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42nd Street Forever

42nd Street Forever

Grindhouse Cinema Database

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The staff of Grindhouse Cinema Database and guests discuss a variety of classic exploitation films that played in grindhouses on The Deuce in the 60s, 70s and 80s.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best 42nd Street Forever episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to 42nd Street Forever for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite 42nd Street Forever episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

On Episode 10, Pete and Phil (Making Tarantino) discuss a classic slasher double feature that played May 9, 1981 at the New Amsterdam Theater on The Deuce, Friday The 13th Pt. 2 (which marked the debut of horror icon Jason Voorhees) followed by My Bloody Valentine.

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On Episode 11, Pete and Phil (Making Tarantino) discuss three films that played at the Empire Theater in June of 1983. FIRST they've got a double dose of 70's grindhouse kung fu with Tso Nam Lee's The Hot, The Cool & The Vicious followed by the chopsocky sideshow Crippled Masters. Don't leave the theater just yet because there's more in store! It's supercool samurai time with the 1969 Hideo Gosha chambara classic The Steel Edge of Revenge aka Goyokin.

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42nd Street Forever - Intro Pt. 5: Nail Gun Massacre
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01/30/22 • 137 min

On the 5th episode, Pete welcomes author Mike Vaughn to the show to discuss one of his favorite films, the 1985 cult classic NAIL GUN MASSACRE. Pete and Mike also pick out some upcoming BluRays and look at what was playing on The Deuce, Jan 30th, 1981.

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On the 3rd episode of 42nd Street Forever, Pete is joined by journalist/cult film aficionado G.G. Graham for a twisted trip through an eclectic collection of some of her favorite forgotten exploitation films. It's a weird, wild discussion filled with kinky sex kittens, deranged man-children and more!

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42nd Street Forever - Intro Pt. 2: 50 Years of Baadasssss Cinema
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10/16/21 • 86 min

On Episode 2, Pete is joined by author/journalist/film historian Josiah Howard in a lively discussion about Blaxploitation Cinema on its 50th anniversary. If you love films like Coffy, Super Fly, Shaft and Dolemite, you'll really dig it!

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42nd Street Forever - Introduction: GCDB Top 10 Horror Classics Countdown
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10/03/21 • 146 min

On the premiere episode of 42nd Street Forever, to celebrate October Horror month, Pete & Seb countdown the GCDb's Top 10 Horror Classics, then look at what films were playing The Deuce on October 2nd, 1978 and recommend some great classic exploitation genre titles coming to BluRay

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42nd Street Forever - Sabata and Payment in Blood at the Lyric
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10/07/23 • 67 min

On Episode 13, Pete and Seb discuss a spaghetti western double bill that played at the Lyric theater in September of 1970. FIRST, Lee Van Cleef stars as The Man With Gunsight Eyes in the Gianfranco Parolini classic SABATA. THEN Edd "Kookie" Byrnes sets out to find a lost Confederate treasure with a gang of maniacal marauders in Enzo G. Castellari’s 1967 directorial debut PAYMENT IN BLOOD.

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42nd Street Forever - Rolling Thunder at CINE 42

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10/28/23 • 58 min

On Episode 14 Pete and Seb discuss a film released in October of 1977 which premiered at CINE 42 on The Deuce. William Devane, Tommy Lee Jones and Linda Haynes star in John Flynn’s classic revengeamatic ROLLING THUNDER.

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42nd Street Forever - Fight For Your Life at the Harris
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12/18/22 • 79 min

On Episode 6, Pete welcomes ⁠Rob McGee⁠ (Xploitation Reviews) and Ken from Gotham City Drive-In to discuss ⁠Fight For Your Life⁠ which played at ⁠The Harris⁠ in Dec. 1978. It's known as one of the most infamous, offensive films from the grindhouse era, starring ⁠William Sanderson⁠.

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42nd Street Forever - Alley Cat and Class of 1984 at the Rialto
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04/10/23 • 79 min

On Episode 9, Pete is joined by Phil (Making Tarantino) to discuss a wild n' crazy Grindhouse Double Feature that played April 10, 1984 at the Rialto theater on The Deuce. First, Karin Mani stars in the gritty revengeamatic ALLEY CAT, THEN a group of maniacal punks terrorize a high school in Mark L. Lester's CLASS OF 1984 starring Tim Van Patten and Perry King.

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Podcast Q&A

Why did you start this show?

We started this show because we wanted a fun way to appreciate and discuss grindhouse genre films of the 60s, 70s and 80s and thought other film fans would enjoy listening to our opinions on these movies.

What do you hope listeners gain from listening to your show?

We hope that listeners will be inspired to watch/appreciate the movies we discuss and explore the world of classic exploitation and cult cinema even further.

Which episode should someone start with?

The first episode is a good place to start since it nicely intros our podcast and website.

Which have been your favourite episodes so far?

Episode 8 which featured Vigilante and Zombie. Both movies are two of my favorites and it was a especially fun discussion.

Which episode are you most proud of?

I dont have a specific episode atm

What is your vision for your show?

Our vision is to provide a return to the grindhouse theater days when moviegoers could see double and triple features of some of the wildest, most exciting, shocking, surprising kinds of non mainstream/low budget genre movies.

What is your favourite other podcast that isn't yours?

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How did you come up with the name for your podcast?

We got the name from a grindhouse movie trailer compilation series on home video. It just seemed to fit what we were going for

Tell us a bit about yourself

For more info visit: www.grindhousedatabase.com

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FAQ

How many episodes does 42nd Street Forever have?

42nd Street Forever currently has 17 episodes available.

What topics does 42nd Street Forever cover?

The podcast is about Film History, Podcasts and Tv & Film.

What is the most popular episode on 42nd Street Forever?

The episode title 'Friday The 13th Pt. 2 and My Bloody Valentine at the New Amsterdam' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on 42nd Street Forever?

The average episode length on 42nd Street Forever is 80 minutes.

How often are episodes of 42nd Street Forever released?

Episodes of 42nd Street Forever are typically released every 54 days, 20 hours.

When was the first episode of 42nd Street Forever?

The first episode of 42nd Street Forever was released on Oct 3, 2021.

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