CPF Reviews #17- Hiding in Plain Sight: The Meaning of The Shining Corn Pone Flicks 2024-01-06 | Stanley Kubrick's The Shining has long been one of the most over-analyzed films in history, going to often ludicrous extremes...the question is, is it warranted? CPF delves into the film in an attempt to separate myth from reality.
CPF Recommends: Heavenly Creatures (1994) Corn Pone Flicks 2024-05-23 | First in a series of videos promoting films that have been unfairly overlooked in recent years, this video presents Peter Jackson's 1994 film Heavenly Creatures, and why you should see it.
Me and My Shadow: CPF original film 2nd trailer Corn Pone Flicks 2024-01-08 | Set playback to HD, or it'll look like mush...bloody YouTube. A new trailer for our now-finished film, Me and My Shadow. What do you do when you have a finished film and no idea how to distribute it? Try and get some eyes on it, I suppose.instagram.com/meandmyshadowmovie
No Budget Filmmaking part 2: Shooting Me and My Shadow Corn Pone Flicks 2023-05-08 | The most annoying and tedious part of any filmmaking venture is actually shooting it...everything can and will go wrong. Here's how we dealt with it, for better or worse.instagram.com/meandmyshadowmovie
Ash vs. The Lord of the Rings-Return of the Evil Dead Corn Pone Flicks 2023-04-16 | The dark lord Sauron threatens all of Middle-Earth! Only one man is dumb enough to be pressured into confronting him! Witness Ash Williams' greatest challenge ever...you know, fighting more evil things that are dead.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tarantinos 10th film revealed-1st totally bogus trailer! Corn Pone Flicks 2022-07-19 | What Quentin Tarantino's final film just might be if he totally sold out!
CPF Reviews #15: The Revising of Skywalker Corn Pone Flicks 2021-10-18 | Re-upload: The so-called "Skywalker Saga" comes to an end with a movie less about the Skywalkers than any Star Wars film before. How does it compare to other recent Disney efforts? Huh? How does it? Motherfucker?YouTube blocked the old version, the bastards, so here it is again with some minor changes.By the way, I recommend using an ad blocker when watching my videos, if you aren't already. I do not endorse any ads that any outside party may have foisted onto this video.
CPF presents: No Budget Filmmaking 101-Making Me and My Shadow Corn Pone Flicks 2021-08-18 | You want to make your own movie, but the cat won't get off your pile of money! What can you do? Learn how not to need money, that's what!instagram.com/meandmyshadowmovie
CPF Overview: The ZIV/Malibu Captain Harlock dub Corn Pone Flicks 2021-07-28 | CPF chronicles the history of an infamously poor attempt at bringing the classic Space Pirate series to the US, which began at a mere "bad" and escalated to one of the most slipshod video releases in history. A re-upload of our 2014 video, taken down because Toei Animation are dicks who don't understand what fair use is.
CPF Reviews #16: The Reincarnated Narrative of INLAND EMPIRE (international copyright version) Corn Pone Flicks 2021-04-21 | Re-edited slightly to avoid being blocked in non-US territories, CPF delves deep into the mysteries of David Lynch's most labyrinthine film.Hoping this will remain visible outside the US...Studio Canal didn't claim copyright on the original version until it had been up for five days, so we'll see how this version goes. The boneheads don't seem to realize I'm encouraging people to watch their film.
CPF Reviews #16: The Reincarnated Narrative of INLAND EMPIRE Corn Pone Flicks 2021-04-13 | At long last, Corn Pone Flicks breaks down and un-riddles David Lynch's most perplexing film (so far). So come on, and do the Locomotion with me! (Best when viewed at 4k resolution)By the way, I recommend using an ad-blocker when perusing YouTube, so your viewing enjoyment isn't constantly interrupted by ads for shit you don't want or need. If you're using Firefox, there are several you can add on via the drop-down in the upper right-hand corner under the heading "add-ons," such as AdGuard, which are totally free.
Me and My Shadow teaser trailer-please view in 4K (CPF original film) Corn Pone Flicks 2021-01-29 | Seriously, if you don't set your playback to 4k, it looks like shit. YouTube compression is being a real bitch. Anyway, this is the first trailer to our first attempt at a real movie, re-uploaded after the first version got compressed all to hell.instagram.com/meandmyshadowmovie
CPF Reviews #14: No Fate but What We Remake-The Redundancy of the Terminator Franchise Corn Pone Flicks 2020-04-20 | CPF examines the long-running Terminator series, and how making decent films in this franchise is apparently really damned hard. Major spoilers for all Terminator films, obviously.
CPF Reviews #7: Where is My Mind?-The Conundrum of Sucker Punch (remastered) Corn Pone Flicks 2020-01-20 | Now in HD, CPF looks at the controversy surrounding Zack Snyder's 2010 film and its possible interpretations. Also, stick around for the post-credits scene.
CPF Reviews #6: You Cant Go Home Again-The Dark Side of The Force Awakens (remaster) Corn Pone Flicks 2019-12-23 | In, uhhm, "honor" of the end of Disney's Star Wars trilogy, CPF presents this remastered look at its first entry, now in HD.
Twin Peaks Overview #7: It Can Be Said Aloud Now Corn Pone Flicks 2019-12-16 | In its final episode on the subject, CPF looks at perhaps the most important question: does Twin Peaks really NEED explaining? Also, yes, I am perfectly aware that there's some video of ungodly length out there supposedly explaining the show, so everyone and his brother, sister, and pet hamster can stop telling me about it as if they were the first one. I base my analyses on the show, not other people's analyses...that's lazy at best, plagiarism at worst.
CPF Reviews #5: The Long and Winding Road-An Analysis of Lost Highway (remastered) Corn Pone Flicks 2019-12-04 | CPF scrutinizes one of David Lynch's most puzzling films, now in HD.And yes, the seventh and final Twin Peaks episode is in the works right now.
CPF Reviews #4-1000 Sleepless Nights: My Life with Ghost Story (remastered) Corn Pone Flicks 2019-11-25 | I revisit the film that terrorized me in my youth, in what is the primary impetus behind this remastered series, as I used the recent Blu-ray to drastically improve the quality of the film footage (the video of me is regrettably stuck in SD mushland).
CPF Reviews #3: Remember a Day-A Star Blazers Retrospective (remastered) Corn Pone Flicks 2019-11-20 | I look back on my favorite show as a kid, and see that sometimes, ten year-olds actually aren't wrong.
CPF Reviews #2: They Took the Word Gullible Out of the Dictionary-Alien Abduction (remaster) Corn Pone Flicks 2019-11-15 | A somewhat retouched and improved version of our 2nd episode, looking into a painfully fake UFO hoax people nevertheless took seriously. The video was called "Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County," and was intended to just be a found footage film before UPN turned it into a fake documentary they presented as real.
CPF Reviews #1: The Worst Movie Ever Made-Armadgeddon, The Final Challenge (remastered) Corn Pone Flicks 2019-11-13 | CPF's first video review, now remastered where possible. Learn why your claims of seeing the worst movie ever are just plain wrong. Revel in the low-res and slightly soft-focus 1995 camera technology! See why I now script everything in advance!
CPF Reviews #13: Halloween-The Reboot of Michael Myers Corn Pone Flicks 2019-10-20 | Just in time for the holiday season, CPF looks at the long-running Halloween franchise, and why reboots aren't such a bad idea after all. Obviously, this is riddled with spoilers for the whole franchise.
Star Wars vs. Blade Runner-Sequel Face Off! Corn Pone Flicks 2019-09-17 | Not all sequels are equals. CPF looks at what makes the difference between a worthy sequel and an attempt at shamelessly milking a franchise.
Twin Peaks Overview #6: The Many From the One Corn Pone Flicks 2019-08-27 | Twin Peaks has many big mysteries, but what about all the little ones? CPF has a crack at a few handfuls of those in this episode.P.S. If you see an ad on this, please skip it.
Twin Peaks Overview #5: Judy Talk! Corn Pone Flicks 2019-07-29 | We're going to talk about Judy-in fact, we're going to talk about Judy a lot; we're going to get right into it. It's the answer to my previous question, "How ridiculous can these videos get?"
Twin Peaks Overview #4: A Tale of Two Lodges Corn Pone Flicks 2019-06-03 | What mystery lurks in the woods surrounding Twin Peaks? What do we know, and what can we infer? CPF dives into the mystery surrounding the famous lodges, in its most overdone Peaks video yet. (Incidentally, Major Briggs DOES say he felt his time spent missing to be shorter than it turned out to be, so that goof's on me.)
Twin Peaks Overview #3: We Live Inside a Dream Corn Pone Flicks 2019-05-01 | Or do we? And what does that even mean? Corn Pone Flicks looks into one of the key points of contention in Twin Peaks: The Return.
Twin Peaks Overview #2: Time and Time Again Corn Pone Flicks 2019-04-09 | What exactly is happening in Twin Peaks may require knowing exactly WHEN it's happening. CPF delves into the scrambled timeline of season 3 in search of answers. (The bit about the Rolex is a joke. Stop trying to "explain" it.)
CPF Reviews #12: The Responsive I-An Appreciation of Brian De Palma Corn Pone Flicks 2019-03-28 | CPF looks back over the long and varied career of controversial director Brian De Palma, examining the techniques and themes that have driven his body of work. Spoilers abound, obviously.
Twin Peaks Overview #1: Audreys Dance Corn Pone Flicks 2019-02-06 | Corn Pone Flicks attempts to unravel the mystery of Audrey Horne in Twin Peaks: The Return. Do we succeed? Could anybody? Like Lynch, I'm not going to tell you.
A Brief History of Corn Pone Flicks Corn Pone Flicks 2019-01-21 | Self-explanatory. I do suggest newcomers watch it, as it answers many of the questions I keep getting asked over and over. See more CPF material (including videos not on YouTube) at: vimeo.com/user215003http://www.cornponeflicks.org
CPF Reviews #11: The Last Jedi-Total Eclipse of the Brain Corn Pone Flicks 2018-10-25 | Milking that cash cow for all the green milk it can produce, the Lucas-less Lucasfilm tries again to recapture the old magic. It, uhh, falls short.
CPF Reviews #10: Twin Peaks- To Linger With You Corn Pone Flicks 2018-08-28 | It's episode 10, which is the number of completion. A year after the conclusion of the most long-belated third television season in history, CPF examines the short-and-yet-somehow-also-long-lived phenomenon of Twin Peaks.If you see an ad on this, please skip it. I hate those goddamn things.
CPF Reviews #9: The Definition of Regret-Doppelganger: The Evil Within Corn Pone Flicks 2018-06-19 | While trying to restart her career after a turbulent youth, Drew Barrymore starred in this "thriller" I expect she'd like to forget ever happened. Corn Pone Flicks is here to ensure she won't be able to!
CPF Reviews #8: The Springtime of My Life-Stranger Things and the 80s Nostalgia Wave Corn Pone Flicks 2018-03-25 | With 80s nostalgia in full bloom, CPF looks back at what made the decade a memorable one, and how it compares to present day.
CPF Reviews #7: Where is My Mind?-The Conundrum of Sucker Punch Corn Pone Flicks 2017-12-04 | Was Sucker Punch the result of an adolescent male fantasy run amok, or was there something more going on? Were the critics full of shit? Is it both? Neither? Does it matter? Do I provide a clear answer? Watch and find out. I'm not just going to tell you.
CPF Reviews #6: You Cant Go Home Again-The Dark Side of The Force Awakens Corn Pone Flicks 2017-10-20 | The Force Awakens was hailed as a huge critical and commercial success, but is it really a worthy successor to Star Wars, or a cynical cash-grab? Corn Pone Flicks presents its view.
CPF Reviews #5: The Long and Winding Road-An Analysis of Lost Highway Corn Pone Flicks 2017-06-08 | Corn Pone Flicks attempts to unwind the puzzle of one of David Lynch's most befuddling films. If this is blocked in your country, you can see it on Vimeo here: vimeo.com/220583983
Ozone Commandos part 1 Corn Pone Flicks 2017-02-03 | A brain-numbing seventeen years in production, which is what happens when one guy produces 458 special effect shots, each ranging from two to two hundred separate elements. There's not much plot, but at least lots of geeks get blown up!Speed-shifted to get around copyright issues. See undistorted version at Vimeo: vimeo.com/6735853
CPF Overview-Space Pirate Captain Harlock (2013 CG film) Corn Pone Flicks 2016-09-26 | Corn Pone Flicks looks at the latest attempt at resurrecting the Harlock franchise, and why it should've been left to rest in peace.
The Astounding Adventure of Feathers the Husky Corn Pone Flicks 2016-08-26 | Ever wonder what your pets get up to while you're asleep? Oh, if you only knew. Features some dogs and way too many cats.
CPF Overview-The New World Pictures Galaxy Express 999 Dub Corn Pone Flicks 2015-12-16 | Corn Pone Flicks looks back at the first time Captain Harlock and the English language collided, and boy, was it a train wreck (horrible pun). Special thanks to Dave Merrill, Chris Sobieniak, and Carl Horn for their invaluable contributions of research and/or materials.
CPF Overview-Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years Corn Pone Flicks 2015-07-23 | Corn Pone Flicks takes a look back at Harmony Gold's ill-fated attempt to bring the original Captain Harlock series to American TV. See just why it didn't work in this critique of the little-seen series.
Surfin Bird/Captain Harlock - The Trashmen Corn Pone Flicks 2015-02-04 | So, Captain Harlock has this bird, and...well, it's not as if this was an especially complicated concept.
Christmas at Ground Zero - Weird Al Yankovic Corn Pone Flicks 2015-02-03 | My second-ever video from back in 1988. For anyone about to get all in a twist, in 1988 the term "ground zero" referred to the site of a nuclear strike and had, obviously, nothing to do with the World Trade Center attacks, which were still thirteen years away at the time.
Gigantor - The Dickies Corn Pone Flicks 2015-01-30 | Let's face it, there weren't many good copies of Gigantor floating about when this video was done. Come for the robot, stay for the song.
Rambozo the Clown/Dead Kennedys - Rambo animation Corn Pone Flicks 2015-01-30 | So yeah, this looks a tad on the grainy side, but our borrowed tape of this shitty '80s cartoon disappeared ages ago, so this is as good as it's ever going to look. But the DKs kick ass, so watch it anyway.
Beat It/Dragons Lair - Michael Jackson Corn Pone Flicks 2015-01-29 | My first ever music video, and quite possibly the first thing I ever edited at all, somewhere back in early 1988. The opening and ending have been tweaked somewhat, but the rest remains as it was originally cut way back when Reagan was still in office.
Goodbye Blue Sky/The Cockpit - Pink Floyd Corn Pone Flicks 2015-01-28 | The third and I presume final iteration of this video, which I always found slightly problematic. I'm not redoing it again, so I guess I better be happy with it.
Slime Creatures From Outer Space-Weird Al Yankovic (various anime) Corn Pone Flicks 2015-01-24 | I re-worked this one about ten years back to add more slime creatures, as it leaned too heavily on Iczer-1, Project Eden, and Megazone 23 part 2 (and still does, but less so than previously).
