It’s time for us to travel forward in time to the futuristic world of … 2000!? Death Race 2000 is one of the most famous films to come from the world of B-movie legend Roger Corman, and with an illustrious cast including David Carradine, Mary Woronov and a pre-super stardom Sylvester Stallone, it’s also one of the most well-regarded. There’s lots for us to pick apart here, including the dystopian world, the political landscape, the racers, the cars, the moral implications of violent spectacle and whether or not the ending means a happier world for its citizens, or simply the same old misery in a different costume. Start your engines folks, cos we’re going full speed ahead on this one!
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1:06:31
IFWT #121 - White of the Eye (1987) [co-hosted by Flixology 101]
Wayne is off gallivanting round Poland, so Liam, has recruited good friend of the podcast, Phil, of Flixology 101, to fill the co-host seat, and Liam introduces Phil to Scottish filmmaker Donald Cammell's completely bonkers movie White of the Eye. Starring a returning Cathy Moriarty, who after suffering a horrific car crash, was out of movies for 5 years, and also starring a magnetic David Keith .Is it a giallo? Is it a slasher? I mean, it could be all these things, or none, but by God, we're here to make a argument for the merits of this hypnotic masterpiece(??)
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2:17:09
IFWT #120 - The French Connection (1971) [ft. retired NYPD Det. Jason Allison]
The French Connection was a departure for director William Friedkin. After the BO failure of The Boys in the Band, he pivoted, and put his learned skills to the emerging zeitgeist grabbing action and car chase film. But this film, is more than its infamous chase scene, it's a terrifically gritty tale of urban decay, set amongst the backdrop of the NYPD and the drug underworld. And lucky for us, we're joined by writer Jason Allison, a retired NYPD narcotics, and homicide detective with over 20 years in the field, so you know he's gonna bring the goods!
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IFWT #119 - The Night of the Iguana (1964) [ft. Carmelita McKoy @CarmelitaSays]
We're joined by friend of the show Carmelita McKoy, who brings us John Huston's 1964 adaptation of Tennessee Williams's play The Night of the Iguana, and we here at IFWT are spoiled, as Carmelita is a wealth of Tennessee Williams knowledge, so it's only fitting she join us for the dive into a film that bridges that old and new Hollywood.
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1:29:59
IFWT #118 - Death Walks on High Heels (1971) [ft. Marek Z. Turner aka Polziotturner]
It’s time for us to return to the delightfully sordid world of Giallo with Death Walks On High Heels. Luciano Ercoli might not be the biggest name ever to grace the genre, but as we’ll prove today, he earned a distinctive position in the world of Italian murder mystery. Alongside long time friend of the podcast, author Marek Z. Turner aka Polizio T Turner, we’ll give this little gem our customary deep dive, and chat a little about the world of giallo cinema in general. Get out your telescope and finest leather gloves, because were about to solve a murder mystery, giallo style.
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