CFQ Ultra-Lounge Podcast, Volume 2, Episode 45.2: Star Wars, The Walking Dead, and the Curse of Continuity
STAR WARS is back again – this time on home video – and a look at the 1977 original reminds Cinefantastique Podcasters Lawrence French, Dan Persons, and Steve Biodrowski that, despite having been retitled A NEW HOPE, the first film still works best as a stand-alone original, not as part four in an on-going franchise [...]
Thundercats, Ho! & Listener E-Mail: CFQ’s Black Hole Ultra-Lounge 2:41.2
Our listeners make their voices heard in this final episode of the Ultra-Lounge (at least in this incarnation): We hear from our listener in Latvia, who gives us some insight into his life; another listener rushes to the defense of the Dino De Laurentiis KING KONG; and an e-mail addressing how DREAM HOUSE’s trailer actually [...]
CFQ Ultra Lounge Podcast 2:40.1 – Pirates sail on Stranger Tides to home video
Join this week’s Cinefantastique Black Hole Ultra-Lounge Podcast. Steve Biodrowski and Lawrence French discuss news from the world of horror, fantasy, and science fiction cinema: Matt Reeves selection to direct THE TWILIGHT ZONE movie; the death of David Hess (LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT); and the debut of Season Two of THE WALKING DEAD. Also [...]
Let the Haunts Commence & Droids in the Hood: CFQ’s Black Hole Ultra-Lounge 2:38.2
La Llarona swallows a victim at Halloween Horror Nights.
Following their discussion of DREAM HOUSE, Steve Biodrowski and Dan Persons took a few minutes to discuss this year’s Halloween haunt at the Universal Studios theme park and the upcoming, STAR WARS-themed photo book, Dark Lens. Also, Dan sends a personal greeting to one of our far-flung [...]
Star Wars Re-Re-Redux & The Infectious World of Biothrillers: CFQ’s Black Hole Ultra-Lounge 2:35.2
After discussing the goods & bads of Steven Soderbergh’s CONTAGION, Lawrence French and Dan Persons take a few minutes to debate George Lucas’ motivations for constantly revising his STAR WARS saga and continue to explore CONTAGION’s place in the highly virulent universe of biothriller films. Click the player to hear the conversation.
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Tucker and Dale vs. Evil & In Praise of Jimmy Sangster: CFQ’s Black Hole Ultra-Lounge 2:33.2
Steve Biodrowski, Lawrence French, and Dan Persons continue the conversation following the record session for DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK. Covered: A discussion of the late Jimmy Sangster’s contribution to Hammer Films; Dan’s take on TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL; plus some thoughts on the Bradbury Building, remake fatigue, and Samsung’s assertion that the [...]
CONAN THE BARBARIAN & Building the Better Vampire: CFQ’s Black Hole Ultra-Lounge 2:32.2
Special guest Judith Furnari joins Steve Biodrowski, Lawrence French and Dan Persons in an exploration of the cinematic vampire past, present, and future (during which all take a bold, controversial stand against moody, glittery teen).
Cashiers du Cinemart & 3-Descent: CFQ’s Black Hole Ultra-Lounge 2:31.2
Cashiers du Cinemart’s Mike White hangs out after the Cinefantastique Spotlight to talk to Dan Persons about his magazine, his anthology, Impossibly Funky: A Cashiers du Cinemart Collection, the clouded future of 3D, and, of course, the indelible allure of BLACK SHAMPOO.
Return to the Escape from the Conquest of the Rise of the Planet of the Apes: CFQ’s Black Hole Ultra-Lounge 2:30.2
A post-show conversation between theofantastique.com’s John W. Morehead and Cinefantastique Online’s Lawrence French and Dan Persons about the PLANET OF THE APES franchise in general, and RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES in specific.
The motion capture demo mentioned during the show can be seen here.
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CFQ PODCAST – Live Record Session – May 1, 2011
Video of the May 1, 2011 record session for the Cinefantastique Podcast, featuring news, upcoming feature and homevid releases, and a spotlight discussion on DYLAN DOG: DEAD OF NIGHT.
Just click on the player below to get things started!
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Why No Easter Horror? CFQ Black Hole Ultra-Lounge Podcast 2:16.3
The Easter Bunny goes rogue? No, it's the killer rabbit from MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL
This week’s episode of Cinefantastique’s Black Hole Ultra-Lounge Podcast dares to ask the question: Why has Hollywood – which has not qualms about exploiting Santa for scares – been so reluctant to do the same for the Easter Bunny? Dan [...]
CFQ Black Hole Ultra Lounge Podcast 2:15.3
It’s time for another trip into the depths of the Black Hole – the Black Hole Ultra Lounge Podcast, that is, this time brought to you with all the excitement of D-Box motion simulation. So strap yourself in and get ready for a bumpy ride as Dan Persons, Lawrence French, and Steve Biodrowski ruminate on [...]
Horror, Fantasy & Sci-Fi’s Epic Failures: CFQ Podcast 14:2.3 – Black Hole Ultra-Lounge Podcast
Ultra-Lounge Podcast, that is. Join Cinefantastique correspondents Dan Persons, Lawrence French and Steve Biodrowski as they embark on the debut episode of this new podcast, spun off from the Cinefantastique Round Table Podcast. This week’s prime topic is the Most Epic Failures in the History of Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction Films. We’re not talking about box office failure; we mean the best laid plans of mice and men that go horribly awry on screen. Was stopping the train really such a good idea in TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD (ask the passengers – if you can find any alive!)? Was opening the Ark of the Covenant really such a good idea in RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (ask the Nazis!)? And was creating an artificial being really such a good idea in THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN and its sequels (ask the Baron!).
