Cinema Limbo

Jeremy is joined by perennial guest Chris Arnsby to discuss the 1985 sci-fi action sequel Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie and starring Mel Gibson and Tina Turner. Their dialogue over this misunderstood project covers such topics as blacklisted directors, Australian character actors, Oliver Reed's singing voice, Orson Welles doing one for the money and why Walkabout has such a high rating.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JKZKjFjHDMOpening credits:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNfDZB_bwQ4&pp=ygUabWFkIG1heCBiZXlvbmQgdGh1bmRlcmRvbWU%3D3rd Rock from the Sun clip referencing Twilight Zone: The Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-vC_-kJFRgRough trailer for Orson Welles' The Deep, an earlier version of Dead Calm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMNr1jWKi4A&pp=ygUVb3Jzb24gd2VsbGVzIHRoZSBkZWVw

Jeremy is joined by author and podcaster Jason Kruppa to solve the riddle that is the 1988 comedy-drama The Telephone, which stars Whoopi Goldberg and is directed by Rip Torn from a script by Harry Nilsson and Terry Southern. Their attempts to unravel the film take in such subjects as substance abuse, pet care, filmed plays and how New Yorkers all go about in their angry little boxes.Jason's book, "All Things Must Pass: Harrison, Clapton and Other Assorted Love Songs" is available here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/all-things-must-pass-away/kenneth-womack/jason-kruppa/9781641608169His podcast, Producing the Beatles, can be found here: https://www.producingthebeatles.com/Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5TY4uzreeQ&pp=ygUSdGhlIHRlbGVwaG9uZSBmaWxtFull length film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxD09rKYFFw&pp=ygUSdGhlIHRlbGVwaG9uZSBmaWxtJohn Hurt in Samuel Beckett's "Krapp's Last Tape": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IH2QUJCXVc&pp=ygURa3JhcHAncyBsYXN0IHRhcG

Jeremy is joined by author and scriptwriter Paul Morris for a dissection of the 2008 sports adventure Speed Racer, written for the screen and directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski, starring Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, Matthew Fox and Roger Allam and based on the anime series of the same name. Their discourse on the subject takes in such subjects as varied as Dick Tracy, the lore of Godzilla, a world created by designers and skinning Danny DeVito.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V8sLlqJB2w&pp=ygULc3BlZWQgcmFjZXI%3DPaul's latest Doctor Who audio productions for Big Finish - The White Ship from The Companion Chronicles: Families and full-length audio novel The Lord of Misrule, read by Jon Culshaw - are available here: https://www.bigfinish.com/contributors/v/Paul-Morris-2839The first episode of the original anime series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHn6KCvRsdI&pp=ygUZc3BlZWQgcmFjZXIgZmlyc3QgZXBpc29kZQ%3D%3DMichael Giacchino's soundtrack: https://www.yo

Jeremy is joined by Chris Arnsby to review the previous year in film, counting down the top ten and bottom five while noting such topics as the hem of the Sun King, the world's worst actor, the Godzilla dichotomy and how the Dark Universe has itself become a zombie.As an addendum to information in the podcast:The Last Showgirl is currently available on digital and will be released on disc in the UK on 26 May 2025.Coyote v Acme has been picked up by Ketchup Entertainment for global release in 2026.Saw XI has been pulled from the schedule, having stalled during script development.Thread of nominees: https://bsky.app/profile/cinemalimbo.bsky.social/post/3ljuege7ycs2n#Playlist of Best Film winners trailers since 1963: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-Yt1ySLRCKxhZR-FtoGmyQyWKeTRbJ4Playlist of trailers for movies coming up in 2025: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-Yt1ySLRCKjOzu-szHGII0h_-E2-ECSTrailer for The Monkey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GluZRgrN6x4Cinema Limbo on Dune (1984): https

Jeremy is joined once again by author and biographer Simon Guerrier to discuss 2009 black comedy Observe and Report, written and directed by Jody Hill and starring Seth Rogen, Ray Liotta, Anna Faris and Jesse Plemons. Picking over the shards of their respective arguments, they cover such controversial topics as quiche seduction, unlikely holiday destinations, Peter Cushing's secret and the comedic high ground.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYwaWngXRqUSimon's biographer of script writer and founding Doctor Who story editor David Whitaker is available here: https://tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com/product/david-whitaker-in-an-exciting-adventure-with-television

Jeremy is joined once again by Chris Arnsby for a study of 1966 "acid Western" The Shooting, directed by Monte Hellman and starring Warren Oates, Millie Perkins and Jack Nicholson. As they trek through the film's unforgiving landscape, they consider such topics as Live Aid, dramatising Elvis Presley's life in real time, the Midnight Run TV series, extreme efficiency in filmmaking and whether the Western is even a genre.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ts-CRIMJes&pp=ygUZdGhlIHNob290aW5nIDE5NjYgdHJhaWxlcg%3D%3DCinema Limbo on Targets: https://www.podnose.com/cinema-limbo/072-targetsCinema Limbo on Gerry: https://www.podnose.com/cinema-limbo/043-gerryFour Mules, the final episode of Elvis (1990): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSw-NDKbAdk

Jeremy is joined by Gary Rodger of Sitcom Club and Jaffa Cakes for Proust fame to study Fierce Creatures, the 1997 comedy co-written by and starring John Cleese with Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis and Michael Palin and an attempted thematic sequel to 1987's A Fish Called Wanda. Along the way, their discussion touches on such tightly-knit subjects as pecan pie, Egghead's Robot, GB News, Bruce's Little Night and Aliens.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDIJiAPhfEc&pp=ygUYZmllcmNlIGNyZWF0dXJlcyB0cmFpbGVyThe Cinema Limbo review of Mr Horatio Knibbles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se2Xg2eNzLw&pp=ygUQaG9yYXRpbyBrbmliYmxlcw%3D%3DFierce Creatures is available on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK and as a digital rental: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QBRks5poyk&pp=ygUQZmllcmNlIGNyZWF0dXJlcw%3D%3D

Jeremy is joined by new guest Stephen Fawcus for a special Christmas episode, exploring would-be franchise launcher Remo Williams: The Adventuer Begins aka Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous, the 1985 action adventure starring Fred Ward, Joel Gray, Wilford Brimley and Kate Mulgrew. Along the way, their discussion touches on such seasonal subjects as Mrs Columbo, Ridley Hood, the deranged source novels and murder heroes.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_lKShbp3nw&pp=ygUVcmVtbyB3aWxsaWFtcyB0cmFpbGVyScore playlist by Craig Safan: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lA7M25tH48Mc6km6T09Oj8NAMjUG2M9DoRemo Williams: The Prophecy unsold pilot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQGeLXmN4ps&pp=ygUhcmVtbyB3aWxsaWFtcyB0aGUgcHJvcGhlY3kgKDE5ODgpRemo Williams: The Adventure Begins is not available for streaming in the UK at time of podcast release, but has been released on Blu-Ray by Arrow Video: https://www.arrowfilms.com/remo-williams-the-adventure-begins-blu-ray/10961660.html

Jeremy is joined by Chris Arnsby for a comprehensive review of 2023 in film, covering the ten best and five worst films, and touching on such matters as difficult third acts, John Deacon, disappointing perfumes, the Nose Film and the menace of an empty space.Thread of nominees: https://twitter.com/cinema_limbo/status/1757428640222994654Playlist of Best Film nominees trailers: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-Yt1ySLRCK7LdvVxFaYA0UkQrxazeyU&si=p1rmf6oqn9Jf7b1BPlaylist of Best Film winners trailers since 1963: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-Yt1ySLRCKxhZR-FtoGmyQyWKeTRbJ4Godzilla Minus One visual effects reel: https://youtu.be/T4pi1F25sxg?si=HDJrCpoBohZCABWrAdam Driver on Saturday Night Live as a baby on a plane: https://youtu.be/_yyq5C4Hu8Y?si=whub6_D75nXDOVbNComing Up in 2024 trailer playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-Yt1ySLRCLo2LAMvYvnbEZOGBddu1f2&si=HrxrukbryqamZeTG

Jeremy is joined by perennial guest Chris Arnsby for a belated Christmas episode, as they experience Jason Eisener's 2011 darkly comic exploitation homage Hobo with a Shotgun, starring Rutger Hauer, Molly Dunsworth and Brian Downey. Their conversation covers such topics as living in a real-life Mad Max world, clods of drugs, the original Mars Attacks trading cards and Jeremy's Canadian accent.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJF-gQVlXs4&pp=ygUTaG9ibyB3aXRoIGEgc2hvdGd1bg%3D%3DOriginal Grindhouse trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LlazPgxKrA&pp=ygUTaG9ibyB3aXRoIGEgc2hvdGd1bg%3D%3DMusic from The Hitcher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69vqdHFv9vo&pp=ygUXdGhlIGhpdGNoZXIgZW5kIGNyZWRpdHM%3DLisa Lougheed - Run with Us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY6MuvRY6g0&pp=ygUabGlzYSBsb3VnaGVlZCBydW4gd2l0aCB1cyA%3D

Jeremy is accompanied by author Simon Guerrier for a study of The Last Wave, Peter Weir's 1977 Australian mythological urban thriller, with their conversation covering such topics as white saviour narratives, the Australian New Wave, storytelling through contrast and Papa Lazarou.The Last Wave, viewable via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuTVDNnR3AE&pp=ygUSdGhlIGxhc3Qgd2F2ZSAxOTc3Peter Weir discusses the film: https://youtu.be/D_7BYTf95Vc?si=BcFjOIOGuTAOO0-DA playlist of Charles Wain's music from the film: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjem-nwYHyoGiN6pgrgowWarH34nRHygESimon's biography of David Whitaker: https://tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com/product/david-whitaker-in-an-exciting-adventure-with-televisionThe story of David Burton in Doctor Who: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5d5pQM7IGo&pp=ygUXZGF2aWQgYnVydG9uIGRvY3RvciB3aG8%3D

Jeremy is joined in the first of a new run of the podcast by Paul Morris, podcaster and scriptwriter, to discuss 2002's sci-fi action Equilibrium, with their conversation covering such matters as stimulating statues, insufficient purity of concept, the word "phenomenological" and the world's most surprising cameo.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raleKODYeg0&pp=ygULZXF1aWxpYnJpdW0%3DThe Grimleys - Pilot and Series 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzFHmtLNkC0&list=PLOV24p_vJFuzel_WI3boMWo7PyY3I_ZvL

Jeremy is joined by Chris Arnsby for a discussion of 1988's Dutch action thriller Amsterdamned, written and directed by Dick Maas. Their conversation covers a range of topics including ITV's overnight schedule, a real-life kidnapping, The Quizmaster Murders, the Godzilla threshold and Keeping Up Appearances.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCuxQ8owFgg&pp=ygUUYW1zdGVyZGFtbmVkIHRyYWlsZXI%3DTheme song music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeszsmEhDYo&pp=ygUMYW1zdGVyZGFtbmVkThat boat chase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1PZAfdYwQ0&pp=ygUXYW1zdGVyZGFtbmVkIGJvYXQgY2hhc2U%3D

Joined once again by writer and podcaster Paul Morris, he and Jeremy discuss the 1984 comic book adventure and superhero spinoff Supergirl, directed by Jeannot Szwarc and starring Helen Slater, Faye Dunaway, Peter Cook and Peter O'Toole. Their discussion covers broad range of topics including illegal hockey play, Jaws heresy, mundane motivations, the Super-Universe and Billy Jor-El.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxXbvzOdj-Q&pp=ygUWc3VwZXJnaXJsIGZpbG0gdHJhaWxlcg%3D%3DOpening titles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toZRj2o1TQ0&pp=ygUVc3VwZXJnaXJsIGZpbG0gdGl0bGVzOpening theme and overture by Jerry Goldsmith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SczeTgWkGMw&pp=ygUUc3VwZXJnaXJsIGZpbG0gdGhlbWU%3DCinema Limbo - Santa Claus: The Movie: http://www.podnose.com/cinema-limbo/005-santa-claus-the-movieCinema Limbo - Superman IV: The Quest for Peace: http://www.podnose.com/cinema-limbo/008-superman-iv-the-quest-for-peace

Jeremy is once again joined by fellow podcaster Ed Bloomer for a study of 1977 nature-based dramatic thriller Orca, directed by Michael Anderson and starring Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson and Bo Derek. Their investigation covers such topics as the elasticity of time, unlikely twist endings, a story without heroes, the aquatic equivalent of Michael Myers and the great white shark in the room. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydqcUY00-N8&pp=ygUMdHJhaWxlciBvcmNhThe Bad Movie Bible presents Borrowing Blockbusters: Jawsploitation - The Best, Best Worst and Weirdest Jaws Knock Offs: https://youtu.be/YFQuI95b9TAPlan 9 from Outer Space (1959): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2EdYGSk1VE&pp=ygUXcGxhbiA5IGZyb20gb3V0ZXIgc3BhY2U%3D

Jeremy and Chris Arnsby look back on the last year in movies, exploring the ten best and five worst pictures of 2022, with such topics being covered as toilet strategies, in-cinema naps, yacht rock, the end of Inspector Morse and why Avatar is successful.Trailers for the top 10 of the year: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAjlUg4-ZwUWtiwK_aCf1uEYGhJ7EvdUBTrailers for films upcoming in 2023: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAjlUg4-ZwUWEWF9dYY1Bd9UyyW9skF20Nominations:Best Film: The Banshees of Inisherin, Benediction, Blonde, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Glass Onion, Mad God, The Menu, Tár, Three Thousand Years of Longing, The Whale.Best Director: Terence Davies (Benediction), Andrew Dominik (Blonde), Todd Field (Tár), Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere All at Once), George Miller (Three Thousand Years of Longing).Best Leading Performance: Ana de Armas (Blonde), Cate Blanchett (Tár), Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin), Ralph Fiennes (The Menu), Brendan Fraser (T

Jeremy is joined once again by Chris Arnsby to examine One Hour Photo, the 2002 psychological thriller written and directed by Mark Romanek, and starring Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan and Gary Cole, with their seminar covering such broad topics as the wonders of Ikea, plagiarism lawsuits, pornocrats and the Carnival of Souls.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gYXuURrLVASoundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx0cPxgaBfk&list=OLAK5uy_nh0bqvI2apkDdNklu0qe6VwCJpSGWshmMCast rehearsals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anSZ9iNo_78A breakdown of the terrible editing in Bohemian Rhapsody: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dn8Fd0TYek

Jeremy is joined by podcaster and Goon Pod host Tyler Adams to discuss The Comic, the 1969 drama written, directed and featuring Carl Reiner and starring Dick van Dyke. Their conversation covers such topics as Ray Bradbury, Samuel Beckett, Olivia Wilde, Kevin Feige, Jim Henson and Supertrain.The movie available to watch for free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCuJAU8XapgThe mentioned public information films about fire safety: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92xPM7JR2NU and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H79wZ6Fbn0cVan Dyke talks about his alcoholism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XawJPRjKQvQGilbert Gottfried does his Andrew Dice Clay impression: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSKDJIIT3ok

Jeremy is joined once again by Chris Arnsby to discuss Cloud Atlas, the 2012 adaptation of David Mitchell's novel, written and directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski and Tom Tykwer and starring an all-star cast led by Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Ben Wishaw, Susan Sarandon and Hugh Grant. Their all-encompassing conversation covers topics from sense triggers, standing ovations and brawling writers to Leonard Nimoy, David Hasselhoff and failing the world's easiest job interview.

Jeremy is joined again by author and scriptwriter Simon Guerrier to investigate Paul McCartney's 1984 musical drama Give My Regards to Broad Street, also starring Bryan Brown, Tracey Ullman and Ralph Richardson. Their conversation covers such vital subjects as the Beatles filmography, Thomas the Funk Engine, dream-storming, alternative storylines and Blame It on Ringo.