Aug 31, 2020
Jim examines a little known nuclear war drama from 1962,
"This Is Not A Test," starring Seamon Glass, Thayer Roberts, Aubrey
Martin, Mary Morlas, Michael Greene, Alan Austin, Carloe Kent,
Norman Winston,Ron Starr and Don Spruance. A tough-minded Deputy
stops several people on a rural country highway in the
mountains...
Aug 24, 2020
Jim goes solo this week as he
revisits a film that had a pronounced effect on him in his
childhood, 1956's "The Werewolf," starring Don Megowan, Joyce
Holden, Harry Lauter, Eleanore Tanin, Ken Christy, S. John Launer,
George Lynn and Steven Ritch (in the title role). A small NW town
is plagued by a series of strange...
Aug 17, 2020
Jim and Mark discuss a Jules Verne classic from 1961
featuring the works of film legends Ray Harryhausen and Bernard
Hermann, "Mysterious Island," starring Michael Craig, Joan
Greenwood, Michael Callan, Beth Rogan, Dan Jackson and Herbert Lom.
Soldiers who escape from a Confederate prison during the last days
of the...
Aug 10, 2020
Jim and Mark discuss what many consider the best British
Science Fiction film - 1961's "The Day The Earth Caught Fire,"
starring Edward Judd, Leo McKern, Janet Munro, Arthur Christian and
Michael Goodliffe. Several nuclear tests have forced a shift in the
Earth's axis, causing the planet to head toward the Sun. A...
Aug 3, 2020
Jim, Mark and Madeline examine a classic Poe-inspired film
from 1961 - Roger Corman's "The Pit And The Pendulum," starring
Vincent Price, Barbara Steele, John Kerr, Luana Anders and Anthony
Carbone. Written by Richard Matheson, this adaption centers around
a man's journey to a strange castle where his sister died....