On this day in horror history,
Julian Beck was born in Washington Heights, New York in 1925. He is best known for his role as Kane, the malevolent preacher in the 1986 movie
Poltergeist II: The Other Side.
Beck was diagnosed with stomach cancer in late 1983. He died two years later on September 14, 1985, at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, aged 60. After his death, producers brought in voice actor Corey Burton during post-production to loop some of his lines for
Poltergeist II: The Other Side.
The second entry in the
Poltergeist series follows the Freeling family who again finds themselves under attack from supernatural forces attempting to claim their daughter. This time the spirit of an insane preacher who led an apocalyptic cult during the 19th century. In their efforts to save their daughter, the family finds help in a Native American shaman.
Awfully Good: Cool World with Brad Pitt, Kim Basinger
February 25, 2021 by:
“Hey, that ROGER RABBIT movie was great!”
“Yeah, but what if Jessica Rabbit actually f cked Eddie Valentine? That’s what people really wanted, right?”
“…”
I absolutely cannot believe I watched COOL WORLD when I was eight years old. Thankfully, most of its adult themes and R-rated jokes went over my head… or I just internalized and suppressed them to an unhealthy degree. (This would explain a lot.) I mean, I definitely remember having uncomfortable, confusing feelings about a sexed-up animated Kim Basinger after watching this…
Eight-year old Jason watching this movie for the first time.
Marked for Death (1990) with Steven Seagal (Reel Action)
January 16, 2021 by:
Above the Law, Seagal had two movies open to boffo box office in 1990. First there was
Hard to Kill, which paired him with future wife Kelly LeBrock, while 1990 s
MARKED FOR DEATH, the only film he made away from Warner Bros in his heyday, was an even bigger cult success. To this day, it s considered one of the pony-tailed one s greatest films, with it pairing him against a Rastafarian drug lord, memorably named Screwface. One of the most violent action flicks of the nineties, and a personal favorite of our host Travis Hopson, we examine why this stands the test of time as one of Seagal s best movies.