Nostalgiahhh - Cult Films, TV and Media

As a couple of YouTubers revolutionise Hollywood, Roger Crow looks at the phenomenon of BACKROOMS and OBSESSION. He also finally catches up with Bill Murray’s soul-searching 1984 epic THE RAZOR’S EDGE, and assesses episode one of the TV version of CAPE FEAR. Which reminds me. That Spanish actor was in our pub last night causing issues. “Javier Bardem?”Yes, for a week at least. Plus, a couple of original songs each centring on a couple of MCU icons. The Simpsons clip c/o 20th century studios.

With the sad news that Anthony Head has died at the age of 72, a look back at his incredible career. Buffy songs c/o 20th Century Fox/Mutant Enemy Inc. Dr Who clip c/o BBC.

A collection of original songs; lyrics by Roger Crow, music by AI wizardry.And with a spruced up version of 1995 movie Mortal Kombat released at the end of June, a look back in a 31-year-old fantasy epic.

Bookended by a couple of songs written by Roger Crow, this contentious pod wasn’t written by your host. And host is the operative term when dealing with a subject involving four of horror/fantasy cinema’s greatest icons at one of its greatest hostelries. Inspired by the picture you see in the thumbnail, generated by AI, the whole pod is also AI generated, but no less interesting.So what happens if you take The Thing, Alien, Predator and Hannibal Lecter and have them face off in The Shining’s Overlook hotel?‘Smackdown at the Overlook Hotel’’ and ‘I Knead the Dough’ written by Roger Crow.

Roger Crow, with the AId of voice-over lady, looks back on 1987 classic Robocop, Paul Verhoeven’s blood-soaked blockbuster which spawned sequels, TV shows and more. (A version of this article first appeared in Infinity magazine; this is the longer version though cuts have been made for length). Confused? Don’t worry. It’s basically even more good stuff.

This year marks 50 years since Carrie was adapted for the big screen. Roger Crow wrote a recent article for The Dark Side magazine paying tribute to the King of horror and fantasy fiction, and here’s the *audio version, narrated by nice AI lady. (*The original version was longer and can still be bought as a digital download).

Is it possible to make a feature about Starsky and Hutch sound sexy? Well, if you had a bit of ASMR, then maybe. In this supplemental edition, ASMR Lady (an AI generated voice) reads Roger Crow‘s Infinity magazine article about those top cops Starsky and Hutch 50 years after they made their TV debut.

Hello and welcome back to another edition of Nostalgiahhh. In this episode Roger Crow will be looking at the extraordinary world of AI voices, from a cloned version of his own tones, to Lord of the Rings legend John Rhys Davies, and the unmistakable tones, or are they(?), of Gwyneth Paltrow, reading his take on Saturday Night Fever. The full version of which can be read, in whatever voice you like, in the new Infinity magazine, in shops now.