 19 m