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Episode 343: Mad Love (1935)
Shocktober 2017 kicks off with Karl Freund's final film as a director and Peter Lorre's film film in America, Mad Love (1935). Based upon Maurice Ren…
8 years, 4 months ago
Episode 342: Happy End (1966)
We wrap up the first Czechtember series with a film from director Oldrich Lipský, 1966's Happy End, an experimental comedy (which is as unusual as th…
8 years, 5 months ago
Episode 341: The Cremator (1968)
Czechtember continues with a look at Juraj Herz's The Cremator (AKA Spalovac mrtvol). Released in 1968, the year of the Prague Spring, the film stars…
8 years, 5 months ago
Special Report: Patty Farmer on Starring the Plaza
On this special episode, Mike talks with author Patty Farmer about her work including her latest books, Starring the Plaza and Playboy Laughs. Find o…
8 years, 5 months ago
Episode 340: Case for a Rookie Hangman (1970)
Season 1 Episode 340
Czechtember continues with a look at Pavel Jurácek's Case for a Rookie Hangman (AKA Prípad pro zacínajícího kata) from 1970. Very loosely based on th…
8 years, 5 months ago
Special Report: The Running Man (1987)
Set in the distant year of 2017, The Running Man (1987) is set in a dystopian world where reality television rules the airwaves and the most popular …
8 years, 5 months ago
Episode 339: Closely Watched Trains (1966)
We kick off the first annual "Czechtember" with a look at the most-easily accessible films of the Czech New Wave, the charmingly disarming 1966 film …
8 years, 5 months ago
Episode 338: The Swimmer (1968)
The 1968 film by Frank and Eleanor Perry, The Swimmer (based on the John Cheever short story of the same name), stars Burt Lancaster as Ned Merrill, …
8 years, 5 months ago
Episode 337: Intacto (2001)
We're up all night to get lucky as we discuss the 2001 film from director and co-writer Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Intacto which stars Leonardo Sbaragl…
8 years, 6 months ago
Special Report: Michael Lucker on Crash! Boom! Bang!
On this special episode, Mike talks with writer Michael Lucker about his career in Hollywood (including co-writing the screenplay for A Vampire in Br…
8 years, 6 months ago