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Everybody say buongiorno to Michele Soavi — Italian horror’s lost little brother, who worked under big names like Argento and Fulci before basically quitting the genre in the mid 90s. Before all that, tho, the director put out flamboyant, stylish scarers like THE CHURCH (1989) and loveable horror-comedy CEMETERY MAN (1994), both of which we’re diving into today. The movies are jam-packed with ideas, from spectacular effects only shown onscreen for seconds to provocatively odd or poignant narrative themes. Also bizarre, ribald digressions that a less daring filmmaker would omit. (Rupert Everett begging a doctor to remove his wang? Neat) Soavi is a name worth knowing, even if his filmography never got to blossom into its full potential. Get into it miei amici! Nga!! SHOW NOTES: VISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD [email protected] Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu NEXT EPISODE = The Slop Bucket: ???

it’s been bout a year since the very first Brunswick Underground Film Festival (@brunswickunderground), and the sequel promises to be bigger, better n BUFFER… our pal + head of programming Kai Perrignon (@meanwhile_im_dying) comes by before tonight’s opening night screening of THE DEVILS - to talk about the best of the fest. a mind-blowin selection of local shorts!! coming of age and 100% PURE RAGE! Stooges! Angelina Nikonova’s incandescent 2011 gem TWILIGHT PORTRAIT ! You’ve still got plenty o time to book tickets, for any of the 69+ movies screening this weekend in Brunswick, Melbourne. OR ! check out fabulous FREE BUFF events at Balam Balam Place, like screenings + live talks (Eliza’s on the film criticism panel !) CONTENT WARNING: Sexual Assault SHOW NOTES: BUFF: Brunswick Underground Film Festival - WebsiteBUFF: Twilight Portrait - Ticket LinkBUFF: In The Land Of Fish and Honey - Ticket Link VISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD [email protected] Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu NEXT EPISODE = Midnight Marathon: I, FRANKENSTEIN x FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND // The Modern Prometheus Part 3

oops, too many frankensteins!! noah and eliza are the modern podmetheus in this electrifying midnight marathon, taking a look at just six of the HUNDREDS of film adaptations of mary shelley’s 1818 novel. Guillermo del Toro’s lavish, fussy FRANKENSTEIN and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s quirked up THE BRIDE! remix were both released over the last 6 months or so. the monster is still alive in the (bolt-studded) brains of filmmakers and audiences 200 years on from its unholy invention The gang get to monster MASHIN in this introductory marathon chapter, sewing together the rotten parts of 2 highly personal and flawed adaptations… did GDT just get around to making his shelley movie way too late ? what is a brain attack? come up to da lab and see what’s on the slab - four frankensteins to go!! SHOW NOTES: VISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD [email protected] Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu NEXT EPISODE = Midnight Marathon: THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN x FRANKENHOOKER // The Modern Prometheus Part 2

it’s a film nerd coming-of-RAGE - and dear friends of the pod Parker and Flynn are here ta dish the dirt !! Pls welcome back the Underground Film Collective (Parker Constantine and Flynn Boffo), who have travelled ALL the way from Sydney to creep inside the studio and talk THE DIRTIES - Canadian indie maverick Matt Johnson’s directorial debut. Balancing big edgelord laughs and profound empathy for its characters, this (very) dark comedy sees Johnson and Owen Williams playing bullied teens whose fantasies of revenge spiral into sinister action. If (like us) u just got into NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE ETC, or loved Johnson’s BLACKBERRY and OPERATION AVALANCHE, this emo cinephile high school diary will rattle n impress you. AND it’s just been released in a nifty Umbrella box-set with brilliant essays from Flynn and dear pod pal Ivana Brehas!!! We r all mad about Matt and keen to break down those tantalising, sometimes wafer-thin barriers the filmmaker sets between his IRL self and his striving film bro characters. listen up to hear us tryin to keep up with the Johnson(s)!!! CONTENT WARNING: School shooting SHOW NOTES: The Dirties Blu-Ray Collector's Edition from UmbrellaVISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD [email protected] Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu NEXT EPISODE = Midnight Marathon: FRANKENSTEIN (2025) x THE BRIDE! // The Modern Prometheus

Most of us grow up n get boring n stop playing with dolls…but not Russ Meyer. A supreme leader in sexploitation, the director of 1965’s FASTER PUSSYCAT! KILL KILL!, 1970’S BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, and 1975’S SUPERVIXENS gets a mini-marathon of sorts in this boobalicious episode. In the first episode of season three, Noah and Eliza watched the three mentioned cult films and dig into the ever-complex line between empowerment and exploitation, all in celebration of their short I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S NOT THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS! dropping online. (Russ would’ve rlly dug our indulgent use of an exclamation point in the title imo) Between scorching one liners, outrageous performances and one notably disturbing murder scene, the trio of films shows off Meyer at his breast and worst (uuugggggh) CONTENT WARNING: Sexual Assault SHOW NOTES: Watch our Super 16mm baby I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT VALLEY OF THE DOLLS! now on YouTube or Vimeo VISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD [email protected] Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu NEXT EPISODE = How do you solve a problem like Carrie The Musical?

Prepare ur brain n body for RISKY QUIZNESS: it’s exactly like the Tom Cruise movie Risky Business but w way more mentions of The Electric State (2025, dir. Joe and Anthony Russo) Noah’s the quizmaster this year, torturing Team Anthony and Eliza by asking the who’s, what’s, how’s and WHY’s of cinema in 2025. After a disastrous attempt at guessing movies from their film festival standing ovations, can the good guys crawl their way to victory with a moving original song composed live for Wicked: For Good? Play along and let us know what you scored. Who knows: you might be a Very Smart Guy when it comes to screen stuff from last year. This will be our last episode until the start of February: see ya in a few weeks friends!! SHOW NOTES: VISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD [email protected] Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu

Welcome to the new year mama…2006 is going to b crazyyyy I can’t wait to see uhhh The Benchwarmers this year!! Ha Ha No, we’re only goofin - it’s 2026, which means Noah + Eliza are already a tad late to list out their top 10 movies of 2025. Screw awards season this is the only awards ceremony u gotta worry your pretty lil head about. Follow along as we climb from honourable mentions to our absolute faves of the year gone by. And! Let us know what modern classics we might’ve missed - which movie defined 2025 for u?? Much much love to friends of the pod Hersh, Ivana, Tyler, Buster, Darcey, Karis and Meg for their audio contributions offering up some other great stuff to watch from 2025. SHOW NOTES: VISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD [email protected] Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu NEXT EPISODE = RISKY QUIZ-NESS: Noah's 2025 Movie Quiz

a brand new format on the pod ?? dedicated to hasty film-to-book adaptations, ie artless exercises in turning the written word into studio merch?? why, what a NOVEL concept !! yea that’s right, we can and DO read books - and this nutty, troubling novelisation of the classic Christmas comedy-horror Gremlins is a great place to start. Noah and Eliza both read George Gipe’s tie-in novel and are horrified to realise the thus-far-untold depths of Mogwai suffering. Are all movie novelisations like this, and why are they like this, and can we find one that stands on its own merits as a work of literary fiction? Let us know if you’ve read one and we’ll give it a try. as long as there’s a few pages of sick movie stills in the middle. SHOW NOTES: VISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD [email protected] Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu NEXT EPISODE = Now Screaming: Runnin' with THE RUNNING MAN and Walkin' with THE LONG WALK

You might not know songwriter Diane Warren, but u for sure know her songs - 'Don't Wanna Miss a Thing'! 'If I Could Turn Back Time'! etc etc ! And you might also know her as the most Oscar-nominated woman in history without a win. Memed for her schmaltzy one-size-fits-all romantic ballads and perceived desperation to win a stupid lil statue, Diane is actually a goddamn legend and this episode is a deep dive into why. How much does asexuality and autism influence her insanely prolific discography? What Best Original Song Oscar did she TOTAlly deserve to win ? All this stuff n much more, as we randomly spotlight a showbiz striver who should really get her flowers at this point. SHOW NOTES: Interview w Diane in The Guardian Mariah Carey shoving Diane (not Ghislaine Maxwell) out of the way VISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD [email protected] Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu NEXT EPISODE = Read It ‘N WEEP: GREMLINS

Here we are on ur doorstep this All Hallows Eve, raising our voices to shriek TWICK O TWEAT and accept your sugary, rotten donations: a selection of scary stories, kindly submitted by haunted listeners!!! Joined around the campfire by head camp counsellor Darcey Eagle, the team read YOUR spooky tales of cries in the night, accursed car maintenance and cats that see dead people. There’s also classic childhood urban legends revisited, plus short but sweet masterpieces from the r/twosentencehorrorstories subreddit. Have we lost the illicit magic of the oral storytelling tradition? Are there actually any good creepypasta ? And most importantly, who was licking my fingers in the night if it wasn’t Garrett, the escaped madman I keep as a pet?? Seasons Creepings, listeners >:) Thanks to Areti, Tyler, Nat, “Smedley”, Hersh and Marianna for your screamworthy stories xx VISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD [email protected] Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu NEXT EPISODE = Midnight Marathon: BRIGHT FUTURE x RETRIBUTION // Kiyoshi Kurosawa Part 3

It’s about that time…the time…for SLIME… Comparing two swampy creature features, Noah and Eliza wonder if there are some animals that simply are not scary enough to power a horror movie. Juan Piquer Simon’s 1988 movie SLUGS sics millions of black, writhing, gooey gastropods on a small town of hilariously hateful and rude characters, resulting in some gnarly SFX moments and sexual subtext. But 1972’s FROGS doesn’t have nearly enough critters!! It’s got Sam Elliott and an interesting bayou mansion setting, but not enough actual webbed-hands-around-throats action :( Which film is the scariest and the squishiest? Do these movies actually make us care more about the environment or just wanna stomp it to death? How did Noah overcome his childhood leech fear ? All good questions but u won’t get answers today, we’re talking about other frog and slug stuff you couldn’t possibly comprehend. U can listen in and try though. ribbit. SHOW NOTES: TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC: Noah’s critter movie recommendations: The Bay , Long Weekend, Tremors Eliza’s assorted shrieking frog memes (sorry I could not find the actual amazing clip in question of one chill frog and one loser frog battling one another maybe it was a dream who knows): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM-GEnvlkRM + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaLTeyPFP_0&list=PLxCZu_T6u7IYWUsagWNHr7kWGe8O9kFrf&index=378 + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV5o1E8NPMQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV5o1E8NPMQ)VISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD [email protected] Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu NEXT EPISODE = Midnight Marathon: BRIGHT FUTURE x RETRIBUTION // Kiyoshi Kurosawa Part 3

We are HYPNOTISED, HAUNTED and HACK’D by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, whose unsettling Japanese thrillers are finally getting the Midnight Marathon treatment. Best of all - filmmaker, Kurosawa megafan and good buddy TYLER BAIN (@tyler.internet) is riding shotgun with us in the cloud-shrouded nightmare bus to hell! weeeeee We start with Kurosawa’s 1997 breakout CURE, a disorienting detective story with a stunning final shot and enough atmospheric scares to inspire the then-budding J-Horror movement. Then, as recently as last year, the director weaponised sinister internet communities to comment on societal sickness, in the darkly comic thriller CLOUD. Everybody needs an assistant Sano in their life. SHOW NOTES: Listen to Noah + Eliza on Tyler’s Triple R radio show Orange Juice right here! VISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD [email protected] Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu NEXT EPISODE = Midnight Marathon: PULSE x CHARISMA // Kiyoshi Kurosawa Part 2

Who let the dogme out ?? Our fingers are aimed squarely at returning pals PARKER AND FLYNN of Sydney’s @underground.film.collective !! they let the dogme out !! Inspired by Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg’s ‘Vows of Chastity’ and how they can inform rawer, truer, more POWERFUL cinema, we get into the first (and probably best??) movie made in accordance with the Dogme 95 manifesto: Vinterberg’s dark, funny and provocative family reunion drama FESTEN/THE CELEBRATION. No script, lighting, non-diegetic music, ‘superficial action’ allowed !! Real shit only !!! Remembering David Stratton !!! Discussing the crabs-in-a-bucket phenomenon! Incredible conversational segues ! And ya maybe everybody didn’t watch second pick JULIEN DONKEYBOY, Harmony Korine’s crack at Dogme glory, but isn’t that so profoundly Dogme yknow ? Let the chaos wash over you like your seventh red wine at a disastrous family event… SHOW NOTES: CONTENT WARNING: The films we discuss in today's episode contain heavy themes of sexual assault, incest and abuse. Meaningful video of crabs in a bucketHarmony Korine on LettermanWerner Herzog on InstagramBADBADBAD.EXE files uploaded to our website: noonecametohisbirthdayparty.mp4~{findingxOxmyxOxbliss}~VISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD [email protected] Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu NEXT EPISODE = The Slop Bucket: ?? feat. Darcey Eagle !!

Nice day for a white Weddington - i now pronounce u to be two f****d up, distressing, long and entertaining movies !! Noah has been destructively hyped for Zach Creggers’ sophomore feature WEAPONS since the first teaser dropped: a ‘horror epic’ depicting the aftermath of a bizarre disappearance from multiple townsfolk perspectives. but sometimes delayed gratification and mysterious marketing can work against a movie?? Ari Aster’s fourth movie EDDINGTON is also about a small town gone violent n insane, but it seems Eliza and Noah find more to grapple with in its difficult comedy and social perspective. BOTH movies offer HEAPS of strong performances, scares and standout scenes worth grappling with. reach out, tell us what u thought and remember: YOUR BEING MANIPULATED VISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD [email protected] Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu NEXT EPISODE = TITANIC QUIZ

We are so beyond breaking the fourth wall: in this pair of found footage horrors, the killers direct, write and star. Dw, neither Romanian indie BE MY CAT: A FILM FOR ANNE or scathing LA satire I BLAME SOCIETY are actual snuff films. They merely take us about as close as possible to one sick n twisted character’s vision of serial murder, whether sparked by Hollywood rejection or a deep fanboy love for Anne Hathaway. Noah and Eliza find both films to be funny, clever and creatively inspiring - in fact, this Twin Picks might be the only possible comfort, as the Midnight Screening website remains plagued by its own string of upsetting found footage videos under the label BADBADBAD.EXE. Stay tuned until the end of the episode to see if the pair can actually solve their glitchy problems by calling upon a higher…or perhaps lower…power. SHOW NOTES: BADBADBAD.EXE files uploaded to our website: noonecametohisbirthdayparty.mp4~*{findingxOxmyxOxbliss}*~TRIPLET IN THE ATTIC: Eliza: Rap World, dir. Connor O’Malley and Danny Scharar Noah: Creep, dir. Patrick Brice VISIT-OUR-WEBSITE = midnightscreeningproductions.com Become ONE_OF_US here on Patreon INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK LETTERBOXD [email protected] Sound: Anthony Carr Art: Kazuki Komatsu NEXT EPISODE = The Slop Bucket: ??