New interview with Samm Deighan - noted film historian and host of the Eros + Massacre podcast. Some of you may have heard this before, Samm was kind enough to let us repost the audio from our conversation about Michele Soavi. If you have not heard her podcast yet you can get a sample here, she was nice enough to invite me on as a first guest. Sinc…

Over the years I’ve talked a lot about how Fulci’s City of the Living Dead (1980) changed my life as a young teenager and so it goes without saying that Fabio Frizzi’s music has also had a huge impact on me. This September, he’s taking a Zombie live score on an American tour and he was kind enough to speak with me ahead of that. We talk about his p…

I have been wanting to do an episode on American International Pictures’ beach party series with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello FOR YEARS. I absolutely love these films and I’m so grateful to my pal Keith Allison, a film and pop culture writer, for going on this long and very sandy journey with me. We talk about what I consider the main films…

On this episode of They Live By Film, Adam, Chris, Zach discuss three films by German master Fritz Lang, M, Scarlet Street, and Secret Beyond the Door. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theylivebyfilm The Radiance Films Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1762070615 Punk Vacation: An Unofficial Vinegar Syndrome Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1760290937 …

Happy belated birthday to Mario Bava, who was born on July 31 (much like me). This is a loaded episode: guest host Bill Ackerman, from Supporting Characters podcast and a number of commentaries and other blu-ray special features, shares my love of Bava and his final feature film, Shock (1977). We talk about: Shock and its relationship to Ovidio Ass…

On this special update we bring you up to speed with the future of They Live By Film, and also announce two new podcasts, Punk Vacation: A Vinegar Syndrom Podcast, and The Radiance Films Podcast! Network home page: https://www.spreaker.com/user/someone-s-favorite-productions--17426703 Punk Vacation: A Vinegar Syndrom Podcast: https://www.spreaker.c…

Learn more about what wild and obscure movies I’m watching by following me on Patreon to unlock this full episode and access the entire back catalogue of bonus episodes, video essays, written essays, and podcast series! This episode covers everything from Hong Kong action and horror to Stephen Chow movies, classical Japanese melodrama, Yaphet Kotto…

On this episode of They Live By Film, Adam, Chris, Zach finish their run through the Fast & Furious franchise with Hobbs & Shaw, F9, and Fast X. Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Adam's Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/adamlundy23 Zach's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/dharmabombs/ Chris' subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pers…

For this episode, I was joined by Adam Torel, the owner of Third Window Films, a blu-ray label focusing specifically on more unusual Japanese cinema. We talked about the ins and outs of running a blu-ray label, working in Japan, the complexities of releasing more obscure Japanese films, and so much more. Even if you aren’t a huge fan of Japanese fi…

On this episode, Chris sits down with Erica Shultz, Co-Author of The Sweetest Taboo - An Unapologetic Guide to Child Kills in Film https://thesweetesttaboobook.bigcartel.com/product/the-sweetest-taboo-an-unapologetic-guide-to-child-kills-in-film Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hexmassacre/ Erica's Linktree for podcast, book, and multiple curre…

This Fourth of July, I wanted to celebrate a real American hero and who better than one of the greatest Americans to ever do it — Rudy Ray Moore. My friend Klon Waldrip joined me to talk about everything from Rudy’s entrepreneurial spirit (he printed and sold his own records… in the ’70s), his important role as a sexual anarchist, and his undergrou…

On this episode of They Live By Film, Adam, Chris, Zach, and guest Chris Sabga, continue through the Fast & Furious franchise with Fast & Furious 6, Furious 7, and The Fate of the Furious. https://www.wuonline.net/ Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Adam's Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/adamlundy23 Zach's Letterboxd: https://lette…

On this episode of They Live By Film, Chris sits down with Reuben Hamlyn, co-director of Another Body (2023) https://anotherbodyfilm.com/the-film/ Links if you need assistance: https://myimagemychoice.org/support/ Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Adam's Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/adamlundy23 Zach's Letterboxd: https://letter…

Episode two is all about one of my favorite experimental Japanese New Wave films and I’m so grateful to my guest, film analyst Celeste de la Cabra, for agreeing to discuss this one with me. The film’s director, Toshio Matsumoto, has become one of my favorites in recent years and is criminally underrated, so we also spend a little time getting into …

On this episode of They Live By Film, Adam, Chris, Zach, and guest Krit, continue through the Fast & Furious franchise with Tokyo Drift, Fast & Furious, and Fast Five. https://www.youtube.com/@kritpickproductions Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Adam's Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/adamlundy23 Zach's Letterboxd: https://letterb…

On this episode of They Live By Film, Chris sits down with Frank Jaffe - Founder of Altered Innocence https://mvdshop.com/collections/altered-innocence https://www.alteredinnocence.net/ Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Adam's Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/adamlundy23 Zach's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/dharmabombs/ Chris'…

It’s heeeere! I’m Samm Deighan and I’m beyond excited to launch the first episode of my new podcast, Eros + Massacre. Chris Haskell from They Live on Film podcast kindly joined me for the first episode, where we talk all about one of our mutual favorite underrated directors, Michele Soavi, and focus on his four key horror films from the late ’80s a…

Check out this short preview of Samm Deighan’s new podcast EROS + MASSACRE! Thanks! The post Eros + Massacre Coming Soon! appeared first on Cinepunx.Autor: Samm Deighan

On this episode of They Live By Film, Adam, Chris, and Zach begin a deep dive into the world of Fast & Furious by discussing The Fast and the Furious (2001), 2 Fast 2 Furious, and Justin Lin's Better Luck Tomorrow. Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Adam's Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/adamlundy23 Zach's Letterboxd: https://lette…

On this episode of They Live By Film, Chris sits down with Chris Stachiw - Co-Founder of Weirding Way Media and Host of the Kulturecast. Kulturecast - https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470 Weirding Way - https://www.youtube.com/@WeirdingWayMedia/videos Film Foundations - https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/film-foundations--6058746…

On this episode of They Live By Film, Chris, Zach, and special guest Ryan Verrill of The Disc-Connected, wrap up von Trier's filmography with Nymphomaniac, and The House That Jack Built. Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Adam's Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/adamlundy23 Zach's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/dharmabombs/ Chris…

Our dear friend Erica Schultz is back on the show — coincidentally right around Mother’s Day — to talk about her book, The Sweetest Taboo: An Unapologetic Guide To Child Kills In Film (which you can still buy through that link if you haven’t ordered it yet, though get on it because it’s selling like hot cakes). We talk about how the book came to be…

What force on earth could compel us to the suburbs of New Jersey and Staten Island to watch movies? Learn more by following us on Patreon to unlock this full episode and instantly access our entire back catalogue of bonus episodes, video essays, written essays, and several of Samm’s ongoing solo podcasts. Support Twitch of the Death Nerve and help …

On this episode of They Live By Film, Chris and Zach continue discussing Lars von Trier's filmography. This episode covers The Boss of it All, Antichrist, and Melancholia. Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Adam's Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/adamlundy23 Zach's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/dharmabombs/ Chris' subreddit: ht…

We’ve gotten a lot of requests to do an episode on the great Stalked By My Doctor series, starring the absolute king Eric Roberts, and we finally delivered. Lifetime Channel thriller enthusiast Rob Weychert joined Charles and Samm to talk about this wild trend in made for TV movies and we honestly had the best time. We discuss everything from histo…

On this episode of They Live By Film, Chris and Zach continue discussing Lars von Trier's filmography. This episode covers Dogville, The Five Obstructions, and Manderlay. Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Adam's Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/adamlundy23 Zach's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/dharmabombs/ Chris' subreddit: htt…

The latest Death Nerve is here, and it’s a real throwback! Acting as a spiritual successor to our Texas Psychorama episode from a couple years back, Death Nerve founding member and true dyed in the wool freakshow Jon Dzwonar is back with a fiendish 6 movie marathon! Unfortunately, Samm got stuck in the hospital visiting her catatonic friend Patrick…

On this episode of They Live By Film, Chris catches up with graphic designer, Scott Saslow. Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Adam's Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/adamlundy23 Zach's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/dharmabombs/ Chris' subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/personalhistoryoffilm Chris' Twitter/X: https://twitter.c…

In this episode, Samm gives an impassioned argument for why you should watch as many Kenji Misumi movies as possible and Charles dons a tinfoil hat to explore the connection between the death drive and ’00s disaster movies. What the hell does that mean? Learn more by following us on Patreon to unlock this full episode and instantly access our entir…

On this episode of They Live By Film, Chris, Zach, and special guest Celeste de la Cabra, continue discussing Lars von Trier's filmography. This episode covers Breaking the Waves, The Idiots, and Dancer in the Dark. Celeste's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@celestedelacabra Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Adam's Twitter/X: ht…

How am I supposed to relate to a character who has CGI blood coursing through their veins? Find out the answer to this question for the ages by following us on Patreon to unlock this full episode and instantly access our entire back catalogue of bonus episodes, video essays, written essays, and several of Samm’s ongoing solo podcasts. Support Twitc…

Dune has been one of Samm’s favorite books since childhood and Charles has become similarly obsessed (maybe even more so), so it was inevitable that we were going to do cover it at some point, because… the spice must flow. For this episode — which covers everything from Herbert’s first few books to David Lynch’s adaptation and the two Villeneuve fi…

On this episode of They Live By Film, Chris catches up with previous guests Joe Ziemba (Creative Director), and Bret Berg (Theatrical Sales Director), about everything going on at American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) https://www.americangenrefilm.com/ Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Adam's Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/adamlundy…

In this new ongoing series, Chris and Zach will be discussing the career of controversial Danish director, Lars von Trier. This episode covers The Element of Crime, Epidemic, and Europa. Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Adam's Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/adamlundy23 Zach's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/dharmabombs/ Chris…

On this episode of They Live By Film, Chris sits down with Samm Deighan, Film Historian Samm's Books: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17073882.Samm_Deighan Samm's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sammdeighan Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Adam's Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/adamlundy23 Zach's Letterboxd: https://letter…

From the inception of Twitch of the Death Nerve, an episode on Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) seemed inevitable. It’s a film that has had an incredible influence on Samm’s life, plus we got to see it on 35mm recently at a sold out screening in NYC. Luckily we found the perfect guest, Annie Rose Malamet, who shares Samm’…

In the final part of our Kubrick Special series, Adam, Chris, and Zach discuss The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, and Eyes Wide Shut. Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Adam's Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/adamlundy23 Zach's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/dharmabombs/ Chris' subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/personalhistoryoff…

In this part of our Kubrick Special series, Adam, Chris, and Zach discuss 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, and Barry Lyndon CHECK OUT OUR NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@theylivebyfilm Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Adam's Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/adamlundy23 Zach's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.…

In this part of our Kubrick Special series, Adam, Chris, and Zach discuss Spartacus, Lolita, and Dr. Strangelove. CHECK OUT OUR NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@theylivebyfilm Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Adam's Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/adamlundy23 Zach's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/dharmabombs/ Chr…

Over the next few weeks we will be reviewing the entire filmography of Stanley Kubrick. In this episode we look at his first four films, Fear and Desire, Killer's Kiss, The Killing, and Paths of Glory. CHECK OUT OUR NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@theylivebyfilm Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Adam's Twitter/X: ht…

On this episode of They Live By Film, Chris sits down with Ariel Esteban Cayer, co-founder of Kani Releasing https://www.kani-releasing.com/ CHECK OUT OUR NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@theylivebyfilm Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Zach's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/dharmabombs/ Chris' subreddit: https://…

Follow us on Patreon to unlock this full episode and instantly access our entire back catalogue of bonus episodes, video essays, written essays, and several of Samm’s ongoing solo podcasts. Support Twitch of the Death Nerve and help us keep the show ad free and on the airwaves forever! The post Twitch of the Death Nerve Preview: Let My Puppets Hug …

On this episode of They Live By Film, Adam, Chris, and Zach sit down to discuss three films featuring the one and only Nic Cage, The Rock, Con Air, and Face/Off. CHECK OUT OUR NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@theylivebyfilm Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Adam's Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/adamlundy23 Zach's Let…

For this episode, we’re diving in to the Hong Kong New Wave through the work of underrated auteur Patrick Tam. Dear Death Nerve friend Bobby Rodriguez joins to help break down the history of political turmoil in Hong Kong in the ’60s as it relates to the birth of the New Wave. We talk about its origins in television, how the Hong Kong New Wave is d…

On this episode of They Live By Film, Chris sits down with Ben Cook, Digital Marketing and Social Media Manager, & Max Aboudara, eCommerce Director and Product Development, at Umbrella Entertainment. CHECK OUT OUR NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@theylivebyfilm Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Zach's Letterboxd: htt…

On this episode of They Live By Film, Adam and Chris sit down to discuss three dystopian sci-fi films by Polish filmmaker, Piotr Szulkin. CHECK OUT OUR NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@theylivebyfilm Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Adam's Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/adamlundy23 Zach's Letterboxd: https://letterb…

On this episode of They Live By Film, Chris sits down with Warren Xian, Founder of Art Label - One of the newest partner labels from OCN CHECK OUT OUR NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@theylivebyfilm Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Zach's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/dharmabombs/ Chris' subreddit: https://www.…

On this episode of They Live By Film, Adam and Chris sit down to discuss three films by Japanese master, Yasujiro Ozu. CHECK OUT OUR NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@theylivebyfilm Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Zach's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/dharmabombs/ Chris' subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/perso…

Follow us on Patreon to unlock this full episode and instantly access our entire back catalogue of bonus episodes, video essays, written essays, and several of Samm’s ongoing solo podcasts. Support Twitch of the Death Nerve and help us keep the show ad free and on the airwaves forever! The post Twitch of the Death Nerve Preview: 2023 Was All Bad ap…

Happy New Year! Charles and Samm had a lot of fun talking through their respective favorite films of the year: this includes both their top 10 films watched for the first time, but a few runners up and a run through of some Letterboxd stats like top actors and top directors. As a result this episode is all over the place in terms of geography, genr…