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Lee and Leah return this week to cover a listener request. This time out it is a film featuring thinly-veiled fictionalized versions of David Bowie and Iggy Pop (and some Lou Reed) in the height of the Glam Rock era of the 1970s - told in the same fashion as a certain specific Orson Welles film - the Todd Haynes written-and-directed-"Velvet Goldmine" (1998). The conversation focuses around the look of the film and the performances; if the way the story is told is effective; the LGBTQ representation; Ewan McGregor's cock and balls; and collecting albums back in the day, to just name a few topics. Lee also introduces Leah to a fun new movie-related game that will pop up on the show again in the future, and they play a few rounds of it. So put on your shiny jumpsuit, throw on some glitter, and come rock with us for a while, why don't you? "Velvet Goldmine" IMDB  Stattogories.com's "Which Movie Has a Higher Rating on IMDB" game  Featured Music: "Coz I Luv You" by Slade 7 "Baby's on Fire" by The Venus in Furs.

Lee returns to finish off his look at the music from the films of Amicus Productions. The material covered here comes from their peak and rapid decline. While the films may have started to lower in quality by the mid-1970s, it can be argued that the scores and soundtracks were still top notch. Listen in, and Lee believes you'll agree with him. --Toccata & Fugue in D Minor from "Tales from the Crypt" (1972) --Johann Sebastian Bach; adapted by Douglas Gamley --Night on Bald Mountain and excerpt from Pictures at an Exhibition II: Gnomus from "Asylum" (1972) --Modest Mussorgsky; adapted by Douglas Gamley --Main Title and Suite from "The Vault of Horror" (1973) --Douglas Gamley --Suite from "And Now the Screaming Starts!" (1973) --Douglas Gamley --Suite from "From Beyond the Grave" (1974) --Douglas Gamley --Main Title from "Madhouse" (1974) --Douglas Gamley --When Day is Done from "Madhouse" (1974)  --Vincent Price; music by Robert Katcher; lyrics by Buddy De Sylva --Main Title from "The Beast Must D

This week Lee and Leah and joined by their friend and fellow podcaster Gary Hill to talk about the underseen "Out of the Dark" (1988), directed by Michael Schroeder, and featuring a bunch of "that guy" character actors getting a chance to strut their stuff. Does this late-period slasher film about a deranged john in a clown mask, stalking the phone sex workers he harasses, have anything worth talking about when the genre itself was all but dead at that point? Other topics brought up: phone sex lines; commercials for phone sex lines; late night commercials in general, and how television just went off the air back in the day; Paul Bartel in a bad wig; and Divine's last role. The hosts also talk about what they've watched recently. So, pick up the phone, because we're ready to have a good time with you. Check out Lee and Leah's recent guest shot on The Grindbin Podcast here. Find Gary's stuff here. "Out of the Dark" IMDB  Featured Music: "Clown" by The Hollies & "Death of a Clown" by The Kinks.

Lee continues his extended look into the scores and soundtracks of Amicus Productions. This episode covers the middle years, as horror becomes the primary focus, along with a few strange asides. Check out the YouTube channel "Fish Man" that is the source of many of the suites featured in this and other episodes that I do.  --Suite from "Torture Garden" (1967) --James Bernard --Suite from "They Came from Beyond Space (1967) --James Stevens --Suite from "The Terrornauts" (1967) --Elisabeth Lutyens --Danger Route from "Danger Route" (1967) --Lionel Bart --Scream and Scream Again from "Scream and Scream Again" (1970) --Amen Corner --Suite & Supernatural Slugfest from "Scream and Scream Again" (1970) --David Whitaker --Suite {Main Title/Prologue/Writing Horror/Seeing and Hearing Things/Philip Grayson/Remembering/The Vampire/Welcome to the Club/Epilogue/End Titles} from "The House that Dripped Blood" (1971) --Michael Dress --Suite from "I, Monster" (1971) --Carl Davis Opening and closing music: Magic and Ecsta

This week the podcast returns to John Waters as Lee and Leah cover his first and only PG-rated film, "Hairspray" (1988). Does this switch to a more professional and toned-down style hurt Waters' message, or does it just force him to be more creative about how to continue to be over-the-top and subversive in a mainstream production? How does the 2007 adaptation of the "Hairspray" musical match-up? How bloody great was Divine in her final film with Waters? How good was Ricki Lake in her first big role? How do elements of this film connect to an old PSA star Sonny Bono was in? Ric Ocasek and Pia Zadora as beatniks? A lot of the conversation also hits on Drag culture and Divine being a Drag icon still to this day. The hosts also talk about what they've watched as of late. No matter if your a hair-hopper or a weed-smoking beatnik, you're welcome to get naked with us and come listen! "Hairspray" IMDB  Featured Music: "Mama Didn't Lie" by Jan Bradley & "Hairspray" by Rachel Sweet.

Lee, Leah, and special guest Gary Hill try to sweep up some trash this week as they cover the Jerry Springer-centric "Ringmaster" (1998), directed by Neil Abramson. Is there anything worth talking about in this ill-advised cinematic celebration of the lowest common denominator in society? Is Springer any good playing himself? Lots of asides abound, including a lengthy listener comment from fellow podcaster and friend, Vaughn Kuhlmeier, who manages to predict most of what we had to say about the movie. The hosts also talk about what they've watched as of late. Till next time, take care of yourselves and each other! Check out Gary's various podcasts here.  "Ringmaster" IMDB Featured Music: "TV Party" by Black Flag & "Dr. Talk" by Jerry Springer.

Lee and Leah are joined by two special guests in this episode. Mike and Bobby from The Grindbin Podcast stop by to help dig into the late-period, existential Franco Nero Spaghetti Western "Keoma", directed by Enzo G. Castellari. Things brought up: Is this the last great pasta cowboy picture? "Coolman Keoma"; Why is Jared Leto in this?; Who is the worst Italian on the episode - Leah or Mike?; Lee is old; Italian Donald Sutherland; Keoma is kind of an asshole; and yes, the soundtrack is definitely talked about. The hosts also talk about what they've watched as of late. Come in and listen, and don't mind the folk singer narrating your life. "Keoma" IMDB Check out Mike and Bobby on The Grindbin Podcast.  Featured Music: Except from "Keoma (instrumental)" & "Keoma" by Guido and Maurizio De Angelis.

Lee and Leah are joined by special guest Cameron Scott to cover the late period Blaxploitation all star team-up "Three the Hard Way" (1974), directed by Gordon Parks Jr., and featuring the talents of Jim Brown, Frank "The Hammer" Williamson, and Jim Kelly. Much of the talk revolves around how cool and badass the three leads are, comic book neo-nazis, the action and stunts, and the surprising addition of three topless and sweaty dominatrix torturers at one point! The hosts also talk about what they've watched lately, including the latest "Texas Chainsaw" and "Batman" films. You can listen to this episode the easy way or the hard way. You decide! "Three the Hard Way" IMDB  Check out Cameron's other podcasts at Cinema Degeneration.  You can also hear Lee and Cameron together, along with Gary Hill, on the Last Call at Torchy's podcast over at The Butcher Shop.  Follow Lady Leah on Instagram.  Featured Music: Excerpt from "Three The Hard Way (Chase & Theme)" & "That's What Love Will Do" by The Impre

It's time for another multi-part series on Blood on the Tracks. This time out Lee is covering the filmography of Amicus Productions, who were most famous for their excellent horror anthology films in the 1960s and 1970s. But they did so much more, and Lee is going to explore their output through the music that was featured in their films. --Spaceship to Mars from "It's Trad, Dad!" (1962) --Gene Viincent --Sweet Boy from "Just for Fun" (1963) --Clodagh Rodgers --Suite from "Dr. Terror's House of Horrors" (1965) --Elisabeth Lutyens --Daleks and Thals & The Eccentric Dr. Who from "Dr. Who and the Daleks" (1965) --Malcolm Lockyer --Suite from "The Skull" (1965) --Elisabeth Lutyens --Daleks and Robomen from "Dalek's Invasion Earth 2150 A.D." (1966) --Bill McGuffie --Suite from "The Psychopath" (1966) --Elisabeth Lutyens --Main & End Titles from "The Deadly Bees" (1966) --Wilfred Josephs Opening and closing music: Magic and Ecstasy from "Exorcist II: The Heretic" by Ennio Morricone, and The Shadow of th

Lee, Leah, and her friend & returning guest host, Sam, talk about Mario Bava's sexy comic book-adapted action/Euro-spy parody/crime film "Danger: Diabolik" (1968). Topics brought up include baby powder; KY jelly; banging on money; separate sexy showers; catapults; John Phillip Law's eyebrows; proper day for night photography; fashion choices; Valmont's drunk girlfriend; Diabolik's politics, or lack thereof; and Ennio Morricone's fantastic score. The hosts also talk about what they've watches as of late. Slip into your skin-tight suit, fire up your identikit, and watch out for trap doors in airplanes, and join us. "Danger: Diabolik" IMDB  Featured Music: "Money Orgy" & "Driving Decoys" by Ennio Morricone.

Due to some time constraints this month Lee's back with a slightly shorter show than usual. This time out he's compiled an addendum to the previous episode, which was about fictional bands and solo artists featured in films. This list was all taken from the list of tracks he had to cut from the original over-stuffed track list for that episode. He felt these were all too good to ignore. --Lunar Madness from "Vicious Lips" (1986) --Vicious Lips (Sue Saad and the Next) --Touch Me, I'm Dick from "Singles" (1992) --Citizen Dick (Pearl Jam) --Wie Glauben/Techno Pop from "The Big Lebowski" (1998) --Autobahn (Carter Burwell) --Love Comes and Goes from "Almost Famous" (2000) --Stillwater (Nancy Wilson, Cameron Crowe, Peter Frampton, Marti Frederiksen, & Mike McCready) --Old Joe's Place from "A Mighty Wind" (2003) --The Folksmen (Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, & Michael McKean) --Sitting in a Car & My Friend (You Cunt) from "Brother of the Head" (2005) --The Bang-Bang (Luke Treadaway, Harry Treadawa

Leah and Leah are back for an Intermission episode to cover a lesser-known slasher film from 1982, the David Nelson-directed "Death Screams". Is this rural slasher, full to the brim with red herrings and extended sequences at a county fair, one rightfully forgotten, or is it a hidden gem? The hosts go back and forth weighing the good and the bad, including the quality of the respective versions of the film they each watched. Come listen, just don't lose your head over it! "Death Screams" IMDB  Featured Music: "Main Theme" by Dee Barton.

Lee and Leah are back to gush over a film they love. This week they look at 2015's post-apocalyptic love letter and send-up "Turbo Kid", written and directed by the trio of François Simard, Anouk & Yoann-Karl Whissell. Topics discussed include comparisons to "Mad Max" and other similar films, as well as the "Fallout" video game series; if the film uses it's 1980s aesthetic too much or just right; the over-the-top practical effects work; and if the character of Apple is a manic pixie dream girl or not. The hosts also talk about what they've watched as of late. Cover your eyes, throat and genitals, and take a listen! "Turbo Kid" IMDB  Check out Leah in "Ghost Beaver Kick". "T is for Turbo" Short Upcoming Turbo Kid game on Steam.  Featured Music: "The Playground" & Tequila Sunrise" by La Matos.

2021 has come and gone and Lee and Leah have watched a staggering amount of films in the past year. Thus come the time for the usual best and worst lists to be talked about on the podcast. In this 2hrs+ episode the hosts list their 20 best first-time watches, their 10 worst first-time watches, and their best honourable mentions. Come help us shovel the last bit of dirt on 2021's grave. Lee's Best and Worst of 2021: Honourable Mentions: "Viy" (1967) "The Sicilian Connection" (1972) "The Laughing Policeman" (1973) "Malignant" (2021) "Mad Dog Morgan" (1976) Best of: 20. "Arctic" (2018) 19. "They Remain" (2018) 18. "Candyman" (2021) 17. "Repulsion" (1965) 16. "In the Earth" (2021) 15. "Last Night in Soho" (2021) 14. "The Last Duel" (2021) 13. "Some Like It Hot" (1959) 12. "The Stepford Wives" (1975) 11. "The Whip and the Body" (1963) 10. "Dogs Don’t Wear Pants" (2019) 9. "Sitting Target" (1972) 8. "Cisco Pike" (1972) 7. "The Muppets Take Manhattan" (1984) 6. "Multiple Maniacs" (1970) 5. "Charley Varri

The cursed year that was 2021 has come to an end and Lee felt like going out on a more positive note. In this mega-sized episode he's compiled a list of tracks from fictional bands and musical artists that have appeared in films. Lots of research went into this one, as Lee tries to give credit where credit is due to the people behind the fictional acts. Be it totally made up acts, parody acts that came before their film debuts, or if they actually formed later on in real life, Lee tries to cover a little of everything. He found that there's still many he could cover in later episodes, so he just might. Happy New Year, and thanks for the continued support of the show! --Sweet Talkin' Candyman & In the Long Run from "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" (1970) --The Kelly Affair/The Carrie Nations (Lynn Carey & Barbara Robison; Stu Phillips) --Kipper & The Clapham from "Confessions of a Pop Performer" (1975) --Kipper (Ed Welch, Dominic Bugatti & Frank Musker) --Cantina Band from "Star Wars: Episod

Lee & Paul are back together to cover the Z-grade sci-fi film "The Astounding She-Monster" (1957), directed by Ronald V. Ashcroft. This semi-forgotten, low-budget shlock about a sexy radioactive space alien has some interesting aspects to it, including the possibility of the titular star, Shirley Kilpatrick, faking her death to make a better film career for herself as Shirley Stoler! Don't touch this podcast, just listen to it at a safe distance! The Astounding She-Monster IMDB  Featured Music: "Radioactive Mama" by Sheldon Allman & "My Girl is Like Uramium" by The Radium Cats.

This week Daniel returns (!) to join Lee as they welcome friend and fellow podcaster Bo Ransdell, in order to have a quite meaty conversation about Phil Alden Robinson's "Sneakers" (1992), starring Robert Redford & Ben Kingsley. Things covered: old school hacking talk, and what the film gets right and wrong about it; the wonderful ensemble cast elevating the material; the politics behind the film; the comparisons to the 1970s paranoid thrillers this film draws from; the still-unmade tv series, and if that would even be a good idea to do, especially today. Also, Bo gets to play The Movie God Game, and Lee and Bo talk about what they've watched lately. Listen to this one by planting a bug, spying with a camera, or patching into a satellite. We don't care how you listen, just that you do! "Sneakers" IMDB  Check out a ton of great podcasts, including all of Bo's, at Legion Podcasts.  Check out Daniel's other podcast I Don't Speak German, and support him on Patreon for even more content.  Featured Music:

In this latest Intermission episode Lee and Leah are back together to talk about one of the first (if not the actual first) atomic monster films from the 1950s, "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" (1953), directed by Eugène Lourié. Much of the conversation revolves around the fantastic Ray Harryhausen special effects work and if the rest of the movie manages to live up to that. How is this both not based on a Ray Bradbury story, but kind of is at the same time? What the hell is Lee Van Cleef doing here? Why does Leah's cat keep butting in on the recording? All this and more. Listen before the Rhedosaurus destroys the podcast like it was some lighthouse or a diving bell! "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" IMDB.  Featured Music: "Main Title" & "Monster Does Manhatten" by David Buttolph.

In this episode Lee takes a slightly different route. This time out it's a playlist pulled from the soundtrack and scores of recent watches by Lee over the last few months. --Windsor Concerto from "The Whip and the Body" (1963) --Carlo Rustichelli --Main Theme from "Kill, Baby... Kill!" (1966) --Carlo Rustichelli --Bank Robbery & Last of the Independents from "Charley Varrick" (1973) --Lalo Schifrin --Underwater from "Female Trouble" (1974) --The Frogmen --Main Theme from "Female Trouble" (1974) --Divine & Bob Harvey --The Pilgrim, Chapter 33 from "Cisco Pike" (1971) --Kris Kristofferson --Combat Drop & Ripley's Rescue from "Aliens" (1986) --James Horner --Here in the Darkness from "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama" (1988) --Greg Stone --All Out of Bubblegum & Wake Up from "They Live" (1988) --John Carpenter & Alan Howarth --The Breakup Song from "Let Me In" (2010) --The Greg Kihn Band --So Busted from "The Suicide Squad" (2021) --Culture Abuse Opening and closing music: Mag

In this episode Lee is joined by special guest, friend and fellow podcaster, Brady Kimball, to cover Paul Schrader's intimate and innovative docudrama of the influential Japanese writer Yukio Mishima, whose art and life became one on the day he ended it. The film, "Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)", is a meaty film to pick at, and the hosts try their best to come to some conclusions about Mishima the man, Mishima the artist, and ultimately the art itself. Can those thing be separated in this case? Also, as Brady is new to the podcast, he gets to play The Movie God Game, and he also talks about some recent watches. After you listen, if you thought this podcast was perfect art, feel free to destroy it right afterwards. "Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)" IMDB.  Find more of Brady on his fantastic podcast Solid Six.  Also check out their Instagram.  Featured Music: "Body Building" & "Temple of The Golden Pavilion" by Phillip Glass.