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Here is (part 2 of) interview number three with film historian and distributor Wade Williams. In the first part of this interview, Mr. Williams talks about seeing Mystery Science Theater 3000 and his thoughts on the show, The status of Public Domain in the United States, Films he has licensed, challenges re-licensing films, Shout Factory, and Rhino. I want to Thank Mr. Williams for taking the time out of his schedule to talk about his life and his love of film. This interview was recorded via Skype on October 12th 2016 originally for The Mstiecast. This interview is the property of the JM Archives and The Spider's Lair Studios Any work referencing this material must give written and/or oral credit to the interview and its source. This interview may not be excerpted or re-posted without expressed written or oral permission from the Spiders Lair Studios.
0:00 On seeing Mystery Science Theater 3000 for the first time and his thoughts on the series
3:30 On the 1958 film The Crawling Eye (AKA The Trollenberg Terror).
5:08 On Youtube and the "Public Domain"
8:50 On Crawling Eye being a TV pilot and the faults he sees with the U.S. copyright laws and the public domain
13:32 On the 1951 Lippert film Lost Continent and why he thinks the film is underrated.
17:02 On the 1959 film Beast of Yucca Flats
18:47 On Beast of Yucca Flats director Coleman Francis and comparisons to Ed Wood
23:31 On Robot Monster
On the challenges of trying to reliscence films
32:58 On Bride of the Monster
34:40 On Project Moonbase and the films special effects
41:58 On Rockesthip XM and Destination Moon
45:25 On Rocketship XM and why he feels it wasn't deserving of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 treatment.
1:00:15 On wanting to liscence Rocketship XM for Blu-Ray
1:00:44 On The Eye Creaturs and how the title "Attack of the The Eye Creatures" occured and Susan Nicholson Hofheinz
1:07:56 On Shout! Factory
1:08:47 On Rhino and lisencing films to them
1:10:24 On rereleasing opportunities for Mystery Science Theater 3000 films
1:11:33 On Susan Nicholson Hofheinz
1:15:32 On The Violent Years and Ed Wood's lack of credit for the film
1:17:05 On Teenagers from Outer Space, Attack of the Giant Leeches, Giant Gila Monster, Killer Shrews, First Spaceship on Venus, The Phantom Planet, Women of the Pre-Historic Planet, Screaming Skull, Horrors of Spider Island, Hercules and the Captive Women and the Beatniks
1:21:44 On advice for aspiring film distributors and producers
1:26:40 On Alice Faye, Martin Scorsese, Frank Capra, Ann Robinson and Leonard Maltin
1:31:33 On Kit Parker, Alex Kogan, Susan Nicholson Hofheinz, Greg J Luce, Rhino Entertainment and Shout! Factory.
The JM Audio/Visual Archives are a channel dedicated to oral history of those associated with Film and Television. Our goal is to listen to the stories of those involved in Hollywood's successes as an industry. Our motto when it comes to an interview is "The subject is more important than Interviewer". If there is someone you would like to hear an interview from please let us know. The interviews on this channel are the property of the JM Archives and the Spiders Lair Studios and cannot be published or re-posted without expressed permission. Any and all references to the materials in this archive must receive proper credit.
Here is (part 2 of) interview number three with film historian and distributor Wade Williams. In the first part of this interview, Mr. Williams talks about seeing Mystery Science Theater 3000 and his thoughts on the show, The status of Public Domain in the United States, Films he has licensed, challenges re-licensing films, Shout Factory, and Rhino. I want to Thank Mr. Williams for taking the time out of his schedule to talk about his life and his love of film. This interview was recorded via Skype on October 12th 2016 originally for The Mstiecast. This interview is the property of the JM Archives and The Spider's Lair Studios Any work referencing this material must give written and/or oral credit to the interview and its source. This interview may not be excerpted or re-posted without expressed written or oral permission from the Spiders Lair Studios.
0:00 On seeing Mystery Science Theater 3000 for the first time and his thoughts on the series
3:30 On the 1958 film The Crawling Eye (AKA The Trollenberg Terror).
5:08 On Youtube and the "Public Domain"
8:50 On Crawling Eye being a TV pilot and the faults he sees with the U.S. copyright laws and the public domain
13:32 On the 1951 Lippert film Lost Continent and why he thinks the film is underrated.
17:02 On the 1959 film Beast of Yucca Flats
18:47 On Beast of Yucca Flats director Coleman Francis and comparisons to Ed Wood
23:31 On Robot Monster
On the challenges of trying to reliscence films
32:58 On Bride of the Monster
34:40 On Project Moonbase and the films special effects
41:58 On Rockesthip XM and Destination Moon
45:25 On Rocketship XM and why he feels it wasn't deserving of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 treatment.
1:00:15 On wanting to liscence Rocketship XM for Blu-Ray
1:00:44 On The Eye Creaturs and how the title "Attack of the The Eye Creatures" occured and Susan Nicholson Hofheinz
1:07:56 On Shout! Factory
1:08:47 On Rhino and lisencing films to them
1:10:24 On rereleasing opportunities for Mystery Science Theater 3000 films
1:11:33 On Susan Nicholson Hofheinz
1:15:32 On The Violent Years and Ed Wood's lack of credit for the film
1:17:05 On Teenagers from Outer Space, Attack of the Giant Leeches, Giant Gila Monster, Killer Shrews, First Spaceship on Venus, The Phantom Planet, Women of the Pre-Historic Planet, Screaming Skull, Horrors of Spider Island, Hercules and the Captive Women and the Beatniks
1:21:44 On advice for aspiring film distributors and producers
1:26:40 On Alice Faye, Martin Scorsese, Frank Capra, Ann Robinson and Leonard Maltin
1:31:33 On Kit Parker, Alex Kogan, Susan Nicholson Hofheinz, Greg J Luce, Rhino Entertainment and Shout! Factory.
The JM Audio/Visual Archives are a channel dedicated to oral history of those associated with Film and Television. Our goal is to listen to the stories of those involved in Hollywood's successes as an industry. Our motto when it comes to an interview is "The subject is more important than Interviewer". If there is someone you would like to hear an interview from please let us know. The interviews on this channel are the property of the JM Archives and the Spiders Lair Studios and cannot be published or re-posted without expressed permission. Any and all references to the materials in this archive must receive proper credit.
