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Episode 543: The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
#Shocktober2021 continues with a look at Paul Wendkos’s The Mephisto Waltz (1971). Based on the novel by Fred Mustard Stewart, the film stars Alan Al…
4 years, 4 months ago
Special Report: Lynne Sachs
Mike spoke with filmmaker Lynne Sachs about her career including an octet of films that are currently showing on The Criterion Channel.
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4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 542: Witching & Bitching (2013)
#Shocktober2021 continues with a look at Álex de la Iglesia’s 2013 film Witching & Bitching (AKA Las brujas de Zugarramurdi). It’s the story of two m…
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 541: Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)
We are kicking off Shocktober 2021 with a look at William Beaudine’s Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952) which stars Bela Lugosi (as you may …
4 years, 5 months ago
Episode 540: Capricious Summer (1968)
We’re wrapping up Czechtember 2021 with a look at Jiri Menzel’s Capricious Summer. Released in 1968, it’s based on a book by Vladislav Vancura, it’s …
4 years, 5 months ago
Episode 539: Oil Lamps (1971)
Kat Ellinger and Jonathan Owen join Mike to discuss Juraj Herz's Oil Lamps (1971), a tragic fin de siecle melodrama about the Stepa Kilianova (Iva Ja…
4 years, 5 months ago
Episode 536: Girl on a Broomstick (1972)
#Czechtember2021 continues with a look at Václav Vorlícek's Girl on a Broomstick, the story of a young witch who would rather escape to the world of …
4 years, 5 months ago
Episode 538: What Would You Say to a Nice Plate of Spinach? (1977)
#Czechtember2021 continues with a look at Václav Vorlícek's 1977 comedy What Would You Say to a Nice Plate of Spinach? The film stars Vladimir Mensik…
4 years, 6 months ago
Bonus Interview; Roger Donaldson
Mike talks with director Roger Donaldson about his work from Smash Palace to The World's Fastest Indian.
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4 years, 6 months ago
Episode 537: Witchhammer (1970)
Czechtember continues with a look at Otakar Vavra’s Witchhammer. Based on the 1963 book by Václav Kaplický, the film looks at the paranoia of a witch…
4 years, 6 months ago