TMBDOS! Episode 345: "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie" (1976).
Lee and Daniel are joined by returning guests Vaughn and Wick, to put on a big seedy, theatrical show for you all, as they cover John Cassavetes' "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie" (1976), starring Ben Gazzara. A few of the things covered in this episode: Cassavetes working as an actor to be a filmmaker in indie cinema; the stellar cast;the two different versions and which one the hosts think is the best. The hosts also talk about what they've watched recently. Listen, we need you to pay off your debt to us by doing a little job for us. We need you take your best podcast app, download this episode and listen to it. Then we will be even. Scout's honour!
"The Killing of a Chinese Bookie" IMDB
Lee's recent appearance on Movie Melt.
Listen to Daniel punch Nazis on the I Don't Speak German podcast.
Catch Daniel on Bluesky and support his Patreon.
Wick's fine art on Instagram & Bluesky.
Vaughn's excellent podcast Motion Picture Massacre.
Featured Music: "No One Around to Hear It" & "Rainy Fields of Frost and Magic" by Bo Harwood & John Cassavetes.
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TMBDOS! Episode 344: "The Sicilian Connection" (1972).
Lee is excited to welcome first time guest host Richard Glenn Schmidt, of Hello! This is the Doomed Show, joining him to cover Ferdinando Baldi's early Eurocrime "The Godfather"/"Bullitt"/"The French Connection" cash-in "The Sicilian Connection" (1972), starring Ben Gazzara. Does this set a benchmark for Eurocrime going forward in the decade or did the genre leave this behind? Is this just a Mondo Cane documentary about how to run the opium trade from a Turkish poppy field to the streets of New York? All of this, and more, including the hosts geeking out over Euro genre film in general and talking about what they've watched as of late. Also, because it is his first time on the show, Richard gets to play the Beyond Belief: Movie Fact or Fiction game, with Jonathan Frakes! Mafia Dons, lock up your wives and daughters, TMBDOS! has enough cream to go around for them in this episode!
"The Sicilian Connection" IMDB
Richard's various projects:
His podcast, Hello! This is the Doomed Show, on Doomed Moviethon.com.
Hello! This is the Doomed Show on Legion Podcasts.
Check out Richard's solo music project, The Slow Wizard, on Bandcamp.com.
Buy Richard's books here.
Featured Music: "Ankara", excerpt from "I picciotti", and "Afyon" by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis.
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TMBDOS! Episode 343: "Nosferatu" (2024).
Lee and Daniel are joined by their friend Jack to pick up a thread first started almost 10 years ago, way back in episode 79, where they talked about the 1922 and 1979 Nosferatu films, by covering Robert Eggers "Nosferatu" (2024). Tune in to see if they feel it lives up to the previous two versions. It's certainly the horniest out of all of them. Drac dong; Lily-Rose Depp constantly coming, the online monster porn community, and much more is covered, including what the hosts have watched as of late.
"Nosferatu" IMDB
The hosts conversation about the 1922 and 1979 versions.
Atun-Shei Films video about occultism in the 2024 "Nosferatu".
Listen to Daniel and Jack on the I Don't Speak German podcast.
Daniel's Bluesky.
Daniel's Patreon.
Jack at Eruditorum Press.
Jack on Not the Same Log Podcast.
Jack's Bluesky.
Jack's Patreon.
Featured Music: "Release the Bats" by The Birthday Party & "Nosferatu" by Blue Oyster Cult.
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Blood on the Tracks Episode 89: North American Slashers from the 1990s ('97-'99).
Lee finishes off his look at the soundtracks and scores of North American-made slasher films from the 1990s, covering some of the stuff that rode the popularity of "Scream", the expected sequels, and other odds and ends.
--A Young Man on the Edge & Final Confrontation from "I Know What You Did Last Summer" (1997) --John Debney
--My Baby's Got the Strangest Ways from "I Know What You Did Last Summer" (1997) --Southern Culture on the Skids
--Main Titles from "Office Killer" (1997) --Evan Lurie
--End Credits from "Jack Frost" (1997) --Chris Anderson & Carl Schurtz
--Cassandra Aria from "Scream 2" (1997) --Marco Beltrami
--Red Right Hand from "Scream 2" (1997) --Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
--Right Place, Wrong Time from "Scream 2" (1997) --The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
--Opening Credits from "The Catcher" (1998) --Paul Amorosi
--Plastic Love from "Bride of Chucky" (1998) --Graeme Revell
--Sexual Act from "Urban Legend" (1998) --Christopher Young
--Spookshow Baby from "Urban Legend" (1998) --Rob Zombie
--Prelude & The Murder from "Psycho" (1998) --Danny Elfman
--How Do I Deal & I Will Survive from "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" (1998) --Jennifer Love Hewitt
--On the Pier from "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" (1998) --John Frizzell
--Blue Monday from "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" (1998) --Orgy
--Main Title from "Halloween: H20" (1998) --John Ottman & Marco Beltrami
--Opening Credits from "Kolobos" (1999) --William Kidd
--Long Suffering from "Cherry Falls" (1999) --Walter Werzowa
--Main Title from "Candyman 3: Day of the Dead" (1999) --Adam Gorgoni
Opening and closing music: Theme from Slaughter from "Slaughter" by Billy Preston, and Too Risky a Day for a Regatta from "Tentacles" by Stelvio Cipriani.
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TMBDOS! Episode 342: "The Passion of Joan of Arc" (1928).
Lee, Daniel, and the returning Lady Leah cover a classic of the silent era, once thought lost, Carl Theodor Dreyer's "The Passion of Joan of Arc" (1928), featuring one of, if not the greatest, performance ever captured on film, from Maria Falconetti, starring as the titular Joan of Arc. The history of the film and its various versions are briefly touched upon, and the hosts dig into the various lenses the film can be viewed through, as well as spending time talking about Dreyer's rule-breaking filming techniques he employed to make the film. Will Lee manage to struggle through reading all the French names in the cast? All this, and the cast also talks about what they've watched recently. We are putting you, the listener, on trial! Confess! You will listen to this episode! Repent!
"The Passion of Joan of Arc" IMDB
From the Danish Film Institute: Hermann Warm and the models for Jeanne D' Arc.
Lee on Bluesky.
Daniel on Bluesky, his other Podcast, and his Patreon.
Featured music: Excerpt from "Joan of Arc" by Leonard Cohen; "Bigmouth Strikes Again" by The Smiths, and "Maid Of Orleans" by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.
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