A mysterious island. Desperate castaways. This isn't "Gilligan's Island," it's the 1963 Japanese horror movie "Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People." KYW's Steve Nikazy (@SteveOnTheAir) and independent filmmaker Andre Bennett (@AndreBennettGO) explore this dark, dense drama.

A mysterious island. Desperate castaways. This isn't "Gilligan's Island," it's the 1963 Japanese horror movie "Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People." KYW's Steve Nikazy (<a href="http;//twitter.com/SteveOnTheAir">@SteveOnTheAir</a>) and independent filmmaker Andre Bennett (<a href="http;//twitter.com/AndreBennettGO">@AndreBennettGO</a>) explore this dark, dense drama.

The wild. The weird. The outrageous. KYW Newsradio's Frank Traynor joins 
independent Philly filmmaker Andre Bennett (@AndreBennettGO) to dive into the 
cult side of film and discuss some of the best (and worst) movies you might 
not have heard about.

Cinema Obscura

Episode 35: "Matango"

An icon stars as an icon, as screen legend James Cagney plays horror forefather Lon Chaney. KYW Newsradio's Frank Traynor joins independent filmmaker Andre Bennett (@AndreBennettGO) to discuss the 1957 biopic "Man of a Thousand Faces."

An icon stars as an icon, as screen legend James Cagney plays horror forefather Lon Chaney. KYW Newsradio's Frank Traynor joins independent filmmaker Andre Bennett (<a href="https://twitter.com/AndreBennettGO%20">@AndreBennettGO</a>) to discuss the 1957 biopic "Man of a Thousand Faces."

Man of a Thousand Faces

An elite squad of super cops has a shocking secret--they're werewolves! KYW Newsradio's Frank Traynor and special guest  Joey V. of B-Movie TV's "Joey V. Presents" (@actionsmacked) join independent filmmaker Andre Bennett (@AndreBennettGO) to talk about the 1993 horror-action flick "Full Eclipse."

An elite squad of super cops has a shocking secret--they're werewolves! KYW Newsradio's Frank Traynor and special guest &nbsp;Joey V. of B-Movie TV's "Joey V. Presents" (<a href="https://twitter.com/actionsmacked">@actionsmacked</a>) join independent filmmaker Andre Bennett (<a href="https://twitter.com/AndreBennettGO">@AndreBennettGO</a>) to talk about the 1993 horror-action flick "Full Eclipse."

Full Eclipse

Legendary director William Castle left the gimmicks behind for his final movie, but he tried something different by casting famous mime Marcel Marceau in his first leading film role. The result was disturbing in the best...and worst ways! KYW Newsradio's Frank Traynor joins independent filmmaker Andre Bennett (@AndreBennettGO) to discuss the 1974 horror fantasy "Shanks!"

Legendary director William Castle left the gimmicks behind for his final movie, but he tried something different by casting famous mime Marcel Marceau in his first leading film role. The result was disturbing in the best...and worst ways! KYW Newsradio's Frank Traynor joins independent filmmaker Andre Bennett (<a href="https://twitter.com/AndreBennettGO">@AndreBennettGO</a>) to discuss the 1974 horror fantasy "Shanks!"

Episode 35: "Matango"

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