Freaks (1932) - with Adrian Smith

06/03/22 • 56 min

In this episode, Adam is joined by a REAL DOCTOR, Dr Adrian Smith - though he's a doctor of film studies, so if anyone gets sick on the plane. he'll only be able to talk to them about the in-flight entertainment. He's here to discuss controversial 1932 masterpiece Freaks, traditionally billed as a horror film ("containing some of the most terrifying scenes in film history" according to one modern reviewer), but is it? Or is it actually for the most part a comedy-drama about disability, exploitation and fitting in?

Adrian can be found on Twitter @retroramblings @thewildwildpod @SecondFeatures and his blog is here The Antonio Margheriti Blog (blogheriti.blogspot.com)

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Why not have a listen to our sibling podcast, RetroTube Archive Television Podcast, about old telly and such.

Theme tune by Berlin Horse

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Adrian can be found on Twitter @retroramblings @thewildwildpod @SecondFeatures and his blog is here The Antonio Margheriti Blog (blogheriti.blogspot.com)

https://twitter.com/retro_tube [at least till Adam sorts a Cardboard Cinema Club twitter account]

https://shows.acast.com/cardboard-cinema-club

email: [email protected]

Why not have a listen to our sibling podcast, RetroTube Archive Television Podcast, about old telly and such.

Theme tune by Berlin Horse

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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An American Werewolf In London (1981) - with Alex Pearson

In this exciting* first episode of Cardboard Cinema Club, Adam is joined by Alex Pearson to chat about the classic 1981 John Landis horror-comedy, An American Werewolf In London. A naked American man stole their balloons - and they never did get the £2 they were promised - but they've vowed to plough on regardless like the troupers they are.

*not legally binding

Find Alex on Twitter @momentomaureen @deathcapdancing

https://twitter.com/retro_tube [at least till Adam sorts a Cardboard Cinema Club twitter account]

https://shows.acast.com/cardboard-cinema-club

email: [email protected]

Why not have a listen to our sibling podcast, RetroTube Archive Television Podcast, about old telly and that.

Theme tune by Berlin Horse

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A Hard Day's Night (1964) - with Heather Wainwright - PART 1

Uh-oh - today, Adam is joined by his RetroTube partner, Heather Wainwright, to giggle their way through a discussion about their combined favourite film, The Beatles' surprisingly bad-tempered 1964 romp, A Hard Day's Night. And they ended up chatting and giggling for so long that it's been split up into two episode's worth of fangirling. But it's not just quoting lines and laughing: there's insight and analysis too, of a sort.

https://twitter.com/retro_tube [at least till Adam sorts a Cardboard Cinema Club twitter account]

https://shows.acast.com/cardboard-cinema-club

email: [email protected]

And if you enjoy this, why not have a listen to our sibling podcast, RetroTube for more of this sort of thing, except telly. And if you don't, probably best to steer clear.

Theme tune by Berlin Horse (it's Adam, but he's too shy to admit it).

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