"The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie" has had a long road to release, and there was a time when many weren't sure if it would get a theatrical release. It is the first fully animated and theatrically released film in the Looney Tunes franchise based on entirely original material. The voice of the iconic characters Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, Emmy Award-winning actor Eric Bauza, was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about his work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will open in theaters on March 14th from Ketchup Entertainment. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interview With "The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie" Actor Eric Bauza

Lynn & Carl speak with members of the Albion Theatre team for The Beauty Queen of Leenane: Director Robert Ashton, Denise Mandle, President Gwynneth Rausch & star Jason Meyers. They then speak with Hailey Medrano & Spencer Milford starring in New Jewish Theatre's Cabaret. Plus they discuss new releases: Novocaine & the new Looney Toon: The Day the Earth Blew Up.

March 12th, 2025 ft. Albion Theatre & New Jewish Theatre

Andrew Morgan of Recent Activity & What’s On Netflix returns to MMO for this Best (& Worst) of the 2025 Film Year Special Episode. We begin with how we handled our Oscars Hangovers, and then dive into some preliminary talk about how critics got onto their high horses after watching The Electric State. NOTE: All reviews in this episode will be spoiler free, only getting into some plot premise information.
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OUR TOP 10 BEST FILMS OF THE YEAR THUS FAR: 
10’s: Good parenting by Andrew & a good doc for Mike - 6:47 
9’s: We lose credibility & try not to barf - 11:23 
8’s: We both enjoyed this year’s winter horror corridor - 17:54 
7’s: Andrew as Daddington & Mike’s indie pick - 22:10 
6’s: Andrew’s indie pick & Mike’s fun comedy + our talk on the state of Comedies - 27:40 
5’s: The 1 Big Budget Film, where we have very different opinions - 34:34 
4’s: We rejoin forces on this indie hit + Mike’s 2nd doc - 40:20 
3’s: Fee Fee Men Are We - 49:44 
2’s: We’re united on this genre bending thriller - 55:42 
1’s: James Bond Auditions & Casting Predictions Included - 58:50 
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OUR BOTTOM 5 MOVIES OF THE YEAR THUS FAR:
5’s: When Big Budget Sci-Fi Goes Wrong - 1:06:51 
4’s: When Streamo Comedies Give Us Nothing Funny - 1:07:43 
3’s: When we really start to fear for the Marvel Cinematic Universe - 1:10:14 
2’s: Streaming Curiosities Don’t Land For Either Of Us - 1:16:04 
1’s: Our Worst Films of the Year - 1:18:00 
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Comparing 2025 to Previous Years & Looking Forward to the Spring - 1:22:34 
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OUTRO: Make sure to follow Andrew Morgan & MMO at the links below. Plus, we also discuss the Oscars Year In Preview Series to come. 

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The Best & Worst Films of 2025 So Far with Andrew Morgan - ORC 3/20/2025

Philip, Lara, Jodi, and Bridget discuss the new Disney animated sequel, 'Moana 2'. Moana returns to screens after eight years since the original. Set a number of years after the first film, the heroine has embraced her role as a wayfinder and is searching for other inhabited islands in an attempt to establish contact with the outside world. After receiving a vision from her ancestors, Moana sets out to an island that once served as the hub of her civilization. There are dark spirits and frightening creatures standing in her way, so it is bound to be a perilous voyage, posing tremendous risk to Moana and her newly formed crew. Follow The ThawedCast: Conversations About Animation: twitter.com/thawedcast and instagram.com/thawedcast.  instagram.com/partoflarasworld,  instagram.com/bridget5246, instagram.com/philipehlke, tiktok.com/@jodipolasky47. Visit thawedcast.com

ThawedCast pt. 4

Moana 2

Looney Tunes are everywhere and nowhere all at once right now. A new movie in theaters, but pulled from streaming, what is a fan to do? My 9-year-old son joins me to talk about our love of the classics, why they might be gone, and review the new movie.

The documentary I talk about:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z57_2T_WIuA&list=PLcROlJp65glTO1Z7tugNPpxiKXqQbDbdQ

The Night Nerd Presents: A Looney conversation with a 9-Year-Old

On today's hilariously unhinged episode, we step back into 1988 to discuss John Carpenter's 'THEY LIVE'! We discuss the themes of the film, the short story and comic* the film is based on, being on the side of a protagonist who is also a conspiracy-theorist, the film's score, Roddy Piper's iconic "bubblegum" line, the practical effects and design of the movie, "Nada" not being mentioned by name, the long fight scene, & so much more!

We also discuss: The Day The Earth Blew Up (2025), Paradise (2025 Hulu Series), 'GODZILLApril', shoehorns, & our VERY SPECIFIC hair-related gripes. 

*To read the 'Nada' comic mentioned in the episode, go here: http://sapcomics.blogspot.com/2012/01/nada.html

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395. Blibber-Blubber - THEY LIVE (1988)

This week's episode will be dedicated to endings as we'll be looking at the season finales of The Last of Us & Your Friends & Neighbours along with the latest episode of Mob Land for this week's television reviews.

GTF is also kicking off Pride Month with our look back at Bottoms & Pride for this week's home video reviews plus we'll also be taking a look back at The Day the Earth Blew Up, The Alto Knights & The Woman in the Yard.

June 2nd 2025

Lynn Venhaus is a veteran journalist, specializing in features, entertainment writing and local news. Reviews movies for KTRS Radio, Webster-Kirkwood Times, www.PopLifeSTL.com and podcast, formerly known as Reel Times Trio, now PopLifeSTL.com Presents.
Carl "The Intern" Middleman has 30 years in the radio business in St. Louis, now working for Audacy (stations KMOX, KFTK, Y98, KEZK, WFUN and WHHL). He reviews film with Max Foizey on "Max on Movies" at KTRS and for this podcast.

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