Considering the Cinema Ep. 054: The DVD Infatuation Podcast - October 2021

Happy Halloween! This is not a trick — it’s a treat! Yes, you are getting the October episode during October! Considering the Cinema proudly presents… the 14th Edition of The DVD Infatuation Podcast for October 2021. Here in Episode 054, “the Leonard Maltin of the Internet,” an American Treasure, the Amazing but Subtle Dave “Dr. Shock” Becker discusses his Top 10 Survival Horror Movies with special guest Jason “Jay of the Dead” Pyles from the Horror Movie Weekly, Considering the Cinema and Movie Podcast Weekly. Dave and Jay also spend some time discussing “Moving to Mars Movies.” And of course, we conclude with the Music in the Movies segment, where Dave and Jay talk about some favorite Horror and Comedy soundtrack songs. Join us!

The DVD Infatuation Podcast is a monthly release, so watch for Dave’s November 2021 edition — coming soon! Thanks for listening.

For those who don’t know, since 2010, Dave has been the author of the prolific film blog DVD Infatuation.com, with which Dave completed a remarkable challenge where he reviewed 2,500 movies! Jay conducted two great interviews with Dave during and after this challenge. Listen to those here: First Interview and Retrospective Interview.

Thanks for checking out Considering the Cinema Podcast and Considering Horror Cinema, The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Movie Podcasting… Don’t forget: You can post a comment in the show notes for this episode or reach out to Dave via Twitter: @DVDInfatuation

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SHOW NOTES: The DVD Infatuation Podcast – 14th Edition – October 2021

[ 00:00:01 ] – Introduction
– Considering the Cinema presents The DVD Infatuation Podcast
– Dave welcomes special guest Jay of the Dead
– The DVD Infatuation Podcast is making Jay spend all his money
– The last time Dr. Shock and Jay of the Dead podcasted about Horror together

[ 00:04:37 ] – The Growing Trend of “Moving to Mars Movies”
– The Martian (2015)
– Red Planet (2000)
– Mission to Mars (2000)
– Total Recall (1990)
– Stowaway (2021)

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[ 00:19:13 ] – List Segment: Top 10 Survival Horror Movies – and – Top 10 Survival Horror Movies (You Might Not Have Seen)

Dave’s list (in chronological order)
The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
The Omega Man (1971)
Severance (2006)
Eden Lake (2008)
Carriers (2009)
Frozen (2010)
Backcountry (2014)
Green Room (2015)
Crawl (2019)

Jay of the Dead’s list (Top 10 Survival Horror Movies You Might Not Have Seen)
Hidden (2015)
Burning Bright (2010)
Black Water (2007)
Centigrade (2020)
Downrange (2017)
Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)
Buried (2010)
Cargo (2017)
No Escape (2015)
Cujo (1983)

Jay’s Non-Horror Honorable Mention Survival Movies:
The Impossible (2012)
Deliverance (1972)
127 Hours (2010)
The Last Descent (2016)

See all of Dave’s Top movies lists here: DVD Infatuation.com Blog

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[ 01:15:05 ] – Music in the Movies: Dr. Shock’s Horror Tracks and Jay’s Comedy Tracks

Two of Jay’s Very Favorite Uses of Music in the Movies
Jay: Theme Song from Caveman (1981)
Jay: Delinquent Habits’ “Return of the Tres” from “Double Take” (2001)

Dr. Shock Horror Movie Soundtrack picks for Halloween
Dave: Main Theme, “Dies Irae,” from “The Shining” (1980)
Dave: Opening Theme from John Carpenter’s “The Thing” (1982)

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Wrap-Up

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Links for this episode:

Be sure to check out Jay of the Dead’s new Horror movie podcast with Mister Watson and Channy Dreadful at HORROR MOVIE WEEKLY.com, where three hosts review one Horror movie every Sunday. It’s One Badass Horror Podcast!

Be sure to catch up with more of Dave’s other work on the internet:
Film blog: DVD Infatuation.com
On Twitter: @DVDinfatuation
On Facebook: DVDinfatuation
On Instagram: @dbjb6972
On Letterboxd: @dcoshockhmp
YouTube Channel: Visit W3Schools

Dr. Shock’s Podcasts:
The DVD Infatuation Podcast (monthly)
The Illustrated Fan
Horror Movie Podcast
Land of the Creeps horror podcast

On Twitter: @ConsiderCinema
Film Blog / Audio Podcast: ConsideringTheCinema.com
HORROR-Only Content: ConsideringHorrorCinema.com
Email: [email protected]
Voicemail: [phone]
Letterboxd: Letterboxd.com/ConsiderCinema
Don’t forget to check out Considering the Cinema’s new Episode Archive

Jay recommends Nate Johnivan’s music:
— Spotify Playlist
— Quarantine Dream iii

This episode of The DVD Infatuation Podcast was recorded and produced by Jason Pyles.