The Ticket to Riders welcome special guest Scott "Movie" Mantz for a an exciting discussion across a wide range of cinephile topics. Hear about the making and release of the 1999 horror classic 'The Blair Witch Project', which Mike was involved in distributing during his time at Artisan Films and Scott watched by himself at home one night, from a VCR tape that was handed to him without any further instructions. The team also breaks down this summer's wide and varied movie releases, which has offered something for everyone.
Scott also introduces his own new podcast series titled "Consider This with Scott Mantz," featuring interviews the filmmakers and celebrities behind top new movies that are worthy of consideration for industry awards and classics from the last 30 years that you'll remember, and may want to watch again after you hear what Scott and his guests have to say about them.
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Sparks fly as the TTR team lights the fuse on a special Independence Day edition of the podcast. Thaddeus, Mike & Paul discuss the challenge that the holiday presents in terms of making apples-to-apples historical box office comparisons, speculate on the JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH potential weekend & 5-day performance, and walk down memory lane discussing the monumental impact that the first JURASSIC PARK film made on both your hosts and the industry at large.
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This week, the Ticket to Ride trio time-travels through blockbuster history and lands in Barcelona—literally.
Paul and Thaddeus kick off the episode celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jaws and reflect on how it rewrote the rules of summer movie releases forever. Mike drops in straight from CineEurope, where he gives us the inside scoop on his time there.
All this, AND more in this episode, which blends nostalgia, industry insight, and optimism for what's next.