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Wake Up Heavy

Wake Up Heavy is a podcast about my memories of strange horror movies from the 1970s and 1980s. I"m Mark Begley, your host. Please check out my other show Cambridge & Wishon.

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19:22

WUH: Under Construction

Wake Up Heavy ·

2023/08/29

Been making some changes, and updating some old episodes. Find out about that and how many times I've watched The Beatles: Get Back over the last week. :)

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51:50

WUH: Back to School

Wake Up Heavy ·

2023/08/21

Cleo is headed back to school, but we were able to squeeze in one last episode before then. Since last we spoke we've watched a bunch of my modern horror faves, some raunchy comedies, a Coen Bros. classic, Black Mirror, and other bits and bobs. Enjoy and thanks for listening!The wonderful Green Room poster was designed by Oliver Barrett.

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64:00

WUH: The Return of the Living Kid

Wake Up Heavy ·

2023/08/02

Cleo is finally back and we've got a hefty round of movie watches and recs. From an undersung Stephen King adaptation to a modern comedy classic to a sun-drenched folk tale we dive into a few faves of the last few months.

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37:03

WUH: Welcome back, Begley

Wake Up Heavy ·

2023/05/10

Wherein I talk about what's been going on since November 2022 and why I've been taking it easy on episodes and movie watching. Plus some movie recs from 2022 and so far in 2023, some interesting movie watching stats, and a few programming alerts. p.s. Megan and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish are both streaming on Peacock, and Flux Gourmet is on Shudder and Hulu (not Tubi). ;)Check out From the Files of Police Squad.And the Top Secret episode over on the Projection Booth.Give some love to Cambridge

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89:24

WUHxKC: Knock at the Cabin (2023)

Wake Up Heavy ·

2023/03/14

The Begley household is all in (well, except for Lady in the Water) when it comes to Mr. M. Knight Shyamalan, so we were excited to watch his latest film, Knock at the Cabin (2023). Friend of the show, Chris Stachiw, who wasn't as excited, joins me to chat about this pre-Apocalyptic film. Based on the book The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay, the film stars Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Dave Bautista, Kristen Cui, and Rupert Grint. What happens when four strangers take a family

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86:26

S7E1. Oh, that's tacky: Murder by Death (1976)

Wake Up Heavy ·

2023/01/12

We're knee deep in spoof territory over here at Weirding Way Media so why not keep the trend going? Mike White and Chris Stachiw join me to talk about an old favorite of mine, Murder by Death (1976). Written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore, Murder by Death is a send-up of whodunits with some of our more well-known detectives getting the parody treatment. The film stars James Coco, Peter Falk, Elsa Lanchester, David Niven, Peter Sellers, and Maggie Smith as some suspiciously familiar

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0:53

Cambridge & Wishon: Teaser

Wake Up Heavy ·

2022/12/27

A podcast by two weird guys about the weird things they like. Featuring Ronald Dzerigian (Skele Vader) and Mark Begley (Wake Up Heavy).

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28:25

WUH: November 2022

Wake Up Heavy ·

2022/12/11

Sadly, no Cleo for this watch list rundown, but hopefully she'll be back soon! Along with my movie viewing activity there's some big news about my new shows in this one, so give it a listen!

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58:11

WUH: October 2022

Wake Up Heavy ·

2022/11/09

You know how this goes already. My watches + Cleo's and my watches! Only Halloweekend saved this from being a low-watch movie month.

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132:50

S6E4. Some people never go crazy: Barfly (1987)

Wake Up Heavy ·

2022/10/25

The Mickey Rourke love continues with this episode on Barbet Schroeder's 1987 film Barfly. Scripted by author Charles Bukowski Barfly follows drunk poet Henry Chinaski (Rourke) as he traverses the bars, alleys, and roominghouses of L.A.'s Skid Row. Along the way he meets kindred spirit Wanda (Faye Dunaway) and they love and fight their way through life's ups and downs. Barfly is a surprisingly warm and humorous tale about those living on the outskirts of society.Heather Drain and Anthony King join

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133:32

KCxWUH: M. Night's First Three

Wake Up Heavy ·

2022/10/21

Chris and I, inspired by our Jordan Peele discussion, tackle M. Night Shyamalan's first three twisty turny films: THE SIXTH SENSE (1999), UNBREAKABLE (2000), and SIGNS (2002).

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57:03

WUH: September 2022

Wake Up Heavy ·

2022/10/12

Cleo's back talkin' 'bout movies! Get an earful of our watches as a family, and my solo watches, including my most anticipated movie of the year.

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164:19

KCxWUH: Jordan Peele Trilogy

Wake Up Heavy ·

2022/10/07

Chris has kindly shared our recent discussion on the films of Jordan Peele: Get Out (2017), Us (2019), and Nope (2022). Starring everyone from Daniel Kaluuya to Bradley Whitford, Keke Palmer to Lupita Nyong'o, along with Tim Heidecker, Keith David, and Allison Williams, the three films tackle race, aliens, and identity politics through the mind of one of horror's hottest directors.LISTEN AD FREE HERE: https://www.patreon.com/wakeupheavy

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86:05

S6E3. I got a thing about chickens: Angel Heart (1987)

Wake Up Heavy ·

2022/10/06

It's been a long time coming (two and a half years, if anyone's counting) but the Mickey Rourke Love-Fest is finally here. 1987 was a big year for Rourke with three films hitting the big screen between April and October. Two of which happen to be HUGE favorites of mine, including this one.On this episode I am joined by Mike White and Cullen Gallagher to discuss Alan Parker's adaptation of the 1978 novel Falling Angel by William Hjortsberg. A combination of horror and noir Angel Heart follows Harry

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32:27

WUH: August 2022

Wake Up Heavy ·

2022/09/07

[To avoid Orphan: First Skill spoilers at 11:51 jump to 12:31 and you should be good.]It's the (very) unofficial end of summer (115 degrees feels like summer to me!) and Cleo is back in school. I was able to squeeze one more episode out of her, though, so enjoy our August watches. For those keeping score I watched nine new movies out of 32 total during the month of August.

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12:49

WUH: Big News

Wake Up Heavy ·

2022/08/30

A big change is a comin' to WUH. Find out what it is inside this episode!

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98:36

S6E2. Quid pro quo: The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Wake Up Heavy ·

2022/08/09

Come and celebrate the four year anniversary of Wake Up Heavy with this Very Special Episode on a film in my Top Ten of All Time. Chris Stachiw (The Kulturecast) and Mike White (The Projection Booth Podcast) join me to discuss Jonathan Demme's 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs. Written by Ted Tally and based on the novel by Thomas Harris, Silence stars Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling, an FBI trainee, Scott Glenn as Special Agent Jack Crawford, Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter, and Ted Levine

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35:14

WUH: July 2022

Wake Up Heavy ·

2022/08/03

Cleo is back, possibly for the last time this Summer, to talk about our film watching adventures. Should a 14 year old be watching Kill Bill? Maybe not.

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106:47

KC: Stephen King's ITs (1990, 2017, 2019)

Wake Up Heavy ·

2022/07/12

KULTURECAST SHARING IS CARING MOVIE NO. 2"In this episode, we venture back to Derry, Maine to take a look at every adaptation of Stephen King's magnum opus, It. We cover all three films, along with a light dive into the book. Did you know they're doing a prequel TV show? Yikes. Wake Up Heavy's Mark Begley joins Chris to talk about the films, the Pennywise performances, and King's works."

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68:14

KC: Crimes of the Future (2022)

Wake Up Heavy ·

2022/07/12

KULTURECAST SHARING IS CARING MOVIE NO. 3"In this bonus episode, we take a look at David Cronenberg's latest film that's a possible return to the body horror aficionado, CRIMES OF THE FUTURE (2022). Starring Viggo Mortensen and Kristen Stewart, the film follows Mortensen as a performance artist who has vestigial organs removed on stage in a dystopian future. Kristen Stewart plays a perfect weirdo obsessed with his art and his evolutionary advances. It's a wild film that deserves multiple rewatches,

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