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- A podcast where they read the original book and compare it to the original film.
- For a quarter of a century, Dr. Hoffman has been the County Coroner -- a man who has dedicated himself to his work and nothing else. Perfect performance in a sometimes gruesome profession, he has been admired and his practices mimicked by many. On the eve of his retirement, his perfect record is about to be tarnished by a chance encounter with an unclaimed body and comes dangerously close to revealing something he has long neglected -- his life.
- We will discuss Pierre Boulle's infamous novel La Planete des Singes and compare to the 1968 classic 'Planet of the Apes' (script by Rod Serling and Michael Wilson). We will delve into the myths, sociological and political references found within the source material of this Academy Award-winning film. Planet of the Apes would spawn a film franchise, television series, animated series and continued Academy award-winning series that continues to smash box office records today. Our hosts are Joshua Hider, Mandie Harvey, Jon Wilson and Keith Chawgo/
- We will be covering Thomas Harris bestseller and the Academy Award Winning 'The Silence of the Lambs' directed by Jonathan Demme. The Silence of the Lambs would start a film franchise and bring crime behavioral science to the masses. This is the film that started it all. Although Hannibal Lecter would make an appearance in the book 'Red Dragon' and the film 'Manhunter', he would not become a household name until this Academy Award-winning film. The Literary Licence Podcast discuss Silence of the Lambs with Keith Chawgo, Mandie Harvey and Jon Wilson.
- 2017–Podcast EpisodeWe will be discussing the classic Shirley Jackson novel 'The Haunting of Hill House' and the classic 1963 Robert Wise film, 'The Haunting'. We also have an interview with Laurence Jackson Hyman, Shirley Jackson's son, who discusses his mother's career and current productions coming our way in the forthcoming year. We will also be joined by award-winning cartoonist, Rob Kirby. He will be co-hosting with Keith Chawgo and Jon Wilson and discussing 'The Shirley Jackson Project - Comics Inspired by Her Life and Work'. Robert Wise used inspirational camera techniques and angles and ensure that the pictures, tones and silence told the story of this phenomenal motion picture.
- The Literary License Podcast presents Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize novel The Road with winning film directed by John Hillcoat with a script by Joe Penhall. The Road handled an apocalyptic world with little dialogue and let the pictures and performance tell the story. This deep and haunting tale became a film festival favorite. Joining Keith Chawgo and Jon Wilson is special co-host Cassandra Swan, the author of The Alibi Room an anthology of her work which includes her award-winning poetry.
- 2017–Podcast EpisodeThe screenplay of A Christmas Story is based on Jean Shepherd's In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, three semi-autobiographical posts published in Playboy from 1964 and 1966. Other stories which include Flick's Tongue was told on his WOR Radio Talk Show in 1968. Other stories found within the feature can be found whilst giving talks on his college tour circuit. The Red Ryder BB Gun came out in 1968 and is still available today. Jon and Keith discuss their Christmas memories and discuss the book and the seasonal favorite. We also have an interview with Tripp Whetsell.
- A hiker's survival skills are put to the test, when he stumbles upon the remains of an old abandoned camp and discovers its long dark secrets. Vincente diSanti will be joining us to discuss his career and his fan film 'Never Hike Alone'. DiSanti is a writer, voice actor, director and actor who has written and directed the 2015 short 'The Red Room', additional dialogue for the 2016 animated film, 'Rock Dog' and his new short 'Don't Hike Alone'. This is a name that we think will make it big and we can't wait to see what he has planned for the future.
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- 2017–Podcast EpisodeHenry James novella mixes two genres, the gothic and ghost stories, to make an eerie classic that stays embedded into the subconscious long after you put it down. Due to the original content, scholars have argued about the interpretations found within its pages. Many have argued about the evil hinted at the stories, which leads to its brilliance as its power is in the creating an intimate sense of confusion and suspense. James would rewrite the story numerous times through his life span which would include subtle changes such as changing the children's ages. In 1961, Jack Clayton would bring the story to the screen starring Deborah Kerr, Michael Redgrave and Megs Jenkins . With a script by Truman Capote and John Mortimer, the psychological horror would achieve its effects through lighting, music and direction rather than conventional shocks. Cinematographer, Freddie Francis would employ deep focus in many scenes, as well as bold, minimal lighting. The James classic would be adapted into a Broadway play, a ballet and there is even a prequel called The Newcomer starring Marlon Brando. There has even been countless foreign adaptions and even the basis of the Quentin Collins storyline explored in the classic gothic horror soap opera 'Dark Shadows. Interesting facts about the film is that Kate Bush's The Infant Kiss is inspired by the film and audio tracks were sampled in the cursed tape of the 2002 film, The Ring.
- 2017–Podcast EpisodeThe Amityville Horror was a best seller book that advertised itself as a true story which would take the world by the storm to become a media franchise that still lives today. The basic history is that in 1974, Ronald DeFeo killed his family allegedly after hearing voices telling him to murder his family. One year later, George and Kathy Lutz and their three children move into the property where they experienced a haunting which would cause them to leave their house and personal belongs 28 days after moving in. We discuss the DeFeo Murders, the Lutz Family and all things Amityville. We look at the book and film and our feelings of the haunting and the mass media storm that would define true life horror to the pinnacle of what it is today.
- The Strangers written and directed by Bryan Bertino is tells the perceived safety of pastoral life and explores stranger on stranger violence. Taken its cue from the Manson murders of 1969 and a series of break-ins that occurred in his neighborhood as a child, Bertino filmed a thriller that questions ones safety in their own home. Starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman play the couple whom seem to have stepped out of an Ingmar Bergman film which ultimately branding the film as naturalistic domestic horror. It also gives a nod to undermining the notion that rural America is more dangerous that the suburbs and city living creating a provincial violence within the confines of its setting. The film is loosely based on a true story which takes its nod from the Manson Tate Murders and The Keddie Cabin Murders of 1981. The sequel, The Strangers: Prey at Night will be released in March 2018.
- 2017–Podcast EpisodeThe Bad Seed tells the story of Rhoda Penmark, the picture perfect child who harbors a villainous demeanour. The Bad Seed was a best selling book which was turned in to a Broadway sensation earning a Tony Award for Nancy Kelly in the part of Christine Penmark. It was also nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1955. The film would bring almost the entire Broadway cast to the screen and would garner four Oscar nominations. Examining the theme of nurture over nature, the film and book opens plenty of questions and leaves it to the audience to come up with their own conclusions.
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- 2017–Podcast EpisodeThe book won the 1935 Inaugural National Book award for most original book. Set in the fictional town of Abalone, Arizona, whose inhabitants epitomize ordinary Americans as they are simultaneously backhandedly celebrated and lovingly pilloried for their emergent reactions to the wonders of magic and of everyday life. The film was script was written by Charles Beaumont which has a stellar cast of character actors and Tony Randall playing seven roles including the title character. The film would receive a special Academy Award for make-up and nomination for special effects. Interesting facts about the film is that the Crystal Ball and Hourglass from the Wizard of Oz makes an appearance in the film along with the two headed turtle which would be featured in The Adams Family for a few episodes.
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- After Peter Benchley became interested in shark attacks and after he learned about the exploits of shark hunter, Frank Mundus in 1965. In 1971, Doubleday commissioned Benchley to write a novel. The hardback would stay on the best seller list for over 44 weeks in 1974. Richard D Zanuk and David Brown would buy the rights before the book was published and hired Steven Spielberg to direct. The film became box office gold in 1975 becoming one of the highest grossing films of all times. It would win three Academy Awards for Best Film Editing, Best Original Film Score and Best Sound.
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- 2017–Podcast EpisodeWritten in 1971 by Richard Matheson, the book would spawn a film feature and a comic book miniseries with illustrations by Simon Fraser and adapted by Ian Edgington. The film script was written by Richard Matheson and directed by John Hough who was influential in the Hammer Horror films of the 1960/70's. The film was made by American International (famous for the Poe series starring Vincent Price). The film stars Clive Revill, Gloria Hunnicutt, Pamela Franklin and Roddy McDowall. The film upon release was given a lukewarm review from critics but since that time, it is now considered a classic and has made it to top ten all time horror films. Dialogue samplers from the film have been used by Anaal Nathrath, Skinny Puppy and Orbital.
- 2017–Podcast EpisodeHouse of the Devil (2009), Directed, written and edited by Ti West , House of the Devil gives a nod to late 70's/80's horror films. Using 16mm film, giving the film a retro look, the cinematography of the film also reflects the methods used by directors of the time. For instance, West often has the camera zoom in on characters (rather than dolly in as is now common in film), a technique that was often used in horror films of the 1970s and continued to be used into the 1980s. Other stylistic signifiers include opening credits (which became less common in films in the decades after the 1980s) in yellow font accompanied by freeze-frames and the closing credits being played over a still image of the final scene. The plot concerns a young college student who is hired as a babysitter at an isolated house and is soon caught up in bizarre and dangerous events as she fights for her life. The film combines elements of both the slasher film and haunted house subgenres while using the "satanic panic" of the 1980s as a central plot element. The film stars Mary Woronov, Tom Noonan, Jocelin Donahue, Dee Wallace and Greta Gerwig. The Innkeepers (2011), Written, directed and edited by Ti West, The Innkeepers centres around two ghost hunter enthusiasts who are working the final weekend of the Yankee Peddler Inn in Connecticut. A slow burn ghost story that mixes 80's sensibilities with a modern twist. The film stars Sara Paxton, Pat Healey, Lena Dunham and Kelly McGillis. The film is shot in Torrington Connecticut and at the actual Yankee Peddler Inn.
- 2017–Podcast EpisodeBased on a true story of demonic possession in 1949 which Blatty heard about whilst being a student at Georgetown University in 1950. Aspects of the character Father Merrin were based on the British archaeologist Gerald Lankester Harding, who had excavated the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls had been found and whom Blatty had met in Beirut. Blatty has stated that Harding "was the physical model in my mind when I created the character [of Merrin], whose first name, please note, is Lankester." Aspects of the novel were inspired by an exorcism performed by the Jesuit priest, Fr. William S. Bowdern, who formerly taught at both St. Louis University and St. Louis University High School. Recent investigative research by freelance journalist Mark Opsasnick indicates that Blatty's novel was based on an actual 1949 exorcism of a young boy from Cottage City, Maryland, whom Opsasnick refers to using the pseudonyms Robbie Mannheim and Roland Doe. The boy was sent to his relative's home on Roanoke Drive in St. Louis where most of the exorcism took place. Blatty refers to the Loudun possessions and the Louviers possessions throughout the story, mostly when Fr. Karras is researching possession and exorcism to present the case to his superiors. He also has one of his characters tell a brief story about an unnamed fraudulent Spiritualist medium who had studied to be a Jesuit priest. This story can be found in Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, Vol. 114. 1930, in an article about fraudulent practices by Daniel Dunglas Home. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards winning two for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Sound Mixing. The film would also win 4 Golden Globe Awards including Best Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and Best Screenplay.
- The Omen (1976), Directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer, this film would be the top box office winner of 1976 and a huge commercial success. This would also win Jerry Goldsmith's only Oscar for his richly textured soundtrack. The film would bring the world three sequels and an unfavourable remake in 2006. It is now considered a horror classic and has crossed the genre divide as being known as a true film classic and is most top films to watch. It has also won endless awards and considered to be an influential film that brought people back to the church upon its release in 1976. This classic story about a child switched at birth whom maybe the son of Satan getting ready to take back his rightful place in the world. Frailty (2001) Bill Paxton making is directorial debut with a script by Brent Hanley, this psychological thriller won over the critics for its dark portrayal of a father raising his children in the light of god with horrifying results. The film is now considered a cult gem with critics urging people to discover this film which works on many levels. This is considered one of the best horror films to come out in the 2000's. The film will never be equalled and it leaves its audience with food for thought long after the screen goes black. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton and Powers Boothe. It also brings to the screen two amazing young actors Matt O'Leary and Jeremy Sumpter who bring innocence and knowingness to their roles which will stick with you.
- The first official Rock Opera, Tommy started life as a concept album written by Pete Townsend. Inspired by the teachings of Meher Baba, a spiritual master in India also known as The Avatar. The story centres around a blind, deaf and dumb boy who finds enlightenment playing pinball. Several of the songs such as 'Sally Simpson' were inspired by The Doors concert which ended in violence and John Entswistle would cover the darker themes of bullying and sexual abuse. The album was a smashed though it did not have a clear narrative. In 1972, a concert production went into production as a one off with the London Symphony Orchestra and which would include the vocal talents of Rod Stewart, Graham Bell, Maggie Bell, Sandy Denny, Steve Winwood, Richard Harris, Richie Havens, Merry Clayton and the Who. In 1975, Ken Russell would bring the rock opera to screen which would include Jack Nicholson, Oliver Reed, Elton John, Ann Margaret, Tina Turner, Robert Powell and a host of others would form the main characters. The film would move around and add plot points to add a more cohesive structure to the original concept album. The film would become a box office smash. Ann Margaret would go on to earn an Academy Award nomination for her role as Tommy's mother.
- Jon Wilson, Vickie Rae and Keith Chawgo will look back over our first season and discuss our seasonal highlights which will include looking back on all our episodes. We will also be discussing exciting news for what is coming your way in Season 2. We will also be looking at our personal highs and lows. This is an episode that you do not want to miss. We would like to thank all our fans and listeners who make this worthwhile. We also would like to thank our special guest co-hosts throughout Season One which include Laurence Hyman Jackson, Vincente diSante, C Derrick Miller, Joshua Hider, Mandie Harvey, Cassandra Swan, Robert Kirby, Matthew V Brockmeyer, Tristan Drue Rogers and John Hunt.
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- Known as the last great Hitchcock film, this 1972 film was the first Hitchcock film to show full on nudity and would turn the notch up from the violence we experienced in his earlier film Psycho. Set entirely in England and using locations set around London as the scene, this film became a box office smash. Frenzy starred Jon Finch, Anna Massey, Billie Whitelaw, Jean Marsh and Barry Foster. The script was written by Anthony Schaffer who would go on to write The Wicker Man and screenplays for Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile amongst others. This is Hitchcock in all his finer tuned qualities to make this his penultimate film before his death.
- 2017–Podcast EpisodeThe novel was written by John Updike and originally set in the 1960's. The film would update the film to the 80's with a screenplay by Michael Cristofer (Gia) and interestingly enough was one of the voices used in the Exorcist. The film would be directed by George Miller (Mad Max). The film would differentiate from the book but this would not deter the film from becoming a smash casting the likes of Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Veronica Cartwright and Jack Nicholson in the main roles. The film would be known for its heavy handed effects and an over the top comedy performance by Nicholson. Interesting note, Bill Murray was considered by Daryl Van Horne role.
- Keith Chawgo and Vickie Rae discuss Shudder and their picks of what to see each month on this incredible fantastic online services that gives it's audience the best of dark fiction, horror and thriller genres. The site has so much to offer and we each pick three of our best viewing for the month.
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- 2017–Podcast EpisodeAlfred Hitchcock 1962 release of The Birds was an experimental film that was loosely based on the 1952 novel by Daphne du Maurier. The screenplay by Evan Hunter better known as Ed McBain which he wrote under for his crime novels. The film is culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant in 2016 by the Library of Congress. The film would also be known for its unusual soundtrack which is minus any musical soundtrack or song composition but in fact is supplied by bird sounds. This would give the film its own eerie significance in high suspense and at the time, out this world special effects. The film stars Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Veronica Cartwright and Suzanne Pleshette.
- 2017–Podcast EpisodeSometimes referred as The Thing, this 1952 black and white picture from Howard Hawkes is a true cult picture. Directed by Charles Nyby with a script by Charles Lederer (Gentleman Prefer Blonds, Front Page, His Girl Friday) and it is based on short story Who Goes There by John W Campbell. The film reflects a post-Hiroshima scepticism about science and a negative view on scientists who meddle with things that should be left alone. The film was a surprise hit and would in later years be added to the Library Congress as a film that is culturally important. The film stars James Arness, , Margaret Sheldon, Kenneth Tobey and Robert Cornthwaite. This film is considered one of the best science fiction horror films of the 1950's.
- 2017–Podcast EpisodeThe Thing (1982) - Directed by John Carpenter with screenwriting duties going to Bill Lancaster, the film was initially released with very negative reviews and flopped at the box office. It was one of the first films to gain an audience via home video. The reason maybe is that aliens have become cuddly due to the release of ET the same year so the audience were not ready for a being that was nihilistic in tone. The film since its release is now considered one of the science fiction or horror film ever made. It has spawned sequels, copycat films and even a successful computer game. The 1982 novelisation sold extremely well. The film stars Kurt Russell, A Wilford Brimley, T K Carter, and Keith David. Interestingly enough that the original film 'The Thing from Another Planet' is the film shown on the television in the ultimate horror icon films, Halloween. The Faculty (1998) - Directed by Robert Rodriquez and written by Kevin Williamson based on an original script by David Wechter and Bruce Kimmel. The film would be known as a mix of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Thing, Terminator, The Breakfast Club with a pinch of Stepford Wives. Although it did well at the box office upon its initial release, the film has since been criticised for its lack of punch though horror and science fiction fans have given the film a cult classic status due to the many references throughout the film. The film would go on to become a short lived television series. The film starred Elijah Wood, Salma Hayek, Piper Laurie, Jordana Brewster, Josh Hartnett, Robert Patrick and Famke Janssen.
- 2017–Podcast EpisodeAlfred Hitchock's Shadow of a Doubt with a script written by Thornton Wilder (Our Town), Alma Reville and Sally Benson, the film deals with people are not what they seem in this classic film. The film would be one of Hitchcock's own personal favourite. The film would later be adopted in two remakes and one radio drama and would be known as Hitchcock's first indisputable masterpiece. The film is now part of Library of Congress film for culturally important. The film stars Theresa Wright, Joseph Cotten and Hume Cronyn.
- Keith Chawgo and Vickie Rae discuss Shudder and their picks of what to see each month on this incredible fantastic online services that gives it's audience the best of dark fiction, horror and thriller genres. The site has so much to offer and we each pick three of our best viewing for the month.
- 2017–Podcast EpisodeMusic Andrew Lloyd Webber/Lyrics and Book by Tim Rice - Film Directed by Norman Jewison. A rock opera conceived and written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice in 1970, the album would be a huge success with two songs becoming international hits 'Superstar' by Murray Head and 'I Don't Know How To Love Him' by Yvonne Elliman Interestingly enough, Yvonne Elliman's song was done in one take with no rehearsals. The Rock Opera would eventually be staged on Broadway and around the world before academy award winning director Norman Jewison would bring it to the screen. Using mostly a combination of the Broadway, original concept and touring company casts, and moving filming to Israel and the Middle East. The film was a critical and audience success finishing out the year as one of the most successful film of 1973. The film would star Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman, Barry Dennan, and Bob Bingham. Interesting fact is that Barry Dennen had a relationship with Barbara Striesand and help work out her night club act which would lead to her stardom.
- 2017–Podcast EpisodeMonty Python's The Life of Brian (1979) - Written by Monty Python (Graham Young, John Cleece, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Gillam and Terry Jones) and directed by Terry Jones, this would end up being one of the most successful films of 1979. After completing and releasing their film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, they were debating on what their next project would be. As they had a distrust for organised religion. Looking at Jesus as not a comical feature and what Jesus is known for and spoke was not exactly comedy material but what about mistaken identity. This would springboard The Life of Brian. The film would be filmed in Tunsia and use most of the sets from the miniseries of Zefferelli's Jesus of Nazereth even using most the crowd extras. The film would court controversy and be banned in numerous countries. Monty Python would use this in their advertising campaign to full effect. Saved. (2004) - Directed by Brian Dannelly and written by Dannelly and Michael Urban, this film is a teen comedy touching on religion, ostracism, homophobia, teen pregnancy, divorce and disability. The film was released with mixed reviews due to its subject matter but be successful enough to earn is cult status today. The film has also spawned an off Broadway musical with the same name. At the time, the film's good reviews were from film critics whilst the Christian presses gave it negative reviews. The film stars Mandy Moore, Mary Louise Parker, Macaulty Caulkin, Patrick Fugit and Martin Donovan. Love it or hated, this will be one film that will keep the controversy going.
- 2017–Podcast EpisodeWritten by Sidney Gilliant and Frank Launder and based on the book, The Wheels Spin by Ethel Lina White, Alfred Hitchcock's last British film before moving to America is a sure fire winner. It is ranked as the 35th greatest British film ever made. The film would deal with the lead up to World War II and dealt with espionage. It would be the first motion picture for the two leads Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave. The film would solidify David O'Selznick's belief that Hitchcock was the future of cinema. This film would lead him to go to Hollywood to film Rebecca and of course, we know what happens after this point. The Lady Vanishes is a true classic starring some of the best character actors found in Britain.
- Vickie Rae, Jon Wilson and Keith Chawgo look at the highs and lows of 2018 and discuss television, films and music and things across a wide spectrum which includes some of the times we are living in. Come and join our happy trio as we digest the year that was 2018.
- Keith Chawgo and Vickie Rae discuss Shudder and their picks of what to see each month on this incredible fantastic online services that gives it's audience the best of dark fiction, horror and thriller genres. The site has so much to offer and we each pick three of our best viewing for the month.
- 2017–Podcast EpisodeSybil is the true story of Shirley Ardell Mason, a woman with sixteen different personalities. In order to secure her anonymity. The book and two part film, starts with Sybil blacking out and it slowly unfolds to reveal the separate personalities and is a close representation of the book by Flora Rheta Schreiber. Using extensive therapies which include amobarbital and hypnosis, Cornelia B Wilbur would diagnose her as having disassociated identity disorder. The book was a bestseller and would become a very successful television film on NBC in November 1976 earning Sally Fields an Emmy and the film would win a special Peabody Award. After everyone who was involved with the Sybil story died, a couple of people have argued about the legality of the "Sybil" case. People who knew Shirley Ardell Mason argue that the story is legit. It is often queried why the people who discredit the story would wait until the death of Mason and Wilbur to come forward. We may never know the true story but it is one of the most interesting true stories that we can't help explore the case of Sybil.
- 2017–Podcast EpisodeUnbreakable (2000) - Written, directed and produced by M Night Shyamalan, the film would be the second collaboration with Bruce Willis after the large success of The Sixth Sense. Setting up the film in a three part story and to present it in this comic book format worked and created parallels to superhero graphic novels. Using slanted camera angles, would give the film its comic book look. The film also would use a colour scheme with Mr Glass in purple and David Dunn's colour green. This would be the fourth film which Jackson and Willis would appear together and as a note of interest, Julianne Moore was to play Dunn's wife Audrey but dropped out to play Clarice Starling in Hannibal leaving the role open for Robin Wright Penn. The third part of the Eastrail 177 Trilogy entitled Glass would be released in 2019. Split (2016) - M Night Shyamalan came back from a questionable fair misfires to release a film dealing with split personalities which brought him back to the hit film fanfare that he experienced with Sixth Sense. A horror, psychological thriller film, the film follows a man with 23 separate personalities. The film is a considered a standalone sequel to Shyamalan's film Unbreakable and is considered the second part of the Eastrail 177 Trilogy. The character of Kevin was written into the film Unbreakable but due to levelling out the film, were removed. This is the first film since The Sixth Sense to break box office records and to finish up as number one for three consecutive weeks. The third instalment Glass will be released in 2019.
- 2017–Podcast EpisodeThis American film noir psychological thriller from directed Alfred Hitchcock is based on the novel D'entre les Morts (From Among The Dead) by Boileau-Narcejac. The film would cast James Stewart and Kim Novak in the lead roles. It is the first film to use the dolly-zoom (camera effect to distort perspective to give a dizzying effect) which is now known as the Vertigo effect. The film used extensive on location shooting in San Francisco and would become a love letter to this American city. The final script would be written by Samuel A Taylor (Sabrina Fair, Legend). Critics have interpreted Vertigo variously as "a tale of male aggression and visual control; as a map of female Oedipal trajectory; as a deconstruction of the male construction of femininity and of masculinity itself; as a stripping bare of the mechanisms of directorial, Hollywood studio and colonial oppression; and as a place where textual meanings play out in an infinite regress of self-reflexivity.
- Keith Chawgo and Vickie Rae discuss Shudder and their picks of what to see each month on this incredible fantastic online services that gives it's audience the best of dark fiction, horror and thriller genres. The site has so much to offer and we each pick three of our best viewing for the month.
- 2017–Podcast EpisodeRoman Polanski written and directed American debut based on the novel by Ira Levin was a box office smash. Polanski would lift dialogue and scenes from the book for his script. William Castle originally took the galley proofs to Robert Evans, head of production at Paramount. He already a few successes under his belt such as The Odd Couple and Barefoot in the Park. It was agreed that William Castle would act as producer and Robert Evans went after Roman Polanski for the role of director. After Polanski read the book, he jumped on board and cast Mia Farrow, John Cassevetes, and older actors such Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans, Elisha Cook, Peggy Kelly and Charles Grodin to round off the cast. The film is an inspiration for all film buffs and the book is still selling extremely well to this day. Ira Levin wrote a sequel to the book in 1997 called 'The Son of Rosemary' which sold well but was a critical failure.
- 2017–Podcast EpisodeStepford Wives (1975) - Based on the Ira Levin film with script by William Goldman, Bryan Forbes science fiction horror film has received its well-deserved cult film status. It has even penned the term, Stepford Wife. Bryan Forbes would over saturate the film with light and give it an over cheery appearance. All the filming was done on location with no sets built for the film. The film would suffer from numerous rewrites with a horrific ending rewritten at the last minute and not to Goldman's appreciation. The film would star Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson, Nanette Newman and Tina Louise. A special note is that this is Mary Stuart Masterson's first film as the daughter of Eberhart. Get Out (2017) - Written, directed John Peele, this film gives a nod and update to the Stepford Wives but changes it so it is minority lead social message. After being pitched the film, Peele would write the script in two months. The film exposes liberal ignorance and hubris are allowed to fester. It's an attitude, an arrogance which in the film leads to a horrific final solution, but in reality, leads to a complacency that is just as dangerous. The film would star Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Christine Keeler, Bradley Whitford and Erika Alexander. The film would go on to be nominated for Academy Award, Golden Globe and a Screen's Actors award.
- Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, screenplay by Jay Presson Allen which is based on the 1961 novel by Winston Graham. The film would mark the end of collaboration for Alfred Hitchcock which would include Bernard Herrman (Score), Robert Burks (Cinematography) and George Tosasini (editor who died shortly after completion of Marnie). The film was originally going to star Grace Kelly but after the citizens of Morocco objected, she declined. Other actresses where sought after before Hitchcock decided to go with Tippi Hendren after working together on The Birds. Marnie would be a moderate success. It would mark the last for the Hitchcock Blonde. The film starred Sean Connery, Tippi Hendren, Diane Baker, Louise Lantham and Kimberly Beck (Friday the 13th: Final Chapter).
- Keith Chawgo and Vickie Rae discuss Shudder and their picks of what to see each month on this incredible fantastic online services that gives it's audience the best of dark fiction, horror and thriller genres. The site has so much to offer and we each pick three of our best viewing for the month.