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201: Celebrating 20 Years of Severin Films feat. David Gregory & Carl Daft
One milestone celebration episode deserves another! This week we go from marking the 200th episode of The Substance to the much more impressive achievement of Severin Films hitting 20 years of releasing and restoring (and sometimes rescuing and resurrecting!) cult and genre films. Co-founders David Gregory and Carl Daft join us to look back at their twenty years at Severin as we talk: The pre-Severin days of Blue UndergroundBoutique VHS releases back in the dayFighting censorship in the UK and the Video Nasty eraThe love and care that went into the Alan Clarke Blue Underground box set (a favorite of artist Charles Forsman)Finding and cultivating an audience that would rather watch A Bay of Blood than CasablancaWhat goes into finding and restoring films that were once thought lostHow the themes of the nuclear fear movies are unfortunately evergreenand MORE! We hope you enjoy the discussion and be on the lookout on our Instagram page for an upcoming GIVEAWAY 📀 Physical Media Corner: The War Game Threads Siege Jackie Chan's First Strike Sugar Cookies Legend of the Sacred Stone Demigod: The Legend Begins Recent Guest Spot: TV & Us The Sopranos Season 3 episode 4 Follow Us: Instagram Philip's Letterboxd Share Your Questions/Suggestions/Feedback With Us: Email: thesubstancepod@gmail.com DM on Instagram Support Us: Support the show with an individual donation on CashApp to $TheSubstancePod or become a monthly Patreon supporter at patreon.com/TheSubstancePod
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