They Must Be Destroyed On Sight!

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 343: "Nosferatu" (2024).

Lee and Daniel are joined by their friend Jack to pick up a thread first started almost 10 years ago, way back in episode 79, where they talked about the 1922 and 1979 Nosferatu films, by covering Robert Eggers "Nosferatu" (2024). Tune in to see if they feel it lives up to the previous two versions. It's certainly the horniest out of all of them. Drac dong; Lily-Rose Depp constantly coming, the online monster porn community, and much more is covered, including what the hosts have watched as of late.
"Nosferatu" IMDB 
The hosts conversation about the 1922 and 1979 versions. 
Atun-Shei Films video about occultism in the 2024 "Nosferatu". 
Listen to Daniel and Jack on the I Don't Speak German podcast. 
Daniel's Bluesky. Daniel's Patreon. 
Jack at Eruditorum Press. Jack on Not the Same Log Podcast.Jack's Bluesky. Jack's Patreon. 
Featured Music: "Release the Bats" by The Birthday Party & "Nosferatu" by Blue Oyster Cult.

Blood on the Tracks Episode 89: North American Slashers from the 1990s ('97-'99).

Lee finishes off his look at the soundtracks and scores of North American-made slasher films from the 1990s, covering some of the stuff that rode the popularity of "Scream", the expected sequels, and other odds and ends.
--A Young Man on the Edge & Final Confrontation from "I Know What You Did Last Summer" (1997) --John Debney--My Baby's Got the Strangest Ways from "I Know What You Did Last Summer" (1997) --Southern Culture on the Skids--Main Titles from "Office Killer" (1997) --Evan Lurie--End Credits from "Jack Frost" (1997) --Chris Anderson & Carl Schurtz--Cassandra Aria from "Scream 2" (1997) --Marco Beltrami--Red Right Hand from "Scream 2" (1997) --Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds--Right Place, Wrong Time from "Scream 2" (1997) --The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion--Opening Credits from "The Catcher" (1998) --Paul Amorosi--Plastic Love from "Bride of Chucky" (1998) --Graeme Revell--Sexual Act from "Urban Legend" (1998) --Christopher Young--Spookshow Baby from "Urban Legend" (1998) --Rob Zombie--Prelude & The Murder from "Psycho" (1998) --Danny Elfman--How Do I Deal & I Will Survive from "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" (1998) --Jennifer Love Hewitt--On the Pier from "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" (1998) --John Frizzell--Blue Monday from "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" (1998) --Orgy--Main Title from "Halloween: H20" (1998) --John Ottman & Marco Beltrami--Opening Credits from "Kolobos" (1999) --William Kidd--Long Suffering from "Cherry Falls" (1999) --Walter Werzowa--Main Title from "Candyman 3: Day of the Dead" (1999) --Adam Gorgoni
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 342: "The Passion of Joan of Arc" (1928).

Lee, Daniel, and the returning Lady Leah cover a classic of the silent era, once thought lost, Carl Theodor Dreyer's "The Passion of Joan of Arc" (1928), featuring one of, if not the greatest, performance ever captured on film, from Maria Falconetti, starring as the titular Joan of Arc. The history of the film and its various versions are briefly touched upon, and the hosts dig into the various lenses the film can be viewed through, as well as spending time talking about Dreyer's rule-breaking filming techniques he employed to make the film. Will Lee manage to struggle through reading all the French names in the cast? All this, and the cast also talks about what they've watched recently. We are putting you, the listener, on trial! Confess! You will listen to this episode! Repent!
"The Passion of Joan of Arc" IMDB 
From the Danish Film Institute: Hermann Warm and the models for Jeanne D' Arc. 
Lee on Bluesky. 
Daniel on Bluesky, his other Podcast, and his Patreon.   
Featured music: Excerpt from "Joan of Arc" by Leonard Cohen; "Bigmouth Strikes Again" by The Smiths, and "Maid Of Orleans" by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.

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.

Blood on the Tracks Episode 88: North American Slashers from the 1990s ('94-'96).

Lee is back with the second of his three-part look at slasher films from North America produced in the 1990s. As the genre went on to the middle of the decade it still seemed directionless, throwing whatever at the wall and seeing what sticks, and often just trying to do what worked in the 1980s... until a little film called "Scream" appeared on the scene.
--Dylan Tells Heather About Chase & And Now Heeeere's Freddy from "Wes Craven's New Nightmare" (1994) --J. Peter Robinson--Grease Box from "Brainscan" (1994) --Tad--Brainscan Theme from "Brainscan" (1994) --George S. Clinton--Ending Theme from "Wicked Games" (1994) --R. M. Hoopes--Watching Mom from "Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers" (1995) --Alan Howarth--Main & End Titles from "Children of the Corn 3: Urban Harvest" (1995) --Daniel Licht--Main Theme from "Ice Cream Man" (1995) --Richard Lyons--Theme from Jack-O from "Jack-O" (1995) --Jeff Walton--All Falls Apart from "Candyman II: Farewell to the Flesh" (1995) --Philip Glass--Whisper to a Scream from "Scream" (1996) --SoHo--Tatum's Torture from "Scream" (1996) --Marco Beltrami
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 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 339: "Feast" & "Project Greenlight: Season 3" (2005).

Lee and Daniel are back in this episode to talk about not only 2005's low budget, gore-heavy horror comedy "Feast", directed by John Gulager. No, they also cover the Ben Affleck & Matt Damon-produced reality tv series "Project Greenlight", specifically season 3, which was all about the making of the film. The conversation revolves around how the film plays knowing what you get to know from what went on behind the scenes on the tv show. Is the film good? Does its edge lord sense of humour hold up today? Is "Project Greenlight" actually more compelling and entertaining than the film? Does the episode talk about monster vomit AND monster cum? Tune in and find out!
"Feast" IMDB 
"Project Greenlight" IMDB 
Daniel on Bluesky. Daniel's Podcast. Daniel's Pateron. 
Featured Music: "Meatshake" by Ugly Duckling & "Eat at Home" by Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney.

TMBDOS! Intermission #58: Predators and More With Gary Hill.

There's no regular episode this week yet Lee was determined to drone on into his mic, but he's not alone! Friend and fellow podcaster Gary Hill returns to take turns with Lee talking about recent watches, including the new animated film in the Predator franchise, "Predator: Killer of Killers".
Check out Lee and Daniel's recent appearance on Everything I Learned from Movies. 
Catch Gary's podcasts here. 
Featured Music: "Impresto" & "Tell Me to Go" by Bloodshot Bill.

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. 

Blood on the Tracks Episode 87: North American Slashers from the 1990s ('90-'93).

The 1990s were a weird and often really interesting time for the slasher film genre. Join Lee as he navigates the often even weirder soundtracks and scores of those films in the first of a 3-part series.
--He's Invisible from "The Invisible Maniac" (1990) --Dan Povenmire--Maniac Cop Rap from "Maniac Cop 2" (1990) --Jay Chattaway, Wayne Lammers and Peter Levin--I'll be Right There from "Prom Night 3: The last Kiss" (1990) --Paul Zaza--She's Gonna Freak You from "Prom Night 3: The Last Kiss" (1990) --Maestro Fresh-Wes--Women are Like That & Room at the Bottom from "Hard to Die" (1990) --Mr. Moderation--Main Theme from "Hard to Die" (1990) --Chuck Cirino--Opening Credits from "Slumber Party Massacre III" (1990) --Louis Chalif--Video Game Suite from "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare" (1991) --Brian May--Virgin Girl from "Shock 'Em Dead" (1991) --Mark Freed & Robert Decker--Pocomania Day from "Popcorn" (1991) --Lovindeer & Chalice--Scary Scary Movies from "Popcorn" (1991) --Ossie D. and Stevie G.--Doctor, Heal Thyself from "Dr. Giggles" (1992) --Brian May--Happy Hell Night from "Happy Hell Night" (1992) --Slush Puppies--It Was Always You, Helen from "Candyman" (1992) --Phillip Glass--Main Titles from "Leprechaun" (1993) --Kevin Kiner--End Titles from "Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday" (1993) --Harry Manfredini--Talkin 'bout Aaargh from "Psycho Cop Returns" (1993) --Keep Left
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! Intermission #57: Joe Don is Gone.

Lee's riding solo this week, so you the listener gets an Intermission episode. Lee covered what's going on with the podcast and then talks about what he's watched as of late, including some films starring the recently deceased Joe Don Baker, and the new horror film "Sinners".
Check out Lee's latest appearance on Last Call at Torchy's. 
Featured Music: "Pick Poor Robin Clean" by Jack O'Connell, Lola Kirke and Peter Dreimanis & "Wang Dang Doodle" by Cedric Burnside, Sharde Thomas-Mallory and Tierinii Jackson.

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 336: "Enemy of the State" (1998).

Lee, Daniel & Jack hunker down in a van full of sweaty tech bros and spy on everyone in this week's episode covering "Enemy of the State" (1998), directed by Tony Scott, and starring Will Smith and Gene Hackman. Is this a sequel to "The Conversation", as movie discourse seems to demand it be these days, or it it just a massive piece of shit? This is talked about, and more, including what the hosts have watched this week. Now quick, sweep for bugs before you listen!
"Enemy of the State" IMDB 
Jack and Daniel can be heard together on the I Don't Speak German podcast. 
The Art of Storytelling and The Book of Henry, by Dan Olson, as mentioned by Daniel in the episode. 
Daniel's Bluesky and Patreon.  Jack's Bluesky and Patreon.  Lee's Bluesky (also doubles as the TMBDOS! Bluesky). 
Featured Music: "We Got a File on You" by Blur & "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell.

Blood on the Tracks Episode 86: You Probably Think This Episode is About You (Vanity Projects Pt. 3).

Lee decided to get back on the vanity project kick this month, covering yet more soundtracks and scores from those films made by someone with a singular and sometimes misguided cinematic vision.
--Ain't Gwine To Whistle Dixie (Any Mo') from "Clay Pigeon" (1971) --Taj Mahal--Just You, Just Me from "The Groove Tube" (1974) --Ken Shapiro--Tuesday Afternoon from "The Astrologer" (1976) --The Moody Blues--No Way Back from "No Way Back" (1976) --The Dells--The Mancunian from "Grievous Bodily Harm" (1983) --John Agar (Cliff Twemlow)--Main Titles from "The Dark Side of Midnight" (1984) --Doug Holroyd--Heads Will Roll from "Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare" (1987) --Thor & The Tritonz--The Tower from "Miami Connection" (1987) --Jon McCallum--FleshEater Theme from "FleshEater" (1988) --Erica Portnoy--Living On The Edge from "Deadly Spygames" (1989) --Jack M. Sell, Adrianne Richmond & Hutch DeLoach--Jean Kayak and His Acme Applejack from "Hundreds of Beavers" (2022) --Wayne Frank Tews & The Seafield Monster Sextet--Deadly Nightshade from "Hundreds of Beavers" (2022) --Tim Souster--Lubricator from "Hundreds of Beavers" (2022) --Frank McDonald & Chris Rae
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 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.

TMBDOS! Episode 334: "Crimson Tide" (1995).

Lee and Daniel decided to go deep (well, as deep as a Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer production can get), both literally and figuratively, as they tackle the epic shouty men on a submarine film, "Crimson Tide" (1995), directed by Tony Scott, and starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman as said shouty men. Has the threat of nuclear war ever been more dumb and full of cum? Was Tarantino punching this stuff up needed? The hosts also cover what they've watched as of late. Tune in to help launch some podcast torpedos with us.
"Crimson Tide" IMDB 
Lee on Bluesky.
Daniel on Bluesky; Daniel's Podcast and Patreon.
Featured Music: "Dive" & "Main Titles" by Hans Zimmer.

TMBDOS! Episode 333: "Tombstone" (1993).

Lee, Daniel and Leah form up a posse this time out to cover George P. Cosmatos' epic 1990s western "Tombstone" (1993), starring, well, pretty much everyone who was a name or would be a name in the next few years. Val Kilmer's recent death was the excuse to cover the film, but aside from talking about his career-defining performance, the hosts also talk about just how great everyone else is, and if the actual film itself manages to keep up with them. How historically accurate was this thing anyway? Is this revisionist or is it a more traditional western? Was Wyatt Earp just a gangster pretending to be the law? How much of this film is really George P. Cosmatos responsible for? Are the hosts your huckleberries? Tune in to find out!
"Tombstone" IMDB 
Daniel's Bluesky, Podcast and Patreon.   
Lady Leah is running a marathon for charity, so help her out by donating to her in order to support local Youth Special Olympics. 
Featured Music: "The Legend of Wyatt Earp" by Hugh O'Brian with The Ken Darby Singers & "Ringo" by Lorne Greene.