• 1 hour 27 minutes
    127 - Shock Treatment

    Jeremy is joined again by author and podcaster Jason Kruppa to examine the 1981 satirical musical Shock Treatment, an "equal" to The Rocky Horror Picture Show sharing its creative team of Richard O'Brien and Jim Sharman and starring Cliff DeYoung, Jessica Harper, Patricia Quinn, Ruby Wax, Charles Gray and Barry Humphries. In this pursuit, they cover such subjects as normcore values, American geography, unlikely screen romances and Britain's most-missed comedian.

    All Things Must Pass Away: Harrison, Clapton and Other Assorted Long Songs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/All-Things-Must-Pass-Away/dp/1641603259/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1GH04M3HKDZAU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.i-VBVCd6OD_u3Bw2P_zGpWMcIYFuRmRvDP2qS92HTKZm7S9xDM2SfWLeEQfew9PI.WfGFmq68oWWoNtnx0GrqJmlrHVmFn3ZeppH5h_ycF5E&dib_tag=se&keywords=all+things+must+pass+away&qid=1780856018&sprefix=all+things+must+pass+away%2Caps%2C137&sr=8-1

    https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781641608169?utm_source=Waterstones&utm_medium=pdp&utm_campaign=oos-link

    Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIxUhYQlnA8

    Shock Treatment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60xaXy4YPqQ

    Shock Treatment soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL970E92ACC3C89F41

    Shock Treatment: Live on Stage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN8rFugl1Ks (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaeIF2woFe8 (Part 2)

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4plqh6obZW4

    The Rocky Horror (Picture) Show audience participation overview: https://rockyhorror.fandom.com/wiki/Audience_participation

    Unproduced Rocky Horror sequels overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rocky_Horror_Show_(franchise)#Cancelled_projects

    Jim Sharman overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Sharman

    Peep Show: The New Year's Eve Party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TlwsjGB32c

    Glam Rock overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glam_rock

    Phantom of the Paradise: Jessica Harper - Special to Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uIHHx2GkFQ

    Crimes of the Future: Purple plastic bars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afUp39Uv4lk

    Ruby Wax overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Wax

    David Eisenhower overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Eisenhower

    Rik Mayall Presents: Dancing Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFLF9R7fK_M

    Orpheus and Eurydice overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orpheus_and_Eurydice

    Suspiria end credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPF-ABw0nzI

    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Lyrical_Ballads_(1798)/The_Rime_of_the_Ancyent_Marinere

    Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Oxford_Book_of_English_Verse_1250-1900/Kubla_Khan

    Network trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cSGvqQHpjs

    The Year of the Sex Olympics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoFob79ql7U

    The Simpsons: Homer in the Land of Chocolate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOziWm_MJ9k

    Saturn 3 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O-F2fvHFW4

    The Crystal Maze: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cwzP4vYoig

    10 June 2026, 10:59 pm
  • 1 hour 50 minutes
    126 - Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

    Jeremy is joined by perennial guest Chris Arnsby to discuss the 1985 sci-fi action sequel Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie and starring Mel Gibson and Tina Turner. Their dialogue over this misunderstood project covers such topics as blacklisted directors, Australian character actors, Oliver Reed's singing voice, Orson Welles doing one for the money and why Walkabout has such a high rating.

    Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JKZKjFjHDM

    Opening credits:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNfDZB_bwQ4&pp=ygUabWFkIG1heCBiZXlvbmQgdGh1bmRlcmRvbWU%3D

    3rd Rock from the Sun clip referencing Twilight Zone: The Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-vC_-kJFRg

    Rough trailer for Orson Welles' The Deep, an earlier version of Dead Calm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMNr1jWKi4A&pp=ygUVb3Jzb24gd2VsbGVzIHRoZSBkZWVw

    29 October 2025, 11:59 pm
  • 57 minutes 12 seconds
    125 - The Telephone

    Jeremy is joined by author and podcaster Jason Kruppa to solve the riddle that is the 1988 comedy-drama The Telephone, which stars Whoopi Goldberg and is directed by Rip Torn from a script by Harry Nilsson and Terry Southern. Their attempts to unravel the film take in such subjects as substance abuse, pet care, filmed plays and how New Yorkers all go about in their angry little boxes.

    Jason's book, "All Things Must Pass: Harrison, Clapton and Other Assorted Love Songs" is available here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/all-things-must-pass-away/kenneth-womack/jason-kruppa/9781641608169

    His podcast, Producing the Beatles, can be found here: https://www.producingthebeatles.com/

    Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5TY4uzreeQ&pp=ygUSdGhlIHRlbGVwaG9uZSBmaWxt

    Full length film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxD09rKYFFw&pp=ygUSdGhlIHRlbGVwaG9uZSBmaWxt

    John Hurt in Samuel Beckett's "Krapp's Last Tape": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IH2QUJCXVc&pp=ygURa3JhcHAncyBsYXN0IHRhcGU%3D

    23 July 2025, 11:00 pm
  • 1 hour 21 minutes
    124 - Speed Racer

    Jeremy is joined by author and scriptwriter Paul Morris for a dissection of the 2008 sports adventure Speed Racer, written for the screen and directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski, starring Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, Matthew Fox and Roger Allam and based on the anime series of the same name. Their discourse on the subject takes in such subjects as varied as Dick Tracy, the lore of Godzilla, a world created by designers and skinning Danny DeVito.

    Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V8sLlqJB2w&pp=ygULc3BlZWQgcmFjZXI%3D

    Paul's latest Doctor Who audio productions for Big Finish - The White Ship from The Companion Chronicles: Families and full-length audio novel The Lord of Misrule, read by Jon Culshaw - are available here: https://www.bigfinish.com/contributors/v/Paul-Morris-2839

    The first episode of the original anime series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHn6KCvRsdI&pp=ygUZc3BlZWQgcmFjZXIgZmlyc3QgZXBpc29kZQ%3D%3D

    Michael Giacchino's soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWWT4fIi2xA&list=PLv0FiJBM6FWJ0KJUDE2haFvnFA01jfOiu

    The making of Godzilla Minus One's Oscar-winning effects: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4pi1F25sxg&t=159s&pp=ygUaZ29kemlsbGEgbWludXMgb25lIGVmZmVjdHM%3D

    25 June 2025, 10:59 pm
  • 2 hours 18 minutes
    123 - Review of the Year 2024

    Jeremy is joined by Chris Arnsby to review the previous year in film, counting down the top ten and bottom five while noting such topics as the hem of the Sun King, the world's worst actor, the Godzilla dichotomy and how the Dark Universe has itself become a zombie.

    As an addendum to information in the podcast:

    The Last Showgirl is now available on disc and digital.

    Coyote v Acme has been picked up by Ketchup Entertainment for global release in 2026.

    Saw XI has been pulled from the schedule, having stalled during script development.

    Thread of nominees: https://bsky.app/profile/cinemalimbo.bsky.social/post/3ljuege7ycs2n#

    Playlist of Best Film winners trailers since 1963: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-Yt1ySLRCKxhZR-FtoGmyQyWKeTRbJ4

    Playlist of trailers for movies coming up in 2025: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-Yt1ySLRCKjOzu-szHGII0h_-E2-ECS

    Trailer for The Monkey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GluZRgrN6x4

    Cinema Limbo on Dune (1984): https://www.podnose.com/cinema-limbo/060-dune

    23 April 2025, 10:59 pm
  • 1 hour 26 minutes
    122 - Observe and Report

    Jeremy is joined once again by author and biographer Simon Guerrier to discuss 2009 black comedy Observe and Report, written and directed by Jody Hill and starring Seth Rogen, Ray Liotta, Anna Faris and Jesse Plemons. Picking over the shards of their respective arguments, they cover such controversial topics as quiche seduction, unlikely holiday destinations, Peter Cushing's secret and the comedic high ground.

    Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYwaWngXRqU

    Simon's biographer of script writer and founding Doctor Who story editor David Whitaker is available here: https://tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com/product/david-whitaker-in-an-exciting-adventure-with-television

    26 March 2025, 11:59 pm
  • 1 hour 25 minutes
    121 - The Shooting

    Jeremy is joined once again by Chris Arnsby for a study of 1966 "acid Western" The Shooting, directed by Monte Hellman and starring Warren Oates, Millie Perkins and Jack Nicholson. As they trek through the film's unforgiving landscape, they consider such topics as Live Aid, dramatising Elvis Presley's life in real time, the Midnight Run TV series, extreme efficiency in filmmaking and whether the Western is even a genre.

    Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ts-CRIMJes&pp=ygUZdGhlIHNob290aW5nIDE5NjYgdHJhaWxlcg%3D%3D

    Cinema Limbo on Targets: https://www.podnose.com/cinema-limbo/072-targets

    Cinema Limbo on Gerry: https://www.podnose.com/cinema-limbo/043-gerry

    Four Mules, the final episode of Elvis (1990): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSw-NDKbAdk

    26 February 2025, 11:59 pm
  • 1 hour 44 minutes
    120 - Fierce Creatures

    Jeremy is joined by Gary Rodger of Sitcom Club and Jaffa Cakes for Proust fame to study Fierce Creatures, the 1997 comedy co-written by and starring John Cleese with Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis and Michael Palin and an attempted thematic sequel to 1987's A Fish Called Wanda. Along the way, their discussion touches on such tightly-knit subjects as pecan pie, Egghead's Robot, GB News, Bruce's Little Night and Aliens.

    Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDIJiAPhfEc&pp=ygUYZmllcmNlIGNyZWF0dXJlcyB0cmFpbGVy

    The Cinema Limbo review of Mr Horatio Knibbles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se2Xg2eNzLw&pp=ygUQaG9yYXRpbyBrbmliYmxlcw%3D%3D

    Fierce Creatures is available on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK and as a digital rental: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QBRks5poyk&pp=ygUQZmllcmNlIGNyZWF0dXJlcw%3D%3D

    29 January 2025, 11:59 pm
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    119 - Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

    Jeremy is joined by new guest Stephen Fawcus for a special Christmas episode, exploring would-be franchise launcher Remo Williams: The Adventuer Begins aka Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous, the 1985 action adventure starring Fred Ward, Joel Gray, Wilford Brimley and Kate Mulgrew. Along the way, their discussion touches on such seasonal subjects as Mrs Columbo, Ridley Hood, the deranged source novels and murder heroes.

    Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_lKShbp3nw&pp=ygUVcmVtbyB3aWxsaWFtcyB0cmFpbGVy

    Score playlist by Craig Safan: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lA7M25tH48Mc6km6T09Oj8NAMjUG2M9Do

    Remo Williams: The Prophecy unsold pilot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQGeLXmN4ps&pp=ygUhcmVtbyB3aWxsaWFtcyB0aGUgcHJvcGhlY3kgKDE5ODgp

    Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins is not available for streaming in the UK at time of podcast release, but has been released on Blu-Ray by Arrow Video: https://www.arrowfilms.com/remo-williams-the-adventure-begins-blu-ray/10961660.html

    26 December 2024, 6:00 am
  • 2 hours 34 minutes
    118 - Review of the Year 2023

    Jeremy is joined by Chris Arnsby for a comprehensive review of 2023 in film, covering the ten best and five worst films, and touching on such matters as difficult third acts, John Deacon, disappointing perfumes, the Nose Film and the menace of an empty space.

    Thread of nominees: https://twitter.com/cinema_limbo/status/1757428640222994654

    Playlist of Best Film nominees trailers: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-Yt1ySLRCK7LdvVxFaYA0UkQrxazeyU&si=p1rmf6oqn9Jf7b1B

    Playlist of Best Film winners trailers since 1963: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-Yt1ySLRCKxhZR-FtoGmyQyWKeTRbJ4

    Godzilla Minus One visual effects reel: https://youtu.be/T4pi1F25sxg?si=HDJrCpoBohZCABWr

    Adam Driver on Saturday Night Live as a baby on a plane: https://youtu.be/_yyq5C4Hu8Y?si=whub6_D75nXDOVbN

    Coming Up in 2024 trailer playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd-Yt1ySLRCLo2LAMvYvnbEZOGBddu1f2&si=HrxrukbryqamZeTG

    9 March 2024, 10:12 am
  • 1 hour 51 minutes
    117 - Hobo with a Shotgun

    Jeremy is joined by perennial guest Chris Arnsby for a belated Christmas episode, as they experience Jason Eisener's 2011 darkly comic exploitation homage Hobo with a Shotgun, starring Rutger Hauer, Molly Dunsworth and Brian Downey. Their conversation covers such topics as living in a real-life Mad Max world, clods of drugs, the original Mars Attacks trading cards and Jeremy's Canadian accent.

    Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJF-gQVlXs4&pp=ygUTaG9ibyB3aXRoIGEgc2hvdGd1bg%3D%3D

    Original Grindhouse trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LlazPgxKrA&pp=ygUTaG9ibyB3aXRoIGEgc2hvdGd1bg%3D%3D

    Music from The Hitcher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69vqdHFv9vo&pp=ygUXdGhlIGhpdGNoZXIgZW5kIGNyZWRpdHM%3D

    Lisa Lougheed - Run with Us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY6MuvRY6g0&pp=ygUabGlzYSBsb3VnaGVlZCBydW4gd2l0aCB1cyA%3D

    21 February 2024, 11:59 pm
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