Elwood Jones (From the Depths of DVD Hell) invites bloggers, film makers and fellow film junkies to join him as he works though the 1001 film introduction to cult and obscure cinema, which is the Mad, Bad and Downright Strange list.
Take on the list - https://www.letterboxd.com/elwood_jones/list/mad-bad-and-downright-strange-a-1001-cult/
Nick Rehak (French Toast Sunday (https://frenchtoastsunday.com/)) joins me to talk about
Terrence Malick's debut film Badlands starring Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek as a murderous couple looking for freedom as they head to the Badlands of Montana.
Plus overrated creatives, the end of the New Hollywood era and horrific nature plus more!
Letterboxd: Elwood (https://letterboxd.com/Elwood_Jones/) / Nick (https://letterboxd.com/fts_nick/)
For more reviews check out From The Depths of DVD Hell (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/dashboard/episode/www.fromthedepthsofdvdhell.wordpress.com)
1 Sept 2023
MBDS Showcase #60 - Blue Velvet
Jess Manzo (French Toast Sunday) returns to the show to talk about David Lynch's Blue Velvet as the discovery of a human ear leads a college student to discover the dark underbelly of his hometown.
We look at the iconic performances, the legacy of the Lynch-verse and why Dennis Hopper's Frank might be the scariest villain ever!
Letterboxd: Elwood (https://letterboxd.com/Elwood_Jones/) / Jess (https://letterboxd.com/jessmanzo/)
For more reviews check out From The Depths of DVD Hell (www.fromthedepthsofdvdhell.wordpress.com)
9 Aug 2023
MBDS Showcase #59 - Sorcerer
Elwood and Greg kick off a new season looking at William Friedkin's Sorcerer who sadly passed away a few weeks after we recorded this episode. The film following four criminals exiled to a small village in South America who are offered a chance of escaping their current situation by transporting a shipment of highly unstable nitro-glycerine 200 miles through the jungle to an oil well.
We look at the insane production and how Friedkin managed to pull off some of the films more spectacular moments and more!!
Follow Elwood on Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/Elwood_Jones/)
Follow Greg on Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/greggles83/)
Take on the MBDS list (https://letterboxd.com/elwood_jones/list/mad-bad-and-downright-strange-a-1001-cult/)
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