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Description As usual there are spoilers ahead! I would love to know what you make of the ending of this film if you watched it. Best place to do that is on social media. Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. 1957 USA seems like a country on the brink of huge social change. (Of course, I say this with the benefit of hindsight and with a deep affection for the decade that was just around the corner.) But so many of the events of the year are an indication of what's to come. The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first of many legislative attempts to bring federal protection for African Americans in the face of growing dissatisfaction in the South towards desegregation of schools and society. 1957 was the year the Little Rock Nine were enrolled into a previously all white school. The photos of nine black children often surrounded by angry and jeering crowds and the presence of US paratroopers are staggering. It is the year Enovid was approved by the FDA for menstrual problems. Two years later it would become the first FDA approved contraceptive pill. And in October 1957 Russia launched Sputnik into orbit causing a shock across the USA. Despite anxiety about their biggest rival the country was not ready for such a display of technological accomplishment. The year prior in 1956 Jack Arnold (who had become somewhat disillusioned by the increasingly schlocky independent sci-fi films of the late 50s) was convinced to return to Universal to make The Incredible Shrinking Man. Richard Matheson's story is an unusual examination of a man losing stature both physically and socially. Many consider this Jack Arnold's greatest science fiction film. We have two wonderful guests to explain why that might be. Scott Higgins is a Professor of Film at Wesleyan University as well as being the Curator of the Wesleyan Cinema Archives. He has written multiple books and essays about film. Ian Scott is a Professor of American Film and History at The University of Manchester. He has written extensively about politics and film in Hollywood. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:42 Jack Arnold's best film? 06:30 Special effects and 1950s horror 09:15 1957 USA: The rumblings of change 13:29 Metaphors and definitions of masculinity 30:43 Kafka, psychoanalysis and The Kinsey Reports 35:22 Women 37:38 The End! 45:17 Legacy 49:55 Recommendations for the listenerNEXT EPISODE! Next episode we will be talking about what the book The Golden Turkey Awards declared as the Worst Film of All Time by The Worst Director of All Time. Plan 9 from Outer Space by Ed Wood is available to rent or buy on various online platforms. Just Watch is a good resource to check where it might be available in your region. Mubi and Pluto are only available in some regions but do offer a decent range of older science fiction films.
As usual there are spoilers ahead! Description Forbidden Planet (1956) is a somewhat overlooked 50s classic. Although it often fails to make lists of the greatest sci-fi films of all time it has come across often in my written research and when speaking to guests. It's a film that not only seems to excite avid fans of sci-fi cinema but also influenced some of the genre's heavy hitters like both Star Wars and Star Trek. A costly, slick, colourful movie which takes a break from the red scare themes and invites us to delve into the dangers of the human mind. We mention Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics in the episode which are: 1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2. A robot must obey orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. The fourth law also known as Law Zero or Zeroth Law is: A robot cannot cause harm to mankind or, by inaction, allow mankind to come to harm.I have two amazing guests to help unravel the threads in this space opera. The ExpertsJay Telotte is Professor Emeritus of film and media studies at Georgia Tech. He has written/edited numerous books and articles about science fiction film including the 2023 book Selling Science Fiction Cinema. Glyn Morgan is Curatorial Lead at the Science Museum in London and a science fiction scholar. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to the film, some historical context and the guests 02:25 The impact of Forbidden Planet 07:56 MGM does big budget sci-fi 13:52 Robby the Robot: a new type of robot and Asimov's laws 22:02 Special effects 23:15 Altaira: miniskirts, the Hays Code and sexism 32:44 The monster: Disney, the id and technological hubris 38:01 The sound of electronic music: Bebe and Louis Barron's breakthrough 43:50 The legacy of Forbidden Planet 50:09 Recommendations for the listenersNEXT EPISODE! The next episode we will focus on The Incredible Shrinking Man. You can buy or rent the 1956 film from many outlets or check the Just Watch website to see where it may be streaming in your region. It is worth checking platforms like Tubi and Pluto if they are available.
I'm thinking about ecclesiology today. Rarely do. But a combination of J.B. Priestley's "low anthropology", a couple of recent lightning bolts from outside space and (present) time, and a fresh glimpse of the touching statue of "The Compassionate Christ" outside Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham: Well, they got me thinking of what the Christian Church is centrally and anchoredly about. Add to that the third verse of Lou Christie's number-one song from 1966, "Lightnin' Strikes"; and it's probably all there. One's ecclesiology, I mean. "Dangerous Corner" by J.B. Priestley, which was first performed in London in 1932, unmasks the human tragedy of self-serving, manipulation, and deception in about as unrelieved a manner as could be imagined. The last scene but one, which leads directly to a character's suicide, surely rips the curtain off our world's endemic conspiratorial malice. It is almost a pure enactment of the "low anthropology" that is endemic to us. But the playwright offers us no hope. He actually, explicitly dismisses the antidote of faith in God. I so want to enter that scene myself, speaking sincerely and personally, and address the desperate "hero". He's got it mostly right, you see; his diagnosis is accurate. But we believe in God -- and not a "deistic"/hands-off sort of force, but rather: Pure Empathy, Pure Sympathy, Pure Mercy, Pure Grace. Our ecclesiology, therefore, is the Church, in whatever form, as Embodiment of One-Way Love. That's PZ's ecclesiology. That's Lou Christie's "chapel in the pines" (1966). That's the churches of refuge at the end of War of the Worlds (1953), that's 'Mr. Carpenter' in Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), that's the Isaiah 2, verse 4 climax of The Colossus of New York (1958), that's the hymn chorale at the end of The Space Children (1958), that's the Christ-figure at the conclusion of The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). And so it goes. When the curtain is ripped away on life as it really is and people as they really are, all that's needed is One Helping Hand, One "Next Voice You Hear" (1951), One... Man from Galilee (Ocean, 1971/Elvis, 1972), One Jesus Christ Superstar. LUV U.
Tras un extraño suceso durante unas vacaciones Scott comienza a encogerse poco a poco en este filme de horror existencial, ciencia ficción y supervivencia. #halloween2024 #horror COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER Copyright disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cine-pr/support
Balancing on the razor-thin edge between the pedantic “what would REALLY happen if a guy kept slowly shrinking?” with “sure nerd, but let's still make it a fun story”, Jack Arnold directs a domestic drama, a survivalist story, and everything in between as he questions foundational questions of existing in his classic science fiction tale. Perceptions of safety, masculinity, and the infinite shift and fade in this allegory of manhood in the modern age. Join our Patreon and support the podcast! Join the Random Acts of Cinema Discord server here! *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store. T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing Bruce Robinson's How To Get Ahead in Advertising (1988).
TAKE ONE LAST TRIP INTO THE UNKNOWN FOR THE ULTIMATE GIANT INSECT MOVIE, THE ULTIMATE GIANT MAN IN A DIAPER MOVIE, AND THE ULTIMATE KILLER, UM, ROCK MOVIE… Welcome to the final part of Gabe and Patrick's look back at the biggest year in giant monster movie history. This episode features the most eclectic collection of movies, including a shoestring ‘lost world' epic in Virgil W. Vogel's The Land Unknown, Edward Ludwig's absolutely incredible Black Scorpion, Bert I. Gordon's second giant bald guy movie of the year, The Amazing Colossal Man, John Sherwood's uniquely eerie The Monolith Monsters, and the only real kaiju movie released in 1957, Ishirō Honda's The Mysterians. Remember to also check out part one, which covers Nathan H. Juran's 20 Million Miles to Earth, Roger Corman's Attack of the Crab Monsters, Jack Arnold's The Incredible Shrinking Man, and Kurt Neumann's Kronos, as well as part two, which covers Nathan H. Juran's The Deadly Mantis, Kenneth G. Crane's The Monster from Green Hell, Fred F. Sears' The Giant Claw, Arnold Laven's The Monster that Challenged the World, and Gordon's The Beginning of the End and The Cyclops. This episode is taken from two recording sessions, so forgive us for overlap and minor changes in audio quality. 00:00 – Intro 5:32 – The Land Unknown 25:24 – Black Scorpion 43:16 – The Amazing Colossal Man 56:55 – The Monolith Monsters 1:17:43 – The Mysterians 1:56:24 – Outro If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/ Palestine Children's Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief Anera Gaza Aid: https://www.anera.org/where-we-work/palestine/gaza/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/
FROM THE FROZEN WASTES OF THE ARCTIC TO THE DEPTHS OF THE AFRICAN JUNGLE, THE ARID DESERTS OF MEXICO, AND THE AMERICAN MIDWEST THEY CAME… Welcome to part two of Gabe and Patrick's look back at the biggest year in giant monster movie history. We've got a lot of big bugs this time, including Nathan H. Juran's The Deadly Mantis, the wasps of Kenneth G. Crane's The Monster from Green Hell, ocean mollusks of Arnold Laven's The Monster that Challenged the World, and locusts of Bert I. Gordon's The Beginning of the End. For good measure, we also talk about the really big bird from the antimatter universe seen in Fred F. Sears' The Giant Claw and the mutated monster man of Gordon's The Cyclops. Remember to also check out part one, which covers Nathan H. Juran's 20 Million Miles to Earth, Roger Corman's Attack of the Crab Monsters, Jack Arnold's The Incredible Shrinking Man, and Kurt Neumann's Kronos. We recorded this in two parts and I apologize for a change in audio quality that occurs at the beginning and middle of this middle part. Here's the full Letterboxd list we are working from: https://letterboxd.com/gabepowers/list/1957-giant-monster-movies/ 00:00 – Intro and corrections 5:32 – The Deadly Mantis 25:24 – The Monster from Green Hell 43:16 – The Giant Claw 56:55 – The Monster that Challenged the World 1:17:43 – Beginning of the End 1:39:40 – The Cyclops 1:56:24 – Outro If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/ Palestine Children's Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief Anera Gaza Aid: https://www.anera.org/where-we-work/palestine/gaza/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/
FROM THE FURTHEST REACHES OF SPACE AND THE DEEPEST DEPTHS OF THE SEA CAME ALIENS, MUTATED CREATURES, AND OTHER LARGE, SCARY ALLEGORIES! Welcome to another patented Genre Grinder deep dive into a specific year where a specific genre peaked. This time, Patrick and Gabe are looking at 15 of 17 movies about gigantic monsters released in some capacity during the year 1957 (festival, roll-out, wide, et cetera). The other two are a lost film (Tokyo 1960) and one already covered on a different episode of Genre Grinder (Quatermass II). Not unexpectedly, the conversation carried on for some time, so the complete 15-movie discussion will be spread over three episodes. In part one, following an intro to the genre and era, we're covering Nathan H. Juran's 20 Million Miles to Earth, Roger Corman's Attack of the Crab Monsters, Jack Arnold's The Incredible Shrinking Man, and Kurt Neumann's Kronos. Here's the full Letterboxd list we are working from: https://letterboxd.com/gabepowers/list/1957-giant-monster-movies/ 00:00 – Intro: Why were there so many Giant Monster movies in 1957? 13:21 – 20 Million Miles to Earth and the cinema of Ray Harryhausen 42:47 – Attack of the Crab Monsters and the cinema of Roger Corman 1:02:46 – The Incredible Shrinking Man and post-WWII gender politics 1:26:40 – Kronos 1:48:27 – Outro If you are in a position to make the world a better place, please consider the following fundraisers: Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/ Palestine Children's Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-relief Anera Gaza Aid: https://www.anera.org/where-we-work/palestine/gaza/ Donations 4 Abortions (state by state abortion funds): https://donations4abortion.com/
Episode 2504 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich speaks with Peter Pardini and they discuss making documentaries, how Peter has become "The Incredible Shrinking Man," and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2024/06/incredible-shrinking-man-peter-pardini-episode-2504 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS YOU CAN WATCH ALL THE PODCAST EPISODES ON YOUTUBE - The Incredible Shrinking Man Peter talks about his history and new projects; one is a documentary about the comedy scene in Austin. (3:00) They chat about comedy shows of the past and the schtick behind each. Comedy is challenging; they talk about various famous comedians and how they work. They talk about releasing a documentary and dealing with Amazon. (21:00) "The Incredible Shrinking Man" is Vinnie's name for Peter's health journey. (30:30) He eats a mostly carnivore diet with occasional vegetables. Occasional intermittent fasting has helped. He has noticed a huge difference in his energy. They talk about water weight and exercise. (42:00) Sometimes added water weight is an indication of inflammation. Fat shaming is bad, but there is a concerning level of what has become considered acceptable as “healthy." (52:00) Social media, video games, etc., have caused people to forget about the real consequences of indulging. (56:00) Things are glamorized when maybe they shouldn't be. But there is an increase of people trying things like the carnivore diet, and seeing positive results. Pay attention to what Peter is doing—some interesting projects are coming out! There's a new NSNG® Foods promo code you can use: enter VINNIE and get 15% off! (25:00) The promo code ONLY works on the NSNG® Foods website, NOT on Amazon. Vinnie's new documentary "Dirty Keto" is out soon! Go to to get it at ! [the_ad id="20253"] PURCHASE BEYOND IMPOSSIBLE (2022) The documentary launched on January 11! Order it TODAY! This is Vinnie's third documentary in just over three years. Get it now on Apple TV (iTunes) and/or Amazon Video! Link to the film on Apple TV (iTunes): Then, Share this link with friends, too! It's also now available on Amazon (the USA only for now)! Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY 2 (2021) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter! FAT: A DOCUMENTARY (2019) Visit my new Documentaries HQ to find my films everywhere: Then, please share my fact-based, health-focused documentary series with your friends and family. The more views, the better it ranks, so please watch it again with a new friend! REVIEWS: Please submit your REVIEW after you watch my films. Your positive REVIEW does matter!
Residents of a rundown American apartment building battle against an army of deadly, rapidly reproducing rat monkeys. On Episode 617 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the French horror flick Infested, directed by Sébastien Vanicek! We also talk about ongoing attempts to remake The Munsters, the directors for the upcoming new Evil Dead flicks, and why we find Spiders, and other flying bugs scary. So grab your fresh prescription from the pharmacy, make sure not to bring exotic and dangerous spiders home with you, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: 1313, The Munsters, James Wan, Rob Zombie, streaming on the ‘cock, Fred Gwynn, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Sherri Moon Zombie, Winona Ryder, Monica Belluci, Wyrmwood, Sting, Kiah Roache-Turner, falling when walking your dog, pack of hot dogs and a dirty muffin, cracked ribs, deadly coughs, this ibuprofen goes to 11, oxycodone, John Moxley with a full script, Evil Dead, Infested, Sebastien Vanicek, Evil Dead Rise, The Mist, spider films, being creeped out while watching horror, Big Ass Spider, Arachnophobia, Attack the Block, Aliens, Dead Alive, Rat Monkey, REC, Gremlins, Gizmo, why are spiders scary?, poisonous spiders, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Fly, Conan, Punky Brewster, Jon Peters, Eight Legged Freaks, filming with real spiders, Kingdom of the Spiders, William Shatner, Walking Dead Season Four, stressful movies, House of the Devil, Francis Galluppi, The Last Stop in Yuma County, Jackie Martling, Stuttering John, and this Ibuprofen goes to eleven.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: discord.trickortreatradio.comSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the Show.
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Revenge of the Creature (1955), The Creature Walks Among Us (1956). And now, we come to the end of our Universal Monster episodes, having made our way through all the Dracula, Frankenstein, Invisible Man, Mummy, and the Wolf Man films, we now take a dive into the Black Lagoon! Coming out a little less than a decade after the last Universal Monster film (no, I'm not counting A&C Meet Frankenstein), it gave birth to a whole new generation of monster fans that might not have been around for the first cycle. And it did make quite the splash amongst fans, enough to permanently give its spot in the Universal Monster class. And there is a reason for that. Join us while we take a deep dive into these films, maybe pushing you into the deep end of some of them, discussing some things you maybe didn't know about them, and hopefully, if we're doing our jobs, make you revisit them and think about them a little differently, or at least a little more. That's the beauty of films, that no matter how many times you may have seen it, you never know what the next viewing experience will bring you. Films mentioned in this episode: Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), The Creature Walks Among Us (1956), Curse of the Werewolf (1961), The Deadly Mantis (1957), Demon of Paradise (1987), Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982), The Giant Claw (1957), House of Dracula (1945), House of Frankenstein (1944), Humanoids from the Deep (1980), The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), It Came from Outer Space (1953), Jaws 3-D (1983), King Kong (1933), Mad Monster Party? (1967), The Mole People (1956), The Mummy (1932), Octaman (1971), Revenge of the Creature (1955), The Shape of Water (2017), She-Wolf of London (1946), Son of Frankenstein (1939), Tarantula (1955), The Thing from Another World (1951), This Island Earth (1955), The Wolf Man (1941)
Ganz nach dem Vorbild großer Science Fiction Klassiker wie The Incredible Shrinking Man kam nach langem Kämpfen und Zerren auch in Star Trek, genauer gesagt in der 6. Staffel von Deep Space Nine, endlich eine (zweite!) Geschrumpfte-Leute-in-einer-großen-Welt-Geschichte zustande: Die Episode "Das winzige Raumschiff / One Little Ship"
For part 1 of our 1950s sci-fi double-bill, we've gone with the 1957 size-altering scary spider tale. Join us in Chris' garage as we battle cats and bugs ... and also talk about a film (boom-boom!). It's THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN. Part 2 tomorrow!!END CREDITS- Presented by Robert Johnson and Christopher Webb- Produced/edited by Christopher Webb- "Still Any Good?" logo designed by Graham Wood & Robert Johnson- Crap poster mock-up by Christopher Webb- Theme music ("The Slide Of Time") by The Sonic Jewels, used with kind permission(c) 2023 Tiger Feet ProductionsFind us:Twitter @stillanygoodpodInstagram @stillanygoodpodEmail stillanygood@gmail.comSupport the show
Subscriber-only episodeJackie and Greg get shrunken down by a radioactive cloud for Jack Arnold's THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN from 1957. Topics of discussion include the film's special effects, where it fits in Arnold's career, how it transcends its genre trappings, and Greg's crippling arachnophobia. The monthly S'mores series is an offshoot from our main series, where Jackie and Greg explore films from the fringes of cinema, encompassing underground, experimental, cult, camp, genre, horror, and B-movies. S'mores episodes are unlocked by becoming either a Patron or Friend of the Show (see below). These episodes are released on the last Tuesday of each month.Check us out on Instagram: instagram.com/sceneandheardpodCheck us out at our official website: sceneandheardpod.comJoin our weekly film club: instagram.com/arroyofilmclubJP Instagram/Twitter: jacpostajGK Instagram: gkleinschmidtGraphic Design: Molly PintoMusic: Andrew CoxEditing: Greg KleinschmidtGet in touch at hello@sceneandheardpod.comSupport the show on Patreon: patreon.com/SceneandHeardPodorSubscribe just to get access to our bonus episodes: buzzsprout.com/1905508/subscribe
Another RoR is here and we're proud to serve up another set of eclectic offerings spanning sci-fi, horror, and something that's labeled "comedy". Dixon tells us why size does matter with his review of The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), John shakes hands with horror trope refreshed for a new generation as he talks to us about Talk to Me (2022), and Ryan regrets letting his family decide his film fate with his recap of the Brendan Frazer comedy Furry Vengeance (2010).
Come shrink with us as we dive into the 1980s comedy Interspace, and explore the oddly trippy, and super metaphysical The Incredible Shrinking Man. Also included: Justin's number one fear, Joel Schumacher's film catalogue, and an existentially depressed Batman. Store: CREEP-O-RAMA Artwork: @bargainbinblasphemy Theme: @imfigure Audio: @stranjlove
She was sad and lonely, this 19 year old college freshmen. So when he paid attention to her she reluctantly did the very things her mother warned her about. Dance of the Dead by Richard Matheson, that's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Stephen Kagan bought us $25 worth of coffee and says, “Thank you so much for all the great stories and wonderful storytelling. Listening to your podcast has kept me company many mornings on my long commute to work and makes it more pleasurable as the traffic dissolves and you transport me to other worlds and times. I must say I've really enjoyed the Harry Harrison, Robert Silverberg and Arthur C. Clarke stories the most and would love to hear more. And boy you must really love coffee! Thanks Again. Stephen.”Thanks Stephen, and by the way, my wife is the one who LOVES coffee. There's a link in the description if you would like to buy us a coffee.Buy me a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVWe go live every Thursday on YouTube, our Facebook page and Twitter. A few weeks ago we started doing something that has proven to be really popular. We randomly select a listener every Thursday and they get to choose a story they want us to narrate. J. M. Jennings won and chose today's story. Richard Matheson wrote it. You might recognize the name because of his novel I am Legend, which has been adapted for the big screen three times, or his short story Duel which Steven Spielberg turned into a TV movie. Then there's The Shrinking Man which became the movie The Incredible Shrinking Man, Hell House, The Legend of Hell House on film, Steel filmed as Real Steel, What Dreams May Come and there are more.From the publication Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3 in January 1955, Dance of the Dead by Richard Matheson…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Tons of sinuous muscle, buried in fetid Venusian slime, he knew how to survive. Equipped with an ageless brain and lightning instincts, he also knew how to die! Savage Galahad by Bryce Walton.Merchandise - https://lostscifi.creator-spring.comYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyNZ7w5w7O714NHkRv5psAFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/lost_sci_fiSign up for our newsletter https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/266431/102592606683269000/share Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We are back from our break for our SEASON 3 PREMIERE!!! Hey! We've lasted longer than most Netflix shows! To kick off 2024, we are celebrating Criterion Channel's wonderful CAT COLLECTION for our CAT EPISODE! Cats rule the Internet, and this podcast is on the Internet, so kitty cats rule us as well. We pair cannabis with the Czech New Wave weirdness of THE CASSANDRA CAT (1963) and the existential 50s sci-fi dread of THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (1957) from CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON director Jack Arnold and legendary author Richard Matheson. We start the episode by discussing Jodie Foster's thoughts on Gen Z and Philena's love of SALTBURN (with some thoughts on its mid-00s nostalgia subtext). We also ask Greg just how much Mickey Mouse porn he's created since STEAMBOAT WILLIE went public domain on January 1st, and dive into the BARBIE adapted screenplay controversy. You also get Bob's thoughtful audio essay on the life and career of the true star of THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN, Oragey, the marmalade tabby cat and two-time Patsy Award winner (the animal Oscars). Co-hosts: Bob Calhoun, Cory Sklar, Philena Franklin and Greg Franklin Music: OMFYS Theme Song by Chaki the Funk Wizard "Wash 'n' Dry (There's a Cat in the Dryer)" by The Loudmouths, courtesy of Loudmouth Beth Allen. Thanks Beth!!!! "Bageshri" by Aditya Varma; "Colony" by TrackTribe; and "George's Lament - Go By Ocean" by Ryan McCaffrey via YouTube Audio Library. "Incredible Shrinking Man" trailer audio courtesy of Archive.org "How Animals Help Us" (1954) audio via A/V Geeks 16mm Films Big thanks to Nanjie from Criterion Channel! THANKS NANJIE! www.oldmoviesforyoungstoners.com Instagram/Facebook (Meta): oldmoviesforyoungstoners Bluesky: @oldmoviesystoners.bsky.social Twitter (X): OM4YStoners Contact: oldmoviesforyoungstoners AT gmail DOT com
This week we watched 7 movies from the category of Cats...rather than talk about them all in depth, we will chat about 3 of them with honorable mentions to the others. The Long Goodbye from 1973, Cat People from 1942 and Cat's Eye from 1985. Honorable mention to The Incredible Shrinking Man, Sleepwalkers, House and The Cat from Outerspace. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reviewsfromthecrawlspace/message
Tower of London (1962), Ghost Nursing (1982), and Stir of Echoes (1999). Believe it or not, but it's a tradition to tell spooky stories around Christmas time. Just think of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol! While some tales might be told to give one pause about how they are acting towards others, to maybe change your ways, or some told to pass on a message of hope, while others are there just to scare the crap out of you! In this episode, we're going to cover three completely different films that all deal with ghosts, in a variety of settings, times, and even countries! This just shows how international the ghost story is, though maybe changed around a bit depending on your beliefs, there is always a reason for these spirts to appear. Movies mentioned in this episode are: The Acid Eaters (1967), Black Christmas (1974), Blacula (1972), Brutal Sorcery (1983), Curse of the Undead (1959), Dream Home (2010), Duel (1971), Easy Money (1969), Eat My Dust (1976), Friday the 13th (1980), Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), Ghost Nursing (1982), Haunted Palace (1963), House of Usher (1960), The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), Krampus (2015), The Legend of Hell House (1973), Mr. Vampire (1985), The Pit and the Pendulum (1961), Pit Stop (1969), The Raven (1963), Seeding of a Ghost (1983), Silent Night Deadly Night (1984), The Sixth Sense (1999), Stir of Echoes (1999), The Terror (1963), Tower of London (1962), The Trip (1967), The Twilight People (1972), War of the Colossal Beast (1958)
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Scott Carey’s boat drifts through a strange mist that leaves a metallic residue covering his body. Within a few weeks, he begins to notice that he is losing weight. A visit to the doctor confirms that he is also getting shorter. As he gets smaller and smaller, he determines that his exposure to insecticides and … Continue reading Ep. 06-03: The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) →
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe tackle another miniaturization movie with 1958's “Attack of the Puppet People.” Director Bert I. Gordon jumps in to capitalize on the success of 57's “The Incredible Shrinking Man,” John Agar stars and somehow this all connects to Watergate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Czasem największe zagrożenia czają się w domowym zaciszu. Szczególnie, gdy wydaje się, jakby dom robił się coraz większy, albo Ty... zmniejszasz się! I to zmniejszasz się niesamowicie! Zapraszamy do wspólnego seansu "The Incredible Shrinking Man" Gdzie można nas słuchać? Pełna lista platformKoszmarne Horrory na YouTube Podcast nagrali: Mateusz Działowski, Julian JelińskiJuliana znajdziecie na: Brody z KosmosuMateusza znajdziecie na: Gospoda RPG
In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the classic 1957 miniaturization film “The Incredible Shrinking Man,” which manages to deliver ground-breaking special effects action and philosophical depth in equal measure.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Move over Ant-Man: David and Rob are discussing the original shrinking Scott, of THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (1957). In director Jack Arnold and writer Richard Matheson's scifi classic, a man exposed to stray radiation begins to steadily shrink, as his humanity is stripped away layer by layer. What makes a man, a man? We're talking emasculation and the artificiality of the American Dream. Meanwhile, jumping across the Pacific, GODZILLA (1954, a.k.a. GOJIRA) uses its kaiju to directly comment on the atomic bomb and its fallout. The Cadaver Dogs want to see how both America and Japan evolved and responded to the devastation that followed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The climactic ending of World War II changed the world forever… and unleashed a giant nuclear lizard monster upon Tokyo. 0:06:38 - The Incredible Shrinking Man 0:27:10 - Godzilla 0:46:04 - Comparisons 1:01:39 - Bone Reviews Up Next: HOUSE (1977) / HOUSE (1985) Follow us at: instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod facebook.com/cadaverdogspod . “Revisiting THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN,” by Maria Tatar blogs.harvard.edu/tatar/2022/11/05/revisiting-the-incredible-shrinking-man-and-it-still-holds-up-after-65-years/ “The Incredible Shrinking Man Saw Beyond the Material Facade of Post-War Prosperity,” by Dan Persons tor.com/2021/09/15/the-incredible-shrinking-man-saw-beyond-the-material-facade-of-post-war-prosperity/ “How American Occupation Changed Japanese Culture,” by The Cold War youtu.be/olR9sOeR8oQ . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy. Music featured in this episode: Radiation Storm by White Bat Audio and March of Midnight by Scott Buckley.
In this very special Old Soul episode we discuss the amazing worlds of Sci-Fi and Horror with Dr. Roger Solberg! Dr. Solberg is a Professor Emeritus of English at Pennsylvania Western University-Edinboro. Before retiring in June 2022 he taught at Edinboro since 1989. In addition to teaching Literature and Film courses, he is also a three-time Jeopardy! champion (aka he knows A LOT!). Dr. Solberg walks us through the earliest creations of Horror and Sci-Fi novels/novellas and the transition to adapting these works into early films. We overview some of his favorite features and how the genres have evolved throughout the years. We are so grateful to learn more from him on the highlights (and lowlights) of some of Hollywood's most creative, inventive films!Please Comment, Rate, and Share our episodes and tell us what you like and what you want to hear more of!—Be sure to check us out onOur website: https://the-old-soul-movie-podcast.simplecast.com/FacebookTwitter: @oldsoulpodInstagram: @oldsoulmoviepodcast MoviesFrankenstein (1910) – Thomas EdisonLife without Soul (1915)Frankenstein (1931)– Boris Karloff Nosferatu (1922)Dracula (1931) – Bela Lugosi The Phantom of the Opera (1925) – Lon ChaneyIsland of Lost Souls (1932) Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)Doctor X (1932)London After Midnight (1927)The Mummy (1932) – Universal(Westworld Series (2016-) / Jurassic Park (1993))Bride of Frankenstein (1935)Young Frankenstein (1974)This Island Earth (1955)The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)The Mole People (1956)The Deadly Mantis (1957)The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) / aka The Creeping UnknownQuatermass 2 (1957) / aka Enemy from SpaceThe Curse of Frankenstein (1957) - HammerHorror of Dracula (1958) - HammerThe Curse of the Werewolf (1961) - HammerThe Mummy (1959) - HammerThe Phantom of the Opera (1962) - Hammer The Brides of Dracula (1960) - HammerThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)Psycho (1960)Night of the Living Dead (1968)2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) – Frances Ford Coppola Dracula (1979) - Frank LangellaMary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) – Kenneth Branagh / Robert De Niro(Henry V (1989) - Kenneth Branagh / Hamlet (1996) – Kenneth Branagh)Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) – Fredric MarchThe Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)Island of Lost Souls (1932) – Charles Laughton [Note – Yes! Wally Westmore was involved with makeup!]The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) – Burt LancasterHardware (1990) (The Manchurian Candidate/The Birdman of Alcatraz/The Train)The Time Machine (1960)(Back to the Future (1985))The War of the Worlds (1953)The Thing from Another World (1951)The Time Machine (2002)War of the Worlds (2005)2005 – H.G Wells' War of the Worlds / Pendragon Pictures The Great Martian War – YouTube 2005 – H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds or The Worlds in War or Invasion/ Asylum Pictures Carnival of Souls (1962)Spider Baby (1964)Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) BooksFrankenstein – Mary ShelleyDracula – Bram StokerStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – Robert Louis StevensonThe Turn of the Screw – Henry JamesThe Time Machine – H. G. WellsThe Island of Doctor Moreau – H. G. WellsThe War of the Worlds – H. G. Wells
The Amazing Colossal Man towers over Chris and Charlotte, as they pepper him with facts about big birthdays, tall tales, huge attractions, hearty meals, and profound mathematics.SHOW NOTES.The Amazing Colossal Man: IMDb. MST3K Wiki. Trailer.The Incredible Shrinking Man.Our episodes on Village of the Giants and This Island Earth.Homer Eon Flint's The Nth Man was published the Spring 1928 issue of Amazing Stories Quarterly.Images from The Nth Man: one, two, three.The casinos in this film: Dunes (with the sultan). Riviera. Royal Nevada (with the crown). Silver Slipper (with the shoe). Tropicana. Sands. Pioneer Club (with Vegas Vic).The Far Eastern Republic.Anna and the King.Midnight Oil: Beds are Burning.And the One-Hit Wonderland about Beds are Burning.Annie and politics.House Peters Jr.Understanding Diner Lingo.Chris and Charlotte have a bit of history with Adam and Eve on a Raft…J.B.S. Haldane: On Being the Right Size.Kurzgesagt's videos on the The Size of Life: one, two, three.The square-cube law.Support It's Just A Show on Patreon and we will give you an amazing colossal thank you.
The Mother Shelley of all questions: who is the monster - the creature or the man who made them? Or, in this episode, who is the barbarian and who is the muse?? Looking back at two top films from the past year, the Cadaver Dogs examine how the post #metoo era is presented in horror… through a male perspective. Travis Stevens' artistic film A WOUNDED FAWN (starring Josh Ruben of Werewolves Within and Scare Me) sends us to a time when the Furies were feared by all and muses used their sexuality to inspire artists. We analyze the presence of ancient myths today, focusing in on the #MeToo movement with men's abuse of female artists, how the women reclaimed their power, and how the men are adjusting. Then, join us down in the tunnels for BARBARIAN (starring scream kings Bill Skarsgaard and Justin Long). Down here, we have cancel culture, Frankenstein's monster, male fragility, and false redemption. All-in-all, what we really ask is: do male filmmakers have a right to tell these stories now? And, what do they mean? At Cadaver Dogs, we ask the hard questions and have the hard conversations, but it's all fun down here - we have cookies! And t-shirts! 07:06 - A Wounded Fawn 24:43: - Barbarian 48:48 - Comparisons 1:19:42 - Bone Reviews . Up Next: GODZILLA (1954) / THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (1957) . T-SHIRT LINK! use code "MUTTS15" to get 15% off! https://www.etsy.com/listing/1394291308/cadaver-dogs-podcast-official-2022-tour?click_key=3f68cb7ac6f829df6e75670cf9faae40865477bf%3A1394291308&click_sum=8b5ccb72&ref=shop_home_active_1 . Follow us at: instagram.com/cadaverdogspod twitter.com/cadaverdogspod . “Travis Stevens Discusses the Exaggerated Reality and Surrealist Inspirations Behind A Wounded Fawn'” by Jonathan Dehaan https://nofspodcast.com/interview-travis-stevens-discusses-the-exaggerated-reality-and-surrealist-inspirations-behind-a-wounded-fawn “Barbarian: Urban Decay, Horrific Gender Dynamics, and the Fall of Empires” https://fathersonholygore.com/2022/11/06/barbarian-urban-decay-horrific-gender-dynamics-the-fall-of-empires/ . Send us your film suggestions at: cadaverdogspodcast@gmail.com . Cover art by Omri Kadim. Theme by Adaam James Levin Areddy.
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Arne Hendriks is onderzoeker, kunstenaar en kunsthistoricus. Sinds 2007 onderzoekt hij The incredible shrinking man. De belofte van de kleine mens. Want krimp levert ruimte op. In huis, in de boodschappentas, in de stad en op de planeet. Na een leven van residenties hebben Club Gewalt en Johan Idema hem het theater in gelokt. We praten erover met hem. We? Ja, want Tom Helmer heeft een co-host: Ilse Bijlstra heet ze. Ze loopt nu nog stage, maar zij wordt een hele grote. kaarten en info: www.theaterbellevue.nl/theincredibleshrinkingman onze podcastaflevering met Club Gewalt: https://tinyurl.com/2nbc9c7s Interview: Tom Helmer en Ilse Bijlstra Montage: Tom Helmer en Ilse Bijlstra Muziek: The Infinitesemal van Club Gewalt. Liedtekst The Infinitesemal “I was continuing to shrink, to become… What? The infinitesimal? What was I? Still a human being? Or was I the man of the future? If there were other bursts of radiation, other clouds drifting across seas and continents, would other beings follow me into this vast new world? So close, the infinitesimal and the infinite. But suddenly I knew they were really the two ends of the same concept. The unbelievably small and the unbelievably vast eventually meet, like the closing of a gigantic circle. I looked up, as if somehow I would grasp the heavens, the universe, worlds beyond number. God's silver tapestry spread across the night. And in that moment I knew the answer to the riddle of the infinite. I had thought in terms of Man's own limited dimension. I had presumed upon Nature. That existence begins and ends is Man's conception, not Nature's. And I felt my body dwindling, melting, becoming nothing. My fears melted away and in their place came acceptance. All this vast majesty of creation, it had to mean something. And then I meant something too. Yes, smaller than the smallest, I meant something too. To God, there is no zero.” “I still exist.”
The festival continues with Part Two, featuring TEN more movies, letters I-R! We'd better get right to it!A chance encounter with a strange mist causes a man to begin to shrink! His whole body, not just...you know. What an emasculating experience for The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). Even the cat wants to eat him!Did you see that hole in the ground? Yeah, the one with the water in the bottom. Do you think that maybe we should start making human sacrifices and pour blood into it? Yeah? I think it's a great plan, too! That's Jug Face (2013).I've always heard that Australia is such a beautiful place. And seemingly all of the wildlife there is ultra-deadly. But now you might just wake up with a stone of death on your pillow! And then one of those ultra-deadly animals is going to kill you, because you're marked for death. Not in the Steven Seagal way, but in the Kadaicha (1988) way.Look fellas, Elaine Parks may be a tempting sight, but you may want to avoid drinking anything that she prepares for you. You may fall so deeply for The Love Witch (2016), that it kills you.What is deadlier than one mummy hand? TWO mummy hands! But the title only mentions one. Sorry. It's the first sequel to the Universal Monsters classic, The Mummy's Hand (1940)!What Linnea Quigley's character does with that lipstick is really the stand-out scene. Can anything else possibly liven up this Night of the Demons (1988)?Is it just me, or has Carol Kane always seemed just a tiny bit on the verge of becoming completely unhinged? Well, Office Killer (1997) has fulfilled that fantasy for me.A Japanese silent film that was lost for nearly forty-five years, then rediscovered in a shed by its director? An interesting film preservation method for A Page of Madness (1926).Is that villa actually haunted by the spirit of a nymphomaniac? Or is the brain of Franco Nero's character just a little bit of a mess? Let's visit A Quiet Place in the Country (1968) and try to find out.Unrequited love. Such a difficult situation to live with. Especially when you've been manipulated. But the answer is not going to Cambodia and using a zombie formula against your rival! Well, it is in Revolt of the Zombies (1936).
The Ballyhoo once again becomes the Bally-BOO as another month of horror arrives to tingle your spine and shiver yourContinue readingEp. 78: The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) or ‘Heeeeere's P***y…cat'
Kevin and Chris hit the penultimate episode of their Universal Monster movie series with two very interesting films. One has a giant deadly creature on the loose (yet again) and the other's main villain is the existence of man. In other words, a GREAT double-feature!
John 3:30 "He must become greater, I must become less." John the Baptist was called to get people ready before the coming of the Lord. John acknowledged Jesus John said yes to the calling John became lesser so Christ could become greater John didn't compromise.
Time to talk an incredibly long time about The Incredible Shrinking Man! What should have been just a silly B-Movie turns out to have a little more depth than we expected. Tune in to hear about: the perils of mixing Nuclear glitter and pesticides, the amusements of seeing a tiny man sit on a huge … Continue reading "353: The Incredible Shrinking Man [1957] Movie Discussion"
Jim revisits one of his favorite Sci-Fi/Monster movies growing up - 1957's "The Incredible Shrinking Man," starring Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent, Paul Langton, Raymond Bailey, William Schallert and Orangey The Cat. Scott Carey is exposed to a strange mist that causes him to shrink. How does a shrinking man survive in a large world? Find out on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.
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Listen to the story of Elisha and the shrinking process he underwent. Are you willing to undergo the same process? Source
We continue Sci-Fi July with a look at Jack Arnold's The Incredible Shrinking Man. Based on the book by, and adapted by, Richard Matheson, the film tells the story of Scott Carey (Grant Williams), a man who goes through a mysterious fog bank on the ocean only to find that it's caused his body to inexplicably shrink.John Atom (Heroic Purgatory) and Emily Intravia (Feminine Critique) join Mike to discuss the film and its 1981 remake, The Incredible Shrinking Woman.
We continue Sci-Fi July with a look at Jack Arnold's The Incredible Shrinking Man. Based on the book by, and adapted by, Richard Matheson, the film tells the story of Scott Carey (Grant Williams), a man who goes through a mysterious fog bank on the ocean only to find that it's caused his body to inexplicably shrink.John Atom (Heroic Purgatory) and Emily Intravia (Feminine Critique) join Mike to discuss the film and its 1981 remake, The Incredible Shrinking Woman.
151. Catchup Twins!: Movies! TV! Twins! Nudity! Actresses from Game of Thrones who deserve better projects! It's another big catch-all catchup where Emily and Christine dive into what they've been watching, including but not limited to:AmuletNothing But the NightThe ChangelingThe Deep HouseWatcherThe SadnessThe TwinThe ForestThe OwnersFreakyTorn HeartsThe MatrixThe ResortThe CanyonlandsEdge of the AxeThe ToyboxStrangers:Prey at NightIncredible Shrinking ManInvasion USADangerously CloseJosie & the PussycatsSpiceworldand Xena!
A movie review show that asks the question: Is It Jaws? Or, in simpler terms, is it a classic, is it good, is it just watchable...or is it totally unwatchable? Host, Paul Spataro, is joined by a variety of cohosts to look at movies from all
A movie review show that asks the question: Is It Jaws? Or, in simpler terms, is it a classic, is it good, is it just watchable...or is it totally unwatchable? Host, Paul Spataro, is joined by a variety of cohosts to look at movies from all
Jim On Movies - Episode 20 In this podcast we discuss our opinions on movies from an IMDB and BFI's list of "The Most Influential Movies" in (sometimes) chronological order. In today's podcast we talk about the following movies: The Incredible Shrinking Man - 1957 (Jack Arnold) Rio Bravo - 1958 (Howard Hawks) Vertigo - 1958 (Alfred Hitchcock) Contact us on: Email: jimonmovies@gmail.com Twitter: @Movies_jim Instagram: Jim_On_Movies No avoiding there are lots and lots of SPOILERS! (so watch the movies first). Thanks - John, Imelda & Michael (JIM)
After Mark picked the 2017 debut Episode of The Orville, the crew then wavers into Slime Monster Priorities, Death of the Incredible Shrinking Man, Our Book, and much more! For the full list of musical attributions, please click this link to view the text file. Or visit https://tinyurl.com/ybz2qsml
For the final episode of our 50's Drive-In series, Daniel is joined by JB (from F This Movie) to celebrate the legacy of The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). They discuss the groundbreaking effects, the philosophical meanings, and of course, some favorite drive-in memories. A fascinating adventure into the unknown! Email the show at cobwebspodcast@gmail.com to say hi and let us know what you think of the movies! Super Monster Movie Fest at an Indiana Drive-In! F This Movie! Cobwebs on Twitter: @cobwebspod Daniel on Twitter: @eplerdaniel Daniel on Letterboxd: @Dan_Epler JB on Twitter: @patrickbromley F This Movie on Twitter: @fthismovie www.cobwebspodcast.com
Welcome to It's A Wonderful Podcast!! Poignant sci-fi horror with striking special effects on this week's main show as Morgan is joined by Nolan to talk Jack Arnold's THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (1957) written by Richard Matheson and starring Grant Matthews!! An excellent blend of introspective body horror, survival adventure and human drama, this is certainly one of the more impressive 50s sci-fi movies covered on the show!! Our Youtube Channel for Monday Madness on video, Watchalongs, Live Discussions & more: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvACMX8jX1qQ5ClrGW53vow Donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ItsAWonderful1 Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ItsAWonderful1 IT'S A WONDERFUL PODCAST STORE: https://its-a-wonderful-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Sub to the feed and download now on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Amazon Music & more and be sure to rate, review and SHARE AROUND!! Keep up with us on Twitter: Podcast: https://twitter.com/ItsAWonderful1 Morgan: https://twitter.com/Th3PurpleDon Nolan: https://twitter.com/nolandean27 Keep being wonderful!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itsawonderfulpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itsawonderfulpodcast/support
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Hosts Josh and Jamie and special returning guest author/filmmaker Perry Ruhland discuss fascism on the rise in dreamy, existential Eastern European art horror with a double feature of Juraj Herz's THE CREMATOR (1969) and Béla Tarr's WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES (2000). Next week's bonus episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (1957) and SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION (1990), you can get access to that episode (and all past + future bonus episodes) by subscribing to our $5 tier on patreon: www.patreon.com/sleazoidspodcast Intro // 00:00-10:00 THE CREMATOR // 10:00-1:13:45 WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES // 1:13:45-2:17:58 Outro // 2:17:58-2:22:10 MERCH: www.teepublic.com/stores/sleazoids?ref_id=17667 WEBSITE: www.sleazoidspodcast.com/ Pod Twitter: twitter.com/sleazoidspod Pod Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/SLEAZOIDS/ Josh's Twitter: twitter.com/thejoshl Josh's Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/thejoshl/ Jamie's Twitter: twitter.com/jamiemilleracas Jamie's Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/jamiemiller/
We leven in een complexe tijd, waarin we voor uitdagingen staan die vragen om het denkbaar maken van het ondenkbare. Welke rol kunnen kunstenaars spelen in deze grote, politieke uitdagingen? Met Karlijn Benthem (directeur Jonge Harten Festival en Gebied-B), Arne Hendriks (kunstenaar, werkt o.a. aan het project The Incredible Shrinking Man) en gespreksleider Carolien Borgers. Research: Eva van Vessem Opname, muziek en mix: Mick Broer Redactie: Rosa Fontein & Evelien Kanters
Hope you all are ready to shrink incredibly because in this episode the idiots talk about the 1957 film The Incredible Shrinking Man. He is indeed incredible, but he could shrink a bit more.Music: Interstellar by Ross Budgen https://www.youtube.com/c/RossBugden and Dark 'n' Stormy by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.
A young man in his prime is exposed to strange chemicals and radiation that causes him to start shrinking one day & nothing seems to stop it. Tune in as Chris talks Condoms, Cats, & the unreliability of cake as the LSCE covers the Jack Arnold sci-fi classic "The Incredible Shrinking Man." Join us! Check us out at www.LSCEP.com Subscribe, Like, & Review. Did you know we are on Amazon Music Now? I KNOW! Awesome, right? Works Cited: Brog. “Film Reviews: The Incredible Shrinking Man.” Variety (Archive: 1905-2000). Los Angeles: Penske Business Corporation, 1957. Accessed 1/8/2022 https://www.proquest.com/docview/964049966?pq-origsite=primo Craig, Rob (2013). It Came from 1957: A Critical Guide to the Year's Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland. Jefferson, NC. Cunnally, Ruthellen. “Mind Over Matter: Mental Evolution and Physical Devolution in The Incredible Shrinking Man.” The Journal of Popular Film and Television 41, no. 1 (2013): 2–9. Hendershot, Cyndy. “Darwin and the Atom: Evolution/Devolution Fantasies in ‘The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, Them!', and ‘The Incredible Shrinking Man.'” Science-fiction Studies 25, no. 2 (1998): 319–335. Lucas, Tim(2017). Audio commentary with Tim Lucas (Blu ray). Arrow Films. FCD1628. Rosenheim, Shawn. “Extraterrestrial: Science Fictions in ‘A Brief History of Time' and ‘The Incredible Shrinking Man.'” Film Quarterly 48, no. 4 (1995): 15–21. Stafford, Jeff. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). TCM .Published 9/23/2005. Accessed January 7,2022. https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/79182/the-incredible-shrinking-man#articles-reviews?articleId=103594 Vest, Jason. “Richard Matheson on Screen: A History of the Filmed Works.” Extrapolation. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2012. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lsce/message
Robert, Nat, and Cody journey to where the infinitesimal meets the infinite and ponder the existential crisis of man in the 1950s with 1957's THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN courtesy of Jack Arnold and Richard Matheson. Time tracks: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN Discussion: 0:00 to 43:43 Next Film and Outro: 43:43 to End
The adventure of a man who continues to get smaller and smaller in a world that's more and more hostile.
PsychotroniCast is BACK with a 1950's science fiction quadruple feature! Kicking it off with a Rod Serling feeling masterpiece, The Incredible Shrinking Man. Followed by this campy 65 minute blast with one of the greatest posters in movie history, Attack of the 50 foot woman. The penultimate in this black and white rocket ship is, I Married a Monster from Outer Space and closing out the episode we have the bleak Big Bear monster himself: The Werewolf!
This week, Adam and Kevin review the epic and visually stunning Dune, along with some other stuff including Demons, The Incredible Shrinking Man, A Classic Horror Story, The Trip, The Wind, Titane, 1922, Old, and The Card Counter. 0:00 - Intro 2:19 - Dune review 22:13- Watch list 49:06 - New releases web: http://filmpulse.net twitter: http://twitter.com/filmpulsenet facebook: http://facebook.com/filmpulse
This week I have had another week of movies, from the classics like Thing from Another World, House on Haunted Hill and The Incredible Shrinking Man, right up to newer movies like The Guilty, Prisoners of the Ghostland and Halloween Kills. I have also been watching some great 80's and 90's movies as well. Support us! Visit: https://www.lastmovieoutpost.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lastmovieoutpost/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lastmovieoutpost/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MovieOutpost Twitter: @DrunkenYoda1 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/lastmovieoutpost Support us at SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/lastmovieoupost
Do you want to hear about movies and this of that ilk? Then listen up and listen in! This week, El'Ahrai and John deliver reviews of "The Last Duel" and "The Incredible Shrinking Man"! Doesn't that sound fantastic? If you were actually a criminal, you'd be the best criminal in Los Angeles.
So we all know that Father Chuck's the Sci-Fi Guy and JP is the Horror Guy. But what happens the two are combined for Halloween? You get an in-depth look at the Atomic Age Sci-Fi & Horror of the 1950s, baby! While people are planning their lists of horror movies to watch during October, people tend to lean toward the gothic, the spooky, and the straight-up uncanny. But most people seem to forget that there's a place in the Halloween Canon of Movies for films like Invasion of the Body Snatchers, War of the Worlds, The Incredible Shrinking Man, and so much more. Listen to JP and Father Chuck talk about some of their favorites, the historical context and meaning behind these films, and they even wander into "comeuppance horror" that was popularized by EC Comic titles like Tales From the Crypt, which was running concurrently with the Atomic Age. So let the Masters of Divinity guide you through some must-watch movies you'll want to add to your Halloween movie marathon this year. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/masters-of-divinity/message
In Episode 46, the September Loot, we talk about a lot of family breakups and issues, whether it's because of secrets you're hiding, because your an arrogant prick or a cannibal, or just because you're shrinking yourself. We also take a trip through the Himalayas, Chile, and Wyoming, as we try to escape oppression of different kinds. So check it out!00:00:00 - 00:03:12 -- Intro00:03:12 - 00:21:12 -- The Main July Loot00:03:12 - 00:05:45 -- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?00:05:45 - 00:08:42 -- Raw00:08:42 - 00:12:39 -- Black Narcissus00:12:39 - 00:15:47 -- The Double Life of Veronique00:15:47 - 00:18:47 -- The Squid and the Whale00:18:47 - 00:20:59 -- The Incredible Shrinking Man00:21:12 - 00:27:43 -- The Minor Loot00:27:43 - 00:28:49 -- The Next Loot00:28:49 - 00:29:16 -- Useless Movie Trivia00:29:16 - 00:32:45 -- Closing & OutroMusic: Tino Mendes & Yellow Paper - The HeistBlack Narcissus clip (c) General Film Distributors
We're finding out if size matters. First up, we tackle the Richard Matheson story THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN. Then we go in the opposite direction and stomp out jerks in ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN. After that we chat about Y: THE LAST MAN, WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, and lastly end the … Continue reading The Incredible Shrinking Man & Attack Of The 50 Foot Woman →
We're finding out if size matters. First up, we tackle the Richard Matheson story THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN. Then we go in the opposite direction and stomp out jerks in ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN. After that we chat about Y: THE LAST MAN, WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, and lastly end the show with another episode of WHAT IF . . .?
This week Terry and Paul eat some really stale cake and take a detour into 1957's The Incredible Shrinking Man. Mr. Scott Carey has a problem, he is getting smaller by the moment and there is no cure. As his frame shrinks, his problems only get bigger and bigger...
It's the final taboo, the forbidden snack, human flesh. In this episode we talk about people who eat people and discover it's one of the most complex horror tropes we've covered so far.Includes discussions of The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), Block Island Sound (2020), Spiral (2021), Man from Deep River (1972), The Hills Have Eyes (1977), Frightmare (1974), We Are What We Are (2010), Dumplings (2004), Raw (2016), The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and Her Lover (1989) and more.
Last summer, I thought it was a good time to talk about the late, great Richard Matheson, who brought us everything from half your favorite Twilight Zone episodes to The Incredible Shrinking Man, and specifically... the timeless (or timely) Apocalyptic classic: I Am Legend, aka The Last Man on Earth and The Omega Man. I did cut off the personal plea to vote Biden/Harris from the original video, but you can still watch that part on Youtube... --Please leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts/iTunes!-- Website: pendantaudio.com Twitter: @pendantweb Facebook: facebook.com/pendantaudio Tumblr: pendantaudio.tumblr.com YouTube: youtube.com/pendantproductions
Jack Arnold, who died at the age of 75 in 1992, was the 1950s master of the science fiction film. Among the films he directed were It Came From Outer Space, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, Revenge of the Creature, Tarantula, and The Incredible Shrinking Man. The Probabilities crew – Richard A. Lupoff, Lawrence Davidson and Richard Wolinsky – received a small stipend from a science fiction convention and flew to Los Angeles to interview Jack Arnold in his office at Universal Studios. The interview is undated but was recorded in around 1980, give or take a year. Arnold's memory was fuzzy on when films were released. IMDb lists It Came from Outer Space, along with two film noirs in 1953, Creature from the Black Lagoon in 1954 and Revenge of the Creature in 1955. The first western, The Man from Bitter Ridge along with Tarantula and his work on This Island Earth also came from 1955. The rest of the westerns, along with The Incredible Shrinking Man and the Peter Sellers classic The Mouse That Roared, came between 1956 and 1959. After that, he directed a couple more A pictures, as he called them, but his primary work moved to television, and from then until his retirement in 1984, he was constantly working on projects for the small screen, interspersed with the occasional film. At the end of the interview, he discusses a remake of Conan Doyle's The Lost World, complete with storyboards. That project never did get off the ground, though it's possible later versions used some of Arnold's pre-planning. And, not to forget, he helped turn Gilligan's Island into a cultural (for better or worse) icon. Remastered and re-edited by Richard Wolinsky in July 2021, this interview has not been heard in forty years, and has never been publicly available in its entirety. The post Jack Arnold (1916-1992), film director, 1980 appeared first on KPFA.
A snowstorm traps town residents together inside the local inn, where a newly arrived forest ranger and podcaster must try to keep the peace and uncover the truth behind a mysterious competitive shaving contest that has begun terrorizing the community. On Episode 468 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the film Werewolves Within, an adaptation of the video game of the same name from director Josh Ruben! We also discuss other video game to film adaptations, our favorite whodunits, and other lycanthropic hijinks! So grab the candlestick, meet Professor Plum in the Conservatory, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: The Incredible Shrinking Man, Criterion Collection, KISS cover bands, mowing the lawn, Sisyphus, Manscaped, Jabbar Style, Miami Connection Film Commentary, John Jarrat, Talking Raw on a Sunday, walk like an Egyptian, Suicide Squad, James Gunn, Super, Freddy Krueger, Killer Bunny, renewing body lotion, Art Bradish's 3 Feet of Weenie, 3 liters of soda, Clue The Movie, Lee Ving, Lesley Ann Warren, Police Academy II, Howard Hesseman, more Awakenings than a Bobby DeNiro picture, The Thing, Bobby McFerrin, Anthrax's 40th Anniversary, Gun Woman, 2G1P, Kurando Mitsutake, cutting the cord, social deduction games, Werewolf, Werewolves Within, The Mafia, virtual reality, CD-Rom games, Ubisoft, Josh Ruben, pulling an MZ, Darkman, Ford Fairlane, AT&T Girl, Milana Vayntrub, Newhart, 30 Days of Night, Northern Exposure, Twin Peaks, Redneck Ravenshadow, Axe Hole, Sam Richardson, LOL out loud, Uncut Gems, Adam Sandler, Dog Soldiers, Mr. Rogers, Edgar Wright, Hot Fuzz, movies based on video games, “he's been from down south”, Presidents of the United States of America, Bavarian Cheese Whistle, Super Mario Bros The Movie, House of the Dead, Uwe Boll, getting Vegan-y about things, Humanoid from the Dead, Papillon, Delta Variant, War of the Bounty Hunters, Doctor Aphra, Jabba the Hutt, The Riddle of Steel, Crom, Among Us, Vicious Fun, Skull: The Mask, the Halloween debate continues, Dr. Loomis is an inconsiderate bastard, competitive ball shaving, Harvey Two-Balls, Powder, MZs tuck video, and lycanthropic hijinks.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioJoin our Discord Community: https://discord.gg/ETE79ZkSend Email/Voicemail: mailto:podcast@trickortreatradio.comVisit our website: http://trickortreatradio.comStart your own podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=386Use our Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2CTdZzKFB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/trickortreatradioTwitter: http://twitter.com/TrickTreatRadioFacebook: http://facebook.com/TrickOrTreatRadioYouTube: http://youtube.com/TrickOrTreatRadioInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradio)
The Attack of the 50ft Woman (1954) The 1958 science fiction film directed by Nathan H Juran and starring Allison Hayes, William Hudson and Yvette Vickers, was released as other giant monster films were being released. Originally considered just a concept, the film would be put in production independently and released by Allied Artist. The film dealt with a heiress who has an encounter with a UFO and is grown much to her philandering husband's dismay. The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) The science fiction comedy film directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Lily Tomlin and life partner Jane Wagner, stars Elizabeth Wilson, Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty and John Glover, a take off of the 1957 classic film The Incredible Shrinking Man. Lily Tomlin plays four parts in the film. Interestingly enough, the film deals with chemicals that we use in our food and cleaning products and the adverse effect these have. Opening Credits/Introduction (4.05); Man Messes With Nature (22.10); Attack of the 50 Foot Woman Trailer (23.54); Why God? (25.43); Final Thought (52.33); Nature Messes With Man (59.23); The Incredible Shrinking Woman Trailer (1:00.51); Mother Nature's Revenge (1:03.22); Nature Lives To Fight Another Day (1:30.08); End Credits (1:40.57); Closing Theme (1:41.48) Opening Credits– Planet Synth by Dan Hughes Closing Credits – There's Always A Woman by Kate Ballard and Sally Mayes taken from the album Unsung Sondheim. Copyright 1993 Varèse Sarabande. Original Music copyrighted 2020 Dan Hughes Music and the Literary License Podcast. All rights reserved.
This week Justin and his guest Tony Interdonato discuss; homages to "The Incredible Shrinking Man," how DisneyLand was just a blueprint for the superior DisneyWorld, and WILD theories about Entmann being Brock Samson's father!All of this and more as we break down, "What Goes Down Must Come Up."
Welcome back to another episode of the GGtMC!!! This week Sammy and Todd cover The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) directed by Jack Arnold and Planet of the Apes (1968) directed by Franklin J. Schaffner!!! We hope you enjoy the show!!! Emails to midnitecinema@gmail.com Adios!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ggtmc/message
You really don't need to have seen this one to get the gist. A guy gets exposed to (science stuff??) and starts to shrink. The plot follows from there. What's important is what would you do in a similar situation? Resign yourself to death? Invent new ways to please your partner? Welcome to Fright Pub's filthiest episode! Buckle up.
From Universal Pictures and director Jack Arnold comes THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (1957)! What happens when Richard Matheson's novel meets producer Albert Zugsmith? When a radioactive cloud meets DDT? When masculinity is shrunk?? Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 42:40; Discussion 54:29; Ranking 1:21:53
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) and The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Ron Adkins. The post Talking Pictures 4-14-21 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.
We welcome back Dan Ast (L.A. Macabre) for a double feature of Richard Matheson-penned explorations of masculinity, mortality, and mayhem on scales both macro and micro in this all-new, all-remote extra dread-it assignment!
“In my hunt for food I had become the hunted. This time I survived, but I was no longer alone in my universe. I had an enemy, the most terrifying ever beheld by human eyes.” On this episode of Bots, Bugs, and Babes, my father (Al Jaconetti) and I start off 2021 [...]
“In my hunt for food I had become the hunted. This time I survived, but I was no longer alone in my universe. I had an enemy, the most terrifying ever beheld by human eyes.” On this episode of Bots, Bugs, and Babes, my father (Al Jaconetti) and I start off 2021 [...]
“In my hunt for food, I had become the hunted. This time I survived, but I was no longer alone in my universe. I had an enemy, the most terrifying ever beheld by human eyes.” You'll get no argument here! Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Whitney Collazo, Chad Hunt, Jeff Mohr, and guest host Ralph […]
Andrew P Street is The Bomb. As a music writer Andrew has written for the Sydney Morning Herald, the Guardian, the ABC, Rolling Stone, Cosmos, the Monthly, Time Out, NME, The Music and many others. As a political commentator he's also written for many of the above, including now writing a Patreon-supported guide to contemporary Australian politics. Written with style, snaz and in terms the rest of us can understand, he's bloody funny, too.APS has also written books, including The Long and Winding Way To The Top: Fifty (or so) Songs That Made Australia, The Short & Excruciatingly Embarrassing Reign of Captain Abbott andThe Curious Story of Malcolm Turnbull: the Incredible Shrinking Man in the Top Hat. He spoke to us on Music Mothers and Others about life as a parent, uncle, musician and writer – as well as his deep and everlasting love of The Muppets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ben Maller talks about Alex Cora sharing the blame, Nikola Jokic losing a ton of weight, the Titans having a Derrick Henry problem, Josh Allen not willing to evolve, and much more! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
James & Brandon catch up with each other on how living in quarantine has been affecting their viewing habits and daily routines over the first couple months of the COVID-19 crisis. They also share their favorite movies they've discovered since the stay-at-home orders took effect, starting with the Atomic Age sci-fi classic The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) Enjoy! https://swampflix.com/now-playing/ 00:00 Life & Movies in Quarantine 25:16 The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) 40:20 To Die For (1995) 52:05 Amour (2012) 1:05:51 Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore (1997)
The History and Legacy of “Mystery Science Theater 3000”, Chapter 12: Sci-Fi Odyssey!We continue Season 8 with a deep dive into the work of invisible auteur and sci-fi legend Jack Arnold, the man responsible for the season premiere, "Revenge of the Creature", and countless classics.We'll cover everything from "It Came from Outer Space" to "The Incredible Shrinking Man". Continue the journey with your wonky yet affable host! Keep the show alive today, get early episodes and hours of exclusive content for only $5: https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschronicleshttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-coolness-chronicles/id1431611476https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-coolness-chronicles?refid=stprhttps://open.spotify.com/show/0sONU9Bdsq35PwO8mE3jVThttp://www.buzzsprout.com/200242Twitter: @coolnesspodryan, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coolnesspodryan Theme Music by: Bildschirm (bildschirm.bandcamp.com) The clips featured in this podcast were for critical review and parody, which are protected under the Fair Use laws of the United States Copyright Act of 1976. All rights are reserved and acknowledged."Science Fiction/Double Feature" by Richard O'Brien. (C) 1975 Ode RecordsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/coolnesschronicles)
We look at the TIMELY and IMPORTANT subject of HUMAN MINIATURISATION in the movies, with special emphasis on THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN, FANTASTIC VOYAGE and INNERSPACE, but touching lightly on DOWNSIZING, THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN, BODY TROOPERS and FIRST PAVILION and with audio references to DOCTOR CYCLOPS, ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE, ANTMAN, etc... Can human beings be greatly reduced in size (and injected into Martin Short) or are we just asking for the moon? What of the tremendous costs involved? How small is too small? And do the molecules in our fingernails contain their own tiny little universes?
杰克•阿诺德 Jack Arnold推荐片单:《宇宙访客》 It Came From Outer Space (1953)《玻璃情网》 The Glass Web (1953)《黑湖妖潭》 Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)《不可思议的收缩人》 The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)《空间小孩》 The Space Children (1958)《中学机密》 High School Confidential! (1958)《鼠吼奇谈》 The Mouse That Roared (1959)
We're used to titles summing up horror movies. The likes of Hospital Massacre, Sorority House Massacre, etc, don't leave much to the imagination, and little of it is apparent in the finished product. The Incredible Shrinking Man, while not a horror film in the traditional sense, is pretty darn horrifying. An obvious title that lays bare … Continue reading Really Awful Movies: Ep 232 – The Incredible Shrinking Man →
Ever since my mother first mentioned her interest in Jack Arnold's The Incredible Shrinking Man we have been looking into movies that deal with shrinking. For this grand episode we bring together all we have learned about downscaling. Keeping Jack Arnold's amazing sci-fi adventure as the center focus, we go through its story beats and analyse the deeper themes in its core while drifting off and examining links to other sci-fi movies dealing with shrinkage. Spoilers: We talk about the whole plot of the movie, so if you are sensitive, then go and see the movie first.
Agora em 2015, a série Kolchak - The Night Stalker vai comemorar 40 anos! Angélica Hellish convidou os amigos Halan Everson confira aqui a sua página no Deviant Art,Paulo Elache do Podespecular, Tiago de Lima Castro do Nerdopole e do Blog Pensamentos, pesquisas e reflexões, Douglas Exumador Fricke do Podtrash e Debates em História. Adiantamos o lançamento desse podcast para que vocês tenham a oportunidade de conhecê-la a série o quanto antes, ou assisti-la novamente. E no caso da série Kolchak, sua importância é enorme. Se você é fã de Arquivo X, Fringe, séries de ficção científica,terror,fantasia em geral, Além da Imaginação e por aí vai... Você deve, PRECISA, conhecer Kolchak. Ela é referência para várias séries muito legais. Em 1972, o produtor de TV Dan Curtis, criador de Dark Shadows , teve uma ideia para um filme feito para a TV. O filme resultante, The Night Stalker tornou-se não só um programa semanal favorito para os jovens sedentos por monstros como também se tornou um destino para uma série de atores conhecidos dos anos 30 , 40, e 50. Curtis começou a sondar suas próprias memórias de cinema muito antes de a produção começou, chamou Richard Matheson para escrever um roteiro sobre um jornalista investigativo cansado do mundo e de um vampiro na contemporânea Las Vegas. Os romances de Matheson e contos haviam inspirado uma série de filmes, de Jack Arnold de The Incredible Shrinking Man a de Roger Corman The Last Man on Earth . Ele também havia escrito os roteiros de alguns dos episódios mais memoráveis de The Twilight Zone . Ele iria escrever os dois filmes-piloto, bem como vários dos 17 episódios de uma hora da série regular. O roteiro de Matheson era uma adaptação de um romance inédito de Jeff Rice. Para protagonizar, Curtis assinou com o veterano de TV Darren McGavin ( The Case Against Brooklyn ), cuja caracterização do caça-monstro Carl Kolchak foi, em muitos aspectos, uma reprise do seu papel como o de Mickey Spillane Mike Hammer na série de TV final dos anos 50. Não apenas através de maneirismos de McGavin, mas também no diálogo, narração, estrutura da história e personagens. Também é interessante notar que a série Kolchak foi transmitida na rede de televisão na mesma época da investigação de Watergate, talvez a última vez em nossa história, quando os jornalistas foram considerados figuras heroicas, dispostas a arriscar tudo para obter a verdade e salvar a todos nós de monstros de todos os tipos. Os dois longa metragens Pânico e Morte na Cidade e O Estrangulador da Noite estão para download aqui no Cine Space Monster! Você encontra a série Kolchak E os Demônios da Noite Dublada aqui também no Cine Space Monster (agradeçam e comentem, eles merecem!) Edição de Halan Everson e Angélica