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Film historians Mike Vanderbilt and Adam Carston look back at the rich history of the double feature from a very Chicago point of view, exploring not only the history of the films but the stories of the theaters that screened them.
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This week, Adam and Mike look back at an AIP counter-culture double of PSYCH-OUT (1968) and the debut of Billy Jack in THE BORN LOSERS (1967) that opened at the Studio Theatre on March 8, 1968.
Chicago's very own programmer and critic John Dickson joins Adam and Mike as the trio look back at the Clint Eastwood thriller two-fer, PLAY MISTY FOR ME (1971) and THE BEGUILED (1971) that opened at the Chicago Theatre on March 8, 1972.
This week we look back at a double feature of two iconic French thrillers, Jules Dassin's RIFIFI and DIABOLIQUE that opened at the Carnegie on February 15, 1957.
Adam and Mike take on their first triple feature the fantasy trifecta of Terry Gilliam's TIME BANDITS (1981), the star mummy midnight movie TIME WALKER (1982), and Albert Pyun's barbarian-sploitation epic THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER (1982) that opened at the Devon Theatre on January 14, 1983
Mike and Adam kick off Season 3 with a look back at the very British double feature of Ken Russell's THE BOY FRIEND (1971) and Michael Caine in GET CARTER (1971) that premiered at the Olympic Theater on March 31, 1972. They're joined by historian, author, raconteur, and returning champion, Justin Humphries.
This week, Adam and Mike are celebrating Noirvember with a terrific cops, robbers, and cowboys double feature of KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL (1952) and Robert Mitchum and Susan Heywood in THE LUSTY MEN (1952), the former of which had its world premiere in Chicago seventy years ago this month!
This week, Mike and Adam look back at the B-movie sci-fi double feature of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956) and THE INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN (1956)that opened at Riviera on March 30, 1956.
Summer's over, but Mike and Adam are going to camp for a double feature of LITTLE DARLINGS (1980) and MEATBALLS (1979) that premiered at the Dolton Theatre on June 27, 1980. But they're not going alone, they're bringing along writer, archivist, and pinball wizard, Rachel McPadden for a deep dive into this snobs versus slobs, teen sex farce double!
This week, Adam and Mike take a trip out to the suburbs for a 20th Century Fox, psychotronic midnight double feature of Ralph Bakshi's WIZARDS (1977) and Brian De Palma's PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (1974) that opened at the Meadows in Rolling Meadows on July 1, 1977.
In a bit of a departure, this week's episode is a live recording of The Past, Present, and Future Of Horror panel that took place July 7, 2022 at the Chicago FanExpo convention in Rosemont, IL. Adam and Mike were joined by Katie Rife and Cati Glidewell of The Blonde In Front in a panel hosted by Kyle Anderson, senior editor at Nerdist to discuss our favorite horror pictures, the genre today, and where we think it will head in the future.
This week, Adam and Mike ask the questions "will Elvis win this race" and "will Cmmndr. Draper get back to Earth—where they will surely dissect Friday" as we look back at the double feature of VIVA LAS VEGAS (1964) and ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS (1964) that opened at the Central Park in Englewood on July 24, 1964.
This week, Adam and Mike look back at a hard-boiled noir double from Mark Hellinger and Burt Lancaster, THE KILLERS and BRUTE FORCE, which opened at the Garrick theater on March 31, 1950.
It's a supersized episode as Adam and Mike are joined by Facets and Analog programmer (and former editor at MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL), Raphael Martinez. The boys look back at the gritty New York-is-hell double feature of DEATH WISH (1974) and SERPICO (1973) that opened at the Uptown Theatre on October 18, 1974.
This week, Adam and Mike look back at the wild, sexy, violent, and jiggly Russ Meyer double feature of MOTORPSYCHO! and FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL! that opened at the Monroe Theater on March 24, 1967.
This week, Adam Carston and Mike Vanderbilt look at the whiplash thriller comedy double feature of WINDOWS (1980) and NORMAN...IS THAT YOU? that opened at the State-Lake on February 1, 1980.
Chicago film historians Adam Carston and Mike Vanderbilt look back at the swampy southern double feature of SWAMP THING (1982) and THE BEAST WITHIN (1982) that opened at the Foxfield Theater in St. Charles on April 16, 1982.
This week, Chicago film historians look back on the proto-DALLAS melodramatic soap opera, ensemble disaster double feature of WRITTEN ON THE WIND (1956) and BACK FROM ETERNITY (1956) which opened at the Gateway Theater on March 1, 1957.
Chicago film historians Adam Carston and Mike Vanderbilt take their cinematic time machine back to 1962 for some old school Hollywood sentimentality and a shotgun blast of New Wave from France with A POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES and BREATHLESS which opened at the south side's Tivoli Theater on February 16, 1962.
This week Chicago film historians Adam Carston and Mike Vanderbilt look back at the Siskel & Ebert "Dog of the Week" double feature of VICE SQUAD (1982) and JAWS OF THE DRAGON (1974) that opened at the Woods Theater on January 22, 1982.
The boys are back with a super-sized second season premiere as film historians Adam Carston and Mike Vanderbilt are joined by Music Box Of Horrors programmer, Will Morris, as the trio look back on the super sexy and scary, Giallo and porno double feature of THE OPENING OF MISTY BEETHOVEN and DEEP RED that opened at the Elk Grove Theater on October 8, 1976.
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