I'm proud to welcome a new contributor to the show this
month. Robert Monell is a writer I've admired for years for his smart and
enthusiastic analysis of European Cult cinema. His byline in a fanzine always
meant a level of quality in both the writing and the thought behind those
words. His openness to different styles of cinema played a role in making me
comfortable as my tastes in movies grew and changed over the decades. Also, Mr.
Monell's excellent blog
I'm In A Jess Franco State Of Mind pushed me to be less
rigid in my view of Uncle Jess' work and, along with Tim Lucas' work in the
field, opened my perceptions wider than I might have thought possible. Or wise!
I asked Mr. Monell to join me for an episode of the podcast
and he surprised me by immediately saying yes. It turns out that he wanted to
discuss the changing state of cult film collecting over the years and, since I
have been of that tribe since I was a teenager, I thought it would be fun. We
start with the heady days of VHS collecting and track our habits all the way
through the exciting Blu-Ray announcements that seem to issue forth every other
day. Along the way we end up admitting to illegally copying rented tapes to add
to our home collections, baring to the world my Laser Disc shame and reminiscing
about our first DVDs. Damn! We're old! Along the way we digress into talking
about a number of films including Mr. Monell's favorites of last year and the mysteries of the bizarre Euro-Cult effort WHITE FIRE (1985). Sometimes easy
streaming availability is a curse!
If you have any comments or questions the show can be
reached at thebloodypit@gmail.com of on the FaceBook page. I hope to be able to
talk to Mr. Monell again later this year so feel free to quiz him on anything
related to his writing and I'll pass things along. Thank you for downloading
and listening!
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