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Non-Union Films: Weekend at Bernie’s

Posted onFebruary 11, 2018June 7, 2018Leave a comment

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The movie Weekend at Bernie’s kicks off with two lowly employees discovering an accounting irregularity which they unknowingly bring to the perpetrator. After he is killed by the mob they keep up the ruse he is still alive to protect themselves.

This silly movie has a slightly less silly real life parallel with the life and times of David Begelman, head of Gladden Entertainment which produced the film, and the eye of the hurricane for a real life Hollywood embezzlement scandal. Read More …

Very Local History: Waffle House Coming Soon

Posted onJanuary 29, 2018June 7, 2018Leave a comment

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In this Very Local History episode we tackle the concept of “urban renewal,” using Wilmington, North Carolina as a case study.

In the 1970’s the Downtown Area Revitalization Effort was formed to spearhead the transformation of the languishing central business district back into a center of commerce. But the story begins long before this, spanning decades of history that paralleled momentous national trends that were affecting the very heart of American cities. Read More …

HistoryCast 5000: Sink the Bismarck!

Posted onJanuary 15, 2018June 7, 2018Leave a comment

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We’ve launched the HistoryCast 5000, a reoccurring segment in which Sean and Allen examine the historical accuracy of movies and other media. To break in the machine, we have selected a movie widely considered to be one of the most Read More …

Holiday Special: Revenge of Dawson’s Creek

Posted onDecember 20, 2017June 7, 2018Leave a comment

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Last year the Midmost Coast podcast took a look at the pilot episode of Dawson’s Creek, a teen drama produced out of our home base in Wilmington, North Carolina. Its impact to the area’s television and film production community was significant, bringing other productions and talent to the area.

Despite this we decided it was horrible and to never watch it again. This month, one year later, we watched it again. This time we chose a Christmas themed episode from the last season. We are joined by two panel guests to help us get through it. Read More …

Very Local History: It’s Always Sunny at the Ammunition Depot

Posted onNovember 30, 2017June 7, 2018Leave a comment

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Just upstream from the mouth of the Cape Fear River is a restricted military base, occupying thousands of acres of sprawling and undeveloped wetlands. Within it runs miles and miles of railway that leads to nowhere.

The base is Sunny Point, also known as MOTSU, and the story of its creation begins with three catastrophic explosions in the early and mid twentieth century. Read More …

Non-Union Films: Firestarter

Posted onOctober 11, 2017June 7, 2018Leave a comment

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This month we watch and talk about the film that built the movie industry in Wilmington, North Carolina. Firestarter starred a young Drew Barrymore, and was based on a novel by Stephen King. It was produced by Dino De Laurentiis who went on to found DEG, which present day is now EUE/Screen Gems. Read More …

Very Local History: Stuff in the Water

Posted onAugust 10, 2017June 7, 2018Leave a comment

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Shipwrecks. Rocket engines. U-boats. Atom bombs. Regular bombs. There’s a lot of stuff in the water off the Carolina Coast and beyond, and we talk about them in this episode. Read More …

Non-Union Films: Raw Deal Redux

Posted onJuly 6, 2017June 7, 2018Leave a comment

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In 1985 Arnold Schwarzenegger came to the fair city of Wilmington, North Carolina to film an old fashioned rampage film called Raw Deal. Mostly mad cap and light-hearted, this film features some of the best and worst tropes of an 80’s action film. Read More …

Very Local History: History Break at Greenfield Lake

Posted onMay 30, 2017June 7, 2018Leave a comment

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You might think Greenfield Lake is filled with water, but it is in fact filled with history. And that green stuff on top? Extra history. In this episode we fill out the backstory of Wilmington’s once and future playground. Read More …