Movie Heaven Movie Hell

We continue our Film Four FrightFest coverage by looking at this year's festival. Simon, Keith, Mike Tack and Clive Ashenden talk about their thoughts on the 16th festival, the films on show in the main and discovery screens, and of course their picks for Movie Heaven Movie Hell. The films under discussion are CHERRY TREE, HELLIONS, LANDMINE GOES CLICK, THE HALLOW, SOME KIND OF HATE, RABID DOGS, NIGHT FARE, TALES OF HALLOWEEN. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Mike Tack's work at http://www.apocalypticconservatory.com Check out Clive's (and Rob Wicking's) THE A-Z OF SFF podcast at http:/

In this special episode we talk to Kenneth Johnson, the writer / producer of such classic TV shows as THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN, THE BIONIC WOMAN, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, V and ALIEN NATION. We talk to him about these shows, as well as what he thinks of the remakes of his shows, the possiblity of a V movie, the Lonely Man music at the end of The Incredible Hulk and directing JOHNNY 5 in SHORT CIRCUIT 2. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. You can find out more about Kenneth Johnson at http://www.kennethjohnson.us Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith E

We have a bumper episode for you this week as we talk about the "Woodstock Of Horror", Film4 FrightFest. In this podcast special, hosts Simon and Keith are joined by Mike Tack and Clive Ashenden to talk about the festival, their experiences of attending and to make their picks for Movie Heaven Moive Hell from previous FrightFests. The films under discussion are CHEAP THRILLS, THE DEAD OUTSIDE, EDEN LAKE, THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER, THE HORSEMAN, THE ORPHANAGE, THE PARANORMAL DIARIES: CLOPHILL and RABIES. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Mike Tack's work at http://www.apocalypticconservatory

In the last Podcast Extra we learnt that Keith Eyles mentioned that he made a feature film (a surprise to all who know him), so in this episode Keith talks in-depth about the making of THE EVERYDAY. He covers being brought on as the director, what the film was about, the help Ralph Clemente, and Valencia, provided to the film, the experience of shooting in Florida and the reasons why it was never finished. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4up3c883irE6oA2Vk0T7w

In this week's episode Simon and Keith talk about the British filmmaker John Irvin. There is very little they known about this director, yet he has been making films for 4 decades. Films that both hosts had seen at the video shop, like ROBIN HOOD (not the Kevin Costner one), NEXT OF KIN and SHINER, but didn't realise they were made by the same man. The films under discussion is GHOST STORY, RAW DEAL, HAMBURGER HILL and FREEFALL. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ

In this podcast extra, Simon and Keith talks about their first short films. Keith talks about making OVERPASS in the USA, working with a full crew, shooting on 16mm film and the reception it got. While Simon talks about the conception of Fire Power, the joys of waiting for Super 8 film to be developed, and the use of sound in film. You can watch OVERPASS at https://youtu.be/KpdNqJP6aD8 and Fire Power at https://youtu.be/R-GpDgLhpOM. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://www.youtube.com/channel

In this week's episode Simon and Keith talk about the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. The guys talk about the influence the great British director has had on their work, his use of 3D, the use of tension in his films and how he changed the way films we shown at the cinema. The films under discussion is THE PARADINE CASE, STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, DIAL M FOR MURDER and PSYCHO. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4up3c883irE6oA2Vk0T7w

In this podcast extra, Simon talks to filmmaker Mike Tack about how he got started and about his experiences of making horror shorts like DOMESTIC, ONE CAREFUL OWNER, M IS FOR MAKEOVER, THE ALLOTMENT and his latest short, RED WOLF PINES. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. You can find Mike Tack's work at https://www.youtube.com/user/miketackisgod Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4up3c883irE6oA2Vk0T7w

In this week's episode Simon is joined by filmmaker Mike Tack, as Keith was on holiday at the time of recording, to talk about the maverick filmmaker Stuart Gordon. Well know for his adaptions of H.P. Lovecraft's work, mixing sex and horror, working with actors Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton, killing his wife off in films and giant fighting robots. The films under discussion are RE-ANIMATOR, FROM BEYOND, DOLLS and ROBOT JOX. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. You can find Mike Tack's work at https://www.youtube.com/user/miketackisgod Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnin

In this podcast extra, Simon talks about his experiences of working on a feature film called COLD FISH. (The only review can be found at https://youtu.be/OFRwiFAUnU0) To say it's a bad film is an understatement, but there was a lot of lessions to be learnt on how not to make a film, and there are a few war stories to be told too. Also, listeners you have homework. You are to watch Simon and Keith's first shorts, FIRE POWER and OVERPASS, as they are going to be talking about them in a forthcoming episode of the podcast. You can watch them on YouTube channels. (Links below) Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeav

In this podcast special, Keith and Simon are joined by fellow filmmakers Mike Tack and Clive Ashenden as they talk about the late, great Sir Christopher Lee, who passed away recently. They talk about the actor's career, share memories of the man and discuss the films he has appeared in like THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, the STAR WARS prequels, BOND... too many to list here. The guys talk about his work for Hammer Films and his friendship with PETER CUSHING. As a sign of respect, the guys picks are for Movie Heaven. They have picked one film to talk about. The films under discussion are DRACULA, THE DEVIL RIDES OUT, THE WICKER MAN and THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.

The first rule of Movie Heaven Movie Hell is you don't talk about Movie Heaven Movie Hell. The second rule... you get the idea. This week's episode is obviously about David Fincher, one of the modern masters of cinema. After a bad start, with ALIEN 3, Fincher went on to have a very distinctive career in cinema, directing classics like SEVEN, FIGHT CLUB, THE SOCIAL NETWORK and ZODIAC. Simon and Keith discuss the films ALIEN 3, SEVEN, THE GAME and FIGHT CLUB. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https:

In this podcast extra, Simon and Keith talk about their experiences of working on short films. From Simon's first experience being a trial by fire to Keith always being the 1st AD on American sets. They discuss working on location, seeing the change from film to digital video and other experiences they had working on shorts. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4up3c883irE6oA2Vk0T7w

In this week's episode, Simon and Keith go ahead and make your day by talking about Clint Eastwood. Known for his roles as the MAN WITH NO NAME and DIRTY HARRY, Clint Eastwood made the jump from actor to director (stating SERGIO LEONE and DON SIEGAL as his mentors) and has gone on to make some really great films. It was a hard job, but we were able to find our picks in the end. The films under discussion are PLAY MISTY FOR ME, THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES, SUDDEN IMPACT and THE ROOKIE. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Kei

In this podcast extra, Simon gets out of the office and goes to a music video shoot to talk to horror filmmaker Mike Tack (ONE CAREFUL OWNER, THE ALLOTMENT, MAKEOVER) about his love for THE THING (1982) and other films by John Carpenter. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. You can find Mike Tack's work at https://www.youtube.com/user/miketackisgod Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4up3c883irE6oA2Vk0T7w

In this week's episode, Simon and Keith discuss their picks from the work of Brian De Palma, the king of the one shot, like the opening of SNAKE EYES, and split screen, like the prom scene in CARRIE. Brian De Palma is great at making suspenseful thrillers. The films under discussion are BLOW OUT, THE UNTOUCHABLES, CASUALTIES OF WAR and MISSION TO MARS. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4up3c883irE6oA2Vk0T7w

In this podcast extra, Keith Eyles talks about his old mentor, Ralph Clemente, who passed away on the 5th April 2015. Keith talks about how Ralph convinced him to attend the Valencia College Film School in Florida, and how he was a big influence on other filmmakers like David Nutter (GAME OF THRONES, ENTOURAGE, BAND OF BROTHERS), Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez (THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT). Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4up3c883irE6oA2Vk0T7w

In this week's episode, Simon and Keith discuss their picks from the work of John Carpenter. Considered a bum in America, but not with us, we think he is the king of genre, and the Synth! Making classicc films like HALLOWEEN, THE FOG and ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK. The films under discussion are THE THING, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED and GHOSTS OF MARS, but which ones will fall into Movie Heaven and Movie Hell. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4

Simon and Keith talk about what sparked their interest in films, and what inspired them to become filmmakers. They talk about the first films that they saw as kids at the cinema. They discuss the events that lead them to become film directors. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at http://www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4up3c883irE6oA2Vk0T7w

Simon and Keith discuss their picks from the work of Tim Burton. The creator of unique characters like Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands and Jack Skeleton... but the guys don't talk about those films. They mostly talk about the remakes that litter Tim Burton's résumé, like CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, PLANET OF THE APES, and BATMAN. They throw in a musicial too (SWEENEY TODD), but which films are their picks for Movie Heaven Movie Hell. Movie Heaven Movie Hell is a show where filmmakers Simon Aitken (BLOOD + ROSES, POST-ITS, MODERN LOVE) and Keith Eyles (FEAR VIEW, DRIVEN INSANE, CROSSED LINES) go through the A-Z of directors. Simon and Keith talk about their favourite and least favourite film from that director's body of work. Like our Facebook Fanpage at www.facebook.com/MovieHeavenMovieHell You can follow Movie Heaven Movie Hell on Twitter at @MovieHeavenHell You can find Simon Aitken's work at www.independentrunnings.com You can find Keith Eyles' work at www.snakegullyproductions.com