Episodes
Episodes
Sunday Dec 18, 2022
Season 6: Episode 280 - DOCTOR WHO: The Edge of Destruction
Sunday Dec 18, 2022
Sunday Dec 18, 2022
The Edge of Destruction
8 February – 15 February 1964
The Doctor, his granddaughter Susan and her teachers are in the Doctor's time and space machine the TARDIS when it appears to be taken over by an outside force. The travellers begin acting strangely and turn against each other.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.29); Plot Synopsis (8.39); Let's Discuss (10.51); Amazing Design Advertisement (25.15); Favourite and Least Favourite Character (26.26); Tune In Next Time (32.07); Closing Credits (34.07)
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: Elf’s Lament by Barenaked Ladies with Michael Buble. Taken from the album Barenaked For The Holidays. Copyright 2004 Desperation Records.
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Saturday Dec 10, 2022
Saturday Dec 10, 2022
Batman: The Animated Series – I Got Batman In My Basement/Heart of Ice/Cat and the Claw Part 1 & 2
I’ve Got Batman In My Basement
During a fight with Batman over a stolen Fabergé egg, the Penguin incapacitates Batman with poison gas. The Dark Knight is rescued by a teenage amateur detective named Sherman Grant and his friend Roberta, who hide Batman in Sherman's basement long enough for him to recover before the Penguin finds them.
Heart of Ice
Bitter scientist Victor Fries, as Mr. Freeze, attacks several divisions of GothCorp, each time stealing a piece for a secret weapon he intends to build. Batman investigates the connections, and discovers that the start of Freeze's vendetta against GothCorp was a bitter falling out between Fries and GothCorp's CEO, Ferris Boyle (Mark Hamill), during which Boyle almost killed Fries (mutating him into Freeze) and presumably killed Fries' terminally ill wife, Nora. Batman must find a way to bring Boyle to justice before Freeze carries out his revenge. This episode won the 1993 daytime Emmy for most Outstanding Script.
The Cat and the Claw Part 1
Batman encounters a new cat burglar calling herself Catwoman, and around the same time, meets a woman named Selina Kyle (as Bruce Wayne), to whom he is visibly attracted. When Selina runs into trouble with a terrorist group known as The Red Claw, who want the mountain lion sanctuary she was trying to protect, she decides to take matters into her own hands and investigate.
The Cat and the Claw Part 2
The leader of the Red Claw group (known herself only as Red Claw) attacks a military train and steals a viral plague, which she intends to release in Gotham if she isn't paid a ransom, and Batman and Catwoman must put aside their differences and work together to stop Red Claw before it is too late.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.30); Amazing Design Advertisement (1:03.41)I Got Batman In My Basement (1:04.53); Heart of Ice (1:28.26); The Cat And The Claw Part 1 (2:02.09); The Cat and The Claw Part 2 (2:25.02); Favourite Episode (3:00.06); Favourite Character (3:03.19);Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel (3:06.47); Closing Credits (3:08.13)
Opening Credits– Batman Animated Theme by Danny Elfman. Copyright 1992 Warner Music
Closing Credits: God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman by Barenaked Ladies with Sarah McLaughlin. Taken from the album Barenaked For The Holiday. Copyright 2004 Concord Vangard Records.
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Sunday Dec 04, 2022
Sunday Dec 04, 2022
Book: We Have Always Lived in The Castle
By Shirley Jackson
Film: We Have Always Live in the Castle
(2018)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a 1962 mystery novel by American author Shirley Jackson. It was Jackson's final work, and was published with a dedication to Pascal Covici, the publisher, three years before the author's death in 1965. The novel is written in the voice of eighteen-year-old Mary Katherine "Merricat" Blackwood, who lives with her sister and uncle on an estate in Vermont. Six years before the events of the novel, the Blackwood family experienced a tragedy that left the three survivors isolated from their small village. The novel was first published in hardcover in North America by Viking Press, and has since been released in paperback and as an audiobook and e-book.[2] It has been described as Jackson's masterpiece.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a 2018 American mystery thriller film directed by Stacie Passon, written by Mark Kruger, and starring Taissa Farmiga, Alexandra Daddario, Crispin Glover, and Sebastian Stan. It was based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Shirley Jackson.
Opening Credits; Introduction (2:31); Amazing Design Advertisement ( 19.14); Background History (20.26); Plot Synopsis (21.26); Book Thoughts (25.32); Let's Rate (1:07.56); Introducing a Film (1:16.06); We Have Always Lived In The Castle Film Trailer (1:17.11); Lights, Camera, Action (1:19.02); How Many Stars (1:59.49); End Credits (2:04.39); Closing Credits (2:06.26)
Opening Credits– Epidemic Sound – copyright 2021. All rights reserved
Closing Credits: I’ll Be Home For Christmas by Elvis Presley and Carrie Underwood. Taken from the album Christmas Duets. Copyright 2008 RCA Victor Records
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Saturday Nov 26, 2022
Season 6: Episode 277 - M&M: Double Indemnity (1944)/Basic Instinct (1992)
Saturday Nov 26, 2022
Saturday Nov 26, 2022
Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity is a 1944 American crime film noir directed by Billy Wilder, co-written by Wilder and Raymond Chandler, and produced by Buddy DeSylva and Joseph Sistrom. The screenplay was based on James M. Cain's 1943 novel of the same title, which appeared as an eight-part serial for the Liberty magazine in February 1936. The film stars Fred MacMurray as an insurance salesman, Barbara Stanwyck as a provocative housewife who is accused of killing her husband, and Edward G. Robinson as a claims adjuster whose job is to find phony claims. The term "double indemnity" refers to a clause in certain life insurance policies that doubles the payout in cases when the death is accidental. Praised by many critics when first released, the film was nominated for seven Academy Awards but did not win any. Widely regarded as a classic, it often is cited as having set the standard for film noir.
Basic Instinct (1992)
Basic Instinct is a 1992 neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. The film follows San Francisco police detective Nick Curran (Michael Douglas), who is investigating the brutal murder of a wealthy rock star. During the investigation, Curran becomes involved in a torrid and intense relationship with the prime suspect, Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone), an enigmatic writer. Eszterhas developed the script in the 1980s. It became a subject of a bidding war until Carolco Pictures acquired the rights to the film. From there, Verhoeven signed on to direct and Douglas and Stone joined the project, after many actresses were considered for the role of Tramell. Before its release, Basic Instinct generated controversy due to its overt sexuality and violence, including a rape scene. Gay rights activists criticized the film's depiction of homosexual relationships and the portrayal of a bisexual woman as a murderous psychopath. In one scene, Stone's vulva was filmed as she crossed her legs, which she claimed was done without her knowledge, a claim denied by the director. There are several cuts available.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.05); Amazing Design Advertisement (20.54); Background History (22.06); Double Indemnity (1944) Film Trailer (23.41); The Original (25.54); Let's Rate (1:19.08); Introducing the Double Feature (1:36.27); Basic Instinct (1992) Film Trailer (1:39.07); The Attraction (1:41.16); How Many Stars (2:37.14); End Credits (2:41.56); Closing Credits (2:43.10)
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Closing Credits: Man Smart, Women Smarter – by Harry Belafonte. Taken from the album Calypso. Copyright 1955 RCA Victor
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Sunday Nov 20, 2022
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
The Women (1939)
The Women is a 1939 American comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor. The film is based on Clare Boothe Luce's 1936 play of the same name, and was adapted for the screen by Anita Loos and Jane Murfin, who had to make the film acceptable for the Production Code for it to be released. The film stars Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard, Joan Fontaine, Lucile Watson, Mary Boland, Florence Nash, and Virginia Grey. Marjorie Main and Phyllis Povah also appear, reprising their stage roles from the play. Ruth Hussey, Virginia Weidler, Butterfly McQueen, and Hedda Hopper also appear in smaller roles. Fontaine was the last surviving actress with a credited role in the film; she died in 2013. It is also important to note that even the animals and pets are all female. The film continued the play's all-female tradition—the entire cast of more than 130 speaking roles was female. Set in the glamorous Manhattan apartments of high society evoked by Cedric Gibbons, and in Reno, Nevada, where they obtain their divorces, it presents an acidic commentary on the pampered lives and power struggles of various rich, bored wives and other women they come into contact with. Filmed in black and white, it includes a six-minute fashion parade filmed in Technicolor, featuring Adrian's most outré designs; often cut in modern screenings, it has been restored by Turner Classic Movies. On DVD, the original black-and-white fashion show, which is a different take, is available for the first time.
The Opposite Sex (1956)
The Opposite Sex is a 1956 American musical romantic comedy film shot in Metrocolor and CinemaScope.[3][4] The film was directed by David Miller and stars June Allyson, Joan Collins, Dolores Gray, Ann Sheridan, and Ann Miller, with Leslie Nielsen, Jeff Richards, Agnes Moorehead, Charlotte Greenwood, Joan Blondell, and Sam Levene.
The Opposite Sex is a remake of the 1939 comedy film The Women. Both films are based on Clare Boothe Luce's original 1936 play.
Unlike the 1936 play and the 1939 film adaptation, The Opposite Sex includes musical numbers and features male actors who portray the husbands and boyfriends, whose characters were only referred to in the previous film and stage versions.[6] This alters the structure and tone of the base storyline significantly.
Opening Credits; Introduction (.37); Background History (42.13);The Women (1939) Film Trailer (44.51); The Original (48.16); Let's Rate (1:43.07); Amazing Design (1:59.54); Introducing a Remake (2:01.07); The Opposite Sex (1956) Film Trailer (2:01.41); The Remake (2:05.22); How Many Stars (2:44.07); End Credits (2:58.26); Closing Credits (3:00.39)
Opening Credits– Epidemic Sound – copyright 2021. All rights reserved
Closing Credits: There’s Always A Woman – by Kaye Ballard and Sally Mayes Taken from the album Unsung Sondheim. Copyright 1993 Varese Sarabande
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Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Season 6: Episode 276 - DOCTOR WHO: The Daleks Part 2
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
The Daleks – Part 2
21 December 1963 – 1 February 1964
Episodes 5 – 7
The Expedition
The Ordeal
The Rescue
The Doctor, his granddaughter Susan Foreman and her teachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright land in an alien jungle and are captured by the Daleks, a race of mutated creatures who survive off the radiation that remains in the atmosphere after a nuclear war with their enemies. As the group attempt to escape the Daleks, they discover more about the planet and the ensuing war and attempt to broker a peace.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.29); Plot Synopsis (8.19); Let's Discuss (10.49); Amazing Design Advertisement (57.27); Favourite and Least Favourite Character (58.39); Let's Rate (1:06.49); Tune In Next Time (1:12.41); Closing Credits (1:15.17)
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: Cause I’m a Blonde – by Julie Brown. Taken from the album Goddess in Progress. Copyright 1984 Rhino Records
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Saturday Nov 12, 2022
Season 6: Episode 275 - BATMAN: Be A Clown/Two Face Part 1 & 2/It’s Never Too Late
Saturday Nov 12, 2022
Saturday Nov 12, 2022
Be A Clown
Mayor Hamilton Hill's miserable son, Jordan, becomes even sadder when his father uses his birthday party as a political gathering rather than a normal celebration, and ends up stowing away in the truck of the party clown hired by Hill for the party, whom he doesn't know is actually the Joker in disguise. It is now up to Batman, whom Mayor Hill distrusts, to rescue the boy before it is too late.
Two Face Part 1
Mobster Rupert Thorne attempts to use Harvey Dent's secret split personality to blackmail him. But when Dent meets with Thorne at a chemical plant, "Big Bad Harv" takes over, and the resulting confrontation leads to an explosion that horribly scars half of Dent's face and his entire body.
Two Face Part 2
Harvey Dent, now calling himself Two-Face, resurfaces and starts robbing Rupert Thorne's illegal businesses, preparing for a final confrontation with the crime boss, and Batman must stop his former friend before he and Thorne kill each other.
It’s Never Too Late
A mob war between crime bosses Rupert Thorne and Arnold Stromwell is nearing its end, and comes to a climax when Stromwell is set up to be killed in an exploding restaurant by Thorne. Batman saves him at the last moment, and aided by Stromwell's brother (now a priest who lost his leg years before, an accident for which Stromwell carries a secret guilt), tries to persuade him to give up his life of crime and help the police bring Thorne down by testifying against him.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.29); Amazing Design Advertisement (45.31); Episode One: Be A Clown (46.42); Episode Two: Two-Face Part 1 (1:02.15); Episode Three: Two-Face Part 2 (1:23.59); Episode Four: It’s Never Too Late (1:48.34); Favourite Character (2:15.33); Favourite Episode (2:30.03); Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel (2:34.11); Closing Credits (2:35.46)
Opening Credits– Batman Animated Theme by Danny Elfman. Copyright 1992 Warner Music
Closing Credits: It’s Never Too Late by Kylie Minogue. Taken from the album Enjoy Yourself. Copyright 1989 PWL Records
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Incidental Music: Batman: The Animated Series by Shirley Walker. Copyright 1995 Warner Music International.
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Sunday Nov 06, 2022
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
Book: Gone Girl
By Gillian Flynn
Film: Gone Girl (2014)
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn was published in June 2012 and become an instant success. The sense of suspense in the novel would come whether Nick Dunne is responsible for the disappearance of his wife Amy. The book would be told in three parts changing the point of view between the different parts.
The film, directed by David Fincher and starring Rosamund Pike and Ben Affleck. Set in Missouri, the story is a postmodern mystery that follows the events surrounding Nick Dunne who becomes the prime suspect in the sudden disappearance of his wife, Amy. The film also stars Neil Patrick Harris and Tyler Perry. It would be the highest grossing film of David Fincher’s career earning $369million at the box office.
Opening Credits; Introduction (2.33); Background History (6.50); Gone Girl Plot Synopsis (7.52); Book Thoughts(14.51); Let's Rate (41.41); Amazing Design Advertisement (42.33); Introducing a Film (43.44); Gone Girl Film Trailer (45.01); Lights, Camera, Action (47.28); How Many Stars (1:24.18); End Credits (1:26.06); Closing Credits (1:27.54)
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Closing Credits: Bitch by Meredith Brookes. Taken from the album Blurring the Edges. Copyright 1997 Capitol-EMI Records
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Saturday Oct 29, 2022
Season 6: Episode 272 - M&M: Adele Blanc-Sec (2010)/A&C Meet The Mummy (1955)
Saturday Oct 29, 2022
Saturday Oct 29, 2022
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec (2010)
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec is a 2010 French fantasy adventure feature film written and directed by Luc Besson. It is loosely based on the comic book series The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec by Jacques Tardi and, as in the comic, follows the eponymous writer and a number of recurring side characters in a succession of far-fetched incidents in 1910s Paris and beyond, in this episode revolving around parapsychology and ultra-advanced Ancient Egyptian technology, which both pastiche and subvert adventure and speculative fiction of the period. The primarily live-action film, shot in Super 35, incorporates much use of computer animation to portray its fanciful elements and contemporary action film special and visual effects within the form of the older-style adventure films they have largely superseded.
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy is a 1955 horror comedy that would star the legendary team of Abbott and Costello making their final appearance in the Universal-International feature. The film would also star stuntman Eddie Parker as the mummy who was Lon Chaney’s double in the previous mummy films.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.03); Background History (19.17); The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec (2010) Film Trailer (20.50); Discussing Our First Feature (22.21); Let's Rate (40.12); Amazing Design Advertisement (48.58); Introducing the Double Feature (50.09); The Abbott and Costello Meet The Mummy (1955) Film Trailer (50.28); The Attraction (52.34); How Many Stars (1:38.18); End Credits (1:51.35); Closing Credits (1:52.58)
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Closing Credits: Walk Like An Egyptian 12” remix – The Bangles from the album Different Light. Copyright 1987 Columbia Bang-a-Lang Music
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Sunday Oct 23, 2022
Season 6: Episode 271 - MAKE/REMAKE: The Mummy (1932)/The Mummy (1999)
Sunday Oct 23, 2022
Sunday Oct 23, 2022
The Mummy (1932)
The Mummy is a 1932 pre-code American supernatural horror film directed by Karl Freund and stars Boris Karloff. In the film, Karloff stars as an ancient Egyptian mummy named Imhotep, who is discovered by a team of archaeologists and inadvertently brought back to life by a magic scroll being read aloud. Disguised as a modern Egyptian named Ardeth Bey, Imhotep searches for his lost love, who he believes has been reincarnated as a modern girl. In recent times, the film has drawn criticisms for orientalism and the “othering” of Egyptian culture.
The Mummy (1999)
The Mummy, the 1999 American fantasy action-adventure film is a remake of the 1932 film starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah and Kevin J O’Connor. he film follows adventurer Rick O'Connell as he travels to Hamunaptra, the City of the Dead, with a librarian and her older brother, where they accidentally awaken Imhotep, a cursed high priest with supernatural powers. The film would spawn three sequels and be a box office success making over $416.4million worldwide.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.05); Background History (20.03); The Mummy (1932) Film Trailer (21.44); The Original (23.18); Amazing Design Advertisement (52.37); Introducing a Remake (53.49); The Mummy (1999) Film Trailer (55.36); The Remake (57.43); How Many Stars (2.05.29); End Credits (2:20.01); Closing Credits (2:21.37)
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Closing Credits: The Mummy Song (Egyptian Trilogy 1) by Colin Buchanan. Taken from the album I Want My Mummy. Copyright 1993 Wanaaring Road Music..
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Saturday Oct 22, 2022
Season 6: Episode 270 - DOCTOR WHO: The Daleks Part 1
Saturday Oct 22, 2022
Saturday Oct 22, 2022
The Daleks – Part 1
21 December 1963 – 1 February 1964
Episode 1 – 4:
The Dead Planet
The Survivors
The Escape
The Ambush
The First Doctor, his granddaughter Susan Foreman and her teachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright land in an alien jungle and are captured by the Daleks, a race of mutated creatures who survive off the radiation that remains in the atmosphere after a nuclear war with their enemies. As the group attempt to escape the Daleks, they discover more about the planet and the ensuing war, and attempt to broker a peace.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.29(); The Daleks Part 1: Plot Synopsis (12.14); Let's Discuss (15.01); Amazing Designs Advertisement (52.48); Favourite Character, Least Favourite Character (54.00); Let's Rate (1:11.24); Tune In Next Time (1:15.36); Closing Credits (1:18.03)
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: Doctorin’ The Tardis by The Timelords – taken from the album The KLF – History of the JAM aka The Timelords. 1988 copyright TVT Records.
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Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Pretty Poison
When District Attorney Harvey Dent collapses after a meal with his finance Pamela Isley and friend Bruce Wayne, doctors discover that he has been poisoned and it is up to Batman to find the culprit and find the antidote before time runs out.
The Underdwellers
Batman traces a series of bizarre robberies on the streets of Gotham back to a band of homeless children, who have been raised to do the bidding of their master, the Sewer King.
P.O.V.
A botched police operation results in the suspension of those involved: Officer Wilkes, Officer Montoya, and Detective Bullock. Confronted by their superiors, each of them is forced to tell their tale of what happened that night.
The Forgotten
While investigating the disappearances of Gotham's homeless in an undercover disguise, Bruce Wayne is kidnapped and imprisoned in a chain gang mining camp, suffering from amnesia. Alfred must thus track him down, help him escape, and free the rest of the prisoners.
Opening Credits; Introduction 1.30(); Episode One: Pretty Poison (23.35); Episode Two: The Underdwellers (39.49); Episode Three: P.O.V. (1:04.11); Episode Four: The Forgotten (1:19.57); Amazing Designs Advertisement (1:45.47); Favourite Episode (1:46.59); Favourite and Least Favourite Character (1:50.07); Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel (2:01.53); Closing Credits (2:03.33)
Opening Credits– Batman Animated Theme by Danny Elfman. Copyright 1992 Warner Music
Closing Credits: A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To Waste by Meatloaf and Bonnie Tyler. Taken from the album The Very Best of Meatloaf. Copyright: 1998 Epic Records.
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Sunday Oct 09, 2022
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
Book: Whatever Happened to Cousin Charlotte?
By Henry Farrell
Film: Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Whatever Happened to Cousin Charlotte was a short story that was never published until years later as part of the novel Whatever Happened to Baby Jane novel.
The film was supposed to be the follow-up from Whatever Happened to Baby Jane bring back the two stars but due to the complications and problems between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, Crawford dropped out after the start of filming to be replaced by Olivia de Haviland. The film follows a middle-aged Southern woman, suspected in the unsolved murder of her lover from decades before, who is plagued by bizarre occurrences after summoning her cousin to help challenge the local government's impending demolition of her home. The film would be nominated for seven Academy Awards and would co star Agnes Moorhead and Mary Astor in her last film role
Opening Credits; Introduction (2.31); Background History (28.49); Whatever Happened To Cousin Charlotte Plot Synopsis (29.44); Book Thoughts(34.10); Let's Rate (49.13); Introducing a Film (57.07); Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte Film Trailer (58.31); Lights, Camera, Action (1:01.22); How Many Stars (1:57.17); End Credits (2:08.03); Closing Credits (2:09.49)
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Closing Credits: Deadly Valentine by LVCRFT, Scary Ana Grande, Deja Vudu & Count Tracukla. From the album Deadly Valentine. Copyright 2022 Spooky Never Sleeps
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Saturday Oct 01, 2022
Season 6: Episode 267: The Ivy Austin Interview
Saturday Oct 01, 2022
Saturday Oct 01, 2022
Ivy Austin (born Ivy Lynn Epstein; January 19, 1958 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actress, singer, and voice-over artist, known for her performances on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion, Grease 2, and her Sesame Street voices. She also starred on Broadway as Raggedy Ann. She has also acted as producer, director and artistic director on numerous productions. She also works as a marriage counsellor. She gives new meaning to the words multi-talented and her interview will be coming your way as we celebrate her career.
Sunday Sep 25, 2022
Sunday Sep 25, 2022
Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
The Creature From the Black Lagoon is a black and white 3D monster horror film directed by Jack Arnold. The film's plot follows a group of scientists who encounter a piscine amphibious humanoid in the waters of the Amazon; the Creature, also known as the Gill-man, was played by Ben Chapman on land and by Ricou Browning underwater. The film was filmed in 3D using a black and white polarised light method which is used today. On the video and beta version released in the 80s they would change this to the red and blue tinted glasses.
Shape of Water (2017)
Shape of Water is a 2017 romantic fantasy film directed by Guillermo Del Toro and is his love letter to The Creature From the Black Lagoon. Set in 1962, Baltimore, Maryland, the film follows a mute cleaner at a high security government facility who falls in love with a humanoid amphibian creature. She decides to help him escape from the hands of the evil colonel. The film would be nominated for 13 Academy Awards and would win three including Best Picture. After viewing Creature from a young age, Del Toro wanted to make a film where the creature and woman end up together at the end.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.06); Background History (23.05);Creature from the Black Lagoon Film Trailer (25.09); The Horror (26.48); Amazing Design Advertisement (1:02.02); Introducing the Double Feature (1:03.13); Shape of Water Film Trailer (1:05.11); The Attraction (1:08.05); How Many Stars (2:07.15); End Credits (2:16.20); Closing Credits (2:18.29)
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Closing Credits: You’ll Never Know by Renee Fleming. Taken from the Shape of Water Soundtrack. Copyright 2017 Decca Records
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Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Season 6: Episode 265 - DOCTOR WHO: An Unearthly Child
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
SEASON 1
AN UNEARTHLY CHILD
Originally Aired:
23 November – 14 December 1963
Two teachers have concerns about a pupil who has alien views of England. They visit her address to find a blue TARDIS and the pupils voice coming from inside. William Hartnell makes his appearance as the first Dr Who, They visit the Palaeolithic tribe where fire shows who will be leader and the team get to involved in their politics to dangerous effects.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.29); Plot Synopsis (6.16); Let's Discuss (8.35); Amazing Design Ad (1:04.39); Favourite and Least Favourite Storyline (1:05.51); Favourite and Least Favourite Character (1:13.31 ); Let's Rate (1:1747); Tune In Next Time (1:19.56); Closing Credits (1:24.00)
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:- Right Back Where We Started From by Maxine Nightingale. Taken from the album Right Back Where We Started From. Copyright 1975 United Artist Records.
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Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Season 6: Episode 264 - MAKE/REMAKE: Batman (1989)/Batman Begins (2005)
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Batman (1989)
Tim Burton’s take on the Batman pathos would be a ground-breaking and box office winner which would take the world by storm. The film would divert from the Red Hood storyline as an origin story for the Joker but would give him a different story as Jack Napier, local gangster, falling into chemical acid to become the psychotic Joker. The film would be shot in England at Pinewood Studios with an inflated budget of $48million and would earn $400million at the box office. The film would take its inspiration between Alan Moore’s and Ryan Bolland’s The Killing Joke and Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns.
Batman Begins (2005)
Batman Begins is a reimaging of the Batman with Christopher Nolan giving the film a darker and more realistic tone. The campiness would be laid to rest, and we would have a more serious tone. The film would give a retelling of the origin story with more complex themes. It would use three sources which includes The Man Who Falls, Batman: Year One and Batman: The Long Halloween. The film would be a box office success and would be the start of the trilogy now known as The Dark Knight Trilogy.
Opening Credits; Introduction (.38); Amazing Design Ad (11.18); Introduction Part 2 (12.30); Background History (34.54); Batman (1989) Film Trailer (36.15); The Original (38.04); Introducing a Remake (1:34.42); Batman Begins Film Trailer (1:36.25); The Remake (1:38.44); Preference Original or Remake (2:29.18); End Credits (2:38.09); Closing Credits (2:40.25)
Opening Credits– Epidemic Sound – copyright 2021. All rights reserved
Closing Credits: The Man Inside by David Fionix (single) Copyright 2020 EO Records. https://davidfionix.com/about-me/
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Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Season 6: Episode 263 - BATMAN: The Animated Series - Episodes 1 - 4
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Batman: The Animated Series:
Episodes 1 – 4
On Leather Wings - A mysterious bat like creatures starts terrorising Gotham City and the Caped Crusader must solve the mystery to clear his name.
Christmas With The Joker - After escaping Arkham Asylum on Christmas Eve, he terrorises Gotham by taking on Batman and Robin to find his hidden studio and free the hostages which include Commissioner Gordon, Detective Bullock and Summer Gleason.
Nothing To Fear - Batman encounters the Scarecrow and attempts to foil his scheme of burning down Gotham University but in the process is exposed to Scarecrow’s fear gas and is forced to face his guilt and the death of his parents.
The Last Laugh - The Joker infects Gotham with laughing gas but when Alfred is infected, Batman has added incentive to find an antidote before all of Gotham and Alfred die with a smile.
We are joined by Sean Steffen.
Opening Credits; Introduction (1.29); Episode One: On Leather Wings (32.42); Episode Two: Christmas With the Joker (1:03.27); Episode Three: Nothing To Fear (1:27.00); Episode Four: The Last Laugh (1:43.21); Amazing Design Advertisement (2:07.40); Favourite Episode (2:08.51); Favourite Character (2:12.26); Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel (2:19.03); Closing Credits (2:20.37)
Opening Credits– Batman Animated Theme by Danny Elfman. Taken from Batman The Animated Series 0 Copyright 1992 Warner Music
Incidental Music – Batman Drives to Gotham/14 Seconds Opening/Joker Jingle Bells/Nothing To Fear/Alfred Loses It/Griffin Theme/Question Mark Motif – By Shirley Walker, Taken from Batman: The Animated Series Soundtrack album. Copyright 1992 Warner Music
Closing Credits – Nothing To Fear (But Fear Itself) – by Oingo Boingo taken from the album Nothing to Fear. Copyright 1982 – IRS/A&M records.
Original Music copyrighted 2020 Dan Hughes Music and the Literary License Podcast.
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Used with Kind Permission.
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Sunday Sep 04, 2022
Sunday Sep 04, 2022
Book: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane
By Henry Farrell
Film: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane
(1962)
This American horror gothic suspense novel was published in 1960. The novel has since received cult status as would the film from 1962.
The film, starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford and directed by Robert Aldrich would become a cult classic and the filming would become Hollywood legend with a book and miniseries about the making of the film proving to be a top best seller and highly rated television miniseries. The film follows a former child star terrorising her paraplegic sister in an old Hollywood Mansion.
The film would be nominated five Oscars and receiving one for Best Costume Design. It would also be the tenth and last time Bette Davis would be nominated for an Oscar. The film would receive an “X” rating in the UK in 1962 and it would be start of hag horror films which would become a stable for the next ten years. The film in 2021 was selected for preservation in the United States National Registry by the Library of Congress.
Opening Credits; Introduction (2.33); Background History (24.46); Plot Synopsis (25.31); Book Thoughts(31.32); Let's Rate (1:10.23); Introducing a Film (1:13.12); Film Trailer (1:15.21); Lights, Camera, Action (1:17.14); How Many Stars (2:15.44); End Credits (2:28.20); Closing Credits (2:30.48)
Opening Credits– Epidemic Sound – copyright 2022. All rights reserved
Closing Credits: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane by Debbie Burton and Bette Davis. Taken from the album Whatever Happened to Baby Jane soundtrack. Copyright 1962 – Warner Music
Original Music copyrighted 2020 Dan Hughes Music and the Literary License Podcast.
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All songs available through Amazon Music.
Saturday Aug 27, 2022
Season 5: Episode 261 - DARK SHADOWS: The Jim and Valerie Storm Interview
Saturday Aug 27, 2022
Saturday Aug 27, 2022
Born in Illinois, USA in 1943, James (better known as Jim) Storm is a character actor who began on the stage in the mid-1960s and quickly moved into soap opera where he thrived on such series as "One Life to Live", "Dark Shadows", and "The Bold and the Beautiful", also appearing in guest roles on many prime-time TV series including "The Rockford Files" and "St. Elsewhere". Though often cast in minor roles in films, he has delivered complex performances such as the tough-on-the-outside junkyard owner Duncan, a.k.a., "Big D", in "Chain Link" (2008). He is a musician, actor and a well regarded photographer. He is joined by his lovely wife Valerie Storm.
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