#11: Michael Winner: Feminist?!
This month, we selected a handful of cuts from hack director Michael Winner's body of work. Don't let the fact that Winner is primarily known as the director of “Death Wish” fool you: This guy’s a real feminist. No, seriously, that's the topic of discussion for this month: Is the guy that put a very big gun in Charles Bronson's hot little hands secretly a woman lovah? We think so...to an extent. We took a peek at “The Sentinel,” “Scream for Help,” “Dirty Weekend,” and a mystery film (Ooh, whatever could it be?!?!) and talked about Winner's feminist streak. This month's Netflix Grab Bag title was, by an overwhelming majority, “The Man Behind the Scissors,” a 2005 psycho-thriller from Japan that is...uh...not very good. Sadly. We tried to like it, we swear! But, eh. In any case, don't forget to vote for next month's Grab Bag title, retweet links to the 'cast, and hell, maybe even leave a comment or two. We thrive on your love!
—Simon Abrams
Monday, February 20, 2012
The brainchild of two morons—Simon Abrams and Steve Carlson—that should know better, but clearly don’t, the Bad Idea Podcast represents these two brave, but very stupid individuals’ attempt at finding treasure in the least likely places of the filmic world. Topics of discussion range from why Herschell Gordon Lewis apparently matters, Captain America on film, and any good excuse to get Steve to rewatch Roland Emmerich’s “Godzilla.” —Simon Abrams
Simon Abrams Film, TV and comics critic for a bunch of outlets, including some you may have heard of. He looks vaguely like D.B. Cooper.
STEVE CARLSON
One of the Muriel Awards founders, an experienced dumpster-du-cinema diver and a real mensch.
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THIS MONTH’S SHOW:
TIMES & SCHEDULE
00:00-02:44:
Intro: Winner's Women
02:44-28:30:
"The Sentinel" / "Scream for Help"
28:30-48:54:
"Dirty Weekend" / And the Fourth Film Is...
48:55-1:02:05:
Netflix Grab Bag: "Man Behind the Scissors"
1:02:06-1:07:59:
Next Month's Grab Bag
1:08:00-1:10:36:
Outro: From This Point On, It Only Gets Rougher
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