Ep847: Beyond Hammerland: THEATER OF BLOOD (1973)
Kicking the Seat
English - January 28, 2023 02:16 - 42.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsTV & Film movies film interviews pop culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
It is said that with every end, there is a beginning--and though we're leaving Hammerland in the rearview mirror (for now), Kicking the Seat will spend the next year venturing...BEYOND HAMMERLAND!
That's right, Ian and AC kick off the next year of their bloody British best-of's with a look at other studios who made their own mark during Hammer's reign of celluloid terror. Today the guys enter the Theater of Blood, starring Vincent Price as a humiliated Shakespearean actor who takes imaginatively gruesome revenge on the cadre of critics that destroyed his career.
This spoiler-filled analysis breaks down the movie's legacy, its assumptions (fair and not) about the profession of criticism, and how it casts a magical spell of horror, comedy, and tragedy that is uniquely its own!
Show Links:
Watch the Theater of Blood trailer.
Read AC's written Theater of Blood review at Horror 101 w/ Dr. AC!
Catch up with 2022's year-long journey, "Son of Hammerland"!
And watch the series that started it all: "Hammerland"!
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