Showing posts with label Lance Henriksen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lance Henriksen. Show all posts

July 21, 2015

Episode 228: Alien3 (1992)

Special Guests: Lance Henriksen, Holt McCallany, , Mark Verheiden
Guest Co-Host: Brad Jones

One of the most hated -- and possibly most misunderstood -- sequels around, David Fincher's Alien³ had contentious production history. We'll attempt to unwrap the behind-the-scenes turmoil and on-screen mayhem along with Brad Jones, the Cinema Snob.

We talked to Vincent Ward who brought the idea of "monks in space" to the game and the late John Fasano who worked on a few drafts of the Alien 3 script. We also spoke with actors Lance Henriksen and Holt McCallany about what it was like to be on the set. And, we're joined by Mark Verheiden who wrote the incredible Dark Horse comics Alien series.

BTW, this episode was not very popular with hard core Alien3 fans.

Errata: The baby alien came out of Kane, not Ash, in Alien. The less-than-stellar special effects of Alien³ were a blue-screened rod puppet, not CGI. The "Assembly Cut" on the Blu-Ray Quadrilogy does not contain new shots but only cleaned-up audio.

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Bonus Interview: Lance Henriksen

Links:
Buy Alien3 on Blu-Ray
Buy the Alien Anthology on Blu-Ray
Buy the Alien Omnibus by Mark Verheiden
Be sure to visit The Cinema Snob website
Be sure to LIKE Lance Henriksen on Facebook
Visit the official Vincent Ward website
Visit the official Holt McCallany website
Visit Mark Verheiden's blog
Learn more about the Alien Identity fan film
Learn more about Neill Blomkamp's Alien concepts
Visit the Alien Anthology wiki
Read The Metamorphoses of Alien III by Mike White
Read The Weird Marketing of the Alien Films by Chris Cummins
Read It's Time You Reconsidered Alien 3 by Scott Wampler
Read Why Newt And Hicks Had To Die In ALIEN 3 by Devin Faraci
Read 10 Reasons Alien 3 Is A Misunderstood Masterpiece by Percival Constantine
Read Alien 3: A Haunting Failure by Theresa DeLucci
Read Mother From Another Planet from Strange Shapes
Read Alien3: Set Visit To A Troubled Sequel by Garth Pearce
Read Alien 3: the story ideas that never made it to the screen by Ryan Lambie
Read Alien 3 – Fincher Talks! by Greg Moss
Read In Defense of Alien 3 which Actually Doesn't Suck by Cheryl Eddy
Read WILLIAM GIBSON'S ORIGINAL ALIEN 3 SCRIPT TO BE ADAPTED BY DARK HORSE COMICS by Kevin Frasier
Listen to the Faculty of Horror episode on Aliens and Alien3

Music:
"Wreckage and Rape" - Elliot Goldenthal
"The Entrapment" - Elliot Goldenthal
"The Beast Within" - Elliot Goldenthal
"Alien" - 1919

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The Unloved - Alien³ from Scout Tafoya on Vimeo.

The first installment of The Unloved looks at David Fincher's oft-maligned debut feature, the bleakest of the Alien series.

February 2, 2015

Special Report: Tim Thomerson

As part of our coverage of Trancers, Mike spoke to actor, comedian, surfer Tim Thomerson about his career. Hear him talk about working with Stella Adler, David Letterman, Clint Eastwood, Sam Peckinpah, Mel Gibson, Lance Henriksen, Brion James, Terry Gilliam, and more.

Links:
Buy Zone Troopers on DVD
Buy Last Chance on DVD
Buy Uncommon Valor on DVD
Buy God's Ears on DVD

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July 9, 2013

Episode 122: Near Dark (1987)

Special Guests: Lance Henriksen & Mike Mayo

Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark is a hybrid vampire film in which "The V Word" is never uttered. We discuss this film, penned by screenwriter Eric Red, and other vampire flicks this episode.

Our special co-host, Edward G. Pettit, is a freelance writer, book reviewer, film presenter, professor and literary provocateur.

Links:
Buy Near Dark on DVD
Buy Lance Henriksen's autobiography Not Bad for a Human
Buy Mike Mayo's The Horror Show Guide: The Ultimate Frightfest of Movies
Listen to our Martin episode
Listen to our The Hitcher episode
Listen to our The Visitor episode
Listen to our Not Bad for a Human bonus show

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March 7, 2012

Episode 53: The Visitor (1979)

StridulumSpecial Guests: Lance Henriksen, Paige Conner
Guest Co-Host: Josh Hadley

The battle between good an evil gets worked out via an all-star cast in The Visitor, a crazy Italian/American hybrid. Cue the music....

In the Projection Booth this week is Josh Hadley of the Lost in the Static, Radiodrome, and What the F*ck podcasts.

Links:
Buy The Visitor on UK DVD (where Mike wrote the liner notes)
Buy The Visitor on DVD
Get Lance Henriksen's biography Not Bad for a Human
Visit Josh Hadley's official website
Buy The Visitor on DVD
Interview with Joseph Maddrey of Not Bad for a Human

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December 22, 2011

Special Report: Not Bad for a Human

Not Bad For a HumanSpecial Guest: Joseph Maddrey

This special episode features an interview with Joseph Maddrey, author of Nighmares in Red, White & Blue, The Making of T.S. Eliot, and co-author of Not Bad for a Human, all about Lance Henriksen.

Pick up Not Bad for a Human at the official website: www.notbadforahuman.com and watch Nightmares in Red, White & Blue -- the documentary -- at Netflix.com

And, be sure to come back for the Projection Booth interview with Lance Henriksen for the upcoming episode on Giulio Paradisi's The Visitor.

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