Bonus Episode: Interview with Editor/Director James Melkonian (THE JERKY BOYS, NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER, EAT AND RUN)

It's time for another New World interview, this time with
editor/director James Melkonian, who started as an intern at New
World Pictures before climbing the ladder all the way to VP of
Post-Production! James spent five years at New World, toiling
away on a wide range of projects - GODZILLA 1985 (Ep. 108), THE
PUNISHER (Ep. 121), REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS (Ep. 81) - just about
everything at New World, especially once he took over the
Post-Production department from Tony Randel (HELLBOUND:
HELLRAISER II, Ep. 106).  

From doing edit work on NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER (Ep. 29) and
MAKING CONTACT (Ep. 40) to supervising the music for EAT AND RUN
(from last year's #NOvember), James discusses a variety of New
World films with us, including spilling some wild stories from
THE GUNRUNNER (starring Kevin Costner), THE TELEPHONE (starring
Whoopi Goldberg and directed by Rip Torn), and KNIGHTS OF THE
CITY (starring Leon Isaac Kennedy)! Then, James dives into the
end of the "New" New World and explains how he noticed when
things started to change at New World and, finally, how he knew
that the end was near! Don't miss an incredible discussion on how
New World found themselves having to sell the business they
purchased from film legend Roger Corman! 

Once New World closed its doors, James moved on to direct a
couple movies post-New World, THE STONED AGE and THE JERKY
BOYS.  You don't want to miss this episode, which gives an
unique inside look to how New World Pictures ran during the
second ownership group!
 
 Thanks so much to James for appearing on the show!
 
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