They Must Be Destroyed On Sight‪!‬ Lee Russell

Lee finally gets around to doing a follow-up to the very first episode of Blood on the Tracks: music from 1970s crime and thriller films. Lee was short for time this month, so that equals less talking from him and much more music. It's a win-win!
--Suite from "Darker than Amber" (1970) --John Parker--Theme from The Anderson Tapes from "The Anderson Tapes" (1971) --Quincy Jones--Taxi in the Rain (Parish Priest; Eddies Dead) & Office Scuffle (Kenilworth Heist; Casino Heist) from "The Outfit" (1973) --Jerry Fielding--Main Theme from "Death Wish" (1974) --Herbie Hancock--In Seattle & Toms - Sea Chase from "McQ" (1974) --Elmer Bernstein--Dolowitz Gets Killed, Money Montage & Main Title from "The Taking of Pelham 123" (1974) --David Shire--Ripley's Games from "The American Friend" (1977) --Jürgen Knieper--Straight Time from "Straight Time" (1978) --David Shire
Opening and closing music: Main Title from "Battle Beyond the Stars" by James Horner, and Main Theme from "The Final Terror" by Susan Justin.

There is no regular episode this time out, yet again, but Lee had time to talk about two films he screened for friends a couple of days previous to recording; those being Joe Dante's "The Howling (1981) & the Bruce Pittman-directed, in-name-only sequel to "Prom Night", "Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II" (1987).
Featured Music: "Kiss of Death" by Issac Rother & The Phantoms, and "Wolf" by Guido & Maurizio De'Angelis.

In this episode Lee and Leah tackle an animated feature: the often funny, but ultimately pretty heavy and harrowing "Persepolis" (2007). This film, written and directed by Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud, adapts Satrapi's striking graphic novel about her life growing up in Iran, and later France, in the wake of the Iranian Revolution. The hosts also talk about what they've watched as of late, including thoughts on the new "Fallout" tv series.
"Persepolis" IMDB 
Featured Music: "The Eye of the Tiger" by Chiara Mastroianni, and "Teheran Disco" & "Persepolis Theme" by Olivier Bernet.

So far it's been slow going for April on the podcast, so Lee decided to do a quick intermission episode covering his thoughts on three Italian genre films he recently screened for friends, and the new "Fallout" tv show that is now on Amazon Prime.
Featured Music: "Sabata Theme #1" by Marcello Giombini & "My Name" by Bruno Nicolai.

Lee is back this month with a mix of music selections from Italian action films from the 1980s. There's some superhero antics, some comedic slapstick action, late period poliziotteschi, and items that fall under the "macaroni combat" moniker. The list is both light and breezy, and in some cases, maybe a bit tight and sleazy. Enjoy!
--Seq. 2 & Seq. 10 from "Speed Driver" (1980) --Stelvio Cipriani--Seq. 14 from "The Rebel" (1980) --Stelvio Cipriani--Main Title from "Strike Commando" (1987) --Luigi Ceccarelli--Main Title from "Blastfighter" (1984) --Fabio Frizzi--What's Going on in Brazil (Jazz Band) from "Double Trouble" (1984) --Franco Micalizzi--Supersnooper from "Super Fuzz" (1980) --The Oceans--The Puma Man & Puma Man #7 from "The Pumaman" (1980) --Renato Serio--Transformation Version 2 & Starlights from "Endgame" (1983) --Carlo Maria Cordio--The Day of the Cobra from "The Day of the Cobra" (1980) --Paolo Vasile & Charlie Cannon
Opening and closing music: Main Title from "Battle Beyond the Stars" by James Horner, and Main Theme from "The Final Terror" by Susan Justin.

Lee and Leah are joined in this episode by returning guest Robby Roberson, and new guest Wick, to cover a film Robby has wanted to get on the show for a while now, Stephen Frears "The Grifters" (1990). This neo noir starring John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, and Annette Bening takes some surprising twist and turns, and leads to a fun conversation. Also, the host talk about what they've watched recently, and Wick, as a new guest on the show, gets to play the Movie God Game.
"The Grifters" (IMDB) 
Check out Wick's art on Instagram. 
Catch Wick and Robby on a recent episode of The Grindbin Podcast. 
Featured Music: "Chase" by Elmer Bernstein & "Commit a Crime" by Howlin' Wolf.