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Anthony DP Mann
Ahhhh, the Public Domain. Final resting place for the unwanted, unwatchable films of yesteryear to gather and be forgotten. Not so. This week we spend some time defining the public domain and giving a brief recap of the process through which a property can fall into public ownership, before exploring some of the catalogue that exists and are worth your time. The beauty of this category of film is that with unrestricted access, most are easily obtainable to view for free and many are worthy of attention.
The list goes far beyond Night of the Living Dead although admittedly the gems are exceedingly rare. We offer up our thoughts on why public domain is an important and worthwhile resource particularly for those with an interest in the classics. Check out this site for a free guide to public domain legalities.
With Anthony back in the fray, we must revisit a favorite subject of ours - Michael Jackson. This time we remember back to the MJ and Lisa Marie Presley appearance at the 1994 MTV music awards (LINK).
Special thanks to Michael McCormack for the fantastic original theme music, check out more of his work at www.michaelmccormackmusic.com.
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We celebrate the life and filmography of a pillar in horror film - Vincent Price. Please take our suggestion and watch House on Haunted Hill (1959) first chance you have
Its free and available HERE
Vincent Price - Master of the Macabre
Manic with homicidal rage one moment, then sporting a devilish grin the next, many of Price's characters were tortured souls haunted by a lost love or ghastly beings from experiments gone awry. Audiences were convinced to offer empathy through his performances all while suspecting he may be a madman bent on bringing hell to Earth. A horror mainstay for decades and a recognized iconic pillar of the genre, this week we offer a retrospective of the man and his career. With a filmography in excess of 80 movies as well as such a wide variety of additional pursuits we can only offer our memories, thoughts and recommendations to pay tribute to one of the absolute greats.
A high recommendation of ours to appreciate some vintage Price (and doing a bit of cross over to last weeks subject), can be found at this link: House on Haunted Hill (1959) in it's entirety and absolutely free for viewing.
Rounding out the episode we revisit some schlocky product ads that Vincent Price was
always happy to do, Ted squeezes a bit more blood out of Stir of Echoes 2, some trailer talk and a discussion about our stance on Blu-Ray DVD's.
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God bless the Queen....or whomever needs to be credited for the long, rich history of genre films produced out of the UK. This week we celebrate British horror. In order to overcome the obvious challenge of attempting to condense the entire history of British horror fare into one discussion, we have each selected specific titles to offer a flavour of what makes this nation's output so interesting. Anthony offers up some classic picks such as Night of the Demon (1957), The Devil Rides Out (1968) and Wicker Man (1973), while Ted shares some recent entries Eden Lake, Donkey Punch and Mum and Dad all from 2008. Although we have devoted an episode previously to a selection of Hammer films, we reserve our comments on Amicus for another installment down the road. In order to try some non-North American content but still in the English language we recommend trying out some of the titles thrown out, and raise an Ale in salute to UK horror.
Spoiler Warning: schlock corner features the shocking conclusion to the original Wicker Man (LINK). Haunting and gut-twisting, it was truly one of the most horrific moments of the genre.
Things close out with a cameo appearance by Doug to give some impromptu thoughts on Drag Me To Hell, and this weeks installment of the Aussie Film Festival is Road Games (1981). Check out Slug's new podcast here. Special thanks to Chris for the generous contirbution.
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Man...the most dangerous game.
So here's the deal - what began as a need to talk about the cult favorite Japanese film Battle Royale from
2000 (and it's 2003 sequel), evolved into a discussion of the history of humans hunting humans for sport
movies. Beginning with the original Most Dangerous Game (1932) and continuing through the years we cover
several memorable (and not so memorable) hunted human films. The centrepiece however is Battle Royale which
is an absolute must watch for the variety of characters, the perfect setting for the hunt, the variety and originality of weapons and attacks, the ice cold commentary on societal ills, and so much more. This
film is a video game adaptation without the original video game.
So after some extended banter to open the show and some reminiscing about hunting people down like animals we manage to kick around some more random topics (crazy Gary Busey link) until landing on this week's Aussie Film Festival pick: Mad Max (1979)! If there is a film out there that's overdue for a revisit, this is it. There is a reason that an entire generation of genre fans who were raised in the era of late 70's, early 80's remember Max as one of the all time great characters.
The call is out. Please send in your feedback (audio or otherwise) as we race toward episode #100 where we hope to involve as much of the Horroretc community as possible.
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Welcome to a relaxed mix of topics this week as we deliver an unofficial From the Hip show. What started out as a discussion of horrific Urban Legends and the effect felt on screen of these time worn tales evolved into an eclectic array of subjects. It's summertime here at Horroretc and as such we welcome you to join us on the porch and enjoy the warm air and bright sunshine as we meander through subjects such as the aforementioned Urban Legend film from 1998, the failure of 90's horror, Zombie's H2 (thanks to JP for the audio contribution), The Long Weekend remake (Nature's Grave), Coraline, Hancock (again!?), The Big Lebowsky, Romero, Predator.......the list truly does go on.
This weeks Aussie Film Festival pick is a doozy: The Road Warrior (1981). An absolute must see featuring the most epic multi-vehicle road chase ever captured in genre (I know there's debate but allow me this), clocking in at a stunning 20 minutes.
Some miscellaneous links to share include:
The 5 Creepiest Urban Legends (that turned out to be true)
Shatner recites Palin's speech (plus the follow up performance)
Slugcast (our old friend's new podcast)
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