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Abominable Snowman Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner

“The Abominable Snowman” (1957) was warmly received on last night’s “Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner.” Forrest Tucker and Peter Cushing may be like chalk and cheese, but they each bring their particular strengths to bear on this atmospheric thriller, even as they defy common sense by sharing a smoke in the Himalayas. As a side note, I’m happy to report I was able to figure out where I can purchase some more skunk ape t-shirts. You can watch the archived show here:

For next time, we’ll be throwing it back to you, as it will be another viewer’s choice episode. Leave your suggestions under the post over on Roy’s page as soon as you can, as we’ll have to decide on the topic early in the week. If your movie is chosen, we’re also extending the option for you to join us as our guest, if you’d like to talk with us about your selection.

Three’s our lucky number, on the next Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner. The choice is yours, when we livestream on Facebook, next Friday evening at 7:00 EST!

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January 22, 2022
Abominable Snowman Sci-Fi on Roy’s Tie-Dye Corner

You think winter in New Jersey is cold? We’ll give you something to cry about.

On the next “Roy’s Tie Dye Sci Fi Corner,” we’re off to the Himalayas with Forrest Tucker and Peter Cushing, in pursuit of “The Abominable Snowman” (1957). This beautifully realized Hammer production was directed by Val Guest, who also helmed the first two films of the apocalyptic “Quatermass” series. Abundant, in-studio polystyrene snow is matched to impressive on-location work shot in the Pyrenees. The film was released the same year as Hammer’s “The Curse of Frankenstein,” which made Cushing an international star.

The music is by Humphrey Searle, the noted British serialist responsible for the hair-raising score to Robert Wise’s “The Haunting.” Here, he plays comparatively nice, with monastic bells and plenty of Vaughan Williams-style polar music.

Don’t let it get it inside your head. We’ll be drinking out of our Yetis on the next Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner. Unpleasant tea will be provided by Tibetan monks in the comments section, when we livestream on Facebook, this Friday evening at 7:00 EST!

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January 20, 2022
THX 1138 Robert Duvall Dystopia

Sex, drugs, and Robert Duvall. Roy and I enjoy a warm chat about a chilly dystopia, in our conversation about “THX 1138” (1971). Miraculously, the show didn’t simply devolve into George Lucas bashing. Take your medicine, and see for yourself here:

Next week, we’ll continue with the winter of our discontent, when we discuss “The Abominable Snowman” (1957), with the unlikely team of Forrest Tucker and Peter Cushing. You ain’t seen nothing yeti. Join us next Friday evening at 7:00 EST!

IN THE MEANTIME, tomorrow night, Roy will host a visit from actor CARL HELD. Held will talk about his prolific career in classic television, including appearances on “Star Trek,” “The Outer Limits,” “The Invaders,” “Mission: Impossible,” “Perry Mason,” “The F.B.I.,” “The Lotus Eaters,” “The Saint,” “The Big Valley,” “Space: 1999,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “Charlie’s Angels,” and “Falcon Crest,” among others.

Don’t miss this special appearance, on the next Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner. The conversation with be HELD, this Sunday evening at 7:00 EST!

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January 15, 2022
Twilight Zone Superman Livestream

Last night’s “Twilight Zone” discussion ran a little longer than expected, as Roy and I waxed nostalgic over “Walking Distance” (1959) – with plenty of personal reminiscences about our childhoods and small town life – and defied our anxiety about the future and fortune-telling napkin holders, with “Nick of Time” (1960). You can watch the whole blessed thing, with abundant champagne-fueled digressions, here.

We’ll be back later this week, at our regular slot, to duke it out over “Superman II” (1980). Etch your comments into the Fortress of Solitude, as we livestream on Facebook, this Friday evening at 7:00 EST!

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Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner

January 2, 2022
Gremlins Movie Discussion Livestream This Week

I will not be participating in the last Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner of 2021 – for one thing, it will past my bedtime – but if you don’t mind risking your mogwai getting fed after midnight, consider joining Roy and his son Ryan for a discussion of “Gremlins” (1984).

The Steven Spielberg-produced, Joe Dante-directed black comedy is technically a Christmas movie. Whether or not it gives you the warm fuzzies depends on how much you cotton to cuddly Gizmo and the softer edges of Jerry Goldsmith’s score (his biggest bait-and-switch since Carol Anne’s theme from “Poltergeist”).

Otherwise, it’s pretty nasty business. Sharpen your teeth in the comments section, as Roy and Ry talk about “Gremlins.” The cross-generational mayhem will be livestreamed on Facebook, at a special day and time, this Thursday night at 10:00 EST. (UPDATE, 12/20/21! Just received word that the show will now air at 8 PM!)

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PLEASE NOTE: I haven’t thrown in the towel altogether. Roy and I will reteam to kick off 2022 with a “Twilight Zone” doubleheader – a conversation about classic TZ episodes “Walking Distance” (1959) and “Nick of Time” (1960) – on New Year’s Day, this Saturday evening at 7:00 EST.

Stay healthy, and have a Happy New Year!

December 29, 2021

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