SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 37

CANDYMAN, CANDYMAN, CANDYMAN, CANDYMAN, CANDY....

EPISODE 37 IS HERE (IF YOU DARE...)

Dan and Simon enter Week 10 of the lockdown. And then they start talking about horror. All lockdown and no play makes these guys... something... something…

REVIEWS (2:50)
Candyman (in cinemas now); Chapelwaite (Stan); Motley's Law (iwonderr ); EVIL Season 2 (Paramount+); Annette (in cinemas); The Bite (Paramount+)

The SCREEN WATCHING MIDDLE BIT (37:59)
LINGERING MOMENTS IN HORROR (CONTENT WARNING - MAY GET GROSS): With Candyman in cinemas and Stephen King's Chapelwaite on TV, we recall those moments of horror from TV shows and movies that forever scarred the psyches of Dan & Simon, making them the twisted souls they are today…

The WEEK AHEAD (46.02)
New stuff from Steve Martin, Rachel Leigh Cook and Rosario Dawson; singing the praises of your local film society; and, Dan recalls the time he left an Australian acting great bewildered.

PLUS LOTS MORE

SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 36

(In the voice of Martin Sheen's Capt Willard in Apocalypse Now) "The Sydney Lockdown...I'm still in The Sydney Lockdown..." Well, lighten up! A new Screen Watching podcast reminds you of all the joys of checking out the latest on screens, wherever you might be.

REVIEWS (02:32)  
The Chair (Netflix); Reminiscence (In cinemas now | HBO Max in the US); Heels (Starz | Stan); The Night House (in cinemas now); Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu | Amazon Prime Video). 

The SCREEN WATCHING Middle Bit (25:57) 
In an off-the-cuff conversation that no one saw coming (or prepared for), Dan & Simon ponder how and in what form the movie-going experience will emerge from the pandemic...  

INTERVIEW: JACOB CHASE Dir: COME PLAY (36:35) 
Come Play tells the story of Oliver, an autistic boy who comes across a creepy children’s story on his new tablet. He has no idea that by reading the tale of Larry, a lonely monster, he is inviting him into his home. Director Jacob Chase adapts his chilling short film ‘Larry’ into a striking debut, starring Gillian Jacobs. Come Play is released on Digital Download this week from Universal Pictures, and Chase spoke with Screen Watching from his LA home...

THE WEEK AHEAD (48:34)
A monstrous swath of returning series, including local hit Wentworth and the final season of The Walking Dead; Jason Momoa plays an action-dad for Netflix; Oscar-winner Adrien Brody teams with Stephen King; and, we celebrate everyone’s favourite Boston bar owner.

PLUS LOTS MORE!

THE SCREEN WATCHING INTERVIEW: COURTNEY GAINS

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Currently on-screen opposite Ann Margaret and Ellen Burstyn in QUEEN BEES, Courtney Gains is now in his fourth decade as one of Hollywood's most respected and versatile character actors.

Since his nightmarish debut as 'Malachai' in the cult classic CHILDREN OF THE CORN (1984), he has worked alongside such names as Divine (LUST IN THE DUST); Michael J. Fox (BACK TO THE FUTURE); Sean Penn and Dennis Hopper (COLORS); Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher (THE 'BURBS); and, Reese Witherspoon (SWEET HOME ALABAMA).

When not acting, he is an acclaimed singer; his latest album, ACOUSTIC GAINS VOL. 1, is out now ( https://music.apple.com/au/artist/cou... ).

From Alabama, Georgia, Courtney Gains spoke with Screen Watching's Simon Foster about his philosophies on support character work; some of the lesser discussed gems of his long career (BENNY BLISS AND THE DISCIPLES OF GREATNESS, anyone?); plus, an impromptu version of his latest single, 'Let it Ride'...

(With thanks to Rankuzz Movies for the opening montage)

THE SCREEN WATCHING INTERVIEW: BARBARA CRAMPTON

WATCH TO THE INTERVIEW HERE

Barbara Crampton has starred in some of the great horror films of the genre's '80s heyday - RE-ANIMATOR, CASTLE FREAK, FROM BEYOND. After embracing fresh challenges as a wife and mom, she returned to horror, to the feverish excitement of her fanbase, with Adam Wingard's YOU'RE NEXT in 2011, and has forged a second phase career working with the new wave of genre filmmakers - Rob Zombie (THE LORDS OF SALEM); Ted Geoghegan (WE ARE STILL HERE); Jackson Stewart (BEYOND THE GATES); Dean Yurke (STAY OUT STAY ALIVE).

In her new film for director Travis Stevens, JAKOB'S WIFE, she has one of the most challenging roles of her career - a woman whose stagnant life is re-energised after a chance encounter with an otherworldly stranger. It lands on the streaming service SHUDDER from August 19.

SCREEN WATCHING's Simon Foster ("So obviously starstruck," he confesses) spoke to Barbara Crampton from her LA home about her latest project, her status as horror's 'Scream Queen' and a career like few others... 

SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 35

EPISODE 35 IS HERE

Moviegoing is but a distant memory, but screen watching comes in many forms! Simon checks out a week of pretty special film releases; Dan weighs in on the latest MCU effort and a new Aussie drama; we chat with director Jonathan Hensleigh, the man steering the big rigs (with Liam Neeson, no less) on The Ice Road; and, a calendar of great film events from Brisbane, Darwin and Adelaide (where they still have cinemas!) Enjoy!

Reviews (2.20mins)
CODA (Apple+); THE NEWSREADER (ABC TV); MISS (in select cinemas); WHAT IF…? (Disney+); FREE GUY (in select cinemas); RESERVATION DOGS (Binge | FX On Hulu)

The SCREEN WATCHING Middle Bit (31.24 mins)
INTERVIEW: JONATHAN HENSLEIGH (Director, ICE ROAD) As one of Hollywood’s most in-demand writers, Jonathan Hensleigh punched the scripts for such 90s blockbusters as DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE, JUMANJI, THE SAINT and ARMAGEDDON. He directed the ultra-violent 2004 comic property adaptation THE PUNISHER and is back with the Liam Neeson action pic THE ICE ROAD, a chase thriller set on the frozen lakes of the Canadian wilderness. From his home in Las Vegas, Jonathan Hensleigh spoke to Screen Watching about his latest alpha-male epic…. 

The Week Ahead (49.26 mins)
We preview what to look out for on the streamers: BRAND NEW CHERRY FLAVOUR (Netflix; Premiere); MODERN LOVE Season 2; RFDS (Channel 7); BECKETT (Netflix); MEMORIES OF A MURDERER: THE NILSEN TAPES (Netflix).

PLUS - Stars of the 70s James Caan and Ellen Burstyn together at last; Canadian zombies invade Darwin; and, in this week’s birthdays, the funnyman who started his professional career as a shop clerk at Disneyland.