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Episode 545: The Silent Partner (1978)
Noirvember 2021 kicks off with a look at Daryl Duke’s The Silent Partner. Released in 1978, it was from a screenplay by Curtis Hanson and based on th…
5 years ago
Special Report: Carrie (1976)
We’re wrapping up #Shocktober 2021 with a look at Brian De Palma's Carrie (1976). Based on the novel by Stephen King, the film stars Sissy Spacek as …
5 years ago
Special Report: Jez Conolly & Emma Westwood on Seconds
Mike spoke with Jez Conolly and Emma Westwood about their Constellations book on John Frankenheimer's Seconds (1966).
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5 years ago
Episode 544: The Medusa Touch (1978)
Shocktober 2021 continues with a look at Jack Gold’s The Medusa Touch. It’s the story of John Morlar (Richard Burton) a man with a special gift who i…
5 years ago
Special Report: Ed Lachman on The Velvet Underground (2021)
Mike spoke with cinematographer Ed Lachman about some of his earlier films (The American Friend, The Limey) along with his latest work with Todd Hayn…
5 years ago
Special Report: Dune (2021)
As a cross-over with The Kulturecast, Chris Stachiw joins Mike to discuss Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021), a rather dour, joyless adaptation of Frank …
5 years ago
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…
5 years 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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5 years 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…
5 years 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 …
5 years, 1 month ago