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[Podcasts] The Boo Crew Talks Horror with ‘Hereditary’ Star Alex Wolff
On Bloody Disgusting’s Boo Crew podcast episode 100, the ‘Crew sits down with actor, writer, producer and director Alex Wolff. He’s best known throughout the horror community for his role as Peter in Ari Aster’s stunning tour de force, HEREDITARY.
Discussing his favorite horror movies growing up, Wolff mentions “One of my favorites is ROSEMARY’S BABY. It’s the one I always go back to. I think it’s a perfect movie and I’m so inspired by Cassavetes’ and Mia Farrow’s performance in that…I just think it’s like a masterpiece. That and THE EXORCIST and AMERICAN PSYCHO and all the classics. But I see all of them.”
When discussing HEREDITARY on the episode, Alex talks about filming some key scenes which many have regarded for their award-winning performances not only from him but also Toni Collette (like the incredible why-wasn’t-it-nominated-for-an-Oscar dining room sequence) as well as some self-inflicted facial trauma.
Wolff has not only proven to be an amazing actor, he’s also a brilliant up and coming filmmaker himself. In his directorial debut THE CAT AND THE MOON (available on digital now) he stars in, wrote, directed, produced, and scored a coming of age movie set in the heart of New York City. Though it’s not a genre movie, it’s a great film showcasing his directorial and acting chops, playing a rebellious high school teen coming to grips with the pressures teens face as well as dealing with the tragedy of his parents and their past issues which have affected him personally. The movie also stars Stefania LaVie Owen, Skyler Gisondo and Mike Epps.
On writing and directing his next film, Wolff shared this exclusive with the Boo Crew, “Well I wrote another script and I’m making it super disturbing. So it kind is a horror movie. I mean it’s really not a horror movie; it just really is disturbing. I’m just going to break the ice. Nic (Cage) is involved in it. He’s producing it. You guys got the official announcement. He’s going to produce it with me. He really responded to the script. We just have similar sensibilities. I’m just really excited about it. It’s psychological drama/thriller and Justice Smith is going to be starring in it. I’m really really pumped about it.”
Hail Paimon and listen to Episode 100 featuring Alex Wolff on The Boo Crew Podcast wherever you get your podcasts!
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Shakespearean Education in the Vincent Price-Starring ‘Theater of Blood’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
Butch knows best…
After concluding May with discussions of the disaster “slasher” The Poseidon Adventure (listen) and Michael Biehn’s demon twink in the messy-but-watchable The Fan (listen), we’re heading back to the ’70s to discuss our very first Vincent Price film in Douglas Hickox‘s horror comedy Theater of Blood (1973).
In Theater of Blood, Vincent Price stars as Edward Lionheart, a disgraced Shakespearean actor who begins targeting the critics who shamed him. The gimmick? He’s taking inspiration from the death scenes in William Shakespeare’s plays! Aiding him is his daughter Edwina (Diana Rigg), who acts as the honeypot for her father’s macabre scheme.
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Episode 388: Theater of Blood (1973)
Brush up on your Shakespeare and protect those poodles because we’re covering our very first Vincent Price film in Douglas Hickox’s horror comedy Theater of Blood (1973), a personal favorite of both Price and Diana Rigg.
Join us as we go all in on this somewhat episodic (but also educational!) proto-slasher, wondering if we’re supposed to know that’s Diana Rigg in hippie drag, and cackling at some of these murder set pieces.
Plus, “Handsy Dickman,” narcissistic gravestones, antisemitic stage makeup, and the ultimate debate: is it theatER or theatRE?
C/W: Attempted suicide, off-screen dog murder.
Cross out Theater of Blood!
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