Cinema Smorgasbord

Doug Tilley & Liam O'Donnell
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Cinema Smorgasbord

Liam O'Donnell and Doug Tilley serve up a platter of cinematic sensations, falling under a variety of unusual and unique categories celebrating undervalued actors and underseen favorites.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Episode 257 – Wild in the Streets – The Cynic, The Rat and The Fist (1977)

    RSS/iTunes/Spotify Check out the full Wild in the Streets archive right here On this episode of WILD IN THE STREETS, Maurizio Merli is (former) Inspector Leonardo Tanzi, a retired cop constantly disciplined for his unusual (brutal) methods, which in this case involves faking his own death so he can take down the psychopathic Luigi ‘The Chinaman’ Maietto (Tomas Milian) and master criminal Frank Di Maggio (John Saxon) in Umberto Lenzi’s THE CYNIC, THE RAT AND THE FIST. Full of two-fisted action, and a “laser” wall you have to see to believe, there’s plenty to like – and be confused by – here, but is it any good? We talk about the good, the bad and the ugly (and try to decide exactly which character is meant to be the cynic/rat/fist) and will let you know. Enjoy!

    1h 3m

  2. JAN 13

    Episode 256 – How Do You Do, Fellow Kids? – Hotel Transylvania (2012)

    RSS/iTunes/Spotify Check out the full HOW DO YOU DO, FELLOW KIDS? archive right here What better time to watch a computer animated feature about monsters than.. uh.. January? Well, we’re doing it anyway! On this episode of HOW DO YOU DO, FELLOW KIDS? we’re watching the Sandlerverse-adjacent animated comedy HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA and it’s.. actually not too bad. Featuring the vocal talents of Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg, Kevin James, and – of course – Steve Buscemi, it’s about a bunch of monsters in a hotel or something. I don’t know. Just listen to the thing. Thanks!

    1h 1m

  3. JAN 6

    Episode 255 – Praising Kane – Jumpin Jack Flash (1986)

    RSS/iTunes/Spotify Check out the Praising Kane archive right here. It’s the first episode of 2024 and PRAISING KANE is packed with wild Carol Kane content, starting with the hour long episode of Shelley Duvall’s TALL TALES & LEGENDS adapting the famous poem “Casey at the Bat”.. sort of! With Elliott Gould, Howard Cosell, Bob Uecker, Bill Macy and CAROL KANE! It’s plenty odd. Then we look at an episode of the 80s comedy crime series CRAZY LIKE A FOX /w Jack Warden and John Rubinstein, featuring Carol Kane guesting as a beleaguered secretary. Then it’s time for the main event, the Penny Marshall directed comedy-thriller JUMPIN JACK FLASH starring Whoopi Goldberg and a slew of famous faces in supporting roles- including Carol Kane! It’s a Liam O’Donnell childhood favorite, but does it hold up? Let’s find out!

    1h 13m

  4. 12/30/2024

    Episode 254 – You Don’t Know Dick – Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979) (/w Oscar Goff)

    RSS/iTunes/Spotify Check out the full You Don’t Know Dick archive right here Happy (almost) new year! We’re ending 2024 with an all-timer episode of YOU DON’T KNOW DICK (the world’s finest Dick Miller podcast) featuring guest Oscar Goff joining us to not only chat about a Season 6 episode of WHO’S THE BOSS (featuring Dick Miller as a suspicious hotel manager), but also a lengthy discussion on Alan Arkush’s beloved 1979 comedy ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HIGH SCHOOL featuring P.J. Soles, The Ramones, Paul Bartel & Mary Woronov and – of course – Dick Miller! Learn about PUNK MUSIC from the experts! Enjoy and see you on the other side. Follow Oscar on BlueSky right here, and check out his work on Boston Hassle right here.

    1h 14m

  5. 12/23/2024

    Episode 253 – The Cinema Smorgasbord Holiday Special – Switch (2023) & R.M.N. (2022)

    RSS/iTunes/Spotify It’s the Cinema Smorgasbord HOLIDAY SPECIAL and as usual we’re heading (virtually) to the Weihnachtsfilmfestival in Berlin, Germany to check out TWO films that played at their 2023 edition. We start with the sweet Korean fantasy comedy SWITCH from 2023, about a superstar actor who learns a few lessons in love and humility after having his life switched with that of his lowly assistant. Then we finish off with Cristian Mungiu’s devastating Romanian drama R.M.N., about the xenophobic fallout when some Sri Lankan workers are hired at a Transylvanian bread company. It’s a very special episode so why not send the kids to bed and listen?

    1h 31m

  6. 12/16/2024

    Episode 252 – Bartel Me Something Good – Utterly Without Redeeming Social Value (1969) & Mortuary Academy (1988)

    RSS/iTunes/Spotify Check out the full Bartel Me Something Good archive right here BARTEL ME SOMETHING GOOD returns with two films co-written by the man himself! We start with a rare oddity, the Paul Bartel-starring sex comedy(?) UTTERLY WITHOUT REDEEMING SOCIAL VALUE from 1969, also featuring Don Calfa and a guy who makes robotic art. FUN! Then we’re finishing up with the totally bizarre, totally tasteless Police Academy.. uh.. spoof? from 1988 MORTUARY ACADEMY, which reunited Paul Bartel and Mary Woronov! How do we feel about it? It’s complex! Listen!

    56 min

  7. 12/09/2024

    Episode 251 – We Do Our Own Stunts – Project A (1983)

    RSS/iTunes/Spotify Check out the full We Do Our Own Stunts archive right here A seismic shift in Hong Kong filmmaking occurs on this episode of WE DO OUR OWN STUNTS with the release of the legendary action-comedy PROJECT A in 1983. Directed by (and – of course – starring) Jackie Chan, alongside his Peking Opera classmates Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, it’s a raucous, often hilarious and stunt filled thrill ride packed with pirates, pratfalls and one infamous fall from a clock tower that has to be seen to be believed. It changed filmmaking forever and sent Jackie’s already ascending star into the stratosphere. But does it hold up? Let’s check it out!

    1h 17m

  8. 12/02/2024

    Episode 250 – Eric Roberts is the Man – Runaway Train: or, The Story of My Life So Far (2024) (/w Will Sloan)

    RSS/iTunes/Spotify Check out our Eric Roberts is the Man archive right here. It’s episode 250(!!) of Cinema Smorgasbord, and what better way to celebrate than a brand new episode of ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN covering Eric Roberts’ recently released autobiography Runaway Train: or, The Story of My Life So Far, as well as the slew of media Eric has been doing around it – including appearing on Dancing With the Stars! For such a monumental episode we needed a monumental guest, so joining us will be fellow Eric Roberts enthusiast (and co-host of The Important Cinema Club and Michael & Me podcasts) Will Sloan, who has some big thoughts on the book, DWtS and SO MUCH MORE. All that and the latest Eric Roberts news, so CHECK IT OUT!

    1h 55m
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Liam O'Donnell and Doug Tilley serve up a platter of cinematic sensations, falling under a variety of unusual and unique categories celebrating undervalued actors and underseen favorites.

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  • Creator
    Doug Tilley & Liam O'Donnell
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    258
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024
  • Show Website
    Cinema Smorgasbord

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