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Grindhouse Institute

By Brian Foster and Jeremy Floyd

A cinema geek podcast by Jeremy Floyd and Brian Foster. Each episode we program a triple feature movie night and explore how the films connect.
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Ep 69 - The Omega Man

Grindhouse InstituteSep 30, 2022

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Ep 94 - Sergiallo Martino feat. Lucé Tomlin-Brenner/It's Always Halloween & Alex Vlahov/OnlyFilmNoir

Ep 94 - Sergiallo Martino feat. Lucé Tomlin-Brenner/It's Always Halloween & Alex Vlahov/OnlyFilmNoir

Torso (1973), & The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh (1971) ALL MOVIES SPOILED In this film block, both Lucé Tomlin-Brenner of It's Always Halloween Podcast and Alex Vlahov, the curator of OnlyFilmNoir, join Jeremy and Brian to pull on some leather gloves, whip out the razor blade and chase topless women around Italian villas. It’s the only way to explore the lush and lavish films of Sergio Martino. Follow Lucé here: Twitter Instagram Letterboxd The Pack Theater Follow Alex here: Instagram Medium Letterboxd Where to watch: Be Kind Video (Burbank) Vidéothèque (Highland Park) Cinefile (Santa Monica) Torso (Blu-ray) The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh (Blu-ray) Other films referenced: Ed Wood L.A. Confidential The Thing (1982) Big Trouble in Little China Prince of Darkness They Live Starman All the Colors of the Dark Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key Suspiria (1977) Straw Dogs (1971) Friday the 13th (1980) Halloween (1978) Scream (1996) Black Christmas (1974) The Red Queen Kills Seven Times Rosemary’s Baby Kill Bill: Vol. 1 Chinatown Tenebre Four Flies on Grey Velvet The Bird with the Crystal Plumage The Notebook The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Confessions of a Shopaholic Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
Apr 19, 202401:25:05
Ep 93 - Nolan Noir feat. Andy Buigues
Mar 28, 202401:35:20
Ep 92 - Post-Cold War Spies feat. Joanna Bush

Ep 92 - Post-Cold War Spies feat. Joanna Bush

Mission: Impossible (1996), Ronin (1998), & Sneakers (1992)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, Joanna Bush, recruits Jeremy and Brian to crawl through the HVAC system to steal a MacGuffin and make a high-speed getaway featuring some spectacular driving because hey, the Cold War is over and what else are spies supposed to do?


Follow Joanna here:

https://joannabush.com


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Feb 23, 202401:08:26
Ep 91 - No One Will Save You feat. Matt Landsman from Be Kind Video

Ep 91 - No One Will Save You feat. Matt Landsman from Be Kind Video

No One Will Save You (2023)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this Midnight Movie, Matt Landsman, the curator of Matt’s Mortuary and film programmer at Be Kind Video, beams Jeremy and Brian to the mothership to save them with Arthur Murray dance steps. If you haven’t seen No One Will Save You, go watch it and come back. The movie is spoiled from top to bottom.


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Feb 09, 202401:01:25
Ep 90 - Christmas Noir II feat. Alex Vlahov from OnlyFilmNoir

Ep 90 - Christmas Noir II feat. Alex Vlahov from OnlyFilmNoir

The Silent Partner (1978), Blast of Silence (1961), & Roadblock (1951)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, Alex Vlahov, the curator of OnlyFilmNoir, joins Jeremy and Brian to get into the holiday spirit with some good old fashioned Christmas film noirs, just like the ones we used to know.


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Further Reading:

A Bright and Guilty Place by Richard Rayner


Other films referenced:

The Thin Man https://boxd.it/25gw

Stone Cold Dead https://boxd.it/1mj6

Cover Up (1949) https://boxd.it/17Vu

Double Indemnity (1944) https://boxd.it/297I

Dumb and Dumber https://boxd.it/206m

Blood on the Moon https://boxd.it/1mfe

The Killers (1946) https://boxd.it/1NGc

The Killers (1964) https://boxd.it/1y3E

Point Blank (1967) https://boxd.it/1uAE

Grease https://boxd.it/29YW

Terminator 2 https://boxd.it/2aGY

Vertigo https://boxd.it/2apI

Somewhere in Time https://boxd.it/1JSy

A Place in the Sun https://boxd.it/1vlg

An American in Paris https://boxd.it/26kY

Green Book https://boxd.it/hErk

Split Second https://boxd.it/1vB4

Mr. Soft Touch https://boxd.it/CXY

I Wouldn’t Be in Your Shoes https://boxd.it/KgS

The Godfather https://boxd.it/2aNK

Drive (2011) https://boxd.it/IG

Taxi Driver https://boxd.it/2b8y

Raging Bull https://boxd.it/28yI

The Killer (2023) https://boxd.it/u6WE

Citizen Kane https://boxd.it/71O

Blade Runner https://boxd.it/2bcA

A Clockwork Orange https://boxd.it/2aVE

Inside Out https://boxd.it/4KHC

Shock Corridor https://boxd.it/1vGI

Advise & Consent https://boxd.it/1J2M

The Hustler https://boxd.it/298G

Goodfellas https://boxd.it/29FA

Midnight Cowboy https://boxd.it/25Hi

Serpico https://boxd.it/1ZjE

The Day of the Locust https://boxd.it/23l0

Gremlins https://boxd.it/29gg

Dreamscape https://boxd.it/1yjs

The Sound of Music https://boxd.it/1MLK

Gone with the Wind https://boxd.it/29Fq

The Wizard of Oz https://boxd.it/29Xu

M*A*S*H https://boxd.it/29U6

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice https://boxd.it/1tIM

The Long Goodbye https://boxd.it/281O

L.A. Confidential https://boxd.it/27oC

Wonder Boys https://boxd.it/1USE

8 Mile https://boxd.it/2bew

The River Wild https://boxd.it/1Zr4

River Wild (2023) https://boxd.it/BOGk

Exotica https://boxd.it/1DXW

A Christmas Story https://boxd.it/29sw

The Apartment https://boxd.it/2aGE

Commando https://boxd.it/1UTs

The Big Lebowski https://boxd.it/2b6C

Heat https://boxd.it/2bg8

Rope https://boxd.it/28yo

North by Northwest https://boxd.it/2aRM

The Little Mermaid (1989) https://boxd.it/1WYO

Psycho (1960) https://boxd.it/2ab2

Strangers on a Train https://boxd.it/29tk

Nosferatu (1922) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVV7UutK0Xk

Think of a Number https://boxd.it/o0o

Beginners https://boxd.it/s2S

Up https://boxd.it/1OEc

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) https://boxd.it/2Pa

Knives Out https://boxd.it/jWEA

The Insider https://boxd.it/1ZoE

Twelve Monkeys https://boxd.it/2beQ

Repeat Performance https://boxd.it/1oz6

Cash on Demand https://boxd.it/18uu

Dec 22, 202301:31:03
Ep 89 - Horror Anthology 401

Ep 89 - Horror Anthology 401

V/H/S (2012), Trilogy of Terror (1975), & Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, Jeremy and Brian are visited by the Ghoul of the Grindhouse and taken on a tantalizing tour of tinsel town’s terse terrifying talkies! Mahahahaha!


Where to watch:


Other films referenced:

Dec 08, 202301:38:47
Ep 88 - Social Horror feat. Aaron Sauerland from Campfire Stories

Ep 88 - Social Horror feat. Aaron Sauerland from Campfire Stories

Society (1989), The Stuff (1985), & Satanic Panic (2019)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, Aaron Sauerland, the host of Campfire Stories, joins Jeremy and Brian to take a horrifying look at the society behind our society. It’s not a pretty sight…and it’s not one you can unsee.


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Listen to Campfire Stories here:


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Nov 14, 202301:34:09
Ep 87 - Horror on a Train

Ep 87 - Horror on a Train

Train to Busan (2016), Terror Train (1980), & Horror Express (1972)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, Jeremy and Brian climb aboard the iron horse and ride the rail all the way down the line to terror town. But will the Grindhouse Gang make it or will a creature get them first?


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Oct 13, 202301:05:52
Ep 86 - Hot Summer Noir III feat. Alex Vlahov from OnlyFilmNoir

Ep 86 - Hot Summer Noir III feat. Alex Vlahov from OnlyFilmNoir

Split Second (1953), The Hitch-Hiker (1953), & The Paperboy (2012)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, Alex Vlahov, the curator of OnlyFilmNoir, joins Jeremy and Brian to crank up the heat on another installment of their hot, steamy, sultry, film noir episode. This time it’s not just trigger-happy psychos and sultry femme fatales, there’s also a ticking atomic bomb in the mix.


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Sep 22, 202301:10:51
Ep 85 - The Road to Woodsboro feat. Matthew Renoir from Be Kind Video

Ep 85 - The Road to Woodsboro feat. Matthew Renoir from Be Kind Video

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986), There's Nothing Out There (1991), & Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) ALL MOVIES SPOILED In this film block, video store owner, Matthew Renoir, takes Jeremy and Brian on a tour of meta-horror movies that paved the way for the horror classic, Scream. Follow Be Kind Video here: https://bekindvideo.com Instagram Facebook Twitter The short documentary exploring the connections between There’s Nothing Out There and Scream Copycat Where to watch: Be Kind Video (Burbank) Vidéothèque (South Pasadena) Cinefile (Santa Monica) Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (Blu-Ray) There's Nothing Out There (Blu-Ray) Wes Craven's New Nightmare (Blu-Ray) Other films referenced: Poltergeist (1982) Idiocracy Scream (1996) Frankenstein (1931) The Revenant Swamp Thing Zombi 2 Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan The Rocky Horror Picture Show Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein Repossessed (1990) Scary Movie Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Halloween III: Season of the Witch Halloween: Resurrection A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors The Blob (1958) Thriller Tomorrow by Midnight Dog Day Afternoon Grizzly The Evil Dead The Cabin in the Woods The Toxic Avenger Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. Nightmare Cinema Color Out of Space Creepshow 2 The NeverEnding Story A Nightmare on Elm Street Defending Your Life L.A. Story Short Cuts Encino Man Pet Sematary (1989) Prince of Darkness The Fly (1958) The Color Purple Schindler’s List
Sep 08, 202301:14:39
Ep 84 - Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) feat. Michael Floyd

Ep 84 - Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) feat. Michael Floyd

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this Midnight Movie, Michael Floyd teaches Jeremy and Brian how to hold their breath, swim with whales and turn the tables on a whaling ship. Also, a topic covered in Ep 18 - Jaws Mockbusters comes back for more as the Grindhouse Gang explore the similarities to the recent spate of Orcas sinking ships off the coast of Portugal.


Listen to the Orca episode here:

Ep 18 - Jaws Mockbusters (Apple | Spotify | YouTube)


Further Orca reading:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/orcas-disrupt-sailing-race-near-spain-in-latest-display-of-inexplicably-bold-behavior


Where to watch:

Be Kind Video (Burbank)

Vidéothèque (South Pasadena)

Cinefile (Santa Monica)

Avatar: The Way of Water (4K Blu-Ray)


Other films referenced:

Top Gun: Maverick

Free Willy

Gone with the Wind

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

The Terminator

Aliens

Rambo: First Blood Part II

Piranha II: The Spawning

Piranha

Orca

Alligator

Jaws

Wayne’s World

Pete’s Dragon

The NeverEnding Story

The Abyss

Valkyrie

The Hunt for Red October

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Death Becomes Her

The Polar Express

Beowulf

The Adventures of Tintin

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

The Last of the Mohicans

Dune (2021)

The Empire Strikes Back

Terminator Salvation

Fellowship of the Ring

The Matrix

Taken

The Lost Boys

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

Battle Beyond the Stars

Escape from New York

Manhunter

The Big Lebowski

Jaws 3-D

Sep 01, 202301:03:57
Ep 83 - Judgement City feat. Sam Kimbrell

Ep 83 - Judgement City feat. Sam Kimbrell

A Matter of Life and Death (aka Stairway to Heaven) (1946), Defending Your Life (1991), & After Life (1998)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, Sam Kimbrell takes Jeremy and Brian to the great clerical way station in the sky where our fate will be bureaucratically processed, the paperwork will be stamped and our lives will have to be defended.


Catch Vance & the Afterlife at the LA Shorts Fest

https://www.lashortsfest.com/2023-film-schedule

Screening date: Thursday, July 20, 2023, 5:30 PM

Location:

Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

1000 W Olympic Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90015

Tickets go on sale on July 11

See you there!


Follow Sam Kimbrell here:


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Other films referenced:

Jul 07, 202301:05:28
Ep 82 - DracuLLLa feat. Bruce Scivally

Ep 82 - DracuLLLa feat. Bruce Scivally

Dracula (1931), Horror of Dracula (1958), & Dracula (1979)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, Bruce Scivally takes Jeremy and Brian deep into the catacombs of castle Dracula to explore the three L’s of Dracula: Lugosi, Lee and Langella


Follow Bruce here:


Further reading:

Dracula FAQ by Bruce Scivally

Dracula FAQ (ebook) by Bruce Scivally

In Search of Dracula by Radu Florescu & Raymond T. McNally


Where to watch:


Other films referenced:

Jun 09, 202301:31:26
Ep 81 - Home Invasion Thrillers feat. Chris Chaisson from Cup of Tea Critiques

Ep 81 - Home Invasion Thrillers feat. Chris Chaisson from Cup of Tea Critiques

Wait Until Dark (1967), Straw Dogs (1971), & Hard Candy (2005)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, film reviewer, Chris Chaisson, shows Jeremy and Brian just how unsafe it is a home can be. Board up the windows, reinforce the doors, break all the lights and get ready for your home to be invaded.


Follow Cup of Tea Critiques here:


Follow Chris here:


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May 26, 202301:17:49
Ep 80 - Rock Opera Horror Picture Show
Apr 21, 202301:17:43
Ep 79 - History of the Worlds feat. Dani Abraham

Ep 79 - History of the Worlds feat. Dani Abraham

History of the World: Part I (1981), & Spaceballs (1987)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, Dani Abraham, takes Jeremy and Brian on a journey through space and time to some of Mel Brooks’ finest films from the 80’s.


Check out Dani’s movie:


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Other films referenced:

Mar 31, 202301:01:12
Ep 78 - Toronto Thrillers feat. Jesse Hawken

Ep 78 - Toronto Thrillers feat. Jesse Hawken

Dead Ringers (1988), Exotica (1994), & Stone Cold Dead (1979)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, Canadian film whisperer, Jesse Hawken, takes Jeremy and Brian deep into the seedier part of Toronto where they’ll see sights like Yonge Street, Dundas Street and a Steak n’ Burger.


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Other films referenced:

Mar 17, 202301:23:47
BONUS - Everything Everywhere All at Once feat. Michelle Chung

BONUS - Everything Everywhere All at Once feat. Michelle Chung

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this bonus episode, Michelle Chung, the lead makeup artist on Everything Everywhere All at Once, takes Jeremy and Brian on a behind the scenes tour to see how the sausage fingers were made.


Follow Michelle here:

https://www.instagram.com/michellechung13

https://www.instagram.com/michellechungmakeup


Articles about Michelle:

https://vogue.sg/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-make-up/

https://variety.com/lists/varietys-10-artisans-to-watch-2022-scad-savannah-film-festival/michelle-chung/


Where to watch:


Other films referenced:


Mar 10, 202301:01:23
Ep 77 - Everything Everywhere All at Once feat. Adam Feuerberg

Ep 77 - Everything Everywhere All at Once feat. Adam Feuerberg

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this Midnight Movie, Adam Feuerberg does some weird stuff to activate his jump pad and take Jeremy and Brian deep into the multiverse in search of a bagel with everything on it, and maybe some cream cheese, depending on if the universe still has cattle or not.


Adam’s stand-up special:


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Mar 03, 202353:06
Ep 76 - The Future is 2022 feat. Andrew Aiello

Ep 76 - The Future is 2022 feat. Andrew Aiello

Soylent Green (1973), The Purge (2013), & No Escape (1994)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, cinematographer, Andrew Aiello, leads Jeremy and Brian into our dystopian future waiting for us in the year 2022.


Follow Drew here:

  • https://www.drewaiello.com
  • https://www.instagram.com/drewaiello_dp


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Other films referenced:


Feb 17, 202301:18:50
Ep 75 - Val Lewton Horror feat. Eileen Jones from Filmsuck

Ep 75 - Val Lewton Horror feat. Eileen Jones from Filmsuck

Cat People (1942), I Walked with a Zombie (1943), & The Body Snatcher (1945)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, film critic, Eileen Jones, leads Jeremy and Brian into the friendly dark of the horror cinema of Val Lewton.


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Other films referenced:

Jan 27, 202301:18:09
Ep 74 - Call Me Snake feat. Ryan Hitchcock

Ep 74 - Call Me Snake feat. Ryan Hitchcock

Escape from New York (1981), Escape from L.A. (1996), & Lockout (2012)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, Ryan Hitchcock puts on a sneer and an eyepatch and leads Jeremy and Brian behind the walls of an island prison with a mission to recover a MacGuffin and a president, all before the time-bomb goes off in his neck. A movie so nice, they remade it twice…unofficially.


Pack Theater:

https://www.packtheater.com


Follow Ryan here:


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Other films referenced:

Dec 19, 202201:17:23
Ep 73 - Horror Anthology 301

Ep 73 - Horror Anthology 301

Tales from the Hood (1995), Creepshow 2 (1986), & Tales of Terror (1962)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this episode, Jeremy and Brian are visited by the Ghoul of the Grindhouse and taken on a tantalizing tour of tinsel town’s terse terrifying talkies! Mahahahaha!

Where to watch:

Other films referenced:

Nov 18, 202201:37:43
Ep 72 - Vamps feat. Adam Feuerberg

Ep 72 - Vamps feat. Adam Feuerberg

Lifeforce (1985), Vamp (1986), & Innocent Blood (1992)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, Adam Feuerberg takes Jeremy and Brian through a feast of female-led vampire films from the 80’s and 90’s. Gory bites. Red eyes. And a barrel of laughs.

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Other films referenced:

Nov 11, 202254:57
Ep 71 - Killer TV feat. Lauren Scharf

Ep 71 - Killer TV feat. Lauren Scharf

Poltergeist (1982), Videodrome (1983), & Stay Tuned (1992)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, Lauren Scharf joins Jeremy and Brian in the living room to spend some quality time around the TV. What could go wrong? And you’ll finally learn what “TV” actually stands for.

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Other films referenced:

Oct 28, 202201:06:05
Ep 70 - Tom Atkins Horror feat. Adam Maffei

Ep 70 - Tom Atkins Horror feat. Adam Maffei

The Fog (1980), Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), & Night of the Creeps (1986)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, Adam Maffei joins Jeremy and Brian to put on some masks and tune in to some 80’s horror classics starring the 80’s horror king, Tom Atkins.

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Other films referenced:

Oct 14, 202201:13:47
Ep 69 - The Omega Man

Ep 69 - The Omega Man

The Omega Man (1971)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this Midnight Movie Jeremy and Brian stay up all night fighting off heavy metal, druid, ghouls with laser-scoped machine guns, a groovy apartment and enough 3M stage blood to fill a fountain.

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Sep 30, 202249:23
Ep 68 - Time Is Luck feat. Daniel Ross & Andy Buigues

Ep 68 - Time Is Luck feat. Daniel Ross & Andy Buigues

Thief (1981), Manhunter (1986), & Heat (1995) ALL MOVIES SPOILED In this episode, Andy Buigues and Daniel Ross luck into some time with Jeremy and Brian to explore the philosophy, poetry and realistic expressionism of the cinema of Michael Mann. Follow Daniel’s hot movie takes here: Letterboxd Where to watch: Vidéothèque (South Pasadena) Cinefile (Santa Monica) Thief (Blu-Ray) Manhunter (Blu-Ray) Heat (Blu-Ray) Other films referenced:  Miami Vice Collateral Straight Time The Jericho Mile The Terminator Risky Business Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) The Keep The Insider Ali The Last of the Mohicans Gremlins 2 Eyes Wide Shut The Silence of the Lambs Seven (1995) Dawn of the Dead (1978) Reservoir Dogs Avatar The Yakuza Terminator 2 Mrs. Doubtfire No Country for Old Men Memento Fight Club
Sep 23, 202201:39:33
Ep 67 - Hot Summer Noir II feat. Alex Vlahov from OnlyFilmNoir
Sep 16, 202201:12:30
Ep 66 - Barrymore a la King feat. Lucé Tomlin-Brenner from It's Always Halloween

Ep 66 - Barrymore a la King feat. Lucé Tomlin-Brenner from It's Always Halloween

Firestarter (1984), & Cat’s Eye (1985)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, Lucé Tomlin-Brenner of It's Always Halloween Podcast joins Jeremy and Brian to explore back-to-back Stephen King and Drew Barrymore movies, get deep into the weeds on Stephen King and read some of Lucé’s listener mail. It’s always fun to do a crossover episode, but it’s even better when its a crossover with It’s Always Halloween.

Follow Lucé here:

Where to watch:

Further Reading:

Other films referenced:

The Shining

Creepshow

I Married a Witch

Bell, Book and Candle

Ju-on

Torso

Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key

All the Colors of the Dark

The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh

The Red Queen Kills Seven Times

The Evil Dead (1981)

Carrie (1976)

Needful Things

The Dead Zone (1983)

Firestarter: Rekindled

Firestarter (2022)

Apocalypse Now

The Changeling (1980)

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

The Thing (1982)

Christine

Executive Action

The Outsider

Doctor Sleep

Midnight Mass

The Haunting of Bly Manor (aka The Turn of the Screw)

The Haunting of Hill House

Tales from the Crypt (1972)

Trick ’r Treat

Cujo

Gerald’s Game

Airplane!

Dune (1984)

Goodfellas

Casino

Tales from the Darkside

RoboCop (1987)

The Stand (1994)

Maximum Overdrive

It (1990)

One for the Road (2010)

and more...

Sep 09, 202201:48:32
Ep 65 - Straight Time feat. Patrick Cady

Ep 65 - Straight Time feat. Patrick Cady

Straight Time (1978)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this Midnight Movie, Patrick Cady takes Jeremy and Brian out on parole designed to keep them from going straight, so they'll just have to make the best of it with the time they have. This movie influenced all kinds of crime films, but it had a real strong impact on Michael Mann and Quentin Tarantino, and you can see its reverberations throughout a lot of their work.

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Further reading:

Other films referenced:

Jun 14, 202256:18
Ep 64 - I Love Lucy Noir feat. Alex Vlahov from OnlyFilmNoir

Ep 64 - I Love Lucy Noir feat. Alex Vlahov from OnlyFilmNoir

The Big Street (1942), The Dark Corner (1946), & Lured (1947)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, Alex Vlahov, the curator of OnlyFilmNoir, joins Jeremy and Brian to explore some film noirs starring a wise-cracking, tough-talking, hard-boiled Lucille Ball. Before she was everyone’s favorite comedian or green lighting Star Trek and The Twilight Zone, Lucy was a studio contract player that the studio didn’t know what to do with, so they cast her in all kinds of roles in all kinds of pictures, including a few film noirs.


Follow OnlyFilmNoir here:

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/onlyfilmnoir


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Apr 27, 202201:08:53
Ep 63 - Nightmare Alley (2021) feat. Alex Vlahov from OnlyFilmNoir

Ep 63 - Nightmare Alley (2021) feat. Alex Vlahov from OnlyFilmNoir

Nightmare Alley (2021)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this Midnight Movie, Alex Vlahov, the curator of OnlyFilmNoir, leads Jeremy and Brian down an alley to discover Guillermo Del Toro’s latest nightmare and to sample some of his artisanal pickles. This discussion is a sequel of sorts to Ep 54 - Horror Noir


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Apr 14, 202201:04:21
Ep 62 - The Mayor of Gotham feat. Evan Kyle Berger

Ep 62 - The Mayor of Gotham feat. Evan Kyle Berger

Batman (1989), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), & Daniel (1983) ALL MOVIES SPOILED In this film block, Evan Kyle Berger of the Dumb Dad Podcast joins Jeremy and Brian to complete the circuit on a trio of movies where Lee Wallace is typecast as the buffoonish, unpopular mayor of NYC. Follow Evan here: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Twitter Where to watch: Vidéothèque (South Pasadena) Cinefile (Santa Monica) The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (Blu-Ray) Daniel (DVD) Batman (4K Blu-Ray) Further Reading: Making Movies by Sidney Lumet The Book of Daniel by E.L. Doctorow Other films referenced: A Hard Problem Dune (1984) The Verdict  Serpico 12 Angry Men Network Dog Day Afternoon So I Married an Axe Murderer The Ice Storm Pulp Fiction Weird Science Dracula (1931) Ghostbusters Austin Powers Speed The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998) Reservoir Dogs Jaws Heat Psycho (1960) The King of Comedy Die Hard It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World The Dark Knight Rises Hairspray (2007) The Wizard of Oz The Batman X-Men Superman Batman & Robin City Slickers Escape from LA Raiders of the Lost Ark The Lego Batman Movie The Dark Knight
Mar 17, 202201:40:03
Ep 61 - Stuntin’ on John Wick feat. Kevin Arnold

Ep 61 - Stuntin’ on John Wick feat. Kevin Arnold

John Wick (2014), John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017), & John Wick: Chapter 3 (2019)

ALL MOVIES SPOILED

In this film block, Jeremy and Brian are joined by Kevin Arnold to avenge a puppy, yeet 500 dudes and pull off some killer stunts. Kevin takes the Grindhouse Gang behind the scenes on the stunt world and gives insight into this exciting part of the business.


Follow Kevin here:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5275248/

https://instagram.com/kevinarnold

https://www.tiktok.com/@itskevinarnold


Where to watch:


Other films referenced:

Mar 10, 202201:28:07
Ep 60 - Scream Requels feat. Johnny Berchtold

Ep 60 - Scream Requels feat. Johnny Berchtold

Scream 4 (2011), & Scream 5 aka 5cream aka Scream (2022)

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In this film block, Jeremy and Brian are joined by Johnny Berchtold to reboot our previous episode and talk about the latest Screams. Are they sequels? Reboots? Requels? This franchise’s status is “it’s complicated.”

Scream 5 spoilers start at 00:37:00


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Feb 11, 202201:32:57
Ep 59 - Original Scream Trilogy feat. Johnny Berchtold

Ep 59 - Original Scream Trilogy feat. Johnny Berchtold

Scream (1996), Scream 2 (1997), & Scream 3 (2000)

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In this film block, Jeremy and Brian are joined by Johnny Berchtold to get their red right hands all over this meta franchise…or at least the ones from the 90’s. [There are no spoilers for Scream 5 aka 5cream aka Scream (2022).]


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Other films referenced:

Prince of Darkness

Halloween (1978)

The Shining

The Exorcist

Psycho (1960)

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3

Twin Peaks

Broken Arrow (1996)

Scream 4

Scream 5

The Blair Witch Project

Hackers

Scary Movie

Carrie

A Nightmare on Elm Street

I Know What You Did Last Summer

Urban Legend

Halloween H20

Halloween: Resurrection

The People Under the Stairs

The Last House on the Left (1972)

Uncle Buck

Inception

Young Frankenstein

Terminator 2

Star Wars

The Terminator

The Evil Dead

Lethal Weapon

Feb 03, 202201:20:40
Ep 58 - Inspiring The Matrix feat. Chris Michael

Ep 58 - Inspiring The Matrix feat. Chris Michael

The Matrix (1999), Ghost in the Shell (1995), & World on a Wire (1973)

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In this film block, Jeremy and Brian are joined by Chris Michael to takes some red pills and jack-in to learn about the movies that inspired The Matrix. Is this movie still The One or did the Architect vis-à-vis all over your candyass?


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Jan 11, 202201:30:42
Ep 57 - Low-Key Christmas Movies

Ep 57 - Low-Key Christmas Movies

Gremlins (1984), Batman Returns (1992), & Catch Me If You Can (2002)

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In this film block, Jeremy and Brian, put a yule log in the fireplace, mix up another hot toddy and cozy up with some Christmas movies that spread holiday cheer on the low.

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Other films referenced:

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

A Christmas Story

It’s a Wonderful Life

Gremlins 2

Home Alone

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Big Trouble in Little China

To Please a Lady

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

Back to the Future

The Wizard of Oz

Frankenweenie (1984)

Pee-wee’s Big Adventure

Batman (1989)

The Dark Knight

Street Fighter

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

Pet Sematary (1989)

Eyes Wide Shut

The Dark Knight Rises (some people call it Dark Knight Returns)

Dune (1984)

Dune (2021)

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Jurassic Park

The 40 Year Old Virgin

Dec 15, 202101:11:36
Ep 56 - Stressful Thanksgivings

Ep 56 - Stressful Thanksgivings

Prisoners (2013), The Ice Storm (1997), & Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

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In this film block, Jeremy and Brian, serve up some awkward, tense and trying cinematic family gatherings in honor of Turkey Day.


Big shout out to Patrick Cady and Tim Hunter for making the 35mm screening of Hannah and Her Sisters possible!


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Other films referenced:

Duck Soup 

Dune (1984) 

Inglourious Basterds 

Fight Club 

Annie Hall 

Mighty Aphrodite 

Home Alone 

Spider-Man 

The Fellowship of the Ring 

The Stand (1994) 

Mission Impossible  

A Fish Called Wanda 

Little Man Tate 

A Christmas Story 

Ghostbusters (1984) 

Enemy 

Ransom 

X-Men 

Sicario  

Arrival 

Dune (2021) 

Eraserhead 

River’s Edge 

Nov 24, 202101:22:57
BONUS - Dune 2021: The Adunedum feat. Daniel Ross

BONUS - Dune 2021: The Adunedum feat. Daniel Ross

Dune (2021)

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In this bonus episode, Daniel Ross takes Jeremy and Brian back to Arrakis, the desert planet, otherwise known as Dune, for another exploration of an adaptation of this famously unadaptable novel. Will Denis Villeneuve be able to harvest the spice or will he become sandworm food? Stay tuned!

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Nov 17, 202101:08:59
Ep 55 - Horror Anthology 201 feat. Sean Clark

Ep 55 - Horror Anthology 201 feat. Sean Clark

Tales from the Crypt (1972), Tales from the Darkside (1990), & Trick ’r Treat (2007)

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In this film block, Sean Clark, the host of Horror’s Hallowed Grounds and The Thing With Two Heads, takes Jeremy and Brian on a tour through horror anthology’s hallowed grounds.


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X-Men 2

Scrooged

Cellar Dweller

Reservoir Dogs

Evil Dead 2

Creepshow

Creepshow 2

V/H/S

Tales of Halloween

The Fog (1980)

Dawn of the Dead

Martin

Frank Herbert’s Dune

Ghostbusters

The Big Sleep

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Christmas Vacation

Gargoyles

Short Cuts

Nashville

Halloween II (1981)

Stand by Me

She’s All That

Halloween (1978)

The Exorcist III

Killer Klowns from Outer Space

The Vault of Horror

Black Christmas (1974)

Psycho (1960)

Dead of Night (1945)

Lady in the Lake

Hardcore Henry

Snatch

The Return of the Living Dead

A Clockwork Orange

Get Carter (1971)

Nov 08, 202101:10:49
BONUS - Halloween Kills feat. Sean Clark

BONUS - Halloween Kills feat. Sean Clark

Halloween Kills (2021)

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In this bonus episode, Sean Clark takes Jeremy and Brian on a tour through Haddonfield’s Hallowed Grounds. This was a tangent from taken from the forthcoming discussion on horror anthology films and turned into a little Halloween treat. Because as Trick 'r Treat (2007) taught us, we have to follow the rules and respect all traditions. Happy Halloween!

Check out Sean’s episode of The Thing with Two Heads on Halloween Kills here and his episode of Horror’s Hallowed Grounds on Halloween Kills here.

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Oct 31, 202107:53
Ep 54 - Horror Noir feat. Alex Vlahov from OnlyFilmNoir

Ep 54 - Horror Noir feat. Alex Vlahov from OnlyFilmNoir

Nightmare Alley (1947), The Amazing Mr. X (aka The Spiritualist) (1948), & The Seventh Victim (1943)

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In this film block, Alex Vlahov, the curator of OnlyFilmNoir, takes Jeremy and Brian into a world of film noir beyond the grave!

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Instagram https://www.instagram.com/onlyfilmnoir


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Other films referenced:

Nightmare Alley (2021)

Rosemary’s Baby

Leopard Man

Apache Drums

Mademoiselle Fifi

The Big Lebowski

The Curse of the Cat People

Cat People (1942)

Isle of the Dead

Psycho (1960)

Someone’s Watching Me!

Weekend at Bernie’s

House of Games

Shadowlands (1993)

Grease

Impact (1949)

Sweet Smell of Success

Crimson Peak

The Shape of Water

Creature from the Black Lagoon

Shock (1946)

Valley of the Dolls

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

T-Men

Raw Deal (1948)

The Big Combo

An American in Paris

The Changeling

River’s Edge

Roman Holiday

Oct 26, 202101:13:55
Ep 53 - Dawn of the Slasher feat. Michael Floyd

Ep 53 - Dawn of the Slasher feat. Michael Floyd

Black Christmas (1974), Halloween (1978), & Friday the 13th (1980)

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In this film block, Jeremy and Brian are joined by Michael Floyd to look at how one of the most popular horror sub-genres got its start with a few of most iconic horror movies of all time.


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Other films referenced:

They Live

Halloween (2018)

Psycho (1960)

Blood and Black Lace

Twitch of the Death Nerve (aka A Bay of Blood)

Blood Feast

A Christmas Story

Porky’s

Dead of Night (1974)

Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

2001

Caligula

Carrie (1976)

The Evil Dead

Ernest Goes to Camp

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Someone’s Watching Me!

The Exorcist

Friday the 13th Part 2

Friday the 13th Part III

Orca

Psycho II

Manhunter

Red Dragon

Halloween (2007)

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Jaws

Friday the 13th Part VIII

A Fish Called Wanda

The Big Lebowski

Fellowship of the Ring

Deliverance

Manos: The Hands of Fate

Touch of Evil

Oct 12, 202101:32:05
Ep 52 - Pre-Halloween John Carpenter

Ep 52 - Pre-Halloween John Carpenter

Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), Someone’s Watching Me! (1978), & Elvis (1979)

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In this film block, Jeremy and Brian, explore the films John Carpenter directed before he became a name brand synonymous with horror.

Where to watch:

Vidéothèque (South Pasadena)

Cinefile (Santa Monica)

Assault on Precinct 13 (Blu-Ray)

Someone’s Watching Me! (Blu-Ray)

Elvis (Blu-Ray)


Other films referenced:

Halloween (1978)

The Thing (1982)

Psycho (1960)

Rear Window (1954)

North by Northwest

Vertigo

Strangers on a Train

They Live

Eyes of Laura Mars

Prince of Darkness

Christine

Batman (1989)

3000 Miles to Graceland

Forrest Gump

Rio Bravo

Night of the Living Dead

Rocky

Home Alone

Dark Star


Sep 28, 202101:05:08
Ep 51 - Early John Carpenter feat. Patrick Cady & Andy Buigues

Ep 51 - Early John Carpenter feat. Patrick Cady & Andy Buigues

Dark Star (1974), Captain Voyeur (1969), & The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970)

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In this film block, Jeremy and Brian are joined by Patrick Cady, ASC and Andy Buigues to explore the earliest films of John Carpenter…but don’t be surprised when the conversation veers deep into Dan O’Bannon and then pinballs all over the place. Well, just try to have as much fun as the Grindhouse gang did.


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2001

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Dr. Strangelove

Let There Be Light (2010)

Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

Escape from New York

Rio Bravo

Halloween (1978)

Big Trouble in Little China

They Live

Prince of Darkness

The Evil Dead

Apocalypse Now

Alien

Star Wars

Blade Runner

THX 1138

Forbidden Planet

Spaceballs

The Thing from Another World

The Thing (1982)

Space Truckers

Outland

Total Recall (1990)

The Return of the Living Dead

Demolition Man

Krull

Sunshine (2007)

The Abyss

Eyes Wide Shut

A Face in the Crowd

Ace in the Hole

To Live and Die in L.A.

Thief

Manhunter

The Wages of Fear

Sorcerer 

The French Connection

The Exorcist

Jaws

Sep 17, 202101:23:50
Ep 50 - Vamping Out feat. Chris Michael

Ep 50 - Vamping Out feat. Chris Michael

Near Dark (1987), What We Do in the Shadows (2014), & A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)

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In this film block, Jeremy and Brian are joined by Chris Michael to explore some alt rock, genre-bending, mythos-subverting, finger lickin’ good vampire movies. 

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Sep 01, 202101:12:47
Ep 49 - Motown Thrillers
Jul 21, 202101:09:30
Ep 48 - Dawn of the Buddy Cop

Ep 48 - Dawn of the Buddy Cop

Lethal Weapon (1987), 48 Hrs. (1982), & Freebie and the Bean (1974)

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In this film block, Jeremy and Brian, explore the origins of the particular breed of action-comedy known as the Buddy Cop genre.


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Jul 14, 202101:19:35