TMBDOS! Intermission #59: "Skinner" (1993).

Lee and Paul are back to have a quick chat about the Ivan Nagy-directed "Skinner" (1993), which is an overlooked horror film starring Ted Raimi, Ricki Lake, and Traci Lords!
"Skinner" IMDB 
Check out Paul at PA Outdoors Couple & Remaley's Ales & Lagers.
Featured Music: "Skin Deep" by The Stranglers & "Skin and Bone" by The Kinks.

Blood on the Tracks Episode 90: RIP Mr. Schifrin.

Lee built a playlist of some of his favourite stuff from the recently departed Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin. Rest in Peace.
--Gone With the Wave from "Gone With the Wave" (1964)--Dark Intruder from "Dark Intruder" (1965)--Main Titles from "The Liquidator" (1965) -- with Dame Shirley Bassey--The Cincinnati Kid from "The Cincinnati Kid" (1965) -- with Ray Charles--Main Title & Iron Head from "Murderer's Row" (1966)--Suite from "Way... Way Out" (1966)--Theme from Mission: Impossible from "Mission: Impossible" (1966)--Them (Main Title) & Dripping Icicles from "The Fox" (1967)--Main Title from "Cool Hand Luke" (1967)--Main Title, A Song for Cathy & Music to Interrogate By from "Bullitt" (1968)--Main Title from "Coogan's Bluff" (1968)--Che! from "Che!" (1969)--Kelly's Heroes Theme from "Kelly's Heroes" (1970)--Main Title & Scorpio's View from "Dirty Harry" (1971)--Main Title from "Joe Kidd" (1972)--Main Title & The Big Battle from "Enter the Dragon" (1973)--Last of the Independents from "Charley Varrick" (1973)--Confrontation from "Magnum Force" (1973)--Main Title & The Eagle's Enemy from "The Eagle Has Landed" (1976)--Main Theme from "St. Ives" (1976)--Calliope of Death, Magic Carousel & Tension Rock from "Rollercoaster" (1977)--Opening Titles from "The Manitou" (1978)--Fast Moves & Training Montage 2 from "Battle Creek Brawl" (1980)--Main Title, Frisco Night & Cocktails of Fire from "Sudden Impact" (1983)--Osterman Weekend Theme from "The Osterman Weekend" (1983)--Main Title & Harpoon from "The Dead Pool" (1988)--The Real Rado/Rado Attacks/Rado Chase Rollie from "FX2" (1991)--Main Title from "Rush Hour" (1998)
Opening and closing music: Notre côté B from "Gina" by Michel Pagliaro, and Bubble Gum Girl from "Gas-s-s-s" by Johnny & The Tornados.

TMBDOS! Episode 345: "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie" (1976).

Lee and Daniel are joined by returning guests Vaughn and Wick, to put on a big seedy, theatrical show for you all, as they cover John Cassavetes' "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie" (1976), starring Ben Gazzara. A few of the things covered in this episode: Cassavetes working as an actor to be a filmmaker in indie cinema; the stellar cast;the two different versions and which one the hosts think is the best. The hosts also talk about what they've watched recently. Listen, we need you to pay off your debt to us by doing a little job for us. We need you take your best podcast app, download this episode and listen to it. Then we will be even. Scout's honour!
"The Killing of a Chinese Bookie" IMDB 
Lee's recent appearance on Movie Melt. 
Listen to Daniel punch Nazis on the I Don't Speak German podcast. Catch Daniel on Bluesky and support his Patreon.  
Wick's fine art on Instagram & Bluesky.  
Vaughn's excellent podcast Motion Picture Massacre. 
Featured Music: "No One Around to Hear It" & "Rainy Fields of Frost and Magic" by Bo Harwood & John Cassavetes.

TMBDOS! Episode 344: "The Sicilian Connection" (1972).

Lee is excited to welcome first time guest host Richard Glenn Schmidt, of Hello! This is the Doomed Show, joining him to cover Ferdinando Baldi's early Eurocrime "The Godfather"/"Bullitt"/"The French Connection" cash-in "The Sicilian Connection" (1972), starring Ben Gazzara. Does this set a benchmark for Eurocrime going forward in the decade or did the genre leave this behind? Is this just a Mondo Cane documentary about how to run the opium trade from a Turkish poppy field to the streets of New York? All of this, and more, including the hosts geeking out over Euro genre film in general and talking about what they've watched as of late. Also, because it is his first time on the show, Richard gets to play the Beyond Belief: Movie Fact or Fiction game, with Jonathan Frakes! Mafia Dons, lock up your wives and daughters, TMBDOS! has enough cream to go around for them in this episode!
"The Sicilian Connection" IMDB 
Richard's various projects:
His podcast, Hello! This is the Doomed Show, on Doomed Moviethon.com.
Hello! This is the Doomed Show on Legion Podcasts. 
Check out Richard's solo music project, The Slow Wizard, on Bandcamp.com.
Buy Richard's books here. 
Featured Music: "Ankara", excerpt from "I picciotti", and "Afyon" by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis.

TMBDOS! Episode 341: "Panic in the Streets" (1950) & "The Night the World Exploded" (1957).

Lee and Daniel are joined by friend and previous guest host Matt Anderson to tackle two films from the 1950s with some surprising similarities. First up they try not to catch the plague as they talk about Elia Kazan's "Panic in the Streets" (1950), starring Richard Widmark and a debuting Jack Palance. Then they try to keep the Earth from being blown apart in Fred F. Sears' "The Night the World Exploded" (1957), starring the lovely Kathryn Grant. It's a super-sized episode this week, but if you have three hours to kill, this might be the podcast injection you need!
"Panic in the Streets" IMDB "The Night the World Exploded" IMDB 
Check out Matt Anderson on Bluesky, and the podcast he writes for Truth in the Barrel. Also check out the podcasts he hosts/appears on: The Bloody Bits Horror Show, and The Mighty Peculiar. Also, as mentioned, he'll be on Random Acts of Comics sometime next month, and check out his recent appearance on the Grindbin covering "Karate Raider".
Check out Daniel on Bluesky, his other Podcast, and his Patreon.
Featured Music: "Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu" by Huey Piano Smith, "Doctor to My Disease" by Jethro Tull, and "The Final Countdown" by Europe.

TMBDOS! Episode 340: "Sisu" (2022) & "Wolfs" (2024).

In this episode Lee and Daniel tackle two films that have nothing to do with each other, but Daniel wanted to talk about them. First off it's a fairly breezy conversation about the Finnish "kill all the Nazis" WW2 action film "Sisu" (2022), directed by Jalmari Helander. Then they cover the film Apple decided to buy and then abuse like its red-headed stepchild, "Wolfs" (2024), directed by Jon Watts. What Lee has watched as of late is also talked about.
"Sisu" IMDB 
"Wolfs" IMDB 
Lee on Bluesky. 
Daniel on Bluesky, his other Podcast, and his Patreon.   
Featured Music: "In Search of Gold" by Juri Seppä & Tuomas Wäinölä; "Mr. Vain" by Culture Beat; and "One More Night" by Phil Collins.

TMBDOS! Episode 338: "The Outfit" (1973).

Lee is joined by friends and returning guest hosts Robby and Wick to cover John Flynn's "The Outfit" (1973), starring Robert Duvall, Karen Black, and the recently departed Joe Don Baker. Being one of several adaptations of a book in the popular "Parker" series of crime novels, the hosts ponder the virtues of Donald Westlake's more matter-of-fact blue collar criminal world, and the hard-nosed professionals he populated it with. The hosts also discuss recent watches, which mostly focuses on 30+ year old television this time around.
"The Outfit" IMDB 
Check out Wick's fantastic art here. 
Featured Music: "Hotel Corridor (Bad Right Ear)" by Jerry Fielding & "Quentin Blue" by Jerry Fielding; vocals by Steve Gillette. 

TMBDOS! Episode 337: "Narrow Margin" (1990).

This Week Lee and Daniel are yet again joined by friend Jack Graham to cap off the extended look into both Gene Hackman and 1990s thrillers with Peter Hyams' remake of "The Narrow Margin" (1952), "Narrow Margin" (1990). Does this train ride take too long or does it have one hell of a sexy caboose? The host's also talk about what they've watched as of late. Buy the ticket, take the long, slow ride through misidentified Canadian geography.
"Narrow Margin" IMDB 
Listen to Daniel and Jack on the I Don't Speak German podcast. 
Daniel's Bluesky. Daniel's Parteon. 
Jack at Eruditorum Press. Jack on Not the Same Log Podcast.Jack's Bluesky. Jack's Patreon. 
Featured Music: "Sleeper" & "Theme from Narrow Margin" by Bruce Broughton.

TMBDOS! Episode 335: "Rising Sun" (1993).

Lee and Daniel are joined in this episode by their friend Jack Graham, who co-hosts the I Don't Speak German podcast with Daniel, to talk about "Rising Sun" (1993), directed by Philip Kaufman, and based on the novel by Michael Crichton. The film follows Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes as they navigate Japanese culture, while trying to solve a murder, in ways that sometimes make Mickey Rooney's yellow face performance in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" look somewhat tame in comparison. Is there anything to salvage from this outdated trainwreck? Is the Crichton novel any better? The hosts also talk about what they've watched as of late. Thankfully no racist Japanese accents were used in the recording of this podcast, but a few bad Connery impressions might have slipped by the edit.
"Rising Sun" IMDB 
Jack and Daniel can be heard together on the I Don't Speak German podcast. 
Daniel's Bluesky and Patreon.  
Jack's Bluesky and Patreon.  
Lee's Bluesky (also doubles as the TMBDOS! Bluesky). 
Featured Music: "Eddie's Alive" and "Cemented" by Toru Takemitsu.

Blood on the Tracks Episode 85: Revenge 1970s Style.

This month Lee has revenge on his mind... 1970s revenge to be specific. So, he created a playlist of music from various 1970s films that deal with revenge in some form or another. Do not transgress against this podcast or it might come back to get your ass!
--Main Theme from "The Night Visitor" (1971) --Henry Mancini--Daughter of Loneliness from "Bury Me an Angel" (1971) --East-West Pipeline--Dedicated to Love from "She Killed in Ecstasy" (1971) --Manfred Hubler & Siegfried Schwab--Wait for the Rain from "Last House on the Left" (1972) --David Alexander Hess--Amen from "Thriller: A Cruel Picture" (1973) --Ralph Lundsten--Opening Titles from "Karate Girl" (1973) --Unknown--Party People from "Death Wish" (1974) --Herbie Hancock--Mothball Karate from "The Killer Elite" (1975) --Jerry Fielding--J'entends Frapper & Notre Côté B from "Gina" (1975) --Michel Pagliaro--A Flower's All You Need from "The Night Train Murders" (1975) --Ennio Morricone & Demis Roussos--Di Corsa Oltre I Cento from "Hitch-Hike" (1977) --Ennio Morricone--Garrote from "The Farmer" (1977) --Hugo Montenegro--Max the Hunter & Max Decides on Vengeance from "Mad Max" (1979) --Brian May--The Glove from "The Glove" (1979) --Robert O. Ragland, vocals by Ernie Andrews
Opening and closing music: Theme from Slaughter from "Slaughter" by Billy Preston, and Too Risky a Day for a Regatta from "Tentacles" by Stelvio Cipriani.

TMBDOS! Episode 331: "Prime Cut" (1972).

Lee and Daniel are joined by friend and fellow podcaster Gary Hill to cover Michael Ritchie's "Prime Cut" (1972), starring Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, and a young & debuting Sissy Spacek! The hosts also talk about recent watches. Just how much meat does this pulpy crime film have on it's bones? Tune in to find out!
"Prime Cut" IMDB 
Check out Daniel's other podcast, I Don't Speak German, and support its Patron.  
Check out Gary Hill's podcasts here. 
Featured Music: "The Meat" by Deadbolt & "Eat Steak" by The Reverend Horton Heat.

TMBDOS! Episode 329: "Cisco Pike" (1971).

Lee and Daniel pay a bit of tribute to the recently departed Gene Hackman by talking briefly about what he meant to each of them, and then covering a film he appeared in before he hit it big in "The French Connection". The film in question is the Bill Norton-directed "Cisco Pike" (1971), which was a tailor-made debut film for then upcoming musician Kris Kristofferson. The hosts conversation revolve around this film's place in the series of counterculture films that came in the wake of "Easy Rider", the overall vibe of the film, and the familiar character actors that pop up, as well as Gene Hackman making way more out of his role than one would think was needed. The hosts also talk about what they've watched as of late.
"Cisco Pike" IMDB 
Catch out Lee on the latest Cinema Beef and a recent Everything I learned From Movies.  
Catch Daniel on I Don't Speak German. 
Featured Music: "Michoacan" by The Sir Douglas Quintet & "Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever do Again)" by Kris Kristofferson.

Blood on the Tracks Episode 84: Better and Blacker.

Lee caps off Black History Month with another Blaxploitation playlist for your listening pleasure, in a slightly shorter episode than usual (hey, it's a short month).
--Call Me Mister Tibbs (Main Title) from "They Call Me Mister Tibbs" (1970) --Quincy Jones--Coffin Ed and Grave Digger & Cotton Comes to Harlem from "Cotton Come to Harlem" (1970) --Galt MacDermot; vocals by George Tipton--Main Theme from "Hammer" (1972) --Solomon Burke--Hit Man (What You Gonna Do) from "Hit Man" (1972) --H.B. Barnum--Tell That Man to Go to Hell & Hot Wheels (The Chase) from "Gordon's War" (1973) --Badder Than Evil--Newness in Rhythm (Throw a Punch at Me) from "Detroit 9000" (1973) --Luchi De Jesus--Three Hoods from "Sheba Baby" (1975) --Monk Higgins--Main Title & WW III from "Friday Foster" (1975) --Luchi De Jesus; vocals on Main Title by Ward L. Chandler--Pool Hall Rock from "Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold" (1975) --Dominic Frontiere--End Credits from "Joshua" (1976) --Mike Irwin--Ghetto St. U.S.A. (Vocal) from "Petey Wheatstraw" (1977) --Nat Dove & The Devils with Mary Love.
Opening and closing music: Theme from Slaughter from "Slaughter" by Billy Preston, and Too Risky a Day for a Regatta from "Tentacles" by Stelvio Cipriani.

TMBDOS! Episode 328: "Across 110th Street" (1972).

Lee and Leah are joined this week by returning guests hosts Matt and Vaughn to talk about Barry Shear's "Across 110th Street (1972)", starring Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, and Anthony Franciosa. Don't be another punk errand boy, and tune it to listen to the hosts talk about what they've watched, and what they thought about this 1970s American crime drama, that does more than just nod at the Blaxploitation genre.
"Across 110th Street" IMDB
Find Matt at the Movie Melt podcast. 
Find Vaughn at the Motion Picture Massacre podcast. 
Featured Music: "Quicksand" & " Across 110th Street" by Bobby Womack.

TMBDOS! Episode 327: "Bucktown" (1975).

Lee is joined by fellow podcasters Matt and Vaughn to cover Arthur Marks' "Bucktown" (1975), starring Fred Williamson, Thalmus Rasulala, and Pam Grier. Is this a hidden Blaxploitation gem? Also, the co-hosts get to play a new trivia game: BEYOND BELIEF: MOVIE FACT OR FICTION, and everyone talks about what they watched as of late.
"Bucktown" IMDB 
Check out Matt at Movie Melt. 
Check out Vaughn at Motion Picture Massacre. 
Featured Music: "Main Theme" & "End Theme" by Johnny Pate.

Blood on the Tracks Episode 83: Guido & Maurizio De Angelis/Oliver Onions Part 4.

Lee tries to start off 2025 on a positive note with a playlist from everyone's favourite Italian brother duo, Guido & Maurizio De Angelis. If you're counting, this is the fourth time Lee has done a show covering the work of the prolific brothers (search the archives on Podbean for parts 1-3), be it under their names, Oliver Onions, or some of the lesser known pseudonyms they've used over the decades. In many cases, this list features instrumental versions of songs Lee has used in previous episodes, and Lee does much less talking than in previous installments of this series. This makes for an easier episode to put together for Lee, and more music for you the listener. It's like you won a new shiny red dune buggy!
--Across the Fields & Dune Buggy (Instrumental) from "Watch Out, We're Mad!" (1974)--Driving All Around (Instrumental) & Goodbye My Friend (Rock Version) from "Street Law" (1974)--Afyon (Instrumental) from "The Sicilian Connection" (1974)--Sliding Crime from "Violent Rome" (1975)--Flat Foot Cop from "Flatfoot in Hong Kong"--Suspense from "Hit Squad" (1976)--E Nun ce vojo sta from "Hit Squad" (1976) --Alberto Griso--Verso l'avventura from "Soldier of Fortune" (1976)--Ultimo Inseguimento & Agguato from "The Big Racket" (1976)--Miss Robot from "Bulldozer" (1978)--In Africa, Freedom (Single Side A Alt Mix), Diamonds #2 & African Disco from "Flatfoot in Africa" (1978)
Opening and closing music: Theme from Slaughter from "Slaughter" by Billy Preston, and Too Risky a Day for a Regatta from "Tentacles" by Stelvio Cipriani.

TMBDOS! Episode 325: "The Matador" (2005).

Lee is joined this week by friends and previous guests Wick and Robby to cover the overlooked gem "The Matador" (2005), directed by Richard Shepard, and starring a post-Bond Pierce Brosnan, who is doing his best to shake off that Bond type-casting. The hosts do a fairly deep dive into a surprising character piece, that feels like it was marketed as a crazy Guy Ritchie-type crime/spy film. The hosts also cover what they've watched recently.
"The Matador" IMDB
Check out Wick's artwork on his Instagram.
Featured Music: "Town Called Malice" by The Jam & "1, 2, 3, 4" by TITAN.

TMBDOS! Episode 314: "Targets" (1968).

Lee and Daniel continue the Corman tribute this week by talking about one of the more stand-out films to be produced under his watch, that being Peter Bogdanovich's "Targets" (1968). Boris Karloff, playing a thinly-veiled version of himself contends with new Hollywood and (eventually) a mass shooter, as Bogdanovich tries to find a way to fit the Corman-mandated amount of footage from "The Terror" into the film where he can. Lots of talk about mass shooters and serial killers at the time, and just how deftly this whole thing is put together by Bogdanovich, directing his first real film. The hosts also talk about what they've watched as of late. NOTE: there are two or three ever-so-brief moments where Daniel's mic breaks up for a few seconds, but it does not really effect the conversation as a whole, which is really good one.
"Targets" IMDB 
Check out Daniel's episode of I Don't Speak German where he and his co-host Jack covered the Buffalo Shooter. 
Featured Music: "Green Rocky Road" by The Daily Flash & "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" by Johnny Cash.

Blood on the Tracks Episode 75: 1970s Crime and Thrillers Part 2.

Lee finally gets around to doing a follow-up to the very first episode of Blood on the Tracks: music from 1970s crime and thriller films. Lee was short for time this month, so that equals less talking from him and much more music. It's a win-win!
--Suite from "Darker than Amber" (1970) --John Parker--Theme from The Anderson Tapes from "The Anderson Tapes" (1971) --Quincy Jones--Taxi in the Rain (Parish Priest; Eddies Dead) & Office Scuffle (Kenilworth Heist; Casino Heist) from "The Outfit" (1973) --Jerry Fielding--Main Theme from "Death Wish" (1974) --Herbie Hancock--In Seattle & Toms - Sea Chase from "McQ" (1974) --Elmer Bernstein--Dolowitz Gets Killed, Money Montage & Main Title from "The Taking of Pelham 123" (1974) --David Shire--Ripley's Games from "The American Friend" (1977) --Jürgen Knieper--Straight Time from "Straight Time" (1978) --David Shire
Opening and closing music: Main Title from "Battle Beyond the Stars" by James Horner, and Main Theme from "The Final Terror" by Susan Justin.

TMBDOS! Episode 307: "The Grifters" (1990).

Lee and Leah are joined in this episode by returning guest Robby Roberson, and new guest Wick, to cover a film Robby has wanted to get on the show for a while now, Stephen Frears "The Grifters" (1990). This neo noir starring John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, and Annette Bening takes some surprising twist and turns, and leads to a fun conversation. Also, the host talk about what they've watched recently, and Wick, as a new guest on the show, gets to play the Movie God Game.
"The Grifters" (IMDB) 
Check out Wick's art on Instagram. 
Catch Wick and Robby on a recent episode of The Grindbin Podcast. 
Featured Music: "Chase" by Elmer Bernstein & "Commit a Crime" by Howlin' Wolf.