Carpet City Cinema

Episode 41 - The Bronston Epics, Part I: King of Kings

In the first of hopefully many mini-series, Dave takes on the cinematic epics of producer Samuel Bronston! In this initial chapter, he discusses the filmmaker's background before taking a deep dive into his 1961 Biblical opus KING OF KINGS!

Episode 40 - Running with the Devil

Dave sings the praises of Severin Films' latest new title announcements and pays tribute to '60s scream queen Jean Allison, veteran genre writer Roberto Leoni, and original STAR TREK cast member Michael Barrier. Then it's on to a Movie of the Week Double Feature! First up, it's Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines in the 1986 buddy cop flick RUNNING SCARED. And filling in the bottom half of the bill, it's Kirk Douglas vs. the Antichrist in the 1977 THE OMEN rip-off THE CHOSEN!

Episode 39 - A Tale Full of Sound and Fury

Dave says goodbye to an iconic part of Amsterdam and THE LAST FRANKENSTEIN, shares deep thoughts on AI's impact on the film industry, chats up new titles coming from Film Masters, and bids farewell to veteran character actor Charles Dierkop and the first Miss USA (and former Mrs. Jack Webb) Jackie Loughery. Then on to the Movie of the Week, as we wrap up THE OMEN theatrical trilogy with the 1981 fright flick THE FINAL CONFLICT, starring Sam Neill as everyone's favorite Antichrist, Damien Thorn!

Episode 38 - I Was a Teenage Antichrist

Dave delivers delivers the goods on his and Jay's upcoming film-centric podcast venture, discusses recent news on the future of Disney's physical media and possible Warner Bros. Merger 2.0, and gets hyped about Imprint Films' killer slate of Blu-Rays for May! Then it's time to tune in for the Movie of the Week! Last week's evil child extraordinaire, Damien Thorn, is back in the 1978 sequel DAMIEN: OMEN II.

Episode 37 - Peck's Bad Boy

Dave gives an update on upcoming film print scans, talks up Indicator's Blu-Ray box set release of THE WHISTLER movies starring the legendary Richard Dix, and celebrates the work of the late exploitation cinema distributor Terry Levene! It's then off to the Movie of the Week: the 1976 child-Antichrist horror classic THE OMEN starring Gregory Peck!