36 episodes
The Gala Show Insertomatic • Video Archives Podcast
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4.8 • 46 Ratings
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The Video Archives Podcast presents The Gala Show, where guests are given thirty minutes of open mic conversations on cinema, television, theater, podcasting and culture with reporter on the beat, Gala Avary. New episodes every Thursday.
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Joe Dante: The Saturday Matinee
On this episode of The Gala Show, Gala sits down with filmmaker (and hero) Joe Dante (Piranha, Gremlins, Inner Space) as he shares with Gala his memories of the Saturday matinee. Joe shares with Gala how important this time in his life was, how he was introduced to all sorts of movies and shows, and some funny memories in the theater — but first, a question about Renfield Productions.
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Mikey Beaven: Metal Lords
On this episode of The Gala Show, Gala sits down with veteran and owner of Smoked Bros, Mikey Beaven to chat all about the movie Metal Lords. Mikey shares with Gala how being a veteran has shaped how he watches movies, what kind of media he shows his children, and how you shouldn't strictly consume bubblegum — but first, a question about the importance of supporting veteran owned businesses.
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Don Coscarelli: Stories About Roger Avary
On this episode of The Gala Show, Gala chats with filmmaker Don Coscarelli about his relationship with her father Roger Avary. Don gives the gift of insight into Roger as a budding filmmaker, the story of how they first met, and some of his favorite memories with Roger — but first, a question about what horror movies inspired Don as a child.
Don's new book, PHICTION: Tales From The World of Phantasm is now available on Amazon Paperback and Kindle.
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Conor Holt: Pirate Movies
On this episode of The Gala Show, Gala chats with VHS collector Conor Holt about pirate movies. Conor shares with Gala his criteria for the perfect pirate movie, the connection that pirates have to superheroes, and Conor's pirate-sona — but first, a question about VHS.
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Rich Johnson: Monsters
On this episode of The Gala Show, Gala sits down with film journalist and educator Rich Johnson to chat all about monsters. Rich shares with Gala his definition of a monster, the importance of the horror genre to his daughter Francesca, and his favorite monster movies — but first, a question about what movie he's excited to show his daughter.
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Marc Jobst: Passion Projects
On this episode of The Gala Show, Gala hangs out with filmmaker Marc Jobst as he shares with Gala his passion projects. Marc shares with Gala the concept of home, how Marc's origins inspired his passions, and how important community is — but first, a question from Gala's brother about One Piece.
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Customer Reviews
film podcast equivalent to libs of TikTok and Jordan Peterson
Best film podcast for ANARCHO-CHRISTIAN . PS THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS ROGER
Wonderfully Entertaining!
I truly find the format to this podcast to be refreshing and unique. Genuine conversations without a predetermined agenda. The pace and tone Gala maintains; makes the podcast feel like you are sitting at a table with friends immersed in privileged conversations.
Love Gala, love (most) of the episodes.
Let me first say I love the podcast! I’ve been a fan of Gala since my intro to Video Archives.
She is a thoughtful interviewer and knows her stuff.
But one guest got completely under my skin. Steven Meiers Dominguez was next level obnoxious. Besides the, “oh I want your life.” “Yeah I’ve heard that four times today.” And the desperate need to convince everyone how cool his taste is (taking shots at Speilberg, edgy) it was the waxing nostalgic about a time he didn’t experience. Sorry guy, if you grew up with the first web browsers then you didn’t actually grow up in the era you are wistfully recalling. I did grow up in that era, and as much as the younger generation likes to think there was a curmudgeonly hip dude behind every counter who would steer you in the right direction, that rarely happened. And I grew up in Chicago, a major metropolitan city with lots of record stores and video shops. What really happened was, you hunted those stores, but you also read zines or the Chicago Reader or some free magazine (Vice) that told you want was cool so you could go back to the store and not get ridiculed for your choices. The internet didn’t destroy that, it made it all substantially easier. There is much less “gatekeeping” in the world when you have an endless library of genres and stories to choose from. Just because some dude at Wax Tracks told you to listen to Joni Mitchell, doesn’t mean he wasn’t telling everyone else the same thing. I’ll take an algorithm over that any day.
OK my rant is over, but I do love the show!
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