..The holiday offering of PCTV-74's 'Monsterpiece Theatre' is a local premiere of Mexican director Rene Cardona’s classic film Santa Claus.
Running throughout the rest of December and during the first week of January 2006 at 12:00 midnight, the film is noted for its campy take on the Christmas holidays. It has been described by one reviewer as “a cross between a Luis Bunuel art film and a cheesy Saturday morning kid’s TV show.”
“Monsterpiece Theatre” is produced, hosted, and written by Plainfield resident Paula Neves. She has built the series from a collection of films that are in the public domain, but which are rarely seen.
“This is my first time producing, hosting, and writing a TV show,” says Neves, “and it’s a hoot! I am a writer primarily and I see this as a way to write in a new genre in a goofy, fun, but also hopefully instructive way --most of the films I select have a great ‘story behind the story.’ And the films speak for themselves -- some of them like Night of the Living Dead or Santa Claus are quite subversive. That appeals to me enormously.”
“Monsterpiece Theatre” premiered on PCTV-74 in September with the cult classic Attack of the Giant Leeches. A life-long film buff, Neves admits to a particular fondness for camp classics and promises more great movies in 2006. Since its premiere, the series has garnered Neves some local kudos, along with suggestions for further films.“There will still be plenty of cheesy movies but also true cult classics in the mix— Carnival of Souls, Beast of Yucca Flats, Metropolis. ‘Monsterpiece’ grew out of discussions with a writer/filmmaker friend about what those movies meant to us. It’s an attempt to recreate those moments of fun and fascination.”
“Monsterpiece Theatre” airs daily at midnight on Channel 74. For more information about the show, please call PCTV-74 at (908) 753-3301, or via e-mail at pctv74@verizon.net.
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