I absolutely love how a movie that made nary a dent at the box office in 1993 continues to be rediscovered, embraced and celebrated by successive generations of true cinema lovers. Matinee truly is a multifaceted, evergreen classic.
This year, seeing Everything Everywhere All at Once and Triangle of Sadness in a large theater audience was some of the most joyful experiences I’ve had this decade so far. Hearing the laughter, cheers, and just seeing them on the big screen just felt right.
@@JamesLawner Report from another comment "From his twitter: "All is well! I've been spending more time editing for other channels/clients this year, but I've got a new film essay in the works right now (it's a big topic that I'm taking my time with, so I'm not sure yet when it'll be released)"
Hi, I just found your channel and it's incredible. Noticed it's been a minute since your last upload and wanted to send positive vibes. Hope you make another video ❤
Finally got around to Matinee earlier this year after adding it to my watchlist from your recommendation about 2 or 3 years ago. Absolute masterpiece! I was even thinking about it just a few hours before you uploaded this! Thank you for always adding so much depth to my cinematic palate!
I have loved this movie since I came across it on TV in my childhood, purely by accident. I was finally able to get the special edition on Blu-ray last year. Thank you for this.
I feel like Jerry Goldsmith should have gotten a shoutout, his score for this was pretty much perfect in terms of evoking the magic of midcentury movies.
From his twitter: "All is well! I've been spending more time editing for other channels/clients this year, but I've got a new film essay in the works right now (it's a big topic that I'm taking my time with, so I'm not sure yet when it'll be released)"
As much as I love Gremlins, I'm so glad more attention is being brought to Joe Dante's other films! He's become one of my favorite directors over the years and doesn't get the attention he deserves! I'm still holding out hope for The Man with the Kaleidoscope Eyes to happen!
I’m adding this film to my watchlist right now! How have I never heard of this until now? Thinking back on my most immersive film watching experience, I think it would have to be when I saw the film The Visitor at my college town’s local art house theater last Christmas. There weren’t any gimmicks or anything. It was just a raw Italian-American film on 35mm film filled with so many WTF moments I nearly broke my back from whiplash and spilled my popcorn. I loved the film, but I don’t think I ever want to see it at home due to how magical my experience seeing it in theaters was.
I watched this film with my father a few months ago on TMC and while watching it I kept thinking “this is a great movie, why have I never heard of it before“ such an underrated gem. :)
Bless you for this. Raised on William Castle and still retaining memories of "Duck and Cover" as well as being a collector of "Famous Monsters" magazine, I will always be grateful to Joe Dante for making this slice of media madness. All the movies you listed at the start rock but you nailed the audience exploring this one. Castle really exploited the interactive experience and I miss that showmanship.
I just wanna use the opportunity to say a big thank you. Your videos are incredible and even magical. 🎉 You are simply one of the best RUclipsrs out there. Your love for movies is contagious!!! Thanks again and keep up the great work!!! Kind regards from Berlin Dennis
Been thinking about this movie a lot for some reason. Thanks for covering it! Edit: This is why I love Tokusatsu, the fun is the spectacle. The release of emotion from watching something over the top. Wish more films and blockbusters remembered this.
William Castle truly deserved better. The man was a marketing genius, but despite his innovative ideas, he’s a pretty obscure figure in film history nowadays.
I was an "extra" as one of the kids in this movie...shot for about 3 weeks both at Universal Studios Florida backlot and a couple of schools in the area. It was fun to see the movie making process
Thanks for the upload! I remember seeing MATINEE when it first hit the big screen. What a trip down memory lane that film was for me and my friends who grew up on late night CREATURE FEATURES and mid-afternoon big bug movies. The film is full of in-jokes for monster movie fans, particularly the use of familiar faces from the past (only wish Grant Williams was available - that would have made a perfect film). For those of us who lived through the years of "duck and cover" and weekly air raid sirens (and "This is only a test of your emergency broadcast system..."), MATINEE is a great bit of nostalgia. And the atom bomb gimmick in the film took all of us by surprise! BTW, I had to chuckle when you showed the J-P Leaud clip from DAY FOR NIGHT. I watched him last week in THE DEATH OF LOUIS XIV. Still a great actor, but boy has he not aged well! ;-)
Watched this for the first time about a year ago and loved it ever since. It may not be the best but because I'm already a fan of those 50s, 60s monster movies, William Castle, Roger Corman, Vincent Price this one was just really special to me.
You know Andrew, this video had everything I liked about your content. The way you visualize, construct points, and the use examples from the film and elsewhere made this video poignant and engaging. It has been 7 months since you last released a video from when I’m typing and I miss you. I wish I knew why you’re gone but no matter. I would love to see whatever you do next if you have anything planned.
My two favorite theater memories involve the communal nature. When I was in highschool, my dad let me stay home so we could go watch Batman Begins. We loved that movie so much, but the part I always think about is at the end, when Batman flips over that playing card to reveal its the joker card and everyone in the theater cheered and clapped. It was before all those “crowd reaction” videos existed, before everyone was trained to just respond to stuff. It was organic and I loved it. The second was when I went to go see Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. That end of the Manson Family fight, when Leo comes out of his shed with the flamethrower, the entire audience erupted in cheers. It was so over the top the spectacle was grand, and I talked about it later with someone about the catharsis we felt at watching the Manson family, even a fictional version, get some degree of come uppance for what they did to Sharron Tate. Neither of those experiences could have happened at home.
"Here I am! What have you got for me?" As a kid, I think this was part of what made me the sort of person who hates excessive adds and actively avoids film gossip. I want as clean a slate as possible when I step in there. I enjoy films like Captain Marvel a lot more because I'm not going in buzzing with Twitter rage.
The guy who made Gremlins and Matinee recencetly praise Guillermo del Toro's take on Pinocchio as well as made a fun movie about making movies. Love your take on Pinocchio someday.
Wow... didn't know about this movie Matinee! Thanks for opening a new universe to me! Can't wait watching it :) And great video by the way, always very interesting and fascinating to follow your analysis!
Mant is a direct reference to Them!, another film about ants grown to colossal sizes through radiation. I have a bit of a soft spot for that movie because it actually predicted what ants sounded like well before they could actually be recorded.
What the fuck, RUclips? This video is incredibly well made and a great watch. Why are you not showing it to literally everyone? I'm even subscribed and I didn't notice it until today, though I do admittedly use the Subscription page less and less...
I hosted a movie trivia quiz with the theme of movies-within-movies and heavily featured Matinee. Partially because Mant! is the best movie-within-a-movie ever made!
I saw it when it was released in theaters in 1993. I loved it and I saw it again in VHS several times. Joe Dante is a genius, he should have made more movies.
I just watched the film for the first time and found surprisingly that this movie is still very relevant. That said this is probably my second favorite film directed by Joe Dante. The first being the Howling; and third and fourth being Gremlins and Looney Tunes Back in Action.
"Here I am, what have you got for me?" Not "what have you got for us?" A lot of pop psychology interpretations in this that I felt really didn't land. Enjoyed the breakdown of the film though.
I unabashedly love the film Matinee. One of Joe Dante's masterpieces. You a hit the nail on the head with your analysis, especially using the scene between Mr. Woolsey and young Gene, and his thoughts and feelings on the movie going experience. I watch this one every couple of years to remind myself how truly good the movies are. In 1993, as in most years, there was a critics poll for movies that year, and Matinee made the top ten. And to think this was the year of The Piano, Schindlers List, Double Life of Veronique, Naked, Nightmare before Christmas, Remains of the Day, and a lot more.
John Waters tells an amusing anecdote about when he saw The Tingler as a kid he went to the local theater where it was showing and found the one seat they had rigged to give the occupant a shock at designated moments. He said that he stayed all day long "getting his ass buzzed." Sadly that kind of showmanship is a thing of the past. I remember when a few films in 70's were shown in "Sen-so-Rama" , which I never experienced myself, even when one of those films was showing at my local last theatre, but probably couldn't afford to install the necessary equipment. But I heard it just rumbled the theatre a little.
Thank you so much for this. I love this movie, and honestly think it is Dante's best. I wish I could recreate the cinema going experience of the 70s. Being present in a giant empty room with strangers and begin cheering at a basketball game in a movie as if it were your own child's future depending on it was a totally immersive experience. (The scene in particular was from One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.)
The "Creature Features" host segments have long had a sign on the wall that reads "Watch Horror Films... Keep America Strong." Horror movies keep us to confront fears and manage our emotions. They're an important part of development. When parents shield their kids from "scary" movies or tv or comics or novels, they aren't doing them any favors. Often those materials are made age-appropriate (e.g., The Goonies, R.L. Stine's "Goosebumps" and other series). I have a friend who wouldn't allow her kid to watch even "Stranger Things," and the kid is now a teen who can't really function in the face of adversity. Movies are a form of inoculation against the unexpected. They supplement what life is supposed to provide. Early exposure to exaggerated or imaginary threats in a simulated but safe environment is what allows the development of functional adults who can deal with a minor crisis without having a full meltdown. Notice how the "abstinence-only" policies of religious conservatives always backfires. I'm not even talking about just the attitudes toward sex (e.g., the high rates of teen pregnancy among religious conservatives; look up the numbers; it's pretty sad). I grew up in New Orleans, and guess who got drunkest on Bourbon St.? The out-of-towners from the Bible Belt. They were from dry counties, raised with preachers telling them alcohol was the devil. At the first opportunity to indulge, they couldn't handle it and ended up face-down in the streets (or were arrested; that happens a lot too). Same with keeping kids from interacting with strangers, and you end up with a generation who is homophobic, racist, xenophobic, and jingoistic. You keep kids away from anything new and different because it might do harm, and you'll never teach those kids how not to be harmed or do harm when they encounter the new and different. Movies have the power to deliver the strange and new via virtual worlds so that strange and new isn't debilitating when you encounter it in the real world. America (and the rest of the world) is made stronger when it confronts its fears early and often in the metaphorical forms of bug-eyed aliens, undead vampires, and giant insects. Keep watching horror (and sci-fi) movies. Keep keeping future citizens of the world strong.
Watched this movie for the first time the other week and loved it. You can definitely tell that it was actually shot in Key West too. Highly recommended.
I saw this in '93 and knew it was destined to be an unappreciated gem. I immediately connected with the main character of Gene who consumed horror movies, good or bad, and read Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine. That was me but about a decade later. I'm still only aware of William Castle by his name and being the producer of Rosemary's Baby and have only seen one of his own films. It's not a prerequisite to know this period or who Lawrence Woolsey is based on to enjoy the film. It's just a lot of fun, with the terrifying events of the Cuba missile crisis looming above. I imagine that there are many autobiographical elements which Joe Dante drew upon, being old enough to have witnessed this time in America first-hand. Being born in '64 I was unaware of how close we were to a full-scale nuclear war with Russia. It balances the serious and humor very well, never making light of the anxiety people in the part of the country must have been experiencing. This would make a good double bill with another underrated Joe Dante film, Explorers.
I remember seeing this movie when I was a kid and it first came out and parts of have always stuck in my mind. Its been a long time since I watched it and I probably should watch it gain.
Well, it is called 'show' business, after all. :) 'Matinee' is a terrific movie - both as a kind of love-letter to William Castle and the nostalgia of those of us who attended some of his movies, along with their accompanying gimmicks, and as a commentary on the times which made the atomic horror movie a 'thing'. Those of us whose families had bomb shelters built, remember it quite well.
Hello, I am interested in a technical phenomenon in film history. Watching Star Trek The Original Series and then ST The Next Generation I recognised that the picture qualitiy of the latter seems worse than of the first ST series though it is younger. The edges of characters and objects seem a bit blurry, the resolution overall seems to be lower. Is it about the colour film technique? Is it just a cheaper production? Could you make a video about that? That would be awesome!
From his twitter: "All is well! I've been spending more time editing for other channels/clients this year, but I've got a new film essay in the works right now (it's a big topic that I'm taking my time with, so I'm not sure yet when it'll be released)"
Joe Dante's my favorite director and honestly, MATINEE and THE 'BURBS tie as my favorite Dante film. However, I love that MATINEE is more a "Movie about Watching Movies". This was also where I first learned of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is shown in a community/social perspective, which may be more intense than it'd be with Politicians constantly talking. I love this era of 50s "scary films", but it's also so niche' and "innovative" with a playful passion that doesn't work in modern day because so much of that "niche'." is often pulled for profits over filmmaking.
I like to think that the reason that we haven't gotten another video, is because he's decided to create his own feature length film
Joe Dante is a criminally underrated filmmaker
@@JohnnyNiteTrain Except he isn't.
Yes
We need to get cinema back to its roots: big train coming right at us
Fred Ott's Sneeze is a classic for a reason.
I thought John Wick movies were trying to do that by referencing Buster Keaton in the films.
theres people who think the earth is flat still so im sure theres still folks who might get right good thrill from that
I absolutely love how a movie that made nary a dent at the box office in 1993 continues to be rediscovered, embraced and celebrated by successive generations of true cinema lovers. Matinee truly is a multifaceted, evergreen classic.
Where are you Andrew ? You doin alright fella
This year, seeing Everything Everywhere All at Once and Triangle of Sadness in a large theater audience was some of the most joyful experiences I’ve had this decade so far. Hearing the laughter, cheers, and just seeing them on the big screen just felt right.
We miss you man. I hope you're doing well.
I’m starting to think he’s passed away 😔
@@JamesLawner Report from another comment "From his twitter: "All is well! I've been spending more time editing for other channels/clients this year, but I've got a new film essay in the works right now (it's a big topic that I'm taking my time with, so I'm not sure yet when it'll be released)"
@@JamesLawner Another update on his letterboxd he added a review of Streets of Fire on the first of Sep 2024
Hi, I just found your channel and it's incredible. Noticed it's been a minute since your last upload and wanted to send positive vibes. Hope you make another video ❤
Finally got around to Matinee earlier this year after adding it to my watchlist from your recommendation about 2 or 3 years ago. Absolute masterpiece! I was even thinking about it just a few hours before you uploaded this! Thank you for always adding so much depth to my cinematic palate!
Matinee is one of my favorites and an often overlooked movie sadly.
I have loved this movie since I came across it on TV in my childhood, purely by accident. I was finally able to get the special edition on Blu-ray last year. Thank you for this.
Been missing your uploads a lot! Hope for a new video soon
Idk but that final shot of the two kids running towards the river as the jets flew by just stuck with me from this film
Its not a river. Its the Florida Straits, off the coast of Key West... the middle ground between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.
"They have seen the coming attractions."
I feel like Jerry Goldsmith should have gotten a shoutout, his score for this was pretty much perfect in terms of evoking the magic of midcentury movies.
We miss you big bro
Man you have one of the best video essay channels, love your stuff. Hoping for your comeback.
From his twitter: "All is well! I've been spending more time editing for other channels/clients this year, but I've got a new film essay in the works right now (it's a big topic that I'm taking my time with, so I'm not sure yet when it'll be released)"
As much as I love Gremlins, I'm so glad more attention is being brought to Joe Dante's other films! He's become one of my favorite directors over the years and doesn't get the attention he deserves! I'm still holding out hope for The Man with the Kaleidoscope Eyes to happen!
Always loved the lesser known Joe Dante flicks - Matinee being a standout! So nice to see someone cover it and give it its dues
10:46
"And you say 'Here I am, whadya got for me?'"
Such great words with the great score
I’m adding this film to my watchlist right now! How have I never heard of this until now?
Thinking back on my most immersive film watching experience, I think it would have to be when I saw the film The Visitor at my college town’s local art house theater last Christmas. There weren’t any gimmicks or anything. It was just a raw Italian-American film on 35mm film filled with so many WTF moments I nearly broke my back from whiplash and spilled my popcorn. I loved the film, but I don’t think I ever want to see it at home due to how magical my experience seeing it in theaters was.
I watched this film with my father a few months ago on TMC and while watching it I kept thinking “this is a great movie, why have I never heard of it before“ such an underrated gem. :)
Bless you for this. Raised on William Castle and still retaining memories of "Duck and Cover" as well as being a collector of "Famous Monsters" magazine, I will always be grateful to Joe Dante for making this slice of media madness. All the movies you listed at the start rock but you nailed the audience exploring this one. Castle really exploited the interactive experience and I miss that showmanship.
One day we’re gonna have Royal Ocean interview Joe Dante. That’s going on my vision board actually.
Still waiting for your return. I hope everything is ok.
Does anyone know what happened?
I just wanna use the opportunity to say a big thank you. Your videos are incredible and even magical. 🎉
You are simply one of the best RUclipsrs out there. Your love for movies is contagious!!!
Thanks again and keep up the great work!!!
Kind regards from Berlin
Dennis
Been thinking about this movie a lot for some reason. Thanks for covering it!
Edit: This is why I love Tokusatsu, the fun is the spectacle. The release of emotion from watching something over the top. Wish more films and blockbusters remembered this.
One of my all-time favorites! Great video, thanks for giving Matinee the attention it deserves!
William Castle truly deserved better. The man was a marketing genius, but despite his innovative ideas, he’s a pretty obscure figure in film history nowadays.
TIME magazine thought "Homicidal" was as creepy, if not creepier, as "Psycho." It is!
Horror movie fans will always remember him, an absolute master
I was an "extra" as one of the kids in this movie...shot for about 3 weeks both at Universal Studios Florida backlot and a couple of schools in the area. It was fun to see the movie making process
Love this movie! John Goodman great as always
This is the movie that cemented my desire to be a filmmaker when I was 15. The caveman speech specifically is what did it for me.
Miss your work man! Hope you come back someday.
And thus, he was never seen from again.
Thanks for the upload! I remember seeing MATINEE when it first hit the big screen. What a trip down memory lane that film was for me and my friends who grew up on late night CREATURE FEATURES and mid-afternoon big bug movies. The film is full of in-jokes for monster movie fans, particularly the use of familiar faces from the past (only wish Grant Williams was available - that would have made a perfect film). For those of us who lived through the years of "duck and cover" and weekly air raid sirens (and "This is only a test of your emergency broadcast system..."), MATINEE is a great bit of nostalgia. And the atom bomb gimmick in the film took all of us by surprise!
BTW, I had to chuckle when you showed the J-P Leaud clip from DAY FOR NIGHT. I watched him last week in THE DEATH OF LOUIS XIV. Still a great actor, but boy has he not aged well! ;-)
Watched this for the first time about a year ago and loved it ever since. It may not be the best but because I'm already a fan of those 50s, 60s monster movies, William Castle, Roger Corman, Vincent Price this one was just really special to me.
An absolute golden film always wanted to see it and funny enough it was your Summer 2020 video that finally got me to watch it.
You know Andrew, this video had everything I liked about your content. The way you visualize, construct points, and the use examples from the film and elsewhere made this video poignant and engaging. It has been 7 months since you last released a video from when I’m typing and I miss you. I wish I knew why you’re gone but no matter. I would love to see whatever you do next if you have anything planned.
you have the best editing on youtube
What happened to the video "In Praise of 16mm"? :( It really inspired me once, but I can't find it anymore.
One of my favorite underrated gems, thanks for putting a spotlight on it!
come back pls :(
John Goodman's speech about the movie going experience is one of my all-time favorite speeches in movies PERIOD.
Just a well-written little scene.
My two favorite theater memories involve the communal nature. When I was in highschool, my dad let me stay home so we could go watch Batman Begins. We loved that movie so much, but the part I always think about is at the end, when Batman flips over that playing card to reveal its the joker card and everyone in the theater cheered and clapped. It was before all those “crowd reaction” videos existed, before everyone was trained to just respond to stuff. It was organic and I loved it. The second was when I went to go see Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. That end of the Manson Family fight, when Leo comes out of his shed with the flamethrower, the entire audience erupted in cheers. It was so over the top the spectacle was grand, and I talked about it later with someone about the catharsis we felt at watching the Manson family, even a fictional version, get some degree of come uppance for what they did to Sharron Tate. Neither of those experiences could have happened at home.
I remember this movie from when I was a little boy. Recently found an old vhs copy of it, super excited to snag it.
"Here I am! What have you got for me?"
As a kid, I think this was part of what made me the sort of person who hates excessive adds and actively avoids film gossip. I want as clean a slate as possible when I step in there. I enjoy films like Captain Marvel a lot more because I'm not going in buzzing with Twitter rage.
Totally, I actually look away from the screen when trailers come on.
The guy who made Gremlins and Matinee recencetly praise Guillermo del Toro's take on Pinocchio as well as made a fun movie about making movies. Love your take on Pinocchio someday.
That's the best thing about Joe Dante: he's making fun of you while being one of you at the same time.
Wow... didn't know about this movie Matinee! Thanks for opening a new universe to me! Can't wait watching it :) And great video by the way, always very interesting and fascinating to follow your analysis!
Mant is a direct reference to Them!, another film about ants grown to colossal sizes through radiation. I have a bit of a soft spot for that movie because it actually predicted what ants sounded like well before they could actually be recorded.
Hey ROFS, where have you been? Been a year now
What the fuck, RUclips? This video is incredibly well made and a great watch. Why are you not showing it to literally everyone? I'm even subscribed and I didn't notice it until today, though I do admittedly use the Subscription page less and less...
I hosted a movie trivia quiz with the theme of movies-within-movies and heavily featured Matinee. Partially because Mant! is the best movie-within-a-movie ever made!
I watched this last year because you recommended it in your summer movies video. It was so much fun!
The visuals between the movie clips are just fantastic 🎉 it’s giving me Polyphonic Goes to the Movies
I saw it when it was released in theaters in 1993. I loved it and I saw it again in VHS several times. Joe Dante is a genius, he should have made more movies.
Great video! Really love your visuals and editing in this video!
I just watched the film for the first time and found surprisingly that this movie is still very relevant.
That said this is probably my second favorite film directed by Joe Dante. The first being the Howling; and third and fourth being Gremlins and Looney Tunes Back in Action.
"Here I am, what have you got for me?"
Not "what have you got for us?"
A lot of pop psychology interpretations in this that I felt really didn't land. Enjoyed the breakdown of the film though.
Where's the creator? Is he on hiatus?
Probably retired
Outstanding piece on one of my favorite films.
Why did this channel stop uploading?
I unabashedly love the film Matinee. One of Joe Dante's masterpieces. You a hit the nail on the head with your analysis, especially using the scene between Mr. Woolsey and young Gene, and his thoughts and feelings on the movie going experience. I watch this one every couple of years to remind myself how truly good the movies are. In 1993, as in most years, there was a critics poll for movies that year, and Matinee made the top ten. And to think this was the year of The Piano, Schindlers List, Double Life of Veronique, Naked, Nightmare before Christmas, Remains of the Day, and a lot more.
John Waters tells an amusing anecdote about when he saw The Tingler as a kid he went to the local theater where it was showing and found the one seat they had rigged to give the occupant a shock at designated moments. He said that he stayed all day long "getting his ass buzzed." Sadly that kind of showmanship is a thing of the past. I remember when a few films in 70's were shown in "Sen-so-Rama" , which I never experienced myself, even when one of those films was showing at my local last theatre, but probably couldn't afford to install the necessary equipment. But I heard it just rumbled the theatre a little.
I Hope you’re doing well and that we’ll see you back soon !
My granny actually got this for me on DVD. I wish I hadn't donated it to Goodwill. 😅😩
Thank you for giving this movie the respect it deserves
Okay that's it, I need to see this movie
I’m glad this movie is getting some attention. I’ve always loved it.
Thank you so much for this. I love this movie, and honestly think it is Dante's best. I wish I could recreate the cinema going experience of the 70s. Being present in a giant empty room with strangers and begin cheering at a basketball game in a movie as if it were your own child's future depending on it was a totally immersive experience. (The scene in particular was from One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.)
The last Sam Mendes movie Empire of Light was so good. So many of those signature Roger Deakins shots too. I really enjoyed it.
One of my favourite movies ever. It's a feel good movie.
Such a great movie
The "Creature Features" host segments have long had a sign on the wall that reads "Watch Horror Films... Keep America Strong." Horror movies keep us to confront fears and manage our emotions. They're an important part of development. When parents shield their kids from "scary" movies or tv or comics or novels, they aren't doing them any favors. Often those materials are made age-appropriate (e.g., The Goonies, R.L. Stine's "Goosebumps" and other series). I have a friend who wouldn't allow her kid to watch even "Stranger Things," and the kid is now a teen who can't really function in the face of adversity.
Movies are a form of inoculation against the unexpected. They supplement what life is supposed to provide. Early exposure to exaggerated or imaginary threats in a simulated but safe environment is what allows the development of functional adults who can deal with a minor crisis without having a full meltdown.
Notice how the "abstinence-only" policies of religious conservatives always backfires. I'm not even talking about just the attitudes toward sex (e.g., the high rates of teen pregnancy among religious conservatives; look up the numbers; it's pretty sad). I grew up in New Orleans, and guess who got drunkest on Bourbon St.? The out-of-towners from the Bible Belt. They were from dry counties, raised with preachers telling them alcohol was the devil. At the first opportunity to indulge, they couldn't handle it and ended up face-down in the streets (or were arrested; that happens a lot too). Same with keeping kids from interacting with strangers, and you end up with a generation who is homophobic, racist, xenophobic, and jingoistic. You keep kids away from anything new and different because it might do harm, and you'll never teach those kids how not to be harmed or do harm when they encounter the new and different.
Movies have the power to deliver the strange and new via virtual worlds so that strange and new isn't debilitating when you encounter it in the real world. America (and the rest of the world) is made stronger when it confronts its fears early and often in the metaphorical forms of bug-eyed aliens, undead vampires, and giant insects. Keep watching horror (and sci-fi) movies. Keep keeping future citizens of the world strong.
Beautiful. Did you write it yourself?
Love the variety of your film topics and essays. Can't wait to see your next one, are you releasing a new video soon?
Great video!
Watched this movie for the first time the other week and loved it. You can definitely tell that it was actually shot in Key West too. Highly recommended.
Hope you're doing well.
found this movie by accident very recently, thinking it was a horror with a similar story.... it's really good, this was a lost gem find
I saw this in '93 and knew it was destined to be an unappreciated gem. I immediately connected with the main character of Gene who consumed horror movies, good or bad, and read Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine. That was me but about a decade later. I'm still only aware of William Castle by his name and being the producer of Rosemary's Baby and have only seen one of his own films. It's not a prerequisite to know this period or who Lawrence Woolsey is based on to enjoy the film. It's just a lot of fun, with the terrifying events of the Cuba missile crisis looming above. I imagine that there are many autobiographical elements which Joe Dante drew upon, being old enough to have witnessed this time in America first-hand. Being born in '64 I was unaware of how close we were to a full-scale nuclear war with Russia. It balances the serious and humor very well, never making light of the anxiety people in the part of the country must have been experiencing. This would make a good double bill with another underrated Joe Dante film, Explorers.
Excellent. Thanks Andrew. Love your channel
I remember seeing this movie when I was a kid and it first came out and parts of have always stuck in my mind. Its been a long time since I watched it and I probably should watch it gain.
Well, it is called 'show' business, after all. :) 'Matinee' is a terrific movie - both as a kind of love-letter to William Castle and the nostalgia of those of us who attended some of his movies, along with their accompanying gimmicks, and as a commentary on the times which made the atomic horror movie a 'thing'. Those of us whose families had bomb shelters built, remember it quite well.
People need the introduction to this movie somehow, and I love that!
Well you've convinced me yet again to watch a movie.
A year ago I watched this film. I loved it and was wondering why it's not that popular even among cinefiles
Really cool honestly, thanks for the hard work
Always fun to be reminded why we love entertainment:
simply put, we like to be entertained!
What I wouldn't do for a 4DX screening of this film. Imagine the real audience getting buzzed at the same time as the onscreen one.
Now you should make a video about "The Projectionist" (1970)
I really wished Luca Guadagnino had put a cannibal on the screenings of Bones and all, a true cinematic experience
Wonderful video, and I absolutely have to check out this movie!
Merry Christmas.
Hey can you please do a video on something to do with directors cuts please?
Hello, I am interested in a technical phenomenon in film history. Watching Star Trek The Original Series and then ST The Next Generation I recognised that the picture qualitiy of the latter seems worse than of the first ST series though it is younger. The edges of characters and objects seem a bit blurry, the resolution overall seems to be lower. Is it about the colour film technique? Is it just a cheaper production? Could you make a video about that? That would be awesome!
(Gen.) Kevin McCarthy (original Invasion of the Bodysnatchers) in Mant/Matinee. Priceless...
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From his twitter: "All is well! I've been spending more time editing for other channels/clients this year, but I've got a new film essay in the works right now (it's a big topic that I'm taking my time with, so I'm not sure yet when it'll be released)"
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come back now please. thanks
Yup.
Joe Dante's my favorite director and honestly, MATINEE and THE 'BURBS tie as my favorite Dante film. However, I love that MATINEE is more a "Movie about Watching Movies".
This was also where I first learned of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is shown in a community/social perspective, which may be more intense than it'd be with Politicians constantly talking.
I love this era of 50s "scary films", but it's also so niche' and "innovative" with a playful passion that doesn't work in modern day because so much of that "niche'." is often pulled for profits over filmmaking.
Great video. Makes me wanna check out Matinee for sure.
Can someone tell me the criterions he showed at the beginning?
Anybody remember “Hail, Caesar?”