Nothing New Under the Sun
59 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago -Is there anything more polarizing than when a Hollywood studio announces they're remaking an old classic? What about a movie that was terrible to begin with? Nothing New Under the Sun is a podcast about those honorable and horrible remakes.
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59 - Roadhouse
April 17, 2024 09:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBMedia covered: Roadhouse (1989) Roadhouse 2: Last Call (2006) Roadhouse (2024) URL: http://nnuts.show Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org
58 - Avatar: The Last Airbender
March 13, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBMedia covered: Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) The Last Airbender (2010) Avatar: The Legend of Korra (2012) Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024) URL: http://nnuts.show Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org
57 - Mean Girls
January 24, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour - 47 MBLead-in intro clip thanks to o·res, an independent granular artist based in Massachusetts. https://o-res.bandcamp.com/ Media covered: Mean Girls (2004) Mean Girls 2 (2011) Mean Girls (2024) URL: http://nnuts.show Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org
56 - The Exorcist
November 15, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBMedia covered: The Exorcist (1973) The Exorcist: Believer (2023) URL: http://nnuts.show Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org
55 - A Haunting in Venice / Hallowe'en Party
October 04, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBSpooky season 2023 is here! And, oh snap, your boy watched a Youtube tutorial about volume normalization and compression! Media covered: Hallowe'en Party (2011) A Haunting in Venice (2023) URL: http://nnuts.show Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org
54 - The Flash and The Haunted Mansion (2023 Summer wrap-up)
August 30, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBMedia covered: Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013) The Flash (2023) The Haunted Mansion (2003) Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021) The Haunted Mansion (2023) URL: http://nnuts.show Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org
53 - The Little Mermaid
June 14, 2023 09:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBMedia covered: The Little Mermaid (1989) The Little Mermaid (2023) URL: http://nnuts.show Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org "The Little Mermaid - Part of Your World (Karaoke Piano)" by sing2piano on Youtube
52 - Peter Pan
June 07, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBMedia covered: Peter Pan (1924) Peter Pan (1953) Peter Pan & the Pirates (1990) Hook (1991) Peter Pan (2003) Peter Pan Live! (2014) Pan (2015) Peter Pan & Wendy (2023) URL: http://nnuts.show Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org
51 - Super Mario Bros.
April 26, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBMedia covered: Super Mario Bros. (1993) The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) URL: http://nnuts.show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.show Support: https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org
50 - Godzilla (The Millennium Era)
March 29, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBFourth Annual Monster March! Media covered: Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) URL: http://nnuts.show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.show Support: https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org
49 - Dick Tracy
March 15, 2023 09:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBFourth Annual Monster March! This first episode features the monster of... runaway capitalism! Just kidding. Next episode is gonna be some actual monster stuff. We just got our schedules all messed up and wanted to cover this one real bad. Media covered: Dick Tracy (1990) Dick Tracy Special (2010) Dick Tracy: Tracy Zooms In (2023) URL: http://nnuts.show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.show Support: https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalal...
48 - Willow
February 15, 2023 10:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBMedia covered: Willow (1988) Willow (2022) URL: http://nnuts.show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.show Support: https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org
47 - A Christmas Story
December 21, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBMedia covered: In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash (1966) The Phantom of the Open Hearth (1976) The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters (1982) A Christmas Story (1983) The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (1985) Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss (1988) It Runs in the Family: My Summer Story (1994) A Christmas Story: The Musical (2009) A Christmas Story 2 (2012) A Christmas Story: Live! (2017) A Christmas Story Christmas (2022) URL: http://nnuts.show Instagram: htt...
46 - Hellraiser (and a little Hocus Pocus, too)
October 31, 2022 09:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBMedia covered: Hellraiser (1987) Hellraiser (2022) URL: http://nnuts.show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.show Support: https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org
45 - The Lord of the Rings
October 12, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBMedia covered: The Lord of the Rings (1978) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) URL: http://nnuts.show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.show Support: https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org
44 - Pinocchio (and a little Sandman, too)
September 21, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBMedia covered: Pinocchio (1940) Pinochcio (2022) URL: http://nnuts.show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.show Support: https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org
43 - Predator
August 17, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBMedia covered: Predator (1987) Predator 2 (1990) Predators (2010) The Predator (2018) Prey (2022) URL: http://nnuts.show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.show Support: https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org
42 - Chip and Top Gun and Beavis and Dale and Butt-head (Summer wrap-up)
July 27, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBMedia covered: Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022) Top Gun: Maverick (2022) Beavis and Butt-head Do the Universe (2022) URL: http://nnuts.show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.show Support: https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org
41 - Firestarter
May 27, 2022 09:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBMedia covered: Firestarter (1980) Firestarter (1984) Firestarter (2022) URL: http://nnuts.show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.show Support: https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org
40 - The Wicker Man
May 01, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBMedia covered: The Wicker Man (1973) The Wicker Man (2006) URL: http://nnuts.show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.show Support: https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org
39 - Heisei Godzilla, pt. 2
April 20, 2022 09:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBMedia covered: Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Godzilla vs. Destoroyah URL: http://nnuts.show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.show Support: https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org
38 - Heisei Godzilla, pt. 1
March 23, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBThird Annual Monster March! Some audio issues again this week. Media covered: The Return of Godzilla (1984) Godzilla vs. Biollante (1889) Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) URL: http://nnuts.show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.show Support: https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org
37 - Death on the Nile
March 09, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBMedia covered: Death on the Nile (1978) Death on the Nile (2022) URL: http://nnuts.show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.show Support: https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org
36 - Scream
February 09, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBMedia covered: Scream (1996) Scream 2 (1997) Scream 3 (2000) Scream 4 (2011) Scream: The TV Series (2015-2019) Scream (2022) URL: http://nnuts.show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.show Support: https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org
35 - Nightmare Alley
January 26, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBMedia covered: Nightmare Alley (1947) Nightmare Alley (2021) URL: http://nnuts.show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.show Support: https://www.patreon.com/nothingnewunderthesun Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org
34 - West Side Story
January 12, 2022 10:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBMedia covered: West Side Story (1957) West Side Story (1961) West Side Story (2021) URL: http://nnuts.show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.show Support: http://nnuts.money Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org "Tonight (Quintet)" music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
33 - Cowboy Bebop
December 15, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBMedia covered: Cowboy Bebop (1998) Cowboy Bebop (2021) URL: http://nnuts.show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.show Support: http://nnuts.money Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org "Tank!" written by Yoko Kanno, performed by Seatbelts, Album: Cowboy Bebop, Alto sax: Masato Honda, 1998
32 - DUNE
November 10, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBMedia covered: DUNE (1984) Jodorowsky's Dune (2013) DUNE (2021) URL: http://www.nnuts.show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nnuts.show Support: http://nnuts.money Audio credit: "intro 2" by nalaliongirl on FreeSound.org "Groove Beat Drum Track 120 BPM" by Four Forty Four On The Floor
31 - Suspiria
October 27, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBAh it's spooky season again here on NNUTS. Have you ever thought to yourself, "Wow, this Tilda Swinton movie is great, but I wish she played two roles, no, three roles, and I wish that she created a false identity in real life with his own IMDB and entirely separate movie posters to cast as one of those roles"? If you have, you are probably gravely mentally ill, and these movies will be right up your alley! Wow this is some freaky stuff, I'm not kiddin' man, it's NSFT. Not safe for treadmill...
30 - Candyman
October 13, 2021 09:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBThe critics are really buzzing about this one. Candyman is a horror franchise that hooks you from the beginning and is equally concerned with providing scares as it is with having something smart and charming to say - something we've come to find is synonymous with Jordan Peele's excellent modern work. Here we pay tribute to horror icon Tony Todd and do our best to even be kind to the forgotten sequels, even if they are b(ee) movies. So what I'm trying to say is, if you don't like this one, ...
29 - Suicide Squad
August 26, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBSo that's it? What, we're some kinda... Suicide Squad podcast? From Jared Leto's insane backstage antics to Silvester Stallone voicing an insatiable bipedal shark, here we celebrate just how good it feels to be bad. Despite being perhaps the least surprising takes we will ever give on the quality of the make/remake, there's a lot to unpack in a franchise with such huge (and we mean huge) stars. Even if it sometimes feels like we Weasel our way out of giving these things a fair shot, we actua...
28 - Space Jam
August 12, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBCome on and slam! Slam the new movie! And welcome to the jam! Just jam as many media properties as possible into the remake so the audience doesn't question the plot! There is always a sort of sadness when a beloved childhood film is revived only to be trotted out and trampled upon. With such high hopes for this loony adventure, would it be a stretch to say it's a slam dunk? Or can Warner Brothers take a swig of Michael's secret stuff and save this thing in the second half? In retrospect it ...
27 - Cruella
July 07, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBOur first episode covering new content for a franchise we've already covered before for its remake. Confused? It would be understandable if you're getting deja vu, but don't adjust your audio dial because those adorable spotted pups are back and this time they're horrifying. Watch Emma Stone chew the scenery in the prequel that gets you to sympathize with one of the most heinous villains of all time. Did you imagine when you saw her that she'd be the protagonist of a beautifully-shot fashion...
26 - Watership Down
June 09, 2021 09:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBA cute little episode. An absolutely adorable, bloody, religiously-motivated, death-fearing tiny little episode about fuzzy bunnies. JRR Tolkien gets a lot of credit for world-building in Middle Earth but Richard Adams did it all with rabbits. This franchise is one part Lord of the Rings, one part The Walking Dead, one part FernGully, all parts deceptively cool. What happens when a piece of media is lauded for its groundbreaking animation style but the remake (even with an all-star voice cas...
25 - Mortal Kombat
May 12, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBTest your might! From humble beginnings in 90s arkades to international phenomenon, this franchise, including the worst-rated movie we've kovered so far, brings together the mightiest warriors from Earthrealm and Outworld to do battle in deadly, cheesy, bloody (toasty!) goodness. The krux of this discussion revolves around the kuestion of whether or not a movie requires a karacter to be an "audience analogue" - if not, how else kan we dump exposition before smashing all of our chess pieces t...
24 - Justice League
May 01, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBTruth, Justice, and the shortest time difference that we've covered so far on NNUTS between Make and Remake. But is it a remake? And wow, you talk about a franchise going off the rails. The hits just keep coming here. Can our beloved heroes roll with the punches? The DCEU is really a case study in how crucial editing is in turning out a polished product. Not necessarily the research, per se, going into the actual, you know, script, on the podcast episode, or movie, sorry, but the editing, th...
23 - Godzilla vs Kong
April 14, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBIt's got that big-fight feel! Finally, the culmination of our coverage of these colossal creatures. The great ape and the king lizard square off for the heavyweight title of the monster world on the grandest stage of them all. After dozens of movies where the directors and producers make the rookie mistake of assuming the audience cares about the human characters, we get to shovel handfuls of popcorn and settle in to witness some big meaty beasts slappin' meat. What could be better? But wait...
22 - Godzilla (The American Movies)
March 24, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 51.3 MBThe third of our four-part arc about the Legendary Entertainment monster franchise brings us to the famous and infamous American Godzilla movies. What happens when you get a $100 million budget to make a giant lizard movie but decide it's not really what you're interested in making? What about when you cast Matthew Broderick but he's lost his Bueller-cool? Maybe the solution is to bring in the most talented television actor of the new millennium? No, let's kill him. What if we bring in some ...
21 - Godzilla (The Showa Era)
March 12, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBThe second part of our arc about the Legendary Entertainment monster franchise analyzes the origin of the King of monsters himself, Godzilla. The storied history of the leviathan lizard begins in post-WWII Japan and spawns countless sequels, each getting progressivey sillier. What do you do when you're not sure the audience is interested anymore in metaphors about the horrors of weapons of mass destruction but still want to put butts in seats? What do you do when just one giant monster attac...
20 - King Kong
March 03, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBHappy first birthday to us here at NNUTS! For this year's version of what we might call "Monster March", we bring you the first part of an arc about the new Legendary Entertainment monster franchise. From Kong to Godzilla, we'll be covering the history of these behemoth beasts as we prepare for them to square off on the silver screen once again. How tall is Kong? Does he love the damsel in distress? Just like we said about the Invisible Man one year ago, here we witness the portrayal of the ...
19 - The Magnificent Seven
February 01, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBAkira Kurosawa's timeless masterpiece told, and retold, through generations in a game of plot interpretation telephone. It was a film so good it became a genre. And in this episode, much like for the warriors in these pyrrhic parables of peaceful populace protection, here too does alcohol fuel confidence. Does a movie have to be Great to be great? Does a podcast need to pronounce all the names correctly to be worth the listen? Is every modern action movie just a remake of Seven Samurai? Ther...
18 - Wonder Woman
January 16, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBCathy Lee Crosby. Lynda Carter. Gal Gadot. In a medium dominated by male heroes, male writers and male directors, we see the evolving portrayal of one of Earth's mightiest heroes from problematic origins to empowering icon. Adaptations of the Amazonian Olympian's story have historically been riddled with issues. So does the newest iteration truthfully do her justice, or does it remain a fish out of water? Tune in to see if your wish will be granted... Media covered: Wonder Woman (1974) Wond...
17 - The Grinch
December 16, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBIt came without ribbons. It came without tags. The winner of our Patreon holiday episode poll came without packages, boxes or bags! Listen to the good, the bad, and the ugly history of everyone's favorite thieving spoil-sport, remade countless more times than the general public is aware. From Boris Karloff to Jim Carrey to Benedict Cumberbatch, we celebrate and lambast these merry musical home invaders. Because maybe Christmas podcast episodes don't come from a store, what if, perhaps, they ...
16 - Star Trek and Khan
December 02, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 65.1 MB"Do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us revenge is a dish that is best served cold? Well, it is VERY cold in space." We welcome our long-time Trekkie pal Brian as our second-ever guest on NNUTS to discuss one of the Starship Enterprise's most illustrious villains: Khan. From William Shatner's unbelievable longevity, to Ricardo Montalban's suspiciously rippling pectorals, to the phenomenal cast of JJ Abrams' remakes, we deconstruct these contributions to Trek lore from the controversia...
15 - The Haunting
November 18, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBThe third and final episode of spooky season 2020, only a few weeks too late! Listen, there was a lot of material here. You'll see. And speaking of a third, this episode features our first guest on the show, our buddy John! 150% the editing, but three times the fun! I had to really dig in and get to feeling at home editing this one. NNUTS house is where I belong now. It's calling to me, the twisted, labyrinthian audio tracks like spiral staircases. The ham-fisted metaphors. And a voice, echo...
14 - The Witches
October 28, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBLet me tell you about witches. They have purple eyes. They don't really have toes, and, oh yeah, they're all bald! And they also have, uh, laser vision? Most importantly, they have conventions at fancy hotels. So if you're asking yourself, "how insanely good of a job would Jim Henson, Angelica Huston, Rowan Atkinson, Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer and Stanley Tucci have to do to hold all of this together to produce coherent children's movies?" you would not be alone. Join us on this second e...
13 - IT
October 14, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBOur first episode of Spooky Season 2020 and the result of a poll on our Patreon! Who is the definitive Pennywise, Tim Curry or Bill Skarsgard? What's the best way to adapt a terrifying, drug-fueled and often problematic Stephen King cosmic horror story? Listen as this dancing, bike-riding, rock-throwing tale of innocent kids growing up into traumatized adults floats its way to box-office success. And down here with us, you'll float too. Media covered: IT (Novel) (1986) IT (Two-part minise...
12 - Mulan
September 30, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBWill this remake honor the original, and can it withstand the great typhoon of social turmoil? We try our best to give a fair account of the myriad geopolitical issues surrounding this ill-conceived attempt at reviving a childhood favorite. Support human rights. Support women's rights. Support democracy. Support the most badass soundtrack in Disney history. The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all. Media covered: Mulan (1998) Mulan (2020) URL: http://www....
11 - Bill and Ted
September 09, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 51 MBHistory, time travel, philosophy and guitar solos. Join us on this most bodacious expedition through one of Mike's favorite franchises. It's finally Dave's turn to have some totally bogus audio difficulties, but that doesn't stop us from partying on, dudes. Check out the show and be excellent to each other! Media covered: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (Animated TV Series) (1990) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventur...
10 - 101 Dalmatians
August 26, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 53.2 MBPongo and Perdy of course. Patch, Lucky and Rolly, sure. Penny, Freckles, Pepper, OK fine. Dipstick, Two-tone and... Wizzer, really? In this episode we cover those daring dotted dogs and the devious deeds of one Cruella De Vil. But first we run through the state of the movie industry while COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on studio plans, as well as our plans for scheduling this show. It's a dog-eat-dog world out there. Media covered: One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) 101 Dalmatians ...