Cinephoria!

Also available on Youtube. Daylight savings is here and so is a wealth for more film and literature discussion. With the Mubi Podcast focusing on haunted house films, talks of Skinamarink come back to the forefront as well as the cult classic, Hausu. On the other end are talks of the book, Hollywood v. Hard Core by Jon Lewis which triggers talks of Antonioni's Zabriskie Point and The Passenger. Ca...

Also available on Youtube. Taking a look at another Gerard Damiano film! His 1976 puppet sex comedy, Let My Puppets Come. Also featuring Luis de Jesus, Al Goldstein and a whole bunch of puppets. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Hallucinogenic dream-like cinema reigns as the thread which holds this episode together. Starting with the recent announcement of the underrated occult Horror film, Incubus (including a talk about Shatner's films!) From there, we see the also underrated contemporary, Fuzzy Head into the 70s gem, Ganja & Hess. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Discussing two of my favorite filmmakers and their works! First, Roman Polanski with the documentary Wanted and Desired as well as a general overview at some of his films including Rosemary's Baby, The Tenant and The Pianist. Moving on, far more lowkey and far more underseen is Paul Harrill and his great films Light from Light with some more talk of his debut feature, So...

Also available on Youtube. It's the Halloween season so what's the topic? Documentaries, of course! Specifically video game documentaries. Main feature being the 2011 doc, Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters along with other films in conversation like Man vs. Snake and the King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Looking at the 1973 psychological drama, The Devil in Miss Jones directed by Gerard Damiano and starring Georgina Spelvin. Also starring Harry Reems, Marc Stevens and John Clemens. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Two coming of age films forty years apart are the topics today. The first is Joseph Losey's war drama, The Boy with Green Hair. The latter being Susan Seidelman's New York character study, Smithereens. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Discussing Francis Ford Coppola's newest passion project, Megalopolis and crossing paths to another cinema great, Paul Schrader with his films Patty Hearst and Auto Focus. Sandwiched between them is talk of the documentary, Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. In this 8 hour (!) descent into madness, Dan, Mason and Tony break down their top 50 (and Dan's 25) favorite non-franchise slasher films. Featuring the works of filmmakers like J. Lee Thompson, Tim Ritter, Damien Leone, Joseph Zito and Tobe Hooper to name a few, there's no shortage of quality slashers to look for here. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. David A. Szulskin's wonderful book on the making of The Last House on the Left kickstarts a whole talk on the film, it's censorship and confusing release history. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Talking about two solid contemporary filmmakers and their newest works. First is Adam Rehmeier's film, Snack Shack and the current wave of modern period pieces. Following that up is Jeremy Saulnier's, Rebel Ridge along with the praising of the work of S. Craig Zahler. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Making his podcasting return, Jeremy headlines this unusual discussion of the FRED trilogy discussing Fred: The Movie, Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred and Fred 3: Camp Fred featuring Tyler from the 22 Shots podcast! Jeremy (Nesruler22) https://www.youtube.com/@Nesruler22 Tyler (22 Shots of Moodz and Horror) https://www.youtube.com/@Moodz616 Letterboxd: https://letterbox...

Also available on Youtube. The Perils of Priscilla kickstarts the talk for this episode including mentions of The Amusement Park and White God. The main feature discussion here being William Firedkin's, Sorcerer. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. A review of the Peekarama Blu Ray for Shaun Costello's, Pandora's Mirror. Featuring Veronica Hart, Tiffany Clark, Diana May, George Payne, Jerry Butler, Jamie Gillis, Sandra Hillman, Jerry Butler, Celeste Bon, Carter Stevens, Ron Jeremy and Annie Sprinkle. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Discussing the new book on Marilyn Chambers, Pure: The Sexual Revolutions of Marilyn Chambers by Jared Stearns before talking about two films by auteurs in their own right. The Passenger from Michelangelo Antonioni and Upstream Color by Shane Carruth. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Unintentionally talking about some recent art! First, the 2023 book, Opposing Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever by Matt Singer. Then onto the films with Between the Temples directed by Nathan Silver and a film I forgot to talk about before, Ghostlight directed by Kelly O'Sullivan and Alex Thompson. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecamerama...

Also available on Youtube. Looking at Dracula Sucks as well as the alternate version, Lust at First Bite directed by Phillip Marshak. Written by Darryl Marshak, David Kern, William Margold, Mitch Morrill and T. Bell. Starring Jamie Gillis, Paul Thomas, Kay Parker, John Leslie, John Holmes, Annette Haven, Seka, Mike Ranger, Pat Manning, Richard Bulik and Richard Nalder. Letterboxd: https://letterbo...

Also available on Youtube. Discussing the new documentary, How To Come Alive with Norman Mailer along with talk of contemporary cinema and where it may or may not be heading. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Talk of Criterion's upcoming CC40 boxset compared to the Janus Art Films Essentials is sandwiched between talk of Forbidden Games from 1952. Finishing it off with talk of The House of Yes from 1997. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. With the sun down and the rain accompanying it, the mood is perfectly set to discuss Dogville and the work of Lars Von Trier. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. A look at Intimate Lessons directed by Phillip Marshak. Starring Paul Thomas, Kay Parker, Danielle, Jeff Conrad, Becky Savage, Jessie Blu and William Margold. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. The main feature today is the underseen gem, The Amateurs (aka The Moguls) written and directed by Michael Traeger. With a quick last second pairing of the 1976 hardcore documentary, A Labor of Love. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. Upon editing, it appears the fan is much more prevalent than I thought! With that said, more discussion of Jean Luc-Godard and the documentary, Godard Cinema. Focusing on another filmmaking, discussing the work of Kim Ki Duk and two of his films specifically, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring & 3-Iron. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. The clouds must pass for the sun to shine. The work of Krzysztof Kieślowski starts the show here with mentioning of films like Three Colors: Red and Camera Buff and the headliner being the 2005 Palme D'or winner, L'Enfant. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/danthecameraman/

Also available on Youtube. A review of the 1976 roughie The Farmer's Daughters directed, written and starring Zebedy Colt. Also featuring Gloria Leonard, Marlene Willoughby, Spalding Gray, Nancy Dare, John Black and Bill Cort.