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Duh-dun. Duh-dun. Dun du dun du dun du... ROAR! Yes! Episode 30 is here and we are absolutely deighted to be joined by a man with an unbelievably impressive genre film CV which includes Ti West's House of The Devil and The Sacrament and Adam Wingard's A Horrible Way To Die and You're Next... It's AJ Bowen! His chosen film? Jaws: The Revenge! Well then. It's finally come to this. Jaws: The Revenge, I suppose was inevitable and what great company to discuss it in! Coming over a decade after the timeless original and completely disregarding the events of Jaws 3D, J:TR is a bizarre film-making experiment that, depending on your perspective, is either amazing or awful. General consensus tends to lean toward the latter. With a roaring, haunted, lethargic shark, more conch than your mind can handle and, not forgetting Michael Caine, J:TR simply must be seen to be believed and, even then, your fragile minds may not be able to take it. The synopsis is as follows: The family of widow Ellen Brody has long been plagued by shark attacks, and this unfortunate association continues when her son is the victim of a massive great white. In mourning, Ellen goes to visit her other son, Michael, in the Bahamas, where she meets the charming Hoagie Newcombe. As Ellen and Hoagie begin a relationship, a huge shark appears off the coast of the island, and Ellen's trouble with the great whites begins again. Please note that this podcast contains strong language and EXTREMELY Scottish accents. Remember, you can keep up to date with our news by following us via the usual social media outlets: Facebook Twitter Instagram Plus you can drop us an email to stronglanguageviolentscenes@gmail.com. Strong Language & Violent Scenes theme by Mitch Bain. Edits & Artwork by Andy Stewart Theme from Jaws: The Revenge used in accordance with fair usage guidelines. Also, we love what we are doing and the response so far has been wonderful so if you enjoy what we do and want to help us continue to do it and help us to grow, then please consider sending us a few pounds via Paypal to stronglanguageviolentscenes@gmail.com! There is no lower or upper limit and every bit helps.
Welcome the newest episode of Dark Discussions, your place for the discussion of horror film, fiction, and all that’s fantastic. A film written and directed by a publicist? Is that possible? Well, yeah, especially when that person has written some pretty decent cult genre films prior, including 2008's slasher film, Sweatshop, listed as the best horror film of the year by the review website, Horrorphilia. Now in his directorial debut, Ted Geoghegan has put together the film, We Are Still Here, a supernatural bloodbath that has gotten great reviews from the Los Angeles Times, AV Club, Rex Reed, Entertainment Weekly, Variety, and the Village Voice. When middle aged couple Paul and Anne leave the city and move to a rural town in Massachusetts, they expect to escape the memories of the death of their adult son from a tragic car accident. But odd things begin to happen in their new home. The boiler seems to be overheating and leaving off an awful smell, and Anne begins to think she feels the presence of the ghost of their son in the house. However, is their something more involved with the oddities in their new life? The film takes place in 1979 which fits perfectly with the throwback experience to the B-films of the era including those from Europe. Refreshingly, the cast feels more realistic being middle aged and having none of the supermodel twenty-somethings cast as teenagers. With a brooding first two acts and a final act that heads straight down to grindhouse madness, We Are Still Here feels oddly fresh. Comparisons to Ti West's House of the Devil seem apt. Dark Discussions, with author Kristi Petersen Schoonover joining in, discuss their thoughts. As always we welcome your comments: darkdiscussions@aol.com (written email or attached mp3 files) WWW.DARKDISCUSSIONS.COM
On this episode of the show Paul and Pete discuss a diverse clutch of films: Nightcrawler, Assault on Wall Street, Enter the Void and The Guest. They also share their thoughts on IMAX and throw out Six of the Best Hidden Streaming Gems. Pete went for North Korea documentary Camp 14, Whit Stillman's whimsical Damsels in Distress and Kathryn Hahn breakout dramedy Afternoon Delight. Paul chose SeaWorld-shaming documentary Black Fish, Ti West's House of the Devil and searing Scandinavian drama The Hunt. Enjoy!
This week Tony and Al drink from the suspiciously hydrodynamic goat skull that is Ti West's House of the Devil. Tony tells the story of the demonic bird-deity that lives in his chimney and is likely to kill any day now, just you wait and see. And later the guys discuss old-school gaming, authorial wagon ruts, Christmas music and the bitter-sweet tug of nostalgia. Don't miss the podcast that's filled with action*, drama*, and two guys talking about stuff! (*Sold separately) Complete the ancient ritual by the blood-light of the eclipse and download the podcast directly here. If your diabolical plan involves convincing someone to order pizza then reward yourself by subscribing directly to our RSS feed. Links: House of the Devil (on Netflix) Anchorhead (that interactive fiction game Albert mentioned he was really getting into.) The Fat Man by Ken Harmon (also available from our fine sponsors at Audible.com. Start your free trial today!) Jasper Fforde The Raw Shark Texts by Stephen Hall Mark Z. Danielewski This Would be Less Work if Albert Hadn't Namedropped so Many Authors Seth Graham-Smith Next week we're kicking off December with a feel-good Christmas flick about how Santa Claus used to be some kind of demon-monster thing. Check out Rare Exports on Netflix.