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Blood on the Tracks Episode 61: 2022 Hangover Blues.

Lee is trying to regroup from a rough last couple of months, so he is starting off 2023 by looking at music from some of the best first-time watches of 2022 in order to conjure up some good memories for that year.
--Suite from "Dr, Jekyll and Sister Hyde" (1971) --David Whitaker--Something's Mighty Mighty Wrong & That's What Love Will Do from "Three the Hard Way" (1974) --The Impressions--Suite from "Visiting Hours" (1982) --Johnathan Goldsmith--I Was Looking for You & Telescope from "Body Double" (1984) --Pino Donaggio--End Titles from "52 Pick-Up" (1986) --Gary Chang--Arrivals from "Extreme Prejudice" (1987) --Jerry Goldsmith--Scrooge from "The Muppet Christmas Carol" (1992) --Composed by Paul Williams, performed by The Muppets--Tarot from "Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror" (2021) --Andrew Brown--It's in the Cloud & Arena Attack from "Nope" (2022) --Michael Abels
Opening and closing music: Summertime Killer from "Summertime Killer" by Luis Bacalov, and Santa Maria from "Raiders of Atlantis" by Oliver Onions.

TMBDOS! Episode 278: ”Muppet Treasure Island” (1996).

Lee, Leah, and special guest host Gary Hill set sail for high adventure as they talk about the Brian Henson-directed "Muppet Treasure Island" (1996), starring Tim Curry. Is it a good adaptation of the source material, or is it just an excuse for silly Muppet hijinks? Does it even matter? How does this, the second post-Jim Henson Muppet production differ from past projects? The hosts also talk about what they've watched recently. Now go clean up the poop deck while giving us a listen, you scabby sea dogs!
Check out Gary's podcasts here. 
"Muppet Treasure Island" IMDB 
Featured Music: "Treasure Island" & "Sailing for Adventure" by Han Zimmer, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil; and an excerpt from the theme from "Super Gran" by Billy Connolly.

TMBDOS! Episode 277: ”The Shadow” (1994).

Lee, Leah, and special guest Matt Anderson discover if the weed of crime indeed does bear bitter fruit, when they talk about "The Shadow" (1994), directed by Russell Mulcahy, and starring Alec Baldwin. Matt, being a big fan of old pulp stories and radio dramas, as well as a lover and writer of comic books, helps bring a lot of context and background to both The Shadow himself, including his many different origins over the years, and how this film tries to merge them together, and overall how it fits in the wake of the success of the Tim Burton Batman films. It turns out to be a fun, in-depth talk about an imperfect, but unfairly overlooked film. The hosts also talk about what they've watched lately.
Follow Matt Anderson on Twitter. 
"The Shadow" IMDB 
Featured Music: "You Need Fuel" & "The Shadow" by Jerry Goldsmith.

TMBDOS! Episode 276: Best (and Worst) First-Time Watches of 2022.

Lee and Leah are back to do that yearly thing TMBDOS! does, and go over their lists for the best and worst first-time watches for 2022, as well as their honourable mentions. What movies were almost great, what movies were great, and which ones TOTALLY SUCKED? Tune in to find out! Or just cheat and read their lists below, you filthy spoil sport.
Lady Leah's Honourable Mentions:
"Once Upon a Deadpool" (2022)"Encanto" (2021)"Lust In The Dust" (1984)"Keoma" (1976)
Lady Leah's Best-of:
15. "Rock 'N' Roll High School" (1979)14. "Thank You for Smoking" (2005)13. "Eating Raoul" (1982)12. "Brainscan" (1994)11. "The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid" (1979)10. "Hairspray" (1988)9. "Willow" (1988)8. "Bad Ass" (2012)7. "Dave Made a Maze" (2017)6. "Free Guy" (2021)5. "I Spit on Your Grave" (1978)4. "Emily the Criminal" (2022)3. "American Pop" (1981)2. "Prey" (2022)1. "The Bob's Burger Movie" (2022)
Lady Leah's Worst-of:
10. "Ed and His Dead Mother" (1993)9. "Hocus Pocus" (2022)8. "End of Days" (1999)7. "Jezebel" (1938)6. "Death Screams" (1982)5. "Scream" (2022)4. "Get a Job" (2016)3. "The Batman" (2022)2. "The Oracle" (1985)1. "Polar Express" (2004)
Lee's Honourable Mentions:
"The Demon" (1963)"Three the Hard Way" (1974)"Wheelman" (2017)"Lust in the Dust" (1984)"The Muppet Christmas Carol" (1992)"Nope" (2022)"Come to Daddy" (2019)"The Bravados" (1958)
Lee's Best-of:
20. "Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell" (1995)19. "Mad God" (2021)18. "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" (2022)17. "Windy City Heat" (2003)16. "Grandpa" (2005)15. "X" (2022)14. "Prey" (2022)13. "The Batman" (2022)12. "Kansas City Confidential" (1952)11. "The Stranger" (2022)10. "Katalin Varga" (2009)9. "The Northman" (2022)8. "Visiting Hours" (1982)7. "Extreme Prejudice" (1987)6. "52 Pick-Up" (1986)5. “Sr.” (2022)4. "Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror" (2021)3. "Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde" (1971)2. "Mad Dog Morgan" (1976)1. "Body Double" (1984)
Lee's Worst-of:
10. "Obsession" (1976)9. "Ed and His Dead Mother" (1993)8. "Christmas Bloody Christmas" (2022)7. "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (2022)6. "The Oracle" (1985)5. "The Osterman Weekend" (1983)4. "…Watch Out, We’re Mad" (2022)3. "Firestarter" (2022)2. "Homeless for the Holidays" (2009)1. "The Polar Express" (2004)
Featured Music: "To Be the Best" by Tenacious D; "Winner" by Cheeseburger; and "Born to Lose" by Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers.

TMBDOS! Episode 275: ”The Sword and the Sorcerer” (1982) & ”Cyborg” (1989).

OG co-host Daniel Harper returns to ring in the new year by talking with Lee about two films directed by the late Albert Pyun, "The Sword and the Sorcerer" (1982) & "Cyborg" (1989). Topics brought up: Richard Moll and the guy who played Frank Fontana from "Murphy Brown" popping up in a sword and sorcery film; knives within knives, within knives; gun swords; harems of naked ladies; heroes on crosses; the lack of cyborgs in a movie with cyborg in the title; Van Damme kicking ass; Albert Pyun's visual style and some of his influences; and much much more. So get your tri-bladed sword ready, rub down a naked princess with oil, and escort a cyborg with a cure to a plague with Lee and Daniel, as they pay tribute to Pyun!
Lee's recent apperances on other fine podcasts:
Movie Melt The Grindbin The Podcast Under the Stairs 
In relation to a topic brought up on the episode, a YouTube video titled "What Ever Happened to Murphy Brown?". 
Daniel's other podcast, I Don't Speak German. 
"The Sword and the Sorcerer" IMDB 
"Cyborg" IMDB 
Featured Music: "Round Room Fight" by David Whitaker; "Music at the Mall" & "Atlanta Rumble" by Kevin Bassinson.

TMBDOS! Intermission #43: ”The Polar Express” (2004).

Lee and Leah take a special Christmas trip to the horrors of the uncanny valley as they talk about first fully all-digital capture film, the animated feature "The Polar Express" (2004), directed by Robert Zemeckis, and starring Tom Hanks...a lot of Tom Hanks. Far too much. somebody help us.
"The Polar Express" IMDB 
Featured Music: "The Train to Satanville" by Gin Gillette.

TMBDOS! Episode 274: ”Apt Pupil” (1998).

Lee and Leah are back this episode to tackle the film "Apt Pupil" (1998), which was adapted from the novella by Stephen King, and directed by noted Hollywood creep Bryan Singer. Leah having only seen it this one time, and Lee having seen it for a third time, opens up some conversation on their perceptions of the material given their respective experience with it. Lee has some very different thoughts about how he views this film now given what is known about Bryan Singer behind the scenes. The source material compared to the film is also talked about, as well as the excellent performances that perhaps outshine everything else. What the hosts have watched is also covered, and a piece of audio feedback from a listener is responded to. This one goes places you might nazi coming. Get it? See what we did there?
"Apt Pupil" IMDB 
Featured Music: "A Question of Power" by John Ottman & "All You Fascists" by Billy Bragg and Wilco.

TMBDOS! Episode 273: ”Shooter” (2007).

Lee, Leah, and their friend Gary Hill of the Cinema Beef podcast, dial in their sights on the Antoine Fuqua-directed, Mark Wahlberg-starring, "Shooter" (2007). Does this movie have what it takes to carry the weight of a main character with the name Bob Lee Swagger? Is Mark Wahlberg any good in this? All this and more, including what the hosts have watched recently. Set your sights on the download button and find out.
"Shooter" IMDB 
Lee and Leah's recent appearance on The Moustachioed Podcastio, covering "Violent City" (1970). 
Check out Gary's podcasts here. 
Featured Music: "Memphis' Theory" by Mark Mancina & "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" by Nancy Sinatra.

Blood on the Tracks Episode 60: Music from Year-End Watches & Screenings of 2022.

Lee is back to end off 2022 with a playlist comprised of a mix of recent private watches, and films he screened for watch parties he's held in the last couple of months.
--The Call from "Blacula" (1972) --Gene Page--There He is Again from "Blacula" (1972) --The Hues Corporation--Opening Theme from "Messiah of Evil" (1973) --Phillan Bishop--Hold on to Love from "Messiah of Evil" (1973) --Raun Mackinnon--Assault On Precinct 13 (Main Title) from "Assault on Precinct 13" (1976) --John Carpenter--San Antone from "Rolling Thunder" (1977) --Denny Brooks--Main Title & The Reckoning from "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1978) --Denny Zeitlin--Opening Theme from "The Boogey Man" (1980) --Tim Krog--Main Title; The Battle Begins & Destruction of Hammerhead from "Battle Beyond the Stars" (1980) --James Horner--Main Title from "The Challenge" (1982) --Jerry Goldsmith
Opening and closing music: Summertime Killer from "Summertime Killer" by Luis Bacalov, and Santa Maria from "Raiders of Atlantis" by Oliver Onions.

TMBDOS! Episode 272: ”Ed and His Dead Mother” (1993).

Lee and Leah tackle the 1993 horror comedy "Ed and His Dead Mother", directed by Jonathan Wacks, and starring Steve Buscemi, Miriam Margolyes, and the then Sam Jenkins, who later married former star and now noted crybaby and conservative Twitter troll Kevin Sorbo. Did this film push hard enough in one direction, or it it just all over the place? Why is John Glover running away with the whole film? All of this and much more, including a lengthy recent watches section from the hosts. Get you box of bugs ready to snack on as you listen, just don't overdose on them!
"Ed and His Dead Mother" IMDB 
Featured Music: "Mama Said" by The Shirelles & "Everything Right is Wrong Again" by They Might Be Giants.

TMBDOS! Episode 271: ”End of Days” (1999).

Lee and Leah watch the devil try to fuck, and Arnold Schwarzenegger do his best to cock-block him, in the head-scratching end of the century action-horror nightmare, "End of Days", directed by Peter Hyams. Can talented stars like Gabriel Byrne and Kevin Pollak save this film, or is it a testament to the worst the 1990s had to offer the world of cinema? The hosts also talk about what they've watched as of late and play a listener's audio comment.
"End of Days" IMDB 
The Solid Six Podcast 
Featured Music: "End of Days Main Title" by John Debney & "Superbeast (Girl on a Motorcycle Mix) by Rob Zombie.

TMBDOS! Episode 270: ”Hereditary” (2018).

Lee and Leah lose their heads for their Halloween episode, covering Ari Aster's harrowing horror film Hereditary (2018). Family trauma; Toni Collette's fantastic performance; decapitated children; naked, smiling men in the closet; John Cena (?), and the value of re-watches are just a few of the things talked about in this episode. The hosts also talk about what they've watched recently.
"Hereditary" IMDB 
Lee's recent Cinema Degeneration appearance. 
Featured Music: "Charlie" & "Mothers & Daughters" by Colin Stetson.

TMBDOS! Radio: Lee Van Teeth Halloween Show 2022.

The air is cold and the moon is right, so that means Lee Van Teeth can make his return for this Halloween night! Sit back and enjoy two hours of creepy hits, ghoulish film trailers, and chilling commercials with the last real Wolfman of rock radio."I'm the Wolfman" -- Round Robin"Werewolf" -- Carl Bondafede"Strolling After Midnight" -- The Shades"Graveyard" -- Phantom 5"Graveyard Ghost" -- Chuck & Oneda Harding"Corpse Grinder" -- The Meteors"Bigfoot" -- Don Jones"Serpents & Spiders" -- Jimmy Friis & The Valiants"Boris the Spider" -- The Who"Okeefenokee" -- The Holly Twins"You Don't Know Me" -- Deadbolt"Insecto" -- Deadbolt"Rockabilly Funeral" -- Deadbolt"Hank Watson Stalks the Earth" -- Deadbolt"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" -- The Sonics"The Booga Man" -- The Poindexter Brothers"The House on the Hill" -- The Mummies"The Sorcerer" -- Johnny Thompson & The One-Eyed Jacks"One-Eyed Witch" -- The 7th Court"Somebody Put a Hex on Me" -- Isaac Rother & The Phantoms"Ghoulish Love" -- Isaac Rother & The Phantoms"Cool Ghoul" -- The 3-D Invisibles"Nosferatu" -- The 3-D Invisibles"Can't Find My Mind" -- The Cramps"The Whip" -- The Creeps"March of the Martians" -- Jacques Perrey & Harry Breuer"Screaming Pt.2" -- The Metropolitans"I Was a Teenage Monster" -- The Keytones"The Horror Show" -- Sharkey Todd"Wombie Zombie" -- Billy Taylor"Nightrider" -- XISTS"In the Doorway" -- The Misfits"Earth A.D." -- The Misfits"Bloodfeast" -- The Misfits

TMBDOS! Intermission #42: ”Brainscan” (1994).

Lee, Leah and Paul plan some virtual murders as they cover the over-looked 1990s horror gem "Brainscan" (1994), directed by John Flynn. Depressed Edward Furlong; the new iconic horror villain who never was in Trickster; and the most early 1990s soundtrack to ever exist are just a few of the things talked about in this sloppy crime scene cover-up of an episode.
"Brainscan" IMDB 
Featured Music: "Brainscan (Main Theme)" by George S. Clinton & "Welcome to This World" by Primus.

TMBDOS! Intermission #41: ”The Beast with Five Fingers” (1946).

Lee and Leah drunkenly talk about a film they watched on their vacation in October of 2021: the Robert Florey-directed "The Beast with Five Fingers" (1946). This was originally recorded for Gary Hill of Cinema Beef's 31 Days of Howling Beasts series that he didn't get to finish. This might still show up on his feed at some point, but we thought we'd put it to use just in case.
"The Beast with Five Fingers" IMDB 
Featured Music: "Hand of Fate" by The Rolling Stones.

TMBDOS! Episode 269: ”Demon Knight” (1995) & ”Bordello of Blood” (1996).

Lee, Leah and Paul are joined by Gary Hill for a huge episode, to chat about the two 1990s "Tales from the Crypt" films: the Ernest R. Dickerson-directed "Demon Knight" (1995) and the Gilbert Adler-directed "Bordello of Blood" (1996). Of the many things talked about, we discuss Billy Zane being bad-ass; Dennis Miller being a shithead; demon dick fire bukkake; how true these films, and the series they spin off from, are to the original source material, and if that matters. The hosts also talk about what they've watched as of late.
"Demon Knight" IMDB 
"Bordello of Blood" IMDB 
Featured Music: "Horror Hotel" & "Devil's Whorehouse" by the Misfits, and "Loverman" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

TMBDOS! Intermission #40: ”The Oracle” (1985).

Lee and Leah are back for some more bonus content, this time talking about the Roberta Findlay-directed "The Oracle" (1985). Bad acting, mustaches, fake Ouija boards, ambiguous killers, and a ghost that's killing all the wrong people are just a few things that come up when they can stomach actually talking about the film.
"The Oracle" IMDB 
Featured Music: "Electric Landlady" by Purson.

TMBDOS! Episode 268: The ABCs of Our Horror Collections.

Lee and Paul found themselves having to change the planned episode last minute. So they decided to do a very casual and off-the-cuff show where they attempt to pick one title for every letter of the alphabet, from each of their respective horror film collections, that they personally recommend. Can they manage to get every letter? How many times do they pick the same title for the same letter? Honorable mentions? They also talk about what they've watched as of late. If you're bored, don't mind a mostly drunken and unedited conversation, tune in to find out!
Check out Paul's podcast, ManiacsMeat.  
Featured music: "ABC" by the Jackson 5; music excerpt from "The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner" by Popol Vuh, and "Something in the Water" by Manfred Mann. 

TMBDOS! Episode 267: ”I Spit on Your Grave” (1978 & 2010).

Lee and Leah start off Halloween season in style, by going super hard and covering the Meir Zarchi-directed "I Spit on Your Grave" (1978) and its 2010 remake, directed by Steven R. Monroe, with friend and fellow podcaster Cort Psyops. The hosts do their best to do a thoughtful deep dive into the more serious aspects of these two rape/revenge films, being respectful of the subject matter, while still trying to have as much of a fun conversation as possible, as they compare and contrast the two films. The hosts also talk about what they've watched recently. Avoid canoes, bathtubs and nooses, and come join us won't you?
"I Spit on Your Grave" (1978) IMDB 
"I Spit on Your Grave" (2010) IMDB 
Check out Cort's great podcast, Cinema Psyops. 
Featured Music: "Liar" by Bikini Kill; "Hurray for the Riff Raff" by The Body Electric; and "One Way or Another" by Blondie.

Blood on the Tracks Episode 59: Cinematic Dreams of Tangerines.

This month Lee decided to finally do a deeper dive on the sensational electronic musical act Tangerine Dream, creating a playlist from the film scores/soundtracks they worked on in what he considers their classic period, 1977-1989.
--The Call & Betrayal from "Sorcerer" (1977)--Igneous & Beach Theme from "Thief" (1981)--Horror in the Bathroom from "Strange Behavior" (1981)--Cue #4 from "The Soldier" (1982)--The Challenger's Arrival from "The Keep" (1983)--Sunset Drive from "Wavelength" (1983)--No Future (Get Off the Babysitter) from "Risky Business" (1984)--Out of the Heat from "Firestarter" (1984)--The Final Confrontation from "The Park is Mine" (1984)--Dirty Crossroads from "Flashpoint" (1984)--Heartbreakers from "Heartbreakers" (1985)--Cottage & Darkness from "Legend" (1986)--Paddles: Stolen Pills from "Deadly Care" (1987)--Bonding by Candlelight from "Three O'Clock High" (1987)--Bus Station from "Near Dark" (1988)--Shy People from "Shy People" (1988)--Teetering Scales & After the Call from "Miracle Mile" (1989)--Emperor's Castle from "Destination Berlin" (1989)
Opening and closing music: Magic and Ecstasy from "Exorcist II: The Heretic" by Ennio Morricone, and The Shadow of the Killer from "Death Rage" by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis.