#988: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre at 50, Lumet Marathon Awards, Memoir of a Snail

THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE still has it. 50 years later, Tobe Hooper’s seminal horror film continues to mess us up. Plus, the best of the Sidney Lumet Marathon, and Josh recommends the new stop-motion feature MEMOIR OF A SNAIL. This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Opening (00:00:00-00:01:29) Sacred Cow: “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” (00:01:29-00:47:26) Review (JL): “Memoir of a Snail” (00:47:26-00:51:11) AK at Chicago/Refocus Film Fest (00:51:12-01:01:02) Next Week, Notes (01:01:03-01:07:32) Massacre Theatre (01:07:33-01:14:59) Lumet Marathon Awards (01:15:00-01:47:37) Notes/Links: Josh hosts Cinema Interruptus at Siskel Film Center https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/interruptus Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. https://filmspotting.net/shop Follow: https://www.instagram.com/filmspotting https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting https://twitter.com/filmspotting https://facebook.com/filmspotting https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices