Episodes
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
TalkBack 152: Anticipating The Bang
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
We have become so accustomed to the twist ending that some film critics seem to dismiss films from recommendation for no other reason. I consider this a "sixth sense" effect, referring to M. Night Shyamalan. Done properly, though, stories of this sort can deliver two good movies, even great ones, from different genre within the same film. This Halloween-themed episode from 2014 celebrates one of the best.
Introductory material encourages voting in 2020, even from registered voters who despair for one reason or another.
Vote, perhaps as the ultimate patriotic act of defiance to some who seem obsessed with stopping people from participating in the 2020 election.
Vote, even if you believe you already know how your state will lean in the presidential election. It may matter more than just the tally itself.
http://www.inappropriateconversations.org/e/152-anticipating-the-bang/
Friday Oct 23, 2020
TalkBack 103: The Thriller Is Gone
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Friday Oct 23, 2020
I grew up in the Central Time Zone in the United States. The late news was at 10 p.m. On Friday nights, one of the local stations would start a movie at 10:30, and it was often quite thrilling to a kid my age. Some themes were supernatural, others science fiction. Endings weren't always as happy as the Disney and Pink Panther movies my parents preferred for a family outing to the cinema. Halloween in particular was peak season for this "late night" Friday movie of the week.
Cases in point:
A Cold Night's Death
Carnival of Souls
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Sherlock Holmes and The Scarlet Claw
The Other (1972)
Asylum (Amicus)
The House that Dripped Blood
Trilogy of Terror
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
TalkBack 42: Made For TV Program Direction
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
When Inappropriate Conversations #42 was released in January 2011, I named it "The Morning After for Classic Made-For-TV Movies" and that title still works based on the flow of the show. I wanted this TalkBack episode to also note a relatively recent Facebook venture, a public group called Made For TV Program Direction. The idea is to accumulate what will be a long list of citations, nostalgic memories of past television program -- some seemingly forgotten. Feel free to join in if this podcast memory strikes some other memories.
http://www.inappropriateconversations.org/e/42-the-morning-after-for-classic-made-for-tv-movies/