But
the bottom line is that this is still a great and interesting
interview, that Mission
is still a fun project that will happen one day, and that I am still
stoked that I was able to do this episode. So Mission
may be a bit further off than we thought, but Needless Things Episode
13 is still right here, right now to kick off 31 Days of Halloween!
Before
I get into how this podcast happened, I just want to say how
crazy-pants ridiculous I think it is that I got to do it.I got to see Mil Mascaras Versus The Aztec Mummy at the Plaza Theater a few years ago when I was still super fat and it was awesome (the movie, not the fat; although to be honest it was kind of nice eating whatever I wanted, too). This was in my Freshman year of Troublemaking before I had any kind of presence or had done podcasts or panels or interviewed people or anything. Well, I had presence:
I
never imagined that I might be able to interview the person
responsible for bringing a future Mil Mascaras movie into being, but
that’s exactly what happened. Thanks to the incomparable Joe Crowe
of the Dragon Con American Sci-Fi Classics Track I was able to talk
to CM Landrus, the Producer and Director of Mission,
the new Mil movie. It’s written by Jeffrey Uhlmann – the man who
scripted the last two Mil films. He has a fantastic understanding of
Luchador movies and the tone and content that people expect out of
them.
So
a few months ago I got a message from Joe saying that he was in
contact with the people making the new Mil Mascaras movie. He was
setting up an interview and asked if I’d like to get in on it.
After I reset my eyes and bowtie from reacting like a Warner Bros.
cartoon character who just saw a sexy redhead, I told him I’d think
about it.
HA
HA. I immediately responded that I’d do anything I could to get in
on that interview. I assumed Joe was planning on a deal where he’d
host and I’d play sidekick monkeyboy. Little did I know Joe had
such faith in my abilities that he was going to turn the whole deal
over to me. A couple of weeks ago I got another message, this one
with contact information, a name, and a missive from Joe saying that
he would promote the movie and podcast on RevolutionsSF.com and link
to Needless Things.
Whoa.
This was going to be my
deal.
I
was honestly a little nervous because this is the first interview
I’ve done where I haven’t’ really had any contact with the
person beforehand, but it went very well. There’s a whole lot of
information about not only Mission,
but Academy
of Doom and
Aztec
Mummy.
We also get into how Hollywood works, the massive learning process
that is getting a movie into production, and how crowdfunding is
different from more traditional ways of financing movies.
You
can also follow CM Landrus and Mission
at these links:
www.facebook.com/Missionmovie
www.twitter.com/missionmovie
www.filmbreak.com/projects/mission
www.missionmovie.wordpress.com
Now
it’s time for the interview. There’s a lot of good stuff here. If
you like what you hear, go throw a few bucks at Mission.
We need fresh, new Lucha Cinema around this joint:
“Procrastibate”
by LeSexoflex.com
“Los
Campiones del Justicio” by The Ghastly Ones
And
now, Phantomaniacs, it is time for what you’ve all truly been
waiting for –
Phantom
Troublemaker vs. 31 Days of Halloween
I’m
changing the format a bit this year in order to more accurately
portray SyFy’s schedule and also to preserve my sanity. I had the
genius idea to cut and paste the schedule directly from SyFy’s page
rather than typing it out in my own format. This has saved me an
awful lot of time and also means that individual episodes are listed
rather than blocks of programming like previous years. So what I’m
going to do is provide commentary where I feel it is needed rather
than posting next to every single entry. Don’t worry – you’re
getting the same amount of hilarious, then kind of funny, then
labored, then thoroughly disenchanted Phantom content. Just in a
different way.
Like
last year, I am covering the programming from the time this posts
until the time of the next post. That means that on Fridays you are
going to be treated to a shit-ton of this stuff.
Let’s
do it!
10:30
AM Haunted Highway Utah Skinwalker/Ozark Howler
11:30
AM Haunted Highway El Dorado Hell Hounds/Georgia Skinstealer
12:30
PM Haunted Highway Louisiana Swamp Woman/Pioneer Cemetery
01:30
PM Haunted Highway Silver City Ghost Town/Shunka Warakin
This
is the show with what’s left of Jack Osbourne after he realized
being a fat prick with an afro was no way to go through life. He
drives around looking for monsters, kind of like Josh Gates but with
less charm and zeal. I haven’t actually watched this show yet, so I
guess I should probably give it a shot.
02:30
PM Fangasm Beam Me Up, Stan
As
of this writing I have not watched this show, nor do I intend to. The
ads reek of the same kind of nerdsploitation brought to you by The
Big Bang Theory
and Heroes
of Cosplay.
Our community doesn’t need more of that kind of abuse. I hope I’m
wrong. I hope the show depicts its subjects as thoughtful,
interesting individuals who happen to have specific passions.
I’m
totally sure that’s what will happen.
03:30
PM 31 Days Of Halloween Movie Drive Angry
I
love this movie. And not in an ironic way. I just think it’s a
kickass movie with Nicholas Cage playing the intense weirdo that he
is. The stunts are awesome, there’s lots of explosions, and the
story is totally bonkers.
05:30
PM 31 Days Of Halloween Movie Ghost Rider
I
didn’t dislike Ghost
Rider.
It could have been better, but it also could have been so much worse.
I realize that’s not setting the bar very high, but I do watch this
one from time to time and enjoy it.
08:00
PM Face Off Tweet-peat - Living Art
I
fucking love Face
Off.
I think it is a brilliantly well done show that presents a
fascinating competition in a manner that emphasizes the skills of
those involved and downplays personal drama and emotional bullshit.
This show is why I had such high hopes for Heroes
of Cosplay.
Having
said all of that, I have zero interest in knowing what the humanoids
on Twitter have to say about this show. I have stated on more than
one occasion that I cannot take a “news” piece seriously if it
quotes Twitter posts. As soon as I see that I tune out. So I
certainly don’t want an actual, good TV show doing that.
09:00
PM Face Off Cosmic Circus
Yes.
This is how I watch my Face
Off.
Free of Tweets. The title “Cosmic Circus” terrifies me, as it
suggests that we may well see the alien/clown hybrid that would bring
a permanent end to my sanity.
10:00
PM Fangasm A Date With A Supermodel
I
am sure this subject matter will be treated in an objective and
respectful way.
11:00
PM Face Off Cosmic Circus
12:00
AM Fangasm A Date With A Supermodel
01:00
AM Syfy Original Movie Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud
I
am a big fan of the first two Pumpkinhead movies. The rest range from
pretty good to the sort of thing that you wouldn’t choose to watch,
but might leave on if you were really tired of flipping through the
channels.
03:00
AM 31 Days Of Halloween Movie The Pumpkin Karver
SyFy
has played the crap out of this movie for the past two years and I
still haven’t seen it. What can I say? I’m really busy in
October.
05:00
AM Paid Programming
06:00
AM Paid Programming
08:00
AM Ghost Mine, Season 2 Return To Darkness
09:00
AM Ghost Mine, Season 2 The Lost Chamber
10:00
AM Ghost Mine, Season 2 Phantom Intruder
And
I thought Ghost Hunters
was dumb. This is the same thing, but only in mines.
That’s crazy. I mean, how many mines are there in the world? Like,
eight? I’ve actually seen portions of this show now and while it is
exactly as stupid as I thought it would be, I understand why people
are watching – there’s a hot redhead.
In
another mind-blowing discovery, it turns out that the whole thing –
both seasons(!) – takes place in a
single mine. I would say
that place must be haunted as fuck, but I’ve seen the show so I
know it isn’t.
-Phantom
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