We can be reverent of and half a laugh along side nostalgia all at the same time.
On this episode we’re going back to 1987 with a movie that takes it back to the 1960’s and reminds us that no matter the era, good times are quite simply good times. On this episode we go ‘Back To The Beach’
Acknowledging the years that have separated these two icons from their hey day, Frankie and Annette, have grown up and put aside their beach-partying lifestyle that is until they visit their daughter in Southern California and discover there’s still some wild times left in them as the magic of the surf, the sun, the sand and the beach come back into their hearts.
Full disclosure, these beach movies from the 1960’s were cheesy back then and even now with this revisiting in Back To The Beach…it’s still pretty damn cheesy, but I can’t lie that I was taken aback by the genuine charm of it all. It’s a collision of the 60’s and the 80’s with acts like Stevie Ray Vaughan and Fishbone adding some musical flair and fun cameos from people like OJ Simpson all the way to Pee Wee Herman who gives us a hell of a musical number.
We got the unique pleasure of sitting down with director Lyndall Hobbs about getting the job, working with icons like Frankie and Annette, the humor of it all, it’s lasting charm and so very much more….
David Voigt is a Toronto based writer with a problem and a passion for the moving image and all things cinema. Having moved from production to the critical side of the aisle for well over 15 years now at outlets like Examiner.com, Criticize This, Dork Shelf (Now That Shelf), and to.Night Newspaper.
He’s been all across the continent; serving on the FIPRESCI Jury at the Festival Du Nouveau Cinema in Montreal, covering festivals out side of Toronto like Calgary Underground Film Festival, CUFF Docs, Slamdance, Fantasia, SXSW, DOC NYC, Santa Barbara Film Festival, New York Asian Film Festival and many others
However, In the uncertain world of modern film journalism, David also knew that he needed to have a hand in writing and cementing his own contributions on the global film scene.
Having eclipsed the 10 year anniversary of his own outlet, In The Seats, where he’s been striving to support film (and TV) from all walks of life and his podcast “In The Seats With…” where after 5 & ½ years and over 750 episodes he’s talked with a wide variety of filmmakers, actors, behind the scenes artisans and so much more on the art of storytelling for the screen, which is spawning the launch of a new show in the Spring of 2026. “ITS: Soundtracks” will focus on the use of soundtrack and score in film which he believes is a combination that is the cinematic equivalent of Peanut Butter and Chocolate.
All this as well as hosting and moderating a variety of big screen events around the city, covering film in all its forms is just a way of life for him.
