podcasting them softly

Weekly podcast discussing a film of the week, new and notable blu ray releases, new films in theatres, top five performances and collectibles.

Episodes

The Auteur Series: Abel Ferrara’s Short Films & 9 Lives of a Wet Pussy

May 19, 2021 • 59 mins

Frank and Dr. Crain are back with a soft reboot of our Abel Ferrara Auteur series. This time we’re doing it right and starting off with Abel Ferrara’s short films: Nicky’s Film, The Hold Up, and Could This Be Love which are available and both screened by Frank and Patrick via the Cult Epics release … Continue reading

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For Your Ears Only: Quantum of Solace

May 10, 2021 • 63 mins

We’re pleased to bring you our latest discussion in our For You Ears Only series featuring Frank and Tom. This time, we’re joined with special guest playwright and actor Jeremy Kareken to discuss Daniel Craig’s second outing as James Bond in 2008’s Quantum of Solace, which is a direct continuation of the storyline from Craig’s … Continue reading

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Podcast: Actor’s Spotlight with Harry Northup

April 12, 2021 • 85 mins

We are honored to present our latest conversation in our Actor’s Spotlight series. With this episode, Frank and Raymond Benson have a conversation with poet and actor Harry Northup who is living film history. Harry was featured in Martin Scorsese’s first six films WHO’S THAT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR, BOXCAR BERTHA, MEAN STREETS, ALICE DOESN’T … Continue reading

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For Your Ears Only: Martin Campbell’s CASINO ROYALE

March 22, 2021 • 73 mins

Welcome everyone to a very special episode of Podcasting Them Softly’s For Your Ears Only series. Today we are going to discuss Martin Campbell’s return to the Bond franchise with CASINO ROYALE. Released in 2006 this was Daniel Craig’s debut as James Bond, based on Ian Flemings’s first Bond novel of the same name. Featuring … Continue reading

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For Your Ears Only: DIE ANOTHER DAY

March 8, 2021 • 68 mins

Join Frank, Mac and the esteemed Tom Zielinski as they discuss Pierce Brosnan’s final outing as 007 in Lee Tamahori’s DIE ANOTHER DAY. The film also features Halle Berry, Judi Dench, Toby Stephens, Will Yun Lee, Michael Madsen, John Cleese, and Rosamund Pike. The film grossed a little over 400 million at the global box … Continue reading

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3 for 3: Sean Connery

February 15, 2021 • 76 mins

Join Frank, Tom, and the esteemed Mac McSharry as we bring Podcasting Them Softly’s For Your Ears Only and 3 for 3 full circle! We discuss three “undercard” films of Sean Connery’s at length, discuss his contribution to film, along with some of our other non-Bond films that didn’t make our respective selections! Upcoming podcasts … Continue reading

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3 for 3: John Carpenter

December 28, 2020 • 57 mins

We’re pleased to bring you our next installment of 3 for 3, this time discussing the works of John Carpenter. Carpenter is one of our favorite filmmakers who is responsible for many classics ranging from HALLOWEEN, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, to STARMAN. Please stay tuned for our next 3 for … Continue reading

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FOR YOUR EARS ONLY: Michael Apted’s THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH

December 21, 2020 • 66 mins

We welcome author and James Bond connoisseur Deborah Lipp to join in our discussion of the 19th 007 picture in the EON series THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, as well as the latest edition of her highly regarded book, “The Ultimate James Bond Fan Book.” Please explore the works of Deborah at her bookshop.

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For Your Ears Only: Roger Spottiswoode’s TOMORROW NEVER DIES

November 30, 2020 • 64 mins

Join Frank, Tom, and Mac with special guest Perrin Spychala as they discuss Pierce Brosnan’s second outing as 007 in Roger Spottiswoode’s TOMORROW NEVER DIES. Released in 1997, the film also features a terrific ensemble composed of Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher, Ricky Jay, Gotz Otto, Vincent Schiavelli, and Joe Don Baker.

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FOR YOUR EARS ONLY: Martin Campbell’s GOLDENEYE

September 14, 2020 • 52 mins

Tom and Frank are back with special guest Mac McSharry to discuss Martin Campbell’s GoldenEye, which was Pierce Brosnan’s first outing as 007. Also discussed is the pop culture effect the film had on home video as well as video games along with being a world wide box office smash and how that jump started … Continue reading

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