Trash & Treasures

The Silent Hill director made a movie about famous cryptid the Beast of Gevaudan. It is somehow not a werewolf movie, because it is too busy kind of being Jaws with a wolf. It does feature very thoughtful and sensitive casting (hint: this is sarcasm). Also, we would like to extend our apologies to our French listeners in advance.

CONTENT WARNING for discussion of sexual assault and racism

1:00 The Soundless Mountain

3:30 Why this, of all things

6:15 Why is Mark Dacascos playing a Native American

11:15: What makes a Kung Fu movie

15:00 Wait, how does this start?

25:00 Oh thank God, we made it to town

31:30 Set piece two, kicks like lightning

38:00 The mushiest second act

43:00 Hello, 2001 CGI

48:00 Plot says you die now

53:00 Bone(r) sword

64:00 Should you watch this?

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We can't prove that Anne Rice watched this movie about vampire being from Egypt, Actually, but we have a thought or two. It's okay, this movie ripped off Interview with the Vampire first.

Anyway, this is one of those movies that's too good to say the word "vampire," and also makes you watch David Bowie age rapidly. It would all be very sad if not for the things that are so, so bad. Who knows how to write queer women better than a straight man?

4:00 Background Info

8:00 Anne Rice saw this movie

12:00 These vampires are better and sciencier

20:00 WHY IS THERE A CORPSE FURNACE

24:00 David Bowie is sad

27:00 The meat is a metaphor for penises

34:00 "Seduction"

43:00 This sure is a third act

49:00 WE COULD'VE HAD IT ALL (not really)

52:00 Should you watch this movie?

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Hey, you know how vampires are all sad and broody now? It's because of this story. But also they were still doing murders and being scary while having existential crises. Anyway, this is the simple story of a man and his bad, bad marriage to Tom Cruise. Meanwhile, one of western cinema's best child performances breaks out.

Also, we really love Louis and loathe Brad Pitt. Also additionally, Antonio Banderas was good. Come at me.

CONTENT WARNING for....Anne Rice stuff. Discussion of suicide, depression, child and spousal abuse.

Now with (very broadly sketched) show notes!

4:00 Neil Jordan loves telling queer stories (poorly)

11:00 Personal Histories

15:00 The Tom Cruise Debacle

21:00 Daniel Molloy, sweaty boy reporter

26:00 Louis is Great, Actually (fuck you, Brad Pitt)

32:00 Stuff from the later books

34:00 Hey, bad stuff happens to kids here

41:00 Antonio Banderas is Great, Actually

49:00 Paul was kind of important (who?)

54:00 The second half has...problems

62:00 The movie sure does have an ending

69:00 (nice) Our cat is very helpful

The Anne Rice Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0VX_U20wLk

Vrai talks more about IWTV (the book): https://vraikaiser.com/2016/05/06/interview-with-the-vampire-part-1/

IWTV is a depressing standalone novel: http://anton-mordrid.tumblr.com/post/158334609533/madshelley-i-have-a-question-considering-the-way

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I know we like saying that Interview with the Vampire is the gayest vampire movie. But actually, it's this one. Also, if you remove the vampire scenes it becomes a movie about a teenage boy plotting a hate crime against his gay neighbors.

But I guess technically it's about Rear Window, vampire style, as said teen boy tries to get someone to believe him about the supernatural being next door. Half the production crew was queer. It shows a little bit. And some of them went on to some FASCINATING careers. For a given value thereof.

Also there was a remake. We guess.

Anyway, happy October! It's time to talk about the undead.

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Audrina lives in the shadow of her dead older sister, who was not only perfect in every way but had the exact same name. She's definitely a real, different person, which is why Audrina's dad is constantly pushing her to recover her sister's memories. Welcome to VC Andrews Land, where the protagonists are not like other girls, the sentences are purple, and all of the men are rapists.

This one is a doozy for CONTENT WARNINGS: child abuse, sexual abuse, sexual assault, misogyny, ableism, and spousal abuse. All of which this book handles very, very badly.

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You know how sometimes children are inherently evil because genetics and also Freud said so? The only thing a good mother can do is cover up her child's crimes and then attempt a dramatic murder-suicide. But only after many, many monologues against a weird Greek pillar that doesn't fit in with the rest of the decor.

The Bad Seed is a 1956 movie that directly adapts the 1954 play, with a few....interesting changes based on the demands of the Hays Code (and by interesting I mean AMAZING). You can watch the whole thing for free in the public domain, and we'd recommend it.

Also featuring a guest appearance by Dorothy's enduring flame for Starsky & Hutch.

Watch the film: https://archive.org/details/TheBadSeed19561

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Jane Hudson, former child star, resents her now wheelchair-bound sister for being a more successful movie star as an adult. Their rocky relationship has been getting worse, and Jane's passive-aggressive torments have turned overt in their abuse. In fact, she's starting to think she'd be better off without her sister...

Did I mention that the two lead actors were huge Golden Age Hollywood stars, and they HATED each other? It shows.

Or: Hey, Psycho sure was successful, huh?

Featuring a guest spot by Starsky & Hutch and the Hays Code.

Watch the film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBrF5c6ul8w

Jane and the Mirror: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa2USJZHywE

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This movie raises many questions: why was baby Christian Bale, a Good Actor and Bad Dancer, cast in a singing and dancing show? Why did Disney think a strike spearheaded by homeless children was perfect for a squeaky clean musical? How exactly does collective action work, anyway?

We spend some time with the real-life history that inspired Newsies--which is a heck of a lot more inspiring than the movie itself turned out to be. There are a lot of interesting things adjacent to this movie but not actually in it, actually. But baby Christian Bale sure does want to be a cowboy.

Newsies Dance Montage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCbSOtms1ZY

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In 1982, the Rafferty brothers put together a documentary about how America's combination of powerful weaponry, careless leaders, propaganda, and willful ignorance would lead us to nuclear annihilation. It somehow feels even more relevant in 2017 than it did during the Cold War.

The film is cut together using only test footage, advertisements, propaganda, and other footage from the era. It ranges from bleakly funny (if you like Fallout, this is for you), to unspeakably horrific. Content warning for war crimes and animal cruelty.

If you think you can stomach the disturbing content, it's an absolute must-watch.

Watch the film free and legally here:

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-atomic-cafe/

"Duck and Cover" short:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqXu-5jw60

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It doesn't work.

Lars von Trier -- agent provocateur if you're generous, director with a hard-on for depicting female suffering and trolling film festivals if you're Vrai -- took a strange turn in 2003, with the only documentary of his career. Here we find von Trier trying to help a director who inspired him get over his artist's block.

Yes, Lars "Bjork spit in his face every day of shooting" von Trier tried to help someone.

The results are decidedly mixed.

Kyle's Melancholia Review, Parts 1 and 2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Alegi-6vsE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHXjNGzPbS4

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