Indiana Comic Con Presents: CatBusRuss - The Panel Host.

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Bonus Episode: #ICC25: Tron - Back to the Grid with Ron Hernandez

CatBusRuss⁠ and Gregory Carl had a great time in Indianapolis the past weekend for the ⁠Indiana Comic Con⁠. In the case of our host, perhaps too much fun. By the end of the two nights, he was too partied out to create any of his traditional bonus episodes recapping his days at the convention.

Fortunately, there were five other panels he was on, and his fellow co-panelists had no issue with him pulling out the Yeti mic and Macbook Air to record those conversations.

⁠Russ⁠'s Friday started with a panel about the innovative computer-animation based films ⁠Tron⁠ and ⁠Tron: Legacy⁠ in anticipation for the upcoming threequel, Tron: Ares. He was joined by gaming expert and con crew member ⁠Ron Hernandez⁠ to see what Indiana loved about these to films and their hopes and fears about the Jared Leto movie that is due out in October.

"As long as it is not "Pixels"," was the general consensus. Everyone doubts that, so optimism was the vibe.

Episode 211 - Live from Indiana Comic Con 2025: Ninety For Chill - The Panel

CatBusRuss⁠ and Gregory Carl survived their first two days of meeting in person and sharing a hotel room. If they managed that, surely they were able to give ⁠Indiana Comic Con⁠ a podcast to remember. The two are pretty sure their discussions about:

The ideal movie running time being between 70 and 100 minutes;

How great it was interacting with the mind behind the ⁠Full Moon Features⁠ magazine "⁠Delirium⁠" as well as Delirium Films, ⁠Chris Alexander⁠;

Recapping Russ Stevens's experience participating/moderating five other panels;

Gregory wanting our host to once again call out CM Punk.

At least the father with the "Sailor Moon" merchandise will not forget. The two did appreciate the politeness of his son.

Thus, it was another learning experience for "I Dig Crazy Flicks". CatBus has some new strategies coming out of this how to grow the podcast, so stick with the podcast to find out the next city he will take on. Starting with fighting against being slotted in the "Bottom of the Ninth so lets beat traffic spot".

 

Follow me on Twitter @catbusruss. If you want to be on the show, contact me on Twitter or send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com. All we need is a theme, movie, director, or actor and a focus on sub 100-minute material. As long as the credits start before the 1:39:59 mark on the runtime bar, the movie qualifies.

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A 100% "Death Proof" Podcast and 1985 Research for Indiana Comic Con

I Dig Crazy Flicks with @CatBusRuss

Episode 209: A 100% "Death Proof" Podcast with Gregory Carl

CatBusRuss⁠ welcomes back comedian Gregory Carl to the podcast. Mr. Carl was intrigued by the recent focus on bonkers movies over the strict 70 to 100-parameters of "⁠Ninety For Chill⁠" and offered to chat about ⁠Quentin Tarantino⁠'s primary contribution to 2007's "⁠Grindhouse⁠", "⁠Death Proof⁠". The premise of a sadistic stuntman with a killer car may sound crazy, but when you realize it is the same universe as ⁠Robert Rodriguez⁠'s zombie homage "⁠Planet Terror⁠", this feature cannot occur in a sane world.

Our host does more than that to suggest this film qualifies for the podcast. What if ⁠Kurt Russell⁠'s Stuntman Mike is what happened to Jack Burton if Lo Pan cursed him with some Chinese black magic?

These two have not had a live conversation in over two years, so there was a lot of catching up to do on this episode. It may prove too tangent heavy for some, but they got to get it out of their systems before they head to Indianapolis for "I Dig Crazy Flicks Presents: Ninety For Chill - The Podcast" at the ⁠Indiana Comic Con⁠ on Sunday, March 16 at 4 pm. 

Episode 210 - Preoccupied with 1985 & Indiana Comic Con

CatBusRuss⁠ has a busy weekend when it comes to ⁠Indiana Comic Con⁠. He will be hosting a live recording of "⁠I Dig Crazy Flicks Presents: Ninety For Chill - The Podcast⁠" with friend of the show Gregory Carl on Sunday, March 16 at 4 pm (EDT), but he will also be a guest on panels about: bad sci-fi movies we love, "Tron", "Young Frankenstein", "The Last Jedi". Those are all cinema that he considers himself an expert in. But he grew up in a home that respected the MPA's ratings. Thus, he might not have strong enough knowledge about the films of 1985. He was only five at the time.

⁠Dr. Leah "Riwo" Leach⁠ has invited our host to participate in "Was 1985 the Greatest Year for Movies". Is it just a celebration of the 40 anniversary of the cinema or does she intend to try selling it as a better year than 1982? To prepare himself for any scenario, ⁠Russ⁠ has caught up with some of the essential cinema from the year, and has composed a marathon from these flicks. "⁠The Breakfast Club⁠", "⁠Death Wish 3⁠", "⁠Better of Dead⁠", and "⁠The Last Dragon⁠"

 

Follow me on Twitter @catbusruss. If you want to be on the show, contact me on Twitter or send an email to russthebus07@gmail.com. All we need is a theme, movie, director, or actor and a focus on sub 100-minute material. As long as the credits start before the 1:39:59 mark on the runtime bar, the movie qualifies.

Bonus:#C2E2 Day 2: Burlesque, Networking, Supernatural, and Jurassic Takes

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Bonus: #C2E2 Day 2: Burlesque, Networking, Supernatural, and Jurassic Takes

The day was for more productive for @CatBusRuss, but not without its cost. Our host discovers that Cosplay isn’t easy, he shouldn’t try to figure out the ideal cabaret line up, and people blindly love dinosaurs more than shaggable, killer robots.

#Cinema 6 Pack: Milla #Movies, #Eighties Vibes, Flawed Horror

This bonus episode of ⁠NinetyForChill⁠ may serve as a personality profile of its host, ⁠CatBusRuss⁠. Since 1997 and "⁠The Fifth Element⁠", he has been a fan and apologist of ⁠Milla Jovovich⁠. Her direct-to-video features do not scare him off, so he was intrigued by "⁠Paradise Hills⁠". ⁠Neil Marshall⁠'s "⁠Doomsday⁠" is one of his favorite movies. It would not be fair to Marshall if ⁠Russ⁠ did not check out his collaboration with Jovovich, the "⁠Hellboy⁠" reboot.

⁠ThePoeticCritic⁠ is more of an influence of her little brother than he would like to acknowledge, but this lead him to give "⁠Class Action Park⁠" a viewing. That feature is about a very eighties attitude. Thus, it inspired him to finally watch the "⁠Risky Business⁠" DVD provided to him by ⁠Ally Higgins of Ally's Accessories Shop on Etsy⁠. Another disc Ally gave her ex-boyfriend was a no budget horror movie from 2016 called "⁠Nocturne⁠". After that trash feature, CatBus needs to reminisce about a good gore film, so it is only fitting that "⁠Spiral: From the Book of Saw⁠" was the first movie he saw after cinemas finally reopened.

Bonus: C2E2 2023: Zachary Levi, #WeAreLitX, and Alien-ation of a Struggling #Podcaster

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Bonus: C2E2 2023: Zachary Levi, #WeAreLitX, and Alien-ation of a Struggling #Podcaster

@CatBusRuss and ThePoeticCritic have made it up to C2E2, and have gone their separate ways. Individual tastes dictates this as a wise move, but it leads to our host feeling alone. Surely, someone has similar preferences as he does. Well, there are those on Artist Alley who dig cats and AEW, but the other visitors do not know who Captain N is/was. There were some fun and important panels, but Russ cannot shake being alone in a crowd. And this turns into depression over being a lone podcaster. Reach out and be on the show for Seven sakes.

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Episode 21: Bust'n Meatballs at the Caddyshack

This week, my flexibility is demonstrated when it comes to coming up with content as I invite Andrew Tiede to the pod. He let me know what Ivan Reitman directed and Harold Ramis penned feature he wanted to gush over, so we talk about the sub 100-minute movies that got us to that paranormal comedy from 1984. And then we gush about the battle with the marshmallow behemoth.

 

@The_Couch_Man on TikTok and I do our best to get from the original "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" to "Ghostbusters". The focus was intended to be about Harold Ramis's directorial debut "Caddyshack" and Ivan Reitman's minimal effort that Bill Murray carried, "Meatballs", but you cannot dismiss the features surrounding Dan Aykroyd rise which allowed him to sell a space janitor movie that nearly had a German-themed John Candy. This leads to reminiscing about the power of John Belushi that John Landis facilitated.

 

And how can we overlook "Stripes" and how parents would let the kids of the early 80's watch anything? We discuss what you could get away with in comedies, but we do our best to provide context to all of the rapiness of "Porky's" and "Revenge of the Nerds". That seemed to be an easier topic to chat up than the weirdness that was 1989 cinema with its normalization of PG-13. I think I may owe Andrew a formal apology for that tangent bringing up "Nothing But Trouble".

We take the time to chat about the apparent lack of appreciation for Ernie Hudson. All of the features in the "Ghostbusters" franchise get a piece of the pod. More importantly, the timelessness of the original "Ghostbusters" is celebrated by trying to find out what movies are even comparable to the concept. Maybe "Roger Rabbit"...

If we get negative about anything, it is the realization that Ivan Reitman may not be the director that his son is. Since a comic was the guest and an aspiring writer is your host, maybe that is a win. This leads me to be further excited about "Ghostbusters: Afterlife". With Jason Reitman being one of the best five North American directors out there, how could this feature go wrong?

We also go back to Ally's Accessories Shop on Etsy's Trash Feature Reviews. This week I review "Killer Movie". Is Kaley Cuoco dropping the C-word worth $3.33 from Disc Replay?

I hope I am impressing or at the very least amusing you with this podcast and I am open to any and all criticism. My biggest want is more guests and more suggestions on what to chat about (@catbusruss, russthebus07@gmail.com, @coolmoviesdarth). If we can get 3 hours out of "Little Nicky", the possibilities are endless. Thanks for visiting.