The Widescreen Podcast

The Widescreen Podcast


Latest Episodes

widescreen 283 - Goodbye to the Biggest Goonie
July 22, 2021

Richard Donner dies, the Atari VCS is actually quite bad, people are getting stream fatigue, several disc announcements, ST:TMP Director's Edition getting the 4K trastment; Black Widow breaks box offi

widescreen 282 - Dog Days
June 27, 2021

Roku takes on Walmart's streamer, Labyrinth getting the 4K treatment, box office numbers shows that people are going back to theaters, LOTR anime movie in the works, the aspect ratio wars might be back on again, and more

widescreen 281 - Opening Up
May 30, 2021

CA announces reopenings, Sony might bring movies to PS Plus, CES returning to Las Vegas, discs are still selling well, Discovery is getting Warner and Amazon is getting MGM, vaccinated moviegoers can ditch masks, Borderlands movie gets more cast members,

widescreen 280 - Semblance of Normality
April 26, 2021

More theater chains are opening up in the spring; some legendary theaters shut down; movie release dates move UP, Comic-Con makes a stupid blunder; you can buy a new VCR now; Godzilla vs Kong proves that people want theaters; a missing VHS tape equates to

widescreen 279 - Such A Square
March 26, 2021

I address the Pepe Le Pew situation, the Snyder Cut will bring back old questions, Comcast delays being evil, LA theaters open up, some movies are delayed while some move up, Avatar tops the box office again, a new Star Trek movie is being written, and mo

widescreen 278 - More Of The Same
February 22, 2021

Streaming price wars have begun, lots of remakes were announced, several new trailers were released, several movies pushed back again, Epic Games gets into animation, a long interview from the makers of "The Emperor's New Groove", and more

widescreen 277 - CES 2021 Roundup
January 21, 2021

This year's CES roundup is a pretty big one, more TV competition coming to the US, 8K TVs are coming out just because they can, LG to support streaming gaming out of the box, lots of movies shift their release dates, Deadpool will still be rated R, and mo

widescreen 276 - End of the Year
December 29, 2020

The last podcast of the year, smaller theaters might get a handout, WB's plans for 2021 anger theater owners, Comcast shows they're evil again, new F4 movie coming, Patty Jankins gets a Star Wars movie, lots of remakes are announced, lots of release dates

widescreen 275 - It's Almost Over
November 26, 2020

It's another long-delayed episode, theaters have increase in private rentals, Tower Records returns, Sean Connery dead at 90, new Assassin's Creed series coming to Netflix, lots of remakes and reboosts are coming, more movies are rescheduled, and more

widescreen 274 - Still Alive
October 18, 2020

Yes, I'm still alive; Amazon has new hardware, Google and CBS All Access will rebrand, get the detail about the new consoles, more events become vitrual, more delays as expected, UHD LOTR and Hobbit sets forthcoming, Don Bluth returns, and more