Get Me Another

Rob has hijacked the studio to discuss Gaspar Noe’s CLIMAX (2018), an avant-garde horror film about a French dance troupe’s hellish acid trip, starring Sophia Boutella. It’s an unforgettable film, from the incredible dance number set to Cerrone’s “Supernature” to a child locked in a room screaming for his mommy.

We bring the Hard Day’s series to a close with two meta-narrative movie musicals starring singer-songwriters: ROBERTO CARLOS EM RITMO DE AVENTURA (1968) starring “the King” Roberto Carlos, and Anthony Newley’s CAN HEIRONYMUS MERKIN EVER FORGET MERCY HUMPPE AND FIND TRUE HAPPINESS (1969).

We are joined by guest Tony Bevilacqua, guitarist for The Distillers, for BEATLE MOVIE MANIA PART TWO as we discuss HELP! (1965), directed by Richard Lester, the MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR television special (1967) written and directed by the Beatles themselves, and the animated YELLOW SUBMARINE (1968).

This week is a tale of contrasts as we talk about the musical party that is THE GHOST GOES GEAR (1966), featuring The Spencer Davis Group with Steve Winwood, before traveling back to the States for William Friedkin’s first feature film, GOOD TIMES (1967), starring Sonny & Cher.

We’re joined by Justin Beahm to look at projects fronted by “manufactured” bands, including the ground-breaking sitcom THE MONKEES (1966), Saturday morning cartoon THE ARCHIES (1968), as well as the Monkees’s feature film HEAD (1968), directed by Bob Rafelson and written by Rafelson & Jack Nicholson. website: https://www.justinbeahm.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justinbeahm

It’s time for Hollywood studios to invade the British Invasion with two sitcom-esque American films starring Herman’s Hermits: HOLD ON! (1966) and MRS. BROWN, YOU’VE GOT A LOVELY DAUGHTER (1968).

We look at a pair of 1965 films about Swinging Sixties youth that use British rock-n-roll stars in more traditional movie musicals. EVERY DAY’S A HOLIDAY stars John Leyton and Freddie & the Dreamers, while THREE HATS FOR LISA features Joe Brown and songs by Leslie Bricusse.

Chris and Rob dive into the charms of FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY (1964), starring Liverpool’s own Gerry and the Pacemakers. In I’VE GOTTA HORSE (1965), Billy Fury and his love for animals take center stage, prompting Chris and Rob to lose their minds.

We discuss Richard Lester’s blockbuster Beatles comedy musical, A HARD DAY’S NIGHT (1964), and its influence on both cinema and music videos. Then we switch gears to John Boorman’s feature-film debut starring the Dave Clark Five, CATCH US IF YOU CAN (1965), a surprising movie that explores more mature themes of disaffection and estrangement.

Join us for an epic interview with Max Evry, movie journalist and author of A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch’s Dune. An Oral History.  Get ready for a deep dive into the troubled history and artistic merits of David Lynch’s DUNE (1984), starring Kyle MacLachlan. Max’s website: https://www.maxevry.com X: https://twitter.com/maxevry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maxevry1

GET CHRIS ANOTHER… CLUE! This 1985 cult classic was made by a murderer’s row of 80s American comedy. It’s also one of Chris’s favorite films. If you’re game, sit down, roll the dice, and make your guess whodunnit!

Tis the season for SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT PART 2 (1987) and SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT 3: BETTER WATCH OUT! Grab your cocoa and listen as we add “colon Garbage Day” to the title of Part 2 and Chris explains how SNDN 3 led to Resevoir Dogs.

We refill the eyewash station for Sergio Martino’s proto-slasher TORSO (1973) before coming back full circle to Dario Argento for DEEP RED (1975), which, like THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE, changed Italian cinema.

Join us for a pair of 1972 giallo films by Umberto Lenzi, one focused on an investigation, the other on psychological torment. Follow the clues of SEVEN BLOOD STAINED ORCHIDS before you shiver under the KNIFE OF ICE.

This week has a double helping of Giallo Queen Edwige Fenech with THE CASE OF THE BLOODY IRIS (1972) as well as the “HEAT” of giallo films… Sergio Martino’s YOUR VICE IS A LOCKED ROOM AND ONLY I HAVE THE KEY (1972) with both Edwige Fenech and Anita Strindberg.

Join us for two giallo films by director Aldo Lado. SHORT NIGHT OF GLASS DOLLS (1971) and WHO SAW HER DIE? (1972) starring George Lazenby.

Kevin and Erin from The Podcast That Wouldn’t Die! help us decipher if Dario Argento’s THE CAT O’NINE TAILS (1971) and FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET (1971) can recapture the magic of his film debut. https://linktr.ee/TPodcastTWDie

Friend of the podcast Justin Beahm joins us as we look at Mario Bava’s film that launched a thousand American slasher films A BAY OF BLOOD (1971) and then shift gears to DEATH WALKS ON HIGH HEELS (1971). website: https://www.justinbeahm.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/justinbeahm Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justinbeahm

Join us for two Lucio Fulci films that take giallo in a new direction, each with a fantastic turn by Florinda Balkan: A LIZARD IN A WOMAN’S SKIN (1971) examines the seedy underbelly of the urban upper class, while DON’T TORTURE A DUCKLING (1972) uncovers the rotten core of rural life. 

This week we have a pair of (maybe) murderous husbands in two films from 1971: THE BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA and THE BLOODSTAINED BUTTERFLY.

Get ready for a double helping of Sergio Martino as we talk THE STRANGE VICE OF MRS. WARDH (1971) and THE CASE OF THE SCORPION’S TAIL (1971) with Special Guest Geoff Garlock of The Cannon Canon. https://twitter.com/TheCannonCanon https://www.instagram.com/thecannoncanon https://www.patreon.com/thecannoncanon https://www.1089thehawk.com

The giallo explosion of the 1970s is unlike any film trend before or since. Part arthouse, part grindhouse, no other genre mixes the sacred and profane with this much style. It’s time to slip on your black gloves for Mario Bava’s BLOOD AND BLACK LACE (1964) before losing yourself to obsession with Dario Argento’s THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE (1970).

June of 1982 saw the release of five stone-cold classic Hollywood films. Today, we discuss none of them. Instead, don your spandex and hop on your motorbike for MEGAFORCE (1982) as we examine if this cinematic swing for the fences deserves a place in the Pantheon of June ’82.

We send off our Indiana Jones series with two Cannon Films featuring martial arts action stars. Drink from an unmarked gourd for FIREWALKER (1986) starring Chuck Norris and Louis Gossett Jr. before you float down the RIVER OF DEATH (1989) with the American Ninja himself, Michael Dudikoff.

It’s time to travel to South Asia for a pair of Indy-inspired adventure films: THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF TENNESSEE BUCK (1988) and BLOODSTONE (1988) directed by Dwight H. Little (Marked for Death, Rapid Fire) and starring Indian cinema superstar Rajnikanth.