Wednesday May 10, 2023
0039: The Foghorn, by Ray Bradbury
Did the producers of The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms get inspiration from Ray Bradbury's The Foghorn? Or did the connection between the two get some help from Ray Harryhausen? After the discussion we go on to compare our favorite monster movies from the 1950s.
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...cooperative FBI agent in movie history. Also some early bit bars by Leonard Nimoy and Fess Parker (whose character really got done dirty by the lead ones when they kept him locked up in the nuthouse when they knew he was a truthful witness to the monsters). Also a bit of comic relief in a tense spot from some drunks. It’s got everything, man!
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
Glad you got around to ”Them!” It’s my enduring favourite. Had a great spooky vibe, with an eerie atmosphere of mystery before you found out it was giant mutant ants, right down to unidentifiable plaster casts of the ”footprints” found at the scenes. And they actually built some scary lifesize models of the monsters for the actors to interact with. And a great cast: James Whitmore with his epic concerned eyebrows; Santa Claus from ”Miracle”; James Arness (brother of Peter Graves) as the most...
Saturday Dec 16, 2023
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