Episodes
Episodes
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
Joker’s Wild
Cameron Kaiser builds a casino hotel modeled after the Joker, called "The Joker's Wild". The Joker sees this on the news and, enraged, escapes from Arkham again, with one thought on his mind: destroying the casino, unaware that this is exactly what Kaiser wants him to do as part of an insurance claim.
Tyger Tyger
Selina Kyle is kidnapped by the villainous genetic engineer Dr. Emile Dorian (a former comrade of Man-Bat) and becomes his latest experiment to provide his man-cat hybrid named Tygrus with a mate. Batman learns of this and comes to the island to rescue Selina. He is captured and forced into a deadly game of cat-and-flying mouse as Tygrus hunts Batman through the island's jungles.
Moon of the Wolf
Batman investigates the appearance of a werewolf-like creature in Gotham, not realizing that the monster happens to be one of Bruce Wayne's associates — Anthony Romulus, ex-Olympic champion. Behind the scheme is twisted chemist Professor Milo.
Day of the Samuri
Kyodai Ken kidnaps Kairi Tanaga, star pupil of Yoru Sensei, the martial arts instructor who taught both Kyodai and Bruce. The ninja's ransom for her is a scroll that teaches the location of the fabled Death Touch.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.29); Episode One Joker’s Wild (52.33); Episode Two: Tyger Tyger (1:04.14); Episode Three: Moon of the Wolf (1:13.42); Episode Four: Day of the Samuri (1:40.41); Favourite Character (1:50.39); Favourite Episode (1:56.01); Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel (2:07.09); Closing Credits (2:08.37)
Opening Credits– Batman Animated Theme by Danny Elfman. Copyright 1992 Warner Music
Closing Credits: Everybody Wants To Be A Cat by The Sketchy Leg Big Band. Copyright 2019 The Sketchy Leg Big Band. (2775) The Stretchy Legs Big Band - Everybody Wants To Be A Cat (from The Aristocats) - YouTube
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Sunday Jul 23, 2023
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
SEASON 2
Planet of Giants
31 October – 14 November
The Doctor, his granddaughter Susan Foreman and her teachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright are shrunk to the size of an inch after the Doctor's time machine the TARDIS arrives in contemporary England.
The Dalek Invasion on Earth
21 November – 26 December 1964
The Doctor, his granddaughter Susan Foreman and teachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright discover that the Earth in the 22nd century has been occupied by Daleks. They work with a human resistance group to stop the Daleks from mining out the Earth's core as part of their plan to pilot the planet through space.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.24); Planet of the Giants Plot Synopsis (4.40); Let's Discuss (7.57); The Daleks Invasion on Earth Background History (1953); Plot Synopsis (20.24); Let's Discuss (23.22); Let's Rate (40.46); Tune In Next Time (42.10); Closing Credits (44.54)
Opening Credits– Doctor Who Theme. composer Ron Grainer and realised by Delia Derbyshire at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Copyright 1963 BBC World Music.
Closing Credits: Giants by Calvin Harris and Rag-N-Bone Man. Copyright 2019 Columbia Records
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Saturday Jul 15, 2023
Season 6: Episode 312 - AMERICA GOES DARK: Beloved (T. Morrison) (1998)
Saturday Jul 15, 2023
Saturday Jul 15, 2023
Book: Beloved
By Toni Morrison
Film: Beloved (1998)
Beloved is a 1987 novel by the American writer Toni Morrison. Set after the American Civil War, it tells the story of a family of formerly enslaved people whose Cincinnati home is haunted by a malevolent spirit. Beloved is inspired by an event that actually happened: Margaret Garner, an enslaved person in Kentucky, who escaped and fled to the free state of Ohio in 1856. She was subject to capture in accordance with the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850; when U.S. marshals burst into the cabin where Garner and her husband had barricaded themselves, she was attempting to kill her children, and had already killed her two-year-old daughter, to spare them from being returned to slavery. Morrison had come across an account of Garner titled "A Visit to the Slave Mother who Killed Her Child" in an 1856 newspaper article published in the American Baptist, and reproduced in The Black Book, a miscellaneous compilation of black history and culture that Morrison edited in 1974.
Beloved is a 1998 American psychological horror drama film directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, and Thandiwe Newton. Based on Toni Morrison's 1987 novel of the same name, the plot centers on a former slave after the American Civil War, her haunting by a poltergeist, and the visitation of her reincarnated daughter. Despite being a box office bomb Beloved received an Oscar nomination for Best Costume Design for Colleen Atwood, the film received mostly positive reviews, and both Danny Glover and Kimberly Elise received praise for their performances.
Opening Credits; Introduction (2.30); Background History (21.42); Plot Synopsis (23.37); Book Thoughts(28.10); Let's Rate (56.09); Introducing a Film (58.22); Film Trailer (59.35); Lights, Camera, Action (1:01.35); How Many Stars (1:57.01); End Credits (2:01.20); Closing Credits (2:02.35)
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Closing Credits: Something In My House by Dead or Alive. Taken from the album Mad, Bad And Dangerous To Know. Copyright 1986. Epic Records.
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Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
You’re Next (2011)
You're Next is a 2011 American slasher film directed and edited by Adam Wingard, written by Simon Barrett and starring Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn, A. J. Bowen, Joe Swanberg, Barbara Crampton and Rob Moran. The plot concerns an estranged family under attack by a group of masked assailants during a family reunion. The film had its world premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival Midnight Madness program and was theatrically released on August 23, 2013, in the United States. The film grossed over $26 million from a $1 million production budget and has since gained a cult following.
The Guest (2014)
The Guest is a 2014 American thriller film directed by Adam Wingard and written by Simon Barrett. The film stars Dan Stevens and Maika Monroe, with a supporting cast that includes Leland Orser, Sheila Kelley, Brendan Meyer, and Lance Reddick. It tells the story of a U.S. soldier (Stevens) called David who unexpectedly visits the Peterson family, introducing himself as a friend of their son who died in combat in Afghanistan. After he has been staying in their home for a couple of days, a series of deaths occur, and the daughter Anna (Monroe) suspects David is connected to them.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.05); Background History (15.49); You’re Next (2011) Film Trailer (16.54); The Original (18.57); Introducing the Double Feature (42.20); The Guest (2014) Film Trailer (44.32); The Attraction (1:40.59); How Many Stars (1:18.40); End Credits (1:22.18); Closing Credits (1:23.15)
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Closing Credits: Perfect Day by Lou Reed. Taken from the album Transformer. Copyright 1972 Trident Records.
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Sunday Jun 18, 2023
Season 6: Episode 310 - MAKE/REMAKE: Halloween (1977/2007)
Sunday Jun 18, 2023
Sunday Jun 18, 2023
Halloween (1978)
Halloween is a 1978 American independent slasher film directed and scored by John Carpenter, co-written with producer Debra Hill, and starring Jamie Lee Curtis (in her film debut) and Donald Pleasence, with P. J. Soles and Nancy Kyes appearing in supporting roles. The plot centers around a mental patient, Michael Myers, who was committed to a sanatorium for murdering his babysitting teenage sister on Halloween night when he was six years old. Fifteen years later, he escapes and returns to his hometown, where he stalks a female babysitter and her friends, while under pursuit by his psychiatrist.
Halloween (2007)
Halloween is a 2007 American slasher film written, directed, and produced by Rob Zombie. The film is a remake of the 1978 horror film of the same name and the ninth instalment in the Halloween franchise. The film stars Tyler Mane as the adult Michael Myers, Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Sam Loomis, Scout Taylor-Compton as Laurie Strode, and Daeg Faerch as the young Michael Myers. Rob Zombie's "reimagining" follows the premise of John Carpenter's original, with Michael Myers stalking Laurie Strode and her friends on Halloween night. Working from Carpenter's advice to "make [the film] his own”, Zombie chose to develop the film as both an origin story and a remake, allowing for more original content than simply re-filming the same scenes. Despite mixed reviews, the film, which cost $15 million to make, went on to gross $80.3 million worldwide in unadjusted U.S. dollars. Zombie followed the film with a sequel, Halloween II, in 2009.
We are joined by C Derrick Miller, author, director and scriptwriter.
Opening Credits; Introduction (.38); Background History (15.39); Halloween (1977) Film Trailer (17.31); The Original (20.20); Let's Rate (1:07.14); Introducing the Double Feature (1:16.54); Halloween (2007) Film Trailer (1:18.09); The Attraction (1:20.05); How Many Stars (2:19.58); Overall Thoughts (2:31.38); End Credits (2:36.51); Closing Credits (2:32.34)
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Closing Credits: Don’t Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult. Taken from the album Agents of Fortune. Copyright 1976 Columbia Records
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Sunday Jun 11, 2023
Sunday Jun 11, 2023
The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne
After a prominent judge is injured during a struggle with some thugs demanding money from her in exchange for a strange tape, Bruce Wayne decides to take a trip to Yucca Springs, a resort where the judge had vacationed, and consult Dr. Hugo Strange, a psychiatrist. Bruce soon learns that Strange has invented a machine that extracts people's darkest secrets from their minds and transfers them to videotape — and now Strange has proof of Bruce's secret identity as Batman, and plans to auction it to three of Gotham's prominent crime bosses.
Heart of Steel Part 1
Several robberies take place at major companies, including Wayne Enterprises, and Bruce Wayne, as Batman, discovers the thief to be a mechanical briefcase. Bruce meets with his old friend, Karl Rossum, an expert in robotics who lost his daughter to a vehicle accident years ago. He also meets Rossum's assistant, Randa Duane, and Rossum's ultimate creation: a prototype A.I. known as Holographic Analytical Reciprocating Digital Computer (H.A.R.D.A.C.) Bruce invites Duane to dinner, and around the same time, certain civilians start acting strangely. Most surprising is when Duane unexpectedly leaves Wayne Manor while Bruce is on the phone, and the entire Batcave turns on Batman.
Heart of Steel Part 2
Batman manages to free himself from the Batcave's clutches, and brings it back under his control, although he fails to track Duane down. Barbara Gordon approaches Batman to inform him of her father's sudden change in behavior. A brutal fight between Batman and Detective Bullock ensues, during which Batman pushes Bullock onto the Bat Signal, and reveals him to actually be an android, meaning that the real Bullock and James Gordon have gone missing, and Batman knows who the culprit is: H.A.R.D.A.C. Batman must stop the evil supercomputer before it is too late.
If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich
Edward Nygma creates the video game The Riddle of the Minotaur for the company Competitron, but is fired by his superior Daniel Mockridge, who wants the profits for himself. Nygma vows revenge, and takes up the mantle of the Riddler two years later. While Batman sympathizes with Nygma, he and Robin find themselves forced to stop him before he kills Mockridge in a life-sized version of the Minotaur maze. Despite successfully rescuing Mockridge, who complete a deal to move his company to Gotham, the incident leaves him in a permanent PTSD - type all-consuming fear of Nygma's return for revenge.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.28); Episode One: The Strange Case of Bruce Wayne (32.30); Episode Two and Three: Heart of Steel Part 1 &2 (47.10); Episode Four: If You Are So Smart; Why Aren’t You Rich (1:14.48); Favourite Episode (1:58.53); Favourite Character (2:03.03);Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel (2:03.06); Closing Credits (2:03.46)
Opening Credits– Batman Animated Theme by Danny Elfman. Copyright 1992 Warner Music
Closing Credits: Question Me An Answer by Bobby Van. Taken from the album The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Lost Horizon. Copyright 1997 Razor & Tie Records.
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Sunday Jun 04, 2023
Sunday Jun 04, 2023
Book: The Talented Mr Ripley
By Patricia Highsmith
Film: The Talented Mr Ripley (1999)
The Talented Mr. Ripley is a 1955 psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith. This novel introduced the character of Tom Ripley, who returns in four subsequent novels. It has been adapted numerous times for film, including the 1999 film of the same name.
The Talented Mr. Ripley is a 1999 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Anthony Minghella, and based on Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel of the same name. It stars Matt Damon as Tom Ripley, with Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett and Philip Seymour Hoffman in supporting roles. The novel was previously filmed twice. In 1957, a one-hour version was produced for the TV anthology series Studio One, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, though no recording survives. In 1960, a full-length film version was released, titled Purple Noon (French: Plein soleil) and directed by René Clément, starring Alain Delon in his first major role. Claude Chabrol's 1968 film Les biches ('The Does') uses many elements of Highsmith's novel but switches the gender of the main characters. The film was a critical and commercial success. It received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Law.
Opening Credits; Introduction (2.31); Background History (10.18); Plot Synopsis (10.53); Book Thoughts(15.40); Let's Rate (34.54); Introducing a Film (36.59); Film Trailer (37.48); Lights, Camera, Action (39.56); How Many Stars (1:14.52); End Credits (1:16.27); Closing Credits (1:17.27)
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Closing Credits: Tu vuò fà l'americano by Renato Carsone. Copyright 1956 Pathe records.
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Sunday Jun 04, 2023
Season 6: Episode 306 - M&M: Sinister (2012)/We Are Still Here (2015)
Sunday Jun 04, 2023
Sunday Jun 04, 2023
Sinister (2012)
Sinister is a 2012 American supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson and written by C. Robert Cargill and Derrickson. It stars Ethan Hawke as a struggling true-crime writer whose discovery of videos depicting grisly murders in his new house puts his family in danger. Juliet Rylance, Fred Thompson, James Ransone, Clare Foley, and Michael Hall D'Addario appear in supporting roles. Sinister was inspired by a nightmare Cargill had after watching the 2002 film The Ring. Principal photography on Sinister began in Autumn of 2011 in Long Island, NY with a production budget of $3 million.[3] To add the authenticity of old home movies and snuff films, the Super 8 segments were shot on actual Super 8 cameras and film stock
We Are Still Here (2015)
We Are Still Here is a 2015 American horror film written and directed by Ted Geoghegan and starring Andrew Sensenig and Barbara Crampton as grieving parents who find themselves the focus of an attack by vengeful spirits. The film had its world premiere on 15 March 2015 at South by Southwest.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.04); Background History (10.02);Sinister Film Trailer (12.00); The Original (14.29); Let's Rate (41.05); Introducing the Double Feature (44.43); We Are Still Here Film Trailer (45.33); The Attraction (47.08); How Many Stars (1:05.06); Overall End Credits (1:09.28); Closing Credits (1:10.56)
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Closing Credits: Haunted by the Pogues. Taken from the Sid and Nancy Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Copyright 1986 Epic Records
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Monday May 29, 2023
Season 6:Episode 307 - DOCTOR WHO: Reign of Terror
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
Reign of Terror
8 August – 12 September 1964
The Doctor, his granddaughter Susan and teachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright arrive in France during the period of the French Revolution known as the Reign of Terror, where they become involved with prisoners and English spies.
Two of the six episodes remain missing after the BBC wiped them from archives. It later received several print adaptations and home media releases, with animated versions of the missing episodes constructed using off-air recordings.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.29); Background History (4.32); Plot Synopsis (5.08); Let's Discuss (9.20); Let's Rate (24.28); Tune In Next Time (29.16); Closing Credits (30.53)
Opening Credits– Doctor Who Theme. composer Ron Grainer and realised by Delia Derbyshire at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Copyright 1963 BBC World Music.
Closing Credits: Bella Ciao by Nawja. Copyright 2019 DRO Atlantic
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Sunday May 21, 2023
Sunday May 21, 2023
Internal Affairs (2002) (Hong Kong)
Infernal Affairs is a 2002 Hong Kong action thriller film co-directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. Jointly written by Mak and Felix Chong, it stars Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Sammi Cheng and Kelly Chen. The film follows an undercover Hong Kong Police Force officer who infiltrates a Triad, and another officer who is secretly a spy for the same Triad. It is the first in the Infernal Affairs series and is followed by Infernal Affairs II and Infernal Affairs III. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards but was not nominated. Miramax Films acquired the United States distribution rights and gave it a limited US theatrical release in 2004.
The Departed (2006)
The Departed is a 2006 American epic crime thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. It is both a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs and also loosely based on the real-life Boston Winter Hill Gang; the character Colin Sullivan is based on the corrupt FBI agent John Connolly, while the character Frank Costello is based on Irish-American gangster Whitey Bulger. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Mark Wahlberg, with Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, and Alec Baldwin in supporting roles.
Opening Credits; Introduction (.37); Background History (11.49); Infernal Affairs (2002) Film Trailer (14.13); The Original (16.13); Let's Rate (34.13); Introducing the Double Feature (39.43); The Departed (2009) Film Trailer (41.58); The Attraction (44.22); How Many Stars (1:13.11); End Credits (1:20.49); Closing Credits (1:21.54)
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Closing Credits: Believer by The Imagine Dragons. Taken from the album Evolve. Copyright 2017 Interscope Records.
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Sunday May 21, 2023
Sunday May 21, 2023
BATMAN: The Animated Series
Robin’s Reckoning Part 1
During a fight with some gangsters at a construction yard, Batman and Robin learn the name of their boss: Billy Marin. While Robin looks forward to going up against Marin, Batman becomes distant, and after a falling out at the Batcave, Batman doesn't allow Robin to accompany him on the search for Marin. Robin investigates on the Batcomputer, and soon realizes that Billy Marin is not the boss' real name. Rather, it is an alias of Tony Zucco, the man who killed his parents (which Batman already knew, but chose not to tell Robin).
Robin’s Reckoning Part 2
Angered by Batman's deceit, Robin sets out to find Tony Zucco on his own, all the while plagued by the memories of his parents' death and how Bruce took him in as his own son. Eventually, Batman manages to find Zucco at an old amusement park, but breaks his leg during the fight. Robin finally arrives and prepares to kill Zucco in revenge.
Night of the Ninja
A mysterious ninja is robbing Wayne Enterprises subsidiaries, and Batman discovers that the ninja is actually his equal in combat. A grudge against Bruce Wayne and skills to match him can only mean one person: Kyodai Ken, an old rival of Wayne's teacher from his days in Japan, and who was thrown out of the dojo after attempting to rob it, only to be stopped by Wayne. Ken, it turns out, wants revenge.
Cat Scratch Fever
Batman must stop Roland Daggett's plan to release a viral plague designed by Professor Milo into Gotham by way of its stray cat population. The case gains new urgency when Catwoman becomes infected with the virus during her search for her missing cat, Isis. Now, Batman must find an antidote to save the woman who loves him most.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.29); Episode One Robin’s Reckoning Part 1 & 2 (22.52); Episode Two: Night of the Ninja (42.33); Episode Three: Cat Scratch Fever (53.20); Favourite Character (1:06.58); Favourite Episode (1;13.41);Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel (1:20.08); Closing Credits (1:21.00)
Opening Credits– Batman Animated Theme by Danny Elfman. Copyright 1992 Warner Music
Closing Credits: Boy Wonder, I Love You by Burt Ward and Frank Zappa. Copyright 1966 MGM Records.
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Sunday May 14, 2023
Sunday May 14, 2023
Book: Lovely Bones
By Alice Sebold
Film: Lovely Bones (2009)
The Lovely Bones is a 2002 novel by American writer Alice Sebold. It is the story of a teenage girl who, after being raped and murdered, watches from her personal Heaven as her family and friends struggle to move on with their lives while she comes to terms with her own death. The novel received critical praise and became an instant bestseller. A film adaptation, directed by Peter Jackson, who personally purchased the rights, was released in 2009. The novel was also later adapted as a play of the same name, which premiered in England in 2018.
The Lovely Bones is a 2009 supernatural thriller drama film directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay he co-wrote with Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. It is based on Alice Sebold's 2002 novel of the same name and stars Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli, and Saoirse Ronan. The plot follows a girl who is murdered and watches over her family from "the in-between" and is torn between seeking vengeance on her killer and allowing her family to heal. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand, the film was produced by Carolynne Cunningham, Walsh, Jackson, and Aimee Peyronnet, with Steven Spielberg, Tessa Ross, Ken Kamins, and James Wilson as executive producers. Principal photography began in October 2007 in New Zealand and Pennsylvania. The film's score was composed by Brian Eno.
Opening Credits; Introduction (2.32); Background History (6.47); Lovely Bones Plot Synopsis (7.46); Book Thoughts (12.10); Let's Rate (33.21); Introducing a Film (36.46); Lovely Bones Film Trailer (38.55); Lights, Camera, Action (41.16); How Many Stars (1:04.25); End Credits (1:06.15); Closing Credits (1:07.40)
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Closing Credits: Now You Belong To Heaven by Mari Olsen. Copyright 2008 Mari Olsen Onsøien
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Sunday May 14, 2023
Season 6: Episode 302- M&M: Deliverance (1972)/Race With The Devil (1973)
Sunday May 14, 2023
Sunday May 14, 2023
Deliverance (1972)
Deliverance is a 1972 American survival thriller film produced and directed by John Boorman, and starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, and Ronny Cox, with the latter two making their feature film debuts. The screenplay was adapted by James Dickey from his 1970 novel of the same name. The film was a critical and box office success, earning three Academy Award nominations and five Golden Globe Award nominations. Widely acclaimed as a landmark picture, the film is noted for a music scene near the beginning, with one of the city men playing "Dueling Banjos" on guitar with a banjo-picking country boy, and for its notorious, violent, brutal sodomy rape scene. In 2008, Deliverance was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
Race With The Devil (1973)
Race with the Devil is a 1975 American action horror film directed by Jack Starrett, written by Wes Bishop and Lee Frost, and starring Peter Fonda, Warren Oates, Loretta Swit, and Lara Parker. This was the second of three films Fonda and Oates would star in together (The Hired Hand, 1971) was their first, and 92 in the Shade (1975) was their third). Race with the Devil is a hybrid of the horror, action, and car chase genres.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.04); Background History (20.15); Deliverance (1972) Film Trailer (21.45); The Original (24.37); Let's Rate (57.29); Introducing the Double Feature (1:02.27); Race With The Devil (1973) Film Trailer (1:03.30); The Attraction (1:05.30); How Many Stars (1:51.31); End Credits (1:58.50); Closing Credits (2:00.23)
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Closing Credits: Take Me Home, Country Roads by Olivia Newton John. Taken from the album Let Me Be There. Copyright 1973 Festival Records
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Tuesday May 02, 2023
Season 6: Episode 301 - MAKE/REMAKE: Salem’s Lot (1977/2004)
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Salem’s Lot (1979)
Salem's Lot (also known as Salem's Lot: The Movie, Salem's Lot: The Miniseries and Blood Thirst) is a 1979 American miniseries television adaptation of the 1975 horror novel of the same name by Stephen King. Directed by Tobe Hooper and starring David Soul and James Mason, the plot concerns a writer who returns to his hometown and discovers that its citizens are turning into vampires. Salem's Lot combines elements of the vampire film and haunted house subgenres of horror.
Salem’s Lot (2004)
Salem's Lot is a 2004 American two-part television miniseries which first aired on TNT on June 20 and ended its run on June 21, 2004. It is the second television adaptation of Stephen King's 1975 vampire novel of the same name and a remake to the first version. Although the novel and original miniseries were both set in the 1970s, this version updates the story to take place in the 2000s. The story is still set in a small Maine town, but the miniseries was actually shot on location at Creswick and Woodend, in Central Victoria, Australia.
We are joined by JM Robson, author of Three Little Words.
Opening Credits; Introduction (.39); Background History (25.50); Salem’s Lot (1977) Film Trailer (26.52); The Original (30.10); Let's Rate (1:24.00); Introducing a Remake (1:29.39); Salem’s Lot (2004) Film Trailer (1.30.49); The Remake (1:31.48); How Many Stars (2:02.13); End Credits (2:17.11); Closing Credits (2:18.58)
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Closing Credits: Once Bitten, Twice Shy by Vesta Williams. Taken from the album Vesta. Copyright 1986 A&M Records
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Tuesday May 02, 2023
Season 6: Episodes 300 - DOCTOR WHO: The Sensorites
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
The Sensorites
20 June – 1 August 1964
The Doctor, his granddaughter Susan Foreman and her teachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright visit a planet known as the Sense-Sphere to find the cure to a disease afflicting the alien race the Sensorites.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.29); Plot Synopsis (8.22); Let's Discuss (11.44); The Best and the Worse (27.43); Let's Rate (36.05); Tune In Next Time (41.28); Closing Credits (44.35)
Opening Credits– Doctor Who Theme. composer Ron Grainer and realised by Delia Derbyshire at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Copyright 1963 BBC World Music.
Closing Credits: Senses Working Overtime by XTC. Taken from the album English Settlement. Copyright 1981 Virgin Records.
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Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
Batman: The Animated Series
Eternal Youth
Several rich industrialists are invited to the Eternal Youth Health Spa, and that's where they are last seen before disappearing. The only connection: they had something to do with the death of plants. Bruce Wayne also receives an invitation (although it was one of his greedy directors who nearly made the deal to destroy a rainforest before Bruce forced him to shut the operation down), but Alfred and his "lady friend", Maggie, go in his place. When they do not return, Batman is forced to investigate, discovering that the spa is run by Poison Ivy, and that she has been using a formula to turn the industrialists into humanoid trees, including Alfred and Maggie
Perchance of a Dream
Bruce Wayne wakes up one morning to find that his life is completely upside-down: his parents are alive, the Batcave does not exist, Alfred does not remember Robin, and he is engaged to Selina Kyle. However, it doesn't mean that Batman isn't still around, and Bruce starts to wonder what has happened, especially after seeing the characteristics of a dream (such as book and newspaper prints not making sense) inside this new life.
The Cape and the Cowl Conspiracy
Baron Jozek, furious at Batman for humiliating him at a dinner party (over Jozek's underworld connections), hires Josiah Wormwood, a master in setting traps for his victims, to hunt down Batman and bring back the hero's cape and cowl.
The Laughing Fish
Joker creates a toxin that affects only fish, mutating them into Joker fish. Then, he targets innocent men who refuse to copyright his Joker fish. The Joker also captures Harvey Bullock, and Batman must rescue him and foil the Clown Prince of Crime's scheme.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.27); Episode One On Eternal Youth (42.52); Episode Two: Perchance of a Dream (59.02); Episode Three: The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy (1:11.12); Episode Four: The Laughing Fish (1:26.14); Favourite Episode and Least Episode (1:38.08); Favourite and Least Favourite Character (1:43.13); Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel (1:48.18); Closing Credits (1:49.32)
Opening Credits– Batman Animated Theme by Danny Elfman. Copyright 1992 Warner Music
Closing Credits: Brave by Sara Bareilles. Taken from the album – The Blessed Unrest. Copyright 2013 Epic Records
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Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Book: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle
Stop Café
By Fannie Flagg
Film: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle
Stop Café (1991)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is a 1987 novel by American author Fannie Flagg. Set in Alabama, it weaves together the past and the present through the blossoming friendship between Evelyn Couch, a middle-aged housewife, and Ninny Threadgoode, an elderly woman who lives in a nursing home. Every week Evelyn visits Ninny, who recounts stories of her youth in Whistle Stop, Alabama, where her sister-in-law, Idgie, and her friend, Ruth, ran a café. These stories, along with Ninny's friendship, enable Evelyn to begin a new, satisfying life while allowing the people and stories of Ninny's youth to live on. The book explores themes of family, aging, lesbianism, and the dehumanizing effects of racism on both black and white people.
Fried Green Tomatoes is a 1991 American comedy-drama film directed by Jon Avnet and based on Fannie Flagg's 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. Written by Flagg and Carol Sobieski, and starring Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker and Cicely Tyson, the film tells the story of a housewife who, unhappy with her life, befriends an elderly lady in a nursing home and is enthralled by the tales she tells of people she used to know. The film was released in theaters in the United States on December 27, 1991, garnered positive reviews from critics and was a box office hit, grossing $119.4 million on a $11 million budget. It was nominated for two Oscars at the 64th Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Tandy) and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Opening Credits; Introduction (2.29); Background History (11.59); Plot Synopsis (13.19); Book Thoughts(17.57); Let's Rate (1:06.57); Amazing Design Advertisement (16.47); Introducing a Film (1:17.57); Film Trailer (1:18.47); Lights, Camera, Action (1:21.14); How Many Stars (1:59.03); End Credits (2:09.17); Closing Credits (2:11.19)
Opening Credits– Epidemic Sound – copyright 2021. All rights reserved
Closing Credits: Count On Me by Bruno Mars. Taken from the album Doo-Wops and Hooligans. Copyright 2011 Atlantic/Warner Music.
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Saturday Mar 25, 2023
Saturday Mar 25, 2023
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Invisible Man is a 1933 American science fiction horror film directed by James Whale. Based on H. G. Wells' 1897 The Invisible Man and produced by Universal Pictures, the film stars Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, and William Harrigan. The film involves a Dr. Jack Griffin who is covered in bandages and has his eyes obscured by dark glasses, the result of a secret experiment that makes him invisible, taking lodging in the village of Iping. Never leaving his quarters, the stranger demands that the staff leave him completely alone until his landlady discovers he is invisible. Griffin returns to the laboratory of his mentor, Dr. Cranley, where he reveals his secret to Dr. Kemp (William Harrigan) and former fiancée Flora Cranley who soon learn that Griffin's discovery has driven him insane, leading him to prove his superiority over other people by performing harmless pranks at first and eventually turning to murder.
Abbott and Costello Meet the invisible Man (1951)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man is a 1951 American science fiction comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring the team of Abbott and Costello alongside Nancy Guild. The film depicts the misadventures of Lou Francis and Bud Alexander, two private detectives investigating the murder of a boxing promoter.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.05); Background History (24.57); The Invisible Man (1933) Film Trailer (27.42); The Original (28.40); Let's Rate (1:29.30); Amazing Design Advertisement (1:30.52); Introducing the Double Feature (1:32.06);Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1953) Film Trailer (1:32.36); The Attraction (1:34.32); How Many Stars (2:35.40); End Credits (2:47.08); Closing Credits (2:48.25)
Opening Credits– Epidemic Sound – copyright 2021. All rights reserved
Closing Credits: Invisible by Alison Moyet. Taken from the album Alf. Copyright 1984 CBS Records
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Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Season 6: Episode 296 - DOCTOR WHO: The Aztecs
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
The Aztecs
23 May – 13 June 1964
The Doctor, his granddaughter Susan and teachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright arrive in Mexico during the Aztec empire. Barbara becomes mistaken for the goddess Yetaxa, and accepts the identity in hope of persuading the Aztecs to give up human sacrifice, despite the Doctor's warnings about changing history.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.29); Plot Synopsis (6.25); Let's Discuss (10.23); Favourite Character (23.05 ); Let's Rate (25.32); Tune In Next Time (26.26); Closing Credits (28.38)
Opening Credits– Doctor Who Theme. composer Ron Grainer and realised by Delia Derbyshire at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Copyright 1963 BBC World Music.
Closing Credits: Human Sacrifice by Sweetbox. Taken from the album Jade. Copyright 2002 Avex Records.
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Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Season 6: Episode 295 - MAKE/REMAKE: DOA (1950)/DOA (1988)
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
DOA (1949)
D.O.A. is a 1950 American film noir directed by Rudolph Maté, starring Edmond O'Brien and Pamela Britton. It is considered a classic of the genre. A fatally poisoned man tries to find out who has poisoned him and why. It was the film debuts of Beverly Garland (as Beverly Campbell) and Laurette Luez.
DOA (1988)
D.O.A. is a 1988 American neo-noir mystery thriller film and a remake of the 1950 film noir of the same name. While it shares the same premise, it has a different story and characters. The film was directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel, and scripted by Charles Edward Pogue. The writers of the original film, Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene, share story credit with Pogue. It stars Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan and Charlotte Rampling, and was filmed in Austin, Texas and San Marcos, Texas.
Opening Credits; Introduction (.38); Background History (18.29); DOA (1950) Film Trailer (19.44); The Original (22.11); Let's Rate (39.27); Amazing Design Advertisement (52.24); Introducing a Remake (53.36); DOA (1988) Film Trailer (54.14); The Remake (55.47); How Many Stars (1:25.07); End Credits (1:29.47); Closing Credits (1:31.26)
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Closing Credits: Dead On Arrival by Fall Out Boy. Taken from the album Take This To Your Grave. Copyright 2003 Fueled by Ramen
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