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Madeleine Koestner returns to Cinema Oblivia to talk about American Gothic, a supremely gnarly late-80s hidden gem of a slasher about a seriously dysfunctional family and the idiots yuppies they decide to slay. Content Warning: We discuss fictional depictions of graphic sexual assault, and considering the tone of this film, our tone is certainly not serious when doing so.
It's the goopiest episode of Cinema Oblivia yet! Is Species II an unfairly maligned sequel? Madeleine Koestner thinks so, and she makes her case that this movie has a bad rep that is, well, at least partially unjustified. I mean, let's not get crazy here.
Director of the Unnamed Footage Fest Madeleine Koestner joins me this week to discuss Nikos Nikolaidis' opus Singapore Sling! The Unnamed Footage Fest runs 3/26-3/31 in San Francisco. Tickets are still available! Check out the Unnamed Footage Fest's website! Get tickets here! Follow the show on social media! Instagram | TikTok | Letterboxd Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts for new episodes every Friday! Apple | Spotify Promotional Images by Lily Steinberg Logo artwork by Kristen Eng
Joining the boys in studio this week is Madeleine Koestner aka Marbles (RIP). Madeleine only likes war movies directed by Guy Ritchie while Randy did not enjoy his stay at "The Palace". Clark wishes there was an alien in "I.S.S." and Russell teases Thursday's episode with his review of "The Seeding". Films: Fallen Leaves (2023), The Zone of Interest (2023), The Palace (2023), Payback (1999), I.S.S. (2023), Blackfish (2013), Dumb Money (2023), The Covenant (2023), The Seeding (2023), Skinflicker (1973), Wrath of Man (2023), The Iron Claw (2023), Wrestlers (2023 Series), Life (2017) Hey, we're on YouTube! Listening on an iPhone? Don't forget to rate us on iTunes! Fill our fe-mailbag by emailing us at OverlookHour@gmail.com Reach us on Instagram (@theoverlooktheatre) Facebook (@theoverlookhour) Twitter (@OverlookHour)
Okay so there's a pig zombie monster wearing a Nazi jacket. And some kind of zombie lady? There's definitely a ghost horse and a shotgun with infinite ammo. But where does the mummy fit into all of this? Madeleine Koestner returns to try and help me digest one of the most inscrutably bad(?) movies ever made, Devil Story. We also delve into what we think makes an honest-to-goodness worst movie ever made, and why many people's picks for the worst movie of all-time are bullshit.
*MYSTICAL BOINGING* Blood Beat is, without question, one of the most inscrutable and hard-to-describe "horror" films that I have ever seen. There's a family of psychics? And a ghost samurai? And I think orgasms power it? Or something? Thankfully I have Madeleine Koestner here to help me figure it out. I don't know if we succeed though. *MYSTICAL BOINGING CONTINUES*
This week we chat with Unnamed Footage Festival Director Madeleine Koestner! Madeleine unveils some of the exciting content coming to the Unnamed Footage Festival March 22nd-26th, including new movies in the second wave and digs into the history about one of the wildest found footage films from the early aughts that hasn't really been seen since it was first unveiled. Mary Beth and Terry also share some announcements in relations to the fest ;-) Then we dig into Munchie...no, not Munchies. The "sequel" about a Dom DeLuise-voiced monstrosity that brings Monkey Paw-esqe wishes to a boy with the coolest name: Gage Dobson. This movie traumatized Madeleine and her story involves treasure hunting, the Caymans and so much trauma. Follow Madeleine on Twitter. Check out the Unnamed Footage Festival on Twitter and their website. Maybe come visit us there? ;-)Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Twitter.Support us on Patreon!If you want to support our podcast, please please take a moment to go rate us on Spotify and give us a rating and review on iTunes. It really helps us out with the algorithms. We also have a YouTube channel! If you want to join our community on Twitter, go here. Ask us for our Discord server! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Madeleine Koestner makes her return to the Microdose to talk about her recommendations for Spooky Movie Month. Plus Details about the previous Unnamed Footage Festival plus DVDBoxSet defends her Robyn Seto Mystery Party Championship.More info on the UFF:www.unnamedfootagefestival.comon Twitter: @UnnamedFootageFind Madeleine hereOn Twitter: @DVDBoxSetOn Letterboxd: @DVDBoxSetMadeleines previous appearances on The BosNetFollow Kush on Twitter @Kush_HayesNew Kush And Kai Available NOW! Movie reviews at: www.TheBosNet.Family/reviewsRobyn on Twitter @Robyn_SetoBeer Reviews at: www.TheBosNet.Family/pbeSubscribe to the Microdose on:StitcheriTunes & Apple PodcastsSpotify© 2021 TheBosNet Family All Rights Reserved
No, NOT the Billy Crystal/Gregory Hines buddy cop comedy (although that's also a good movie)! Instead, Madeleine Koestner from the Unnamed Film Festival and I are talking about the forgotten Paul Walker vehicle by Wayne Kramer (not the one in the MC5). A huge bomb when it came out, this movie has gone on to be a cult classic, and rightfully so, it's an absolutely bonkers flick. Listen and find out how bonkers it is! Content Warning: Running Scared is a film that references child abuse, and we talk about those scenes in detail.
The wonderful Madeleine Koestner from the Unnamed Film Festival joins me to talk about William Friedkin's masterpiece Sorcerer. Trucks! Explosions! Tangerine Dream! This one has it all!
Madeleine Koestner makes her return to the Microdose to celebrate her birthday as well as tell us about her favorite three movies of 2020. Details about the next Unnamed Footage Festival are released here exclusively, we find out what DVD Box Set everyone is, plus you know we play a round of The Robyn Seto Mystery Party.All this in under 34 minutes. More info on the next UFF:www.unnamedfootagefestival.com on Twitter: @UnnamedFootage Find Madeleine hereOn Twitter: @DVDBoxSetOn Letterboxd: @DVDBoxSetMadeleines previous appearances on The BosNetFollow Kush on Twitter @Kush_HayesNew Kush And Kai Available NOW! Talking Cobra KaiMovie reviews at: www.TheBosNet.Family/reviewsRobyn on Twitter @Robyn_SetoBeer Reviews at: www.TheBosNet.Family/pbeSubscribe to the Microdose on:StitcheriTunes & Apple PodcastsSpotify© 2020 TheBosNet Family All Rights Reserved
Shudder’s Zoom-based film Host (2020) is the belle of the COVID-19-horror-film ball. This fun and imaginative movie is a great way to spend an hour at the end of a depressing work day. But is it actually good? Or are we just starved for options? We are joined by Madeleine Koestner, the co-founder and programmer of the Unnamed Footage Festival. She’s a frequent guest on The Overlook Hour podcast and writes for a ton of horror sites. Basically the perfect guest for talking about this one.
Our old friend and UFF cohort, Madeleine Koestner, rises from her grave to catch us up on her “aspiring” game streaming venture and obsession with the game series Corpse Party, then joins us in a conversation about Shudder's new found footage quarantine horror, “Host”. Randy and Madeleine talk about their drive-in experiences with “She Dies Tomorrow”. Clark tracks down “The Lost Boys” only to fall in love with “Butt Boy” instead. Russ shares a Cobra Clip of the week and finishes his coverage of Vinegar Syndromes Amityville: The Cursed Collection, with, “Amityville: Dollhouse”. Listening on an iPhone? Don't forget to rate us on iTunes! Fill our FeMail Bag by emailing us at Podcast@TheOverlookTheatre.com Theme song by Darryl Blood - darrylblood.bandcamp.com/ Reach us on Instagram (@theoverlooktheatre) Facebook (@theoverlookhour) Twitter (@OverlookHour)
Ted Nicolaou's career in film spans over 40 years and is the name behind many cult classics of "Trash Cinema" (Ted's words), however he may always be known as the man who owned the van in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Ted joins the boys this week as he talks about his storied career and takes the country of India to task! Also joining the boys in the intro and interview are returning favorites, Jasaudi Perkins and Madeleine Koestner. Submissions for UFF 3 are open at https://filmfreeway.com/UnnamedFootageFestival Fulfill your Found Footage Horror needs at povhorror.com/ Theme song by Darryl Blood - darrylblood.bandcamp.com/ If you'd like to get in contact with us, you can reach us at Podcast@TheOverlookTheatre.com, on Instagram (@theoverlooktheatre), Facebook (theoverlookhour/theoverlooktheatre), or Twitter (@OverlookHour/@OverlookTheatre).
In an effort to create conversation and controversy, friend of the show Madeleine Koestner recommended that the boys see the film "Serenity". After a very, very long dissection of a very, very bad picture, the boys along with Oksana and Madeleine announce this year's lineup for the 2019 Unnamed Footage Festival! UFF2 - https://www.unnamedfootagefestival.com/ Theme song by Darryl Blood - https://darrylblood.bandcamp.com/ If you'd like to get in contact with us, you can reach us at Podcast@TheOverlookTheatre.com, on Instagram (@theoverlooktheatre), Facebook (theoverlookhour/theoverlooktheatre), or Twitter (@OverlookHour/@OverlookTheatre).
It's time to pull a chair up to the table and join in on another family dinner episode. Returning guest, friend of the show, and thief of engineers, Madeleine Koestner sits in for the whole episode and things get silly, personal, weird, and pretty damn funny. Information is finally released on UFF 2 and no less than 837 films are mentioned in this episode. Honestly... 837. Madeleine's Podcast - https://soundcloud.com/madeleineandherattorney Theme song by Darryl Blood - https://darrylblood.bandcamp.com/ If you'd like to get in contact with us, you can reach us at Podcast@TheOverlookTheatre.com, on Instagram (@theoverlooktheatre), Facebook (theoverlookhour/theoverlooktheatre), or Twitter (@OverlookHour/@OverlookTheatre).
Stephanie Crawford from The ScreamCast and SPLATHOUSE Podcasts is joined by Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival co-founder Madeleine Koestner about the fest's 2018 lineup.It's a lively conversation about many things: horror films, drinking, mob hideouts, Vegas buffets, sexy Satan, but above all, it's about these two kindred spirits (@scrawfish and @DVDboxset) finally finding each other. The world seems like a brighter place now.Come. Journey with us from Las Vegas to New York City...by way of Philly...If you're within driving distance from Philly and not a fucking idiot, get tickets here: http://unnamedfilmfestival.com/If you're unable to get to Philly but want to know more about each film, you're still going to click above and then use the power of Google to find a screening (hopefully) by you.Or just wait til it's streaming or on physical media. You'll be alerted via SPLAT or ScreamCast either way.Enjoy! It's our best episode!
San Francisco film programmer and luminary Joel Shepard sits in studio with the boys and talks about his background in film and what he sees for future filmgoers. The boys also welcome back Madeleine Koestner aka Marbles. She was in town for a few days and was gracious enough to drop in before going back to dumb New York. A lot of films are discussed. Just listen, okay. We good? Good. And get your tickets to Sleaze Apocalypse here: https://www.roxie.com/ai1ec_event/sleaze-apocalypse-exploitation-trailer-trash-35mm/?instance_id=28272 If you'd like to get in contact with us, you can reach us at Podcast@TheOverlookTheatre.com, on Instagram (@theoverlooktheatre), Facebook (theoverlookhour/theoverlooktheatre), or Twitter (@OverlookTheatre/@OverlookHour).
Paul and FLESH - Rescued from the archive!Mike explains what's up in the intro. No one reads these. For proof, here's the copy from a past episode:Join us as we talk about the delightful and clever 2013 film, “WNUF Halloween Special”!WNUF's Co-writer and co-producer Jimmy George (Call Girl of Cthulhu, What Happens Next Will Scare You) stops by to talk about his work on the film.Madeleine Koestner of the Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival (unnamedfilmfestival.com/) joins the panel to talk about films at her fest this year and her relationship with WNUFJohn is in Utah. Sarah kissed all the Dropkick Murphys (we think). Jim Rock learns you about poppers for your poopers. Mike D., unfortunately, is no David Byrne (still). Sarah Jane is the resident recommendations captain this season and a mysterious tape arrived at the studio late in August. We play that for you today.ALL THIS AND A LOT MORE. OBVS.(“Obvs” means “obviously”. Duh)Enjoy, dear friends. We love you. Really. We do.See? No one gives a shit.Follow us all on twitter at @splathousePR and then just scroll til you find Mike, Sarah, John, Steph, Elbee, Andrew, Sarah Jane, Eric, Tom, and our more handsome friends Sean and Patrick.SCREAMING PODS IS THE BESTF THIS MOVIE RULESCINEPUNX KISSED YOUR MOMTALK FILM SOCIETY GETS FRESH ON THE FIRST DATE
We talk about the directorial debut of Robert Englund featuring a "Continuous Horror Movie Marathon", "teenage thugs abusing meth" and a Satanic Phone Hotline that costs more than $2.99 for the first minute & $0.99 each additional minute. Madeleine Koestner from the Unnamed Footage Festival (www.unnamedfootagefestival.com) returns to the show to talk 976-EVIL. Unnamed Footage Festival: March 24 & 25th Balboa Theater SF! Details at www.unnamedfootagefestival.com @UnnamedFootage Find us here:FacebookTwitterInstagramiTunes or Apple PodcastsStitcherGoogle PlaySpotify© 2018 TheBosNet Family All Rights Reserved
The lovely Madeleine Koestner, founder of PUFF, caught up with us late last month to celebrate Women in Horror Month with a few female directed films that played the festival.… Continue reading "Talking PUFF and Women in Horror with Madeleine Koestner: IMITATION GIRL and DEAD BODY"
The lovely Madeleine Koestner, founder of PUFF, caught up with us late last month to celebrate Women in Horror Month with a few female directed films that played the festival.… Continue reading "Talking PUFF and Women in Horror with Madeleine Koestner: IMITATION GIRL and DEAD BODY"
It's week 3 of our Found Footage February coverage and our lead has gone cold... Clark will shine a light on what I'm referring to at the beginning of the episode, and after that Madeleine Koestner returns to join us on a trip to France as we speak to the director/writer/star of Descent into Darkness: My European Nightmare, Rafael Cherkaski! Learn how Truffant, Cassavettes, Kurosawa, and the comedy stylings of Chaplin/Keaton inspired a French filmmaker to lose 55lbs, capture 90+ hours of footage on 2 cameras, and spend 1000 euros on an ending that was later cut over the 4 years spent editing the film! Rafael is a perfect example of a filmmaker using the medium as a narrative tool. Listeners be warned, the only way we could make contact with Rafael was over Facebook messager and it's not the clearest connection in the world. You can watch Descent into Darkness now on POV horror streaming, and Amazon Prime. If you'd like to get in contact with us, you can reach us at Podcast@TheOverlookTheatre.com or on Instagram (@theoverlooktheatre), Facebook (theoverlookhour/theoverlooktheatre), or Twitter (@OverlookTheatre).
Kush Hayes had planned to discuss "Sequels that should be remade"... but then our guest, Madeleine Koestner, one of the founders behind the Unnamed Footage Festival, reveled to us that she saw a screening of The Assignment with Walter Hill in attendance. And while we do sort of stick to the original subject, we have way more fun discussing Madeleine's experience with The Assignment. Madeleine Koestner Twitter: @unnamedfootage www.UnnamedFootageFestival.com "Submissions are being accepted through February 15th, with a flat submission rate of $5 per short and $10 per feature. " Balboa Theater: March 24th and 25th 2018!Find us here:FacebookTwitterInstagramiTunes or Apple PodcastsStitcherGoogle PlaySpotify© 2018 TheBosNet Family All Rights Reserved
With KillDozer (Justin) busy conquering Hawaii, the Overlook Hour finds itself displaced once again. Taking shelter in former guest Madeleine Koestner's abode the creatures place a call to England to speak with another former guest, Stu Jopia (Good Tidings) about his upcoming horror film fest! Join us as we try to explain what a film fest is and how it fits in our modern theatre/horror/indie film culture. If you'd like to get in contact with us, you can reach us at Podcast@TheOverlookTheatre.com or on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter under @OverlookTheatre.
SEASON 2 BEGINS NOW!Join us as we talk about the delightful and clever 2013 film, "WNUF Halloween Special"!WNUF's Co-writer and co-producer Jimmy George (Call Girl of Cthulhu, What Happens Next Will Scare You) stops by to talk about his work on the film.Madeleine Koestner of the Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival (http://unnamedfilmfestival.com/) joins the panel to talk about films at her fest this year and her relationship with WNUFJohn is in Utah. Sarah kissed all the Dropkick Murphys (we think). Jim Rock learns you about poppers for your poopers. Mike D., unfortunately, is no David Byrne (still). Sarah Jane is the resident recommendations captain this season and a mysterious tape arrived at the studio late in August. We play that for you today. ALL THIS AND A LOT MORE. OBVS. ("Obvs" means "obviously". Duh)Enjoy, dear friends. We love you. Really. We do.The SPLATHOUSE Podcast will be back in a couple weeks with a look at 1995's Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers. Stay tuned to our Twitter account for details.Drop us a line, yeah? AND REVIEW/RATE US ON ITUNES.Love ya.Follow us on Twitter @splathouseprMike D. is @miked_splatSarah is @SarahSPLATHOUSEJim Rock is @rockstifflyJohn can be found at @terrell_splatMadeleine of #PUFF is @dvdboxsetJimmy George is @JimmyRGeorgeStephanie Crawford is @scrawfishSarah Jane is @FookThisVisit us online at splathouse.com
This week Dan and Garrett are joined by Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival Founder Madeleine Koestner as well as the festival's Programming Consultant Ken Hanley, both formerly of Fangoria. The gang discuss last year's PUFF and preview some of this year's films while allowing Ken to lie about the festival's origins. #PUFF2 is taking place this weekend, Sept 28th - Oct 1st at the Proscenium Theatre at The Drake in Philadelphia - line-up and ticket information can be found at unnamedfilmfestival.com twitter | Facebook | tumblr | iTunes
This week we are joined by PUFF Program director, former guest of the Overlook Hour, and host of the San Francisco Alamo Drafthouse's Video Vortex, Madeleine Koestner. She drops by to give us the run down of this year's PUFF line up and discuss programing a film fest. We are also fulfilling one of Lord Battle's dreams and recording from the (newly dubbed) Overlook balcony in the New Mission theatre. You can Purchase PUFF tickets here: (https://filmfreeway.com/festival/PhiladelphiaUnnamedFilmFestival/tickets) For more PUFF info head here: (https://www.facebook.com/phillyunnamed/) If you'd like to get in contact with us, you can reach us at Podcast@TheOverlookTheatre.com or on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter under @OverlookTheatre.
DJ Butstuff returns and is joined by our good friend Madeleine Koestner, to help the Overlook Hour boys digest the first horror release of the year, The Bye Bye Man. Clark Little also talks about A Monster Calls, KillDozer (Justin) shares a story about a depressing yardsale, Lord Battle (Russell) talks about the Midnites 4 Maniacs Paul Verhoeven marathon, Dabbles (Nilo) graces us with his powerhouse tagline. And Randy's sick. You won't wanna miss this one. If you'd like to get in contact with us, you can reach us at Podcast@TheOverlookTheatre.com on Instagram and Facebook under TheOverlookTheatre, and on Twitter @overlooktheatre.