Episode 85: Who On Earth is Tommy Wiseau? Hollywood Case File #30
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01/21/21 • 76 min
When 'The Room' was released in 2003 it very quickly became widely recognised as the worst film ever made but a mystery which endures to this day surrounds its bizarre writer/director/star, the enigmatic Tommy Wiseau. His origins remain shrouded in mystery, thanks mainly to the man himself who refuses to say where he is from, his age or how he managed to raise the $6million dollars he spent making 'The Room'.
His strange friendship with actor Greg Sestero combined with the cult status 'The Room' attained spawned the book and film 'The Disaster Artist' yet still the mystery of Tommy Wiseau persists. So who is he? Join us as we attempt to uncover the truth, with a few surprises along the way and maybe solve another long-standing mystery in the process...
With thanks to Jonathan Foster at the Prince Charles Cinema
At the Mystery on the Rocks bar you’ll find a retired sleuth, the bartender trying to settle his tab, and the down-on-her-luck lounge singer, solving mysteries and drinking cocktails. Each week a new guest enters the bar and attempts to solve an unsolved mystery alongside the regulars. Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner. It’s a high concept comedy and true crime podcast, set in a fictional crime-solving bar (with real cocktails!). The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them. Masud makes the drinks, Chris tells the mystery and Sooz sings and plays live piano – and everyone chats and chimes in with their theories.
You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram too!
Produced by Chris Stokes, Masud Milas and Sooz Kempner.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
When 'The Room' was released in 2003 it very quickly became widely recognised as the worst film ever made but a mystery which endures to this day surrounds its bizarre writer/director/star, the enigmatic Tommy Wiseau. His origins remain shrouded in mystery, thanks mainly to the man himself who refuses to say where he is from, his age or how he managed to raise the $6million dollars he spent making 'The Room'.
His strange friendship with actor Greg Sestero combined with the cult status 'The Room' attained spawned the book and film 'The Disaster Artist' yet still the mystery of Tommy Wiseau persists. So who is he? Join us as we attempt to uncover the truth, with a few surprises along the way and maybe solve another long-standing mystery in the process...
With thanks to Jonathan Foster at the Prince Charles Cinema
At the Mystery on the Rocks bar you’ll find a retired sleuth, the bartender trying to settle his tab, and the down-on-her-luck lounge singer, solving mysteries and drinking cocktails. Each week a new guest enters the bar and attempts to solve an unsolved mystery alongside the regulars. Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner. It’s a high concept comedy and true crime podcast, set in a fictional crime-solving bar (with real cocktails!). The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them. Masud makes the drinks, Chris tells the mystery and Sooz sings and plays live piano – and everyone chats and chimes in with their theories.
You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram too!
Produced by Chris Stokes, Masud Milas and Sooz Kempner.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 84: Brando, Jacko & Liz Taylor's Escape from New York | Hollywood Case File #29
On September 11 2001, in the wake of the devastating attacks on America, firm celebrity friends Michael Jackson, Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor find themselves in New York City and, with all flights grounded, set off cross country in an inconspicuous hire car to make it to safety. Or so the story goes...
Join us as we try to uncover the truth and make some of our own ridiculous additions to the legend along the way...
At the Mystery on the Rocks bar you’ll find a retired sleuth, the bartender trying to settle his tab, and the down-on-her-luck lounge singer, solving mysteries and drinking cocktails. Each week a new guest enters the bar and attempts to solve an unsolved mystery alongside the regulars. Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner. It’s a high concept comedy and true crime podcast, set in a fictional crime-solving bar (with real cocktails!). The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them. Masud makes the drinks, Chris tells the mystery and Sooz sings and plays live piano – and everyone chats and chimes in with their theories.
You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram too!
Produced by Chris Stokes, Masud Milas and Sooz Kempner.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 86: Hollywood Case Files, The Story So Far...
Ahead of next week's Hollywood Case Files finale, we take a brisk walk down memory lane as we recount all the cases we've covered so far in our Hollywood series. Initially meant to be a miniseries, our Hollywood series kinda got out of hand, expanding to thirty episodes so far. As a result, our memories proved super hazy on some of the cases so join us as we try to remember the early ones and each give our own personal Top 3 from the series...
And can you guess what the Hollywood season finale will be next time?
At the Mystery on the Rocks bar you’ll find a retired sleuth, the bartender trying to settle his tab, and the down-on-her-luck lounge singer, solving mysteries and drinking cocktails. Each week a new guest enters the bar and attempts to solve an unsolved mystery alongside the regulars. Hosted by Masud Milas, Chris Stokes, and Sooz Kempner. It’s a high concept comedy and true crime podcast, set in a fictional crime-solving bar (with real cocktails!). The focus of the show is to attempt to crack a real, unsolved mystery from history – true crime and bizarre occurrences, all with a whodunnit or WTF happened question hanging over them. Masud makes the drinks, Chris tells the mystery and Sooz sings and plays live piano – and everyone chats and chimes in with their theories.
You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram too!
Produced by Chris Stokes, Masud Milas and Sooz Kempner.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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