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Episode 504: Exterminating Angel- 1962
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This episode of the B-Movie Cast, Mary and Nic are joined by Juan to take a look at a classic of Mexican Cinema, that somewhat defies description: “The Exterminating Angel” (Spanish: El ángel exterminador). It’s a 1962 Mexican surrealist film written and directed by Luis Buñuel. It tells a story we can all identify with, what do you do when your party guests won’t leave? Only in this case there is an unknown compulsion preventing these wealthy aristocrats from vacating the scene. Not only can these folks not leave, but other people can’t come in either. It’s surrealism at its best with as much backstabbing, in fighting, classism, and scheming as any reality TV show, only this one doesn’t let the players exit… oh and there’s a bear too because… why not? Check out “The Exterminating Angel” on the B-Movie Cast!
Episode 494: El Baron Brakola
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Classic film legend Steve Vertlieb is up for a Rondo award:
MY RECENT TV APPEARANCE NOMINATED FOR A RONDO AWARD!
The annual Rondo Hatton Award nominations were announced early this morning, and I’m thrilled to see that my recent appearance on New Jersey Public Television’s “Classic Movies with Ron Maccloskey” concerning “King Kong” has been nominated for “Best Event of the Year” under the heading of “Talking Kong.” To vote for my appearance, just send your name and choice to taraco@aol.com, along with my thanks and gratitude.
“KING KONG” … WILLIS H. O’BRIEN … RAY HARRYHAUSEN: EXPLORING THE CULTURAL INFLUENCE AND LEGACY OF A “MONSTROUS” MOTION PICTURE CLASSIC!
I had an opportunity quite recently to sit down once more with Host, Actor, Comedian, and Writer Ron MacCloskey for his Emmy Award Winning Public Television Series, “Classic Movies with Ron MacCloskey.”
Ron is the writer and producer of the new feature length documentary motion picture, “Boris Karloff: The Man Behind The Monster,” now playing in theaters all across the globe.
For this Halloween themed episode of the popular program, however, we explored the cultural significance, history, and legacy of the most famous “Monster” of them all … King Kong … and his nearly ninety year influence on gorilla films of all shapes and sizes, as well as his career defining impact on the lives and reign of Stop Motion Animation legends, Willis H. O’Brien and Ray Harryhausen.
Our spirited conversation both precedes and follows the film segment. Simply click on the projector below in order to screen the program.
Long Live The “King” … VOTE RONDO!
Steve Vertlieb
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Episode 467: Dos Monjes (Two Monks)
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B-Movie Cast fans get ready for spooky fun from south of the border! In this episode, Mary, Nic, and Juan check out another classic Mexican thriller: “Dos Monjes” (“Two Monks”). A fascinating flick that has Mary saying “German Expressionist” more times than any film we’ve ever done! So, grab your favorite beer, get in that comfy chair and get ready for some fun with “Two Monks” on the B-Movie Cast!
Hey Folks the B-Movie Cast made the cut again this year! We’ve been nominated for a Rondo Award.
We’ve been on the ballet quite a few times, but have never won. Let’s change that this year!
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Visit – Rondo Awards to cast your vote for your favorites old and new from the world of horror and classic cinema!
Episode 459: The Beast of Hollow Mountain
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The B-Movie Cast is back! Mary had to take some time off to get her new bionic hip installed and now she’s ready to slow-mo run with Steve Austin… or at least finally climb the stairs back up the B-Movie Cast studio! So with Mary at the top of the stairs we thought we’d check out the other cowboy-dinosaur movie: “The Beast of Hollow Mountain”. This one is based on a story by Willis O’Brian and was a joint Mexican/American film production.
So get ready for 60 minutes of cowboy politics followed by 19 minutes of Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs with “The Beast of Hollow Mountain” in this episode of The B-Movie Cast!
By the way- Mary LOVES her hip surgeon! She loves him so much that we’ve got a link to his website here and in the cool links section.
So if you need a new hip and feel like heading to South Carolina… here’s the doctor dude to call:
www.grossortho.com
Episode 457: El Monstruo de los Volcanes (The Monster of the Volcano)
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This episode of the B-movie Cast is a Juan pick- “El Monstruo de los Volcanes” from 1963. It’s a Mexican monster flick featuring an abominable snowman creature living in the desert, in a cave, under a volcano… yeah not much snow for him to be abominable in here, but that’s beside the point. Juan breaks it down for us while Nic has a breakdown about the idea of karate vs Yeti! We also discuss the future of movie/themed conventions and why Mary will be stuck downstairs for 6 weeks.
So grab some a cold cerveza, get some popcorn and enjoy “El Monstruo de los Volcanes” (The Monster of the Volcano) on this episode of the B-Movie cast!
Episode 452: Neutron VS the Death Robots
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Hello friends and welcome to the newest episode of the B-Movie cast. This is a special episode as we are dedicating it to the memory of a dear friend of the show, B-Movie fan and friend, Scott Turk. Scott passed away just before we recorded this cast, so we wanted to dedicate it to his memory. If you would like to honor Scott’s memory, please make a donation in his name to one of these charities: Doctors Without Borders, Water.org, or Georgia Public Broadcasting. Scott was a true Monster Kid and a friend to us all and he will be missed.
For this episode Mary, Nic, and Juan head south of the border to check out a Luchador style hero, who never enters the ring! He’s Neutron the Atomic Superman and he’s out to stop some easy bake over zombies and a mad scientist (also in a Luchador mask) in “Neutron VS the Death Robots”. It’s got everything you would expect from the title… except of course for robots, they’re really baked zombies… but anyway, it’s lots of fun! So, get ready for monsters and mayhem from Neutron, the discount Santo!
