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Cinema Smorgasbord – Further Reeding – Curse of the Werewolf (1961)

FURTHER REEDING (the world’s finest Oliver Reed-themed podcast) returns with Oliver Reed’s first starring role: the 1961 Hammer horror classic CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF! Despite Reed’s starring credit he doesn’t appear until the half-way mark of the film, but within minutes he shows his potential for stardom.. and that’s before he turns into a hairy, drooling monster! A much different werewolf tale than the Universal classics, it’s filled with pathos and sadness, but still gives you plenty of carnage in the final twenty minutes or so. LET’S TALK ABOUT IT!

The Carnage Report Episode 81: Final Destination: Bloodlines

On this episode of the podcast, Julie and Nick take a look at directors Adam Stein and Zach Lipovsky’s Final Destination: Bloodlines, the sixth installment in the long-running horror series, now in theaters. They also suggest a few other horror films with out-there death sequences and discuss their favorite cookout foods. Plus, the pair discuss trailers galore for The Matriarch, Alpha, It: Welcome to Derry, and more.

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!