Special Announcement with Extended Hyjinx

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We don’t formally review any films this episode but we sure indulge in plenty of behind-the-scenes hyjinx. Yup, you’ll get a heaping noseful of our dirty laundry as we announce our plans for the summer and chew over the reasons that went into the decision to take the reprieve. Along the way we have a casual discussion about some of the upcoming summer releases and talk over Rob Zombie’s LORDS OF SALEM. Oh, we also welcome Jeff Shroeck to the panel. Glad to have you aboard, Jeff! Continue reading →

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Episode 34: Gaspar Noe

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Gaspar Noe Films, Manborg

We take on the films of Gaspar Noe using I STAND ALONE (1998) and ENTER THE VOID (2009) as entry points, but that’s not before a contentious discussion about the micro-cinema film MANBORG (2011). Continue reading →

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Ep.1 Redux: Sam Raimi & Peter Jackson

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As we explain during the new intro to this episode, our first twenty some-odd shows have been vanished from public space since the demise of the Horror Palace a few months ago so, for the morbidly curious and the TCR hardcores, we’re rolling out re-releases of our humble horror beginnings. Continue reading →

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Episode 33: Hippie Movies

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Hippie Movies Far out! It’s peace and love on The Cutting Room!

Ride along with us as we take a long strange trip through the psychedelic frontiers of hippiedom and cover Wanderlust (2012), Easy Rider (1969) and Into the Wild (2007). Continue reading →

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Mini-Episode 12: Evil Dead (2013)

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The Fangoria diplomat, Dave “Gonzo” Pace attended and advance screening of the anxiously awaited film remake, EVIL DEAD. Continue reading →

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Episode 32: Bodily Functions

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Sinister, The Tin Drum, SaloThe California Chainsaw Maxxacre is back! and he subjects The Cutting Room hosts to his cruel will and three truly disturbing films as only a bonafide sadist/sadomasochist could. Get ready for ‘Bodily Functions’ a’la Max Koch!

Not for the faint of heart, it’s great, big, cinematic helpings of poop, pee, and punishment this time around, folks. Continue reading →

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Episode 31: Play Adaptations & Flight

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GlenGarry Glen Ross, The Prisoner of Second Avenue

All the world’s is a stage! Tom rolls the dice this time around and the topic of conversation for this installment of The Cutting Room Theater of the Mind is film adaptations of plays. Continue reading →

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MiniEpisode 11: The Croods

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The Croods ReviewAfter attending an advance screening of Dreamworks’ new animated kid film, THE CROODS, Joe reports back to Tom with his review. He also shares his thoughts about the experience he had with his daughter while watching the movie and things get, well, a bit emotional. Continue reading →

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MiniEpisode 10: Jan Svankmajer

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Jan Svankmajer

Billy and Joe get together to discuss the works of obscure surrealist filmmaker Jan Svankmajer, using his 1968 film THE GARDEN as an entry point.

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Episode 030: Films of Depression

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Ian CurtisCome hell, come high water! Dave brings depression to the show. We may ostensibly be reviewing Mike Leigh’s NAKED, Lars Von Trier’s MELANCHOLIA, and the Ian Curtis biopic CONTROL, but what we’re actually doing is investigating  our personal love affairs with sadness, the glorious tragedy of madness, and all sorts of other personal demons. Continue reading →

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Mini-Episode 9: Pat Healy Interview & Compliance Review

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Pat HealyWe’re honored to have had the chance to talk with Pat Healy on Mini-Episode 9! Pat’s an incredibly gifted character actor with an impressive list of projects under his belt. He’s worked with the likes of Werner Herzog, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Terry Zwigoff, to name just a few. His current film is the 2012 Sundance Entry COMPLIANCE.

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Episode 029: Jean-Pierre Juenet & The Fairy

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City of Lost Children

Bonjour, amis! This episode is bursting with bones of contention, surrealist flourishes, French films and random hyjinx as Joe orders up the films of Jean-Pierre Juenet and Marc Caro.

We take an in-depth look at these steam punk visionary filmmakers and their films DELICATESSEN and CITY OF LOST CHILDREN. Somewhere along the way Joe gets into it with our special guest Sara Brooke [We love you, Sara!!] Continue reading →

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The Orphan Shiller: A Cautionary Tale

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The Orphan Shiller – Matt Farnsworth and Self-Promotion as Self-Destruction

by Dave Pace

This is a cautionary tale – a warning to all of us who would put ourselves Out There and try to court favour with the world. I can’t tell you exactly where the line that divides the marketing genius and the shameless whore is, all I can do is try and show you how far Matt Farnsworth went over it when trying to make the horror world fall in love with his film THE ORPHAN KILLER. Continue reading →

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Mini-Episode 8: Side Effects

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SIDE EFFECTS SoderberghBilly and Joe get together to discuss SIDE EFFECTS, the first, and purportedly the last, major motion picture from one of the masters of modern cinema, Steven Soderbergh. Continue reading →

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Mini-Episode 7: ZeroDarkThirty (2012)

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Zero Dark ThirtyTom is joined by Dave, Billy, and Joe on Mini-Episode 7 to talk about Kathryn Bigelow’s incredibly intense, intentionally controversial, and recently Oscar-nominated film Zero Dark Thirty.

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Episode 028: Harmony Korine and How To Die in Oregon

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Gummo - The Cutting Room Movie Podcast

Max puts the Harm back into Harmony and brings it to The Cutting Room on Episode 28!

We cover the filthy genius of the filmmaker who brought the world GUMMO and TRASH HUMPERS, the extraordinary Harmony Korine. Continue reading →

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Episode 027: Who the hell are we to (Mike) Judge?

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Mike JudgeIt’s Tom’s turn to call the shots this time around and he chooses two films from the mind of Mike Judge.

But before we get started with that your humble host offers up his review of Oliver Stone’s 2012 film SAVAGES.

Max, Jenna and Dave discuss the passion and pretense of all things Oliver Stone including his 2008 film W. This, logically, culminates in a discourse about the many wonders of marijuana. Continue reading →

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Mini-Episode 6: LINCOLN (2012)

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The founding fathers of The Cutting Room get together to discuss Spielberg’s Oscar nominated 2012 film of LINCOLN starring Daniel Day-Lewis.

Joe’s been off for a few weeks so he has energy to burn. He offers a sprawling introduction to the film before passing the baton over to Billy and Tom. It’s the first time the trio has been on together in quite awhile and it’s just like old times.

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Episode 026: Classic Film Noir or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Breakfast Club

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The Killers - Film Noir - The Cutting Room Movie Review PodcastWhat does John Hughes and his film The Breakfast Club have to do with anything we are about to embark on in episode 026? Well, light up a smoke, put on the fights and get ready to be seduced by that sultry seductress Jenna Payne as we just may get to the bottom of this very odd question. Continue reading →

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Mini-Episode5: Christmas Special – Wonderful Life & The Grinch

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http://christianaproductions.com/cuttingroom/?p=609Merry Christmas! Welcome to the first annual Cutting Room Christmas Mini-Episode Special.

Inspired by the Christmas spirit, Joe, sitting in temporarily for Tom, welcomes back to The Cutting Room one the show’s original co-founders, William Bourassa Jr., aka Billy.

Billy helps Joe search for the true meaning of Christmas, absurdity, and language itself, using Frank Capra’s IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) and Dr. Seuss’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (1966) as their guiding stars. Continue reading →

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Episode 025: Fellini

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Benevuto!  That’s right, no one does schizophrenia better than The Cutting Room. Come along for the ride as we make a complete about face from our previous episode– where we covered the Jackass phenomenon– and take a look at one of the most revered and influential masters of cinema, Federico Fellini.

Specifically we take a look at the lyrical LA STRADA and his soul-searching cinematic landmark film 8 1/2. Continue reading →

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Mini-Episode 4: DJANGO UNCHAINED

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Django Unchained ReviewDave Pace was lucky enough to attend an early screening of Quentin Tarantino’s forthcoming film DJANGO UNCHAINED with the man himself in attendance.

He gives The Cutting Room gang a delicious teaser of the neo-spaghetti western and describes what it was like being at such a high profile cinematic event.

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Mini-Episode 03: The Walking Dead

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The Walking Dead - The Cutting RoomTom welcomes the newest member of The Cutting Room, Dave Pace, to the show. Dave’s a writer for the mighty Fangoria magazine and we’re pleased as punch to him aboard.

For Dave’s inaugural episode, he and Tom talk all things THE WALKING DEAD, zombies, and Nazi fascism amongst other things. Continue reading →

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Episode 024: The Films of Jackass

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Jackass

This episode is a barrelful of monkeys. It’s a bee in your bonnet. It’s urine in your cup.

That’s right, Max Koch calls the shots this week and indeed it’s gonna be one hell of a wild ride in The Cutting Room. Continue reading →

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Mini-Episode02: Life of Pi

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Life of PiJoe and Tom get together to discuss Ang Lee before Joe reviews his beautiful film LIFE OF PI (in 3D!).

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Episode 23: From Low Brow to High Brow – Dysfunctional Family Films

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Cutting Room Episode 23The moment has finally arrived! After a re-formatting transition that was tested by no less than the wrath of god (in the form of that power-robbing wench Sandy), we’re pleased to announce that we’ve emerged triumphant, like a gang of viking warriors. The spoils of our battle are here in the form of Episode 23, the first show in our new format. Check out our new duds! Continue reading →

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Mini-Episode 01: Sandy Kicks the Shit Out of the Cutting Room

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We’re glad to see you here! But unfortunately Hurricane Sandy has taken her toll on the Cutting Room and we’re still scrambling to get our heads above water, so to speak. We’re all ok, but…

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The Cutting Room 021: We Say Goodbye To Horror Palace with Special Guest Michael Berryman

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Episode 21Ah, parting is such sweet sorrow. Friends, Romans, Countrymen, we’ve had a mercurial dash across the horror podcast universe, scorching the sky like a blood-soaked meteor, but, alas, the time has come for us to part from this, the #1 horror review network on the planet. Foolhardy? Perhaps. Ballsy? Undoubtedly. But we part with fond farewells. Indeed, we’ve loved each and every minute that we’ve been here and wouldn’t trade our trials and tribulations for the world. Continue reading →

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