083 - Double Feature - Psycho (1960 & 1998) →

Best of 2019 - #1 (Tied) Psycho (1960)

It's a Mother's Day Double Feature on Pod Sematary as Chris and Kelsey watch one of the greatest horror films of all time! ...and it's entirely superfluous remake...

The Classic Film: Psycho (1960)
"A Phoenix secretary embezzles forty thousand dollars from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother" (IMDb.com). Alfred Hitchcock's horror masterpiece not only helped define his legacy but also the legacy of horror films as quality cinema.

The Modern Film: Psycho (1998)
"A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own" (IMDb.com). Gus Van Sant's remake may tell you a lot about the unreplicable je ne sais quoi of great filmmaking, but it's a bad look for the director himself.

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Audio Sources:
"Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" produced by Dreamworks, et al.
"Bernard Herrmann - Psycho Suite - BBC Proms 2011 (HD)" via BeachMonstr @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQwzJ6VvUD0
"Episode #2.6" (Chappelle's Show, S02E06) produced by Marobru Inc.
"Get Low" written by Deongelo Holmes, Vinay Rao, Eric Jackson, and Jonathan Smith & performed by Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz featuring Ying Yang Twins
"Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" produced by Dimension Films & View Askew Productions
"The Making of 'Psycho'" produced by Universal Studios Home Video
"Norman" written by John D. Loudermilk and performed by Sue Thompson
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Psycho" (1960) produced by Shamley Productions
"Psycho" (1998) produced by Universal Pictures & Imagine Entertainment
"Science Fiction/Double Feature" written by Richard O'Brien & Richard Hartley and performed by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
"Scream" produced by Dimension Films & Woods Entertainment
"SLC Punk" produced by Beyond Films, et al.

070 - Dreamscape (1984) & The Cell (2000) →

CW: Rape, severe mental and physical abuse of a child

It's Dream Week on Pod Sematary as Chris & Kelsey discuss two films about entering the dream world to save a life! Thank god we invented the... you know... whatever... device!

The Classic Film: Dreamscape (1984)
A young psychic on the run from himself is recruited by a government agency experimenting with the use of the dream-sharing technology. It's remarkable for a movie to "steal" so much from films that came out the very same year. Oh, and there's one other thing...

The Modern Film: The Cell (2000)
An F.B.I. Agent persuades a social worker, who is adept with a new experimental technology, to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to learn where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim. This Tarsem movie is the Tarsemest Tarsem movie that ever Tarsemed. Don't watch this film for the trite script or the mediocre acting - watch it for the stunning visuals and imagination!

Plus!
-We talk about recurring nightmares from our childhood
-We address why we're skipping Picnic at Hanging Rock
-We celebrate Dick Miller

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Audio Sources:
"The Birds" produced by Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions
"The Cell" produced by New Line Cinema, et al.
"Dreamscape" produced by Zupnik-Curtis Enterprises, et al.
"Full Metal Jacket" produced by Stanley Kubrick Productions, et al.
"Men in Black" produced by Amblin Entertainment, et al.
"A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984) produced by New Line Cinema, et al.
"A Nightmare on Elm Street" (2010) produced by New Line Cinema & Platinum Dunes
"The One with the Hypnosis Tape" (Friends S03E18) produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions & Warner Bros. Television
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Snow Job" ("Cheers" S02E18) produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions & Paramount Television
"Split" produced by Blumhouse Productions, et al.
"Thank You for Smoking" produced by Room 9 Entertainment, et al.
"The Warriors" produced by Paramount Pictures
"Weird Satanist Guy" via BowserVids @ www.youtube.com/watch?v=YErFwJX0HKE