Cinema Shame is a safe space, a support group for penitent moviewatchers and cinephiles who want to right the oversights in their cinematic frame of reference. Classic or contemporary film -- confess your shame and join the penitent.
Raquel Stecher returns to complete Rocky's saga with a conversation about Creed and Creed II. We discuss fathers and sons, the disappearance of the boxing community and TRAINING MONTAGES! Subscribe on iTunes / Stitcher Radio CREDITS: Talking Heads: James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - believes that Creed II is the best Rocky sequel. Raquel Stecher (@RaquelStecher) - Classic movie blogger, workout and training montage expert. Clips Contained in this Podcast: Ryan Coogler discusses origins of Creed "Gonna Fly Now" - Bill Conti Creed trailer A Shot in the Dark clip NBC Saturday Night promo (1989) "Go For It" - Joey B. Ellis HBO Boxing Intro from the early 80's Creed clip "Training" Creed II trailer Rocky III clip - "Apollo's offer' Rocky IV clip - "I must break you" "Runnin" - Ludwig Göransson (w/ ASAP Rocky, ASAP Ferg, and Nicki Minaj) Rocky III clip: "Ding ding." "Fight in Moscow" - Ludwig Göransson RKO Radio Pictures beep beep "Last Breath" - Future Rocky Shop: Cinema Shame's Rocky/Creed store on Amazon (browse and support the show!) Creed – Blu-ray Creed II – Blu-ray Rocky I-VI – Rocky Heavyweight Collection on Blu-ray
Recorded in December 2018. Copyrights are owned by the artists and their labels. Negative dollars are made from this podcast.
Dan Day, Jr. serves up a Shamedown of 6 Hammer Horror films you might not have seen. We talk about why Hammer Film's horror output endures in 2018 and why some folk have written the films off as more of "that Hammer garbage." Subscribe on iTunes / Stitcher Radio CREDITS: Talking Heads: James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - Hammer aficionado. Dan Day, Jr. (@CushingLee) - Hammer Horror expert, movie blogger at The Hitless Wonder. Clips Contained in this Podcast: "Dracula" by James Bernard Martin Scorsese from Hammer, The Studio that Dripped Blood, 1987 Son of Svengoolie introduction to The Horror of Dracula, 1983 Anthony Hinds from Hammer, The Studio That Dripped Blood, 1987 The Quatermass Xperiment (aka The Creeping Unknown) trailer Peter Cushing interview, 1989 Christopher Lee from Hammer, The Studio That Dripped Blood, 1987 Scream of Fear trailer Kiss of the Vampires trailer The Gorgon trailer "Addams Groove" by MC Hammer "Suite from The Gorgon" by James Bernard Plague of the Zombies trailer The Reptile trailer Captain Kronos trailer "Captain Kronos Theme" by Laurie Johnson Mentioned Hammer Horror on Physical Media and Streaming: Buy Hammer: Amazon storefront featuring all Region A Hammer Horror offerings. Scream of Fear – Mill Creek Double Feature (Region A) Kiss of the Vampire – Universal 8-Film Hammer Horror Collection (Region A) The Gorgon – Mill Creek Double Feature (Region A) / Indicator Hammer Vol. 1 (Region ABC) Plague of the Zombies – Coming Soon from Shout Factory (Region A) The Reptile – Unavailable (Region A) / Studio Canal (Region B) Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter – Streaming (Region A) / Shock (Region B) Recommended Reading: Hammer Films: An Exhaustive Filmography by Tim Johnson and Deborah Del Vecchio The Hammer Story: The Unauthorised History of Hammer Films by Marcus Hearn and Alan Barnes
Recorded in October 2018. Copyrights are owned by the artists and their labels. Negative dollars are made from this podcast.
I invited some more friends to come on the Cinema Shame Podcast to celebrate the life and work of Burt Reynolds. In the second of two episodes dedicated to the Bandit, my guests and I talk about The End, Stick, Heat, Switching Channels, Breaking In, and Boogie Nights. and just about everything in between. Despite the 80's being a tough decade both personally and professionally, Burt delivered a number of interesting performances in movies that are largely forgotten or just underappreciated. Subscribe on iTunes / Stitcher Radio CREDITS: Talking Heads: James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - never misses an opportunity to champion underappreciated Burt Reynolds. Owns Burt's album, Ask Me What I Am, on vinyl. Brian Saur (@bobfreelander) - Documentary filmmaker, movie blogger (rupertpupkinspeaks.com), podcaster extraordinaire on the Pure Cinema Pod and Just the Discs Pod. Grant the Carey Troweller (@mentorscamper) - Twitter personality, Movie Obsessive and a blasphemous individual who denies Carey Lowell's goddess status. Kerry Fristoe (@echidnabot) - Movie blogger (prowlerneedsajump.wordpress.com/) and fabulous Twitter personality. Clips Contained in this Podcast: Burt Reynolds laughter from Hooper. Kristy McNichol, Mel Brooks and Burt Reynolds on The Mike Douglas Show (1978) The End trailer The End clip Burt Reynolds on Late Night with David Letterman (December 11, 1984) Stick trailer Heat trailer Heat clip Malone TV spot Switching Channels promo Ruby Wax Meets... Burt Reynolds (March 3, 1996) Breaking In trailer Burt Reynolds on Conan (March 19, 2018) Boogie Nights trailer Boogie nights clip Burt Reynolds Golden Globe acceptance speech (January 18, 1998) Apollo 100 - "Joy" Recorded in September 2018. Copyrights are owned by the artists and their labels. Negative dollars are made from this podcast.
I invited some friends to come on the Cinema Shame Podcast to celebrate the life and work of Burt Reynolds. In the first of two episodes dedicated to the Bandit, my guests and I talk about White Lightning, Gator, Smokey and the Bandit, Semi-Tough and Starting Over and just about everything in between. The river of Burt love runs deep. Subscribe on iTunes / Stitcher Radio CREDITS: Talking Heads: James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - never misses an opportunity to champion underappreciated Burt Reynolds. Owns Burt's album, Ask Me What I Am, on vinyl. Kerry Fristoe (@echidnabot) - Movie blogger (prowlerneedsajump.wordpress.com/) and fabulous Twitter personality. Christian Devine (@chris_divine) - screenwriter and award winning video game writer. Trucker movie aficionado. Credits Smokey and the Bandit with his writing career. Carrie Rickey (@CarrieRickey) - Film critic and columnist. Village Voice, Film Comment, Mademoiselle, Philadelphia Enquirer. Frequent contributor to NPR, MSNBC and CNN. Clips Contained in this Podcast: Burt Reynolds laughter from Hooper. The Dueling Banjos from Deliverance. Burt Reynolds on The Tonight Show - October 2nd, 1973 White Lightning trailer Gator trailer Archer episode, "The Man from Jupiter" Jerry Reed performs "Eastbound and Down" at the Burt Reynolds Variety Club Dinner Smokey and the Bandit NBC TV spot Clip from Smokey and the Bandit II Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton sing "Sneakin' Around with You" from Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Clip from Smokey and the Bandit 100 Rifles trailer Jerry Reed - "Eastbound and Down" Burt Reynolds on The Tonight Show - March 2nd, 1977 Semi-Tough trailer Clip from Semi-Tough Clip from Starting Over Candice Bergen sings "Better Than Ever" from Starting Over Recorded in September 2018. Copyrights are owned by the artists and their labels. Negative dollars are made from this podcast.
An episode that began as an aside to the Rocky episodes grew into a lengthy conversation about how The Bad News Bears demands relevancy in 2018, which grew into an even longer conversation about the Bad News Bears sequels, pre-ordained judgment of said sequels, and the mistreatment of classic cinema in a modern era that prefers to scrub clean the unfortunate realities of prior generations. Subscribe on iTunes / Stitcher Radio CREDITS: Talking Heads: James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - Played baseball into college when his stubborn streak (and a bad elbow) derailed his plans. A kid on his little league team dug himself a hole in right field and sang Christmas carols during the game. Will McKinley (@willmckinley) - writer for Sony’s getTV network and a self-proclaimed Old Movie Weirdo. willmckinley.com Clips Contained in this Podcast: Georges Bizet – Carmen The Bad News Bears (1976) Trailer The Bad News Bears (2005) Trailer The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) Trailer The Bad News Bears Go To Japan (1978) Trailer Walter Matthau interview on Parkinson One to One Selected clips from the The Bad News Bears (1976) Selected clip from Fletch (1985) Selected clip from The Couch Trip (1988) Recorded in November 2017 and May 2018. Copyrights are owned by the artists and their labels. Negative dollars are made from this podcast.
Jessica Pickens of Comet Over Hollywood returns. She selects a roster of Classic Hollywood Musicals beyond standard fare and we discuss how and why modern audiences aren't necessarily receptive to the genre in 2018, using the polarizing La La Land as a case study. Subscribe on iTunes / Stitcher Radio CREDITS: Talking Heads: James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - Played trombone, once performed as a backup dancer for my friends' band. Jessica Pickens (@hollywoodcomet) - Has seen almost 600 musicals and blogs about classic movies (mostly musicals!) at cometoverhollywood.com. Clips Contained in this Podcast: Hollywood & the Stars - Those Fabulous Musicals "That's Entertainment" performed by Fred Astaire (from Band Wagon) Clips from the trailer for Footlight Parade. Frank Sinatra talking about Broadway Melody of 1940 from That's Entertainment Eleanor Powell's speech at the AFI Tribute to Fred Astaire "Tico Tico" by Ethel Smith (from Bathing Beauty) Clips from the trailer for The Harvey Girls. "I Left My Hat in Haiti" performed by Fred Astaire (from A Royal Wedding) Clips from the trailer for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. "I Enjoy Being a Girl" performed by B.J. Baker (from Flower Drum Song) "Well, Did You Evah?" performed by Burt Reynolds, Madeline Kahn (from At Long Last Love) Clips from the trailer for Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Recorded on June 1st, 2018. Copyrights are owned by the artists and their labels. Negative dollars are made from this podcast.
A very special on-location episode: Raquel Stecher, Jessica Pickens and James talk about our most anticipated first-time watches from the 2018 Turner Classic Movies Film Festival in Los Angeles, California. We move on to tank tops, golden age Hollywood dinner parties, and attempt to eliminate "classics" we'd like to see taken down a peg while elevating something else that deserves more attention. Subscribe on iTunes / Stitcher Radio CREDITS: Talking Heads: James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - Attended his fourth TCMFF in 2018. Raquel Stecher (@raquelstecher) - Blogs about classic film at outofthepastblog.com. Jessica Pickens (@hollywoodcomet) - Blogs about classic film (especially musicals!) at cometoverhollywood.com. Clips Contained in this Podcast: "TCM Intro" (circa 1995) Tina Turner in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Robert Osborne and Alec Baldwin introduce Fail Safe. Ben Mankiewicz introduces Grand Prix. Trailer for Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song NCAA March Madness Theme Paul Newman in The Sting Dean Martin, Vincent Price and Ken Lane @ the Bar Galacto Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne in The Quiet Man Shirley MacLaine and Laurence Harvey in Two Loves Flying monkeys in The Wizard of Oz A clip from The Reluctant Saint A clip from The Locket Michael Schlesinger discusses SH! The Octopus "Springtime for Hitler" - from Mel Brooks' The Producers Recorded on April 26th, 2018. Copyrights are owned by the artists and their labels. Negative dollars are made from this podcast.
Stephanie Crawford confesses her Kubrickian Shame, addressing the absence of A Clockwork Orange in her moviewatching resume. Give it a slooshy, my chellovecks and devotchkas. Subscribe on iTunes / Stitcher Radio CREDITS: Talking Heads: James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - Has spent a lot of time talking about 2001 over multiple pints, feels like the lack of A Clockwork Orange in these conversations was a missed opportunity. Stephanie Crawford (@crawfish) - Freelance writer, co-host of the Screamcast podcast, and an all-around resplendent Twitter personality. Music Contained in this Podcast: "I Want to Marry a Lighthouse Keeper" - Erika Eigen "Theme from a Clockwork Orange (Beethoviana)" - Wendy Carlos "Ninth Symphony, Second Movement" - Ludwig van Beethoven "William Tell" - Wendy Carlos "Title Music from A Clockwork Orange" - Wendy Carlos "How are Things in Glocca Morra?" - Petula Clark, Fred Astaire "(Peter and the Wolf) Introduction" - Weird "Al" Yankovic, Wendy Carlos "Gravel Pit" - Wu-Tang Clan Recorded in March 2018. Copyrights are owned by the artists and their labels. Negative dollars are made from this podcast.
Keith Bodayla joins the Shame Cast to divulge the fact that he hasn't watched The Birds or Vertigo, so James makes him watch Lifeboat and Rope instead for the first of hopefully a number of conversations about the work of Alfred Hitchcock. Subscribe on iTunes / Stitcher Radio CREDITS: Talking Heads: James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - First watched Psycho at a very impressionable age. Keith Bodayla (@theactualkeith) - Occasional writer, podcaster on shows including But You’re Wrong and The Documentary Show. Find all things related to him at theactualkeith.com. Music Contained in this Podcast: "Funeral March of a Marionette" - Charles Gounod "Sink the Bismarck" - The Blues Brothers "Trois Mouvements Perpetuals" - Francis Poulenc "Constant Elevation" - Gravediggaz Supplementary Links: Hitchcock - Francois Truffaut Rope Lifeboat Recorded in January 2018. Copyrights are owned by the artists and their labels. Negative dollars are made from this podcast.
Kristen Lopez confesses her dirty little secret to the world. She was a film writer and pop culture commentator that had not seen Citizen Kane. She joins James to confess and correct her shame. In this 90-minute conversation Kristen and James exorcise some demons and confront Citizen Kane's place in film history, film criticism and popular culture. Is it possible to truly appreciate Citizen Kane without a proper cinematic education? Subscribe on iTunes / Stitcher Radio CREDITS: Talking Heads: James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - First discovered Orson Welles by watching Transformers: The Movie. Kristen Lopez (@Journeys_Film) - Film writer and pop culture commentator. She also runs the Citizen Dame and Ticklish Business podcasts. Music Contained in this Podcast: "Sinfonietta for String Orchestra, Prelude" - Bernard Herrman "Xanadu" - Olivia Newton-John & E.L.O. Supplementary Links: Kristen's List of Shame on Letterboxd Citizen Kane (BFI Classics), Laura Mulvey Citizen Kane: A Filmmakers Journey, Harlan Lebo Recorded in December 2017. Copyrights are owned by the artists and their labels. Negative dollars are made from this podcast.
Raquel Stecher once again joins James on the podcast to complete their conversation about the Rocky series with bits and baubles about Rocky IV, Rocky V, and Rocky Balboa. How much of a role does nostalgia play in the enjoyment of the Rocky films? And does that even matter when sitting down to enjoy a film franchise? As we weave our way through the decline of Rocky, we talk Dolph Lundgren's unholy bench press, the inexplicable creative decisions behind Rocky V, and the sweet and sentimental coda to the franchise. We play the inaugural "Hot Minute of Cinema Shame" game and wax romantic about training montages. Subscribe on iTunes / Stitcher Radio CREDITS: Talking Heads: James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - Host, 80's nostalgist with a Rocky IV soundtrack constantly spinning in his head. Raquel Stecher (@QuelleLove) - Classic movie blogger, workout and training aficionado. Music Contained in this Podcast: "Living in America" - James Brown "Hearts on Fire" - John Cafferty "Redemption" - Bill Conti "Go For It" - Joey B. Ellis "The Final Bell" - Bill Conti Supplementary Links: Raquel's Out of the Past Classic Film Blog Recorded in October 2017. Copyrights are owned by the artists and their labels. Negative dollars are made from this podcast.
David aka "the Cinemonster" joins James to discuss his monstrous creation, the Hooptober Horror Movie Challenge on Letterboxd.com. Our host and guest then give birth to a pair of "baby Hooptober" lists to demonstrate the ever-growing social media phenomenon and give a few horror viewing recommendations to populate your own Hooptober lists. Cinema Shame's Halloween Special also flips the Shame script and places our host in the hot seat for his first viewing of Friday the 13th Parts 1 and 2 for a conversation and analyzes how a horror-loving child of the 1980's somehow avoided the grandaddy (or at least the Great Uncle) of the modern American slasher genre. The conversation then turns to the historical origins of the slasher within film, literature and contemporary popular culture. CREDITS: Talking Heads: James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - Host, lover of horror and crazy cinema challenges. David the Cinemonster (@ElCinemonster) - Horror lover, expert and Cinema Shame's resident Dr. Frankenstein. Music Contained in this Podcast: "Somebody's Watching Me" - Rockwell "Friday the 13th Original Theme" - Harry Manfredini "Red Right Hand" - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Supplementary Links: El Cinemonster's Hooptober 4.0 Rules and List on Letterboxd.com James Patrick's Hooptober 4.0 Watchlist Supplementary Materials: Theatre of Fear & Horror: The Grisly Spectacle of the Grand Guignol of Paris, 1897-1962 So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films Recorded in October 2017. Copyrights are owned by the artists and their labels. Negative dollars are made from this podcast.
In our first ever series Shame!, Raquel Stecher (@quellelove) steps into the ring to tackle the entire six-film ROCKY series. In the first of two very special episodes, Raquel and James (@007hertzrumble, as always) discuss ROCKY I-III and in doing so gush over gooey love stories, sweaty workout montages and surf-laden bromances. As a fitness guru herself, Raquel goes as far to question the effectiveness of Rocky's training methods. This episode boasts perspectives on Rocky about which even Sly Stallone never dreamed. CREDITS: Talking Heads: James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - Host, lover of crazy cinema challenges. Raquel Stecher (@quellelove) - Classic movie blogger at outofthepastblog.com, fitness guru, cocktail aficionado. Music Contained in this Podcast: "Gonna Fly Now" - Bill Conti "Know How" - Young M.C. "Eye of the Tiger" - Survivor Supplementary Materials: Tin Cup (1996, Ron Shelton) The Set-Up (1949, Robert Wise) Recorded in September 2017. Copyrights are owned by the artists and their labels. Negative dollars are made from this podcast.
Greg Sahadachny (@mistergreggles) atones for his sins against classic comedy by watching not only one, but two Marx Brothers films -- Duck Soup and A Night at the Opera. Along the way to redemption, we also discuss the Marx Brothers entire showbiz career from vaudeville to their final films together at United Artists, the history of cinematic comedy, perils of intellectualism, and the fate of modern cinematic funnymen like Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler. Later on, Will McKinley (@WillMcKinley) answers our call to the Old Movie Weirdo Hotline to discuss his childhood connection to the Marxes (and scrambled pornography). CREDITS: Talking Heads: James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - Host, longtime Marx Brothers fan. Greg Sahadachny (@mistergreggles) - Podcaster extraordinaire. Credits include The Debatable Podcast. Will McKinley (@willmckinley) - Switchboard operator of the Old Movie Weirdo Hotline Music Contained in this Podcast: "Everyone Says I Love You" - written by Bert Kalmer, Harry Ruby "Cosi-Cosa" - written by Ned Washington, Bronislaw Kaper and Walter Jurmann; performed by Allan Jones "Hooray for Captain Spaulding" - written by Bert Kalmer, Harry Ruby Supplementary Materials: Groucho: The Life and Times of Julius Henry Marx The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection Blu-ray The Marx Brothers Collection (MGM/UA) DVD Harpo Speaks by Harpo Marx, Rowland Barber Brain Donors - Warner Archive DVD Recorded on April 21, 2017 and May 5, 2017. Copyrights are owned by the artists and their labels. Negative dollars are made from this podcast.
Carlin Trammel (@nerdlunch) confesses his sins against cinema. My guest today runs the SHAME! gauntlet to discuss his resistance to watching the Godfather and how he overcame that barrier with a little help from Cinema Shame. We talk about the film's cultural omnipresence, the state of the Godfather as a "man's movie," play the Shamely Feud and discuss the moral compass of Don Vito Corleone. CREDITS: Talking Heads: James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - Writer of fiction and non-, former entertainment journalist, host. Carlin Trammel (@nerdlunch) - Podcast impresario. Credits include Nerd Lunch, Dragonfly Ripple and Pod, James Pod. Music Contained in this Podcast: Nino Rota - The Love Theme from the Godfather Nino Rota - The Godfather Waltz Big Daddy Kane - The Beef is On Family Feud Theme Recorded on March 1, 2017 and April 22, 2017. Copyrights are owned by the artists and their labels. Negative dollars are made from this podcast.
Krissy Myers (@krissymyers) and Jay (@007hertzrumble) discuss their shared Shame - Fatal Attraction - and contemplate the ways in which the film wrongs women, trades on peak Michael Douglas fame, and undermines its greatest asset (crazy Glenn Close) for the sake of ticket sales. Will McKinley drops in courtesy of the Old Movie Weirdo hotline to offer his hot take on Fatal Attraction and recommend a thematically-related classic film that's more deserving of your time. In the scorned women revenge genre, Fatal Attraction may have moved the bar, but it also broke the mold. CREDITS: Talking Heads: James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - Writer of fiction and non-, former entertainment journalist, host. Krissy Myers (@krissymyers) - Toronto-based pinball wizard, photographer and lifelong student of cinema. Will McKinley (@willmckinley) - writer for Sony’s getTV network and a self-proclaimed Old Movie Weirdo. willmckinley.com Music Contained in this Podcast: Diana Ross & the Supremes - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me Maria Callas - Madame Butterfly: Act 2 "Un bel di vedremo" Talking Heads - Psycho Killer Originally recorded on March 1, 2017. Copyrights are owned by the artists and their labels. Negative dollars are made from this podcast.
Will McKinley (@willmckinley) stops by the Shamequarters after first-time watching Police Academy to discuss the erosion of slapstick comedy and consider the factors that led to Police Academy becoming an American phenomenon in 1984 and beyond. CREDITS: Talking Heads: James David Patrick (@007hertzrumble) - host Will McKinley (@willmckinley) - writer for Sony’s getTV network and a self-proclaimed Old Movie Weirdo. willmckinley.com Music Contained in this Podcast: Police Academy March - Robert Folk El Bimbo - Jean-Marc Dompierre Originally recorded on March 1, 2017. Copyrights are owned by the artists and their labels. Zero dollars are made from this podcast.