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S5E14 A "Tales From The Crypt" Tribute To Tim Curry (opens the original)
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IN THIS EPISODE One of the thrills of writing and producing HBO's iconic "Tales From The Crypt" was getting to work with people whose work we admired. One of those people was Tim Curry who courageously agreed to perform as three members of the same twisted, murderous family in the "Death Of Some Salesmen" episode. In this episode, we tell the story of Gil "seducing" Tim away from going to Carnivale in Rio and into doing our TV show. We also talk about what made and still makes Tim's performance
S5E13 How NOT To Make A SPY Movie (opens the original)
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IN THIS EPISODE When we say this is a 'very special episode', we ain't kidding! Produced with our sister podcast from the Costard & Touchstone family - "John Kiriakou's Dead Drop" - together we explore the subject how NOT to make a SPY movie. For starters, John and Alan will tell the story of how they met and began writing and then making podcasts together. More importantly, they'll discuss all the movies and TV shows that inspired them when they were kids. In John's case, they made him want to
S5E12 Making Nice With Rita Rudner (opens the original)
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IN THIS EPISODE I have a complicated relationship with comedian Rita Rudner. I'm a fan - have been from the first time I saw her. I was a fan when we cast Rita in the "Whirlpool" episode of "Tales From The Crypt" except, I wasn't a fan of the casting. Though, I guess, I became a fan of the casting. It's quite a story. SHOW NOTES If you enjoy this podcast, please check out our other podcasts at Costard & Touchstone Productions . Your next podcast obsession is just a click away! Hosted on Acast. S
S5E11 He's A One-Man Movie-Making Band (opens the original)
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IN THIS EPISODE In this episode, Gil and I chatted with Tales From The Crypt alum John Harrison. John directed two episodes of Crypt: Easel Kill Ya with Tim Roth and The Pit with Wayne Newton which he also wrote. John wrote two of the episodes that we shot in London – Horror In The Night starring Elizabeth McGovern and The Kidnapper which starred Steve Coogan and Julia Sawalha. John came to Crypt already a highly respected horror auteur. Coming from Pittsburgh, John was heavily influenced by ano
S5E10 The Name Game (opens the original)
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IN THIS EPISODE I empathize with every John Smith or Robert Jones. It sucks having to share your name with others, never mind so many others. I had encountered my first Alan-Katz-who-wasn't-me in grade school. My friend Kenny Katz's dad was named Alan (Allan actually). The second Alan-Katz-Who-Wasn't-Me that I encountered was at summer camp. He was my bunkmate along with his twin brother Robert. I met the next Alan-Katz-who-wasn't-me whenn I got to Los Angeles and began breaking into the movie &
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