PULL THE STRING! PULL THE STRING!
Ed Wood Week is under way!
I hope you’ll join Roy and me in celebration of “Anniversary Month,” first with Michael Rizzo and Marybeth Ritkouski on “Sci-Fi Distilled,” and a conversation about Tim Burton’s love letter to the quixotic, no-budget film director, “Ed Wood” (1994).
Then Mike and Marybeth will join us for a spot of tea inside the saucer, on “Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner,” and a chat about Wood’s most notorious creation, “Plan 9 from Outer Space” (1959). “Plan 9” inevitably floats to the top of any list devoted to the worst movies ever made.
By comparison, Wood makes Burton seem like Orson Welles. Interestingly, Burton’s most successful movies have been those with “Ed” in the title (or perhaps “Pee-Wee”). In his best film since “Edward Scissorhands,” Burton reunites with Johnny Depp as the fatally optimistic, ever-resourceful, angora-wearing Wood, who flourishes blissfully on another plane. Martin Landau earned an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his poignant and profane turn as faded horror icon Bela Lugosi. Howard Shore’s theremin-laden, lounge-infused score lends to the kooky fun.
Both discussions will be livestreamed on Facebook (“Ed Wood” on “Sci Fi Distilled,” Wednesday at 7 pm EDT, and “Plan 9” on “Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner,” Friday at 7 pm EDT).
It’s been a full year of cocktails and tie-dye! Celebrate with your firecrackers in the comments sections. Join us for a chat about Ed and the dead. It’s a crossdresser crossover with extraterrestrial intervention, this Wednesday and Friday evenings at 7:00 EDT!
“Ed Wood” on SciFi Distilled
“Plan 9” on Roy’s Tie-Dye Sci-Fi Corner
Bevare! Take care!
