Nostalgium Arcanum
A Repository For The Pop Culture That Made Us Who We Are
Displaying Episode 11 - 20 of 53 in total of Nostalgium Arcanum with the tag “1990s”.
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Edward Scissorhands
December 30th, 2024 | 2 hrs 3 mins
1990s, 90s, alan arkin, anthony michael hall, christmas, danny elfman, diane weist, edward scissorhands, fairy tale, goth, gothic, johnny depp, tim burton, vincent price, winona ryder, xmas
For our final Christmas episode of the season we give Tim Burton's haunting answer to the question "Where does snow come from?" This soulful personal tale of loneliness and longing is arguably Burton's finest, and our guest filmmaker Alex Sosin ("The Canyon") is here to discuss why Edward Scissorhands still makes the cut.
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The Santa Clause
December 9th, 2024 | 1 hr 54 mins
1990s, 90s, christmas, disney, movie, movies, santa, santa claus, tim allen, xmas
Tim Allen has to improve his home in an altogether different toy story as he kills Santa Claus and, by unbreakable North Pole contract law, must assume the awesome mantle of worldwide joy distribution. Guests Randy Allain and Kris Ingersoll of the Media/Lit podcast assure their places on the Nice list as we talk Santa murder, body horror, and the many metaphysical questions raised by this Disney holiday romp.
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The World Is Not Enough
November 4th, 2024 | 2 hrs 27 mins
1990s, 90s, action, bond, denise richards, espionage, james bond, judi dench, pierce brosnan, sophie marceau, spy
Christmas comes early this year as we revisit The World Is Not Enough, a James Bond film that leaves us shaken, not stirred. Guest Josh Covel of the Still Loading and Still Bonding podcasts goes on this mission with us to face down memorable villains with Elektra complexes.
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Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
October 28th, 2024 | 2 hrs 4 mins
1990s, 90s, animated, animation, catherine o'hara, christmas, cinema, danny elfman, disney, film, films, halloween, horror, movie, movies, musical, musicals, puppet, puppets, stop motion, theater, tim burton, x-mas, xmas
This is Halloween! This is Halloween! For our final mainline October episode guest Matt Storm aka Stormageddon of the "Fun" and Games, and Reignite podcasts tricks and treats with us to revisit this masterclass in stop-motion animation that lets us celebrate two holidays for the price of one.
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Aerosmith
September 30th, 2024 | 1 hr 46 mins
1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 70s, 80s, 90s, aerosmith, alicia silverstone, band, classic rock, guitar, joe perry, music, power ballad, rock, rock and roll, rock band, rock music, steven tyler
We're not worthy! We're not worthy! We're once again joined by musical experts Dylan Ris (www.lostmoonradio.com, The Moon Units) and Kyle Lieberman to Get a Grip and list some Big Ones that'll make you Pump your fist because each song on our Aerosmith top ten lists Rocks.
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Hook
September 23rd, 2024 | 2 hrs 23 mins
1990s, 90s, bob hoskins, dustin hoffman, film, films, john williams, julia roberts, maggie smith, movie, movies, peter pan, robin williams, spielberg, steven spielberg
On this podcast we generally refuse to grow up, but this time we're thinking especially happy thoughts as we head back to Neverland for Hook with filmmaker Ken Cole. Steven Spielberg and Robin Williams' love letter to Peter Pan remains forever young, buoyed by John Williams' inimitable score, and best-in-class character work from Dustin Hoffman and Bob Hoskins.
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In Living Color
September 16th, 2024 | 1 hr 51 mins
1990s, 90s, black, black lives matter, blm, comedy, damon wayans, david alan grier, entertainment, improv, jamie foxx, jim carrey, keenan ivory wayans, marlon wayans, saturday night live, sketch, sketch comedy, snl, television, tv, wayans, wayans brothers
In Livng Color lived up to its theme and proved you could do what you want to do. We recorded a podcast about it. Kinda like it. Like to hear it? Hear it go! Guest Jala Prendes (host of Jala-Chan' Place, Monster, Dear Monster, and Duckfeed.tv's The Level) and Dave Cox (co-host of Monster, Dear Monster) join us to revisit the memorable cast and characters of one of the most important and groundbreaking sketch comedy shows ever made.
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Friends
August 19th, 2024 | 2 hrs 29 mins
1990s, 90s, comedy, courtney cox, david schwimmer, friends, jennifer aniston, lisa kudrow, matt leblanc, matthew perry, pivot, sitcom, television, tv
Could our 100th episode BE any bigger? We're tackling one of the most popular television shows of all time. Our friend podcaster Case Aiken (Another Pass, Men of Steel) is there for us, along with many other past guests of the show dropping by to grab a cup of coffee and share their memories of this classic 90s sitcom. If you have fond memories of the show, tell us how you doin' and send some feedback.
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Super Mario 64
July 15th, 2024 | 1 hr 27 mins
1990s, 3d, 3d platformer, 90s, computer, computers, console, consoles, game, gamer, gamers, games, gaming, mario, n64, nintendo, platformer, retrogame, retrogamer, retrogamers, retrogames, retrogaming, videogame, videogamer, videogamers, videogames, videogaming
Let's-a-go! Super Mario 64 was a huge leap into the third dimension for its jumping protagonist. Nintendo once again revolutionized gaming and set the template for virtually every 3D game in the 28 years since its release. Matt Storm aka Matt Stormageddon of the "Fun" and Games, Reignite, and Screen Snark podcasts plugs in with us to plunge into paintings and revisit one of the most important videogames of all time.
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The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
June 24th, 2024 | 1 hr 40 mins
007, 1990s, 90s, art, brosnan, caper, denis leary, faye dunaway, film, heist, impressionism, james bond, magritte, monet, movie, movies, nina simone, painting, pierce brosnan, rene russo, romance, steve mcqueen
Like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel, 1999's remake of The Thomas Crown Affair twists and turns as Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo twist and turn around each other. Guests Tania Newton and Ryan Merlo join us to discuss high class art thievery, thrill seeking, and Pepsi guzzling.