Showing posts with label Noel Thingvall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Noel Thingvall. Show all posts

October 30, 2019

Episode 439: Dead Heat (1988)

Special Guests: Mark Goldblatt, Terry Black
Guest Co-Hosts: Heather Drain, Noel Thingvall

We’re wrapping up Shocktober 2019 with an episode on Mark Goldblatt’s 1988 film Dead Heat. The film stars Treat Williams as Roger Mortis who, along with his partner Doug Bigelow (Joe Piscopo) investigate a perplexing case that throws them into the world of the supernatural.

Heather Drain and Noel Thingvall join Mike to discuss this horror/comedy/cop drama. Writer and director Mark Goldblatt discuss the making of this unusual film.

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Links:
Buy Dead Heat on Blu-Ray
Buy Dead Heat on DVD

Music:
"Main Titles" - Ernest Troost
"The Shoot Out" - Ernest Troost
"No One Lives Forever" - Oingo Boingo

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July 17, 2019

Episode 424: Krull (1983)

Special Guests: Peter Suschitzky
Guest Co-Hosts: Samm Deighan, Noel Thingvall

Released in 1983, Krull was directed by Peter Yates and written by . The film stars Ken Marshall as Colwyn, a somewhat brash young warrior who is betrothed to Lysette Anthony as Lyssa. The two are to form an alliance between two kingdoms -- to unite their armies in hopes of defeating The Beast and his Slayers, ruthless extra terrestrials bent on taking over their world. But when their wedding is crashed, Lyssa is taken and Corwyn has to lead a rag tag group to rescue her.

Noel Thingvall and Samm Deighan join Mike to discuss the storied production of Krull as well as other fantasy films of the early '80s including The BeastMaster, Dragonslayer, Willow, Legend and more.

This episode features the second half of our interview with cinematographer Peter Sushitzky.

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Links:
Buy Krull on DVD
Buy the comic adaptation

Music:
Krull Soundtrack - James Horner

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May 28, 2019

Episode 417: Emperor of the North Pole (1973)

Guest Co-Hosts: Cullen Gallagher, Noel Thingvall

Based loosely on the writings of and , Robert Aldrich's Emperor of the North Pole 1973 tells the story of two hobos in the American Northwest during the Great Depression -- A Number One (Lee Marvin) and Cigaret (Keith Carradine). The two have a very uneasy relationship with one another and a completely antagonistic relationship with Shack (Ernest Borgnine), a railwayman who doesn’t want any freeloaders on his train.

Noel Thingvall and Cullen Gallagher join Mike to discuss riding the rails, Robert Aldrich, and much more.

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Links:
Buy Whatever Happened to Robert Aldrich?: His Life and His Films by Alain Silver and James Ursini
Buy Lee Marvin: Point Blank by Dwayne Epstein
Buy Ernie: The Autobiography by Ernest Borgnine

Music:
"A Man and a Train" - Marty Robbins

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