Sinopse
A podcast of overlooked and misbegotten cinema
Episódios
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112 - The Wicker Man: The Summerisle Cut
23/08/2021 Duração: 01h18minTim and Jen welcome a special guest to discuss a fan edit of a beloved horror classic, The Wicker Man: The Summerisle Cut! Listen for yourself and decide if you want to leave angry comments on archive.org!View the Summerisle Cut at the Internet Archive.Visit the Wicker Man site mentioned by our guest, which describes all of the different cuts of the film in detail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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111 - Eureka
16/08/2021 Duração: 01h18minJen and Tim agree and disagree on an also-ran Nicolas Roeg movie, Eureka! Jen really gets the bit between her teeth in this one and Tim demonstrates almost saintly patience while she babbles.Watch a short documentary on the inspiration for Jack McCann, the gold millionaire Sir Harry Oakes.Buy Charlotte Gray’s very engaging bio of Harry Oakes, Murdered Midas, on Alibris.For more British filmmaking, listen to our episode on The Firm and its 2009 reboot! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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110 - Cool World
26/07/2021 Duração: 01h25minSubscribe to HYST on Patreon for only $2 and get two bonus episodes every month! patreon.com/haveyouseenthis/Cool World is not cool. Emma Bowers (@hyenasandgin) returns to commiserate with Tim and Jen about a very bad animated feature. Turns out this movie did significant psychological damage to young Tim.Watch Emma's Full Metal Alchemist video!Compare and contrast: this interview with Ralph Bakshi, and this one with writer Michael Grais. Bakshi claims malfeasance from producer Frank Mancuso, Jr. (to the point of violence). Grais calls Bakshi a liar, essentially. What's the real story? Who knows?Bakshi puts in this pissing stuff, and toilet stuff. I didn't like that sex attitude in it very much. It's like real repressed horniness; he's kind of letting it out compulsively.R. Crumb on Ralph Bakshi and the Fritz the Cat feature filmThe Tex Avery doc Tim alluded to is called Tex Avery, the King of Cartoons.If we haven't dissuaded you, you can watch Ralph Bakshi's most recent animated work, The Last Days of Coney
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109 - M.A.N.T.I.S.
19/07/2021 Duração: 01h56minWhat if Black Panther had been the pilot for a TV show, but when they went to series they took out Wakanda and most of the black people? You'd have M.A.N.T.I.S.! HYST superfan mugrimm joins Tim and Jen to talk about what was lost when the Sam Raimi/Sam Hamm/Rob Tapert pilot became a politically toothless show with white sidekicks.The documentary Jen couldn't remember the name of is Call Me Lucky, and it was directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. It's an account of the life of satirist and activist Barry Crimmins. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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108 - The Firm(s)
12/07/2021 Duração: 01h34minJen and Tim look at two takes on football hooliganism called The Firm. The 1989 version is a masterpiece, the other, not so much!The 20-minute documentary Alan Clarke: His Own Man is a nice intro to the director. Also, many of his works can be found on YouTube, so happy hunting!https://vimeo.com/473362397Jen referred to a film called “WarGames” when she actually meant The War Game, a 1965 dramatization of nuclear warfare against England that the BBC withdrew from broadcast until 1985. It did not star Matthew Broderick or Ally Sheedy.https://archive.org/details/TheWarGame_201405She also sorta muffed the description of Ken Loach’s teleplay Cathy Come Home, which horrified the British public with its account of a homeless couple (to little material effect, according to Loach). This short article describes the production and draws from some of the news coverage of the time.https://www.gale.com/intl/archives-explored/cathy-come-home-a-landmark-in-british-political-televisionAlso, “If you know what’s good for you…W
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107 - Krull
27/06/2021 Duração: 01h25minSubscribe to HYST on Patreon for only $2 and get two bonus episodes every month! patreon.com/haveyouseenthis/Bitter Karella returns to fight Tim on the merits (or lack thereof) of cult 80s sci-fantasy film Krull! Krull hit screens in 1983 and failed to make its money back, although it is beloved by the kind of people who liked Ready Player One.For exhaustive contemporary coverage on Krull, visit the Internet Archive’s scanned copy of Starlog issue 76.https://archive.org/details/starlog_magazine-076/page/n51/mode/2up?view=theaterSpecial effects makeup artist Nick Maley seemed to enjoy making the film, judging by his reminisces.https://web.archive.org/web/20020331025842/http://1001resources.com/hosting/users/cinesecrets/pmKrull-Intro.htmlOne valiant effort to market the movie: Krull-themed weddings! To our knowledge, none of the brides or grooms have come forward to admit to their participation. But it's hard to see how the movie missed with marketing concepts this good:‘One [marketing gimmick] suggests approac
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106 - Planet of Storms
23/06/2021 Duração: 01h29minTim and Jen return to Soviet filmmaker Pavel Klushantsev’s optimistic world of space exploration for 1962’s Planet of Storms!ERRATA: Jen speculates in the episode about the reason for the lack of cultural impact the film made in the United States, but it turns out there's a good reason: Planet of Storms didn't arrive in the US in official and unadulterated form until some time in the 90s, on home video. As we mentioned, the film was cannibalized for two different American productions. One was Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet, with new footage directed by eventual New Queer Cinema trailblazer Curtis Harrington. The other, as we mentioned in the episode, was Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women. They both suck.The original film is available on YouTube with English subtitles. If you're curious about the 1955 Disney short Man in Space, you can watch it here, but you won't actually learn much about the historical origins of rocketry.See photos of the actual Venusian surface captured by some of the unfortunate
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105 - The Astrologer
17/06/2021 Duração: 01h29minJen and Tim are astounded by one of the most pompous auteur statements ever made— Craig Denney’s The Astrologer from 1976!The Astrologer had a theatrical run from at least 1976 through part of 1977, but was considered lost for many years. It eventually resurfaced in 2021 on YouTube. Paramount appears to have a copyright claim on the picture (amazing that they’d even want it), but that doesn’t mean it can’t be seen if you know where to look.The story of auteur Craig Denney is as mysterious as it is surprising.Jim Vorel has a good rundown at Paste Magazine. Long story short, Denney made a bold play for notoriety, only to disappear sometime in the 80s. No one knows when he died, if he’s actually dead, or even his real birthdate! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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104 - Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
30/05/2021 Duração: 01h43minScreenwriter Josh Olson returns to share a Russ Meyer phantasmagoria and to make it clear that he did NOT write Gigli Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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103 - Road to the Stars
23/05/2021 Duração: 01h24minTim attempts to convey the charm and innovative spirit of Soviet filmmaker Pavel Klushantsev to his lazy, lazy cohost!We mentioned the Klushantsev documentary The Star Dreamer, but don't miss the original films! We loved the dog in a spacesuit in Mars.For the exact opposite of Klushantsev's optimistic vision, check out our episode on Paul W.S. Anderson's space-based nightmare, Event Horizon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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102 - Lexx
15/05/2021 Duração: 01h44minTim introduces Jen to the other, cheaper, hornier Farscape!Want to time-travel to a simpler time online? Check out this perfectly preserved Lexx fansite!For a more dismal brand of horny sci-fi, try our episode on The Doomsday Machine! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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101 - The Astro-Zombies
27/04/2021 Duração: 01h39minJen and Tim talk about everything BUT the movie, including the vexed question of Ron Howard! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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100 - Antichrist
19/04/2021 Duração: 02h08minFor a SUPERSIZED one hundredth episode, Tim agrees with everything Lars von Trier has said and done because they’re both misogynists.Thank you to all the listeners for supporting us for one hundred episodes and here’s to ONE THOUSAND MOREFor the (swinging) lowdown on Willem Dafoe's gifts, read this article about von Trier's obsession with the actor's wiener.If you want to see where it all began, you can check out our very first episode, about Elaine May's little-loved Ishtar! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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099 - Hammer House of Horror with a slice of Pi
11/04/2021 Duração: 01h32minJen and Tim note the peculiar similarities between an episode of an obscure British horror anthology and Darren Aronofsky’s debut (NOT Life of Pi!!!!!). Also, Jen seizes an opportunity to talk about Rowdy Roddy Piper.Hammer House of Horror is free to watch with ads over on Tubi!If you're looking for more British horror, why not try our episode on the controversial one-off TV special Ghostwatch? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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098 - Willow
28/03/2021 Duração: 01h33minBitter Karella joins Jen and Tim to discuss that movie you really liked as a kid and then revisited as an adult and realized it wasn’t that good Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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097 - Disco Godfather
06/03/2021 Duração: 01h16minSean Morris joins Tim and Jen to talk about an underseen movie from Dolemite himself, Rudy Ray Moore!Disco Godfather is easily viewable for free, and via a very nice transfer, courtesy of our favorite streaming service, Tubi.For more on the Disco Godfather himself, Rudy Ray Moore, put yo' weight on his official website.And if you can't get enough of the voluble Sean Morris, check out our episode on the unfairly forgotten Livin' Large! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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096 - Glen or Glenda
02/03/2021 Duração: 01h46minTim and Jen effuse about Ed Wood’s cri de coeur! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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095 - Crash (the good one)
15/02/2021 Duração: 01h36minJen and Tim welcome back Darren Herczeg to discuss one of the most controversial movies of the 90s! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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094 - True Stories
31/01/2021 Duração: 01h33minTim returns to chug the haterade! Jen weakly defends the movie but she’s no match for Tim’s anti-twee vitriol! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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093 - The Sleeping Car
25/01/2021 Duração: 01h26minJoin our Patreon for as low as $2/month and access more than 50 bonus episodes!Jen welcomes special guest Keenan to discuss an ineffectual answer to Jason and Freddy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.