'Lovecraftian' horror + Tobe Hooper + apex 1980's Cannon Group = space epic cum zombie apocalypse via alien invasion with a mere soupçon of vampire lore, or, to its friends: Lifeforce.
Another film that is better experienced than described, to which we say: "Is it good? No. Should you watch it? Yes!"
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Outro: Scary Bitches performing Lesbian Vampyres from Outer Space
Is it Risky Business meets Fright Night? Or The 'Burbs meets The Blob? John Hughes meets John Carpenter?
All this and much, much less.
MBIaV is a confused mash up of 80's suburban teen sex comedy and heavy handed 'tolerance' proselytizing.
Confused?
Us too.
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Outro: Funk Shui Project performing Bad Things
Kicking off Nosferatu November we bring you this 80's teen vampire classic both of us had somehow never seen. With solid performances, some compelling ideas, great fx work, underdeveloped characters, we found Fright Night to be a good entry point for those new to the genre looking to get their feet wet.
Accented Cinema
Professor Brothers in The T.A. Interview
Thanks to Champaign is Also a Band!
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Outro: titanicpiano14 performing Judging Amy
This is the story of a feline - called "Clovis" by humans - who desperately tries to warn his familiars of a deadly enemy in their midst. And when they fail to take appropriate action, he himself fights the battle they are reluctant to undertake. Starring the Dauphin's teenage companion, Boer Queen herself, plus some killer support from Ron Pearlman and Dan Martin (not to mention a handful of horror directors thrown in for good measure), this written-for-screen King tale delivers in unexpected ways.
Plus we wrap on our Fifth Annual Hollerween selections.
Hope you had a good scream along with us this spook-athon!
To Clovis!
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Outro: Garry Lee & The Showdown performing The Rodeo Song
Directed by Tobe Hooper with pod favorite Brad Dourif in a very rare lead role, this movie offers a lot, delivers on some other things, and answers some questions that were never asked. All and all, worth your time.
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Outro: The Bobs performing Spontaneous Human Combustion
This week we bring you a monster famous enough for the Misfits to have done a song about, but of which we had only heard the name. Directed by blockbuster creature designer Stan Winston, this small budget folk horror tale does more than we expected.
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Outro: Ellen Reid w/Crash Test Dummies performing The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead
WELCOME TO HOLLERWEEN
From pod favorite director Stuart Gordon brings us Dolls (1986).
Emotionally abusive parents, an 'overactive' imagination, an elderly couple who live in a castle off the beaten path -- all the hallmarks of a tale Jacob and Wilhelm would have put in their 19th C. collection.
Plus we give a full retelling of watching someone's former 4th grade teacher learning that a "flu shot" is a vaccine.
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Outro: Dis Fig performing Doll Parts
This week we bring you a film that maybe more influential that most realize. 1998's Dark City is an ambitious film with many strengths and a few weaknesses. Over all a must watch for the cinema buff.
Plus we give our rankings for the month.
As always, thanks for being here!
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Theme: Professor Ping performing Moebius Rip
Outro: Funker Vogt performing City of Darkness
We are practically bursting at the cranium to bring this week's episode!
Is Scanners (1981) about the collusion of the corporate and military sectors? The mainstreaming of MK-ULTRA? The success of counterinsurgent efforts within Western empire after the uprisings of the 60's & 70's? Cronenberg's complicated relationship to the Canadian Film Development Corporation? If so, it's probably by accident since he had to write it as they were shooting.
Lefties and Hippies and Yuppies, Oh My! David Cronenberg's Scanners revisited
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Outro: Beograd performing Kontrolori
Local pod maestro and known horse sympathizer, Sven joins us once again, this time to talk this wacky time travel romp. Starring the unlikely leads Kris Kristofferson and Cheryl Ladd, Millennium (1989) makes some questionable choices, but we commend its commitment to them.
Plus we reluctantly talk about Star Trek.
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Outro: My Morning Jacket performing Time Waited
Not to be confused with the straight-to-video franchise that began in 1989 (Puppet Master), this film is based on a novel by Robert Heinlein. Starting out as anti-communist cold war propaganda (as Heinlein was want to do), by the time it makes its way to the mid 90's big screen, it's little more than a rehash of the previous 40 years of alien invasion tropes.
But it had its moments.
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Outro: King Diamond performing The Puppet Master
We are pleased to be able to talk to you about this little gem staring our boy "the doc" Martin "M.D." Donovan and John "Papa Slaughter" McKay: THE Hartley alumni.
Anachronistic technology, theocracy and Wester gothic literature are all part of this murder mystery. Comparisons to Brazil (1985) are obvious but unfortunate.
Plus we wrap on the month's offerings.
Interview with Eran Palatnik from the 2004 DVD
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Intro: Professor Ping performing Moebius Rip
Outro: The Chesterfield Kings performing A King of Hearts
This week we are pleased to bring you a film that was a major motivator for starting this here 'cast: Color of Night (1994).
A movie that almost killed the director, arguably nearly ruined the career of one of its stars, with a supporting cast way above and beyond any right it has to have, terrific cinematography and a ridiculous premise-- let's just say it has "the sauce".
Z knew from a young age that this film would be life-changing...
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Outro: Darius performing Colourblind
The director of Das Boot brings us this psychosexual thriller which is a bit goofy, tighter than it seems and is only passable because of Bob Hoskins.
Car kill count: at least 3.
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Outro: More Gorgeous performing Broken Face
This week's selection is the first this month to be pulled from our lockdown rewatch bag. A titillating combo of pseudoscience and nudity Sensation holds the rare distinction that it was released on cable before it went to theatres. Wow!
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Outro: Portland School of Rock (class of 2012) performing So Long Marianne
TW: Turns out this movie has a character that weaponizes the accusation of sexual assault.
And we spend a fair amount of the episode talking about that as a trope.
Happy August!
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Outro: Val Young performing Seduction
To put a bow on the casket of Keith's birthday month selections, we end on a classic of scifi fantasy meets ambitious CG for its day; The Last Starfighter.
Plus we rank our faves for July.
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Intro: Paul Gross performing Due South
Outro: John Preston performing Gary, Indiana
In honor of the passing of Val Kilmer and the injustice that is Keith's continued existence, Dr. Flota joins us again, this time to discuss the absurdity that is Top Secret! (1984).
Z was very gracious to sit through not only the film but the old dude reminiscence sesh.
Folding Ideas | The Art of Editing and The Snowman
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Outro: Half Japanese performing Top Secret
Filling this year's "horror movie Keith recalls seeing the poster/cover/maybe a cupla scenes from as a young person and was far to scared to watch" is 1987's The Gate.
Starring a baby Stephen Dorff with a solid cast of young characters plus some good ol' Lovecraftian themes and unique visual effects, this one was a surprising treat!
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We open a month of Keith's birthday selections with this topsy turvy look at the upside down world of American advertising.
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