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Cinema Oblivia

Your home for discussions on disregarded, tossed aside, thrown away, outdated, out-of-fashion or otherwise unremembered films.

tv & film film history

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01:30:43

Episode 43: Deadlier Than The Male

Cinema Oblivia ·

2022/04/14

Very happy to have Rob Hill from the Bad Movie Bible joining me today to discuss a forgotten piece of Bondsploitation, 1967's Deadlier Than The Male! This 60s update of the Bulldog Drummond books (which themselves inspired the Bond films), turns the character into a suave, understated ladies' man (of mystery) which makes his surrounding world of buxom female assassins, maniacal super-villains, and robotic chess pieces from hell all the more ridiculous. It sure as hell ain't a classy film, but Rob

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01:36:06

Episode 42: Alligator

Cinema Oblivia ·

2022/03/31

An amazing film with a great cast, fantastic crew, and stellar script: Alligator isn't just one of the best Jaws rip-offs ever made, it's one of the best horror comedies ever made. Period. Madeline Koestner agrees with me, and she took time out of her busy schedule planning the Unnamed Footage Festival to sit down and talk with me about this film that's a downright masterpiece.

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01:31:38

Episode 41: Ninja III The Domination

Cinema Oblivia ·

2022/03/17

Flashdance + The Exorcist + Poltergeist x Ninjas = Ninja III The Domination. Cannon made a lot of crazy films in their time, but this just might be their craziest! Norm from A Question of Character and Anthony Abatte return once more to discuss this legendary train-wreck. And we also use AI to hypothesize a potential Ninja IV!

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01:39:27

Episode 40: Revenge of the Ninja

Cinema Oblivia ·

2022/03/03

The ninja cannot be stopped! Anthony Abatte returns to discuss the FAR superior sequel to Enter The Ninja. But he's not alone, Norm from A Question of Character is with him! There was simply too much awesome in this movie for one guest to discuss!

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01:21:17

Episode 39: Enter The Ninja

Cinema Oblivia ·

2022/02/17

Ninjas were just as much a part of 80s pop culture as big hair, neon, and growing economic disparity, but why? Enter The Ninja, that's why! While not solely responsible for the ninja craze of the 80s, this flick had a lot to do with it! I'm joined by Anthony Abatte to talk about this utterly mediocre flick, and its bizarre influence on pop culture.

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01:38:40

Episode 38: Never Too Young To Die

Cinema Oblivia ·

2022/02/03

Gene Simmons is a genderfluid drag performer/terrorist who wants to poison Los Angeles with radioactive waste. Only George Lazenby's son, John Stamos, and his partner Vanity can stop him. It's a hell of a cast for a hell of a movie, 1987's Never Too Young To Die. Matt Kucick returns to discuss this amazing gem of 80s cheese, and we also discuss our dream cast for a sequel/remake that damn well should happen! Content Notice: This film uses some very outdated terminology to discuss intersex people,

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01:20:53

Episode 37:Dead or Alive (1999)

Cinema Oblivia ·

2022/01/20

Takashi Miike broke through big in 1999 with Audition, but for me, his best movie of that year (he made, like, six) is Dead or Alive, a gonzo bonkers crime drama with one of the craziest beginnings in film history, which is then completely trampled by one of the most apeshit endings of all time. Diamon Feit agrees with me, and he joins me to talk about this underrated work in Miike's insane and impressive oeuvre. Content Warning: Like, literally everything you can think of and some stuff that you

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01:29:31

Episode 36: The Principal

Cinema Oblivia ·

2022/01/06

Jim Belushi beats up inner city youths with a baseball bat because he wants them to study algebra in this problematic classic. Norm from A Question of Character returns to discuss Belushi's unlikely run as an action star, the film's questionable racial politics, and the movie's dope as hell rap song, "Set It Off."

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01:11:20

Episode 35: Coonskin

Cinema Oblivia ·

2021/12/23

Coonskin was animator Ralph Bakshi's first real bomb, attracting far more controversy for its racially charged content than box office. Emmett Watkins Jr. bravely joins me today to talk about this controversial cult classic that's problematic with a capital P, but absolutely fascinating. Content warning: Lots of discussion on racial issues and homophobia, with descriptions and clips of scenes that some might find disturbing.

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01:16:21

Episode 34: Race With The Devil

Cinema Oblivia ·

2021/12/09

Warren Oates and Peter Fonda just wanted to hop in their RV and take their wives on a ski trip. But a group of murderous Texan satanists had other ideas in Race With The Devil, the nearly forgotten horror/car chase hybrid flick! Certified Texan Anthony Abatte joins me to talk about this (literal) cult classic, and if Texas really has bands of roving satanists who hunt down tourists in RVs. He said no, but I'm still not sure.

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01:15:20

Episode 33: The Visitor

Cinema Oblivia ·

2021/11/25

*cue Visitor theme music* Joe Odber returns to Cinema Oblivia to delve once again into ancient aliens, albeit in a slightly roundabout way. The Visitor is a film made by madmen that makes no sense. It's kind of brilliant. It's kind of stupid. It's all kinds of indescribable. John Huston is in it though! And Shelley Winters! What the hell! We try to parse it out as much as possible. I think we failed though. *cue Visitor theme music again and again and again*

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01:18:00

Episode 32: Manhunter

Cinema Oblivia ·

2021/11/11

Making a return appearance on Cinema Oblivia, Brian Ashcraft joins me to talk about Michael Mann's masterpiece (a Mannterpiece, if you will), Manhunter. It's the least known Hannibal Lector film, but it's probably the best, thanks to amazing performances, stunning direction and cinematography, amazing music, and truly, a showstopping career-making performance by Chris Elliot. Okay, he has one line in one scene, but still.

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01:25:07

Episode 31: Trick or Treat (1986)

Cinema Oblivia ·

2021/10/27

Nothing says Halloween like...a Satanic Panic movie starring Skippy from Family Ties and featuring cameos by Gene Simmons and Ozzy?!? Trick or Treat is an odd little slasher that's more charming than scary, and a great time capsule of the early 80s. Matt Kucick dug this one out of obscurity and he's here to talk about it and this film's shocking connection to Flogging Molly?!?!

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01:18:34

Episode 30: Action Jackson

Cinema Oblivia ·

2021/10/14

HELLO, I'M MR. EDD. Goddamn I love Action Jackson. And Rich Nelson from the podcast Don't You Want Me also loves Action Jackson, so we spend a lot of time talking about how great this movie is. We also go into it's rapid production, muted reception, and the damn shame that a sequel never got made.

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01:53:16

Episode 29: Urgh! A Music War, and Copyright Woes

Cinema Oblivia ·

2021/09/30

Urgh! A Music War is a 1982 concert film featuring performances by some of the biggest and most influential bands of the era, including The Police, The Go Gos, Oingo Boingo, Joan Jett, and Gary Numan. It also nearly got me banned for life from YouTube. Nextlander's Alex Navarro joins me to talk about both of these things!

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01:16:01

Episode 28: Chariots Of The Gods (with The Juptier...

Cinema Oblivia ·

2021/09/16

In 1970, a German documentary called Chariots of the Gods came out. It proposed the entirely unscientific idea that ancient aliens helped create humankind's greatest achievements. It was nominated for an Oscar, made millions of dollars, and completely ruined The History Channel. Mandela Effect chronicler Joe Odber and I talk about this train-wreck a flick, its shocking racist origins, and the damaging effect it continues to have on society. We also talk about The Jupiter Effect, a film in which

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01:27:33

Episode 27: Runaway

Cinema Oblivia ·

2021/09/02

It's the other Michael Crichton movie about robots running amok. Yes, after Westworld (but before Jurassic Park) Crichton wrote and directed this tale for the big screen, where Tom Selleck fights an evil Gene Simmons (is there any other kind?) and his legion of killer acid-spitting spiderbots. Diamond Feit joins me to discuss this lesser, but still wildly entertaining, Crichton effort, a charming look at a possible future world we sadly never got.

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01:24:53

Episode 26: Running Scared (2006)

Cinema Oblivia ·

2021/08/26

No, NOT the Billy Crystal/Gregory Hines buddy cop comedy (although that's also a good movie)! Instead, Madeleine Koestner from the Unnamed Film Festival and I are talking about the forgotten Paul Walker vehicle by Wayne Kramer (not the one in the MC5). A huge bomb when it came out, this movie has gone on to be a cult classic, and rightfully so, it's an absolutely bonkers flick. Listen and find out how bonkers it is! Content Warning: Running Scared is a film that references child abuse, and we talk

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01:25:06

Episode 25: Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon

Cinema Oblivia ·

2021/08/19

SHO NUFF! That's all that needs to be said about this stone cold CLASSIC starring the one and only Taimak and the late great Vanity, but somehow T.L. Foster and I manage to talk for nearly 90 minutes about how great this movie is. Because it's really great. Yeah, it's not that obscure or forgotten but I've had a shitty few months, humor me.

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01:20:16

Episode 24: Viva Knievel!

Cinema Oblivia ·

2021/08/12

Leslie Nielsen tries to murder Evel Knievel so he can use his corpse to smuggle dope. Gene Kelly tries to help Knievel, but he's held hostage by Dabney Coleman. Lauren Hutton wants to take a photo of Evel breaking his neck, but is also in love with him so she feels bad about it. There's also a kid with a mop top. And orphans. Viva Knievel! is a weird movie. Elliot Long joins me to try and make sense of it. I don't know if we succeed.

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