Re-Connected January 22nd, 2026: Announcements and shame lists with Michael Viers!!

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Hey there, and welcome to another live Thursday Night Reconnected, and this time with another first time guest.

I've been getting a lot of those lately, the one and only.

Mister Michael Byers from The Shameless Picture Show. Thank you for coming, of course, thank you for having me. I'm excited.

It's an honor.

Love your show, love you, Love that we've been able to get this done. I genuinely feel like I've been counting down to the state for quite some time.

So so grateful that you're here. Yeah, especially because I had to reschedule the last one because I my wife to see Rosemary's Baby in the theater.

So I get it. Yeah, it's all right. I've heard it's an okay movie.

Yeah, you know it's it's pretty good with a crowd.

Yeah, I would love to see with a crowd. I gotta say I've only ever seen it at home and I don't love it. I'm wondering if I would like you better in a theater. First of all, it's.

A movie that's grown on It's a movie that my mother really was hot on when I was young and showed it to me at a relatively young age, that in Psycho, and I just thought, yeah, that was a movie. But it's a movie that's really grown on me over the years. And then seeing it in theaters with almost a packed crowd just kind of re solidified that movie a little bit for me. Yeah, that makes sense. I need to do it.

I will do it hopefully at some point if there's an option available. One shout out in the chat Ronnie confer if this is correct, I believe it's Ronnie's birthday.

Happy birthday.

If it is, I think it is Happy Birthday, Ronnie.

Let's break down first. What is the Shameless Picture Show? Oh? Right? So The Shameless Picture Show is a film analysis podcast that I started with my former co host, Nick Richards. We met each other at the Beloite Film Festival. Funny enough, he was living in We're both from Wisconsin. He was living in Maryland at the time, and we loved talking movies with each other, and with there being a long distance,

Yeah, it's a it's a conceit that I think is important. It's one that everybody, everybody has, even though many people seem to not.

Want to admit it.

Everybody, I don't know, it is subjected to certain levels of ridicule, of actual shame and then like very personal shame. So much so that in not every industry this is a problem, but genuinely around film, there's so many people that will literally lie about having seen something just because they don't to be looked down on for that type of sentiment.

But I don't I don't get it now. I'm sure like back when I was in film school, when you didn't want to be that person, I'm sure. Like The Apocalypse now is the film that I remember like people being like, oh, we've seen Apocalypse now. I'm like, yeah, just don't ask.

Me any questions, right, I can't explain anything from it, but it's a it's a good movie. Yeah that that that sort of thing is so odd, and you know,

Absolutely, it's it's especially now when it's a film that neither of us have seen, but I try to stick to the rule that one of us should not have seen it. I've broken that rule. I've also I've also slightly broken that rule where it's happened where we're supposed to. I'm supposed to do an episode and then it falls through, and then it happens later on, so we'll technically I've seen this movie now, but I'm still gonna count it

Because it was brand new for the show too, exactly interesting. Yeah, yeah, I bet that's that's gotta be fun just to discover things through that. So we'll get we'll get into some more like broad thoughts on the show and some of your experiences. Was seeing some of these for the first time. But let's talk about things other than that.

What else?

What else have you done in your history that's related to the film industry that I might be leading you to answers so that we can talk about things that start with the tea and rhyme with that movie you Roma.

Well I saw. I think I mentioned that I went to film school. I'm one of those film school people, and I loved my time there. I went to the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and they have a very experimental film program. Like you're not gonna go to UWM and necessarily learn how to be a gaffer. No, you're gonna instead study the film's a stand brackage, and you're gonna watch things like Wavelength and analyze it and discuss it.

Uh it is u Pantera Pantera, Yes, you can tell them.

Don't listen to the band very much.

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It played at his film festival, played before Suspiria, and it actually played at the Can Film Festival. Uh. And while there, I traveled there by myself. Uh. And I met a lot of weird people and I'm at Lloydko of all people at King Yeah, he was shooting his Occupy Can documentary at the time, which I think he's finally getting around to finishing. And I met also Liam Reagan of of Refuse I always want to say Recluse, and that's the wrong name. Refuse Films. Met him there

I'm not shocked about either of those two things, by the way, exactly, the very exclusive US and welcoming Canada. Very surprised can Trauma that is that is cool? So what else have you done with Trauma since then?

So after that, I became an editor for Trauma. I was there, one of their first out of state editors. It was a very terrible system and how it came to be is actually kind of funny. Essentially, what they would do is they would Lloyd would anytime Lloyd would go anywhere film festival or he was camera came he's had a camera camo cameo on a movie, he'd bring his little camera with.

Him, which is often by the way, Lloyd does say no to anything.

Yeah, he'll he'll and he'll just go there and shoot a bunch of stuff and then pretty much say, cool, now that I have this footage, give it to one of our editors and make them make it educational. Yeah, he has no intention when he goes and shoots any of this stuff. But then you have to weave through it and find a story in it. And that was my job. And they would just I would mail them a hard drive, they would load it with footage, and they'd mail it back to me. It was a very

And what's funny is now their YouTube is back, and I feel like better than ever at the moment they're they're doing like actual interesting choices for for YouTube at which for Trova is not something I would have expected.

Yes, yeah, it's Lloyd's never gonna just He's never gonna stop. He's never gonna roll over. Even when their YouTube got nuked, he found a way, even with their streaming service, he's still the first one to be like, hey steal this movie. I don't care. Yeah, he's see his stuff.

Yeah, and he's supportive of pretty much everybody. Like I said, he literally says yes to almost everything, which you can't. You can't say about everyone. There's a lot of people that will say no to everything.

So yeah, so I I did that for a while. I did some freelance editing gigs all the while trying to make films and filmmaking is hard. It's especially when you don't have money, and I didn't have money to pump into it myself, and you get to a certain point you get sick of asking for favors. And I'm moved to a small town in Wisconsin, and I was really depressed because I was just far enough that the drive to the city to do things was it was.

I mean, you're working on other projects right now that I'm so eager for people to hear about someday too.

Yes, yeah, I don't know. I don't. I feel like I know which one you're talking about in rhymes cook, Uh, that's the one. But I didn't know if we didn't know if we were talking about that yet.

Yeah, I'm excited to see what else you know, reflecting back on a period of life that has led to so many connections for you, what what that means and what you can be able to really supply to other people that will be interesting enough for them to literally purchase. I'm excited to see that.

Yeah, I am too, And I'm excited to have you as a partner on this mystery project.

Everybody's now gonna be like what the hell? Okay, Well, first, before we get into the next regular portions, Uh, you live in what is currently a like polar tundra. Wanted to to say, everybody, stay safe. It's gonna be a wild few days. My wife literally was meant to make dinner during my last stream so I could eat between the streams, and she got stuck at the grocery store for an hour and a half because everything is so

I didn't see I've been staring at you this entire time. Well, it was right before we went live, literally during the theme song.

It has been intense. Yes, I am still a little hungry, thanks McDonald's.

So yeah, stay safe out there.

It's gonna be wild. We got to talk about this movie. So let's talk about this. What we've been watching recently? What have you seen the last couple of weeks?

Oh right, so well, funny enough, you mentioned about Polar Vortex. I had tickets to go see Marty Supreme tomorrow and it just got canceled on me. Oh no, my wife what we just texted me when we were here. She's like, no movie tomorrow. I'm like, damn, it's that sucks all right, So last couple weeks, how far back do you want me to go? However much you want to talk about.

But first, let's talk about the Testament of an Lee because I think I said that title like eighteen times during the last stream, and not because they were nominated for anything, but because I loved it so much.

Tell me about the Testament of Anlee. What you thought? Oh, I love the Testament of Anilie. So my good buddy Austin Procter of the Frightmares podcast, he came and stay stayed with me over the weekend, and Testament of Anilee was one of the movies we saw. It took him to the most beautiful theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It's called the Oriental Theater, and they were showing the Testament of Anilee.

I've been telling people The Testament of an Lee because like nobody has seen it yet, because it just came out wide. I've been telling people it's as if Robert Eggers directed a cult a religious cult musical in a way.

Yes, but me, but my wife and I were arguing of whether or not it actually counts as a musical.

Technically, No, because it's not progressing the plot in any way.

No, it's all this songs are relatively diegetic, and there are songs that they would be singing in the day to day life anyways, because the chefs were kind of a musical group and they it made even more evident by the fact that they're singing and it's driving everyone nuts. So but I understand why they classified it as a musical because I feel like if they didn't, it's it's

I mean, they're kind of doing it, uh forever, like they did it for Wonka they did it for what was the other one they hid last year?

There was another one, shit, there was another musical last year that they hid. I don't remember.

Anyways, it'll probably it's somebody, somebody in the chat will say it. I'm sure in just a more but yeah, it's it's seemingly becoming a thing that we're hiding things or musicals all at the same time while we're releasing. We're gonna talk about tonight, a Broadway musical that hit theaters this year that did okay that I saw in theaters.

Love stuff like that. So yeah, glad you got to see this, and glad you liked it. Yeah, I really did. And I'm still trying to decide if I can put this on my if this goes on my twenty twenty five list or my twenty twenty six list, well, it is a twenty twenty five film, but it didn't have a wide release in twenty twenty five. That's where my like it is true problem comes in. It's not important, but it's something that it's I'm tossed in turning over it.

I saw that and Testament van Lee in a span of two and a half days at the Saint Louis International Film Festival in November and loved them both.

Yeah, that's that's essentially what happened was. I wasn't at the Saint Louis Film Festival, but it was the span of a day. Yeah, and they weird. We compliment to each other. Well I don't. I can't explain why, but it just felt right. Yeah, agreed. Uh, And then I'll be touching on this again a little bit later when we talk about things we picked up. But then I also watched the AGFA release of Amanda and the Alien. Fun movie, fun movie it is.

Yeah.

We were walking around a local video store called Good Shit Video and my wife, who doesn't see her name mentioned very often, saw Amanda in the Alien and she's like, I don't know what this is? What I have to buy it, gotta do it. Yeah, So we watched it that night, and then I rewatched The CRUs Too something with the commentary track. I just had to. I had to. My twenty twenty six goal is if I watched something that I own a physical media, I I used to do this and I don't do it as much anymore.

Nice, very nice? How the how was the commentary? Specifically commentary is good?

It's got Mike Vrainy from something weird video, kind of moderating it, and he's just great about pulling questions out of Lewis, who has a when they recorded this was, which was back when the DVD came out. I believe he just had a really good memory about how a lot of things were. And I learned from this commentary that he had a very good working relationship with KFC. There's a lot of KFC product placement in Gris and

Uh, Hershel Gordon Lewis had a hell of an interesting life. That's one of the biggest things that people need to take away from his stuff. And one thing I'll shout out. I don't know if people have seen this or not. The Sean Baker interview of Herschel Gordon Lewis on the Criterion Channel is one of the greatest things to ever be on the Criterion Channel. And I do say that earnestly like it is genuinely beyond intriguing the entire time.

Absolutely, Yeah, I think I feel like I watched that way back before you even kne who Sean Baker was. Yeah, he looked very young in the interview, that's for sure. Yes, And then any of the interviews that John Waters did with Herschel Gordon Lowis is also pretty great and funny enough. I reached out to Herschel Gordon Lowis back before he passed away. He was just a filmmaker I really admired, and I reached out and I fold he had a marketing business at the.

Time yep, which by the way he started obviously, and everything that he did, he was super into marketing.

I reached out to his marketing company and just said, I'm sorry this is inappropriate, but I'm just a big fan of your movies. Is there anyway I can get like an autograph photo? He emailed me back a very eloquent email that essentially said, if you send thirty dollars in a self address, signed envelope, I will send it one. It's so Herschel I had so little money. I could barely afford groceries at that time, so I was like, okay, I'll I'll get I'll circle back to this and he

A couple of things over this last year has been really weird to me where somebody, especially for physical media, has asked me if I can find out if somebody would be interested in doing something for a disc and a lot of time, I'll say, yeah, I'll try, and it's somebody that I have no dream of ever being able to speak to in any way. One of the most surprising ones of this last year is somebody saying, hey, we'd love to get John Waters to talk about these films.

Within an hour, he was personally telling me no over email.

It's like, how did I just get to your waters in like thirty four minutes?

It was crazy actually, because he doesn't he's not an easy person to contact, Like he has this whole system where you if you have fan mail, you have to send it to a comic book store down the block from his house. Yep, no he uh. He personally declined the podcast and then tipped my former co host fifty Bucks personally declined. I mean that's that's a pretty great claim to fame.

My big one like that over this last year was I got I got jim I Norski to get upset with me personally and raise his voice at me over the phone, which was fun.

What did you do to piss off jim Way Norsky?

We wouldn't pay for his uber in two different directions he has.

He has blocked me on Facebook at least twice, and I have no I have never even encountered with him, so I don't even know why you had to unblock you.

Yeah, yes, oh geez, anything else that you watched recently that you want to shut out?

I watched together. That was a fun time, fun movie. Yeah, yeah, I was not expecting as much humor in that film. Yeah, I'm not complaining though. I think I even said this in my letterbox review. So Dave Franco was in both Together and the film Neighbors, and they both share a very similar scene.

I did not connect that. But that is true. That is absolutely true.

I don't want to spoil either movie for someone. If you've not seen Neighbors and or Together, that's fun. Do a double feature. Yeah, it's a good movie. It's a good frank O day. Yeah, good movie. Check out together. One that quickly. I feel like people are forgetting just came out this last year because twenty twenty five is a good year for movies. It was. It is particularly strong, and not even just the big, highly acclaimed movies that are getting like the Oscars and everything, but just there

I had a lot that I I I've classified it as like I was definitely entertained and was glad that I saw them, but they were not good movies.

Like what like what's one of the what's one of the ones that you had fun with but wasn't that great? Let me pull up my list? Oh oh god, well, I always forget the actual title of it. Uh the like rom com of the Sister's husband Died and the car. Gosh, one second, I watched too many movies. I gotta go down the list. It is.

This is great TV. I'm so sorry regretting you entertained the entire film. Not a good movie, not a good movie at all.

That's fair that that is one I hadn't Actually, I don't think I even heard of that one. It's one of the eighteen McKenna grace films that came out this year.

Okay, fair enough, it's it's not good, but it is a fun watch for sure.

Another one. Let's see, honey Don't like. I don't think this is a good movie, but I had a lot of fun watching it. I am a honey Don't defender.

I think it is a very good movie, and a lot of people are not approaching it as if it's a send up of like Forty's Gumshoe Detective Fun Stories, which is very obvious because, oh my god, is Margaret Qualley's accent in that literally just pulled right out of a.

Nineteen three more Like, No, you're absolutely right. So I just had such a great time with it. But like, I left that movie and I was like, I think I need to see this again because I really don't know how I'm feeling about it other than I had a great time with it.

Super super innovative opening credits in Honey Don't as Well look weird thing to remark on, but I love the opening credits in Honey Don't.

Credits don't get enough credit. But no, like and then there was just some little things that I feel like went really under the radar, like Splitsville. Splitsville was a something I hadn't even heard of, and it was probably the hardest I laughed all year.

There's one scene in that that made me laugh maybe the hardest all year. The the roller coaster scene is probably the funny scene to come out of all of twenty twenty five.

I did not enjoy the movie all that might oh see. I just that their their entire little fight sequence when they just when they agree that you know, knives are probably not a smart idea, just nearly took me off my couch.

Yeah, that's true, the fight scene was pretty funny. It was a long fight scene too, so maybe it's better than I'm giving it credit for.

All Right, I'll go into a couple.

Of my recent watches because I had a shockingly large week compared to what I expected. And what's funny is this first film is three and a half hours long. But I'm gonna mention I showed my kids the Peter Jackson King Kong. I have always been a big defender of that movie. I adore that movie. Yeah, I love that movie. They had a blast with it. It was a good time. It is about as good as I remember, and I overrated more than most people.

I love that movie.

It's epic. I think it's well made. But my god, is the CGI really bad in it?

Well, yeah, it's of its time. But I think I saw that movie in the theater twice because I was just I was really hot on it. It might be my favorite King Kong movie. I don't know. I have to really think about that.

I love Kong School Island, but it's definitely the top Tyber three for me.

However, and I saw King Kong for the first the reason I had I had to see the second time other than the fact that I loved it, was because the person I want to go see it with truly was not interested in seeing it and just played Grant Thottle three on his PSP the entire time. He sat in the back of the theater, and I'll like, why did you even come?

Yeah, that's that's rough. I agree with the people saying that King Kong is too long. The big thing is getting to the island that should not take like fifty minutes. I agree that it like humanizes and gives you a reason to care about the people. But my god, we don't need forty five minutes of lead up to get to the boat and then some rough boat scenes and then suddenly we're on the island and now an hour into the film.

That's fair. I don't feel like it bothered me at the time, but I've also probably not rewatched it in over a decade. Yeah, it's it had been a while for me.

I love it, and even then, like the getting to the island, I like that part is just for the film. It wasn't needed, all right, What else? Let me pull back my list again. Oh, I finally watched a House of Dynamite from last year.

Did you see that one the Catherine Bigelow? No, No, how was it?

Uh?

It's very well.

She's an incredib director, so it's a very well made movie. I was happy with the structure of the film, which seems to be a lot of people's complaints. I understand that it takes away the weight a little bit of what is happening in the movie, but honestly, it was just compelling.

I don't know.

I feel like Catherine Bigelow just has my number a little bit in her movies, and it's like directed straight from me. I loved the first and third act of House to Dynamite more than the second act. And what's hilarious as all three acts are the same portion of the film, just done three times.

But it's good.

I was greatly appreciative to see the cast that she had in it. Truly loved seeing some of these people give her just really great performances, especially like Tracy Lett's seeing in a pretty important role was nice to see.

Jared Harris always remarkable, hilarious to.

See him in this and in Chernobyl and I don't want to spoil anything, but if you've seen either of those movies, the fact that he has the same outcome is crazy, And I guess your noble's on a movie. It's a limited series hell other things. That's true Reverence. We talked about this on the show a couple of weeks ago because they got a physical media release and it looked like it was what is the polite way

I did not like anything about this movie.

I thought that they could have gone a lot of different ways, but it basically just lifted up the wrong characters and made somebody out to be a hero when they were just kind of a piece of shit. The entire movie and that sort of thing really grinds my gears. It made no sense whatsoever. Nothing about the movie was logical. Do not watch Reverence from twenty twenty five. It's a bad, bad movie.

Good. I had no intention to smart Man. One that you should watch though. Clemency from twenty nineteen.

This is a movie that is directed by her name is hard to say.

It is Chinonia Chuck Wu.

She is an incredible director for this movie and it is about an individual who is a warden at a prison, and the movie starts with an execution gone wrong and sort of traumatizes a bunch of people that were associated with that and the act of being a warden after having that happen, and how it affects your future decisions and humanizing prisoners.

Very good movie.

It is a little bit plotting, and I feel like the fact that we have the failed execution at the beginning. It sort of loses its emotional weight after that, but it's still a journey worth going on and really will hammer home how you should not go to prison and probably not work into prison. But it's fun movie, and fun not meant in a literal sense, like it's well made and you would have a good time watching it.

And it's got Alfre ordered that's great. He is quite good in it.

I also watched Your Sister Sister, the mumblecore movie from twenty eleven with Mark Duplas.

And good movie.

It is just shockingly well written, directed by Lynn Shelton, who is a master, very very well done. Yeah, Emily Blunt kind of weird accent work in the movie, but they sort of make it make sense by the end of it.

Check it out. Good movie. I'm appreciative, but that I got to see it Stuugh. I like a couple of these I've never even heard of, So that was one of my goals this week is some very underseen movies. What was the name of that last one? Your sister's sister. I was quite fond of a lot of those mumblecore movies when they were first coming out. It's just they all just kind of worked for me.

There is maybe the funniest moment in any mumblecore movie I've seen in this movie, and it's Mark Duplas trying to show people a condom.

I'll just leave it at that. It is wildly funny. What I'm sold, I've I've got. I've added both of these two my lists because now I need to see them.

Speaking of being sold, what have you been getting in lately for physical media?

All right, I got it, I got. I have to do these in stacks. So there with me.

By the way, I love all the people that have already tonight said how much you resemble Stanley Kubrick.

I haven't caught those those comments, but I did a I led a panel a couple of years ago for a horror film festival and the photographer took a picture of me in just the right angle, and I was like, oh man, I okay, Stanley Kubrick nice all right. So these are these are in a weird order, so I'm just going off of them. So recently I got Let's Scare Jessica to Death. Brilliant movie. And I saw this movie years ago. I want to say it was on like two it's one point or something like that, ye,

Uh.

He covered he has a lot of the boutique labels that we all know and love. He had this sitting on the shelf, So I was like, well, last time I tried getting it from Walmart, I couldn't because it was sold out. So this is my sign, then I need to buy Dogua. Nice. You guys, no please.

I was gonna say, I'm kind of jealous because I'm really dying to see it on four K, but I don't have one yet because I ordered one from the Secret Stash to get to autographed by Jay and Silent Bob and their their run of it is not going to be in until like two and a half weeks from now, and so I'll be able to see it someday.

Yeah. Yeah, I'm really excited to rewatch it because I it's been a long time since I've watched I feel like I had this paranoid feeling that something was going to happen to my DVD of it, so I never wanted to like watch it. I know that's like really a crazy thought. But now I have this new four K so I can watch as much as I want. Nice, that's awesome. It's cool that you you said you ordered your cope from the Secret Stash.

Yeah, they were sharing it on uh on socials and they didn't have too many and I think that they did it twice and they both sold out like within a couple hours.

The people that like, the people that work there are super are super nice, So I'm a big fan of the movie Vulgar, Brian Johnson's movie, and I emailed the store one time, just just saying once again, kind of got in to Hershall Gordon Lewis. It's like, is there any way I can get Brian to sign this? Yeah? And they email me back within fifteen minutes and they're like, yeah, just send us the uh, just send us the slip cover or like the card inside of it to this address.

And most of you should have by now because hopefully you've bought the physical Media Advocate with Burt Reynolds on the cover, where Mike had a really wonderful piece on the inside.

So thank you for that. Michel, You're very welcome. So it's always my goal to it's my goal to eventually get every movie that he's ever been in. I've got a lot of the big ones, so now I'm kind of going through some of the less less popular ones. But I found some of them half price books. I didn't even know he was in these Universal Soldier two and three. Found this on DVD. All right, Mystery Alaska. That is a very common poster trope. Yes, a couple things.

From the director of Austin Powers as wild, Gary says, make sure you have the Twilight's on collection because Bert is in an episode of that.

I know, I'm I'm tracking. So there was a period of time where you could get just select episodes of Twilight Zone on DVDs. I want to get all of the Twilight Zone, but I'd like to find if they ever released his episode on a disc, so I put that in his section. That makes sense. And then the last thing I got for Burt Reynolds was The Johnson County War. It's a Hallmark Channel Western early Hallmark, like two thousand and two, so I don't think they're even

Then I'll do mine because I don't have a ton like you, and then you can do a few more. Mine are kind of all over the place, but wanted to share a bunch coming in from Australia.

These first two are not Australia.

I got the second run DVD Blu Ray release of Manthon. This is an Indian film that they just put out in the UK a few months ago. Been eager for this, had this pre ordered with a couple of other things and it's finally here. Stoked on it. We are Can I show everything on here? Yes, we talked about this a couple of weeks ago. This is absolutely an adult release. This is the Ultra Flesh Archives release of wild Heart.

Here.

Nothing on this as far as I'm aware that is not or nothing on this that is brand new, but it does compile a lot of the stuff for Jackie Brown that I love, so stoked on that and then loved their first sets. And here is shot Shock Volume two and other Shaw Brothers release from Imprint. These boxes are giant, but I mean this has the enchanting shadow of the Bride from Hell and the Ghost Lovers on here. One of these has not got a Blu Ray release otherwise, and so check these out if you're into it.

The Shaw Brothers stuff has been excellent lately. Question did those fit on a shelf? They do? Yeah, they I mean they're thick, that's the big thing. But they're they're the same width. Okay, So uh, I have the Imprint never Ending story that they did and that doesn't even fit on my shelf.

You know, I showed Jackie Brown, I could show kill Billy. This think is massive, but the big thing to show the size. So you talked about refuse films. Here's their release of Franken Hooker that Liam put out. You can see same height as the box set shot Shock, but look at the with difference.

Their box sets are massive, monkey box, very very chunky. I love big boxes. Can you lie about that? No? Not, that's good. I didn't want to have to call the guy, all right, what else you got? All right? So I feel like I shouldn't talk about everything because I got a lot. But I'm gonna try to cherry pick this a little bit. This one was a complete blind by. I bought Bang the Drums Slowly, the cinematograph release. I love their curation. I just love the stuff they're putting out.

I love that that said when just an hour ago, I was streaming live with the shirt that said Baseball a cinema.

Maybe you can help me understand Baseball.

I love the director of Baseball that I was on the show with but yes.

Fair enough, all right, So yeah, I got banged the drums slowly that this one. I got a little bit ago. But my good friend Matt Harding, who was the regional warrior for Severn Films, I've been emailing because I'm working a con for him. Yeah. So Matt's a good dude. I met him a couple of years ago because of a video store that I don't know if they're still selling movies, but they're called blast Ratis here in Milwaukee.

Rufman is a Paramount film, so if it was to be on Paramount Plus probably.

Yes, I believe. I think it's actually on Prime. Okay, Oh no, I was wrong. You were right Pair month plus. Some reason I thought it was Prime. They both start with P that's why. Yeah, I just went it pops up on my Apple TV and I just see the little logo in the corner. Yep.

Oh, Mike says it's also free on Prime. So maybe we were Oh.

There we go. And then I'm gonna talk about two more things, two more things.

Next.

I picked up the four K of Flow the Criterion because we we just I just got this from the library not too long ago because I wanted to see it, completely enamored with it. I don't know if you saw it. Have you seen it? Yeah, I think it's just a cute little film, and I I liked it quite a bit. And I also love that it has another film from the same director called Away On This is so And then the last thing I will highlight because I've never seen it and I'm really excited for it. I got

Can I blow your mind a little bit? Yeah, it's rated PG. What for some reason? I'm oh, wow, Well I thought it was rated R as a kid. That's the only reason I could have thought that.

I put it on.

Cole Miner's Utter is a masterpiece. The music in it is beyond nostalgic for me. It was something that I heard an infinite number of times growing up.

Great performance is a great movie. Check out cole Miner's Center. And I also love that Loretta Lynn kind of strong armed Sissy Space and the bean in it. Yeah, I've heard that story, Jim. That's exactly why I got it.

It was eleven dollars on sale at Amazon del Yeah, for a brand new.

Four K hmm, good deal. Yeah. I don't remember the story, but I think I heard it. Is it charitable? Do you remember it?

Yeah?

So essentially what had happened was the studio was helping develop the film and Loretta Lynn was involved with it. I believe she's got a producing credit of some sort on that film. I think so. And she had seen the Sissy SpaceX and I think carry that would make sense and just thought was like, well, this is the girl that's gonna play me, and reached out to Sissy SpaceX's like I want you to do this, and Sissy SpaceX said I can't sing and I don't want to sing.

So that is it for pickups and recent watches. After announcements tonight, like I said, we're gonna be talking about our own shameless five titles that we have not seen yet that we absolutely that we do not feel shameover and we're excited to see for the first time. It definitely need to get done. But first let's talk about some announcements. Criterion was the first announcements this week and first time guest Michael gets to talk about Criteria with me.

That's great.

April seventh, we got a four K coming of Gilda from nineteen forty six. This is going to have an audio commentary by Richard Schickel. Basically, it's all the stuff that's on the old disc. Not much to say here, it's just an upgrade to the four K. Any thought on Rita Hayworth or Gilda. I like Rita Hayworth.

I've not seen a lot of her films. I have that old Milk it's kind of even that old but Milk Creek put out like a Rita Hayworth collection that I've been slowly working my way through. But yeah, no, this is one that I have not had the opportunity to see yet. Neither have I. In fact, I don't. I think I've only seen maybe one maybe to Rita Hayworth. Yeah, good stuff.

Another one that I sadly have not seen, but now this will be the most absolutely perfect time to see this. We got a four K and blu ray upgrade of Trouble in Paradise from nineteen thirty two, the Ernst Lubich film. To make the jump to four K for a Lubich film is great. I can't remember, correct me if I'm wrong in the chat. If so, I think this is the first four K Lubich, which feels like a pretty big deal. On this one feels like a big deal. Yeah, yeah, I love the cover of this one. One that I'm

Yep.

Next up a film that no joke. So a little peak behind the curtains of how I do announcement sometimes Criterion they usually announced on the fifteenth of every month, and so I was ready on the fifteenth, which was Thursday of last week to post announcements, and I had something up on the on my screen ready to go.

And what I normally do when I know.

That a certain company's gonna announce, I fill in all of the information from what I can guess. I knew that they were doing April announcements, so I had the coming on April the first Tuesday, which was I think the seventh on four K from Criterion, and I always put in a fake movie, so I just have to double click at the highlight and put something else in there. The fake movie I chose last Thursday was Life of Brian.

Do you have a history with the life of Brian? I actually don't have much of a history with Monty Python in general. It was never any it was they were never anything my parents watched growing up, or anyone that I really knew. So like, even though I was familiar with them as I got older, I didn't really have anyone shepherding me towards their stuff. And they definitely are shameless material of something I need to see. Have

I think we should schedule a weekend, get us literally in person together and watch all of their films back to back.

In not kidding, genuinely, I will refrain from watching any of them until we can plan this handshake same.

I wanted to watch Holy Grail again soon. That stands amazing. We're doing this at some point and I cannot wait to talk about it. That sounds like a blast. Funny enough, I was raised a little bit on the Monty Python's Flying Circus, but in a weird way. It was because it was on PBS on Saturdays, and I don't know why it was on PPS as a child.

But yeah, it's also interesting too because I don't know the age of your parents, but my parents were older than all of my friend's parents. Like. My dad was born in nineteen fifty four, so like I think by the time that Monty Python was doing their things, it just was something he was interested in.

My my parents were always younger than all my friend's parents, but not super different in age from yours. My dad was born in sixty five, so around ish. But to be fair, he probably should have loved Bondie Python. He was kind of the perfect age for it. My dad was just an idiot, well still as an idiot. I think he's still alive. I haven't been notified of anything.

My dad liked Western so that was just kind of his bread and bunner. My dad liked alcohol. Anyways, let's go to the next one. That was a dark joke.

I hope my sister's watching because she's probably laughing like crazy right now. Next April twenty first, we are getting a Blu ray and DVD release from the Criterion Premier's collection of Resurrection from twenty twenty five.

This is the Begone film or be Bye.

I don't remember how you say his name. I think it's b Began something like that. This film is supposedly incredible. I've not had a chance to be able to see it yet.

I love the Criterion is doing this.

That being said, it always hurts when a film that I've heard is like ravishing beautifully when it's it's visual like splendor is displayed on screen, and I know that it's coming on Criterion premieeres because you know that that's not going to be a four K. They only do Blu ray on this line, Blu ray and DVD, So I hope somebody else gets this and really delivers the potential here. Supposedly the colors are amazing. Have you been able to see this one yet?

No, but I actually just saw a trailer for it before. No other choice and I was instantly like, my wife and I both looked at each other. It's like, we got to go see this. Yeah. Plus, I just love that. I don't remember which film critic put it, but I just love that. The review they used in the trailer was it's cinema with capital C. That's that's pretty cool.

That's that's a great, great review that I would be holding on to for a long time.

It's a perfect type of trailer too, where it's just it's it's just a vibe trail. I don't know anything about this movie. I don't know what it's. It's like watching a Nicholas Winding Refin trailer. I don't know what the fuck this movie's about, but I need to see it because it looks visually sumptuous. There there.

Oh gosh, which one, uh, I need to.

Look up Refin.

I always get the name of the title wrong, Nicholas Winding Refin. So somebody was describing Neon Demon to me and they said, it's the only movie that I love that. They have a talking speed of about thirteen words for every four minutes, and I'm somehow enthralled.

Yes, honestly, I'm an I'm an easy Mark the more pretentious he gets, the better I just soak that shit up. I don't understand why understandable? Uh?

Next up a big one this month. We are getting on April twenty first, a four K and Blu Ray release of point blank.

Point Blank.

Point Blank is the title from nineteen six sixty seven. This is the Lee Marvin joint from John Borman, a title that people adore, that has long needed a great release, And here we go, brand new four K digital restoration supervised and approved by John Borman. We've got a four K disk and a Blu Ray disc. We got an audio commentary with Borman and Steven Soderberg. Second Soderberg name

I'm I'm I have to buy this. I saw this years ago. So a lot of my stories about watching movies involve my mother because she I didn't have many movie friends growing up, but I knew if it came on Turner Classic Movies, my mother would watch it with me. I saw this movie and I was like fourteen, fifteen years old. Neither of us had seen it. It came on Turner Classic Movies. I just remember it finished, and my mom was like, what did you think? And I was like, I think I loved it, and she I

That is a big deal. Yeah, glad it is out there. So that is point blank.

Next.

On April twenty eighth, we got a Blu Ray release of the Eclipse series. Next title and that is Caneo Tanaka directs a box set from nineteen fifty three to nineteen sixty two. This will include Love Letter, The Moon Has Forever a Woman, The Wandering Process, Girls of the Night, and Love under the Crucifix. The only special feature that they're listening for this is an essay by Imagen Sarah Smith, who is excellent, thankfully. But I do wish that we

No? And actually I'm relatively new to the Eclipse series, but I bought the Robert Downey Senior one and loved that. So after that, I want to start kind of blindly jumping into some of these.

Yeah, I've got the first one that they just did on Blu Ray.

Eager to see the rest that they do.

I really hope they upgrade their Nakatsu Nakatu is a Crime or I think it's Nikatu Noir that they called their old Eclipse DVD set. We were talking about that in the discord this week. I definitely want that one upgraded for sure.

Hmm. Yeah, And I just it's it's it's a I think it's I don't know what the mantra behind the Eclipse series is, but I can kind of put it together that you know, maybe it's films that they don't have enough stuff that they can necessarily do standalone versions with or you know, big box sets, but they're important films that they it's kind of they just I don't want to say lump together because that sounds bad, but there's you know, there's a thematic or reason for them

For a DVD. They truly do. I'm still amazed, especially mostly boutiques that have been doing DVDs for a long Time released some really great DVDs like Modo Macabro DVD. Some of those still look remarkable. I always laughed though putting in a studio DVD, like we went to show the kids Honey Shrunk the Kids on DVD and literally had to stop because.

It looked like absolute dog shit. Yes, but yet, like my I have my Darling Clementine on DVD from Criterion, and it's better than some of the Mill Creek Blu rays that I have. I mean, low bar but true. Yeah, yeah, I just do want.

To throw out a title understandable.

Let's go to our next one.

This is a big deal too, April twenty eighth getting a four K and Blu ray box set separated, not a dual format box set. They're doing a four K box and a Blu ray box of John Singleton's Hood trilogy. This is going to include Boys in the Hood, Poetic Justice, and Baby Boy from ninety one, ninety three and two thousand and one.

Yeah.

This is a must buy for me, just plain and simple as somebody that grew up in southern California was raised on a couple of these movies.

Absolutely love it.

We are going to get audio commentaries and all three films with Singleton. New conversation between Ryan Kogler and Regina King. That's another thing I want to see immediately. You documentary on Singleton, Singleton's filmmaking process with some other people that were involved in his films. New audio interviews with Trogi p Henson and Tyreese Gibson, Great some deleted scenes, archival extras, and then an essay by Julian Kimball.

Any thoughts on John Singleton. I've only seen Boys in the Hood, but it's a movie that really stuck with me. Another movie that my mother showed made a very young age, and I feel like I am the person I am because I saw something like that at a young age and it really stuck with me. Definitely need to pick this up.

Yep, this is this is the first sale. After this goes on sale, it will be in my hands. More breaking Criterion news from last week is that Variety share that they're gonna be releasing three Neon films from this year on disc from Criterion over this next year. We are getting Jeffarpinahi's It Was Just an Accident, Jokim Treer's Sentimental Value, and then Kleiber Mondoka Philho's The Secret Agents.

No news on.

Four K slash Blu Ray whatever is coming on those or exact release dates. But how many of those three films have you seen? What do you think of them?

I haven't seen any of them, but I really wanted to see The Secret Agent and Sentimental Value, the first one I have not heard of, but I've heard of the filmmaker, so I definitely want to check out all these. I will be getting all three of these. I have not seen.

It was just an accident yet, but everybody I trust loves that movie. I love Sentimental Value, and I really have liked Secret Agent. I like how it was made more than the actual film itself, and there's some things that are breathtaking and Secret Agent. I think the opening for Secret Agent alone is going to stick with me for a long time. Just a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful scene. The way they crafted it so good. And he's an incredible actor, so glad he was nominated today.

All right. Other than that, let's talk about third party retailers because I clicked twice. Let's go back to this.

Diabolic DVD has announced that they've updated a couple things. One Finally, for the love of God, they are offering a version of free shipping, and all you have to do is order three things on Diabolic DVD and they are going to give you a six dollars credit when.

You're checking out.

Now, this is interesting because it's not it is free shipping, but it's not free shipping because it's not going to be listed as free shipping, but it will cover your price of shipping. But they also want it to work for international buyers, so if you buy at least three things internationally, you will get a six dollars credit off of the total cost of your order. And obviously they can give you free shipping if you were going internationally,

But that is pretty damn cool. Do you shot from Diabolic? I do? I do. They're usually one of the first places I look for, especially if something is slowly dwindling in numbers, I will check them. I usually like their prices quite a bit. I question though, if this salt quote unquote free but not really free shipping. So you said that you buy three things. I assume it's like a bundle, like you buy three titles or three things from their website. And then you said they give you

Yeah, they will just give you six dollars off of that purchase. Specifically, it will be listed at checkout and then I guess the other thing to point out here is specifically it is three regularly priced items. So if they're having a sale and you get three items in a sale, you will not get free shipping, which is rough.

I guess I get it all right. Let's head to Australia with Imprint.

We talked about this film a few months ago March twenty fifth, We're getting a Blu ray release from Imprint of Up the Junction from nineteen sixty eight. This is the Susie Kendall film. This is gonna have a brand new audio commentary by Justphine Botting and Melanie Williams, new interview with the assistant director Michael Dryhurst.

Have you seen this movie? No, I've never even heard of this movie.

I had not the first time that we announced this a few months ago from screen Bound, But I'm dying to hear this. Everybody that was from the UK, so this was a big one for them. I'm very curious to check this one out. Looks pretty fun.

Yeah, I'm a so you remember when we're kids and we're always told don't judge a book by its cover type. I am. I need something to go off of, and a compelling or interesting poster goes a long way for me. I don't know anything about these movies I would buy. I would pick up these movies blindly just because I like the way it's being sold to me. I like looking at it right, understandable, completely understandable. Uh, let's raw and Randy, it's a great tagle and let's be honest

Date, March twenty fifth, a Blu ray of Another Time, Another Place from nineteen fifty eight. I just want to point out that on Facebook I posted this announcement. Somebody saw this cover and said in the comments, why does that look like Sean Connery?

I wonder why.

I really wanted to say, do you know how to read? Because it literally points out that it is Sean Connery. This has a new audio commentary by Leef Pfiffer, Tony Latino and Paul Scrabo. Imprint putting out a Sean Connery film, Early Sean Connery.

This looks like a fun release. It's the first time ever on Blu Ray, which is exactly what I love to see coming. M hm, Yeah, this one I'm not familiar with, but I do really like young Sean Connery.

Up the Junction, according to Vinnie, has a great soundtrack late sixties mod music, which, yeah, that's exactly one of the reasons I need to see it.

Next up another one that I've been meaning to check.

This had another Blu Ray release here in the US a while ago, March twenty fifth, a Blu ray of three into two Won't Go From nineteen sixty nine. This is Steve Howard, a middle aged British sales executive trapped in an unhappy marriage, has an impulsive affair with the young hitchhiker named Ella, But when Steve arrives home, he discovers Ella has introduced herself to Steve's wife, Francis, and

This has Rod Steiger in it.

We got Claire Bloom and then Judy Geeson also in this. This is gonna have an audio commentary that's brand new from Matthew Matthew Aspery Gear and then a new interview with the actress Lynn Farley, and then the trailers from Hell portion will be on here as well.

No idea about this movie. Never seen it. I definitely need to. No. I'm familiar with the cast, but that's it. And I have to say I like that some of the I like when releases put those trailers from Hell like trailer commentaries on their stuff. Agreed, Agreed, Steiger and Bloom were married at that time. Since Terry in the chat, Thanks Terry, I guess the chemistry must be pretty decent in this movie. Then wouldn't be funny if it was

Yes, it's all steamy. So same day from Imprint again, Hot Enough for June from nineteen sixty four, this one with Dirk Boguard. This will have a new audio commentary by Matthew Asprey Gear as well. They're working on some more new special features, but they have not.

Been announced yet. Once again, not my era of film, so I don't know much of it about. This is sort of a blind spot. I like a lot of the sixties comedies I've I've seen a movie called Cactus Flower is one of my is one of my favorites. But yeah, this is not an era that I know super I know a lot about, but I enjoy it. I enjoyed everything I've seen from it, so I'm usually good to blind buy stuff from this time period. Nice.

Next up is Some Girls Do from nineteen sixty nine. This is from Ralph Thomas, the director. This is a cult comedy spy film. You get a new audio commentary with Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw. New Leafi for speaking on Richard Johnson, the Man who Is Almost Bond. There is a new segment with Tony Latino, the film historian on the spy craze of the sixties. We've got a new interview with Paul Scrabo, and then even more new special features that they're working on right now. This is

Yeah. I love spy films and I love spy spoofs. Agreed. There last one from Imprint in this batch is Morock seven, coming on the same day.

This is from nineteen sixty seven. This is is going to be with Geene Barry, Elizabeth Martinelli, Leslie Phillips, and Alexander Stewart. This will have a new audio commentary by Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw. Again, a new interview with the producer John Gail, and even more new special features. It is wild that they're putting so much on these small, sort of like underseen films that normally they would just

I I I love getting supplemental materials, but for some of these movies, just being able to see them is enough. Yeah, but I do appreciate when they can put something together, even if it's even if it's something small just for some contextual information. Agreed, Absolutely agreed.

Some of my favorite things about these Let to go to a movie that came out last year that I did not get a chance to see that I'm dying to see. That is coming from Magnolia of the film Man Finds Tape. This is coming on February twenty fourth on Blu Ray. This is a found footage movie that's supposed to be genuinely creepy, and I love found footage.

How do you feel about found footage? I ultimately like it. I wouldn't say, I like, I haven't liked every found footage movie, but no one has. It's a genre that I find endlessly fascinating, and especially if they can find a conceit in which I'm not questioning why they're continuing the film. Yeah. Also one thing that I also love when they lean into the fact that it is a movie.

I will say found footage is probably the genre with some of for me, some of the highest highs, but also some of the lowest lows possible. Favorite found footage my God, or just a strong.

One that comes off the top of your head Cloverfield, That is a great that one. I when that. I think I got like a paramount steel book for that a couple of years ago, and I had rediscovered that film and it's it just holds up so well as above so below legitimately scared this ship out do it? Yes, so much like and to the point that like I almost I haven't wanted to rewatch it because I want to live in the memories that I have of how good that film was.

Right one with the similar sort of vibe because it's more focused on horror than creature feature aspect of Cloverfield The Last Exorcism. I love that movie, and then the last ninety seconds happened, and that ruins so much of that movie, but the rest of it is.

Very, very good, Brad.

Next up is from Well Go USA from March thirty. First, you can be able to get a blu ray of the Takashi Mike film Blazing Fists. This say is from Takashi miik comes, the story of Ikuto and Riyoma, troubled teens who meet in juvenile detention and plan to fight their way to freedom. Inspired by mm MMA fighter and Breaking Down founder Mikuro Asakura, the two boys set their

How do you feel about Takashi Mike. I like Takashi mi k quite a bit, and I just I'm always impressed by how many films he makes. Earlier in this broadcast, I talked about going to the can Film Festival. Yeah, rented a tuxedo because I had a connection that got me into a red carpet screening, so I had to have a tuxedo for that. The red carpet screen I got to go to was a Takeisha Mek film that I don't know if it ever got a physical media

Interesting, I feel like I need to see that pretty gay.

And so that's that's always a little laurel that I can put in my cap that I got to see a Meek film that you can't really find that nobody has seen. Wanted to shout out.

We got some other fan footage recommendations in the chat rec phenomenal pick love that movie.

Man Bites Dog. Have you seen Man Bytes Dog? Yes? I saw that back when, back when I f C was cool. Uh, they used to show things like Man Bites Dog Unedited on cable and that's when I first saw it interesting. Man Bites on cable is Yeah, now they just show reruns. If it's always sunny in the Philadelphia all day, I.

Mean also wild and also very fun. Yeah. I need to see this, I I I love me kay. Uh, definitely want to check this one out.

I'm a sucker for movies that involve tournaments. Okay, have you have you seen stiff competition? No? But should I let me? Let me go? You have to go this. You have to go to the mill you scene site.

It's a vinegar syndrome at about blow jobs stiff competition? Uh, but such a random Anyways, we probably don't need to discuss stiff competition.

What's let's talk about more stiff competition. I can bring that up.

Uh, we'll bring it up in anab Hey, Dracula, I'd love to hear your thoughts on Dracula. March thirtieth, Universal is putting out this beautiful Dracula Legacy Collector's Edition over in the UK. This is going to cover all of the Dracula films on four K from nineteen thirty one to nineteen forty eight. They had done all of these in the US last Fall, but now you can get this in the UK in an even fancier set if you're into it.

How do you feel about Dracula. I love Gothic horror. I love Universal Monsters. That's not my favorite Dracula film, but I still love watching these. They are perennials for the Fall. Always been a big Frankenstein guy, but I'm never going to say no to watching Bella Lagozi.

Is your favorite Dracula film from the nineties, probably Bram Stokers. Yes, I'm glad that we are on the same page there.

Copple is my guy, even when he fails. I just I I just find that man endlessly fascinating. It's a great movie.

Stylish as hell, Chris says always Suddeny has no complete series released on physical media, which sucks. It's not done yet. How could there be a complete series on physical media? They're still like setting the record every year for longest running narrative television show. I think is the current record? I think so it's.

How many seasons. I feel like I watched the first like four and then I think we're up to like seventeen seventeen or eighteen insane and that's coming. Well, I can't say anything. I'm a Simpsons fan. I can't say anything that's true.

Simpsons is about to hit thirty right or already hit three.

I think they're on thirty two. Jesus, I lost count. I guess I watch it every Sunday. I don't pay attention to what season we're on. I just know it's on. It's almost like a warm blank. It's true.

It is next up coming soon on four k We don't have released it yet, but Keeno label Keino Laber will be putting out Bulletproof from nineteen ninety six, the Adam Sandler and Damon Waym's film Bulletproof. Any thoughts on Bulletproof.

I've actually never seen this, but I feel like I distinctly remember this poster in every video store I ever went to. That's because it was in every single video store. So yeah, that's accurate. Yeah. So is this a comedy? Is an action film? Is it both? Yes?

Yeah, it's it's a pretty interesting mix of both. Kira is saying that Simpson's is on season thirty seven. Is that accurate. That is insanity. So they're about to be on forty in a couple of years.

Jesus, I'm googling it. I'm sure. I'm sure whoever that person was is Oh yeah, they are absolutely correct.

South Park is on his twenty eighth season. Geez, who man, I met a loss for words? Yeah, same on all of those things. Stan says, happy to report I've never seen an episode of Always Sunny. Why are you happy? The show is literally brilliant. It is amazing. Anyways, I won't belabor that point. Let's keep going. Coming soon on Blu Ray from Keno is manon seventy aka French Mistress from nineteen sixty eight, starring Catherine Daneuve. Not a movie I'm familiar with anything on this one.

No.

I like Canton, I like Kathin Daneuve. Yeah, I think I've only seen her in a couple of things.

But yeah, yeah, hey, and I love that Keino is fined and shit to put out. That's true, that's true. Coming soon.

That's the wrong word, because it's coming on March thirty first, even though that is soon. Blu Ray set of Malfeasance four films by Ives Bosset from nineteen seven. Excuse me, seventy one to eighty two. This is supposedly great. This is gonna be the Cop? Is that the title?

I need to be able to zoom in and I can't see it. There's Mad Enough to Kill, Angels, Leap and The Woman Cop and the last one is Rise Up Spy.

The first three films all newly restored in four K. Rise Up Spy is a two K restoration. We've got new commentaries on this one, including Max Allan Collins, Heath Holland. We've got Alexander Heller, Nicholas and Howardsberger, Nathaniel Thompson. Supposedly these are incredible. Anybody in the chat seeing these? I'd love to hear some more about these.

Yeah, they look interesting.

Somebody was calling this one of their most anticipated releases, which is always exciting. Next up, we are getting a four K steel book of nineteen ninety six's Sleepers, a film that I have seen advertised many many times. I've still never been able to see. This is supposed to be pretty great. We've got some big, big names in this one. Have you seen Sleepers? I could lie, but now I have not seen it.

So big names.

Robert de Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Bacon, Brad Pitt, Jason Patrick, all directed by Barry Levinson. This is supposed to be incredible. Definitely need to see Sleepers, And don't worry, this four K steel book is not a final piece of art. They are obviously going to put art there entirely. Yeah, I've heard this is good. Colton says, it's a time capsule. Aaron says, pretty good, not great.

Well, no, no, no, Colton says it is dot dot dot a time capsule, which changes the I feel.

Like the connotation for sure. Yeah, yes, I did bury the lead there a little bit.

You're right.

Sorry to all the podcast listeners. Hey, let's talk about two films that I've seen recently and loved. In late February or early March, we are getting two titles from Deaf Crocodile that I am stoked to be able to see finally coming out. We are getting a four K Blu Ray dual format release of Song of the Miranculous Hind from two thousand and two. This is a wild film. I don't even know how to begin to explain this.

I love you.

This is the follow up to Son of the White Mayor, which you all may have seen if you got that from the previous release of that from Arblos or from Eureka. This was made during the production on the Tragedy of Man. This is the ambitious attempt to depict thousands of years of Hungarian culture in myth in one film, based in part on early Siberian and Finno Ugric legends and incorporating sit the Iranian, Turkic and our artistic influence is all

It's a good interview. Check it out.

New commentary on this by Adam Ratkoff, James Hancock, and Martin Kessler. Of course, the deluxe edition has a booklet with Jenny Barker and Walt Chaw riding in it.

This movie is legendary. You need to see this.

There was a clip that was posted recently on the Deaf Crocodile social media. If you are into animation at all, you will fully love this movie.

Please check it out. Well, I think, I mean you had a conversation recently and how I admitted that I have not seen any Death Crocodile releases. I'm gonna have to pick this up. This looks fascinating. It is amazing.

I love that this director went from making his film The Tragedy Man, that was going to cover all of humanity and everything outside of humanity in one film, to take a small break to make this movie that is only covering fifty thousand years of civilization.

Man, he's how lazy only fifty thousand years. It is hilarious and yeah, it's just a wild setup.

I think people need to see this. It's incredible. And I will give the full list of recommendations for stuff that I think you would love soon.

Yes, oh, you gave me a a partial list, right, that was like the intro pack, Yes, like well, the intro pack was still like eleven log or something. It was, it was, and I am excited to once I have a little extra cash to be able to get my first Death Crocodile release.

Well, if you're up for another one and love Bill Plimpton. We are also getting a Blu ray release of Hair High from two thousand and four. This is one of Bill Plimpton's greats in my opinion, So glad that Deaf Crocodile got a chance at this one. This is essentially a horny high school movie with one of the biggest

Ever? Surprisingly no, except for Bill Plimpton going back to The Simpsons did some of the most interesting couch day eggs. There is one that I will always remember and I send it to everyone where it is a love story of Homer and the couch and he impregnates the couch. I don't know if I've seen that one. I will send it to you. Ever since then, I've been kind of obsessed with his work. I have not been able to find any of his stuff. So I while we've

I love Bill Plumpton, and I'd honored that I've been able to have him on the show.

He's just incredible.

Next up, February twenty fourth, Well go USA putting out rescue at dong Gy from twenty twenty five, and it says when the Japanese troop ship Lisbon Maru is torpedoed off the coast of dong Gy Island.

The lives of over three hundred British soldiers on board are threatened. Their only hope is a small group of defiant fishermen who will do anything to save them. The trailer for this actually looks pretty pretty good. I'm curious to check this one out. I have not even heard of this one.

Well, go USA does that a lot. They seem to grab some films that not many people have heard of.

Yeah, this looks good. I'm very, very curious about this. I believe this is a mainland Chida film, which we don't get a lot of those on physical release here in the US. Yeah, I'm I'm intrigued by it. I may be wrong on the main mainland China thing, but I believe I've read that about that. If I'm wrong, I apologize. In advance.

Little known indie filmmaker named Christopher Nolan is putting out a couple of his films on disc again. March twenty third, We're getting a four K steal Book only over in the UK of the Prestige. We are also getting on that exact same day a four K Steel book of Dunkirk, good looking steals on one of these two is my favorite Christopher Nolan movie.

Ever, how do you feel about Nolan? Mixed? I he's a filmmaker. I enjoy watching I but his films, don't know, I feel like the more more recently his films aren't really sticking with me the same way. Yeah, I love the Prestige. That is one that my wife actually showed me. But you know, we just recently watched Oppenheimer and I hate it, so, you know, mixed bag yep.

I would understand that Terry says he hated the sound design and Dunkirk pissed me off.

I feel like there were a couple.

Scenes that were really great for the sound in Dunkirk, But I agree Christopher nol And has never been great with sound.

No, and he's he kind of digs his heels in a in a very weird way where weird in I still remember when he was making his third Batman film, studio executives complained that Bain was unintelligible, so he went the complete opposite direction and turned up his vocals so high that it felt like it was peeking through the entire film. Yeah. Uh, but he's always had a problem.

That's that's rough. I Yeah, I understand completely. Like obviously, Tenet has been complained about endlessly, so I won't say much, but it's wild.

The mixing on some of these films come on like, we can do better than that. Ridiculous. Yeah, And he's also really has dug his heels into where he will. He's pretty much sticking with five point one.

Yeah, which sucks because he seems to be wanting to push the envelope on some technological things. But we can do way better with audio, so let us I don't know. March tenth, we are getting from Universal a Blu Ray release of Resident Alien the Complete series and also Resident Alien Season four. That way, if you've got the first three, you can just pick up the fourth one. I have not seen even a single moment of the show, but

Have you seen this? No, I've I feel like I've seen some clips. I didn't realize they had four seasons. Four seasons and a good, strong ending. Supposedly.

It supposedly does not end on a cliffhanger because they planned on being done all right. Next up, Imprint another TV venture. March twenty fifth, they're putting out a TV Movie of the Week collection number four. This is going to have to Kill a Cop from nineteen seventy eight, Cocaine and Blue Eyes from nineteen eighty three, a Killing Affair from nineteen seventy seven, which is only an SD and either way, oh, I totally forgot gloss over the

I like TV films. I'm glad a lot of them are getting releases now because they were kind of notoriously hard to find for the longest time, long time. Like currently I'm working through the Dan Curtis TV Mysteries box set from Keno. Nice. Just love that these are available, and yeah, I yeah, they go wow, I'm struggling to talk.

Brian, who works sound out of New York said the sound mixer who recorded Bane for Dark Knight Rises was fired after that.

Studio note, damn. Good to know. Well, thank you for the interest in fact I can now add to my story.

Next up, also from Imprint, they are putting out the New Avengers, the Complete Series. This is the same show that just got a four K release in the UK from I believe studio canal all of the same extras as far as I can tell, I don't think there's anything new that is on this compared to that one, and this is only Blu Ray compared to that four K. It's not gonna get another four K release. They would lose money if they were to put this out on

Yeah. I'm not FAMI with the New Avengers, but I have seen a handful of The Avengers. A friend of a friend of mine they grew up watching The Avengers, so I've seen some of the episodes with them. Yeah.

I when Imprint put out the first series of The Avengers, I saw those for the first time and genuinely really well made fun show.

Yeah, it's a good time, all right, going to our next one.

Sorry, I was getting all kinds of notifications in my pocket because of Amber Alerts.

Good to know. Let me just put that away.

Mark thirty First, there is a Blu Ray coming from Alliance themselves and the Horror Section, which is the Eli Roth owned production company of Dream Eater, which came out last year. This is going to be their first release

Did you happen to see Dream Eater last year? No? I didn't even hear it this one.

Amazingly, not only did I hear about it, I saw this in a theater last year and really hated this movie all right, Speaking of found footage, that is bad. I hated this found footage movie because of exactly what you and I said.

The conceit made zero sense whatsoever. Check it out.

If anybody else saw this and liked it, please let me know. But I I did not like this movie in any way. The concept makes no sense, the acting is pretty bad. The story I could have liked if it was done a little bit differently, but my goodness, did.

Not like it.

Next up, another one that I wanted to see over this last year, Hallow Road is coming on Blu Ray on March thirty first, from Decal and x y Z together. This one is with Rosamond Pike and Matthew Reese.

Not seeing this one any thoughts on either of them. No, I like the actors just haven't seen it, haven't heard of it. I do not like this poster.

I feel like we've gotten this exact poster seventy three times the last three years.

Yeah, it's a poster.

Just leaning into the absolute trope of every single indie film has too many drone shots nowadays.

That's absolutely true. Next up, let's go back to Australia and talk about Umbrella. Are you somebody that has anything from Umbrella? H yes, I don't have much. I'm trying to think of what I do have, asking the tough question. Sorry, no, no, no, it's fine. I think I have their Oh God, give me one second, I have to check. I know I have at least one title. There's okay, Yeah, I have the Pusher trilogy that they put out. Nice, nice, and I just got in. I have one other title as well.

I hate the drone shots and so many of those indie films so much. Yes, Terry has many, many, many films from Umbrella. So does Kiray Umm wait and fight great release. Absolutely. I just got in literally today the release of Lake Mongo here is this box, have not even been able to open it yet. Very curious to see the documentary that came with this, because I love that movie.

So let's talk about some umbrella.

May six, they're putting out a four K Blu ray dual format release of Matador from nineteen eighty six. This is the Pedro Amadovar film that was just recently announced on four K over in the UK from Radiance as well, so we've got a competing release here. We've got different extras on this, so if you love Alma Dovar, you might actually want both. We got a commentary from the Wives Colangelo. We've got b Jane Harmony Colangelo there, Stephen

How do you feel about Alma Dovar. I've only seen a couple of his films. This one I've not seen, so this one intrigues me. I might need to pick this up. And also I remembered it was super Mario Brothers is the other one, and that is a big one to remember. I get it, but no, this looks interesting. And I also like that the Klanjols are on here. They are some of my favorite people talking about film and film culture right now.

So bj is very fun to follow on Instagram and I think she's on TikTok because she reposted the same videos there. Great great film criticism and very snarky in the best of ways.

I also love her podcast that they do Yes descends it prom Yes Yes.

I'm kind of shocked I remember the exact title because my brain is mush right now. Let's carry on to the next umbrella. Really did I just skip one accidentally? I?

Oh, it looked like it.

So the next one is a very weird or would you say out there box set? This is coming on May sixth, the Blu ray only on this and it's called out There by Towa and I'm saying it's out there because these are covering films from nineteen seventy eight, one movie from nineteen seventy eight and then two thousand and six and two thousand and seven, all produced by Toe.

But a very interesting setup. Box set.

We've got a Message from Space from seventy eight. We've got Yo Yo Girl Cop from two thousand and.

Six, Yo Yeah Girl Cop, YEP.

Hair Extensions from two thousand and seven, and then X Cross from two thousand and seven as well. I feel like you need to see Yoyo Girl Cop immediately.

With a title like that, how can I go wrong? Yes, I need this box set. It looks like a great release.

We've got brand new interviews with Kenta Fukusaku, We've got commentaries from Sam Deagan on multiple films here. We've got Patrick Massias, who's usually pretty great on these. Yeah, I need to check this out. This is such an interesting release. And yes, I had the exact same thought, Craig. Message

That part of the movie.

Whoa brand new hand drawn animation for the film.

That's nuts.

Yeah, love that they're doing that, and that's why I support def Crocodile with everything. Next up from Umbrella May six, a blu ray coming of Uzumaki aka Spiral from two thousand. This is the same film that was released here in the US already by Discothech, so if you have that,

Have you seen Uzumaki? I can't say that I have. I feel like that's been the trend of this episode.

It's the trend of every episode and that's why we're all here discovering it together. Do you know who jungji Eto is? Yes, this is based on Uzumaki Spiral from jungji Eto and it's the first live action version of that story.

Well then I am. I'm pretty sold off of that. Then, now, what's interesting.

If I remember the story right, I believe this was actually made while he was still finishing that maga, and so the ending here is very different than what you see in uh in the actual manga Huzubaki.

I always find it fascinating when that when something like that happens, where an adaptation comes before something's finished. I feel like a big example of that was the first kick Ass film. He didn't he wasn't done with the series. So Matthew Vaughn just made an ending good movie. Though I like the kick Yeah, yeah, I don't remember the second one, but yeah, so this sounds interesting to me, and I'll have to keep an eye on on this one.

Gary says, I think I'm gonna read the maga because the Netflix series and this do not look great. The Netflix series is supposedly real bad. This is at least fun. I've got the Discothech release, so I don't need this one. But this movie is at least a compelling watch, I

Another film that I've not heard of, but it looks interesting, I agree.

Two more Hammer titles coming from Studio Canal. On April six, We're getting a four K Blu Ray dual format release of Blood from the Mummy's Tomb from nineteen seventy one. Is a brand new four K restoration with new artwork by Johnny Dombrowski. There is a sixty four page booklet with new essays and the original press war pages sixty four pages wow. Two posters, one of them is the new artwork. One of them is the original theatrical artwork.

Hammer. Are you into any of the Hammer films? I do. I am in the Hammer. I have not seen a huge selection of their stuff, but I do like a lot of what I've seen. I just like how operatic a lot of their their films are. I just recently reviewed the Warner Archive release of Churse Frankenstein, and I enjoyed that one quite a bit. I'm an agreement of Terry Talks Movies here that this is given Venture Brothers very much. So, I actually, I actually really like this art.

It looks pretty great and it's it's it's a little price. It's fifty bucks us U.

And I feel like I pay that for you know, vinegarstation titles. So that's you.

You absolutely do, uh, but if you want a companion piece for it. They're also doing Demons of the Mind on the Soliday for dollars. Now it's one hundred dollars. And here is the new art on all one needs. Yeah, all of their updated art for these.

I don't know.

I kind of like them. And they're they're gonna do all of the ones they've got the rights to. You just know they are. This looks great again, brand new four K restoration, sixty four page booklet with new essays, two posters.

We've got a.

New Virginia weatherall on Demons of the Mind, audio commentary with Steve Haberman, and then all kinds of extras. Yeah, I love these Hammer releases. I gotta I gotta say.

And Craig is right.

All the Deaf Crocodile releases have sixty page books and they're only thirty four bucks.

Well, like I said, I've already got at least one of them in my cart, so we can bump that up to about seven. I mean, what, well, you know, if you want to donate some funds to help me get seven, I won't say no.

Or if anybody want watching wants to the Shameless Picture Show. Patreon link is in the description below too.

Look at that, Look at you. I'm whoops, always have to click something wrong. I'm always terrible at promoting my own things, but happy to help you. March third, Sony Pictures Classics putting out a Blu ray and DVD release of Merely We Roll Along. This is what I alluded to earlier.

You're talking about, Okay, broad Broadway musicals coming to disc. I actually saw this in the theater last year, and I gotta admit I like this way more than I thought I would.

That there's always been a poster conceit that I hate. I hate when the names are up top two different orders. Yeah. I know it has to do with contracts and such, but it just bugs the hell out of me.

Yeah, it's not great. I don't love that they do it either. Yeah, I just honestly very impressed that this is getting a disc release. I did not expect this to get a disc release, but the names in it, I guess, you know what, Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez a big draw.

I love that they're doing.

It fun release, and I guess were supposed to get a link later film for Merely We Roll Along Eventually too, might be fourteen years or whatever, but hey, it's supposedly being worked on.

Let's talk about Street Trash from nineteen eighty seven.

Light Bulb Films over in the UK, putting out a four K in this big limited VHS giant box art on April twenty seventh. This is going to have over eight hours of extras, including over five hours of brand new extras.

So much to cover.

Here, from Spookies to Speed Trash and interview with Street Trash producer Frank M Ferrell discussing his work on both his cult eighties horror films.

A visual I Say by Daryl Buxton. There's going to be a feature length documentary by Jason Impi looking at the making of an impact of Street Trash.

Lots of new stuff here. It's kind of wild. Have you seen Street Trash and if so, what do you feel about it?

So I actually have it. I think I have the old Synapse DVD of Street Trash. It's been I feel like it's been burning a hole on my shelf. I feel like I see it every time I go through the horror section and I always pass it. By. For some reason, I've still not gotten around to watching this damn movie. It's not a great movie, but man, is this a fun movie.

I mean, you can't just count on any movie to have you throwing around a severed pedis in a junkyard like that's got to call your name, right, Yeah, you know, And I.

Agree with Gary telling me you might be selling me. I agree with Gary.

I don't normally love art cards, but when they're melty like this, these do look very cool.

I'm with you. I just never know what to do with them, Like when I do and when I get films in for a review that come with art cards, I'll show them off, but then they just go back in the case and I never look at them again.

I agree, which is why I will never be making them on any of my releases.

God no, well, I guess I didn't say that.

If a filmmaker is basically demanding it, I will probably talk to them. But my god, genre Lan, have you seen any genre loan films over the years.

I'm trying to think it's a film filmmaker I'm really familiar with, But I'm trying to think if I've actually ever watched any of them. I don't believe, so I believe that I actually know. I believe this was a this is a blind spot, and at one point I had talked with Sam Deacan about coming on my show, and we're to discuss some of them but future episodes.

Jasper is saying, thank you, thank us for not invading Greenland. Glad you're here tonight, Jasper, that's amazing. Let's talk about the next Indicator released April twentieth in the UK April twenty first and the US. There is a separate set of four K and Blu ray releases of two genre loan films coming. The first is The Grapes of Death

That you absolutely want it. Yeah, I do.

This is just a ridiculously great looking release. I will absolutely be owning it. And while you're there, you may as well pick up The Living Dead Girl, which is from nineteen eighty two. This is the second title coming out in the exact same day. This says a spillage of toxic waste causes Catherine de rise from the dead

Uh.

This is going to have another set of commentaries on here, one from two thousand and three, one brand new with Kevin Lines and Jonathan Rigby, some selected scenes commentary with one of the actors, all kinds of archival extras.

We've got some new interviews.

There's gonna be a lot of stuff that was previously recorded and has now been re edited, which I kind of like that that they're updating those. This looks even more loaded than the other one. And don't forget each of these has a booklet kind of crazy. Highly recommend both of these genre on titles, two of his best movies. This is a strong month for them.

They looked cool and yeah, these look really neat, Yeah strong. I know that you haven't tried any out yet, but these fascination. A couple of the vampire movies like Rape of the Vampires pretty decent. Yeah, I recommend checking it out.

Uh, let's see what is next. We've got Second Run. I held up their release of Manthon earlier tonight and they don't put out a lot. But we are getting Long Live the Republic from nineteen sixty five. This is coming on Blu Ray in the UK on March sixteenth. This is going to have a new HD transfer of the best existing materials by the Czech National Film Archive. There is going to be an interview with Carol Kashnya

Can't say that I've seen any, nor do I own anything from Second Run, but it's cool covered. I'm intrigued, very very strong company. You can definitely trust what they put out. They do great work.

Next, Cobra Kai, a show that I've seen nothing from, is getting a Blu Ray complete series release, and the last season is getting a standalone DVD release on March third. That is coming from Sony Pictures themselves. Netflix does not own that show, which is why they're able to release it. It is not a Netflix it's not a Netflix production. It was just a Netflix streaming exclusive. So Sony's the one that made the choice to be able to put this out all sixty five filmed or all sixty five episodes.

You've got some leaded scenes, featurettes, blooper real stuff like that. Cobra Kai. Person watched all of it with my wife, and it's actually funny. My wife watched all of it. She got really hooked on it with me, and she had never seen any of the Karate Kid films. Wow. And I I don't particularly like the first Karate Kid movie. My my favorite Karate Kid movie is the Next Karate Kid. So I'm sure I'll get banned from this show now for that. My order of ranking actually goes Next Karate

I got one person saying the hell, one person saying banish him.

That's uh all right, yeah, yeah, I used to it. Cobra Kai is actually better than any of the Karate Kid sequels. Says Gary, that's fair. I gotta be honest.

I have never been a Karate Kid person myself. I've seen the first one many many times, don't really love any of the sequels, and I don't I don't love the first one. There is nothing about Cobra Kaine that seems interesting to me at all.

Honestly, the only other take that I have had that has gotten me this kind of hate was that I think Ghostbuster is a bad movie interesting and Ghostbusters too is significantly better. I may be in line with that.

It's been a long time since I've seen the sequel, but yeah.

Interesting, all right. Well, I didn't want to mention real quick that someone else agrees with me in the chat that the Next Karate Kid is also their favorite, so I a little bit of you know, commonality there.

Scott is saying, I'm probably the only person on earth who loves the Next Karate Kid.

So definitely not hell Yeah me, Scott, we can be friends. Silent Man well hates Ghostbusters. You got friends there too, all right, Ronnie says, loving the hot takes. Yeah, you're obviously not getting banished. We love every I don't know one person did say banish him It's a good thing. They don't control the show.

Speaking of controlling the show, I do control my podcast network, which is why I was able to welcome today two in the Pinku is now a part of the Someone's Favorite Productions podcast network.

Please come check out the show. The show is amazing.

Anything about pink film, anything about gay pinku, anything about I always forget the word for it. What is the burazoku? Is the other one for gay pinku?

Nakatsu Roman Porno, Absolutely Love Dakota, The Dakota and Chris Brand new episode out today on the Films of Hissiasusado Volume two.

Please go download and check it out. The show is amazing. Are you into pink films? Have you heard of the show?

I've heard you talk about the show. I've not seen a lot of pink films, but the show intrigues me. People.

I just like Gary's comment don't ban him, but sweep his leg is a really funny comment.

I seem to have created some dissonance in your comments, and I think I have personally offended the deaf crocodile people. I hope so all the crazies find out they're not alone.

It's worth it. Check out two in the Pink EO. I just love saying that title. Next March seventeenth, Warner Archive releasing the Humphrey Bogart Collection. This will include Passage to Marseille, We've got Conflict, Chain Lightning, and they Dry by Night. I love these packages because you're getting four different discs. Every single film has their own discs still the exact same disc that was released in the standalone Blu ray. And if you don't own any of these movies,

I really love what the One Archive is doing. Heck, I was even a big support of them back when they were just doing made on demand discs. I just like that this stuff is being put out there. Most of those made on demand discs are not good anymore, No, they're not. I think I still have Don't be Afraid of the Dark or Yeah, I think I still I haven't tested it in a while, however, I will give

I feel like they pick and choose who they're sending replacements to. There are some people that never get any response or any discs, and then others are like, yeah, I've always gotten everything from Warner.

Yeah, they sent me a new version of my teenage Mutan Ninja Turtles colle that was skipping, so so I'll give him some credit. Nice.

Nice, Only two announcements left and then we're done. February twenty fourth, we are getting a blu ray of Debs from two thousand and four.

This is one that I've always wanted to see. You have not been able to check out.

Crime Boss Lucy Diamond is back in the States and the DEBS, an elite team of paramilitary, college co ed superspies, are hot on her trail. But when their top agent, gorgeous Amy Bradshaw My, seriously disappears after coming face to face with the young villainess, the Debs begin a full scale search for Lucy's secret layer, never suspecting that Amy may not want to be rescued. After all, A smart and sexy spy spoof about love at first gun sight.

I think I'm just getting tired, Like that was way funnier than I was expecting it to be. I've not seen it. I've seen I feel like I remember seeing this cover somewhere, but yeah, I've never seen it.

This was like one of the last video store posters that were everywhere.

For a while. I mean, that's why I know it, because yeah, that sounds right.

And then our last one for the night, well go USA, putting out the twenty twenty four film Ghost Train on Blu Ray and DVD on February seventeenth.

This says a young.

YouTuber is desperate to boost her channel's popularity with content about a mysterious train station famous for its haunted history of suicides and disappearances. When she upload it's a video about the eerie urban legends, it goes viral overnight, and like most creators, she's hungry for more.

Despite everyone's warnings, she asks the station master for more ghost stories, but while investigating the strange disappearances, she uncovers a terrifying and deadly truth. From what I just read, I believe this is an anthology film. How do you feel about anthologies? I'm mixed on anthologies. I should I

Anthology films, I will say, I like a lot of them, and then a lot of them are also just truly awful, not not even like remarkably close to being decent.

So it's it's one of those things. The medium is tough. Yeah, I did love Tails from the Hood though, I just saw that one. That one's great, Yeah, that one is great. I feel my enjoyment of a anthal A big part of it comes down to how strong the wrap around is, that is true, or if they can do something, say like more in the vein of Trick or Treat, where there isn't a wrap around, but all the stories bleed into each other so seamlessly, it feels like I'm watching one film.

I love Trick or Treat. I think it is maybe the best anthology film ever made.

I will agree with you at least my favorite if anything.

Well, that is all the announcements for the week. Let's now remind people what is coming out next week. This is the last week of the month, so all of the OCN and Vinegar Center announcements will be listed here. But let's cover some of the other ones, including World War Z four K Steel Book from Shout coming next week. We've got the House Party four K from Criteria, the Birth four K they're.

Already Afraid of the Dark like we were just talking about.

We've got the once A the four K from Shout that is also coming out. We've got the Mechanic four K from Keena Lober, The Narrow Margin from More Archives. Speaking of student bodies finally going to be shipping from Terror Vision in the next couple of weeks. Gator Bait will not be that will be a little bit longer. Still working on that one extra Seismo the Box that from seven is getting its wide release for people that bought from the site, you might have already got yours.

Have you seen Cheap Thrills? Not yet. It's been a movie that I've It's been on my list for a while and I just haven't pulled the trigger on getting it from the library or just blind buying it. It is so good. Pat Healy is great in it. Manpower from more Archive, The Rolling Stones real Quick. I just

Yeah, And speaking of somebody that we mentioned earlier, Brian Soward's got a bunch of pictures up hanging out with Pat Healey recently.

Go go check out Brian stuff. Brian's great, Brian. He's one of the first people that let me write on a website. Nice, let's spend the night together. Stones that's getting a four K and blu ray release from Keno Lorber, We've got what as next? Hold that Blonde from Keno coming soon. Happy Hell Night four K from Terrvision will be shipping ish fairly soon. By the Light of the

The movies that will be out from Disco Tech next week, Cliff and Color the Technicolor films from Indicator will be dropping. We've got for the first time from Warner Archive, lots of stuff coming next week. Shark, skin Man and the peach Hip Girl from Disco Tech coming next week This Second Woman from Filmmaster's Marry Me four k Michael's favorite movie with Owen Wilson.

Little Prayer. I have seen it, I will submit. I honestly not surprised. How is Marry Me? I've been I've been curious. It's not bad. I have me and my wife. We have a fondness for rom comms. It's not bad. They actually have a lot more chemistry together than you would expect. Interesting. I don't remember a lot about it, but I don't feel like it was a waste of my time, if that makes any sense. It does make sense the thing with feathers. Did you see that last year? No?

I don't know anybody else has who has seen it, so I'm kind of curious what other people thought about it.

I thought interesting.

Movie kind of had some fun practical effects that are pretty cool. Pulse coming out next week from the Studio. Trickully or Trifle from Co and Media Group is coming out next week as well, and that is it. Any of those that you are keen for already got pre ordered, got your eye on.

I don't do a whole lot of pre orders. I know you said it's not coming anytime soon, but I really have my eye on Gator Bait. It's just a type of film that I really enjoy have my eye on. Married to the Mob. I saw that they had the the best worst movie documentary and along with I think Americans Scares, it was a dupe documentary set that looks fun. The Great Silence I didn't love the first time I saw, but I want to see it again because I watched off a really bad DVD.

That, Yeah, you need to watch it again. It's one of the greatest spaghetti was I'm also.

Firm believer that, you know, sometimes you're just not in the right mindset for some movies, and that is fine, you know, and also at the same time, not everything is for everyone. That is true. Although I wasn't in the right mindset for that movie because I love Westerns, everything about it is a movie that I would love. I just don't think I was fully locked in when I watched it.

We had a question from Gary. Gary wants to know what is bad Things? It is a Shutter release that was through OCN. He says it reminds me of The Exorcist, and it says a group of friends go to a hotel for a weekend get away and soon discover that women do bad things here.

That is a really bad synopsis. It is. It is oh, and I am excited for the mechanic. I'm a Charles Bronson.

Guide Bronson, I huh, good to know, good to know.

Well, let's get into shameless.

Let's talk about some of the history with the show real quick before we get into our list. What are some of your favorite films that you saw for the first time doing the show over the years.

Well, I mentioned at the beginning of the show, but The Godfather that was a perfect example of a movie that I had never seen before I did the show. And it's not because I didn't want to watch it. It's just sometimes with these big films, you're just like, well, it's not going anywhere, and I don't think I'm gonna dislike it, so it just got I got pushed down the list. So that was one. I still have to watch the sequels. But I I just I'm really bad

But speaking of that movie, uh, not a lot of people have this, and I'm so stoked I've got their original release of Betty Blue. It is one of their first limited edition releases sideloading. I still can't believe I got this really really great release.

In the movie, I do not have the criteria, this is the one I went with, so anyways, just want to show no, I love that. So yeah, that's just a couple of the handful of things that I've seen since. Like I said, with the conceit of the show, it's not always movies that I haven't seen it, sometimes that the other person haven't seen. I think the episodes work best when one of the people on it has seen it,

Are you're you're programming in a way. You are curating tastes out of some things that people give you a list for, or some ideas, or just because you know some of these people. And so the joy of you discovering films is great. But also the film fan love of sharing films with people that are brand new is always great. So what are some of the ones that you had seen? But you got the best enjoyment out of showing somebody new on the show.

So Rocky was obviously a big one that I got to show someone because it's a film that honestly means quite a lot to me. It's just it's kind of a It's one of those theories that was always there for me. I loved getting to introduce my former co host Nick. He had to step away from the doing the show full time, but he still comes on every year for our annual Christmas episode, our first Christmas episode we ever did was a double feature of Black Christmas

I came to your show too late, and I've not been able to go back through the archives because you have ten freaking years of podcasting behind or more than that behind.

You nearly two hundred episodes. Jesus, not including bonus episodes. That's crazy.

You had a Patreon, like I said LinkedIn the description below, what do you do over on your Patreon?

Well, originally, we're getting back to it. We haven't. We've never had that many patrons. Usually we have a couple people who kick us a dollar, and I think they forget they're even doing it, which is fine, I'll take your money. We were my wife and I were doing a show called Cage is the Rage. We're working through the films of Nicholas Cage in chronological order, and then

I don't know, did you do you want to reveal that I am. I am doing an episode here soon and what we're recovering.

Yeah, so I can only I can only tell people what some of the upcoming episodes are. So for episode two hundred, which is going to be releasing probably like second maybe third week, in probably second week into February,

You've also done some interviews on your show you want to you want to shout out any of the names that you've had for that.

Yeah, of course. So the interviews have always been interesting because I always give anyone who comes on the option. It's like, you know, here's the theme of the show, here's what we do. But if you don't want to dedicate yourself to having to watch a movie, like sometimes the people I'm interviewing are busy, I give him the option. But if they do come on to discuss a movie,

It's it's always weird when I'm talking with somebody on the show and they mentioned the name that I've been emailing with this week. By the way, thanks for that contact.

You're welcome. You're gonna have to tell me how that's going off.

Yes, let's break down some shameless items now. So these we're going to talk about maybe why we haven't seen these and what they are, and if the other person has seen them, we'll give some shout outs there. So I'll give my first one, and I try to make these very far apart in a way where they're like different styles or different levels of well, they're all well known, but they're different levels of like, man, this is pretty shameful.

My first one.

I've said this on the show, and a couple of these y'all have heard before, but I don't think Michael's ever heard these, So I'm gonna blow his mind a little bit with these.

The first one is nineteen fifty seven's the seventh seal of the Bergman film.

I have never seen any Bergman film as of this point.

Guess what meaning look at that? Yeah, and I will say, and this is probably sorry, I keep getting like into your music. The music. That's plain for me. The reason I had not seen The Seven Seal and seen a lot of Bergmann films and is just honestly, when I first heard about them, they looked boring. Yeah, and I'm not saying they are. I also when I first heard about Bergmann, I my journey as a cinephile was completely different.

And I showed my kids Last Action here about a year and a half ago, and they seemed to be mildly amused by a couple of scenes.

And yet here, I'm like, this movie is a master mace. It's a fun time. It was way different than I remembered it being. That's for sure. List of five, what is the first one that you're gonna bring up tonight? This one is surprising even to me. Uh seven Samurai. Oh as of current, I've only seen one Kurasyle film and that was Rashman, And honestly, I just need to bite the bullet and buy a bunch of those criterions that they've woken out. But sometimes my scene things is

I don't know why this was so funny to me, but Craig saying seven Sam's is pretty good makes me laugh so much because it sounds like he's on a first name basis with it. Yeah, I mean curs Alba, like he's one of the best. Like that's not hard to say, obviously, but I mean even then, like I saw durse Uzzala that he did, I don't love that movie, say Samurai, good movie.

It's just one of those films. It's just he's one of those directors like, I know I'm gonna like this. I know I'm gonna like the works he does. It's funny. I have a I have a large frame poster of a Carre cris Alas dreams and I don't never seen in the movie, but I found it at a store and I had to have it. That's great.

I wanted to highlight this because Sibmoners says, I've never seen a Studio Ghibli movie, and he's got the little eye peaking emoji next to it. This is like the definition of the shameless picture show. Yeah, he's worried about revealing.

That you should never feel shame about the things that you haven't seen. This only so many hours in the day, it is okay. The biggest thing is you should just be not necessarily be proud of it, but you should own it and know that it's always there for you to discover.

Yep, agreed, completely agreed. My next one is a big one for me that I've been meaning to watch for like the longest time. I just for some reason have not prioritized it. I have still not seen nineteen sixty seven's Cool Hand Luke.

I actually just saw that for the first time on film, Like two years ago, Milwaukee Film showed it, and that's what I'm talking about. Sometimes, Like I love Paul Newman and for and I just had never gotten around to Cool Hand Luke. But then I saw it was playing, I was like, well, and this is how I'm going to see it. I wait for some in I probably would I seen more stuff sometimes if I wouldn't do.

And sometimes the first time you see them, you weren't supposed to see them, and you don't like them, and you'll find later that you just weren't ready for it yet.

Yeah, Cool Hand Luke was a movie that I remember getting into a conversation with a local film critic about right afterwards, where I was profoundly moved by the film, and he goes, I thought it was really stupid. It's like, well we are. We had two very different reactions to this movie because you you weren't supposed to discover this film yet. That's true, absolutely true.

Terry in the chat says Ryan has had a failure to communicate with the cool hand, Luke. This is one of the reasons I've always needed to see this because my dad quoted this line to me all the damn time and never showed me the movie, just told me what it was from.

I need to see it big time. There's a there's I had seen one scene from it, probably because of the uh you know, retrospectives and Turner classic movies where he eats like a shit ton of boiled eggs.

Uh.

Yeah, this is probably true.

Noodle's a lot more Simpsons episodes will make sense if do you sequel hand, Luke.

It's honestly true. It's like the same thing when I started getting into Hitchcock. It's like, oh wow, so many more of these jokes make sense now, all right, second on your list for tonight. So this one has been on my list for since it came out, and it's now gotten to a point where I'm intentionally not seen it until my wife or minds until my wife pretty much says we need to watch it. There will be blood, wow, big that one when it came out, There will be

Yeah, Terry, completely understandable reason. Craig says, we were just talking about There Will be Blood last night, one of those films that's so damn good but you don't rush out to watch it again.

That is absolutely true.

Good movie, good movie. I'm excited for you to see it. I'm curious to how do you feel about Pta overall?

From I like him overall. I don't think there's been any of his films that I've disliked. Yeah, that makes sense, Like even his even the ones that for me the least, I still find endlessly fascinating. Like Punch Drunk. Love is a movie that I have mixed feelings on, but I think about it all the time. Yeah, it's a good movie, beautiful movie. Love the way it looks. My next one is one that I have.

Heard from a couple of people that I would love, and it was like, all right, adding to the watch list and then never referring to the list again. I still have not checked out nineteen nineteen seventy four's Cassavetti's Joint A Woman under the Influence, one that gets referenced so many times, still have not put it in.

I have that So. I'm friends with one of my film professors from college, and he's been downsized and getting rid of a lot of his movies. I think actually remember sending you a picture. I bought a bunch of those Corman shout factory sets from him, and I got a really good price on them, I'll tell you, because I don't think he looked at what they're worth. But he also sold me all of his Cassavetti's DVDs, so I have almost all of his films on the shelf, but

Heard nothing but great things about General Olins in that movie.

Just no excuse. I need to see it for sure. So my next one is another. I don't want to say it's a contemporary film because it's almost it's like twenty six years old at this point. But Gladiator, uh so when it came out, I was like ten years old, so I had I had no interest in it when I started getting older. Russell just didn't do much for me. I there's things I like him in. I love them in nice Guys. I like him in Three Tender Yuma,

Walk hard reference to say the wrong Scott died, but uh, that seemed in poor taste. My number four is one that everybody's gonna laugh at because I've talked about it on the show so so so many times. I'm sorry. I know that it needs to happen, and my plan is to do it this year. I just need to do it without the kids nearby. I have still never seen Opera or Akira however disnounced Oh okay, eighty eight it's a big one. I just got the four K last year. I need to see it.

I've heard nothing but amazing things. Uh. Yeah, Anime is not a strong suit of mine. It's not one that I've seen a ton from no me, but I've I've been getting more into it. Yeah I had. I had a huge aversion to it because I was being a

Yeah, I I completely get that. Those uh, those Ghibli films just kind of incredible. Yeah, And I've not seen all of them, but the ones I've seen.

I'm almost at this point I'm savoring them because I've seen I've seen a handful of them, and I saw Princess Monta Okay when they re released on four K last year, and theatrically, and each one of them has just been delightful.

I'm so ready for those four kiss of finally get announced. God, so many of those are gonna look just remarkable, unfortunately.

And like my wife is really big into Totoro like that was that's kind of the one that she really gravitates to the hot topic. Gibli nice. Well he's fucking cute. Yeah, that sounded so dismissive, but it was so funny. All right, year number four and I got so aggressive, it's fucking cute. Lawrence of Arabia, Oh yeah, that I feel like I know a lot about and I've I've I read a lot of like film history books and things like that. It feels like a movie that I've seen, but I

So what's really funny is I'm feeling the exact opposite way about Lawrence of Arabia right now. I know for a fact I've seen it at least twice. I hardly remember anything about it. I feel like it's one of those movies that just immediately dumps out of my mind the two times that I've seen it.

Yeah, and I also just really like it's I don't know why I haven't seen it yet. Probably it might be the length, because I don't mind long movies. It's more so trying to find time for long movies. And I read a lot about Lawrence of Arabia when I of getting really into john Ford because I was just really I love the fact that David Lean said he studied, uh, the Searchers to figure out how to best shoot landscapes. I just so at this point it's, uh, it's been

All right, so this last one is kind of like a more recent infatuation that I don't know why I haven't put this one in the player yet, but I have loved, like literally been enthralled by everything that I've seen from Long Car Why and for some reason, I have not watched nineteen ninety seven's Happy Together yet, and I feel like from all the promo material it looks like one that I am going to worship afterwards. So

Oh, it's really funny you mentioned that because my next one's in the Mood for Love.

No way, Yes, so much of our's been our first one. We both picked the word seven in the title. Yeah you want car WI like this has been great.

Like I, like many pretentious young film students, saw Chunking Express and pretty much built my life around it, and then I just never got around to his other films except for I apparently I've seen The Grand Master, and I don't remember when I watched that. Uh, But in the Mood for Love, it's very much like you said, I know it's a movie that I'm going to love. It's beautiful, and I just I just uh, I just need to pull that trigger. Yeah it has a criterion? Correct?

Does I have a criterion? It's in that box set, it had its own standalone. I think it's got a four K now if I'm remembering right.

Just another thing too, It's just like sometimes some of these films aren't easy to like. The reason I hadn't seen Possession for so long is because it was not easy to If you didn't get that original release of it, good fucking luck finding it or so. When I was talking to Austin about when we went to go see No other choice I had not I've not seen any other Park Chan Wook films except for Stoker because they

Yeah, and Stan, yes, we absolutely are our Patreon we do a watch along as a group once a month and one of them we did Chunk King Express and discussed afterwards and stuff. Loved that movie, yeah, Ronnie says, Chunking Express, and I do it for me.

Still haven't seen in the Mood for Love.

In The Mood for Love is remarkably just well made, shot, beautifully poignant. Loved that movie so much. Gosh, these are these are good lists, solid lists.

Yeah, And it's like and after talking about it, I don't feel any shame.

I'm absolutely except for maybe the Bergmann stuff.

I can I can wait on a few of those. But yeah, and I even had backup choices just in case we had the same one. I actually made a list of eleven. What are the other six? If you want to rattle mouth? Uh the graduate somebody else mentioned that in the chat earlier too after hours. Oh wow, I had that criterion still still shrink wrapped. Another of course, I see the last Waltz. Oh good movie. Yeah, come and see h Yeah, I understand putting that one off and then send theem a PARADISEO.

Uh yeah, I can see that not being super like accessible, I guess, or approachable.

Maybe it's the better way to say that. Plus I without knowing a whole lot about it, you know, I remember when it was recommended to me by someone. I was like, why would I see that? I've already seen Matt and A. That's yeah, touchet, they're both great. I know it's you know, it's not the same thing. I'm being a little coy about it, but not a pretentious fuck though. That's nice.

Yeah, yeah, Michael, this has been amazing. Thanks for doing this. I had a whole hell of a lot of fun.

I'm glad I'm glad and i's got to stir up some shit in your comments section.

It happens every week, and so I'm grateful that you had an opportunity to do it. Yeah and yeah, I had a great time.

And hope if we uh looking to come back, looking to come back whenever we can get me scheduled in. Uh, though I'm a little sad, I gotta say. Uh. So, back before you had officially announced Antenna, you had said it's like, oh, well there's a piece of news I want to tell you, but I want to wait until I can tell you why. You still haven't said anything. So I don't know if you were just because the.

First time was going to be the week of that announcement. That makes sense that that because we had to I think we had to reschedule you twice.

No only once. No, No, I rescheduled you. You rescheduled you once. Yeah, so it was twice. But so I thought you had something me specific that I was like excited for. No, just uh, just antenna.

But the big thing was Brian, Uh only had one opportunity to come on the show, and so it was like, I gotta get Brian back on and I know that Michae will be okay, wait one week.

So we did it. Yeah, it was like like I said before, Brian's a great deal. I don't know him super well, but back before I was a very unproven writer. Only thing I had written for was Taste of Cinema. If you remember that website, I vaguely do. I think it was mostly a list website, you like, oh, you know,

I don't know if he remembers this, but I do. It's a formidable moment for you. I'm sure he remembers it greatly. Yeah, this has been.

Great, Brian's great, You're great, This is this is so much fun. Thanks for doing it, of course, and I'm always happy to come back on again. Well we will get you back.

Everybody, Stay safe over this freezing ass cold weekend that many of us are going to have. If you're in California, this is one of those super jealousy moments of your weather not being deadly at the moment, although sometimes I'll take this over the fires.

I guess.

Anything else coming up that you haven't shouted out that you'd like to shout out?

Um out with. The Season ten of the podcast is calming up. Don't have the official date yet, but I'm thinking second week of February. It's mostly I'm it's mostly when my editor and get it done. As long as I get two episodes a month, I'm happy. I'm not super strict with my deadlines because I don't believe in working people too hard, So I got that come in. We have our secret project. We're not really talking about what we are kind of talking about Yeah. So I'm

I am so stoked that we're going to have an exclusive Jackass interview in the Physical Media Advocate. And unbeknownst to us that they were doing a fifth film.

Yeah, he said he's not involved with it, but you know, he was more than happy to talk about his time with Jackass and God, I want to tell like a story from that interview, but don't want to spoil the magazine.

Right, you got got to check it out, come back around June, and uh check out the issue when it comes out, And I'm sure we'll get Michael on some other stuff. He's already talked about a couple of other ideas. You've written two Is it only tours?

That've been three too? But I've hitched like, yeah, it's two. I have that. I pitched you the Jackass piece and I pitched you a video store piece that I'm I need to meet with the guy that to discuss further. But yeah, so far I wrote. I want to say one of the more in depth pieces about the Longest Yard yet Reynolds film, because he's my obsession actor. I think at this point out like the I don't want to say I wrote the longest piece on the Longest Yard because I know that's not the case, but it's

We also, I mean you, you had just recorded with Alonzo dra all day and we also highlighted his new version of his book Have Yourself a Movie, Little Christmas.

Yep, shelve behind me. Nice. Nice, Yeah, check out the magazine.

I'm just gonna keep talking about things because I like talking with you, So I'll let everybody go. Have a good night, stay safe. We'll see y'all next Thursday. It's gonna be a fun night it is. I don't remember who's Oh, Chris will be back next week. We'll talk about that.

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