Subotsky and Rosenberg had collaborated on film projects before. In fact, Rosenberg had submitted a pitch for a Frankenstein revival that wound up being given to Hammer Films which became Curse Of Frankenstein. They formed Amicus Productions shortly after. Rosenberg handled the money and funding while Subotsky had more of a hand in the creative process.
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While Hammer Films focused mainly on horror projects, Amicus tried to other genres ranging from horror to sci-fi to thrillers. They may be most famous for making the two standalone Dr. Who movies, Dr. Who And The Daleks and Daleks Invasion Of Earth 2150 A.D. Both films starred Peter Cushing. We did more extensive coverage of these two films in a past episode of Examining The Doctor.
Over the years, many of the Amicus movies would be mistaken for Hammer Films productions due to many of the same cast being used (Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough).
Day 27 of National Podcast Post Month brings us another inductee into the Lesser Known Geek Hall Of Fame. Join Seth and Train as they talk about another character that can be considered one of the very first superheroes.
We enter the final week of National Podcast Post Month with our first movie entry into our Lesser Known Geek Hall Of Fame, Disney’s 1979 sci-fi film The Black Hole.
Day 22 of NaPodPoMo brings us to another “Adam”. Yesterday we did The Addams Family so today we did Adam Strange. Find out why Adam Strange is one of the more influential characters in comics and sci-fi despite not being as widely known as one might expect.
The Flash Gordon franchise is the subject of Day 14 of National Podcast Post Month! Flashback (no pun intended) to 2019 when we inducted the Flash Gordon franchise into our Lesser Known Geek Hall Of Fame!
Day 10 of National Podcast Post Month, or NaPodPoMo, brings us another edition of The Lesser Known Geek Hall Of Fame. Many fans remember the 1966 TV show with Van Williams and Bruce Lee, but did you know that the character had existed for 30 years before that TV show? Join Seth and Crazy Train as they discuss the long storied history of the character and the surprising lineage back to the fictional Old West.
Day 9 of NaPodPoMo (National Podcast Post Month) takes us back to The Old West. Join Seth and Crazy Train as they talk about arguably the biggest fictional Old West hero of all time, The Lone Ranger!
Day 2 of National Podcast Post Month (NaPodPoMo for short) brings the inaugural inductee into our Lesser Known Geek Hall Of Fame, THE SHADOW!
“Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?”
That famous line opened many episodes of the famed radio series. You may have heard of The Shadow, but do you know how influential the character really is? Seth and Crazy Train dive into the character who is arguably the first-ever superhero!
