Wake Up Heavy

Trying my hand at some promos. Here's the short version. If you want to throw it on your podcast please feel free.

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Full episode of my second appearance on https://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/ is now available through WUH.

"The Brood is the story of the Carveth family and how the sins of the past visit the children of the next generation. Frank (played by Art Hindle) and his wife Nola (played by Samantha Eggar) have separated. She’s under the care of Dr. Hal Raglan (played by Oliver Reed). He’s the head of the Somafree clinic and has mastered the art of psychoplasmics where negative thoughts and feelings are manifested physically. These come in the form of rashes or lesions or, in the case of Nola, a group of odd creatures who go on a murderous rampage when her ire is raised."

A full year ago, on the WUH: Twenty Nineteen episode, I talked about wanting to do some shows in 2020 on the myriad obsessions I entertained back in my youth. That never really happened. But those old obsessions have begun to percolate again, so instead of a year-end wrap-up I'm going to touch on some of those, as well as some other interesting(?) things from my childhood.

Turkey Monkey picture and full show notes here: https://www.wakeupheavy.com/2021/01/wuh-little-bit-me.html

It was a strange year so here's a strange compilation of tunes that appeared on WUH in 2020. Bonus points and my undying respect if you figure out the connection to the player image.

Visit the site for the track list: https://www.wakeupheavy.com/2020/12/wuh-tunes-2020.html

A mish-mash recipe for your Thanksgiving holiday festivities. Two parts Why Didn't I Rent This, one part Cleo, a sprinkle of watch list recs, and a dash of DEVO. Happy(?) Thanksgiving from the WUH Family to yours!

For more: https://www.wakeupheavy.com/2020/11/wuh-what-turkey.html

After directing two experimental films (STEREO and CRIMES OF THE FUTURE) David Cronenberg realized that if making movies would be his vocation he would need to do something "commercial." And at the time commercial, more often than not, meant exploitation. Inspired in part by a nightmare he'd had Cronenberg set about to write a screenplay for the Canuxploitation Pioneers at Cinepix. What emerged was SHIVERS, which introduced audiences and critics to a new kind of horror film and courted controversy not only for its subject matter but also for its manner of funding.

With special guest host Mike White from The Projection Booth Podcast, and an interview with Luke Aspell, author of the monograph on Shivers from Auteur Publishing.

For more info: https://www.wakeupheavy.com/2020/10/wuh-x-tpb-cronenberg-awesome-october.html

You can listen to the TPB x WUH episode on THE BROOD here: http://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/2020/10/david-cronenberg-double-feature-shivers.html

No, I'm not giving a clinic on Cronenberg (I wouldn't presume to be an expert all of a sudden) although, since March of this year I think I've taken one myself! This is more of a primer for the upcoming Cronenberg Crossover event with The Projection Booth Podcast. Having read, watched, and absorbed so much Cronenberg over the last seven months it only seems natural that all the connections in his work would settle in and demand exploring. Plus, the title is a nice little pun since so many of his early films feature a Clinic of one sort or another. And I like puns! AND I get to use this awesome player image again! Win, win.

Really didn't think I'd be doing another one of these BUT WE'RE STILL DEALING WITH COVID-19 so here we are. I get on my soapbox for a bit, but mainly talk about my movie watching from the last month or so. Yeah, it's one of "those" episodes.

Take a listen to The Projection Booth Podcast's episode on FADE TO BLACK here: http://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/2019/10/episode-436-fade-to-black-1980.html

The Sender (1982) is a horror film directed by Roger Christian and starring Zeljko Ivanek as The Sender, Kathryn Harrold as Dr. Gail Farmer, and Shirley Knight as Jerolyn. Two years before Freddy terrorized the kids on Elm Street, John Doe 83 would project the power of his dreams onto the patients and staff of a mental hospital in the town of Corinth.

For more information: https://www.wakeupheavy.com/2020/08/wdirt-v4e2-sender-1982.html

More Cleo! Lots of Hobbitses! A giant shark, a killer dress, dinosaurs, Calvinism vs. LA porn, and other odds and ends. Plus a surprise appearance from Leonard Nimoy. Is this the final NFH episode? When I'm in charge you never can tell.