Episode 17 – Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz? – Operation C.I.A. (1965)

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We’re once again wondering WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ? in 1965’s OPERATION C.I.A., which features Burt Reynolds as Mark Andrews, an agent sent to Saigon (here played by Thailand) as the Vietnam war is heating up in order to stop an assassination. While this Bond-inspired spy film from director Christian Nyby is pretty uneventful, it features a great supporting villainous turn from Vic Diaz, and some two-fisted fun from a mustache-less Reynolds. LET’S WATCH!

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Episode 16 – How Do You Do, Fellow Kids? – Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)

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After the death of his mother, a young, thin, slightly gawky man in mourning suddenly finds her back from the grave with a hunger for human flesh and must keep her out-of-sight while simultaneously trying to woo his new girlfriend in a series of comedic sequences. No, it’s NOT Peter Jackson’s DEAD/ALIVE (aka BRAINDEAD), it’s the sometimes startlingly similar ED AND HIS DEAD MOTHER from 1993, which leans a lot heavier on goofy humor and much, much, MUCH lighter on graphic violence. This one has a devoted cult around it, and stars a post-RESERVOIR DOGS Steve Buscemi, as well as Ned Beatty, an incredible John Glover and Jon Gries in supporting roles. LET’S SEE WHAT WE THOUGHT!

Watch Ed and His Dead Mother for free on Tubi.tv

Check out the Brooklyn For Life video featuring Steven Buscemi

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Episode 13 – You Don’t Know Dick – A Bucket of Blood (1959) (/w Caelum Vatnsdal)

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If you’re going to cover one of Dick Miller’s most famous roles you need to have a dynamite guest on board, which is why on this episode of You Don’t Know Dick we’re joined by Caelum Vatnsdal – the man who literally wrote the book on Dick Miller – to talk to us about 1959’s A Bucket of Blood! Along the way we discuss Winnipeg, Caelum’s experience with filmmaker Guy Maddin, the eternal-ness of Walter Paisley and so much more. Come check it out.. if you dare!

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You can watch A Bucket of Blood right now on Amazon Prime or Tubi.tv (among other places)

 

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Episode 11 – Whatever Happened To Vic Diaz? – Whiteforce (1988)

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FLASH! AHH-AHHH! On this episode of Whatever Happened to Vic Diaz we jump ahead to 1988 and this Eddie Romero-directed action movie (with quite a bit of broad comedy) starring Flash Gordon himself, Sam J. Jones. It also features some absolutely horrible audio, some unique computer hacking, and lots and lots of explosions. Also, Vic Diaz shows up! Check it out.

Watch the movie for free (with ads) on Tubi.tv.

 

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Episode 10 – Cinema Fantastica – The Hills Have Eyes (1977) vs Alucarda (1977)

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On this episode of Cinema Smorgasbord presents Cinema Fantastica we travel back to the 1977 Sitges Film Festival and two extreme, and extremely memorable, horror films that played to a jury that included Dario Argento! First up is the grimy Wes Craven family-takes-on-irradiated-cannibals film THE HILLS HAVE EYES, before we pivot to the surreal Satan-loving Nunsploitation masterpiece ALUCARDA. Best of all, you get to decide which film wins! Check out our social media and VOTE VOTE VOTE!

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Episode 8 – How Do You Do, Fellow Kids? – Film House Fever (1986)

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On the second episode of HOW DO YOU DO, FELLOW KIDS?: THE CINEMA OF STEVE BUSCEMI we take a look at the bizarre exploitation/horror compilation FILM HOUSE FEVER, featuring dozens of clips from movies as diverse as BLOOD FEAST, DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN, ROCKTOBER BLOOD, TWO THOUSAND MANIACS and many more!

It also features Steve Buscemi and Mark Boone Junior doing their best Elvira impressions. Let’s check it out!

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Episode 5 – You Don’t Know Dick – The Terror (1963)

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The great character actor Dick Miller passed away on January 30th, 2019 at the age of 90, leaving a legacy of more than 180 films. On You Don’t Know Dick, we’re going to – with the help of friends and special guests – look at the film and television work of this tremendous performer, and try to get to the bottom of what made him such a special presence in so many films.

On our first episode, we’re looking at the Roger Corman (sorta) directed gothic horror THE TERROR from 1963, starring Jack Nicholson, Boris Karloff, Sandra Knight and Dick Miller.

The film is available in various public domain versions, but the best available to watch for free is this version from The Film Detective:

On our next episode we’ll be looking at one of Miller’s most famous roles in 1959’s A BUCKET OF BLOOD. Watch that here:

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Episode 4 – Whatever Happened To Vic Diaz? – The Big Bird Cage (1972)

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Vic Diaz is a character actor often referred to as “The Filipino Peter Lorre” and best known for his appearances in the Roger Corman-produced Philippines-lensed exploitation films of the 1970s. On WHATEVER HAPPENED TO VIC DIAZ?, Liam and Doug dig deep into the talented performer’s career, examining his films and – in turn – the evolution of the Filipino film industry.

Our first episode focuses on the controversial women-in-prison film THE BIG BIRD CAGE!

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On our next episode, we’ll be looking at 1988’s WHITEFORCE, which can be watched on Tubi right here.

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Episode 3 – How Do You Do, Fellow Kids? – Trees Lounge (1996)

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It’s the first episode of HOW DO YOU DO, FELLOW KIDS?: THE CINEMA OF STEVE BUSCEMI where we’ll be looking non-chronologically at the film work of beloved character actor Steve Buscemi.

We start our journey with Buscemi’s feature length directorial debut: 1996’s TREES LOUNGE

 

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Episode 1 – We Do Our Own Stunts – Cub Tiger From Kwang Tung (1971) & Master With Cracked Fingers (1979)

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It’s the first episode of Cinema Smorgasbord, and we’re kicking off with WE DO OUR OWN STUNTS: A  JACKIE CHAN PODCAST! This podcast is, as you might have guessed, devoted to the life and work of actor JACKIE CHAN, including his vast filmography, his recorded work, cartoons, video games and so much more!

On the premiere episode we go back to 1971 for Jackie Chan’s very first starring role: CUB TIGER FROM KWANG TUNG (a.k.a LITTLE TIGER OF CANTON). Jackie was only 17-years-old when he appeared in the starring role of Hsiao Hu, but had been acting regularly since he was a child; even appearing in Shaw Brothers classics COME DRINK WITH ME and A TOUCH OF ZEN!

But that’s not all! We follow it up with a discussion of MASTER WITH CRACKED FINGERS, a re-edited version of CUB TIGER that added in 50% new footage using a Jackie Chan double and appearances by Chan regulars Yuen Siu Tien and Dean Shek.

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Here’s the rare footage of the Seven Little Fortunes from the episode of I SPY entitled “No Return On Damaged Merchandise”.

 

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