I Saw It On Linden Street
Chris Roberts
Recent Episodes
Dust off your Doc Martens and bring your favorite mix CD! Tune in as Chris talks Allan Moyle, Kurt Cobain, and defends Rex Manning as the LSCE screens the 1995 cult classic "Empire Records." Join us!
Works Cited:
Eisner, Ken. “Review ‘Empire Records’.” Variety. 1995, Vol. 360 (9), p.40. Article Link. Accessed 1/28/24.
Gans, Andrew. Empire Records Musical to Make World Premiere at New Jersey’s McCarter. Playbill. 3/7/24. Article Link. Accessed 4/1/2024.
Greene, Jay. 1994. “New Regency Buys ‘Empire.’” Variety 354 (6). Article Link. Accessed 3/28/2024
Parker, Ryan. Rex Manning Day: Maxwell Caufiled Thrilled ‘Empire Records’ Celebrated Yearly. The Hollywood Reporter. 4/8/2021. Article Link. Accessed 3/29/24.
Petersen, Ann Helen. “How Empire Records Became the Unlikely Film of A Generation.” Buzzfeed. Article Link.
Rivero, Enrique. “Directors’ cuts on disc spark controversy.” Video Store Magazine 24 (19), July 14-July 20, 2002: p.16.
Stuart, Sean M., ed. 2016. All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records. DVD. Directed by Colin Hanks. New York City, New York: FilmRise.
Kicking off season five with a classic bit of punk rock fun. A girl group experiences overnight success as their punk rock rallying cry launches them to stardom. Tune in as Chris talks Lou Adler, punk ethos, & girl power as the LSCE screens the 1982 cult classic “Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains.” Join Us!
Works Cited:
CART. "Film Reviews: Ladies and Gentlemen the Fabulous Stains." Variety (Archive: 1905-2000), Oct 27, 1982, 15-15, 18, Article Link Accessed 2/6/2024
Chiu,David. “Film Features: ‘We Don’t Put Out’: Ladies And Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains At 40.” The Quietus, Nov 17th, 2022. Article Link. Accessed 2/27/2024.
Madison,Lucy. Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains. Interview (New York, N.Y. 1977). Vol. 38. Brant Publications, Inc, 2008. Article Link. Accessed 2/6/2024
Maslin,Janet. “Film: Rock Satire, “Fabulous Stains’” The New York Times (Archive), March 6, 1985, C p.20. Article Link. Accessed 2/6/2024
McCabe,Allyson. Music: The Story Of ‘The Fabulous Stains’ And Riot Grrrl. Weekend Edition Saturday. NPR. Story Link. Accessed on 2/7/2024.
Plastic surgery, sexy models, mind-control, and murder? When do we start? Tune in as Chris talks SAG-AFTRA, the perils of A.I., and a plot holes galore as the LSCE screens Michael Crichton’s prescient 1981 techno-thriller “Looker.” Join Us!
Works Cited:
Bria, Bill. Jurassic Park’s Creator Predicted the Strangest Part of the SAG Strike in a 1981 Movie. Slashfilm. 7/13/23 Article Link. Accessed 10/14/23
Canby, Vincent. “‘LOOKER,’ A Sinister-Computer Thriller.” The New York Times. October 30,1981. Article Link. Accessed 11/02/23.
Crichton, Michael. 2018. LOOKER Commentary Track. Warner Bros.
Doupe, Tyler. “’Looker’: Michael Crichton’s Most Underrated Effort [Video].” Dread Central. 9/4/2023 Article Link. 9/15/2023
Goldman, Lowell. “James Coburn Seven and Seven Is.” Psychotronic Video. No 9, p.28 (1991). Archive Link. Accessed 9/28/23.
Kenny, James. “I’m Here to Sell for You: Michael Crichton’s LOOKER.” Tremble…Sigh…Wonder… 5/16/21. Article Link. Accessed 10/13/23.
Kornbluth, Jesse & Sean Doorly. “Interview with Michael Crichton.” The Book Report. 12/20/1996. Article Link. Accessed 9/14/2023
A big budget US remake of “The Wages of Fear?” Where do we sign up? Tune in as Chris talks "The Directors Company," jungle shoots, and sweaty screen offerings as the LSCE screens William Friedkin’s 1977 masterpiece “Sorcerer.” Join us!
Works Cited:
Canby, Vincent. “Sorcerer, Action Movie Set in Latin America.” The New York Times. June 25, 1977. Article Link. Accessed 8/18/23.
“Feature Reviews: SORCERER.” Boxoffice. New York: Boxoffice Media LP, 1977. Article Link
Flatley, Guy. “At the Movies: Roy Scheider, “Sorcerer Stat, Talks of Thrillers.” The New York Times. January 21, 1977. Article Link. Accessed 8/10/23.
Friedkin, William. The Friedkin Connection: A Memoir. 2013. New York, Harper Collins.
Kissel, Howard. “Arts & People: Films: Sorcerer.” WWD 134, no. 123 (1977): 9–. Article Link
Mack. "Film Reviews: Sorcerer." Variety (Archive: 1905-2000), Jun 29, 1977, 26, Article Link
Picture Grosses: “SORCERER” NICE 38G, ST. L.; “TALL” 50G, 2D. Variety. Vol. 287. Los Angeles: Penske Business Corporation, 1977. Article Link.
“SORCERER” SWITCH. Screen International. London: Media Business Insight, 1977.
Superior Remake Summer & season five rolls on with a gelatinous bit of horror fun. Tune in as Chris talks Chuck Russell, genre subversion, & creeping terror – plus, John Seavey of HPH joins us in the sidecar as the LSCE screens the 1988 Sci-fi horror classic “The Blob.” Join us!
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Check out Half-Price Horror here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/half-price-horror Works Cited:
Biodrowski, Steve. “The Blob (1988) – A Retrospective.” Cinefantastique, (5/4/2008) Article Link. Accessed 5/31/23.
Colliss, Clark. “Scream Factory releasing bonkers ‘The Blob remake on Collector’s Edition Blu-ray.” Entertainment Weekly (June 27, 2019). Article Link. Accessed 5/28/23.
Creating the Blob – Interview with Director Chuck Russell. Shout! Factory. 2019.
Daley, Megan. “’The Blob’ is getting a remake courtesy of Simon West.” Entertainment Weekly (January 22, 2015). Article Link. Accessed 5/28/23.
Daws. “Film Reviews – The Blob.” Variety 332, no 2. (Aug 3, 1988). 10-11. Article Link. Accessed 5/27/23
Glassy, Mark C. The Biology of Science Fiction Cinema. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland, 2001.
Hamman, Cody. “The Blob 1988.” WTF Happened to This Horror Movie? April 3, 2023. Article Link. Accessed 6/14/23.
Hevesi, Dennis. Kate Phillips, Actress Who Christened ‘The Blob,’ Is Dead at 94. The New York Times (4/27/2008). Article Link. Accessed 6/12/23.
I Killed the Strawberry Jam – Interview with Director Chuck Russell Part 2. Shout! Factory. 2019.
It Fell From the Sky! – Interview with Director Chuck Russell Part 1. Shout! Factory. 2019.
Maslin, Janet. “Reviews: The Blob, Modernized.” The New York Times, (8/5/1988) Article Link. Accessed 6/15/23
Meitrodt, Jeffrey. “Strange, Yes—but a Heckuva Way to Sell Ice In December.” New Orleans City Business 13, no. 24 (Dec 21, 1992): 1. Article Link. Accessed 5/30/23.
Mitchell, Kerrie. “Rob Zombie Takes on ‘The Blob’” Entertainment Weekly (Aug 28, 2009). Article Link. Accessed 5/28/23
Newman, Kim. “The Blob: It Creeps and Leaps.” Criterion Collection presents: The Blob. (March 13th, 2013). Article Link. Accessed 5/30/23.
Patowary, Kaushik. “Star Jelly: The Mysterious Phenomenon The Inspired ‘The Blob’.” Amusing Planet (11/22/19) Article Link. Accessed 6/12/23.
“Pictures: ‘Silent Running,’ ‘Beware The Blob’ Cop Ton Awards At Sci-Fi Film Fest.” Variety 267, no. 12 (Aug 2, 1972) 6. Article Link. Accessed 5/27/23.
Telotte, J. P. "Another Form of Life: Science-Fiction Marketing and The Blob (1958)." Film History: An International Journal 32, no. 4 (2020): 119-140. Article Link Accessed 5/30/23.