Tag: Paul Williams

Horror Movie Night – Retroactive Episode 6: Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

by Saintmort

This week, the guys are digging an oldie but goodie out of the archives and watching from the rafters as their past selves discuss Brian De Palma’s inimitable 1974 rock opera Phantom of the Paradise! If you’ve followed the show in any capacity, odds are you’ve heard this film brought up at least once, and here is the seed of HMN’s collective obsession. Fall in love with Plain Jane, get your teeth knocked out, your voicebox smashed and your face horribly disfigured by a record press, then try to foil your abuser’s sexy plot on this week’s retroactive episode of Horror Movie Night!

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Paul Williams Is Still Alive Documentary Trailer

by Saintmort

Paul Williams is someone who has probably written one of your favorite songs and you most likely don’t know who he is. In the 70’s Paul Williams was a singer/songwriter and while his originals where never huge hits when they were sung by The Carpenters, Three Dog Night or Kermit the Frog they went straight to number one.

This Sunday at SXSW Fest is the premiere of the documentary Paul Williams: Still Alive. The film unlike most documentaries seems more like an obsessive fan’s stalker tape based on the trailer (Think My Date With Drew meets Winnebago Man). When Stephen Kessler discovered his favorite deceased singer/songwriter and Tonight Show guest Paul Williams was actually alive and well, he made it his mission to find out what happened to this once adored renaissance man.

 

I’m bummed that I won’t be at SXSW to see this one so if you’re there, you should put this on your to do list.