Double Feature

The Skin I Live In + The Future

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:01:26 +0000

Refuse to let go! Antonio Banderas leads The Skin I Live In. Fixate on items, ask questions. Discovery and tiger men. Attention to detail. What will happen vs what has happened. The iconography of Eyes Without a Face. Surgery, abduction, … Continue reading →

Palindromes + Female Trouble

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 05:01:51 +0000

A completely fucked look at pregnancy and sexuality in America. Super young kids having sex. Dawn. Aviva. Henrietta Aviva. Many actors playing one character! Talking about the thing you’re supposed to talk about. Mama Sunshine’s house of horrors. Where to … Continue reading →

Excision + The Loved Ones

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 30 May 2013 05:01:17 +0000

Deceptively light-hearted naturalistic horror films. Accidental Mother’s Day double feature. Richard Bates Jr gets credit for creating Excision. Catching up with old friends. More old friends than you know what to do with. The return of the priest. Finish your … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Suspiria + John Carpenter’s Vampires

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 23 May 2013 05:01:22 +0000

Double spook-show. Living in a pitch black vacuum. Another satisfied cinematic customer. Dario Argento’s leading ladies. Reexamination of female empowerment? Associations between space and horror. Not that kind of space. Colored light and Dario Argento’s stage love. Camera work with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Cell + Valhalla Rising

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 16 May 2013 05:01:30 +0000

Two tense, emotionally strung out human beings discuss some trippy films. The last chance for the Double Feature Kickstarter. The Cell. Who’s a New Line Cinema actor and who’s a Tarsem Singh actor? The unsung heroes of The Cell. Dylan … Continue reading →

Black Snake Moan + Monster’s Ball

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 09 May 2013 05:01:40 +0000

Sex-fueld southern movies with racial components of varying degrees. Hip hop stars. What Double Feature can give you. Finally, the Double Feature secret. Who is this Craig Brewer guy? How do you describe Black Snake Moan? Not a tribute, not … Continue reading →

Maniac + Intruder

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 02 May 2013 05:01:12 +0000

One-off slasher films. Horror movie comfort food. Additional content! Maniac. The old HGL blood feel. The first person look into a killer’s mind. Waking up in the bedroom of a murderer. Psychology, the real killer! The long con and a … Continue reading →

The Warriors + Red Dawn

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 05:01:15 +0000

Groups of kids who have no business kicking ass. Can you dig it is sampled on the song “The Rape” by the hip hop artist Cubbiebear. Warriors, come out and play! The all gang truce. Cops, troublemakers, and the DJ. … Continue reading →

Eraserhead + Wild at Heart

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:01:46 +0000

Extra long double David Lynch Kickstarter launch show number 250 party! Becoming Double Feature. Double Feature year six chat. http://kickstarter.doublefeatureshow.com has a video! Eraserhead is the very thing you fear when talking about petting the white cat. Before David Lynch … Continue reading →

Moon + The Trip

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:01:01 +0000

The friends you take on journeys through solitude. Moon, a film by Duncan Jones. David Bowie’s secret son. A look at Clint Mansell’s past. Accessible, catch pop scores. Moon as a tiny personal space film. Doing space differently. Space is … Continue reading →

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark + Sleepy Hollow

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:01:00 +0000

Last will and testament films. Tributes to monsters of sound-stage cinema. Elvira: Mistress of the Dark. Rebel against that morality club. Eric and Michael finally talk to each other about Elvira. The reality of goth chick valley girl. A deeper … Continue reading →

Shame + I Saw the Devil

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 05:01:24 +0000

Two sides of the same coin. Kickstarter incentives. Shame. One sheets! Aesthetics, subtlety and subtext. Sex clubs and violence. Speculate on all the things! Acting challenges. Differing accounts of what may have happened. The facts. Sissy and Brandon. Interpretation of … Continue reading →

American Beauty + Adaptation

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:01:36 +0000

Insecurity, self indulgence, and flowers. American Beauty. Seeing the hand of the writer. Icons. Rose pedals. Mena Suvari as Angela Hayes. The American Dream. I will sell this house today. The relationship between Carolyn Burnham and the audience. Homoeroticism. What … Continue reading →

Dirty Work + Pootie Tang

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:01:39 +0000

Stand up comedians turned directors! An update on All the Boys Love Mandy Lane. Have people actually seen these films? Cliches that disappeared from popular consciousness. Note to self: you get raped in prison. Christopher MacDonald won’t leave Double Feature … Continue reading →

Duck Soup + Indie Game

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:01:47 +0000

The four Marx brothers. The difference HD actually makes. The iconography of Groucho Marx. Where did the musical comedy go? The modern comedy troupe. The infamous face. Playing off Groucho. The influence of Duck Soup on comedy. Moments paid tribute … Continue reading →

Humanoids from the Deep + Mars Needs Women

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 06:01:02 +0000

Double Feature faces women in cult film, sci-fi and exploitation. The final hours of Michael’s Kickstarter. Monster or Humanoids from the Deep? Re-release and cash in! Dead dogs and dead humans. How to ruin a party, fill time, and get … Continue reading →

Spy Kids 2 + Gremlins 2

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:01:06 +0000

Genetic experiments and incredible post-colon titles. Two films of unrestrained imagination. Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams. Eric gets his own correction. Reintroductions. Special effects. Returning actors, tupperware Banderas, and Ricardo Montalban. The progressive political system of Spy … Continue reading →

Freeway + Nothing

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 05:01:14 +0000

Better learning through coupling. Answering for Ghostbusters. Freeway: A perfect film for Double Feature. A weird film, and why it is what it is. Even more on Richard Elfman, Danny Elfman and The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo. Robert … Continue reading →

Kindergarten Cop + Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:01:11 +0000

Arnold Schwarzenegger. Ivan Reitman produces every film, and Linda Hunt isn’t really in any of them. The humor of Arnold Schwarzenegger in Kindergarten Cop. Weird Arnold faces. Cullen Crisp. 90s moms, up to no good. Mommy and daddy issues. Who … Continue reading →

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly + Godzilla: Final Wars

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:01:30 +0000

The final chapter in a series where Double Feature takes on two genres it was not prepared for. Years later, the return to Spaghetti westerns and kaiju (Japanese monster films)! The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Remembering where the … Continue reading →

Killer Klowns from Outer Space + Blood Feast 2

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:01:03 +0000

Camp from the greatest of enthusiasts. Finding reality! An accidental revisit of year 1 format. The Chiodo Brothers. Big top guitar riff. Halley’s comet, Hale-Bopp, and the Heaven’s Gate cult. Two types of skepticism. Where’s our sequel? Making the difficult … Continue reading →

Thinner + Fright Night

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:01:41 +0000

A Tom Holland double feature! One of the coolest things Stephen King ever did. Richard Bachman and Stephen King. Tiny kids and Godfathers. Getting Thinner in an elevator. High concept elevator pitch. Road head gypsy curse. Horror for regular people. … Continue reading →

Paycheck + Next

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:01:49 +0000

A spontaneous Phillip K Dick double feature looks into the past and into the future. Podcasting in an artistic vacuum. Back at Chicago’s Edgewater Beach Hotel. An all-star cast for what could have been a sci-fi blockbuster. Ben Affleck runs … Continue reading →

The Ward + Darkon

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:01:45 +0000

A day in fantasy to help Eric think he’s not crazy. A modern John Carpenter film in The Ward. A familiar director and a band new writer. Seeing the style and technique again. Immediately identifiable as modern and 70s. The … Continue reading →

The Faculty + Jackie Brown

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 05:01:14 +0000

Black sheep, back to back: Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez direct two strange selections. The Faculty and the 90s. Teenage wasteland. What makes The Faculty edgy. Film making as a job. Why did Robert Rodriguez do The Faculty? Rebellion. Aliens … Continue reading →

Gummo + Pink Flamingos

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:01:31 +0000

Competing looks at trash culture. Gummo and Harmony Korine. Comparisons to Larry Clark and Kids. What are the similarities and why do they exist? Storytelling sans story. Michael tries to add artistic credibility to mumblecore. Filmmaking nihilism. Making an audience … Continue reading →

Haywire + Centurion

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 05:01:35 +0000

The pre-existing Soderbergh narrative on Haywire. Why Eric is in love with Haywire. Amateur spy video. Gina Carano is out of everyone’s league. MMA fighters. Soderbergh’s casting methodology and why it rocks. Feminism and a man’s world. Spy film don’t … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 18: The Eye

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 05:01:51 +0000

The Eye films 1-5. Ghost stories. No Indian remake of The Eye. A big announcement from Double Feature – then, another announcement from Double Feature! Revisiting the historic Edgewater Beach Hotel. The Panic Room. What Killapalooza is about. The Eye. … Continue reading →

This Is Spinal Tap + Rock N Roll High School

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 05:01:52 +0000

Live music that causes things to explode. This Is Spinal Tap as a Christopher Guest cult film. Faux-Documentary-Epic. All your bass are belong to us. Big bottom. Live Spinal Tap shows. Rob Reiner. it’s just like where you work! Band … Continue reading →

Bellflower + Crash

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 05:01:30 +0000

The indie circuit show. Michael’s favorite spoiler from Bellflower. Oscilloscope Films. Adam Yauch. Purchase your own Bellflower car. The truth about the director/camera relationship. The SI-2k Evan Glodell built his custom DIY camera on top of. Mumblecore and back yard … Continue reading →

Dementia 13 + One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 05:01:33 +0000

A night with the crazies. Dementia 13. Psychosploitation. Roger Corman, Francis Ford Coppola and New World Pictures. Jack Hill’s involvement. Commentary infographic exploitation idea. WHITE CAT. Francis Coppola is a secret Double Feature director. Michael counts down the Psycho comparisons. … Continue reading →

Galaxy Quest + The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 05:01:44 +0000

Double Feature returns to space! Galaxy Quest. Star Trek. Fandom. The human advantage. Michael appreciates humanity. I am not Spock. When skepticism brushes against cynicism. An appeal to excitement. My people make crazy choices in movies. Happenstance fame. The mind … Continue reading →

The Artist + Barton Fink

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 05:01:36 +0000

Hollywood and the artistic process in an accidental John Goodman double feature. The awards. The wager of holding up silent films. Modern romance. Revisiting silent technique. How silent films are watched differently. Score as an alternative to the highly distracting … Continue reading →

Orphan + Insidious

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 05:01:37 +0000

Two horror films of the same era using children to incite fear. The magic that is Orphan. Piano moms. Scenes from the arthouse. Some people don’t like eye balls being squished…Eric doesn’t like children. Genuine relationships. Ghost cold and the … Continue reading →

Jack Brooks Monster Slayer + Tucker and Dale vs Evil

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 05:01:58 +0000

Old school…Canadian horror? Jack Brooks Monster Slayer and the Music Box Massacre. The meaning of “Canadian-American” film. The jungles of Canada. First time director Jon Knautz. Robert England could do anything, and he does horror. Foreshadowing via an actor’s known … Continue reading →

Buried + Pontypool

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 05:01:22 +0000

Trapped in a place. Micro budgets, micro titles. Different takes on the immersion of Buried. Film making exercises. How anyone can make a 90 minute film. The Buried title sequence. Getting the audience to tell the story. The tools. What … Continue reading →

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari + The Cabin in the Woods

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 05:01:32 +0000

Double Feature barley makes it. Last minute from a tiny closet in the historic Edgewater Beach Hotel. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, a silent film. German Expressionism through the eyes of Time Buton. Surreal, gravity defying sets. Explaining the Mystery … Continue reading →

Spy Kids + Honey I Shrunk the Kids

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 05:01:04 +0000

Film makers who you would think have no business making children’s films. The insane amount of star power in the original Spy Kids. Robert Rodriguez writing children’s movies for children. How to create an abundance of new sub-genres in a … Continue reading →

Irreversible + The Woman

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 05:01:10 +0000

Ladies night. Gasper Noe’s Placebo video. The enthusiasm in eccentric filmmaking. Michael’s theory of self-indulgent French movies. Realizations in reverse. Cinematic mechanics in backwards storytelling. French extremism and, as always, brutality. Commentary on homophobia. When you know what’s coming.The last … Continue reading →

Real Steel + World’s Greatest Dad

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 05:01:40 +0000

Terrible dads. Two adults have a vulgar conversation about Real Steel. Characters and Lost reunions. A showcase of well used cliches. Misleading marketing. Down and out underdogs among underdogs. Some answers: what the fuck is going on with the “secret” … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 17: Piranha

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 05:01:52 +0000

Piranha films 1-5. Killer fish! An announcement that changes Double Feature forever. Another announcement that’s even more important than that. Double Feature: The longest running consecutive week-after-week show on the internet. The Edgewater Beach Hotel (is not haunted). The Double … Continue reading →

The Iron Giant + My Neighbor Totoro

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:01:27 +0000

Fantasy worlds that use giant friends to different means. Brad Bird and The Iron Giant. Trends in animation over time. A call for more interesting animation. Eric somehow thinks it’s a good idea to credit David Fincher for all 2:35:1 … Continue reading →

Bound + Strangers on a Train

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Symbiotic murder and crime. Murder, mystery and intrigue in noirland. More information about Larry Wachowski becoming Lana Wachowski. Why Double Feature is interested in Lana Wachowski. Bound contains the shortest Flying Tom Tom yet. Bound is goddamn sexy, and that’s … Continue reading →

Dark Star + Sunshine

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 05:01:24 +0000

Celestial bodies that aren’t Jane Fonda. Double Feature in space! John Carpenter’s first film, Dark Star. Who knows Dark Star is supposed to be funny? Carpenter and comedy. Making a film out of your trash can. Remembering the flower children. … Continue reading →

Rogue + The Innkeepers

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 05:01:55 +0000

Splat time at Graceland Cemetery. Greg Mclean, Dimension Extreme. Movies in the cloud! Giant crocodile as the slasher. Television and horror. Adam Green and Rob Zombie has TV shows. Creating red herrings through overwhelming exposition. An unexpected cast has something … Continue reading →

Cry-Baby + Roadracers

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 05:01:47 +0000

50′s throw-back films! Greasers. John Waters after Devine. A bit on Iggy Pop. Who is Traci Lords? A confused opinion on hatchet-face. Johnny Depp?! Entire budget of Cry-Baby: $12 Million. Depp’s average Pirates salary: $88 Million per film. Faux jazz … Continue reading →

Party Monster + Heavenly Creatures

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:01:26 +0000

Friendships that famously end in murder. Party Monster, the real fake meta documentary story thing. A better reference for what became THE FLYING TOM TOM. The unreliable narrator in a meta universe. Disco Bloodbath: A Fabulous but True Tale of … Continue reading →

Drive + Collateral

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 05:01:18 +0000

The heroes and villains of LA crime. What Double Feature already knew about Drive. Nicolas Winding Refn: crazy person. The precision of Drive. Roadsploitation. A protagonist with no name. Modern day nuwave musicians and composer Cliff Martinez. Stripped down plot. … Continue reading →

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane + The Poughkeepsie Tapes

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:01:29 +0000

Starting year five with two films you can’t see! It’s true – All the Boys Love Many Lane. Why wasn’t this released? What would the boys do for Mandy Lane? Out of the closet atheist actor Amber Heard. Using the … Continue reading →

Double Feature Year 4 Finale

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 05:01:02 +0000

SPOILER FREE SHOW! An actual conversation about Filmspotting. All that could have been. Eric is on IMDB.com! The study on spoilers. Spoiler extermism. The Louis spoiler tiers. More on japanese pornography. A discussion on chapters. Fucking up on The Little … Continue reading →

Happiness + Kids

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 05:01:10 +0000

NC-17 films. Perhaps not the optimistic double feature you hoped for. Would it be ok if the notes just said “bag cat?” Todd Solondz returns! Michael uses a mentally unstable Eric for his own amusement. Happiness is not just a … Continue reading →

Rocky 6 + Tokyo Gore Police

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 05:01:39 +0000

Rocky meets Asia comes to a close with a late Rocky film and a great piece of the new asian extreme. Rocky 6, Rocky Balboa. A modern looking Rocky film. The unspoken problems in the six film timeline. Rocky Balboa … Continue reading →

Sucker Punch + Switchblade Sisters

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 05:01:11 +0000

Gangs of ladies and imprisoned female empowerment. Zach Snyder’s Sucker Punch as an original film. The Wizard of Oz fantasy movie template. Hamster style comes back again and again. The many layers of Sucker Punch. A fantasy so bad it … Continue reading →

The Tingler + A Bucket of Blood

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 05:01:37 +0000

It was a dark and stormy night! Another rainy day double feature. Public domain and excellent introductory black and white films. Vincent Price is the man you came to see. The Tingler is the tiny rubber monster that lives inside … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 16: Final Destination

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 31 May 2012 05:01:08 +0000

Final Destination films 1-5. The fate killer. Religion and craigslist. Final Destination 1. An unstudied era of horror films. Horror films of the early 2000s. A small hole will not blow people out of a fuselage. Does Final Destination have … Continue reading →

Videodrome + Amazon Women on the Moon

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 24 May 2012 05:01:56 +0000

A 2:00am channel surfing double feature. Eric’s unbelievable secret confession. Scan lines, static, and vertical sync: the awful look of the footage found in David Cronenberg’s Videodrome. Betamax looks as bad as vinyl sounds. James Woods hasn’t always been there. … Continue reading →

Willow + MirrorMask

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:01:27 +0000

Fantasy films by the likes of Ron Howard, George Lucas, Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman. Warwick Davis is Willow, but who is Ron Howard? THX, 1138 and otherwise. The Deep Note. Industrial Light and Magic, Lucasfilm, and Lucasart. The role … Continue reading →

My Bloody Valentine + Poltergeist

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 10 May 2012 05:01:52 +0000

An 80s horror show! Is the Double Feature studio haunted? A definitive answer. The longstanding released version of My Bloody Valentine vs the legendary uncut version. Non-franchise 80s slasher films. Valentine’s day as an exploitable holiday for horror films. Slow … Continue reading →

Freaks + The Straight Story

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 03 May 2012 05:01:15 +0000

David Lynch is back on show number 200! Double Feature choices – why pair these two films? Getting to the truth of Tod Browning’s Freaks. Who director Tod Browning is and what else he’s known for. The lewd and taboo. … Continue reading →

For a Few Dollars More + Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:01:46 +0000

A return to two genres Double Feature was not prepared for. Spaghetti westerns and kaiju (Japanese monster films) return! For a Few Dollars More following A Fistful of Dollars. Lee Van Cleef as Douglas Mortimer. Ridiculous weapons. American McGee’s Alice. … Continue reading →

Red Rock West + Burn After Reading

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:01:04 +0000

Two noir bent directors get double featured. Who is John Dahl? Red Rock West and Arizona-Noir. Playing with the lie. When to bail. Lara Flynn Boyle’s Suzanne. A cowardly femme fatale. Keeping the mystery magic. Dennis Hopper being a scary … Continue reading →

Troll Hunter + Rare Exports

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:01:18 +0000

Fake terror from fake children’s tales. Make fun of Jesus far away from X-Mas. Troll Hunter is not the same as Trollhunter but is probably ok as The Troll Hunter. What the fuck happened with goblin backwards? Show me that … Continue reading →

Red State + Stake Land

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:21:07 +0000

No one expects these two movies to be this good. Dangerous places, even more dangerous directors! What does the Double Feature studio look like? Religious crazies shot on Red One cameras. Red State isn’t even Kevin Smith’s second chance. Popculture … Continue reading →

Rocky 5 + The Machine Girl

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 05:01:57 +0000

Rocky 5 and the early 1990s. 90s rap and hip hop. Joey Ellis – Go for It (Heart and Fire). Urban Blight. Back to America. Real retirement. Reconnecting with Rocky’s roots. But actually, this time. The lazy route the film … Continue reading →

Attack the Block + Rise of the Planet of the Apes

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:01:26 +0000

Brand new sci-fi films! Humans, defend yourselves! Feel free to listen if you haven’t seen any other Planet of the Apes films. Get that snitch. Get the strap. Don’t give a fuck – brap, brap, brap! Joe Cornish. Basement Jaxx! … Continue reading →

Welcome to the Dollhouse + Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Dollhouses on cult film day. Heather Matarazzo. There’s apparently titular songs too. What the fuck is going on with that cover? Contrasting the dark humor in Welcome to the Dollhouse with Re-Animator. Subtle comedy. Music. Steve’s band. Worse than worse: … Continue reading →

Chillerama + Super

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:01:38 +0000

Piles of horror directors. Chillerama is Adam Rifkin, Tim Sullivan, Adam Green, and Joe Lynch. Why one of Michael’s films still hasn’t made it on the show. Richard Reily. The secret secondary theme. Wadzilla. Understanding Stoned Age. A 1950′s Grindhouse … Continue reading →

Exit Through the Gift Shop + The Last Exorcism

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:01:12 +0000

Documentaries of questionable integrity is kind of a stretch. Exit Through the Gift Shop: The Banksy Documentary! First impressions of a new art form. Making out with street artists. Anonymity. Kinkos. TBMChicago and The Birthday Massacre. Implied power and the … Continue reading →

The Blob + Mars Attacks

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:01:13 +0000

Double Feature sci-fi day, featuring…two David Cronenberg cinematographers or something. Rob Zombie’s The Blob. Chuck Russell’s The Blob. Mark Irwin. The rebellious youth! Sleigh Bells 2010 album Treats. How critics and mothers responded to slashers in the 80s. Garden Till … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 15: Saw

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:01:23 +0000

Saw films 1-7. The Jigsaw Killer. John Kramer. An uncut episode of Double Feature! The still kinda new website and the giant Saw database. The Double Feature AppleTV Server project. Raw humanity. Society stripped away. Finding out about a stranger. … Continue reading →

The Wrestler + Rolling Thunder

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:01:48 +0000

Down-and-out aging warriors (with under appreciated female cohorts!). The title credits in Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler. The visual differences between The Wrestler and Aronofsky’s last film. 16mm. Taking the hard way and making it look easy. Your lasting impression. Clint … Continue reading →

Audition + Blood Feast

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:01:25 +0000

Takashi Miike and Herschell Gordon Lewis, super names in horror. Chapters: Learn to use Google. Audition (Odishon) as another side of Takashi Miike. Romantic comedy. Nightmares in dating. Letting the horror be a surprise. Committing to your setup. When do … Continue reading →

The Ledge + Cemetery Junction

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:01:02 +0000

Director/writers take on girlfriend-stealing and skypigs. Two films with very real characters. Oil refinery time lapse?! Work, responsibility, and letting your guard down. Learning who your characters really are. Scheming and conniving. Agreements and disagreements with Gavin. Imperfect heroes. Why … Continue reading →

Gattaca + Re-Animator

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:01:20 +0000

Science comments on things you might not expect! In years past. High school biology. Natural vs modified. What Gattaca is actually about. The vision of the future. The more futuristic vision of the future. Focused storytelling without distraction. Jeffry Combs … Continue reading →

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein + Up in Smoke

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:01:36 +0000

Comedy duos that Double Feature needs to cover. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello have never met frankenstein. Universal Studios monster movies. Studio bookkeeping on verses films. Who’s on first? How to enjoy a classic monster movie. Cheech and Chong and … Continue reading →

Rocky 4 + Kill Bill 2

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:01:29 +0000

Wait, what are chapters? Paulie’s Robot. Adding new characters to the Rocky franchise. Once again revisiting internet memes. The Tiger 2-XL quizbot. You’re the Man Now, Dog. Dolph Lundgren. Who is Ivan Drago and what is he all about? Talking … Continue reading →

Rocky 3 + Kill Bill

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 05:01:54 +0000

Eye of the Tiger. How aware of the Rocky franchise are the people in the Rocky movies? The origins of Hulk Hogan. Being loaded. Off the snow cones. Mick adapting to Rocky’s fame. Something juvenile. Rocky and Apolla are close. … Continue reading →

A History of Violence + Out of the Past

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:01:36 +0000

Men with questionable pasts. Coffee and Pie. Multiple interpretations of the title. Joey and Tom. The longer a film is great, the harder you expect it to fail. Edie Stall is making it happen. The action and brutality in A … Continue reading →

Coffy + Foxy Brown

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:01:10 +0000

Two films separated at birth: Coffee and Foxy Brown! Eric’s hidden ability. The American Internation blacksploitation race. What violence looks like in a Jack Hill movie. The original Coffee soundtrack. Musical talk back. How Coffee and Foxy Brown stack up … Continue reading →

Hairspray + The Little Shop of Horrors

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:01:23 +0000

Cult films that later spawned colossal musicals. Chicago violently floods. John Waters, Hairspray (1988), and Hypnotherapy. What inspires John Waters? The last John Waters Divine film. John Waters without Divine. Competing counterculture. A different type of parent. Finally, other people … Continue reading →

Assault on Precinct 13 + The Wrong Man

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:01:11 +0000

John Carpenter and Alfred Hitchcock are two directors with something to say about the police. Assault on Precinct 13 blah blah Rio Bravo blah blah. Things AoP13 has inspired. Defining action as its own genre. Vanilla twist. The innocent years … Continue reading →

Ravenous + Jonestown

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:01:33 +0000

Two failed utopias! Bag cat buzzkill. Ravenous’ effect on the human body. Examine Damon Albarn’s score for Ravenous. When what’s fucked up is how not fucked up something is. UNRELIABLE ALBARN. A creepy secret trick, being played on only you. … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 14: Phantasm

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:01:25 +0000

Phantasm films 1-4. Michael and New Orleans. Reverend Zombie’s house of voodoo. Phantasm and the Man with No Neck. Characters and convenient names. Angus Scrimm as the Tall Man. The design of the house. Muscle car hand-me-downs and vintage synthesizers. … Continue reading →

12 Angry Men + Predators

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:01:46 +0000

Team work, here on Double Feature! Trojan Horsing films on the audience. Twelve Angry Men. Jury Duty. No courts! Back in your day, everything was less awesome than it is now. Jurors and hamster sweat. Claustrophobia. The ideas behind the … Continue reading →

Sideways + The Big Lebowski

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:01:44 +0000

Men in robes and boxers optionally teach you Philosophy and/or English. The epic cult masterpiece that is The Big Lebowski. A true era. Two sober atheists talk white russians. Lebowski lore. Created characters to bounce off each other. Julianne Moore … Continue reading →

Ichi the Killer + Opera

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:01:17 +0000

Pet the white cat! A secret to making Starbucks Frappuccinos at home. Horror in the years before and after Ichi the Killer. Blowjob Foley. Using sex in horror when you can’t show the sex parts. Ambitious violence. A contender for … Continue reading →

Glengarry Glen Ross + Shaun of the Dead

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 05:01:41 +0000

Wake up from your 9-5 coma. A Double Feature for the working class. Glengarry Glen Ross and the rat race. Colored light. Tension. Capitalists call out sales people. Boring war stories that add nothing to humanity. Sales people should be … Continue reading →

The Matrix + Rollerball

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:01:51 +0000

Two giant sci-fi films dealing with earth-bound overloads in terrifying futures. The Matrix. Making code cool. The look and feel of 90s films. Things you’ve never noticed before. The supporting characters. Leaving reality. Philosophy, destiny, free will, and other heavy … Continue reading →

Rocky 2 + Sex and Fury

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:01:56 +0000

Rocky vs Asia, Part 2. Simultaneous journeys. A very sexy day of Double Feature. Rock 2 is aware of it’s place in the world. Rocky calls bullshit on itself. A strategy for starting your sequel. Directed by Sylvester Stalone! Fixing … Continue reading →

The Toxic Avenger + Troll 2

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:01:46 +0000

Highlighting Toxic Avenger by using Troll 2, the best worst movie of all time. Two people who don’t know anything about Troll 2 watching it for the first time. Double Feature is not a shot about bad films! Learning more … Continue reading →

The Trial + Naked Lunch

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 05:01:01 +0000

A Franz Kafka and William S Burroughs double feature. The double feature itself is Kafkaesque. Orson Well’s The Trial. Spoken word credits! Kafka and grammar. Bleak, hopeless, confusing and everyone hates you. There are no breaks in surrealism! Before the … Continue reading →

Two-Lane Blacktop + Rubber

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:01:14 +0000

The beginning and end of the road. Nihilism. Where did all that protesting get us? The antithesis of roadsploitation. Warren Oats and the spirit of the road. Kris Kristofferson. You don’t make a movie this different than all other roadsploitation … Continue reading →

Closer + Happy Go Lucky

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:01:26 +0000

Learning about human kind! Closer. Outside your comfort zone, everything is original and exciting! Keeping scenes to two characters. The four people who all have sex with each other (before one of them wins). 2004, that bizarre year in history. … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 13: Silent Night, Deadly Night

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 05:01:27 +0000

Silent Night, Deadly Night 1-5. Donate to Double Feature. Please. Controversy. Fucking with Santa. What’s truly different about Silent Night, Deadly Night. Billy Chapman. There is no hard evidence to support the conclusion that The Pizza Factory in Uptown Chicago … Continue reading →

The Conversation + Rear Window

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:01:57 +0000

Movies about voyeurism by heavy directors. Also, a good double feature! The first Francis Ford Corpula film on the show. Studios and audio equipment. Convenient release timing. The shot of The Quad. Deconstructing a single event. Laboring over one scene. … Continue reading →

Four Rooms + From Dusk Till Dawn

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 05:01:35 +0000

Tarantino and Rodriguez, back to back! And then Rodriguez and Tarantino! Found film. Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell…Marisa Tomei? Combustible Edison and Vertigogo. Time Roth, resident weirdo. The Missing Ingredient. The Wrong Man. The Misbehavers. The Man from Hollywood. Swell parties. … Continue reading →

Deep Red + The Gore Gore Girls

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 05:01:59 +0000

Petting the white cat. Deep Red (Profondo Rosso) requires subtitles. Previous Dario Argento recap. Goblin is kicking ass on the case. The color of blood. Running over heads. Dario Argento, psychic animals, and investigating murders. Red herrings. The most terrifying … Continue reading →

Crank + Shoot ‘Em Up

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:01:49 +0000

Double Feature’s apologetic action films? Chev Chelios, the nonexistent legend. 16 bit! First impressions. The look of Crank. An all black room of with all black walls and all black men and smoke. Google maps! Video taped on a Canon … Continue reading →

American Psycho + Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:01:49 +0000

Michael’s underhanded double feature. Murderous character studies in transgressive fiction. American Psycho and director Mary Harron. Female directors. Covering Christian Bale. Miles Fisher’s video for This Must Be the Place. What’s terrifying about American Psycho? Ending revelations and how they … Continue reading →

Rocky + Shogun Assassin

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:01:07 +0000

Rocky vs Asia. Simultaneous journeys. Misguided east vs west double features. Learning about something new via marathons. The characters in Rocky. What the fuck, Paulie? Talia Shire as Adrian. Mickey Goldmill is a crazy person. What makes Rocky a great … Continue reading →

Hatchet 2 + Cabin Fever 2

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:01:55 +0000

Blood and sex feature! Old School American Horror Blasphemy. Eric’s horrible, horrible confession. Hatchet 2 after the first Hatchet. Danielle Harris replacing Tamara Feldman as Marybeth. The ending of Hatchet. Who comes back and how? Supernatural: bear or no bear! … Continue reading →

Double Feature Year 3 Finale

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:01:50 +0000

SPOILER FREE SHOW! The year in review! Listener emails. Favorite pairings. Worst pairings. Things Double Feature was wrong about. Surprises. Nude listeners. Microsoft ends the Zune. Bag cat. Tremors and Family Ties! Accessibility. Double Feature and the topic of religion. … Continue reading →

Mary and Max + The Killing

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 05:01:40 +0000

Listener picked Double Feature! How did the listeners do? If you didn’t win, you still kinda win. What did we learn about podmanity? Stop motion, claymation, and tricks! Mary and Max and the portrayal of the United States. Loving your … Continue reading →

Harry Brown + Children of Men

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:01:49 +0000

Double bleak Feature. Finally, Children of Men has found a film to partner with! Evil people in the world – this evil? Minimal score emphasizing desolation in both tone and melody. Violence isn’t fun, it’s fucking sad. How Harry Brown … Continue reading →

To Die For + Serial Mom

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:01:55 +0000

So-called “true stories” of women and crimes. To Die For and Pamela Smart. Gus Van Sant. What was Danny Elfman up to? Tonal shifts. Documentary/mockumentary style. Wait, we’re killing? Idolizing TV life. Questioning motivation. David Cronenberg?! Pretending things are dark … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 12: Sleepaway Camp

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:01:09 +0000

Sleepaway Camp films 1-5. A return to true 80s slashers. Covering a film that doesn’t exist. Feminism. The original 1983 Sleepaway Camp. Paul Deangelo as background Ronnie. Covering up the deaths. The essential elements of camp. Homosexuality in the 80s. … Continue reading →

Tron + Scott Pilgrim

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 05:01:25 +0000

Beep boop beep boop. Synthesizers, videogames, and hairspray. Disney, Double Feature style. Tron. What exactly Disney had to do with the original Tron. Where does the cult appeal of Tron come from? The beginnings of computer generated imagery. Tron in … Continue reading →

Girl, Interrupted + Reform School Girls

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 26 May 2011 05:01:49 +0000

Late night double feature. Crazy girl slumber party. Girl, Interrupted. The six degrees of Bacon Brittany. Understanding the very public, very international obsession with Angelina Jolie. Using crazy to break up heavy. Social nonconformity vs complete sociopath. Eccentric vs insane. … Continue reading →

Lost Highway + Psycho

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 19 May 2011 05:01:12 +0000

Double Feature makes two intimidating films by even more intimidating directors completely approachable. David Lynch and Lost Highway. Where you’ve heard Angelo Badalamenti. The return of Trent Reznor. Did David Lynch write The Perfect Drug? The look of Lost Highway. … Continue reading →

The Exorcism of Emily Rose + The Fourth Kind

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 12 May 2011 05:01:25 +0000

Pseudoscience is only the beginning of the odd choices in The Exorcism of Emily Rose and The Fourth Kind. Can movies about nonsense hold up intellectually outside of their immediate premise? Jennifer Carpenter. An awful lawyer. Written by a skeptic … Continue reading →

A Night in Casablanca + The Great Dictator

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 05 May 2011 05:01:41 +0000

World War II as portrayed by cinema of the early 40s. Describing the Marx Brothers and A Night in Casablanca. Groucho, Harpo, and Chico. Harpo and Teller (of Penn and Teller). Musical entertainment. The role of women in Marx Brothers … Continue reading →

High Tension + Wolf Creek

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:01:06 +0000

Vital splat pack! Horror at the peak of it’s class. The early 2000′s era of bullshit horror films. The Splat Pack vs Old School American Horror. The mission of spot-lit aesthetics. The flying tom tom! Lighting a pitch black scene. … Continue reading →

The Room + The Happening

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:01:44 +0000

Two fucking terrible movies. What separates cult film from shit film? What separates so bad that it’s good from just bad? Toom Wiseau writes, directs and stores in The Room. Who’s to be mocked for this disaster? Opposing views of … Continue reading →

Shaft + Enter the Dragon

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:01:00 +0000

Kung Fu and Blaxploitation. 1971. Shaft trailer. There’s art in Shaft! Exploitation where someone actually gives a shit. First person fights. Richard Roundtree vs Fred Williamson. Racial gravity community. Tanks on Broadway. Noir pretending to be blaxploitation. Drew Bundini Brown … Continue reading →

Bubba Ho-tep + Trick ‘r Treat

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:01:00 +0000

Old school American horror! Elvis, Don Coscarelli and the crew from Phantasm. Glitchy edits ala J-Horror! What gave Bubba Ho-tep its cult status? Everyone knows who Bruce Campbell is. Making exposition not just ok, but enjoyable. Bubba Ho-tep’s opinion of … Continue reading →

Smokey and the Bandit + Thunder and Lightning

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:01:00 +0000

Southern American, alcohol, and the goddamn road. Burt Reynolds. Giving your film visual depth. Smokey and the Bandit for Dummies. What we’re dealing with here is a total lack of respect for the law! Bandits. Snowman. Racism in the south. … Continue reading →

Django + Sukiyaki Western Django

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 05:01:00 +0000

Spaghetti westerns and Sukiyaki Western spaghetti westerns! A better example of italian exploitation. Dialogue so bad you shouldn’t even bother dubbing. A gunslinger who mad libs. Exploitation theme songs. The coffin reveal. The wort dubbing gets worse. Opening the package. … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 11: The Amityville Horror

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:01:00 +0000

The Amityville Horror films 1-8. The Amitville hoax. FINALLY – Eric and Michael make a video! http://youtube.com/watch?v=KxqxbjscU-o The Lutz family. James Randi. How the Amityville Horror story was fabricated. What’s the worst thing the house did? The possession! Incest as … Continue reading →

Ed Wood + Shadow of the Vampire

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:01:00 +0000

A show about old films disguised as a show about new films. Glen or Glenda! Credit movies. Why are Edward D Wood Jr movies so bad? Surrounding yourself with weirdos. Jeffrey Jones and The Amazing Criswell. Juliet Landau is amazing. … Continue reading →

Cannibal Holocaust + The Big Bird Cage

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 06:01:00 +0000

Two not-yet-covered exploitation films about people getting massacred in the jungle. Double Feature tries a new approach to pairing difficult films. Cannibal exploitation in Cannibal Holocaust. Animal cruelty. The trial of director Ruggero Deodato for the murder of his actors. … Continue reading →

Look + Pecker

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:01:00 +0000

Photography and voyeurism. Where are the cameras?! What people do when no one is looking. The misadventures of Adam Rifkin. The average person vs one example of a person. If you could see the big picture. Events you missed out … Continue reading →

Doomsday + Equilibrium

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:01:00 +0000

Movies that best their source material. The splat pack. Neil Marshall. What does Doomsday steal from? The cannibal dance. Rhona Mitra Major Eden Sinclair. Craig Conway as Sol (not Saul). Shifts in setting. Sacrificing signature for wider acceptance. Weird things … Continue reading →

The Social Network + The Hudsucker Proxy

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:01:00 +0000

Titans of industry! The awards. Skeptical of The Social Network? Having nostalgia for the first time. AwesomeStart.com. Apache, Perl, Livejournal, Firefox! A look into the actual life of a teenage programmer. How do we monetize? How the movie treats Mark … Continue reading →

May + Teeth

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 06:01:00 +0000

Violent girls! Guess who’s sick? ALL HAIL HONEY BEAR. People who spoil May. Who is Lucky McKee, besides the director of May? An effective flying Tom Tom! May with an eye patch. Angela Bettis and Jeremy Sisto. Adam and May, … Continue reading →

Planet of the Apes + Colossus: The Forbin Project

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:01:00 +0000

Classic sci-fi day. See Colossus: The Forbin Project! Arthur P. Jacobs. Rod Serling. The original ideas for Planet of the Apes and all that could have been. Jerry Goldsmith. Sci-Fi allegories vs over-interpretations. Who sneaks symbolism into the film? Religion: … Continue reading →

Mulberry Street + Frozen

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:01:00 +0000

Old School American Horror! Mulberry Street. Eight Films to Die For. The After Dark Horror Fest. Jim Mickle as writer, director, editor. The advantages of total control. Mood and tone. Identifying budget. Lo-Fi film making! Close knit living. Laid back … Continue reading →

Catfish + The Girlfriend Experience

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:01:00 +0000

Unorthodox relationship day! Corresponding with children. When society forces incorrect reactions. The facts have not been redacted. Privacy of documentary film subjects. Jumping the gun. The Catfish trailer. Applying skepticism to the claims of hoax and the idea of “too … Continue reading →

Pulp Fiction + Sin City

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 06:01:00 +0000

Tarantino and Rodriguez, back to back! Pulp Fiction and Tarantino’s chapters. The popular appeal of Pulp Fiction. What nonlinear storytelling accomplishes. Separating character development from overall narrative. Simultaneous stories. Building up Marsellus Wallace. Quentin Tarantino and race relations! Soundtrack. The … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 10: Wishmaster

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:01:00 +0000

Wishmaster films 1-4. The return of Killapalooza! Where did it ever go, again? Further exploration of always being nice to films. An abstract conversation about Wes Craven using a film he produced as a symbol for his greater style on … Continue reading →

Altered States + The Fly

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 06:01:00 +0000

Mad scientists! Dubious science. What’s a spoiler? http://google.com/images?q=ken+russell is what you need to know. Trying to figure out Ken Russell’s Altered States from 1980. Behind the scenes at Double Feature. Michael doesn’t know what to do! William Hurt. Blair Brown. … Continue reading →

Amelie + Martyrs

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 06:01:00 +0000

Eric struggles to do the show. Why the sadistic pairing? Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Amelie. Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain. Learning about the french via film. Living your quirks. Genre bending and classification. A comfortable distortion of physics. The influence and … Continue reading →

Stuck + The House of the Devil

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 06:01:00 +0000

City dangerous vs suburb dangerous. Two films, each a play on the trapped-in-one-place mechanic. Michael Koester is not actually an exorcist. Based on actual events? Zeitgeist contributing to a movie’s success vs basing a movie on the current zeitgeist. Stewart … Continue reading →

A Fistful of Dollars + Gojira

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:01:00 +0000

Two more genres Double Feature will never be fully prepared to cover. Spaghetti westerns and kaiju (japans monster movies). Two foreign films that popularized their genres in west. The dollars trilogy. What is a spaghetti western? How you can tell … Continue reading →

Misery + Christine

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 06:01:00 +0000

Stephen King. Also, this is Double Feature, so Ayn Rand too. Eric’s homework. Misery! Barry Sonnenfeld. Marc Shaiman. Writing what you know. The romanticization of the author. The real world mess that is writing an story. Rituals for both romance … Continue reading →

Die Hard + Man on Wire

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 06:01:00 +0000

Secret heist films that take place in famous buildings (and are based on books!) A tragic missed opportunity. iPads have chapters, Zunes don’t. Important information you miss out on when you don’t listen to Double Sleepy Naptime. Die Hard as … Continue reading →

The Last Man on Earth + Deliverance

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:01:00 +0000

Two movies about isolation keep each other company. Logan Swanson and the Last Man on Earth. As good as it gets! The return of the public domain. Zombies in literature. Hanging out with Vincent Price. A bit about Will Smith … Continue reading →

The Devil’s Rejects + Halloween 2

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Rob Zombie hour, here on Double Feature! Rob Zombie for Rob Zombie fans. Halloween 2? Halloween II? Halloween: II? H2? What the fuck is this movie called? The Devil’s Rejects is a goddamn sequel. Deconstructing the motel room. The 1970s. … Continue reading →

Willard + The McVeigh Tapes

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Domestic terrors…and rats. Not in that order, either. The opening of Willard. No Danny Elfman! Protagonist by comparison. Absurd characters in a mundane world. Uncomfortable camera work. The weirdos. Willard’s Mom. Willard’s boss. Willard’s problems. Crispin Glover. Willard and the … Continue reading →

Cemetery Man + The Addams Family

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Macabre celebration day! Dellamorte Dellamore (Cemetery Man). What the fuck is going on in italian cinema? The era of Cemetery Man. Exploitation marketing. Learning about the classics via throwback. Trends in Italian horror. Weird! But…sexy. But weird! Comedic elements? Reaction … Continue reading →

Music Box Massacre 5

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 05:01:00 +0000

SPOILER FREE episode! What people from the past thought of the future. The silent film excuse. The opening band. Sanctuary. Religious commentary. Scares through sound design. Roger Corman. Bucket of Blood was so awesome that any other information is probably … Continue reading →

Young Frankenstein + O Brother, Where Art Thou?

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Two films that build upon legend. Spoilers, but not really. Gene Wilder is a crazy person. Mel Brooks and Young Frankenstein. Marty Feldman. The signature of Mel Brooks comedy. Post-joke comedic timing. The Roger Corman monster house. The advantages of … Continue reading →

Taken + P2

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Captive situations. A couple of films that do a single thing extremely well. Taken! Luc Besson. High concept and beautiful static characters. Paul David Hewson continues to show up uninvited. Action star requirements. Maggie Grace is not seventeen. Black market … Continue reading →

Scanners + Eastern Promises

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Two incredible David Cronenberg films. Scanners and the old stuff. Eastern Promises and the new stuff. A bit about Mr. Cronenberg before talking films. Body horror. Sexuality. Medicine, drugs and psychology. Being dropped into a world with no guide. Writing … Continue reading →

The Expendables + Machete

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Let’s go out to the movies! Action films with obscenely huge stars. Why talk about a movie like The Expendables? Misleading, exploitative promotion for The Expendables. David Zayas. Eric Roberts. Sylvester Stallone establishing tone through early moments of gore. Steve … Continue reading →

Cold Souls + Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Indie films featuring sketchy sci-fi companies! There is no such thing as the soul. Why Eric doesn’t like “indie” as a genre. Trend scouting and the systematic dehumanization of cool. A random anecdote about the new(ish) studio! How Cold Souls … Continue reading →

Lord of War + Thank You for Smoking

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Devil’s advocate films. Philosophical discussions wrapped in political messages. Nicolas Cage takes Eric’s money. The only fight Double Feature has ever had. Lord of War as a film about business. Making business personal. Lightening the tone. Pragmatism vs moral absolutes. … Continue reading →

Tremors + The Fog

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Environmental Disasters, Double Feature style. The return of lazy Sunday movies. Graboids, goddamnit! The elevator pitch for Tremors. The people of Pleasant Valley. Why the protagonists stick together. Southwestern Rock. A town full of stereotypes. The least informed weapon treatment … Continue reading →

300 + Rambo 4

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Action films with artistic vision. Why 300 and Rambo are getting Double Featured. Zack Snyder’s 300 needs defending, but from who? If your problem with 300 is historical accuracy, you have a lot bigger problems than 300. Frank Millier and … Continue reading →

Stage Fright (Deliria) + Phenomena

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Italian horror, back to back. Artsy slashers. Michele Soavi / Michael Soavi and StageFright / Stage Fright / Deliria. Soavi and Argento. Deliria as a slasher film. Irving Wallace. Slasher naming conventions. Station wagons. Cats in the cupboard. The italian … Continue reading →

Coraline + Little Nemo

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Childhood nightmares. Fantasy retreats. The real names behind Coraline. Who is Henry Selleck? What’s a Neil Gaiman? Who killed Amanda Palmer? Building a world and playing around in it. The most rundown theater in Chicago. Grey world. Parallels to MirrorMask. … Continue reading →

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang + The Invention of Lying

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Comedies that trick their audience into thinking. Films that flirt with but ultimately mock the lowest common denominator. When your narrator is reliable (but a bad guy). A party of characters. Calling out the hamster style. Calling out film gimmicks … Continue reading →

The Shining + Bright Falls

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Secluded environments and the dangers hidden within. No Stephen King! The Shining – a movie so talked about that even preparing to discuss it requires its own conversation. Widescreen vs fullscreen with Stanley Kubrick’s helicopter. The icons of The Shining. … Continue reading →

Reservoir Dogs + Desperado

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez go back to back, once again! Two incredible films by incredible film makers. Why you always put Quentin Tarantino first. Tarantino’s signature. Quentin’s first scene. Well known strengths. Who is the rat? Non-linear story telling. … Continue reading →

Double Feature Year 2 Finale

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:01:00 +0000

SPOILER FREE SHOW! The year in review! Two fucking years of weekly Double Features. David Stieve has a Behind the Mask prize for you. Facebook chat. Where did all the interviews go? Honorarium. Vulgarity. Other people love The Spirit. More … Continue reading →

Mean Girls + Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Violent angry women! Fuck irony. There is nothing ironic about this Double Feature. These are two awesome films. Done. Why we wouldn’t change a single thing about Mean Girls. The outsider perspective. The absurdities of high school. Why Lindsay Lohan … Continue reading →

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind + Fight Club

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Two films about bottoming out. Insomnia. Actors who direct. Chuck Barris, Charlie Kaufman, and the Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. George Clooney likes to play CIA. Set design. Bleach bypass. Old Spice commercial: http://youtube.com/watch?v=0ZOm2YhOI4c The Gong Show. Our secret CIA … Continue reading →

Hard Candy + Funny Games

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:01:00 +0000

The dark side of humanity. When people are mean to each other. The return of camera chat! Ambiguous characters. Thought experiments. Character studies. The two character dynamic. Why you want natural, ambiguous characters with questionable motivations. Torture scenes from people … Continue reading →

Starship Troopers + Small Soldiers

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:01:00 +0000

War films, Double Feature style. Paul Verhoeven. A Flying Tom Tom? Animating the bugs. The look and feel of Starship Troopers. War movie cliches. Characters and politics. Maintaining a light feel in a time of war. Censorship. Starship Troopers’ commentary … Continue reading →

Blue Velvet + The Game

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:01:00 +0000

There’s two films, and something’s not quite right. The beginning of a string of Double Feature celebrations. 100 episodes…and people are still listening. New ones, even! Why we still don’t talk about symbolism. An apology to David Lynch before talking … Continue reading →

JCVD + Bronson

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 27 May 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Two people who want to be famous – and don’t mind using violence to accomplish this. A new film podcast experiment! Can you even spoil these films? Some behind-the-scenes Double Feature stuff. Eric doesn’t know who JCVD is. Action movie … Continue reading →

Rosemary’s Baby + Invasion of the Body Snatchers

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 20 May 2010 05:01:00 +0000

The terror of the times! Two films that embody the horror mindset of the 60s and 70s. Roman Polanski’s apartment trilogy. Fact check: Anton LaVey isn’t in Rosemary’s Baby. How this film differs from Inside. Is there really a connection … Continue reading →

Repo: The Genetic Opera + The Blair Witch Project

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 13 May 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Two misunderstood and under-appreciated horror films. Conversations about filmmaking. Repo: The Genetic Opera is, in fact, an opera. Musicals vs operas. Sarah Brightman, Ogre. Industrial music and opera. The ridiculous cast. Building for cult appeal. Two rational, no-bullshit hosts hold … Continue reading →

Easy Rider + Death Race 2000

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 06 May 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Just how spoilable are Easy Rider and Death Race 2000? Easy Rider as a piece of New Hollywood. Where have the communes gone? Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper as Wyatt (Captain America) and Billy. Life lessons via cross country motorcycle … Continue reading →

Dog Day Afternoon + LA Confidential

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:01:00 +0000

East coast / west coast crime film double feature. Sidney Lumet and crime dramas. What does based on a “true story” mean? Al Pacino being crazy. 70s Anti-authoritarianism and fighting the man. Anti-hero vs vigilante. When bank heist films became … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 9: Hellraiser

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Hellraiser films 1-8. Pinhead. If you haven’t seen Hellraiser, how much of it should you actually commit to? More on Cliver Barker. Doug Bradley. The Hellbound Heart. Pleasure vs pain. How the treatment of BDSM compares in Hellraiser against Secretary. … Continue reading →

Detroit Rock City + Christmas on Mars

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:01:00 +0000

A very musical episode of Double Feature. Kiss and The Flaming Lips. A quick word about the upcoming Killapalooza. A horror director and cast making a 70s Kiss film. Finding the horror moments in Detroit Rock City. Explaining Kiss to … Continue reading →

The Prestige + The Wizard of Gore

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:01:00 +0000

INTERVIEW w/ Jeremy Kasten. Two films about the stage (that shouldn’t actually be watched back to back). More than you ever wanted to know about the Bullet Catch. What is “real magic”? Nikola Tesla, the greatest mad scientist of all … Continue reading →

Serenity + Barbarella

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Women in space! The sweetspot for new films on Double Feature. Different takes on Joss Whedon. Jargon in space! Shows on Fox. The mixed success story of Firefly’s cancelation and Serenity’s rebirth. Multiple beginnings. Inflicting hara-kiri? The long take. Summer … Continue reading →

Inside + Drag Me to Hell

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:40:00 +0000

How to correctly pronounce the word “homage.” There are spoilers everywhere. No one is safe. Inside (À l’intérieur) as part of the New French Extreme / French Extremism / New French Extremity. American dominance in the horror genre. Using more … Continue reading →

Black Dynamite + Hero

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:01:00 +0000

Two genres Double Feature will never be fully prepared to cover. A kung-fu badass double feature. Finally – the blaxploitation primer. The woman’s place in blaxploitation. Creating an intelligent script on an ignorant subject. Writing jokes vs acting jokes. Laugh … Continue reading →

The Million Dollar Hotel + REC

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:01:00 +0000

Two films in unfamiliar apartment buildings! Voyeurism. Does Zune have lyrics support? A modern day commune full of crazies. Music, mood, and Paul David Hewson. The tiny blue car revealed: The Corbin Motors Sparrow PTM. Peeking in the window vs … Continue reading →

Polyester + Secretary

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:01:00 +0000

Bored women surround themselves with deviants! Two films helping society cope with taboos. John Waters exposes America to the unsettling. A rarely talked about sub-genre of exploitation: Women’s Pictures. Odorama, Smell-O-Vision and William Castle. The smells on the Polyester Odorama … Continue reading →

The Crow + Boondock Saints

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:01:00 +0000

90s Vigilante Double Feature! The Crow. What really killed Brandon Lee. The incredible films (and not-so-incredible-films) of Alex Proyas. A color film without colors. The makeup vs the audience. Creative villain names. Revisiting the Kitty Genovese myth. The Boondock Saints … Continue reading →

Requiem for a Dream + Spun

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:01:00 +0000

The two most sober hosts on the internet talk about so-called “drug films”. Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream. The evolution of Clint Mansell. When trailers steal the Mansell. Editing tricks. THE ZEMECKIS CREDIT. Is it ok for Marlin Waynes … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 8: Leprechaun

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:01:00 +0000

Leprechaun films 1-6. Racism. An alternative to Don’t Show the Monster. Is the Leprechaun frightening? An a long enough timeline, all slashers abandon fear for comedy. How mythology is created and used in the franchise. Peer pressure. The role of … Continue reading →

The Man From Earth + The Fifth Element

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:01:00 +0000

Different approaches to science fiction. BitTorrent and file sharing. Why some people just can’t watch sci-fi. Jumping the Shark. Tricks of low budget film making. The effect of living forever (the vampire myth). Film cliques and skepticism. The Man From … Continue reading →

Theodore Rex + The Secret

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:01:00 +0000

CO-HOSTED by Rebecca Watson. Two abominations of science, back to back! The IMDB Bottom 100. Is there anything to be gained by watching Theodore Rex? Who’s trying the hardest and what fails the most? Speculation on terrible overdubbing. Syncro-Vox. The … Continue reading →

Beetlejuice + Candyman

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:01:00 +0000

Myth and Legend. More cannon than ever before! More airquotes than any podcast has dared to present! Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice. The Danny Elfman Tim Burton marriage. Alec Baldwin is not a senator. The Amazing Criswell. Why Double Feature doesn’t really … Continue reading →

The Lawnmower Man + Jurassic Park

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:01:00 +0000

Two movies that aren’t about men playing God. How CG can make or break a film. Mr. Barbecue. Unrelated: where the Lost term “choppies” came from. When terrible CG is ok – even in legitimate films. A swarm of CG … Continue reading →

Hell Ride + The Spirit

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:01:00 +0000

Larry Bishop and Frank Miller – the protégé double feature. Grindhouse revival. Outlaw biker films. The origins of El Pistolero. Deciphering the influences. The evolution of biker films. Larry Bishop. Quentin Tarantino’s role in Hell Ride. Guns. The Badassery of … Continue reading →

28 Weeks Later + Cloverfield

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:01:00 +0000

The most packed episode ever? Two very important “horror” films that went above and beyond their genre. What makes 28 Weeks Later and Cloverfiend so brilliant? A quick word on 28 Days Later. A twenty minute conversation about the first … Continue reading →

True Romance + Natural Born Killers

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Two films written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by directors who aren’t nearly as good. The auteur theory of film. Finding the writer’s signature in True Romance. Elvis. Tarantino’s characters. Dennis Hopper and the tale of the legitimate film. Racial … Continue reading →

Slither + Dawn of the Dead

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:01:00 +0000

A James Gunn zombish double feature. Slither and horror/comedy. They’re not called Slithers! Realism in a crazy situation. Protagonists who are smarter than the audience! Old School American Horror. Serving the comedy audience before the horror audience. Zack Snyder’s 2004 … Continue reading →

Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother + The Postman Always Rings Twice

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Classic film noir recast with Quentin Tarantino actors! The Kitty Genovese myth. And the money goes to? Sherlock Holmes primer. The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother. Homage or mockery? Comedy in the 70s. Is this rotten or wonderfully brave? … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 7: Alien + Predator

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:01:00 +0000

The complete Alien and Predator franchise. Alien films 1-4, Predator films 1 and 2, Alien vs Predator films 1 and 2. The amazing variety of directors from the franchise. Riddley Scott. Design. H.R. Giger. Isolation. The ship. Ripley. Secret robots … Continue reading →

Clue + House on Haunted Hill

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Double Feature solves the rainy house mysteries. Clue for people who’ve never played Clue. The secret formula Clue uses to make you take it seriously. The multiple endings. Weapon analysis. The hard parts of a…board game adaptation. What breed of … Continue reading →

Up! + The Haunted World of El Superbeasto

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:01:00 +0000

You don’t need to see Up to listen to this. Time for a lighter episode of Double Feature. The Original Up! by Russ Meyer, not the Pixar film! How was there seriously any confusion about that? Rob Zombie uses the … Continue reading →

Pi + The Fountain

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:01:00 +0000

The work of director Darren Aronofsky. Eric’s ongoing struggle with the caffeine. Don’t actually watch these films back to back. Recognizing the signature of Darren Aronofsky. Come on, Pi is a LITTLE silly. Clint Mansell. How do you even classify … Continue reading →

Let the Right One In + Interview With the Vampire

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Vampires! Why were these films such outstanding critical successes, and what can we learn from that? Using children as a mechanism to tell a mature story. Vampires as a medium rather than a plot outline. Eli’s guardian Hakan. The brutality … Continue reading →

The Nightmare Before Christmas + The Rocky Horror Picture Show

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Two films everyone is too pretentious to have a simple conversation about. Why people give you shit for enjoying these two fantastic movies. Stop motion and hand-making every inch of your frame. Why the old Tim Burton Batman films are … Continue reading →

A Clockwork Orange + Elephant

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Ultraviolence! A word on Batman: The Animated Series. The visuals in A Clockwork Orange. Whats interesting about the cinematography, at what that means to the average person. Malcolm Mcdowell. The components of Alex. Eric’s defense of arthouse cinema. The two … Continue reading →

Escape from LA + Expelled

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:01:00 +0000

One of these films invokes Hitler, and you’ll never guess which! Where are they now: Snake Pliskin edition. Why people hate Escape from LA. Sequels made a decade later. The difference between New York and LA’s antagonists. Hampster style. 90s … Continue reading →

Escape from NY + Religulous

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:01:00 +0000

A return to crazy movies and documentaries about irrationality…sorta. Post-apocalyptic dystopia. Potential connections to watergate. Countdown. Steampunk. Where do all these littered newspapers come from? The components of an anti-action movie. The Escape from New York score. Wide shots. Where … Continue reading →

Music Box Massacre 4

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:01:00 +0000

SPOILER FREE look back at Music Box Massacre 4. The Haunted House, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Old Dark House, Eyes Without a Face, May, The Facts in the Case of Mr. Hollow, Friday the 13th, Midnight Meat Train, … Continue reading →

A Scanner Darkly + Total Recall

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Philip K. Dick and false reality. Don’t actually watch these films back to back. Drug culture, crazy people, and character studies. Coping mechanisms. Maintaining control. Individual motivation. An explanation of the scene where Connie turns into Donna. Breaking down the … Continue reading →

Duel + Vanishing Point

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Car exploitation films: Drivesploitation. Roadsploitation. Carsploitation?? Two road movies back to back. Exploitation 101. High concept. Steven Spielberg’s Duel and the origin of modern road horror. Where exploitation films come from. The 1960 Peterbilt 281 tanker truck. Briefly entertaining the … Continue reading →

The Dark Crystal + Who Framed Roger Rabbit

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Children’s films with adult themes. New Studio. Aimlessly wandering through fantasy in Dark Crystal. Puppetry and immersion. Peter Molyneux. Making an audience feel for a character. Subtitles? Attention to detail. B-Roll. Folk or camp? The benefits of using a deceptively … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 6: Children of the Corn

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Children of the Corn films 1-7. So who actually watched these films? What happens when you leave the city. How to do an entire Killapalooza in record time. The danger of remembering Children of the Corn. What’s redeemable about the … Continue reading →

Shorts + Inglourious Basterds

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino, back to back! An Inglourious Basterds conversations during Shorts. Who Robert Rodriguez is and why a fan of movies like Inglourious Basterds should care about his kids films. Actors under Rodriguez. Major actors playing B-roles … Continue reading →

Death to Smoochy + The King of Kong

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Zune? Death to Smoochy as a perfect black comedy. The two formulas for dark comedy. The essential ingredients of black humor. Absurdity. So Very wrong. What characters contribute. Film noir influences. Robin Williams. The non-narrative documentary style as seen in … Continue reading →

M + Seven

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Noir, Neo Noir, and the secret theme of the show. Fritz Lang’s German pre-noir M. Lighting and iconic imagry. The missing protagonist. Peter Lorre. Silence. Leitmotif and the now standard practice of reoccurring character themes in score. The overblown state … Continue reading →

Edward Scissorhands + The Brother From Another Planet

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Fish out of water double billing. Eric’s declining health? A controversial stance on Tim Burton. The elements of a Burton film. Danny Elfman. Michael’s Burton-Fantasty-Theory. Vincent Price. The 13th Ghosts of Scooby Doo. Mormonism. Johnny Depp: The Target Superstore of … Continue reading →

Black Christmas + Behind the Mask

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:01:00 +0000

INTERVIEW w/ David Stieve. The beginning and end of the slasher genre. Black Christmas – the first slasher film ever made? The 80s slasher crash course. Parts of Black Christmas the genre ignored. Legitimate terror: the phone calls. A silent … Continue reading →

South Park + The Aristocrats

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Skeptical comedy double feature! Saddam Hussein and capital punishment. To bleep or not to bleep. Replacing obscenity with silly phrases. South Park’s relationship with Hollywood. Censorship then and now. Is South Park Bigger Longer and Uncut still relevant? Yes…Yes it … Continue reading →

Brazil + Dark City

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Dystopian neo-noir with a twist! The first episode of year 2. Brazil in irish mythology. Michael Shermer. Creating the feeling of Brazil. Trilogy of imagination. Absurdist drama fighting absurdist comedy. A different kind of Big Brother. Terrorism. Consumerism. Theories on … Continue reading →

Double Feature Year 1 Finale

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:01:00 +0000

SPOILER FREE SHOW! The year in review! What is a spoiler? A whole year of weekly Double Features. How the show has changed. Random Emails! What makes for a good Double Feature pairing. Another defense of House of 1000 Corpses. … Continue reading →

Tank Girl + Schindler’s List

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:01:00 +0000

This is really happening. Decaying studio. Gorillaz, comics, Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett. The return of sand beetle. Lori Petty. The return of Cole Porter. Courtney Love and the music of Tank Girl. Exploitation. CHASING THE SEMI – Stealing from … Continue reading →

Battle Royale + The Hills Have Eyes

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Grinding brutality. Accidental homework. Things that don’t make any goddamn sense: The 1/3 rule. The players. The game. The weapons. Kids reading maps. The unexpected flaws of a modern exploitation film. Daring to pick at the plot. Killing your girlfriend. … Continue reading →

Intacto + The Shape of Things

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Manipulation. Dubbing and subtitles. Eric and Max von Sydow. The players. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. 28 Weeks Later. The Prodigy. Drawing your audience in. Danger ahead. Alfred Hitchcock Presents “Man from the South”. The supernatural element. Maybe Intacto thinks luck is … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 5: Child’s Play

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Child’s Play films 1-5. Chucky. Year end slasher review. Films in Chicago. The Lakeshore Strangler. Charles Lee Ray. Ambiguity. Using voodoo for evil. If they only knew! Becoming human. Once the monster’s out of the dark. A great turn in … Continue reading →

Murderball + Monster Man

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:01:00 +0000

INTERVIEW w/ Dana Adam Shapiro. CRUSH Double Feature SMASH. Hidden secondary theme? Fast action against intentionally slow drama. Making an audience excited about something foreign to them. The forbidden questions. Grounding your audience. Tugging at the heart strings – the … Continue reading →

Deliver Us From Evil + Apt Pupil

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 28 May 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Child Manipulation. Amy Berg. Honest ways to make your audience uncomfortable. Good people doing bad things. Bad people. Sam Harris’ Functional Neuroimaging of Belief, Disbelief and Uncertainty. The cause of pedophilia. Why people do bad things. Pull of the weasel. … Continue reading →

Rififi + The Triplets of Belleville

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 21 May 2009 05:01:00 +0000

French ragtag double feature. Du Rififi Chez les Hommes. Tesla. Eric tries to pronounce things in french. Jules Dassin and communism. Films better than the book. The titular . . . song? The heist concept. Michael’s heist film. After the … Continue reading →

Dog Soldiers + Hostage

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 14 May 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Neil Marshall. Homages. References. SNATCH SYNDROME. Thirty second summary. Reaction Dog. The numbers game. Werewolf skepticism. Dog Soldiers takes on werewolves. Hamster style. SWORD WOLF. Why do werewolf films suck? Style vs substance. Credits controversy. The arthouse look. Intensity. Viable … Continue reading →

The Libertine + The Root of All Evil?

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 07 May 2009 05:01:00 +0000

The enemy: sex or god? The trouble with period pieces. Dialogue from an age long ago. The typical components of a period piece. What separates The Libertine from the rest. Long tracking shots. Shifting focus. Arthouse fighting immersion. Acting games. … Continue reading →

Penn and Teller Get Killed + Pee Wee’s Big Adventure

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Unlikely 80s films / Men in grey suits. David Lynch! Arthur Penn? Calling out nonsense that happens all the time in movies. Penn Jillette’s radio show. High concept dark comedy. The dual role. Buying the trick. VHS quality causes mass … Continue reading →

Hard Rock Zombies + Loose Change

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:01:00 +0000

INTERVIEW w/ Rebecca Watson. Conspiracy day! Walmart’s bargin bin. 80s hair metal exploitation. Accidental bad film making. The fear of accidental bad film making. What we take for granted. How to watch exploitation films. Not realizing where your real plot … Continue reading →

Death of a President + What Dreams May Come

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Alternate Reality. Channel 4. Mockumentary. Do you believe it? The tools of alternate reality story telling. Controversial political motivation. Inspiring real life killers. Eric’s problem with the American legal system. Severity vs evidence. Hinting at a twist. Is racial profiling … Continue reading →

Melinda and Melinda + Double Indemnity

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:01:00 +0000

New Studio. Casting Your Film Twice. Will Ferrell as an actor vs a centerpiece. Unintentional theatricality and satire. Self examination. Drawing different conclusions from the same elements. Eric takes you back to the black and white days. Billy Wilder. Classic … Continue reading →

De-Lovely + The God Who Wasn’t There

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:01:00 +0000

INTERVIEW W/ Brian Flemming. Why we don’t do a whole lot of musicals. Musical self examination. The mechanics of setting your musical apart. Defining a life by occupation. If you call out your gimmick, does that make using it ok? … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 4: Halloween

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Halloween films 1-9. Michael Myers. What is a John Carpenter? The origins of slasher films. Why Michael Myers kills. What makes him unique. Jamie Lee Curtis. The zombie advantage. Dr. Samuel J. Loomis. Things you expect. Things Halloween doesn’t do. … Continue reading →

Big Trouble in Little China + The Enemies of Reason

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Eric does Michael a favor. WTF is Big Trouble in Little China? The exploitation formula. Why Kurt Russell wasn’t high on the set. Brilliant or an accident? The creatures on display. John Carpenter’s effects over the years. The lost dimension … Continue reading →

Me and You and Everyone We Know + Primer

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:01:00 +0000

Why Spoilers? Funny or artsy? Art and pretension. Child Actors. ASCII. Titular line. Cinema’s first funny poop joke. Being overprotective of your children. Predators and sexuality. Does the film know what it is? How to talk about Primer. Establishing characters. … Continue reading →

Magnolia + Kinky Boots

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Addiction. VCR filmmarkers. Challenging scenes to film. Ensemble Casts. Events that didn’t actually happen. Urban legends. Eric ruins the magic. Meta. The performance and character of Tom Cruise. Casting and marketing. Three acts. Incredible pacing. The infamous WTF scene. This … Continue reading →

House of 1000 Corpses + Waco

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:01:00 +0000

A word on Roadracers and Mean Girls. DVD menus. Enthusiastic directors. The work of Sid Haig and Bill Mosley. Working with and moving on from camp. Rainn Wilson. Good slow zoom? That bizarre sci fi TV style. Comfortable antagonism. No … Continue reading →

Touch of Evil + The Terminal

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:01:00 +0000

The film noir game. Directors cuts. The players. Noir takes across the decades. The original noir. Impact on women in cinema. The fat suit that ate Orson Wells. Long tracking shots. Breaking tradition. Only on Double Feature: Film Noir recast … Continue reading →

Spiral + Bad Santa

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:01:00 +0000

INTERVIEW w/ Joel David More. Blending horror and arthouse. Editing and mood. Something’s off. Score. Minimalism in aesthetics and characters. Friend or pet? Talking about art. Jazz. Creating dicussion. Post modernism. Different interpretations of the ending. The road to Spiral. … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 3: Texas Chainsaw Massacre

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Texas Chainsaw Massacre films 1-6. Leatherface. Iconic imagery. The death curse. Further insight into slow-zoom. Leatherface and The Family. Cannibalism. WWRZD? Bill Mosley saves the day. The chainsaw is my penis. Trannyface. GASOLINE. Transition to slasher. You can’t hold back … Continue reading →

Joy Ride + The Attic Expeditions

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:01:00 +0000

INTERVIEW w/ Jeremy Kasten. Year 2 format changes! Comic relief. Conventional horror X-Mas lighting. Tension. Eric compares Kubrick’s 2001 to Escape from New York. Showing the killer.Camp. THE MEAT CART. Fake-out: The origins of ICE TRUCK. The killer reveal. Multiple … Continue reading →

The Thing + Michael Moore Hates America

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:01:00 +0000

INTERVIEW w/ Mike Wilson. A bit about A Scanner Darkly. Book adaptations. Michael’s John Carpenter crash course. The Thing as a milestone. Space horror. Influence. Keith David. Psychological horror. Desolation. Weapons. How to butcher a family. The greatest scare shot. … Continue reading →

Terminator 3 + The Prophecy 3

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Sarah Connor. Self Aware. Who’s not pulling their weight here? Models as actors. Believing in the machines. Good films with awful scenes. Laughing with. Laughing at. Using surround to enhance the content of your film. The Goldeneye soundbank. How public … Continue reading →

Bedazzled + Gremlins

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Eric’s blueberry drink. Why we do this show. Is this even a film? Harold Ramis. Makeup. The good kind of bad. Poor satire. Who sees bad films? Using mood in comedy. Artsy shots. Dark comedy realization moment. Counter-christmas-culture. Primary vs … Continue reading →

Terminator 2 + The Prophecy 2

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:01:00 +0000

Rob Zombie. Joking or serious? Protagonist surprise. Shotgun 201. Revisiting three sentence dream theory. When people end up in a desert. Alternate ending. Hapster Style strikes back. Action cliches. Special effects. Timelessness. Car scenes. Death of the monster. Shifting protagonists. … Continue reading →

Northfork + Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:01:00 +0000

The Heath Ledger bet. A word on the Untouchables and Pink Flamingos. Weathered actors. Seamless transitions. Multiple stories. Surreal or absurd? Period pieces. Dry humor. Kid Rock as performance art. A bit on Joss Whedon. Independent production. The comedy. How … Continue reading →

Terminator + The Prophecy

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:01:00 +0000

Michael has a million transitions and Eric has a meltdown. James Cameron. Misleading one-liners. Arnold Schwarzenegger. An alternate way to open this film. SHOTGUN 101. Special effects and overachievers. Stop motion. Terminator as a slasher film. Monsters in horror vs … Continue reading →

Eyes Wide Shut + The United States of Leland

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:01:00 +0000

Unnecessary sets. Undeniably bad Kubrick scenes. The EWS controversy. Kubrick casting. David Lynch story telling. One billion takes. Michael is still sore about the Happening. Building a dream atmosphere. 3 SENTENCE DREAM THEORY. Saul Williams. The infamous sex party. Missing: … Continue reading →

Cube + Reign of Fire

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:01:00 +0000

A word about the Happening. Onto Cube! What defines horror? We love Repo; Saw is still lame. The necessity of a psychological breakdown. Clue hunting with your audience. The impact CG has on suspension of disbelief. Character exposition. Remaining unknown. … Continue reading →

Freddy vs Jason + Steal This Film 2

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:01:00 +0000

Freddy actually versus Jason! Missing the point. Different approaches in the same universe. Equal time. Making the collaboration work. The new Freddy and Jason. The callbacks. The staples. This story is awesome! More Robert Englund talk. How to trap Jason. … Continue reading →

Downfall + Good Night and Good Luck

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:01:00 +0000

Introducing Hitler. Building anticipation. This is still Double Feature, so let’s compare Downfall to Cloverfield! WWII as a b story. Uncanny Iraq parallels. Socialism. Obeying the leader. Brief moments of violence. Absence of score and foreign films. A different perspective. … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 2: A Nightmare on Elm Street

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:01:00 +0000

A Nightmare on Elm Street films 1-7. Freddy Krueger. Robert Enguld. Let the Jason comparisons begin! Industrial 80s score. A different Freddy. Changing the rules. Enter: possession. Traditional effects. Making the viewer uncomfortable. Reoccurring characters. What to build on. The … Continue reading →

Fur + A Dirty Shame

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:01:00 +0000

Arizona Iced Tea. Taboos. Sexual fetishes. Lifestyle fetishes. Non linear story telling. Things you can do with a 50s biopic. Photography. Romanticizing previous eras. 30s sideshows. The 50s family myth. Finding yourself. Flashing back to an even older era in … Continue reading →

The People vs Larry Flynt + Jesus Camp

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:01:00 +0000

A Double Feature secret is revealed! CENSORSHIP. JESUS. What is Larry Flynt? How to win Eric’s heart . . . and body. Jerry Falwell is a douchebag. Using editing to get around bad deliverance. Love for America. Nothing is sacred. … Continue reading →

2001 Maniacs + Flock of Dodos

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:01:00 +0000

How to pronounce the year. Proper crossover. Scareshot bar raised. New’s new favorite word. More than candy. Taking the high road. Blaxploitation. Racism. Growing up without racism. Using fiction to create hypothetical scenarios and thought experiments. The south isn’t as … Continue reading →

The Hitcher + The Punisher

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:01:00 +0000

A word about Iron Man. Kill the rabbit. Trojan horsing Michael Bay. The date audience. Michael reprimands Eric. The turn. Eric is reprimanded again. Best scare shot yet. Filming in car. Snoricam! Taking time to establish your setting. Gore delivery. … Continue reading →

Killapalooza 1: Friday the 13th

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:01:00 +0000

Friday the 13th films 1-10. Jason Voorhees. The longest, most explicit slasher episode yet. Retroactive twist. Fixing a long running problem through exploitation. Recaping in a sequel. 3-D. Showing off. Slasher staples. Tits. Found: Hampster Style. Another use of Scooby … Continue reading →

Auto Focus + From Hell

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:01:00 +0000

Get Eric’s DVD. Music Box Massacre IV. Michael is assaulted in Uptown Chicago. Radio voice. Jazz clubs. Censorship? Small nipples. Sex as a taboo. Open relationships. A dark and violent shift. How to change the mood. Alternate history . . … Continue reading →

Insomnia + The Rock

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:01:00 +0000

Al Pacino. Being typecast. Eric wrongfully disagrees. Invisible actors. When actors trick you. Putting Michael on the spot. Supernatural detective. Avoiding standard devices. When you walk in on a film. Unnecessary staples. Michael disliked Memento, but still thinks it’s visionary. … Continue reading →

Dummy + Walmart

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:01:00 +0000

A few minutes on films before this show accidentally gets super political. Having fun with Dummy. Milla Jovovich: actress and musician. “American Pie Moments.” Eric makes Michael give you the freedom. Awkward does not translate into funny. Another look at … Continue reading →

Being John Malkovich + Hostel 2

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:01:00 +0000

John playing Craig playing John. An awkward disagreement. Funny? Supernatural? What is this film? Describing dark comedy. Coming from the writer. Why people quote movies. Do cute and weird help a film? John Malkovich’s orgasm voice. One of the hosts … Continue reading →

Hostel + This Film Is Not Yet Rated

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:01:00 +0000

Exploitation. Eric doesn’t have dental insurance. Misleading packaging. The internet has made Saw irrelevant. Karma doesn’t exist. Hostel’s reception in popular culture. “Meatcart.” Betraying the viewer using time and perspective. Slow motion death. Eric is actually in Hostel. Producer? Presenter? … Continue reading →

The Descent + Feast

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:01:00 +0000

Where the Double Feature intro song came from. Michael sets up a Double Feature. Horror is scary. Eric practices three sentence dream theory. Japanese Horror. Zombie films vs horror films. Forcing well built characters. Strong female leads. Challenging yourself as … Continue reading →

Orgazmo + The Matador

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:01:00 +0000

A word about Southland Tales and No Country for Old Men. The dream rule. Michael coins the term “candy.” What is and isn’t funny. Paint-by-numbers film. “Hamster style.” Censorship. The beginning of what will surely become a multitude of feminist … Continue reading →

Contact + Silence of the Lambs

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:01:00 +0000

Accidental Double Feature! Something Michael likes! Almost. The Jaws factor. Carl Sagan Awareness moment. Michael Shermer. James Randi. SETI. Accidental Libertarian Experiment. Planet intro or Apple TV glitch? Elevator noises. Good and bad jargon. Missing closure upsets one of the … Continue reading →

Chasing Amy + DOA: Dead or Alive

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:01:00 +0000

Michael has full faith. The shortest Double Feature segment ever. Acupuncture doesn’t work. A confusing distribution release. Gaming history. An advertising hook. Modern day exploitation – what it is, what it should be. The movie roadmap. When montages are acceptable. … Continue reading →

Hatchet + Memento

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:01:00 +0000

The new breed of horror. The Trio. Acting in horror films. Eric likes dominant leader-type girls. The survivor. Role reversal. The “Fuck You” ending. Everyone on Lost gets eaten by a shark. Eric again describes bloody kills in a oddly … Continue reading →

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen + Constantine

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:01:00 +0000

LxG. Michael owns a fullscreen movie. Why owning a fullscreen movie makes you a tool. Finding good things in one of the worst movies on this show. OMG, what a twist! Make Eric stop talking about Shaft. Buddy cop films … Continue reading →

Team America + Cabin Fever

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:01:00 +0000

Team America: World Police. The puppet thing. Eric’s blender. Libertarians are awesome. What’s wrong with Matt Damon? Oh yeah, Ben Affleck. Puppets and suspension of disbelief. Michael Moore is a poor film marker and a fucking liar. MONTAGE! More graphic … Continue reading →

12 Monkeys + The Singing Detective

doublefeatureshow@gmail.com (Double Feature) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:01:00 +0000

The origins of the Double Feature idea. Bruce Willis dies in the first spoiler warning. Twelve Monkeys. Slow zoom. Film terms as code. Eric talks about blood using a very sexual tone. What a twist? The Singing Detective and crazy … Continue reading →