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Grab a shish kebab, your fencing sabre, and strap yourself naked to a tree in honor of this trio of school-based slashers from 1981: FINAL EXAM, Herb Freed's gonzo GRADUATION DAY, and J. Lee Thompson's supremely strange HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME.
Troma Month continues on NOTH with 1981's Graduation Day. Britt and Leigh throw on their short shorts and see just how 80's a slasher can truly be.---- Graduation Day (1981) is directed by Herb Freed, and starring Christopher George, Patch Mackenzie, Michael Pataki, and E. Danny Murphy, Linnea Quigley, Vanna White, and Karen Abbott---------- Our theme Song BBQ MANIAC was written and performed by John Brennan, used with permission. You can listen and purchase all of Johns music at https://shopjb.bandcamp.com/ Find us on Patreon for more fun and bonus episodes
This episode’s lineup: 1. The Burning (1981) directed by Tony Maylam 2. Bloody Birthday (1981) directed by Ed Hunt 3. Graduation Day (1981) directed by Herb Freed 4. Just Before Dawn (1981) directed by Jeff Lieberman 5. Final Exam (1981) directed by Jimmy Huston 6. Happy Birthday to Me (1981) directed by J. Lee Thompson […] The post 72 – Nineteen, Eighty, and One appeared first on Sticker Fridge Studios.
Herb Freed's 1981 slasher film features all the elements you'd expect from the genre
The road to Halloween continues this Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 11:00pm EST / 8:00pm PST (or anytime after we wrap) as the violent vamps of Flesh Wound Radio are back. On this Vinegar Syndrome special we have new Blu-ray reviews starting with 80’s slasher Pledge Night, the James Hong zombie flick The Vineyard, supernatural eurosleaze fave, Secta Siniestra, and Herb Freed’s Beyond Evil. In addition Flesh Wound After Dark returns with new to blu reviews for the Andy Sidaris classics Guns, and Do Or Die. Be sure to check out Fleshwoundfeatures.com and download us on iTunes, Stitcher, and Spreaker.
Kevin chats with Herb Freed—author, director, producer—about his life and career, as well as his new book, Love, Faith and a Pair of Pants.TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLESTART AN ACORNS ACCOUNT AND GET FREE MONEY!VISIT KEVINTUMLINSON.COM/ACORNSFIND OUR GUEST ONLINE:Website:: https://www.herbfreed.com/Amazon Author page:: https://www.amazon.com/Herb-Freed/e/B01MTEICV3Facebook:: https://www.facebook.com/Herb-Freed-248968215536452/--THIS EPISODE OF THE WORDSLINGER PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY:Draft2Digital—Convert, publish, and distribute your book worldwide, with support the whole way. https://draft2digital.com/wordslingerWordslinger Press—This is your chance to start your indie author career right. Pick up books and other products to help you build and grow a successful writing career. Start growing at http://wordslingerpodcast.comSupport this show: Subscribe and share!Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/wordslingerpodcastPick something up to read that will be tough to put down—Archeological Thrillers, Science Fiction, YA Fantasy and more, at https://kevintumlinson.com/books
THE BODY COUNT CONTINUES... Gabe and special guest Patrick Ripoll from Tracks of the Damned are back and continuing their interminable look back at the slasher movies of 1981. The complete list includes 42 films that friends, colleagues, and random people on the internet consider slashers and this time we covered 14 – The Phantom Killer (Directed by Stanley Fung), Bloody Birthday (Directed by Ed Hunt), Friday the 13th Part 2 (Directed by Steve Miner), Graduation Day (Directed by Herb Freed), The Burning (Directed by Tony Maylam), Happy Birthday to Me (Directed by J. Lee Thompson), The Fan (Directed by Ed Bianchi), Final Exam (Directed by Jimmy Huston), Roadgames (Directed by Richard Franklin), Blow Out (Directed by Brian De Palma), Student Bodies (Directed by Mickey Rose), Deadly Blessing (Directed by Wes Craven), The House By the Cemetery (Italian Quella villa accanto al cimitero, Directed by Lucio Fulci), and Evilspeak (Directed by Eric Weston). Follow along and check out what’s coming up using this chronological Letterboxd list: https://letterboxd.com/gabepowers/list/1981-slasher-movies/ Listen to Patrick’s extended thoughts on the Wes Craven’s Scream by listening to this episode of Tracks of the Damned: http://www.nowplayingnetwork.net/tracksofthedamned/s1e14 Episode three should be live in about a month. Stay tuned for our H.P. Lovecraft themed episode with Betsy from Your Favorite Monsters at the beginning of September.
[NEW EPISODE] Love, Faith and A Pair of Pants This Thursday, on The Conscious Consultant Hour, Sam welcomes film-maker and author Herb Freed. Herb Freed, author of the timeless love story,Bashert, returns to the page in Love, Faith and A Pair of Pants with a collection of short stories about the smart, witty, spiritual and, according to Ben's mother, incredibly handsome, Rabbi Ben Zelig. In five anecdotes about a rabbi's life, Zelig navigates romance, family ties, colorful congregants and the meaning of faith. From studying for the rabbinate under legendary Jewish theologian, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, to producing and directing Hollywood films and dancing with Martha Graham, Freed extracts from his own experience to weave a colorful and universal tale of life, love and spirituality. In a time where humanity is constantly put to the test, Freed takes readers from humor to pathos and back again in an uplifting examination of what it means to be human. He has directed and produced 15 feature films most of which have had psychological, spiritual and/or social themes in spite of their commercial categories. He is best known for Graduation Day andTomboy, as well as the taut thriller Haunts, and Child2Man, a story of survival during the Watts riots. Segment 1 Sam opens the show with his quote of the day from Abraham Hicks. Sam goes on to talk about the challenges he faced in his life and how they are not as bad as we think. Sam discusses that we need to look for the gift in each challenge and not be so concerned about things. Sam introduces film-maker and author Herb Freed, author of the book Love, Faith and A Pair of Pants. Herb talks about many people asking him how do you know when you found your soul mate and Herb says you don't know your heart knows. Segment 2 Sam talks about where he grew up in the Bronx and Herb talks about meeting his mentor Abraham Heschel, and his journey becoming a Rabbi. Herb discusses the close relationship he had with Abraham and what kind of person he was. Herb says Abraham was able to make people feel good and always had a smile on his face. Herb also talks about his own enjoyment of theater, directing and dancing and how he came to love film. Herb mentions his experiences with losses in his life and finding things that made him smile, helped him to heal. He states that people need to listen to people that inspire them and find things that make them happy. Segment 3 Herb discusses how he began writing and how writing made him happy. Herb talks about his latest book Love, Faith and A pair of Pants. Herb says its about a Rabbi falling in love with a women who is not Jewish. The book is also about faith, love and getting to know yourself. Sam mentions how difficult it is for people to feel acceptance in their own country and Herb talks about the similarities in culture in the Jewish and Chinese communities. Segment 4 In closing the show Sam tells his listeners to go out and purchase the new book by Herb, Love, Faith and A Pair of Pants. Herb says we are our brothers keepers,and talks about the tumultuous times we are living in. Herb says we are surrounded by anger, hate and lies but we need to hope for things to get better. Sam talks about the demonizing people who have different opinions and how divided the nation is at the moment. We need to look for things that bring us together and know we have much more in common than we do apart. Herb states we have the power to change and we can evolve. He mentions that we need to read things that inspire us and care about other people. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-conscious-consultant-hour8505/donations
Welcome to the first instalment of our sub-set of show exclusively looking at the Slasher Collection releases of 88 Films. 88 Films have, for the last 3 years or so, have been on a tear releasing a torrent of Slasher Classics in high definition. I have been purchasing them and it should be no surprise to anyone, I have left them pretty much unwatched (what can I say...I'm a compulsive collector). In order to watch the movies I buy, and of course create some quality content for you all Under the Stairs, I will be running through each of the movies on this bonus series between 1-2movies a month depending on the TPUTS schedule. So strap yourself in for a rollercoaster ride of blades, masks, hairspray, blood, boobs, crimes against fashion and dialogue to make you CRINGE!! Disc 1 brings me a first time watch of Graduation Day (1981) by Herb Freed. As the track team is killed off one by one days before Graduation day, could the killer be harbouring a vengeful grudge against students and faculty who allowed a fellow student to die during a recent track meet? Lets see what Duncan makes of this “Slasher Classic”. The grading follows the Netflix rating style of 1 = Hated It, 2 = Didn’t Like It, 3 = Liked It, 4 = Really Liked It & 5 = Loved It Graduation Day Duncan: 4 Up next on the Slasher Classic Series is Disc 1 - Mothers Day BUY OFFICIAL TPUTS MERCH FROM http://tputscast.bigcartel.com Check out the show on iTunes, TuneIn & on Stitcher Radio. Please leave us feedback on iTunes, podcastunderthestairs@gmail.com and follow us on Facebook & Twitter.
Herb Freed, author of the timeless love story, Bashert, returns to the page in LOVE, FAITH AND A PAIR OF PANTS with a collection of short stories about the smart, witty, spiritual and, according to Ben’s mother, incredibly handsome, Rabbi Ben Zelig. In five anecdotes about a rabbi’s life, Zelig navigates romance, family ties, colorful congregants and the meaning of faith. From studying for the rabbinate under legendary Jewish theologian, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, to producing and directing Hollywood films and dancing with Martha Graham, Freed extracts from his own experience to weave a colorful and universal tale of life, love and spirituality. In a time where humanity is constantly put to the test, Freed takes readers from humor to pathos and back again in an uplifting examination of what it means to be human.
LOVE, FAITH AND A PAIR OF PANTS WITH HERB FREEDTerri welcomes back her former guest, HERB FREED, who wrote the fabulous book, “Bashert.” Join Terri and Herb as they discuss his newest book, “Love, Faith and a Pair of Pants,” which is a colorful tale of life, love and spirituality. Herb started his adult life as an ordained rabbi and became the spiritual leader of Temple Beth Shalom in Lake Mahopac, New York. Eventually, he resigned his pulpit to become a movie director. He has directed and produced 15 feature films most of which have had psychological, spiritual and/or social themes in spite of their commercial categories. He is best known for Graduation Day and Tomboy, as well as the taut thriller Haunts, and Child2Man, a story of survival during the Watts riots. If this show is anything like the last time Herb was a guest, it is sure to be fun and very enlightening so please don’t miss it!
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Would you recognize your soul’s complement in another? Beyond the bliss of actually finding your soul mate, there is a belief that the universe hinges on predetermined people finding their other half, their bashert, to maintain cosmic balance. In BASHERT, author, screenwriter, director and former rabbi Herb Freed immerses us in the heady intoxication and thunderous losses of what it really means to be bashert.Herb started his adult life as an ordained rabbi and became the spiritual leader of Temple Beth Shalom in Lake Mahopac, New York while producing and directing three shows in New York City. Eventually, he resigned his pulpit to become a movie director.Join Terri and Herb as he discusses this book and the journey he took to write it. This show should be really interesting!
It's that time of year when the youth of America prepare to don their caps and gowns and finally graduate from high school. Yes, it is an exciting time indeed but will the boys of Talking Terror be invited to be commencement speakers?! Instead of grabbing their diplomas from Horror High and telling the principal to suck it, the Talking Terror crew turns to The King of Horror Andy G for some fun! Listen in as the boys discuss the 1981 scholastic slasher film; Graduation Day from 1981 and directed by Herb Freed! There's Linnea Qugley in an early role. Vanna White before she was destined to turn letters for a living on the Wheel of Fortune, Christopher George as a skeevy coach and Michael Pataki (Hallowen 4 and Rocky 4). What more could you ask for? A rock band sequence that full on lasts for ten minutes? You got it muchachos! So join the boys for this episode as they find out who from the class of Midvale High will survive until the final credits!
In this episode of the horror review/discussion show 'Screams After Midnight,' we discuss 80s slasher 'Graduation Day.'The film is Directed by Herb Freed and stars Christopher George & Patch Mackenzie.patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztv twitter: https://twitter.com/Mild_Fuzz facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mildfuzznetwork THE CRYPT: https://mildfuzztv.weebly.com/the-crypt.html
Would you recognize your soul’s complement in another? Beyond the bliss of actually finding your soul mate, there is a belief that the universe hinges on predetermined people finding their other half, their bashert, to maintain cosmic balance. To be immersed in heady intoxication, passion, courage, adventure, intertwined in a duality, a divine double twinned in heart and soul. Heartfelt, magical, mystical, soulful - all of this is what is felt with bashert. A fabulous novel that will ignite all of your senses, shift your perspective on how to truly live life to the fullest in love, passion, deep intimacy at all levels. So very uplifting and much needed in this cynical world of violence, hatred, war, bullying and destruction. You will be taken away and you will come back changed - in awe of all that is possible, all that is available, and appreciative of the entanglements that bring us to where we are and who we are meant to be with on our journey.
Hey there word nerds! This episode is brought to you buy our amazing word nerd fans and supporters on Patreon. If you’d like to help support this show, hop over to patreon.com/DIYMFA Today I’m thrilled to have Herb Freed on the show. Herb started his adult life as an ordained rabbi and became the spiritual leader of Temple Beth Shalom in Lake Mahopac, New York, at the same time producing and directing three shows at the Maidman Playhouse in New York City. Eventually, he resigned his pulpit to become a movie director. Today we’ll be speaking about his book Bashert, which is out now. In this episode Herb and I discuss: When you’re writing based on true events, which elements do you change for the book? Which things do you keep the same? What are some of the considerations that drive these choices? Why tell a story as a novel instead of a memoir, if it’s based on true events? What do you need to consider when you are deciding between telling the absolute truth versus the conceptual Truth? Write about things you are passionate about. Write the story you can’t not tell. How screenwriting can shape a novel writer’s process. What skills transfer over? What aspects don’t translate? Plus, his #1 tip for writers. About the Author Herb Freed started his adult life as an ordained rabbi and became the spiritual leader of Temple Beth Shalom in Lake Mahopac, New York while producing and directing three shows at the Maidman Playhouse in New York City. Eventually, he resigned his pulpit to become a movie director. He has directed and produced 15 feature films most of which have had psychological, spiritual and/or social themes in spite of their commercial categories. He is best known for Graduation Day, a horror film, and Tomboy, a teenage romp, as well as the psychological drama Haunts, and CHILD2MAN, a story of survival during the Watts riots. You can find out more about Herb Freed at herbfreed.com Bashert Would you recognize your soul’s complement in another? Beyond the bliss of actually finding your soul mate, there is a belief that the universe hinges on predetermined people finding their other half, their bashert, to maintain cosmic balance. In Bashert (Bellrock Press; February 14, 2017) author, screenwriter, director and former rabbi Herb Freed immerses us in the heady intoxication and thunderous losses of what it really means to be bashert. Dan Sobol and Marion Gladstone meet by chance at a screenwriter’s event in Los Angeles. He’s a rabbi turned director known for his cinematic television commercials; she’s a writer and film editor who is recovering from a tabloid-headline screaming Hollywood divorce. From the moment Marion hears Dan’s voice, she knows—and so does he. It’s bashert. But when did the course of true love ever run smooth? Dan and Marion are soon partners in business as well as life, traveling the world to create movies. He directs, she writes and edits, and life becomes an amazing adventure—until Cancun. There, among the ruins of the Mayan civilization, Marion has an eerie premonition that has the potential to change everything. Drawing upon his own personal experience, Freed spins a tale unflinching in its examination of life, but weaving along the edge of magical realism. From the bright lights of Hollywood to Mexico, Israel, Paris and the dreamy exhilaration of Jamaica, Bashert is a love story about transcending life, loss and the boundaries we mistakenly place on our lives and our hearts. For more info and show notes: DIYMFA.com/144
It's our 75th Show!!! Rabbi/Filmmaker/Author, Herb Freed, talks about 'Bashert', the Yiddish word for destiny, and how he met the love of his life.