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Back Look Cinema: The Podcast
Hosted by Alonzo Richardson · EN
Back Look Cinema invites you to revisit the cinematic treasures of yesteryear from the 70s, 80s, & 90s. Join us every other week as our host, Zo Richardson, welcomes a special guest to share their cherished memories of some of the greatest movies in history and delve into the legendary Hollywood lore that unfolded behind the camera.
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Ep. 227: Glengarry Glen Ross
3d ago01:26:08Tap to summarizeZo gets a call from a man who's voice was familiar. The man had the demeanor of an old friend who was excited to talk to him. He wanted to catch up, sit down and talk about old times. They agree to meet at the bar and, while the man seemed friendly enough, Zo realized that the stranger isn't actually someone he knew or anyone he remembered meeting. Not wanting to be rude Zo carries on with the meeting with this friendly stranger, who's name was Ricky Roma, over drinks about morality, the future, and if there was something that anyone wanted then they should just take it. They should throw caution to the wind. They should give in to their base impulses because you only live once. You can't miss out on the good things in life because of morality or an abundance of caution because that's an easy way to miss out and get left behind. There is no morality. Ricky Roma then pulls out a brochure extolling the bountiful virtues of the Glengarry Highlands in Florida . . . it is a very tempting offer. Episode Chapters 00:07:21 Opening Credits for Glengarry Glen Ross starring Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Alin Arkin, Ed Harris 00:15:28 Favorite Parts of the 1992 film Glengarry Glen Ross 01:14:41 Trivia from the office drama - Glengarry Glen Ross 01:21:23 Critics' Thoughts on James Foley's Glengarry Glen Ross Please leave a comment, suggestion or question on our social media: Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links:Website: www.backlookcinema.comEmail: friends@backlookcinema.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@backlookcinemaTwitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinemaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BackLookCinemaInstagram: https://instagram.com/backlookcinemaThreads: https://www.threads.net/@backlookcinemaTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backlookcinemaTwitch https://www.twitch.tv/backlookcinemaBlue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/backlookcinema.bsky.socialMastodon: https://mstdn.party/@backlookcinemaBack Look Cinema Merch at Teespring.comBack Look Cinema Merch at Teepublic.com Again, thanks for listening.
Transcribe →Ep. 226 Independence Day
2w ago01:22:38Tap to summarizeZo has had some bad days, but he'd never had days as bad as the end of the world! It started with a localized storm, next there was the largest aircraft he'd ever seen hovering over D.C.. It was so large that he could just barely see it from his apartment all the way in the suburbs of Suitland, Maryland. One would suppose that it was a "UFO", but it was later identified as an honest to goodness extra-terrestrial space craft - one of fifteen that where hovering over major cities all around the world. President Whitmore suggested that we stayed in our home given that the aliens had not made any overtly hostile action. That's utter ridiculousness! It's time to get the Hell up outta here right now! Of all the times a thing like this could happen: it had to happen two days before Independence Day? Episode Chapters 00:03:53 Opening Credits for Independence Day starring Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum and Margaret Colin 00:20:39 Favorite Parts of the 1996 film Independence Day 01:09:42 Trivia from the Sci-Fi Action Adventure film - Independence Day 01:17:47 Critics' Thoughts on Roland Emmerich's Independence Day Please leave a comment, suggestion or question on our social media: Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links:Website: www.backlookcinema.comEmail: friends@backlookcinema.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@backlookcinemaTwitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinemaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BackLookCinemaInstagram: https://instagram.com/backlookcinemaThreads: https://www.threads.net/@backlookcinemaTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backlookcinemaTwitch https://www.twitch.tv/backlookcinemaBlue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/backlookcinema.bsky.socialMastodon: https://mstdn.party/@backlookcinemaBack Look Cinema Merch at Teespring.comBack Look Cinema Merch at Teepublic.com Again, thanks for listening.
Transcribe →Ep. 225 Quigley Down Under
3w ago00:54:32Tap to summarizeZo somehow ended up in the wild west, but it's incredibly west and it's incredibly wild. At a port he notices there's a skirmish as people are disembarking a passenger ship. It's a fight between one man defending a woman against half a dozen men. The man handles himself well against the men and is only hampered by the woman accidently hitting that man while she's trying to help him. The man announced that his name was Mathew Quigley and at this the men stopped fighting, made amends and both Quigley and the woman join the men on their wagons and they head out to the Outback. It was the most curious exchange witnessed by all those gathered at the port that day. It left the people to wonder who was that man Quigley and what was he doing Down Under? Episode Chapters 00:04:10 Opening Credits for Quigley Down Under starring Tom Selleck, Laura San Giacomo and Alan Rickman 00:10:09 Favorite Parts of the 1990 film Quigley Down Under 00:42:45 Trivia from the Australian Outback western - Quigley Down Under 00:50:34 Critics' Thoughts on Simon Wincer's Quigley Down Under Links Quigley Demonstrates His Sharps Rifle Fan's Presentation of the Sharps Rifle Used in Quigley Down Under From The Frank Brownell Museum of the Southwest Please leave a comment, suggestion or question on our social media: Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links:Website: www.backlookcinema.comEmail: friends@backlookcinema.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@backlookcinemaTwitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinemaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BackLookCinemaInstagram: https://instagram.com/backlookcinemaThreads: https://www.threads.net/@backlookcinemaTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backlookcinemaTwitch https://www.twitch.tv/backlookcinemaBlue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/backlookcinema.bsky.socialMastodon: https://mstdn.party/@backlookcinemaBack Look Cinema Merch at Teespring.comBack Look Cinema Merch at Teepublic.com Again, thanks for listening.
Transcribe →Ep. 224 Masters of the Second Mortal Kombat Universe: Movie Reviews
4w ago00:36:50Tap to summarizeZo is back, baby! He's been places and he's seen some things: namely he's been to the theater and he's seen Masters of the Universe and Mortal Kombat 2. Are these films worth your time? If you're curious then check out this episode for some SPOILER FREE reviews from a fan of these icons from the 1980's. Episode Chapters 00:05:48 Masters of the Universe Review 00:22:18 Mortal Kombat 2 Review Please leave a comment, suggestion or question on our social media: Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links:Website: www.backlookcinema.comEmail: friends@backlookcinema.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@backlookcinemaTwitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinemaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BackLookCinemaInstagram: https://instagram.com/backlookcinemaThreads: https://www.threads.net/@backlookcinemaTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backlookcinemaTwitch https://www.twitch.tv/backlookcinemaBlue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/backlookcinema.bsky.socialMastodon: https://mstdn.party/@backlookcinemaBack Look Cinema Merch at Teespring.comBack Look Cinema Merch at Teepublic.com Again, thanks for listening.
Transcribe →Ep. 223: The Last Starfighter
Jun 101:05:17Tap to summarizeZo visits some old friends at a trailer park. It seems like a normal place with kids running amok, teenagers fooling around and senior citizens looking for someone to fix their TV's so that they can watch their soap operas. Alex is just the guy the guy that they need: a recent high school graduate who is this neighborhood's handyman. Zo noticed that Alex is also fantastic at the Starfighter videogame. Zo had tried the game himself and isn't really good at it, but Alex is a genuine prodigy. Unfortunately, there's not much that anyone can do with the skills of "Best Videogame Player" in the mid 1980's. It's not like you can play this Starfighter game to train to pilot an actual spaceship right? . . . Right? Episode Chapters 00:04:50 Opening Credits for The Last Starfighter starring Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Dan O'Herlihy and Catherine Mary Stewart 00:14:53 Favorite Parts of the 1984 film The Last Starfighter 00:50:51 Trivia from the fantasy videogame space adventure - The Last Starfighter 00:59:58 Critics' Thoughts on Nick Castle The Last Starfighter Please leave a comment, suggestion or question on our social media: Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links:Website: www.backlookcinema.comEmail: friends@backlookcinema.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@backlookcinemaTwitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinemaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BackLookCinemaInstagram: https://instagram.com/backlookcinemaThreads: https://www.threads.net/@backlookcinemaTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backlookcinemaTwitch https://www.twitch.tv/backlookcinemaBlue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/backlookcinema.bsky.socialMastodon: https://mstdn.party/@backlookcinemaBack Look Cinema Merch at Teespring.comBack Look Cinema Merch at Teepublic.com Again, thanks for listening.
Transcribe →Ep. 222: The Secret of NIMH
May 2401:11:32Tap to summarizeZo is on a research project that takes him to the National Institute of Mental Health and while there he discovered their secret program of animal experimentation on rats, mice, dogs, cats and other animals. These experiments seem cruel and unnecessary. What he's heard is that some of the rodents had gained super-intelligence and had escaped the lab. The scientists at NIMH has tracked them down to a nearby farm. There's not a lot that Zo can do with this intel; he can only hope that the brave mice and rats can avoid re-capture and live a life free of pain and torture. These animals should forever remain The Secret of NIMH. Episode Chapters 00:03:59 Opening Credits for The Secret of NIMH starring Elizabeth Hartman, Derek Jacobi, and Dom DeLuise 00:20:46 Favorite Parts of the 1982 film The Secret of NIMH 00:56:43 Trivia from the animated adventure - The Secret of NIMH 01:05:36 Critics' Thoughts on Don Bluth's The Secret of NIMH Links Banjo the Woodpile Cat on YouTube Please leave a comment, suggestion or question on our social media: Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links:Website: www.backlookcinema.comEmail: friends@backlookcinema.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@backlookcinemaTwitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinemaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BackLookCinemaInstagram: https://instagram.com/backlookcinemaThreads: https://www.threads.net/@backlookcinemaTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backlookcinemaTwitch https://www.twitch.tv/backlookcinemaBlue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/backlookcinema.bsky.socialMastodon: https://mstdn.party/@backlookcinemaBack Look Cinema Merch at Teespring.comBack Look Cinema Merch at Teepublic.com Again, thanks for listening.
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BONUS EPISODE 36: Mando, Grogu and God: A Double Feature Review
May 2400:25:42Tap to summarizeZo got a rare chance to see a couple of movies and he's going to give you his SPOILER FREE impressions of The Mandalorian and Grogu and Is God Is. These are two very different movies that, by all rights, shouldn't be in the same episode . . . yet here we are! The Mandalorian and Grogu is first; if you want to skip to the next review, then you can skip to the next chapter or go to the 10 minute mark. Episode Chapters 00:02:13 The Mandalorian and Grogu Review 00:10:00 Is God Is Review Please leave a comment, suggestion or question on our social media: Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links:Website: www.backlookcinema.comEmail: friends@backlookcinema.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@backlookcinemaTwitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinemaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BackLookCinemaInstagram: https://instagram.com/backlookcinemaThreads: https://www.threads.net/@backlookcinemaTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backlookcinemaTwitch https://www.twitch.tv/backlookcinemaBlue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/backlookcinema.bsky.socialMastodon: https://mstdn.party/@backlookcinemaBack Look Cinema Merch at Teespring.comBack Look Cinema Merch at Teepublic.com Again, thanks for listening.
Transcribe →Ep. 221: The Legend of Zorro
May 1201:18:26Tap to summarizeZo, still roaming around the 1800's, and Zorro is very much active. He appears when the people, his people cry out for his intervention. His people, the people of California, are on the precipice of great change as they vote on whether or not to become a state of the United States. Those in favor of this monumental move believe that becoming a state would offer some relief from oppression an grant a greater opportunity for freedom, but Zo has heard rumors that there are powerful forces that are working behind the scenes to make sure that California never achieves statehood. Zo has also heard the gossip that Don Alejandro de la Vega and his wife Elena are getting a divorce. This would be kind of sad because they seemed like such a lovely couple, but it be like that sometimes. Episode Chapters 00:02:22 Opening Credits for The Legend of Zorro starring Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones 00:12:17 Favorite Parts of the 1998 film The Legend of Zorro 01:00:49 Trivia from the swashbuckling action thriller - The Legend of Zorro 01:13:19 Critics' Thoughts on Martin Campbell's The Legend of Zorro Links: BoxOfficePropherts.com What Went Wrong: The Legend of Zorro Please leave a comment, suggestion or question on our social media: Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links:Website: www.backlookcinema.comEmail: friends@backlookcinema.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@backlookcinemaTwitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinemaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BackLookCinemaInstagram: https://instagram.com/backlookcinemaThreads: https://www.threads.net/@backlookcinemaTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backlookcinemaTwitch https://www.twitch.tv/backlookcinemaBlue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/backlookcinema.bsky.socialMastodon: https://mstdn.party/@backlookcinemaBack Look Cinema Merch at Teespring.comBack Look Cinema Merch at Teepublic.com Again, thanks for listening.
Transcribe →Ep. 220: The Mask of Zorro
May 401:21:55Tap to summarizeZo is transported into a time of change for Spanish California. It's a time of mystery, corruption, intrigue, romance and high adventure. It is a time when the common folk are oppressed by their wealthy overlords and they cry out for justice. The legend who had once defended the people against the chaos has been gone for many years, but Zo hears whispers of his reappearance. There is hope in the air that the people will once again shout out with joy at the sight of their champion and they will once again see their hero in a mask. They will once again cheer for a man as quick as a rattlesnake, as skilled as a scorpion, and as cunning as a fox. Once again a man will wear The Mask of Zorro. Episode Chapters: 00:05:34 Opening Credits for The Mask of Zorro starring Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones 00:16:11 Favorite Parts of the 1998 film The Mask of Zorro 01:17:52 Trivia from the swashbuckling action thriller - The Mask of Zorro 01:27:57 Critics' Thoughts on Martin Campbell's The Mask of Zorro Please leave a comment, suggestion or question on our social media: Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links:Website: www.backlookcinema.comEmail: friends@backlookcinema.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@backlookcinemaTwitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinemaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BackLookCinemaInstagram: https://instagram.com/backlookcinemaThreads: https://www.threads.net/@backlookcinemaTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backlookcinemaTwitch https://www.twitch.tv/backlookcinemaBlue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/backlookcinema.bsky.socialMastodon: https://mstdn.party/@backlookcinemaBack Look Cinema Merch at Teespring.comBack Look Cinema Merch at Teepublic.com Again, thanks for listening.
Transcribe →Ep. 219 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Apr 2002:06:12Tap to summarizeZo impossibly finds himself on a futuristic space craft ostensibly designed for science and exploration, but for a space craft of peace, the U.S.S. Enterprise is sure loaded for bare with powerful shields, nimble impulse engines, deadly accurate phasers, devastating photon torpedoes and a brilliant Captain. She will require all of these advantages as her Captain and crew discover and attempt to dismantle a galaxy spanning conspiracy that threaten to plunge the United Federation of Planets into an endless war with the Klingon Empire. Episode Chapters: 00:02:50 Opening Credits for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and Deforest Kelly, Kim Cattrall and Christopher Plummer 00:32:52 Favorite Parts of the 1991 film Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 01:50:03 Trivia from the intergalactic political thriller - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 01:59:20 Critics' Thoughts on Nicholas Meyer's Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Please leave a comment, suggestion or question on our social media: Back Look Cinema: The Podcast Links:Website: www.backlookcinema.comEmail: friends@backlookcinema.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@backlookcinemaTwitter: https://twitter.com/backlookcinemaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BackLookCinemaInstagram: https://instagram.com/backlookcinemaThreads: https://www.threads.net/@backlookcinemaTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backlookcinemaTwitch https://www.twitch.tv/backlookcinemaBlue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/backlookcinema.bsky.socialMastodon: https://mstdn.party/@backlookcinemaBack Look Cinema Merch at Teespring.comBack Look Cinema Merch at Teepublic.com Again, thanks for listening.
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