Episode 57: Gary Tooze

Bill speaks to Gary Tooze about his home video review site, DVDBeaver, now in its 18th year. They discuss his experiences with film, from encountering Charlie Chaplin on television and renting 35mm Basil Rathbone movies with his father to creating the Listserv discussion group that evolved into his website. Topics discussed include audio commentaries, the 4K UHD format, David Cronenberg, nostalgia, Jonathan Rosenbaum, content warnings, Jesús Franco, Tim Lucas, contemporary pop culture in James Bond movies, online negativity, DETOUR and the pleasures of simple storytelling.   Visit DVDBeaver: http://www.dvdbeaver.com   Read the DVDBeaver Top 100 desert island discs list: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/top100.htm   Visit the DVDBeaver Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/dvdbeaver   Read the DVDBeaver analysis of Universal's 4K Ultra HD edition of VERTIGO: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film9/blu-ray_review_127/vertigo_4K_UHD.htm