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Cinema Smorgasbord – Bartel Me Something Good – Out of the Dark (1988) & Amazing Stories “Gershwin’s Trunk”

After a lengthy break, your favorite Bartel-casting comrades return with BARTEL ME SOMETHING GOOD, featuring the second episode of the Steven Spielberg-produced anthology series AMAZING STORIES directed by Paul Bartel, as well as the 1988 slasher comedy OUT OF THE DARK, produced by Bartel and featuring a wild cast including Karen Black, Bud Cort, Geoffrey Lewis, Tracey Walter, Divine, Tab Hunter and – of course – Paul Bartel! It’s a packed episode, so check it out!

Cinema Smorgasbord – Cinema Smorgasbord Sells Out – Lost Bullet (2020)

One more episode beaming straight from Newfoundland (on Doug’s end) and the BOYS decide to check out the first in the epic French action trilogy currently available on Netflix: 2020’s LOST BULLET! Some great fights and plenty of practical car stunts, but how does it stack up to other international action classics of the last few years? WE’LL TALK ABOUT IT! We also get into some of our favorite French action films because WHY NOT? Enjoy!

The Carnage Report Episode 80: They Call Her Death

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick take a look at director Austin Snell’s violent revenge Western, They Call Her Death, now streaming on Shudder, as well as inviting the director onto the show to ask what got him into horror in an installment of The Gate. They also suggest a few other Western horror films and discuss how they’d fare in pioneer days. Plus, the pair discuss trailers galore for Together, The Conjuring: Last Rites, The Long Walk, and more (all of which you can check out below), while seeing what they think of the announcements of new films from directors Renny Harlin and Eli Roth in Director’s Corner. There’s also a look at the recent lineup drops from Fantasia Fest and the Chattanooga Film Festival.

Cinema Smorgasbord – Wild in the Streets – Mean Frank and Crazy Tony (1973)

One a very special REMOTE episode of WILD IN THE STREETS, Doug calls in from Newfoundland to discuss the mixed up crime comedy MEAN FRANK AND CRAZY TONY from 1973. Featuring Lee Van Cleef as a tight-lipped mobster and Tony Lo Bianco as the wannabe wise-guy who worships him, the two get into all sorts of trouble, including an impressive car chase (“Mon dieu!”), a factory shootout and more power drill mayhem than you can throw an apple core at. There’s plenty of action, Edwige Fenech and Jean Rochefort pop up in supporting roles, and you even get a horn-heavy score from Riz Ortolani. What’s not to love? Listen and find out!

Cinema Smorgasbord – How Do You Do, Fellow Kids? – Transformers One (2024)

On this episode of HOW DO YOU DO, FELLOW KIDS? (the world’s finest Steve Buscemi-themed podcast), we’re looking at TRANSFORMERS ONE, the all-CG origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, with a heavyweight voice cast bringing them to life – including Steve Buscemi as legendary rabble-rouser STARSCREAM. Is it more than meets the eye, or.. uh.. bad? Guess we’ll talk it over right after we dig into the latest Buscemi news. It’s time to roll out!