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MBDS Showcase
by Elwood Jones
Elwood Jones (From the Depths of DVD Hell) invites bloggers, film makers and fellow film junkies to join him as he works though the 1001 film introduction to cult and obscure cinema, which is the Mad, Bad and Downright Strange list.Take on the list - https://www.letterboxd.com/elwood_jones/list/mad-bad-and-downright-strange-a-1001-cult/
Episodes
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MBDS Showcase #61 - Badlands
Nick Rehak (French Toast Sunday) joins me to talk about Terrence Malick's debut film Badlands starring Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek as a murderous couple looking for freedom as they head to the Badlands of Montana. Plus overrated creatives, the end of the New Hollywood era and horrific nature…
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MBDS Showcase #60 - Blue Velvet
Jess Manzo (French Toast Sunday) returns to the show to talk about David Lynch's Blue Velvet as the discovery of a human ear leads a college student to discover the dark underbelly of his hometown. We look at the iconic performances, the legacy of the Lynch-verse and why Dennis Hopper's Frank…
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MBDS Showcase #59 - Sorcerer
Elwood and Greg kick off a new season looking at William Friedkin's Sorcerer who sadly passed away a few weeks after we recorded this episode. The film following four criminals exiled to a small village in South America who are offered a chance of escaping their current situation by transporting…
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MBDS Showcase #58 - Evil Dead 2
Alice Taylor Matthews joins me to look at Sam Rami's splatter classic "Evil Dead 2" as we talk DIY film making, favourite horror weapons and trade bookseller war stories and more!
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MBDS Showcase #57 - American Movie
Stephen Palmer my Asian Cinema Film Club co-host returns to the podcast to talk about American Movie A cult documentary following aspiring filmmaker Mark Borchardt and who alongide loyal best friend Mike Schank set out to finally finish the short horror film he started years earlier, with the…
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MBDS Showcase #56 - Mortal Kombat (1995)
Mortal Kombat superfan Jeanette Ward (The Mundane Adventures of A Fangirl) joins me to discuss not only the ultimate sleepover movie but arguably the greatest video game adaptation ever. There's also plenty of geeking out over the games as Jeanette talks favourite characters, fatalities and…
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MBDS Showcase #55 - Buffy The Vampire Slayer Draft
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is one of my all time favourite shows and while I might podcast with a bunch of super talented folks sadly none of them are Buffy fans. Thankfully Emily (Why This Film Podcast) is a fellow super fan of this iconic show and joins me for this episode as we each countdown…
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Alternative Christmas - Jack Frost
Wrapping up this years Alternative Christmas specials we have the cult classic Jack Frost as a serial killer resurrected as a killer snowman proceeds to wreck havok on a small town while hunting down the sheriff who finally caught him. I'm joined on this episode by Emily Slade (Why This Film...
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Alternative Christmas - The Long Kiss Goodnight
Eight years after she washed ashore a New Jersey beach, schoolteacher Samantha (Geena Davis) still has no idea who she was prior to washing up on the beach. However after a car crash unlocks skills she never knew she had, she set out with private detective Mitch (Jackson) to find out the truth...
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MBDS Showcase #52 - Videodrome
Nick Rehak (French Toast Sunday) joins me to look at the David Cronenberg's cult classic Videodrome. Here body horror blends with our love of technology into one nightmarish vision as Max Renn (James Woods) stumbles across a rogue tv stream called Videodrome which he feels will be perfect for his...
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MBDS Showcase #51 - Repo Man
Back for another season of cult cinema watching, the journey through the Mad, Bad and Downright Strange movie list continues with Alex Cox's cult classic "Repo Man" as I'm joined once more by Greg Sahadachny (Debatable Podcast) as the hunt for a 1964 Chevrolet Malibu and the mysterious contents…
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MBDS Showcase #50 - Dead pool Draft
Taking a break from the usual trek through the more forgotten realms of cinema, on this episode I'm joined by a trio of bloggers for another exciting draft club. This time we are looking at our favourite movie deaths while celebrating the often creative and inventive ways that characters have met...
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MBDS Showcase - Zach Shildwachter Interview (Powerbomb)
Indie Director Zach Shildwachter joins me for this episode to talk about his debut feature film "Powerbomb". A wrestling thriller which has been described as "Misery meets the Wrestler" We not only talk about how you can support the film through the Indiegogo campaign but also how he got his…
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MBDS Showcase #48 - At The Earth's Core / Challange of the Tiger
Brandon Tenold (Brandon's Cult Movie Reviews) returns for an ass kicking double as we look at the overlooked Bruceploitation movie "Challange of the Tiger" aswell as getting to see Doug McClure team up with Peter Crushing for "At The Earth's Core" as he fights dinosaurs, seduces cavewomen and...
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MBDS Showcase #47 - Dead Ringers / eXistanZ
Writer / Podcaster Kristen Lopez (Journeys In Classic Film / Ticklish Buisness) joins for me for a David Cronenberg double as we look at two films from his more overlooked period of work which falls between "The Fly" and "A History of Violence". First up Cronenberg does for video games what...
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MBDS Showcase #46 - Nick and Norah's Infinate Playlist / Little Miss Sunshine
On this latest episode I'm joined by my "Game Warp" co-host Kim Lo (Tranquil Dreams) as we take a break from talking about video games to look at a pair of movies released at the end of the golden age of the American Indie. First up we join Nick and Norah for a wild trip across New York's...
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MBDS Showcase #45 - Halloween / True Romance
Rebecca Sharp (Almost Ginger) joins me for this episode as we look at John Carpenter's classic slasher "Halloween" which introduced the world to the now iconic Michael Myers. We also look at the Quentin Tarantino scripted "True Romance" while wondering if a kung fu triple feature really makes for…
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MBDS Showcase #44 - Pre-Code Hollywood An Introduction
For this episode I'm joined by Kristen Lopez as we take a look at one of the more overlooked era's of cinema history "Pre-Code Hollywood". A brief period between the introduction of the first sound pictures in 1929 to the enforcement of the “Motion Picture Production Code” in 1934 there existed…
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MBDS Showcase #43 - SS Girls / Thriller: A Cruel Picture
Unsuprisingly this episode comes with a warning not to listen if easily offended, as Greg Sahadachny (The Debatable Podcast / All The Pieces Matter) returns for this sleazy double feature. First up is the Nazisploitation "SS Girls" as Bruno Mattei essentially gives us a more fun version of "Salon...
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MBDS Showcase #42 Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me / Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
Christine Makepeace (The Feminine Critique Podcast) is back on the show to talk about editing her recent annual collection of female horror writing. We also look at the prequel to David Lynch's classic series "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me" aswell as cult comic book movie "Scott Pilgrim Vs. The...
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MBDS Showcase #41 - The Critters Franchise
A very special show marks my return after the recent break as I'm joined by my good friend Jenn Francis (Calvacade of Perversions) to look at the "Critters" franchise. Jenn also shares her love of Little Rubber monsters and why the horror genre means so much to her, alongside some great book and...
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MBDS Showcase #40 Nightbreed / Kiss of the Dragon
Matthew Stewart (Simplistic Reviews) joins me to for a fun pairing of films which if we are to believe "Rotton Tomatos" rating are wildly underated. First up we have Clive Barker's stab at a horror version of "Star Wars" with Nightbreed. A film which also questions who the real monsters are. We...
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MBDS Showcase #39 - S.P.L - Kill Zone / Infernal Affairs
Kim Lo (Tranquil Dreams / Movies and Tea) joins me this week as we take in pair of films stacked with some of the biggest names in Asian cinema. Kicking things off is the Donnie Yen crime thriller which see's him teaming up with Simon Yam to take down a notorius Triad boss played by the legendry...
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MBDS Showcase #38 - August Ragone
Having spent over three decades writing about Godzilla and Kaiju movies its safe to say that August Ragone knows a thing or two about Godzilla. For this episode I sat down to chat with the two time Rondo award winner aswell as author of the essential "EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS" to chat /...
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MBDS Showcase #37 - Robin Bougie
Artist, classic porn historian and obscure cinema fan Robin Bougie joins me for this latest episode as he prepares to celebrate 19 years of the cult cinema zine "Cinema Sewer" now also in its fifth collection through "FAB Press". We talk about his journey from its conception to its current cult...
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MBDS #36 - Dolls / For Y'ur Height Only
February saw the annual celebration of all things small at the "Deadly Doll's House of Horror Nonsense" so Emily is back on the show to discuss a pair of classics which falls under this unusual blogathon theme. First up we have Stuart Gordon's killer doll movie appropriately titled "Dolls". We…
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MBDS Showcase #35 - Audtion / Dumplings
Stephen Palmer (Gweilo Ramblings / Eastern Kicks)joins for this episode as we look at a pair of Asian films which go much deeper than their shock reputations. First off we sample the youth restoring dumplings of Fruit Chan's full length version of "Dumplings" a film which started as one of the...
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MBDS Showcase #34 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind / Lady Vengeance
Freelance comic book artist / writer Soo lee (Hysterics / Fight Like A Girl) helps me to kick off 2016 with a double bill from two of the most visually driven directors currently working. First off is the second collaberation between Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman who give us a rather unique…
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MBDS Showcase #33 - Head / Yellow Submarine
The LAMB's very own Puppet guy Todd Liebenow (Forgotten Films) joins me for this episode as we look at the more forgotten film genre, the band movie. First up we have the psychedelic swan song for "The Monkees" who here appear in "Head". We also look at arguably the best Beatles movie "Yellow...
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MBDS Showcase #32 - Alternative Christmas #2
Christmas is here once again and its time for us to take an alternative look at the holiday season, as the ladies of "The Feminine Critique" Emily and Christine join me to look at a pair of less than traditional Christmas movies. First up we have Bob Clarks "Black Christmas" which also has the...
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MBDS Showcase #31 - Stand By Me / The Good Son
Emily (Deadly Dolls House of Horror Nonsense / The Feminine Critique) joins me once more to look at a pair of unique coming of age films starting with the Stephen King adaptation "Stand by Me". We also check out the early Macaulay Culkin "Bad Seed" film "The Good Son" also featuring a young…
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MBDS Showcase #30 - Let's Scare Jessica To Death / Sisters
Christine Makepeace (The Feminine Critique Podcast) joins me to discuss her books and more recent horror movie inspired poetry. We also look at another two films from the list starting with the critically claimed, let alone truly random "Let's Scare Jessica To Death". Christine also helps to...
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MBDS Showcase #29 - The Devils / Seven
It's a weighty edition of the podcast we have for you this time as I'm joined by Gregory Sahadachny (The Debatable Podcast) to look at the highly controversial Ken Russell film "The Devils". We also look at "Seven" the breakout film for David Fincher aswell as a turning point in the career of…
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MBDS Showcase #28 - Faster Pussycat Kill Kill / The Breakfast Club
Jay Cluitt (Life Vs. Film) joins for this latest episode which sees Russ Meyers ultravixens pitted against The Brat Pack as I expose Jay to the film Quentin Tarantino calls the most complete movie ever "Faster Pussycat Kill Kill". We also question if "The Breakfast Club" is the cult classic its...
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MBDS Showcase #27 - Henry Portrait Of A Serial Killer / Come and See
Heather Buckley (Fangoria / Bonus Material Podcast) joins for this episode as we look at two of the more controversial titles on the list as we look at John McNaughton's fictionalised look at the crimes of serial killer Henry Lee Lucas and which features a powerhouse performance by Michael…
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MBDS Showcase #26 - Alligator / Fade To Back
Sean Smithson (Funaddicts / Fangoria) joins me to look at two movie from 1980 as we go on a monster trek in the LA sewers in "Alligator" before meeting a movie obsessed serial killer in "Fade To Black" All this plus we discuss the importance of variety in your movie watching, Tarantino Vs.…
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MBDS Showcase #25 - Mallrats / Bio - Zombie
Nolan (Your Face / The Lair of the Unwanted Podcast) joins me for a pair of unique trips to the mall as we look at Kevin Smith's tale of two slackers trying to win back their girlfriends in "MallRats". We also look at the unique zombie movie "Bio-zombie" who own slackers are forced to deal with a...
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MBDS Showcase #24 - Popcorn / Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama
Jason Soto (Your Face / The Lair of the Unwanted Podcast) makes his debut appearance on the show this week to look at two films released at the height of the VHS era. Kicking things off we meet an Imp with bad intentions in bad movie legend David DeCoteau's wonderfully titled "Sorority Babes in…
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MBDS Showcase #23 - Don't Look Now / Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas
Jess Manso (French Toast Sunday) joins me for another episode, as we don our Hawaiian shirts and fill the car with a grapefruits to look at Terry Gilliam's adaptation for Hunter S. Thompson's classic novel "Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas". We'll also be hunting for a girl in a red coat and trying...
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MBDS Showcase #22 - Meet The Feebles / Tetsuo The Iron Man
Originally Broadcast: July 27, 2015 Lindsey Street (French Toast Sunday) joins me for another episode, as we look at two of the more random titles from the list We kick things off with one of Peter Jackson's early films "Meet The Feebles", a warped take on "The Muppets" who its probably easier to...
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MBDS Showcase #21 - Under the Radar Draft
In a change to the usual show, for this episode I've invited back four of my previous guests to compete in my cinematic Thunderdome. Each of them will take their turn to share their top 6 movies which can be considered as being under the radar of the regular movie goer. Its going to be a wild…
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MBDS Showcase #20 - Dark City / Dogtooth
Originally Broadcast: June 27, 2005 Daniel Lackey (Lackey On Film) joins me for this latest episode as look at two of the more obscure titles from the list. First up we meet the parents with a rather unique approach to parenting in the art house and critic favourite "Dogtooth". Our second…
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MBDS Showcase #19 - Welcome To The Dollhouse / Showgirls
Originally Broadcast: June 13, 2015 Kristen Lopez (Journeys In Classic Film / Walt Sent Me Podcast) joins me again as we look at two cult films from 1995 First we have Todd Solenz's alternative take on high school in "Welcome To The Dollhouse" which could be seen as the spiritual prelude to…
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MBDS Showcase #18 - The Fall / Night Watch
Writer (No Flesh Shall be Spared) Thom Carnell of the "Bonus Material" podcast joins me for this latest episode as we look at two visually stunning films from the list. Kicking things off is Tarsem's grown up fairy tale "The Fall" before we look at Russia's first horror movie Nochnoy dozor aka...
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MBDS Showcase #17 - Big Trouble In Little China / The Big Lebowski
Originally Broadcast - May 16th 2015 Dj Valentine (Simplistic Reviews) joins for this latest episode as we look at a pair of films which both form oddities on their respective director's C.V's. Kicking things off is John Carpenters only foray into Kung Fu cinema with the truly bonkers @Big…
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MBDS Showcase #16 - Freaks / Cat People
Originally Broadcast - April 17, 2015 The Human tornado of classic film trivia Kristen Lopez (Journeys In Classic Film / Walt Sent Me Podcast) joins me to look at two classic yet highly influential films from the list. Kicking things off with the film which gave us the jump scare, we have "Cat...
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MBDS Showcase #6 - Destroy All Monsters
Originally Broadcast - 2014
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MBDS Showcase #15 - A Clockwork Orange / The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Originally Broadcast - April 4th, 2015 Nick Rehak (French Toast Sunday) continues the "French Toast Sunday" invasion of the show, while also sharing his thoughts on two notorious classics. First up we have Tobe Hooper's breakout hit "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" which would be banned in the UK by...
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MBDS Showcase #14 - The Dark Crystal / Labyrinth
Originally Broadcast - March 15th, 2015 Bubbawheat (Flights, Tights and Movie Nights) joins me for a Jim Henson double bill. First up we have the childhood traumatising "The Dark Crystal" while we follow it up with the films spiritual (let alone lighter)sequel "Labyrinth". All that plus Bowie's...
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MBDS Showcase #13 - The Thing From Another World / Them
Originally Broadcast: March 7th, 2015 Will (Exploding Helicopter) is back for another double bill. This time taking in two classic B-Movies starting with the inspiration for John Carpenter's "The Thing" let alone his favourite movie of all time "The Thing From Another World". We also look at the...
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Elwood Jones (From the Depths of DVD Hell) invites bloggers, film makers and fellow film junkies to join him as he works though the 1001 film introduction to cult and obscure cinema, which is the Mad, Bad and Downright Strange list.Take on the list - https://www.letterboxd.com/elwood_jones/list/mad-bad-and-downright-strange-a-1001-cult/
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