Tag Archives: Spanish

Episode 505: Day of the Beast -1995



The Holiday season has The B-Movie Cast in a tizzy! So much so, that Mary picked the strangest holiday film I think she’s ever chosen… “Day of the Beast” (El Dia de la Bestia)! A Spanish horror film that launched the carrier of filmmaker Alex de la Inglesia. Juan and Nic join Mary for the this tripped out tour of Madrid as a priest goes on a mission to commit as many sins as possible because he believes this will help him stop the birth of the Anti-Christ! Spoiler alert- you need to watch this one before you check out the show! Now, grab a beer, some rosary beads and get ready to enter the Christmas miracle that is “Day of the Beast” on this episode of the B-Movie Cast!
CINEMA RETRO’S MARK MAWSTON’S PHOTO CHOSEN BY JOHN CARPENTER FOR COVER HIS LATEST CONCERT BLU-RAY
Click Here to see the John Carpenter cover using Mark’s photo!

Episode 494: El Baron Brakola



The B-Movie Cast is back and the countdown to our 500th episode continues! For film #7 in the countdown, Mary and Nic are joined by Juan as the gang goes for some Luchador action with Santo in “El Baron Brakola”! There’s wrestling, a whole lot of flashbacks, and some other fun. We watch Santo, and Santo’s ancestor, battle the immortal Baron Brakola as this undead Lothario seeks revenge for the death of his beloved Rebecca! So, put on your Luchador mask, grab a cold one, and get ready for something from south of the border with “El Baron Brakola”!
Check out Santito on Youtube! Feedback for Brakola podcast story about Mercedes Carreno.



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 492: The Werewolf and the Yeti (AKA: Night of the Howling Beast)


The B-Movie Cast is taking a bite out of a Paul Naschy werewolf flick: “The Werewolf and the Yeti” (AKA: “Night of the Howling Beast”) for our #9 film in the countdown to our 500th episode! Joining Mary and Nic in this fur-fest is podcaster and Paul Naschy aficionado; Rod Barnett. Get ready for the werewolf vs yeti film with the least possible amount of yeti they could get by with. What it doesn’t have in yeti it makes up for with a whole lot of plot not getting in the way of the story. There’s also not a lot of continuity, but there is a ton of fun as we watch Paul Naschy try to pass off Spain for Tibet and silk shirts for hiking clothes! So, grab some tapas and a cold beverage and get ready for “The Werewolf and the Yeti” in this episode of The B-Movie Cast!

Sir Edmund Hilary goes looking for a Yeti!


Rod Barnett’s main blog- The Bloody Pit of Rod!

Episode 420: The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks

Just in time for 42o day! Episode 420 of the B-Movie Cast!

On this episode of the B- Movie Cast, Mary, Nic and Juan take a look at a Spanish classic called The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks (La Torre de los Siete Jorobados). Shot in 1944, this film is the first Spanish feature we’ve covered.

The film features ghosts, including Napoleon of all people…, romance, a murder, a mystery, a musical number, a nutty professor, and a lost city! What more could you ask for? How about seven hunchbacks? Nic counted them, and they are all there… we’re still not sure why though!

So grab a beer, heat up a TV dinner and check out The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks with the B-Movie Cast team!

BONUS- Listener Marnie Williams is part of a book club that has introduced some younger folks to the joys of classic horror and B-Movies and one of those younger members found a cool “Guide to Monsters in Classic Movies” and you can read it if you CLICK HERE!!