Apocalypse Cinema

Screenwriter and Producer Darren Callahan sits down with Rob Herman to discuss the highly entertaining 90s films from Steven Seagal

This week we talk with Stephanie Sack about the renaissance in Women Horror Directors.  Films and Directors mentioned on this podcast: Stephanie Rothman  Velvet Vampire 1971 Anna Biller The Love Witch  Julia Ducournau  Raw Titane Antonia Bird-  Died - 2013 Ravenous (You are what you eat - byline)- 1999 -  Rachel Talalay Ghost in the Machine - 1993 Tank Girl Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare Jen and Sylvia Soska - Identical twins American Mary Barbara Peeters Humanoids from the deep Silent House - presented as a single-take experience - Elizabeth Olsen Mary Lambert Pet Semetary and Pet Semetary II Karen Lam Evangeline  Doll Parts Karyn Kusama - The Invitation - Destroyer - Nicole Kidman Claire Denis Trouble Every Day - Vincent Gallo - Poetic bloodbath romance Kathryn Bigelow Near Dark     

The ambitious team at Apocalypse Cinema take a crack at rating their top ten Anime shows and Movies.

Author M.Stern talks to Apocalypse Cinema about his most recent published works

We talk to Jason Zink more than a year after seeing his movie "Straight Edge Kegger" at a Chicago Horror film festival. On this episode we discuss the challenges of making a micro-budget horror film and getting it distributed.

Tonight we talk about sequels and prequels. Which are the best and which are the worst. We also delve into the CHOP CHAZ news from Seattle with first-person reporting from Cow Shea

Tonight we delve into cinematic blood. We have recipes too!Here is a link to the video so you can see the blood! Here are the blood recipes I researched for you all to try. Careful! Some of these recipes include poisonous elements!Hammer BloodKensington Gore named after the London Street2 cups of Golden Syrup1 cup of Water10 teaspoons of Red food colouringA few drops of Blue food colouringA few drops of Yellow food colouring10 tablespoons of Corn FlourMint flavouring—to tasteThe Curse of Frankenstein (1957) was Hammer’s first foray into color horrorHOLLYWOOD BLOODSam Pekinpah (The Wild Bunch)Herschel Gordon Lewis (Wizard of Gore)Red DyeKaopectateSam Raimi (Evil Dead)6 pints corn syrup1 pint non-dairy creamer1 pint red food coloring1 drop blue food coloringEasy Savini Blood (Edible, may stain skinKaro SyrupRed Food Color-Yellow-GreenAdd dish soap to prevent beadingPOISONOUS!Actual Savini Recipe(non-edible Derived from Dick Smith-Exorcist)(1 qt) Clear corn syrup(1 tsp) Methyl paraben(2 oz) Powdered red food color(5 tsp) Powdered yellow food color(2 oz) Kodak Photo-Flo (WARNING: this is poisonous)(2 oz) Water

On this episode of Apocalypse Cinema we speak with author M. Stern about the origins of Giallo and our favorites from the genre

This week we had Matt Storc on. Matt is a local Chicago horror movie maven who puts on screenings and the Windy City Horrorama Film Festival.Matt will be at the Logan Theatre on Tuesday, Oct 29th to present a double feature of Halloween (1978)  and Halloween (2018). Show starts at 9:00PM Tickets here:http://www.thelogantheatre.com/movie/Halloween_Double_Feature

This week we talk with filmmakers Chris Adams and Tommy Sigmon who are taking the independent cinema scene by storm with their collaborative anthology piece "Paradigm Grey". Topics include black filmmakers unique voices in horror and sci-fi genres, the impact of Jordan Peele's success and future projects.   Here is a link to more information about the Paradigm Grey project:https://www.paradigmgrey.com/

Tonight we interview Jason Zink of Weirdontop Media and talk about punk, straight edge movement and the movie "Straight Edge Kegger"   https://www.facebook.com/StraightEdgeKegger/ https://www.weirdontoppictures.com/

In this episode of Apocalypse Cinema, we have our first guest! Rob Sepuvleda - Director of the film "The Devil Frame"

Foley Special Guest Ele Matelan Ele (She/Her/Hers) is probably most recognizable to audiences as WildClaw Theatre’s resident Foley artist. She has designed, choreographed, and performed Foley for their annual Deathscribe horror radio festival since 2011, as well as for companies including Hartlife NFP, Lifeline Theatre, Oak Park Festival Theatre, Columbia College Chicago, Otherworld Theatre, Starlight Radio Dreams, Festival 56, Stone Hearth Theatre, MCL, Columbia College, Prop Thtr, and The Second City Training Center. She has performed with WildClaw's Best of Deathscribe at the Arsht Arts Center in Miami, The Hear Now Audio Arts Festival in Kansas City, and has opened for horror podcast darling The No Sleep Podcast on tour. Ele is also a company member with The House Theatre of Chicago, and her native-Dallas’s Mr. Toad’s Theatre Circle. When she's not making things go BUMP in the night with WildClaw, she performs as Foley artist for Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment's serialized comedy podcasts recorded monthly in front of a live audience at Stage 773. You can hear Ele’s voiceover performances as Cassie Wilkins, Switchblades Cobalt, and more(!) in Hartlife NFP's award-winning, post-apocalyptic audio drama Our Fair City, and as part of the ensemble in their upcoming series Unwell; AND as a member of the ensemble in Toxic Bag's upcoming  audio drama “Tales of Richard: Post-Apocalyptic Cabinet Maker." Ele will work her magic next with Locked Into Vacancy Entertainment. (tickets for the show here) http://www.lockedintovacancy.com/ Foley Special Guest Joe Griffin Joe Griffin’s work as a recording engineer and sound designer over the past 25 years encompasses a wide variety of media, including theatre, film, music, corporate communications and advertising. In the world of indie film, Joe wears a number of hats, notably dialog editor, sound designer,ADR/Foley recordist and re-recording mixer. His filmography includes Nebula Creatives’ shortfilm Out of Sight, which was screened at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival; Hot DiggityProductions’ feature Scary Normal; Sigsaly Entertainment and Conjecture Media’s feature Market Value; and JAMS Productions’ short MOOSE, featuring Samuel L. Jackson. Theatrical sound design work in Chicago includes You Think It’s Easy Being the Tooth Fairy? with Lifeline Theatre; Dracula with The Hypocrites; Coronado and Otherwise Engaged with Steep Theatre Company; three years as designer/composer for A Klingon Christmas Carol with Commedia Beauregard; and four years as music director for Deathscribe, Wildclaw Theatre’s short horror plays festival. Other theatre work includes After Ashley, Angels in America, Machinal and ten seasons of summer Shakespeare at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, IL, and These Shining Lives, Richard III, Harvest and Macbeth at Oakton Community College in Glenview, IL. Animation sound work includes the award-winning “Hemingway in 15 Seconds” series for the Ernest Hemingway Foundation, and the award-wining “Getting to Know” educational series which features artists such as Andy Warhol, Rembrandt, da Vinci, and Van Gogh, as well as U.S. Presidents Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Lincoln. Joe’s advertising experience is extensive. Since 1992 he has worked on radio, TV and online advertisements for national and international brands such as Dove, Sears, Suave, Allstate, American Family Insurance, BP, 7-Eleven, Miller Lite and the Chicago Blackhawks. In 1996, Joe and business partner Steve Baldwin pioneered the field of sound effects specifically designed for use in tabletop roleplaying. Their Game Masters Collection effects continue to define the state of the art for purpose-built tabletop RPG sound. Joe has recently launched his own series of high-resolution sound effects libraries aimed at audio production professionals. A graduate of Michigan State University and alumnus of Columbia College Chicago, Joe also served on the Professional Advisory Committee at the Illinois Institute of Art for five years. For work samples and expanded projects list: https://griffinsounddesign.wordpress.com/ Joe is currently working on sound design for “The Time Warp Trio” at Lifeline theatre in Chicago; the first season of the audio drama “Tales of Richard: Post-Apocalyptic Cabinet Maker;” Glass City Media’s short film “Limerence;” and an album of soundtrack music for the Warhammer 40k role-playing game.