Hotel California Radio Show: Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford, And Buster Crabbe
Published on March 30th, 2008 in: Issues, Movies, Radio, Underground/Cult |
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TUESDAY / JANUARY / 28 / 2005
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8:00 A.M.
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HOTEL CALIFORNIA RADIO SHOW—TITLE: CROISSANTS AND COFFEE
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RETRIEVED RADIO BROADCAST
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ALIEN A-1 RADIO SATELLITE
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5 MINUTES RUN-TIME
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TERRI
I am Terri Titwell, your gracious host. We are here daily at 8 a.m. in the Grand Dining Hall of the Hotel California to bring you interviews with your favorite celebrities, both living and dead, for your listening pleasure.
From Dracula to Diva—my guests today are Cult Classics. Some of the most interesting individuals, both on and off the screen, that Hollywood has to offer. All of my guests today are Stars of Cult Film.
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I Am Curious (Giallo): Q & A with Giallos Flame
Published on March 30th, 2008 in: Horror, Issues, Movies, Music, Q&A |By Eric Weber
One of my favorite things to do is put on my iPod and listen to some menacing or ominous horror movie soundtrack while walking to my car after work. I love to play tracks from Halloween II and pretend I’m a character in a horror film. Someone like Jamie Lee Curtis or Jessica Harper in Suspiria. As I stroll through the dark and desolate parking deck, I’ll imagine that I’m being pursued by some shadowy figure in a dark trench coat. I’ll stop and look around cautiously, peering around the corner to see if someone (or something) is behind me. If I’m feeling particularly brave (and sure that no one is around), I’ll break out into a run towards my car, imagining the killer is close behind me. I’ll drop the keys (on purpose) and fumble with the lock before quickly jumping into the car. Whew. Another murder attempt diverted. You see, I’m completely obsessed with horror movie soundtracks.
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Top Five Most Useless Star Wars Characters
Published on January 30th, 2008 in: Issues, Movies, Top Five Lists |By Megashaun
1. Ponda Baba
Who is he?
In Star Wars: A New Hope, Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi enter the Mos Eisley Cantina in search of a pilot willing to fly them to the Alderaan System. Luke orders a drink and an alien with an ass for a mouth takes exception to the young traveller’s looks. That alien is Ponda Baba, a creature from the Aqualish race.
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Q & A with Fatal Farm
Published on January 30th, 2008 in: Comedy, Current Faves, Issues, Movies, Music, Q&A, TV, Video |Interviewed by Less Lee Moore
If you frequently troll YouTube for weird videos or subscribe to WFMU’s Beware of the Blog, you may have already heard of Lasagna Cat, video mashups of well-known songs with three-panel Garfield comics.
If you haven’t, then you should probably watch one immediately.
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No Sense Makes Sense: Peter Bogdanovich’s Targets
Published on January 30th, 2008 in: Issues, Movie Reviews, Movies, Retrovirus, Underground/Cult |By Less Lee Moore
“My father is the jailhouse. My father is your system… I am only what you made me. I am only a reflection of you.”
—From the testimony of Charles Manson in the Tate-LaBianca murder trial, November 20, 1970
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Ron Howard: Who Loves Ya Baby?
Published on January 30th, 2008 in: Issues, Movies, Over the Gadfly's Nest, TV |By Michelle Patterson
Ron Howard is a gem of a human being. And when I use the word “gem” I’m referring to his acting and voiceover work. The Andy Griffith Show was many things: charming, sickeningly sweet, funny, and surprisingly open-minded about parenting habits and the courtship of a widower. Most of all, though, it allowed children of the time (and even today for those kids who, like me, were prone to dabbling in Nick at Nite‘s lineup) the opportunity to project themselves into the role of Opie Taylor.
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Romance Schmomance
Published on January 30th, 2008 in: Feminism, Issues, Movies, Over the Gadfly's Nest |By Queen Spajina
It’s hard to believe I have gone my entire life believing that Casablanca and Gone with the Wind are two of the most Romantic movies ever made. After seeing both of these movies last year I was sickened and enraged at the idea that either one of these films are anyone’s favorite “most romantic movie ever.”
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Top Five Ticket Stubs
Published on January 30th, 2008 in: Issues, Movies, Music, Top Five Lists |By Less Lee Moore
Like many hardcore fangirls, I collect memorabilia relating to my obsessions. I try to remain unfazed by the remarkable similarities between my collector habits and those of serial killers, and concentrate instead on the tenacity of spirit that such pack-rat-edness surely exemplifies.
There are many bands and movies I’ve seen more than once. Now I’ll take you on a pictorial journey through my favorite collections of multiple ticket stubs.
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Holiday Horrors: They’ll SLEIGH You!
Published on November 29th, 2007 in: Holidays, Horror, Issues, Movies, Underground/Cult |By Eric Weber
“Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, a creature was stirring. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, but it was hard to say that St. Nick would be there. A Christmas of another color brings a killer on the loose.”
Tagline for 1974’s classic chiller, Black Christmas
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How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Robot
Published on November 29th, 2007 in: Issues, Movies, Science and Technology, Toys and Collectibles, TV |By Queen Spajina
From sci-fi novels to bartending to chic hotel bars, robots are made to wear many hats and cater to our every whim and desire, ideally without any regard for their own health or welfare.
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