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Screenshot Shock ValueMark Kermode and Ellen E Jones ask if we still go to the movies to be shocked.As Caligula: The Ultimate Cut hits cinemas, Mark talks to stars of the notorious cult classic, Dame Helen Mirren and Malcolm McDowell. They discuss the film's long journey to the new version, and what it was really like on set of one of independent cinemas most controversial productions.Ellen examines what shock value means in the digital age and how shocking cinema has evolved over cinema's history. She speaks to film critic Virginie Selavy about how critical and...

2024-08-0942 min

Gobbledygeek 494 - Geek Challenge: Alice vs. LabyrinthYou remind me of the pod…the pod with the geeks. Paul and Arlo fall down the rabbit hole of another Geek Challenge, this time pitting Jim Henson's 1986 cult classic Labyrinth against Jan Švankmajer's 1988 headtrip Alice. Henson's film finds Jennifer Connelly dancing with David Bowie and a variety of Muppets as she attempts to rescue her baby brother, while Švankmajer's finds Kristýna Kohoutová assailed by a variety of bizarre stop-motion creations and a taxidermied rabbit. It should be obvious who picked which movie. Topics of discussion include codpieces, sellouts, practical effects, and weird sex, among others.

2023-03-152h 15

Imported Horror A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)A lonesome vampire with a skateboard wanders the streets of Bad City late at night. She is also a vampire. This week, we unspool a spooky, emotional noire with a killer soundtrack, an adorable cat and a wholly original vampire. Also - the most visually offensive movie of the year hits Shudder this week. Motion Picture Terror Scale: 2.34. Quality: 4.66. Enjoyment: 4.34 Articles mentioned in this episode: "A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT: INTERVIEW WITH ANA LILY AMIRPOUR," by Virginie Selavy for Electric Sheep Magazine "Ana Lily Amirpour on her Iranian vampire...

2022-10-061h 07

The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast FEMALE MONSTERS 03 • Cult of the Cobra (1955) + The Wasp Woman (1959)We talk about two curious creature features from the 1950s: the very sultry Curse of the Cobra (1955) and Roger Corman's exploitation film The Wasp Woman (1959). I’m joined in this episode by writer Virginie Selavy to discuss Corman's penchant for strong women, the questionable special effects, and the snake POV shots. *** The Final Girls are a UK-based film collective exploring the intersections of horror film and feminism. Find out more about our projects here: thefinalgirls.co.uk Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Support us o...

2020-06-2633 min

Good Mourning, Nancy Podcast Ep. 45: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) - No NameTake a BITE out of this week's episode! Lily Ana Amirpour's vampire flick: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night! Discussion topics include: feminism in the middle east and in the west, fantasy worlds, Sergio Leone, and punkette filmmaking! Thanks to Lily LeBlanc for our theme song: www.lilythecomposer.com Buy some coffee from our sponsors: www.recesscoffee.com Episode Resources: Articles: Abdi, Shadee, and Bernadette Marie Calafell. “Queer Utopias and a (Feminist) Iranian Vampire: a Critical Analysis of Resistive Monstrosity in A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.” Critical Studies in Media Communication, vol. 34, no. 4, 2017, pp. 358–370. Atkinson, Michael. “Vampire Princess...

2019-03-1236 min

Electric Sheep podcast – Panel Borders and other podcasts Electric Sheep Magazine podcast: Haunted by the Past Advert for Third Window Films Animerama Blu-Rays / Comparison of stills from restored Nosferatu / Poster for The Endless Haunted by the Past: In this month’s Electric Sheep Magazine podcast, we look at the restoration of old films, and movies haunted by the past. In an extract from a lecture at the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, Mark Rance discusses his 2012 restoration of the classic German horror film Nosferatu, and ahead of its UK cinema release, Virginie Sélavy interviews Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, directors of the new Sci-Fi / horror movie The Endless about a p...

2018-08-2900 min

Electric Sheep podcast – Panel Borders and other podcasts Electric Sheep Magazine Podcast: Halloween HorrorsHalloween Horrors: In this month’s Halloween themed episode of Electric Sheep, Virginie Selavy talks to Kim Newman about his new collection of reviews and essays, ‘Video Dungeon’, published by Titan Books and to cinema programmer Anna Bogutskaya about co–curating a tour of short horror films directed by women: ‘The Final Girls – We Are the […]

2017-10-2404 min

Resonance FM: Clear Spot Electric Sheep Magazine podcast: Investigating GenreElectric Sheep Magazine podcast: Investigating Genre The monthly show about world cinema and cult releases. Electric Sheep assistant editor Alex Fitch talks to Lee Broughton about his book Euro-Western, published by I.B. Tauris, which uncovers progressive attitudes to women and minorities in European Westerns, and to the director (Andrew Martin) and lead actor (Edmund Kingsley) about their excellent Cold War SF thriller Capsule, in a Q&A recorded at the SCI-FI-LONDON film festival. Also, Electric Sheep editor Virginie Selavy discusses December’s London International Animation Festival with festival director Nag Vladermersky, plus classic tracks from Da...

2016-11-291h 13

Resonance FM: Clear Spot Electric Sheep magazine podcast: Death and BeyondElectric Sheep magazine podcast: Death and Beyond Electric Sheep Magazine editor Virginie Sélavy talks to Death Waltz Records’ Spencer Hickman and composer Fabio Frizzi about the latter’s scores for such classic Italian horror films as The Beyond and Zombi 2, recorded at Frightfest 2016. Also, ESM assistant editor Alex Fitch takes part in a Q and A with director Justin Schein about his film Left on Purpose which documents the life and death of ‘Yippie’ activist Mayer Vishner, recorded at Leeds International Film Festival 2015. Plus classic tracks from Frizzi’s film scores… Originally broadcast: 19th October 2016...

2016-11-0258 min

Resonance FM: Clear Spot Electric Sheep Magazine Podcast: Fear and FantasyElectric Sheep Magazine Podcast: Fear and Fantasy Electric Sheep Magazine editor Virginie Sélavy talks to Steven Shainberg about his new film Rupture and takes part in a Q and A with director Guillermo del Toro about the documentary Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex, recorded at Fantasia Festival, Montreal. Also, ESM assistant editor Alex Fitch discusses the comprehensive history of ‘Tarzan on Film’ published by Titan Books, with author Scott Tracy Griffin. Plus classic tracks from Carlos Casal Jr, Johnny Burnette, The Deadly Ones and Glenn Reeves! Originally broadcast, 21st September 2016 on Resonance 104.4 FM Cover...

2016-10-0558 min

Resonance FM: Clear Spot Electric Sheep Magazine Podcast: Looking East / Thalma GoldmanElectric Sheep Magazine Podcast: Looking East / Thalma Goldman Electric Sheep editor Virginie Selavy talks to East End Film Festival programmer Andrew Simpson, Masonic Temple programmer Josh Saco, and to Evrim Ersoy, programmer and presenter of DukeFest the Third. Electric Sheep assistant editor Alex Fitch discusses Israeli-born British artist and animator Thalma Goldman with Richard Hallam and Sylvie Venet-Tupy, authors of Thalma, An Artist’s Life. Plus an extract from a conversation between Austrian filmmaker Peter Tscherkassky and British director Peter Strickland (Berberian Sound Studio, The Duke of Burgundy) recorded at the ICA. With music by The White St...

2016-07-1959 min

Resonance FM: Clear Spot Electric Sheep Magazine podcast: Skolimowski and KinotekaElectric Sheep Magazine podcast: Skolimowski and Kinoteka Celebrating this year’s Polish Film Festival Kinoteka, Alex Fitch talks to Oscar winning producer Jeremy Thomas and director Jerzy Skolimowski about the latter’s work on such films as The Shout, Essential Killing, and his latest movie 11 Minutes. Virginie Selavy talks to writer and filmmaker Daniel Bird about the late director Andrzej Zulawski, and his translation of the director’s Cosmos. With classic tracks by Blondie, Otis Spann, and Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheel. Kinokteka continues at various London venues until 28th April, with Skolimowski’s autobiographical trilogy screenin...

2016-04-221h 08

Resonance FM: Clear Spot Electric Sheep Magazine podcast: Ballard and the SeventiesElectric Sheep Magazine podcast: Ballard and the Seventies The March episode of the Electric Sheep Film Show is a J.G. Ballard special: ESM editor in chief Virginie Sélavy talks to his daughter, artist Fay Ballard, to director Harley Cokeliss, who made a version of Crash featuring J.G. Ballard for the BBC in 1971, and to director Ben Wheatley about his new adaptation of High-Rise, which is out in cinemas on 18 March. With classic tracks by The Shangri-Las, The Residents and The Specials. (Edited and introduced by Alex Fitch) Still from Crash by Harley C...

2016-03-291h 01

Resonance FM: Clear Spot Electric Sheep Magazine Podcast: Brain Pickings and Cigarette BurnsElectric Sheep Magazine Podcast: Brain Pickings and Cigarette Burns Virginie Sélavy and Alex Fitch talk to Rich Pickings director Carla MacKinnon, about their new series of science and art events titled Inside Out, which explore the human experience through film and discussion. They also talk to Josh Saco, head of celluloid promotion outfit Cigarette Burns, about their Twisted Valentine screening of 1965 seedy gem Who Killed Teddy Bear at the Barbican. Plus an interview with female-centred erotic film maker Erika Lust; includes classic tracks by Luther Ingram, Lyn and The Invaders, Chubby Checker, and The Velvet Underground.

2016-02-011h 02

Resonance FM: Clear Spot Electric Sheep Magazine podcast: Pop culture and Honor BlackmanElectric Sheep Magazine podcast: Pop culture and Honor Blackman In the December episode of the Electric Sheep Film Show, ESM editor in chief Virginie Sélavy and assistant editor Alex Fitch explore film and pop culture. Celebrating her recent 90th birthday, in an interview recorded at the London Film Museum, Alex talks to legendary British actress Honor Blackman about Goldfinger, Doctor Who and the cult 1960s TV series The Avengers, plus producer Sean Hogan discusses Future Shock: The Story of 2000AD, a documentary that charts the development of the seminal British comic. Also, Virginie chats t...

2015-12-291h 08

Resonance FM: Clear Spot Electric Sheep Magazine podcast: Sound and VisionElectric Sheep Magazine podcast: Sound and Vision Electric Sheep Magazine editor in chief Virginie Sélavy and assistant editor Alex Fitch talk to visual artist Graham Humphreys, best known for his posters for The Evil Dead, Dream Demon and Santa Sangre, about his new book, Drawing Blood. Festival director Nag Vladermersky discusses this year’s edition of the London International Animation Festival, which runs at the Barbican from 4 to 10 December. Plus an interview with Peter Strickland, director of Berberian Sound Studio and The Duke of Burgundy, about his new ‘3D sound’ adaptation of Nigel Kneale’s The Stone Tap...

2015-11-261h 08

Resonance FM: Clear Spot Electric Sheep Magazine podcast: Satanic Panic, Festival ScreeningsElectric Sheep Magazine podcast: Satanic Panic, Festival Screenings Electric Sheep Magazine editor Virginie Sélavy talks to author Kier-La Janisse about her book on the 1980s ‘Satanic Panic’ phenomenon, in which subculture, cult film and teenage rebellions were erroneously classified as having supernatural connections. Virginie also chats to film critic and cartoonist Mark Stafford about films they saw at this year’s London Film Festival, including: High Rise, The Witch, Evolution, Der Nachtmahr, The Invitation, Men and Chicken, The Lobster, Green Room, James White, Desierto and The Forbidden Room. Plus classic tracks by Sparkle Moore with Dan Belloc...

2015-11-0753 min

Resonance FM: Clear Spot Electric Sheep Magazine Podcast: The Female Gaze, the Forbidden RoomElectric Sheep Magazine Podcast: The Female Gaze, the Forbidden Room In the start of a new series, Electric Sheep Magazine editor in chief Virginie Sélavy and assistant editor Alex Fitch preview the London Film Festival and talk to filmmaker Prano Bailey-Bond, whose short film NASTY is screening as part of the Cult section. Sight and Sound production editor Isabel Stevens joins them to talk about the new Female Gaze issue of the magazine. Plus extracts from Evan Johnson’s interview with Guy Maddin, whose latest, The Fobidden Room, is showing at LFF; a sample of William Fow...

2015-09-2758 min

Resonance Aggregated Electric Sheep Magazine Podcast: The Female Gaze, the Forbidden RoomElectric Sheep Magazine Podcast: The Female Gaze, the Forbidden Room In the start of a new series, Electric Sheep Magazine editor in chief Virginie Sélavy and assistant editor Alex Fitch preview the London Film Festival and talk to filmmaker Prano Bailey-Bond, whose short film NASTY is screening as part of the Cult section. Sight and Sound production editor Isabel Stevens joins them to talk about the new Female Gaze issue of the magazine. Plus extracts from Evan Johnson’s interview with Guy Maddin, whose latest, The Fobidden Room, is showing at LFF; a sample of William Fow...

2015-09-2700 min

Resonance FM Podcasts » I’m Ready for my Closeup Electric Sheep Magazine podcast: Brian Yuzna and the horror of SocietyElectric Sheep Magazine podcast: Brian Yuzna and the horror of Society Electric Sheep Magazine assistant editor Alex Fitch talks to film maker Brian Yuzna about his work, from his memorable debut as producer of Stuart Gordon’s Re-animator, his underrated satire of 1980s American preppy culture Society and later career making sequels to such franchises as Return of the Living Dead and Silent Night, Deadly Night. Recorded at the University of Brighton, Spring 2013, in conjunction with Cine-Excess Festival. Four films by Brian Yuzna Cine-Excess VII is taking place at Birmingham MAC from 15th-17th...

2013-11-1331 min