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The Man and His Movies: Part 3 of our John Carpenter retrospective.

In this chapter we discuss the recent ouput from the genre maestro and debate the merits of the 'second phase' theory of Carpenter's career. Certainly the past decade or so has not really produced the timeless classics of the past like The Thing or Halloween but there are strong entries to be found just the same. This week we cover the Lovecraft-ian In the Mouth of Madness (1994), another attempt to remake a classic film Village of the Damned (1995), the divisive remake/sequel Escape From L.A. (1997), a true western-horror Vampires (1998) and of course the last theatrical output to date Ghosts of Mars (2001). Our work would not be complete before addressing the two Masters of Horror installments Cigarette Burns (2005) and Pro-Life (2006).

The merits of Carpenter's later filmography is often debated amongst fans but stay tuned for the first Horroretc argument to bring things to a close. It's only fitting that opinions would be strong on a film centered around an abortion clinic.

It was fun to stroll through the decades revisiting so many iconic films produced by a man who we all hold in very high regard. We close out sharing a short article about the '78-'88 era (arguably unsurpassed by any other genre director), and have skill testing questions.

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Welcome to our second Horroretc Feature Commentary. As a wrap up to our recent series of episodes revisiting the film career of John Carpenter we sat down to record an audio commentary to his seminal work: 1982's The Thing.

This episode was something of an impromptu decision so rather than focus on the myriad of facts and trivia surrounding the film we approached it more as a casual viewing experience that listeners could join in on. So whether you take the show on the road with you and listen to our banter or sit down with the DVD and sync up to listen along with us we hope you enjoy one more week of Carpenter talk. Please consider this subject our thanks to all of you who wrote in during the retrospective episodes and shared your comments and memories, we really had a lot of fun with the subject. All hail J.C.

On a side note if you feel the need to continue scratching your The Thing itch, please check out the JAFMP podcast where Stephen has dedicated episode XXIII of his show to the film (Link).

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After a lengthy delay Dexter Season 3 has arrived. We promised (warned) you we would devote an episode to the third season of this fantastic show and the time has arrived. Okay, so here's the disclaimer: maybe not everyone has watched Dexter, let alone season 3 which is due to hit DVD very soon, but our suggestions are as follows: 1.) listen to our synopsis of season 3 and maybe catch our enthusiasm for the series; 2.) get caught up and listen when the time is right or; 3.) forgive us this week and tune in again same time same place next week.

In season 3 we meet Miguel Prado who will come to draw out and expose a side of Dexter we never thought we would see. Each season seems to have it's central storyline and that is the strength of season 3. In the interests of maintaining a spoiler-free synopsis we will leave it at this - the writers have been brilliant at maintaining our interest and addiction to this show despite what may appear on the surface to be cliche television pitfalls. This weeks episode is entirely self-contained for those who have no interest in the subject or who are catching up on the show but we wish to give a huge thanks to Stephen at JAFMP for sending in his synopsis and comparison between the books and the 3 seasons of Dexter thus far to cap things off.

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Welcome all to another From The Hip episode of Horroretc. This weeks subjects are quite varied but we think some good discussion was had. The show opens with a few emails of interest (Ted gets back up on his Escape From LA soapbox) before bringing in a surprise guest by phone. Some recent watches are discussed including a 'partial' Drag Me To Hell talk - finger pointed in Anthony's direction. Bottom line....see it!

Then meat and potatoes of this weeks show surrounds some good banter generated by a couple of recent articles:

6 Reasons Why Horror Fans Make The Best Film Fans

7 Reasons Why The Horror Genre Is Dying

The first was a fun salute to the horror fan while the second required some rebuttal. The crew breaks down the points raised and provide some defences to the accusations levied. We may not agree with what we read but the content made for some good discussion.

Finally, an overdue tribute to the late David Carradine: Superman Dialogue

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Thanks for joining us for another informal episode where Ted has recruited special guest host Doug to deliver this week's show. Due to severe scheduling conflicts we were faced with missing our first week but as a test of the theory that something is better than nothing we cover:
1. Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild Untold story of Ozploitation - a truly fantastic documentary exploring the Aussie film industry and specifically the excellent genre films that spawned from the land down under.
2. Turkey Shoot (1982) - the first installment in an ongoing series dubbed the 'Aussie Film Festival'. Each week, expect a discussion of one particular film the documentary gave exposure to (the list is long).
3. A debate over the value of filmmaker audio commentaries provided via iTunes download for films currently in theatre. Fan gesture vs. smart business practice. Maybe this time it can be both.
4. More industry suggestions - concurrent PG and R rated cuts of films.
5. Michael Jackson.
6. Shutter Island trailer - a compelling Scorsese 'horror' themed film?
7. Ted's to-do list of movies in the queue and the problems they present.
...and many more topics such as Timecrimes (2007), Reign of Fire (2002), My Name is Bruce (2008), etc.

Before enjoying a Schlock Corner trailer for Megashark vs. Giant Octopus (LINK), we deliver our thoughts on Stir of Echoes 2: The Homecoming. Hope you enjoy this impromptu edition of the show, tune in next week for a focused horror theme. Thanks to Eric for contributing to the show.

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