Episode 47: Back to the Future After Time

Time Travel Romance!

This week, Faults in the Vaults takes a trip back and forth through time with the help of a DeLorean and H.G. Wells. Mitch & Josh side with the Libyans to put an end to Back to the Future (1985) in order to secure the past and present for 1979's Time After Time. 

In The Soapbox Spotlight Interview we get the amazing chance to journey behind the scenes of the film and talk to the writer/director of the movie, Nicholas Meyer!

The Mailbag continues the "Grecial" saga of brotherly competition, while in This Week in Torrents, Josh presents a VHS copy of the 70mm Imax footage to Back to the Future: The Ride! Another installment of Where in the World Cinema?, takes a look at the cinema exports of Spain. Specifically, Nacho Vigalondo's expertly crafted time loop thriller, Timecrimes (2007).

Josh goes Digging Up The Docs to spotlight 2017's BBC presentation of Tom Waits: Tales from a Cracked Jukebox, directed by James Maycock which you may be able to find here.

Also in this episode, Future advice and shenanigans for Raleigh Soapery, Post-sickness survival tales, VR announcements, and the birth of Livvy Grace as a  YouTube star!

Episode 46: Drinking & Drive-In's- The Demolitionist

Robert Kurtzman Co-hosts!

We celebrate our one year anniversary with another edition of Drinking and Drive-In's with very special guest - filmmaker and FX guru - Bob Kurtzman. 

Mad Dog himself joins Josh and Mitch as they enjoy theatrically themed cocktails and look back at another forgotten cinematic exploitation film from yesteryear - Kurtzman's feature directorial debut, The Demolitionist (1995), starring Nicole Eggert and Richard Grieco!

The Mailbag pulls listener questions from social media for a short Q&A from our audience. Meanwhile, Josh and Mitch again ask Where in the World Cinema? as take a look at the South Korean zombie-action-drama, Train to Busan (2016).

Also in this episode, insights into Robert Kurtzman's life and career. We go behind the scenes with him for stories and other shenanigans from his years of living in Hollywood with KNB to his time in Ohio where he started Creature Corps.

Sit back, grab a drink, and enjoy this very special first anniversary edition of The Soapbox Office Podcast!

Episode 26: The Master Rapture

Religious Cult Films!

Steve Johnson, the living special FX legend behind many of your favorite films including Ghostbusters, Big Trouble in Little China, and more drops in to talk about last week's feature Innocent Blood! Listen to his amazing stories from Innocent Blood and spread the word for his current Kickstarter campaign for his book series, RUBBERHEAD: Sex, Drugs, and Special FX!

This week, Faults in the Vaults takes a look at two films dealing with the struggles of belief and how people can be led astray. We cast doubt onto Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master (2012), in order to preach the gospel of Michael Tolkin's The Rapture (1991).

Elsewhere, discussions of newly acquired VR tech, Josh's new project Other Fish, and yet another Herzog discussion breaks out after digging once more into The Mailbag. This Week in Torrents has Josh presenting his personal archive of assembled footage of Cleveland's Ghoulardi, the classic late night horror host and father of Paul Thomas Anderson.

Josh goes Slipping Through the Tracks this week with a selection from the career of long-time David Lynch collaborator, Angelo Badalamenti, specifically his score for Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 1995 surrealist sci-fi fantasy, La cité des enfants perdus (City of Lost Children)!

Episode 23: Wayneheads!

Metal Comedy Galore!

This week, Faults in the Vaults heads into the pit to discuss a pair of headbangin' comedies from the 1990's. We're declaring that the party is over for 1992's Wayne's World in order to fight for some air-time on behalf of 1994's Airheads! 

For the first time on the podcast, we had the honor of interviewing the writer of our featured movie. That's right, in the latest edition of the The Soapbox Spotlight we have Airheads! writer Rich Wilkes on the show!

Elsewhere in the episode, This Week in Torrents highlights the long sought after Mexican TV edit of Evil Dead 2, featuring scenes never before seen on any release.

Mitch goes Slipping Through the Tracks this week to discuss the many subgenres of heavy metal that comprise the soundtrack to Harmony Korine's Gummo (1997). And in Total Recast, like Uatu the Watcher, Mitch & Josh wax hypothetical about cinematic could have beens. This time, the guys imagine worlds in which other SNL skits had reached the blockbuster success of Wayne's World.

Giant Size #1

Giant sized Interviews!

We've threatened it for months and here it is, Giant Size #1. This 160 minute podcast combines unedited interviews with Christa Lang-Fuller, Ralph Garman, John Noble, and John Roecker. In addition to that, we've even included a special cutting-room outtake of your hosts too inebriated to record!

Christa Lang-Fuller: On February 1st, 2016 we had the unique opportunity to interview the wife of the late Samuel Fuller about all things film. Topics covered include her husband, Tigrero, Jim Jarmusch, and the state of modern film. We are sincerely grateful for the opportunity to pick her brain.

Ralph Garman: On February 22nd, 2016 Josh's Babble-Boss Ralph came out to the Soapbox Office HQ and was gracious enough to give us an interview. Topics ranged from Al Pacino to applauding in theaters, but we spent the majority of the time inquiring about his origin story in Philly.

John Noble: On March 20th, 2016 we had the distinct honor to question a living legend. He was an absolute gentleman and gave us so much more time and information than we deserved. In the interview we cover everything from his time on stage in Australia, to Fringe, to LotR.

John Roecker: On April 2nd, 2016 we interviewed a legend of Punk Rock Film. We spent the better part of the hour chatting about what Punk means to us, how we found it, and how it incorporates into film. We also cover John's move from Ohio and his youth spent in The Valley.

Due to scheduling conflicts of Josh being in Italy and Mitch being in California, this episode is hosted only by the lesser-half of the team, but until next week, we hope you enjoy Giant Size #1!!!

Sponsored by Raleigh {Beer} Soapery.

Music by Cam Mosavian.

Episode 9: Running Crank

We welcome Mr. John Noble (Fringe, LotR, Elementary), a true class act and one of the best damn character actors around, wherein he talks the differences between stage and screen, getting a late start in Hollywood, and working with the late Paul Walker on the set of Running Scared.

Faults in the Vaults takes a hard look at two adrenaline-fueled, race-against-time, crime action-ers, both coincidentally from the year 2006. If you haven't guessed, we're deeming the Jason Statham vehicle, Crank to be D.O.A. and then going on the hunt to sniff out what's got Paul Walker Running Scared.

The Mailbag is opened once again, this time to field a listener question about favorite 3D animated feature films and we argue on the state of cosplay in The Soapbox Rant.

In This Week in Torrents, Josh extols the virtues and green lessons taught by the old Toxic Crusaders cartoon, which is sadly no longer available for direct purchase. Slipping Through the Tracks has Mitch highlighting a memorable soundtrack from a less than memorable movie, Judgment Night (1993), which showcased an oddball fusion of Rap & Rock acts from the time (such as Slayer/Ice T and Dinosaur Jr./Del The Funky Homosapien) that somehow managed to become a must own album from the decade.

Plus, a Raleigh Soapery GIVEAWAY is announced!!!

Episode 2: Bowling For Tigrero

Dueling Documentaries!

For our second episode, we're bringing the best and worst of what documentary features have to offer. This week, Faults in the Vaults fixes the crosshairs on Michael Moore's Bowling For Columbine (2002) and then Samuel Fuller and Jim Jarmusch take us on a journey across the River of the Dead to track down the elusive Tigrero (1994), directed by Mika Kaurismaki.

As a special treat, we gained the privilege to interview Samuel Fuller's wife, Christa Lang-Fuller about the origins of Tigrero, it's connection to Orson Welles, and the upcoming Samuel Fuller documentary, A Fuller Life. Elsewhere, Mitch speaks of his involvement in the upcoming documentary, Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini and Josh sheds a light on a 2012 Master Class w/ Werner Herzog as part of This Week in Torrents.

Additionally, we announce the Premiere of our new film, The Mission, which will be held at 11AM on February 20th at Regal Cinemas at LA Live in Los Angeles CA (as part of the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival). All theme songs are made by Cameron Mosavian and are taken from the score to Josh and Mitch's film The Mission!