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"In a Violent Nature" is a new horror film by director Chris Nash and producer Peter Kuplowsky. Shot in Sault Ste. Marie, its fresh take on the slasher flick - this one told from the point-of-view of the killer - has earned rave reviews from critics and horror fans. It joins a long list of horror movies made in Ontario - from "Black Christmas" to "The Fly" - that have scared audiences for decades. To discuss Canada's significant contribution to horror movies, we welcome: Chris Nash, director of "In a Violent Nature;" Peter Kuplowsky, a producer of "In a Violent Nature," and programmer of TIFF's Midnight Madness;Carolyn Mauricette, programmer at Fantasia International Film Festival and Blood in the Snow Film Festival; and Alexandra West, author of "Gore-geous: Personal Essays on Beauty and Horror," and co-host of the Faculty of Horror Podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sometimes it only takes a simple shift in perspective to truly change the game...On this one we're playing a little bit of catch up but it's for a good one that is still doing great business heading into it's second weekend. It's time for 'In A Violent Nature'.When a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower in the woods that entombs the rotting corpse of Johnny, a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 60-year-old crime, his body is resurrected, and he becomes hellbent on retrieving it. The undead golem hones in on the group of vacationing teens responsible for the theft and proceeds to methodically slaughter them one by one in his mission to get it back – along with anyone in his way.Through the simple idea of shifting the perspective of the narrative to the killer we get to see a genre in an entirely new light and it's fascinating.We had the pleasure of sitting down with "Johnny" to talk about the film but thankfully he's played by friend of the show the one and only Ry Barrett.We talked with Ry about stepping into the mind of a killer, the nature of how they shot the film in the great outdoors, some of the wild kills and his journey as an actor up to this moment.
Dave and Ethan catch up on a busy few weeks of exciting Weird Al news and recap their experience attending Roku's official US Premiere of WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story at the Alamo Drafthouse in Brooklyn, NY!
We're in the thick of it now as the Toronto International Film Festival which is running from September 8th through to the 18th and as the cinematic world descends on our fair city, we decided to embrace our dark sides just a little bit.One of the longest running (and most popular) programs in the festival is the Midnight Madness series that ranges from the macabre, the gory and the flat out weird. In advance of the festival we had the chance to sit down with lead programmer for the Midnight Madness block; Mr. Peter Kuplowsky to not only talk about what's in store for the festival but the monthly does of Midnight Madness that have been and will continue to be happening down at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.
Hosts Josh and Jamie and special guest film programmer, producer, and writer Peter Kuplowsky discuss two underrated, self-reflexive 90s thrillers about witnessing a murder: David Steinberg's slapstick sketch comedy homage to Hitchcockian identity thrillers THE WRONG GUY (1997) and Anthony Waller's gruesome, meta cat-and-mouse suspense machine MUTE WITNESS (1995). Next week's bonus episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on BLADE RUNNER (1982) and LIQUID SKY (1982), 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 // 00:00-10:23 WRONG GUY // 10:23-58:50 MUTE WITNESS // 58:50-1:47:50 Outro // 1:47:50-1:53:58 Peter's TIFF MIDNIGHT MADNESS program: https://tiff.net/films?series=midnight-madness&list 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/
After a brief winter hiatus, the CUFFCast boys are back in studio and are joined by current TIFF Midnight Madness Programmer, Fantastic Fest Shorts Programmer, Producer of cutting-edge indie cinema and champion of outsider art-- Peter Kuplowsky! It was an absolute joy to speak with Peter about topics ranging from Short Film Tips to the explosive entertainment of PM Entertainment.
Toronto-based film producer and TIFF Midnight Madness programmer Peter Kuplowsky comes on the pod to talk about The Astrologer (1975), a one of a kind vanity production / ego trip by first time filmmaker (and con artist) Craig Denney, briefly screened after being rediscovered decades later but then pulled from circulation over music licensing issues too complex to untangle. But before the clampdown it did play theatrically in Toronto, thanks to Peter Kuplowsky. And I got to see it. This episode goes down the rabbit hole: what The Astrologer is, how it was made, and why you currently can't see it. Don't worry that you need to see this film before you listen to the show because it could be a long time before it is seen again, and besides this crazy film is impossible to ruin and just part of an incredible overall story. Our conversation also covers vanity films, the numerous comparisons that can be made between The Astrologer and Citizen Kane, the horseshoe theory of when incompetence becomes genius, and the mysteries around director Craig Denney, who disappeared from the world in the years following the film's completion and near-erasure. Plus Peter and I chat about how George Lucas could be the subject of the next Citizen Kane remake, and Peter recommends a newly rediscovered vanity film you CAN see right now. Follow Peter Kuplowsky on Twitter. The Astrologer - “re-release” trailer "Who Is The Astrologer?” - the most comprehensive article on Craig Denney & the film, by Sean Welsh for Matchbox Cine Club The American Genre Film Archive rescued The Astrologer and does great work restoring and scanning rare film prints, find out more at their website. Peter Kuplowsky produced two films that will be available in January 2021: Climate of the Hunter Psycho Goreman
Bill speaks to filmmaker, author, podcaster, film programmer and home video label founder Justin Decloux about his many endeavors in film culture, including the Laser Blast Film Society, The Important Cinema Club podcast, the Gold Ninja Video label, the feature films TEDDY BOMB and IMPOSSIBLE HORROR and the book RADIOACTIVE DREAMS: THE CINEMA OF ALBERT PYUN. Topics include: Will Sloan, ARMY OF DARKNESS, the importance of good collaborators, the films of Charles Roxburgh and Matt Farley, RADIOACTIVE DREAMS, Canadian cinema, Fred Olen Ray, Letterboxd, Emily Milling, the Loose Cannons podcast, CRITTERS 4 and playground deception. Visit Justin Decloux’s official site: https://justindecloux.com Visit the official site for The Laser Blast Film Society: https://www.laserblastfilmsociety.com Watch TEDDY BOMB: https://www.amazon.com/Teddy-Bomb-Christian-Murdoch/dp/B07DZ2F6RX Watch IMPOSSIBLE HORROR: https://www.amazon.com/Impossible-Horror-Creedance-Wright/dp/B07ZDLSV2Z Buy movies and books from Gold Ninja Video: https://goldninjavideo.com Listen to The Important Cinema Club Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/the-important-cinema-club Support the Important Cinema Club Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theimportantcinemaclub Listen No Such Thing As A Bad Movie: https://soundcloud.com/nosuchthingasabadmovie Buy RADIOACTIVE DREAMS: THE CINEMA OF ALBERT PYUN: https://www.amazon.com/Radioactive-Dreams-Cinema-Albert-Pyun/dp/1078206481/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2TIYP3941KK67 Buy UNMASKED PART 25, featuring an audio commentary with producer Mark Cutforth, moderated by Peter Kuplowsky and Justin Decloux: https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/unmasked-part-25 Listen to The Bay Street Video Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/thebaystreetvideopodcast Listen to the IMPOSSIBLE HORROR soundtrack by Emily Milling: https://emilymilling.bandcamp.com/releases Subscribe to Film Trap on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWLpWvJv2paIaa6U9gcw4AA Follow Justin Decloux on Letterboxd: Justin Decloux’s profile
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In the twilight of the 1950s, on one fateful night in New Mexico, a young film professor and a group of charismatic podcast hosts discover a strange audio frequency that could change their small town and the future forever. On Episode 410 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss The Vast of Night, the Amazon Original from first time feature film director, Andrew Patterson! Joining us to make us sound way smarter than we have any right to be is our friend Professor Jay! We also talk about Jim Van Bebber, what MZ should do for a job, and Ravenshadow attempts to explain how scoring in Tennis works?! So grab your “Lazy One”, call in your best alien story and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!Stuff we talk about: Anthrax, nothing going on in the world, “The Lazy One”, since when is an all-day drive a vacation?, Deadbeat at Dawn, Jim Van Bebber, The Manson Family, “The Bebbs”, separate the art from the artist, The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, The Mean Streets of Dayton, Rob Van Bebber, Cannibal Holocaust, Dead Heat, the impalement scene, Chopping Mall, Dick Miller, Viking Stevie Wonder, Ravenshadow’s Agents, Melbourne, Wake And Fright, Tim Chuma’s art, Australia to Worcester, Coney Island, Hot Dog Annie’s, Bookman, MZ The Super, Schneider-Man, Ilsa She-Wolf of the SS, Nazisploitation, Gestapo’s Last Orgy, Ilsa the Wicked Warden, sleazy films, Top 13 Favorite Action Figure Toy Lines From Our Youth, “what is love?”, Cops and Crooks, high and tight shorts, chicken fighting, Knowman, Smallville, TIFF, Midnight Madness, Peter Kuplowsky, The Vast of Night, Andrew Patterson, Slamdance, Kevin Durant, Oklahoma Thunder, Twilight Zone, John Landis, continuous shots, Howard Hawks, Ferris Bueller meets Jason Schwartzman, 50s Sci-Fi, Coast to Coast with Art Bell, Area 51, Pontypool, Uwe Boll, House of the Dead, Raimi-Cam on acid, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Good Night and Good Luck, Wolfman, Ryan Gosling, Jon Peters, Wolfman vs A Polar Bear, The Wretched, The Return of Bombo-Radio, San Diego Chicken, Little Monsters, Josh Gad, Verotika, Glenn Danzig, The Lodge, Michael Haneke’s Problem Child 2, Strawberries Records, Moses from that fucking book, tweezers are not worth giving up for Danzig, Extraction, Thor saves a Cambodian kid, and Posable Action Men.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradioSend 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/TheDeaditesTVInstagram: http://instagram.com/TrickorTreatRadioSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/trickortreatradio)
Originally Aired: 08/23/19 – We preview 2019 Fall TV Lineup. We talk with writer Ed Brisson about Ghost Rider and New Mutants. We also talk with Peter Kuplowsky of TIFF's Midnight Madness. The post Geek Hard: Episode 481 – Midnight Ghost Riders of TV appeared first on Geek Hard.
Originally Aired: 08/23/19 – We preview 2019 Fall TV Lineup. We talk with writer Ed Brisson about Ghost Rider and New Mutants. We also talk with Peter Kuplowsky of TIFF's Midnight Madness. The post Geek Hard: Episode 481 – Midnight Ghost Riders of TV appeared first on Geek Hard.
This is an ultra-important episode that covers such topics as our upcoming Ivy League performance, Peter Kuplowsky's recent run-in with someone we've discussed on the show, Matt's newfound friendship with a major Hollywood superstar, and more! Tune in to WHRB () on Friday night, March 15th at 10pm to hear Matt and Pete show those Ivy-Leaguers a little something about how to rock and roll!
Programmer, producer and occasional actor Peter Kuplowsky has long been a champion of outsider cinema, and that’s why he’s flying the flag for Charles Roxburgh and Matt Farley’s idiosyncratic 2012 creature feature Don’t Let the Riverbeast Get You! Also, he’s presenting Dial Code Santa Claus with Justin Decloux this Thursday, December 20th, at The Royal in Toronto, so your genial host … Continue reading Peter Kuplowsky on Don’t Let the Riverbeast Get You →
Shortly after Matt went undefeated in basketball, he sat down in the basement to have this great talk with Peter Kuplowsky.
Peter Kuplowsky’s What The Film Festival returns to Toronto this weekend, and alumnus Zak Tatham — who screened Space Breakers there back in 2016 — drops by to talk about his love for William Friedkin’s Sorcerer, the gripping, intense remake of Clouzot’s The Wages of Fear that had the misfortune to arrive in the summer of Star Wars. Your genial host Norm Wilner … Continue reading Zak Tatham on Sorcerer →
We discuss the career of Director/Writer/Star/Songwriter Matt Farley and his offbeat regional feature films DON'T LET THE RIVER BEAST GET YOU, LOCAL LEGENDS, FREAKY FARLEY and SLINGSHOT COPS. With Special Guest Peter Kuplowsky (Midnight Madness Programmer at the Toronto International Film Festival) If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop us a line at importantcinemaclubpodcast@gmail.com On this week's Patreon episodes, yes, we did two this week,..We discuss The Viewer's Choice Network and two films that obsessed us. PLUS, Peter Kuplowsky discusses the work of his favorite recent discovery, a director that has made 20 feature films in the last TWO YEARS - but he doesn't release them. Join for five dollars a month and get a brand new exclusive episode of ICC every week. WWW.PATREON.COM/THEIMPORTANTCINEMACLUB
On their final episode of the year, Rob and Geoff look back on a sometimes unreal year in film and television, and reflect on the trends and themes that shaped the industry by revisiting some of their favourite TIFF Long Take conversations from 2017. Excerpts include: IndieWire’s Anne Thompson on the death of the old studio system (2:10); Variety’s Owen Gleiberman on Netflix and Amazon’s negative reception at Cannes (6:40); Vanity Fair’s Katey Rich, Mike Hogan, and Richard Lawson on how the Oscars view streaming services (9:25) Franklin Leonard on the importance of Moonlight (14:50) BFI Southbank’s Gaylene Gould on reframing the context of classic films (17:00); Los Angeles Times’ Tre’vell Anderson on why are studios are reluctant to finance diverse films (20:50); IndieWire’s Tom Bruggeman on what film studios could learn from the Mayweather vs. McGregor fight (24:45); The Ringer’s Adam Nayman on franchise fatigue and the decline of Summer blockbusters (29:00); Jason Blum on the economics of the genre films (36:25); TIFF’s Peter Kuplowsky and Faculty of Horror’s Alex West on why horror has thrived while the greater box office is on the decline (40:20); USC’s Professor Stacy Smith on the the data behind Hollywood sexism. (47:35); Ashley Mckenzie on working in a male created system (51:35); and Christine Kleckner and Steph Guthrie on where the film industry goes after #MeToo (54:40).
We’re not even halfway through our stashed Halloween candy, and it’s already official: 2017 has become the biggest box office year ever for horror. While the domestic box office has been down 11 percent since 2016, horror films managed to pick up $733 million in ticket sales, fueled by monster smashes like 'Get Out' and 'It'. In this episode of TIFF Long Take, host Geoff Macnaughton puts together his own Scooby Gang — 'Faculty of Horror' podcast co-host, Alexandra West; and Midnight Madness programmer, Peter Kuplowsky — to investigate our renewed bloodlust for genre films. The three discuss the mainstream appeal of horror (4:10), why some Stephen King adaptations thrived ('It') while others failed to stay alive ('The Dark Tower') (7:40), and how Jordan Peele’s Get Out became a cultural phenomenon (10:45). In the episode’s second half, Geoff, Alexandra, and Peter get into why A-listers aren’t necessary in horror (18:00), what major studios can learn from Blumhouse (22:55), and why movie theatres are still the perfect setting for jump scares (28:05).
We get plenty of requests here at the ERITFM ranch, but no film gets suggested to us more often than David DeCoteau's talking animal masterpiece A TALKING CAT!?! But did you know that before A TALKING CAT!?! Eric Roberts also voiced a talking.. dog!?! Its the battle of the David DeCoteau-directed, Kristine DeBell-starring, Eric Roberts-voiced animals with A HALLOWEEN PUPPY facing off against A TALKING CAT!?! We needed to knock this one out of the park, so we recruited producer, film festival programmer and all-around movie guy Peter Kuplowsky to lend his voice – and expertise – to this deep digging discussion of DeCoteau. Grab your favorite pet and snuggle up in front of the podcast box, because it's time for episode 9 of Eric Roberts is the Man. As always, check out ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN on Twitter, or come chat ER (or anything else) on our Facebook group. There's plenty more Peter Kuplowsky to enjoy out there! Follow him on Twitter @PeterKapow and, of course, keep your eyes out for his work at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. And check out The Laser Blast Film Society! Some unusual news on this episode's ROBERTS REPORT. Including: Here's that Max von Sydow tweet about joining GAME OF THRONES. Remember, if Eric Roberts ends up on Game Of Thrones, you heard it here first! .@Maisie_Williams @iwanrheon @nikolajcw @SophieT @EricRoberts Proud to be joining the "House".
We get plenty of requests here at the ERITFM ranch, but no film gets suggested to us more often than David DeCoteau’s talking animal masterpiece A TALKING CAT!?! But did you know that before A TALKING CAT!?! Eric Roberts also voiced a talking.. dog!?! Its the battle of the David DeCoteau-directed, Kristine DeBell-starring, Eric Roberts-voiced animals with A HALLOWEEN PUPPY facing off against A TALKING CAT!?! We needed to knock this one out of the park, so we recruited producer, film festival programmer and all-around movie guy Peter Kuplowsky to lend his voice – and expertise – to this deep digging discussion of DeCoteau. Grab your favorite pet and snuggle up in front of the podcast box, because it’s time for episode 9 of Eric Roberts is the Man. As always, check out ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN on Twitter, or come chat ER (or anything else) on our Facebook group. There’s plenty more Peter Kuplowsky to enjoy out there! Follow him on Twitter @PeterKapow and, of course, keep your eyes out for his work at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. And check out The Laser Blast Film Society! Some unusual news on this episode’s ROBERTS REPORT. Including: Here’s that Max von Sydow tweet about joining GAME OF THRONES. Remember, if Eric Roberts ends up on Game Of Thrones, you heard it here first! .@Maisie_Williams @iwanrheon @nikolajcw @SophieT @EricRoberts Proud to be joining the "House".
The LASER BLAST GANG is back! Peter Kuplowsky, Matthew Kumar, Justin Decloux and Nathaniel Wilson have returned to your ear brains to talk about forgotten films and cinematic wonders. This week the gang watch two financial failures directed by Mike Nichols and his ex-comedy partner Elaine May. First up, Nichol's directs George C. Scott in the 'train a dolphin to assassinate the president' film DAY OF THE DOLPHIN. Second is Elaine May's famous flop ISHTAR. Are both these films lost classics that deserve to be re-discovered? Or do they suck so badly that someone says it's the most 'BORING LASER BLAST EVER'? Are there masturbating dolphins? Why does someone talk about pipe cleaners in a pee hole? Is Steven Spielberg's 1941 the best comedy of all time? ONLY A LISTEN WILL DELIVER ALL THE PULSE POUNDING ANSWERS!