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22. Leave Her to Heaven (1945): Hell Popping Around Here
Nov 24, 2021
2h 10m 56s
21. The Mummy (1932): He's Got On a Caftan and He's Very Dry
Oct 27, 2021
1h 38m 38s
20. Cat People (1942): Baby Porky's Big Fat Move
Oct 6, 2021
1h 21m 19s
19. King Kong (1933): If Only He Had an Ass to Match
Jun 30, 2021
1h 55m 15s
Bonus 21. The Uncanny (1977) and Uninvited (1987): Tongues Go Missing All the Time
Feb 17, 2021
1h 16m 11s
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| 11/24/21 | ![]() 22. Leave Her to Heaven (1945): Hell Popping Around Here | Surprise Noirvember ep! It's Tierney Time once again as we discuss John M. Stahl's Technicolor noir masterpiece Leave Her to Heaven (1945). Topics include monkeys and coconuts, Vincent Price club bangers, boat massacres of all kinds, and more Bosley Crowther bullshit. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-gj Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 2h 10m 56s | ||||||
| 10/27/21 | ![]() 21. The Mummy (1932): He's Got On a Caftan and He's Very Dry | With just enough time for one more spooooky Halloween episode, we're busting open Imhotep's tomb to cover The Mummy (1932). Join us as we discuss the film's roots in the Egyptomania craze of 19th and early-20th centuries, its place as a lesser entry in the Universal horror canon, and whether or not we think Boris Karloff pissed his pants. Webbys do not interact! Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-g9 Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 1h 38m 38s | ||||||
| 10/6/21 | ![]() 20. Cat People (1942): Baby Porky's Big Fat Move | In this, the spookiest of seasons, we emerge from the shadows to discuss the RKO horror classic Cat People (1942). Topics include Val Lewton and Jacques Tourneur locking eyes across a crowded room, the mysterious world of Serbian stews, and a little too much about Lionel Atwill's extracurriculars. Irena did nothing wrong! Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-fW Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 1h 21m 19s | ||||||
| 6/30/21 | ![]() 19. King Kong (1933): If Only He Had an Ass to Match | We're back, and we watched King Kong (1933)! The gang returns to discuss practical effects, gorilla butts, Merian C. Cooper's exhausting life choices, Fay Wray's status as the original scream queen, and why we think it's important to engage critically with older media even when it makes us uncomfortable. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-fL Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 1h 55m 15s | ||||||
| 2/17/21 | ![]() Bonus 21. The Uncanny (1977) and Uninvited (1987): Tongues Go Missing All the Time | It's time for Evil Cats Week as Amelia and Tiff cover two feline-centric horror movies, Denis Héroux's anthology film The Uncanny (1977) and Greydon Clark's exploitation schlockfest Uninvited (1987). We discuss Ray Milland's big round head, Peter Cushing's secret kitty war crimes, terrible '80s swimsuits, and little mutant cats inside regular cats. Happy birthday, Gul! Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-fD Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 1h 16m 11s | ||||||
| 1/20/21 | ![]() Bonus 20. Love on the Run (1936) and Three Loves Has Nancy (1938): A Chaotic Evil Lew Ayres | It's time to kick off 2021 with our first-ever listener-requested episode! This week we take a look at two MGM romantic comedies co-starring Franchot Tone: Love on the Run (1936) and Three Loves Has Nancy (1938). Subjects include dead people clothes, Terminator running, and why Janet Gaynor is the only short person Candice has ever loved. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-fo Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 1h 20m 20s | ||||||
| 12/23/20 | ![]() Bonus 19. The Swarm (1978): Merry Christmas, It's Bees | This week the Gruesome Twosome returns to tackle Irwin Allen's star-studded disaster epic The Swarm (1978), which has nothing to do with the holiday season but does feature the gift of bees, bees, millions of bees! We discuss Michael Caine's marcel waves, Henry Fonda's squeaky wheelchair, the sweeping love triangle between Olivia de Havilland, Ben Johnson, and Fred MacMurray, and the unfair denigration of popcorn disaster movies. High in potassium, low in sodium! Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-cr Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 1h 26m 11s | ||||||
| 11/18/20 | ![]() Bonus 18. Whirlpool (1950): Gallbladder Widower | It's a Noirvember bonus this week as we discuss Otto Preminger's hypnosis thriller Whirlpool (1950), starring Gene Tierney, Richard Conte, Jose Ferrer, and Charles Bickford. Subjects include kleptomania, Hulkamania (not that kind), gallbladder crises, and our very healthy parasocial relationships with the terrible stars we love. Please forgive the audio issues, particularly toward the end of the episode, which was recorded on 70-year-old equipment stolen from Richard Conte's home office in a trance. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-ce Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 1h 00m 44s | ||||||
| 11/4/20 | ![]() 18. The Omen (1976): Baby-on-Baby Crime | It's another shot of Gregory Peck this week as we wrap up our Halloween cursed film series with Richard Donner's demon-child classic The Omen (1976). We explore what the movie has to say about motherhood and post-Watergate political anxiety, pay tribute to the unsung women who have been bringing films to life behind the scenes for over a century, and sing the praises of our newfound favourite sequel Damien: Omen II (1978), in which friend of the pod Lew Ayres endures the single greatest death scene ever committed to celluloid. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-bD Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 1h 45m 14s | ||||||
| 10/28/20 | ![]() Bonus 17. Cape Fear (1962) and Cape Fear (1991): Twice the Cape, Twice the Fear | This week we're taking a quick detour from our cursed film series to tackle a different kind of horror movie: J. Lee Thompsons's neo-noir thriller Cape Fear (1962), and Martin Scorsese's 1991 remake of the same name. We discuss the stark differences in how each film handles its sensitive subject matter, admire Robert Mitchum's sick Del Boca Vista wardrobe, and partake in some recreation at the bowling center with noted human Gregory Peck. A content warning: both of today's films are about sexual assault, and our conversation reflects that. Another content warning: we really hate the remake, and our conversation reflects that, too. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-bv Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 1h 33m 59s | ||||||
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| 10/14/20 | ![]() 17. Poltergeist (1982): You Obviously Don't Know How Much a Skeleton Costs | Our Halloween theme continues this week with another notoriously "cursed" horror movie: Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg's haunted house classic Poltergeist (1982). We tackle the question of just who actually directed the film, explore its iconic special effects, and confront the moral implications of the popular "curse" narrative. Please note that this podcast has not been and will never be censored by Pizza Hut. Finally, another content warning—today's episode addresses the deaths of two of Poltergeist's young stars, Dominique Dunne and Heather O'Rourke, and in doing so includes some discussion of real-life violence against women. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-bh Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 1h 54m 20s | ||||||
| 9/30/20 | ![]() 16. The Exorcist (1973): Sometimes the Vibes Is Right | We're back! After losing an episode to our very own MP3-devouring curse, we emerge from the shadows to kick off the Halloween season with a look at William Friedkin's similarly cursed horror classic The Exorcist (1973). We trace writer William Peter Blatty's journey from Georgetown to...well...Georgetown, attempt to address at least a few of the approximately one billion things that went wrong during the film's production, and mourn the omission of Father Dyer's sick Snoopy sweatshirt. Fair warning: this episode is centered around a movie that's full of disturbing subject matter and includes a brief discussion of a real-life homicide. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-ak Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 1h 57m 10s | ||||||
| 9/2/20 | ![]() Bonus 16. Basket Case 2 (1990): First Anniversary Episode Brought to You By Jolt Cola | This week all the crickets in the state of California join us to celebrate the show's one-year anniversary with a look at Basket Case 2 (1990), belated and beloved sequel to the first movie we ever covered. Topics include the Belial Babies, our own tragic Hollywood endings, and—somehow—Tony Randall. Thanks for sticking with us this year, and here's to the next one! Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-aH Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 1h 08m 05s | ||||||
| 8/5/20 | ![]() Bonus 15. Romance on the High Seas (1948): Jack Carson Has Risen From the Grave | On this week's bonus episode we tackle the postwar Warner Brothers musical Romance on the High Seas (1948), starring Doris Day, Janis Paige, Oscar Levant, S.Z. Sakall, and absolutely no one else. Warning: The following podcast contains material that may be disturbing to the ghost of Jack Carson. Listener discretion is advised. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-ac Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 1h 24m 58s | ||||||
| 7/22/20 | ![]() Bonus 14. Rollercoaster (1977): He's Got Timmy Bottoms Eyes | Amusement parks may be off limits this summer, but at least we've got the disaster flick Rollercoaster (1977) to hold us over. Join us for this week's bonus episode as we discuss George Segal's tiny hat, Timothy Bottoms' stinky bomber jacket, Richard Widmark's Sophia Petrillo glasses, and Henry Fonda's enviable late-in-life disaster movie cameo grift. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-a6 Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 1h 14m 01s | ||||||
| 7/1/20 | ![]() 15. Holiday (1938): Not Caring is Cool | Today we're taking a look at Holiday (1938), arguably the most understated of Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn's four films together. We discuss the early years and muses of playwright Philip Barry, Holiday's role in launching Hepburn's career, her contentious but unwavering friendship with director George Cukor, and we finally have a legitimate reason to talk about Lew Ayres — plus Candice serves up another edition of her Puppet Corner and tackles the ultimate question: is it weird that Edward Everett Horton lived with his mom? Candice would like to clarify that she is aware she mixed up Lewis Milestone and Jacques Tourneur in her Night of the Demon (1957) anecdote and is suitably repentant. Please don't haunt us, Jacques Tourneur. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-9F Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 1h 33m 39s | ||||||
| 6/3/20 | ![]() Bonus 13. Berlin Correspondent (1942): That's Not His Natural Chomp | This week the Gruesome Twosome heads back to the ol' Dana Andrews well for a research-free look at the World War II thriller Berlin Correspondent (1942). We discuss the film's extremely poor attempts at emulating Foreign Correspondent (1940), the evolution of Hollywood's approach to the war as it unfolded, Hans Gruber's Super Cool Postage Stamp Emporium, and that time Dana's adult braces fused his jaw shut. This episode was recorded prior to the onset of protests against racism and police brutality across the United States and around the world. If you're unsure how to help, a list of resources can be found at https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-9M Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 59m 22s | ||||||
| 5/13/20 | ![]() 14. Safety Last! (1923): Back Then They Didn't Have Uber Eats | The time has finally come—we're covering a silent film! This week we take a look at the early life and career of Harold Lloyd, culminating in the production of his first masterpiece Safety Last! (1923). Topics include child scammers, prop bombs that aren't prop bombs, towel delivery vans, and our impassioned arguments for why the so-called "third genius" of silent comedy deserves a greater legacy than he has been allotted. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-9m Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 1h 26m 13s | ||||||
| 4/29/20 | ![]() 13. The Boys in the Band (1970): Are You Going to the Birthday Party? | After three seemingly endless months, we're finally back with a fully-researched episode—and it's our longest yet, so heat up some lasagna and settle in as we tackle William Friedkin's adaptation of Mart Crowley's play The Boys in the Band (1970). Topics include the influence of both play and film on the LGBT rights movement, the use of Old Hollywood references as shorthand by an isolated minority that took refuge in the movies, and Natalie Wood's unmatched gift-giving skills. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-8K Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 2h 14m 37s | ||||||
| 4/8/20 | ![]() Bonus 12. Panic in the Streets (1950): I Want a GameCube in My Iron Lung | It's Topical Tuesday on the pod this week as we discuss Elia Kazan's pandemic-themed film noir Panic in the Streets (1950). Subjects include pneumonic plague, lax '50s parenting, the questionable legality of Jack Palance's acting methods, and a potentially COVID-stricken Candice's best Bob Dylan impression. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-8X Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 55m 55s | ||||||
| 3/18/20 | ![]() Bonus 11. Service de Luxe (1938): I Burned Her | It's another Candice-and-Amelia Special this week as the Gruesome Twosome take on Service de Luxe (1938), the Constance Bennett romantic comedy that served as Vincent Price's film debut. Recorded way back on March 7th, we discuss toilet paper shortages from the perspective of that long-ago time before Tom Hanks got COVID-19, then we dig into tractors, arson, fourth-wall breaking, and our dream cast for a remake of the lost Bessie Love vehicle Pegeen (1920). Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-8F Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 50m 38s | ||||||
| 3/4/20 | ![]() Bonus 10. Thirteen Women (1932) and When's Your Birthday? (1937): A Racist Final Destination | We're looking to the stars this week for a research-free discussion of two very different cinematic approaches to astrology: Thirteen Women (1932), a proto-slasher starring Myrna Loy, and the Joe E. Brown comedy When's Your Birthday? (1937). We talk about the impact of the Production Code on Hollywood's handling of racial subject matter, the only screen appearance of the tragically infamous Peg Entwistle, Billy Wilder's later mastery of Brown's occasionally unappealing schtick, and—of course—hitchhiking babies. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-8v Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 50m 51s | ||||||
| 2/19/20 | ![]() Bonus 09. My Favorite Wife (1940) and Move Over, Darling (1963): Who Would You Commit a Bigamy With? | This week we're taking a research-free look at two romantic comedies that combine nineteenth-century tragic poetry with Hollywood's love of bigamy: My Favorite Wife (1940) and its remake, Move Over, Darling (1963). We discuss our love of Doris Day and ambivalence towards Irene Dunne, the confounding screen dynamic between rumoured real-life couple Cary Grant and Randolph Scott, and whom among both casts we'd invite to our respective Bigamy Squads. Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-8k Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 50m 58s | ||||||
| 2/5/20 | ![]() 12. Oscars Moments of Yore: A Twentieth-Century Academy Awards Odyssey | We're doing something a little different this week as we explore sixty years of the Oscars, from the anti-union origins of the Academy in the late 1920s to the career-ending broadcast of 1989. Join us for tales of gatecrashers, axes, protesters, decapitations, fascists, streakers, and some good old-fashioned Joan Crawford chaos magic from the very messy history of the best worst awards show we know. Please Note: This episode features some weather-related audio issues during the first twenty minutes. Thanks for bearing with us! Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-7M Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 1h 36m 44s | ||||||
| 1/22/20 | ![]() Bonus 08. The Prowler (1951): Sorry for Everything | On this week's bonus episode of What's in the Basket, we're peeping in on the Van Heflin-Evelyn Keyes film noir The Prowler (1951). We discuss big ol' foreheads, Dalton Trumbo's handling of female characters, ghost towns, sarsaparilla, and Heflin's presence in the films of Van Johnson (hint: he isn't in them). Show Notes & Sources: https://wp.me/pbeIfn-7J Theme Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io): "Dark Hallway (Distressed)" and "The Show Must Be Go" | 39m 35s | ||||||
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