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Baby money montage – it’s another James Spader Podcast, and this time we’re reeling in Baby Boom (1987) and possibly a MacArthur Grant. We might even accidentally play a promo for The Blacklist from Youtube as we stream trailers. For now though, get your deck of cards ready and prepare to rate Baby Boom. Download or subscribe to the podcast in iTun…

It’s another episode of The James Spader Podcast, and this time Pretty in Pink is up. Join us as we talk about the prom, smoking in the halls, and instant messaging. Then decide for yourself if it is “nada” or something. Download or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or your newsreader.Oleh Mike Gray

It’s time to dummy up and dummy down with 1987’s “Mannequin” and the latest installment of the James Spader Podcast. Mike Gray, Chris Onderick, and Erik Pepple revisit their nostalgia for shopping malls, debate the powers of market research, and dream of department store lock-ins. Download or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or your newsreader.…

It’s time for Season 2 of The James Spader Podcast, where we crash headfirst into “Avengers: Age of Ultron.” With a performance from James Spader as Ultron, accidents are bound to happen, cyber or otherwise, even guiltily so, as we take a gander at this modern day spectacle. Download or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or your newsreader.…

In the 7th and last cast of the first season of The James Spader Podcast, Mike Gray, Chris Onderick, and Erik Pepple turn to fan favorite Tuff Turf (1985), directed by Fritz Kiersch. In addition to discussions padlocks, great music, actors James Spader, Kim Richards, Robert Downey Jr., and musician Jim Carroll, the show features a special interview…

In the 6th, and very belated, installment of The James Spader Podcast, hosts Mike Gray, Chris Onderick, and Erik Pepple delve into the funland that is Sean S. Cunningham’s 1985 film “The New Kids.” Written by Harry Crews (yes, the novelist) and Stephen Gyllenhaal (yes, father to Maggie and Jake) and featuring performances by Shannon Presby, Lori Lo…

In the 5th episode of The James Spader Podcast, hosts Mike Gray and Chris Onderick of Snow Arch Films and Erik Pepple with the Wexner Center for the Arts look at the made for TV movie “A Killer in the Family” (1983) directed by Richard T. Heffron. Based on the real life Tison gang’s crime spree of 1978, the film’s credits include performances from …

In this episode of The James Spader Podcast, hosts Mike Gray and Chris Onderick of Snow Arch Films and Erik Pepple with the Wexner Center for the Arts, dive into “Starcrossed” (1985) directed by Jeffrey Bloom. The cast comes replete with excerpts from an exclusive interview with director and writer Jeffrey Bloom, as well as a discussion of a “Starc…

In the third episode of The James Spader Podcast, hosts Mike Gray and Chris Onderick of Snow Arch Films and Erik Pepple with the Wexner Center for the Arts tackle “Endless Love” (1981) directed by Franco Zeffirelli. In addition to James Spader, the film would feature performances from Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt and serve as the screen debut for …

In the second show of The James Spader Podcast, hosts Mike Gray and Chris Onderick of Snow Arch Films, and Erik Pepple with the Wexner Center for the Arts, examine Cocaine: One Man’s Seduction (1983) directed by Paul Wendkos and featuring performances from actors Dennis Weaver, Karen Grassle, Jeffrey Tambor and Pamela Bellwood. Special guests Joel …

The first show of the James Spader Podcast takes a look at Spader’s screen debut, the 1978 film Team-Mates, directed by Steven Jacobson and written by Jennifer Lawson. In addition to Spader, the film also marked the screen debut of Estelle Getty of The Golden Girls fame and is the second screen appearance of character actor Irwin Keyes. Join hosts …