Surgery, both domestic and foreign. #babysfirstsoska! Where does Eyes Without a Face fit into the history of cinema, and how can you know? Looking to more recent films that drew inspiration. True horror, even today. Timeless effects techniques. Eyes Without a Face and identity. Why the filmmaker’s intent is valuable, even if you don’t care about the filmmakers intent. American Mary. A personal journey through The Soska Sisters. Twisted Twins and Katherine Isabelle. American Mary and attempting to steal from the Canadians. The rest of the Soska twins’ discography.

Surgery, both domestic and foreign. #babysfirstsoska! Where does Eyes Without a Face fit into the history of cinema, and how can you know? Looking to more recent films that drew inspiration. True horror, even today. Timeless effects techniques. Eyes Without … Continue reading →

Did Mookie do the right thing? I don't know if I'm qualified to answer that. I'm not sure if Spike Lee is as interested in answering that as he is in you recognizing not just how you answered, but why you answered that way. It may have been Do the Right Thing that solidified Spike Lee's status as an "angry" filmmaker, but was he really angry or just telling us something we didn't want to hear?

To follow along on the path toward cinematic edification:- [email protected] battleshippretension.com/category/idmb- facebook.com/IDoMoviesBadly- twitter.com/nolanfixesteeth

Tyler and David are joined by Scott Nye and Matt Warren to discuss the movies they saw at Sundance.

The Venture Bros./ The X Files

Tyler and David discuss what they've been watching, including the Oscar-nominated animated and live-action shorts, They Made Me a Fugitive, Taxi, A War, Crystal Lake Memories, The Nightmare, The Final Girls, Hail, Caesar!, The Bronze and Childrens Hospital.

Tyler recommends Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville's BEST OF ENEMIES.

Some musical midnight movies that aren’t asking for approval. Another look at the Phantom of the Paradise. Returning to Chicago’s own Music Box Massacre. Death, Inc. A monster, a veiled threat and a whiney if not eclectic piano player. The Phantom of the Paradise’s iconography and depth as compared to Phantom of the Opera or Faust or other well-known works. Heading to the Forbidden Zone. Something something blackface! Richard Elfman hands down the Mystic Nights of Oingo Boingo. Danny Elfman borrows from his own Forbidden Zone pieces. The Oogie Boogie song originally appears in Forbidden Zone. Danny ELfman’s very first film score, sort of. Pseudo Satan, Oogie Boogie’s song and Dilbert Zone. The Freeway connection. The conspiracy of Forbidden Zone. Is Forbidden Zone satirical or just odd? Oh, also, the crowdfunding campaign for Forbidden Zone 2.

Some musical midnight movies that aren’t asking for approval. Another look at the Phantom of the Paradise. Returning to Chicago’s own Music Box Massacre. Death, Inc. A monster, a veiled threat and a whiney if not eclectic piano player. The … Continue reading →

Tyler recommends Steven Soderbergh's TRAFFIC.