Although I could do with a little less of the boom and bang of fireworks for an entire damned week around my town, I do celebrate.
With Captain America.
Saturday, July 03, 2021
Thursday, July 01, 2021
WALPURGIS NIGHT - A fresh take on the classic werewolf story
Over on the Indiegogo site this horror film is raising funds to complete the final stages of post production. It is an homage to the horror movies of Paul Naschy and they are really wearing that influence on their sleeve. Here's the synopsis from their page - A wealthy couple, Imre and Justine, are visiting the deep
forests of Romania and find themselves at the mercy of Waldemar Daninsky, THE
WEREWOLF. The wolf terrorizes the countryside, killing anyone in its path. But
Waldemar desperately seeks a cure to his lycanthropy. After a horrific tragedy
strikes, Waldemar and Justine travel to London to seek the help from of Dr.
Jekyll's grandson. But when the full moon rises... The werewolf becomes loose
in London! Justine and Jekyll must
quickly find a way to end this horrible curse.
From the character name choices to the werewolf design it is clear that Naschy is important to these filmmakers. I'm looking forward to finally seeing this when it is finished.
If you want to see more or maybe even kick in a few bucks check the campaign out over on IndieGoGo.
Monday, June 28, 2021
Trailers From Hell - MONSTER A-GO GO (1965)
Having discovered this completely terrible film on Mystery Science Theater 3000 I can attest to what Joe Dante says here - this may well be the worst 'film' ever made. Or barely made, anyway. The fact that I now own this disaster on Blu-Ray says something about me that is best left unexamined.
Friday, June 25, 2021
Wild Wild Podcast #3 - 002 OPERATION MOON (1965)
Join Adrian and Rod as they blast off into space again, this time in the "hilarious" company of Franco and Ciccio in Lucio Fulci's science fiction comedy 002 Operazione Luna (yes, THAT Fulci). During the voyage they discuss Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, what makes things funny, and the true story of the Judica-Cordiglia brothers in Italy, who intercepted radio transmissions from real lost cosmonauts in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
You can find 002 Operazione Luna on YouTube without subtitles, but a subtitled version is out there on more dubious sites if you know where to look.
If you want to learn more about the Judica-Cordiglia brothers, there is a fascinating documentary called Space Hackers (2007) available on YouTube.
Feel free to contact the podcast on our email wildwildpodcast@gmail.com or through Twitter or Instagram and please leave a review wherever you listen.
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Monday, June 21, 2021
The Bloody Pit #131 - THE MUMMY'S TOMB (1942)
Troy and I return to the Mummy movies made by Universal Studios in the 1940’s.
THE MUMMY’S TOMB (1942) has always been the film in this series that is the easiest to dump on. It begins with almost ten minutes of flashback footage from the previous movie THE MUMMY’S HAND (1940) and with a running time that barely breaks the one-hour mark it is one of the shortest features Universal ever released. Add to the film’s perceived crimes the decision to advance the story thirty years and bump off the first film’s cast and you have the foundation of decades of fan sneering. But is this film truly as bereft of horror thrills or as ridiculous as the carping has claimed? A deeper look may reveal some hidden qualities.
In this episode Troy and I follow Kharis through his change of actor and his change of address to Middleton, USA as the undead Egyptian monster stalks those who dared to violate the tomb of Ananka. We talk about the addition of Lon Chaney to the cast, the mysterious survival of the previous film’s High Priest and the fact that the 1970’s look a lot like the 1940’s. We use Thomas Feramisco’s book The Mummy Unwrapped to explore the alterations made from script to screen complete with the details of a few choice bits that should have been left in the film. I lay out my preferred version of this story and we discuss how some of the changes make for a less involving return for the characters. I think longtime listeners will be shocked by our final assessment of this entry as well as our ratings near the end.
We are joined by Beth in the final show segment for some feedback about our recent Sherlock Holmes episodes. It seems that some radio shows are not so accurate in their geological descriptions of England! And then we wrap the episode with a song from Nashville’s amazing punk band Peachy, giving us a blast of rock coolness for the summer.
Sunday, June 20, 2021
Severin to Release Jess Franco's BLACK BOOTS, LEATHER WHIP (1983)!
I'm pleased to relay the information about this release not just because it's an excellent 80's Franco film but because Robert Monell and I contributed a commentary track for it!
This Blu-Ray is to be part of Severin's big sale this week along with a second Franco film HOUSE OF LAST WOMEN (1983) and both of them are well worth grabbing for the Franco fan. And I think even folks less enthusiastic about Ol' Uncle Jess will find much sleazy joy in these two movies.
Here's the details for each -
Special Features for BLACK BOOTS, LEATHER WHIP:
*In The Land Of Franco Part 5
*Murderous Passions Author Stephen Thrower On BLACK BOOTS, LEATHER WHIP
*Audio Commentary with I'm In A Jess Franco State Of Mind Writer Robert Monell and NaschyCast's Rodney Barnett
Feature Specs for BLACK BOOTS, LEATHER WHIP:
*Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
*Audio: Spanish Mono
*Subtitles: English
*Region: All
Special Features for HOUSE OF LOST WOMEN:
*In The Land Of Franco Part 6
*Murderous Passions Author Stephen Thrower On HOUSE OF LOST WOMEN
*Audio Essay with I'm In A Jess Franco State Of Mind Writer Robert Monell
*CD – Daniel J. White In The Land Of Franco Vol. 2
Feature Specs for HOUSE OF LOST WOMEN:
*Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
*Audio: Spanish Mono
*Subtitles: English
*Region: All
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