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Episode 227 - Double Feature: Time After Time & Somewhere In Time

November 12, 2023 by Matthew Johnson in action, drama, historical, science fiction, thriller

Our podcast covers two excellent time travel movies. “Time After Time” 1979 from Director Nicholas Meyer transports us to H.G. Wells and his search for Doctor John Leslie Stevenson known as Jack-the-Ripper. “Somewhere in Time” 1980 by Director Jeannot Szwarc is the timeless love story between Elise Mckenna and Richard Collier.

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November 12, 2023 /Matthew Johnson
nicholas meyer, h.g. wells, malcolm mcdowell, mary steenburgen, david warner, jeannot szwarc, christopher reeve, jane seymour, christopher plummer, john barry, sergei rachmaninoff
action, drama, historical, science fiction, thriller
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Episode 200 - Star Wars - Part 2

June 04, 2021 by Matthew Johnson in action, science fiction

The George Lukas film was instrumental in launching the era of the movie blockbuster. The musical score by John Williams and the production values perfectly match the film's story.

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June 04, 2021 /Matthew Johnson
george lucas, alec guinness, mark hamill, carrie fisher, david prowse, james earl jones, harrison ford, anthony daniels, kenny baker, peter mayhew, peter cushing, john williams
action, science fiction
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Episode 197 - Son Of Frankenstein

April 22, 2021 by Matthew Johnson in horror, drama, science fiction

We continue our salute to Basil Rathbone with "Son of Frankenstein" from 1939. In this adventure Mr. Rathbone is Baron Wolf von Frankenstein who travels to the family ancestral castle. His mission is to redeem his father's reputation.

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April 22, 2021 /Matthew Johnson
basil rathbone, josephine hutchinson, donnie dunagan, rowland v lee, universal, frankenstein, bela lugosi, boris karloff, Lionel atwill
horror, drama, science fiction
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Episode 187 - The War Of The Worlds

December 25, 2020 by Matthew Johnson in science fiction

Director Byron Haskin and Producer George Pal adapted the 1898 H.G. Welles novel to create an exciting and timeless science fiction film.

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December 25, 2020 /Matthew Johnson
ann robinson, h.g. wells, byron haskin, gene barry, george pal, les tremayne
science fiction
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Episode 185 - 2001: A Space Odyssey

December 17, 2020 by Matthew Johnson in science fiction

Director Stanley Kubrick created the masterpiece film "2001: A Space Odyssey" 1968. Among the influences for the film are Arthur C. Clarke's "The Sentinel" 1951, "Universe" 1960 the documentary from the National Film Board of Canada and the 1964 New York World's Fair movie "To the Moon and Beyond".

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December 17, 2020 /Matthew Johnson
gary lockwood, hal 9000, keir dullea, stanley kubrick, william sylvester
science fiction
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Episode 177 - Capricorn One

October 08, 2020 by Matthew Johnson in drama, action, thriller, science fiction

NASA is about to launch the first crew to Mars. Three Astronautics are strapped in the spacecraft. However, Dr. James Kelloway a NASA executive played by Hal Holbrook knows the craft's life support system will fail killing all onboard. The three Astronauts are ordered off the spacecraft and forced to fake the mission. Dr. Kelloway's massive cover-up is meant to deceive the President, Congress and public.

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October 08, 2020 /Matthew Johnson
peter hyams, brenda vicaro, elliot gould, hal holbrook, james brolin, jerry goldsmith, karen black, oj simpson, sam waterson
drama, action, thriller, science fiction
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Episode 129 - 40th Anniversary Of Alien

October 23, 2019 by Matthew Johnson in horror, science fiction

“Alien” is a landmark film. It marks a turning point in horror cinema, blending ultra realistic science fiction with mind bending body and creature horror. In many ways, you can delineate horror cinema before “Alien” and after “Alien”.

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October 23, 2019 /Matthew Johnson
sigorney weaver, ridley scott
horror, science fiction
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