Sep 17, 2016
Movie Meltdown - Episode 365
This week we welcome our special
guest co-host Nicholas Vince (The Chatterer in
Hellraiser 1 & 2 as well as Kinski in Nightbreed)
to discuss this week's Sofa Theater feature: The
Mist. Directed by Frank Darabont and based on the
novella by Stephen King, this 2007 film was released with seemingly
little hype and promotion but still seemed to leave a staggering
impact on it's viewers over the years. Listen as we discuss the
acting, shooting style, casting choices, practical and CG effects
and last but certainly not least - the memorable and controversial
ending.
And while we try to decide just what
the siren means to us, we also mention... Andre Braugher, the story
of Yugoslavia, Greg Nicotero, leaders and experts, Toby Jones, Drew
Struzan, people cannot stand uncertainty, The Blob, eases it's way
in, Marcia Gay Harden, The Dark Tower, an abrogation of
responsibility, let's put every one in a hot box, we do not like
uncertainty, prejudice, air raids in the second world war,
Buddhism, writing comic books, Jeffrey DeMunn, a contained story, I
don't negate, by any sense... the struggles that us little ant-like
human beings on this very small blue planet... in the very small,
little uninteresting arm of the galaxy..., Laurie Holden, that's
not what you really need to be afraid of, The Walking Dead, they
are to blame, bullying and taking it to the worst possible
conclusion, Thomas Jane, Night of the Living Dead, we live in crazy
balance, yes... I wrote that story, who's going to step up, angered
by it, beautifully shot, breaking off into little groups, make me
an instrument of thy will, Dead Can Dance, Marcia Gay Harden, it is
overwhelming, it's an overwhelming movie, finding the scapegoat,
Nathan Gamble, we are a broad church, directing theater and Melissa
McBride.
"...it is just a terribly
difficult watch... I find it absolutely stunning."
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