I'm proud to welcome a new contributor to the show this month. Robert Monell is a writer I've admired for years for his smart and enthusiastic analysis of European Cult cinema. His byline in a fanzine always meant a level of quality in both the writing and the thought behind those words. His openness to different styles of cinema played a role in making me comfortable as my tastes in movies grew and changed over the decades. Also, Mr. Monell's excellent blog I'm In A Jess Franco State Of Mind pushed me to be less rigid in my view of Uncle Jess' work and, along with Tim Lucas' work in the field, opened my perceptions wider than I might have thought possible. Or wise!
I asked Mr. Monell to join me for an episode of the podcast and he surprised me by immediately saying yes. It turns out that he wanted to discuss the changing state of cult film collecting over the years and, since I have been of that tribe since I was a teenager, I thought it would be fun. We start with the heady days of VHS collecting and track our habits all the way through the exciting Blu-Ray announcements that seem to issue forth every other day. Along the way we end up admitting to illegally copying rented tapes to add to our home collections, baring to the world my Laser Disc shame and reminiscing about out first DVDs. Damn! We're old! Along the way we digress into talking about a number of films including Mr. Monell's favorites of last year and mysteries of the bizarre Euro-Cult effort WHITE FIRE (1985). Sometimes easy streaming availability is a curse!
If you have any comments or questions the show can be reached at thebloodypit@gmail.com of on the FaceBook page. I hope to be able to talk to Mr. Monell again later this year so feel free to quiz him on anything related to his writing and I'll pass things along. Thank you for downloading and listening!
194 - GHOST CATCHERS (1944)
193 - Revenge of the Email Sack!
192 - Martian Invasion 1953!
191 - STAR TREK IV - THE VOYAGE HOME (1986)
190 - EATING RAOUL (1982)
189 - Mabuse 1960's Films
188 - THE INVISIBLE MAN'S REVENGE (1944)
187 - THE DEVIL’S WEDDING NIGHT (1973)
186 - A CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY (2015)
185 - TEN LITTLE INDIANS (1965)
184 - PHASE IV (1974)
183 - Inner Sanctum Radio Shows
182 - THE SCARLET CLAW (1944)
181 - STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK
180 - CONQUEST (1983)
179 - CALLING DR. DEATH (1943) and WEIRD WOMAN (1944)
178 - RATS NIGHT OF TERROR (1984)
177 - STAR TREK II THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982)
176 - KING OF KONG ISLAND (1968)
175 - Buggy Emails!
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