The New Exhibit is still terrifying
"As a result, the episode lacks the slick elegance and grim humor that marked Beaumont's best work, but it is nevertheless funny."
Funny? Who does this bozo think he is? This is the best of the best. The New Exhibit still give me chills. It is a master work.
The Physical and Metaphysical Capabilities of the Mind
Elixirs, potions, whimsical spells, unearthly pacts with ethereal folk and the like, have often conjured up interesting storylines in the TWILIGHT ZONE. "The Chaser" is no exception, though in a much lighter vein. George Grizzard is perfect as the scorned lover falling for a very indifferent pillar of pulchritude, Patricia Barry via the assistance of John McIntire. Curious results found her.
"The Rip Van Winkle Caper" is one of those TWILIGHT ZONE episodes that gets constant play on the perennial run of holiday Twilight Zone marathons. Still it is fun to watch this tale of greed and cunning deception as criminal mastermind played, by Oscar Beregi, and his coldblooded partner, played by Simon Oakland, steal a treasure trove of gold bullion. Going into suspended animation for a hundred years they figure nobody will ever connect them with the crime. Inflation comes in many flavors. There is much more than the inflation of their egos that comes into play here.
"The...
"The New Exhibit": Dark and Disturbing
"The New Exhibit," by Charles Beaumont, is my favorite episode on this DVD. The dark, psychological script is typical of Beaumont's work for THE TWILIGHT ZONE. Gentle Martin Lombard Senesceu (Martin Balsam) is the avid curator of the "Murderer's Row" exhibit at Ferguson's Wax Museum. Trouble starts when Senesceu, upon learning that the museum will soon be abandoned, buys the life-size figures of such legendary murderers as Jack the Ripper, Albert W. Hicks, and Henri Landru and stores them in his basement. In time, Senesceu becomes so attached to his "friends" that he even begins to guide them with his own will. This is the perfect role for Balsam (who had previously played the detective in Hitchcock's PSYCHO), with his unassuming manner and intense eyes; his performance is a tour de force, from the quietly eerie opening scene in which one can see the first glimmerings of Senesceu's madness, to the explosive climax. "The New Exhibit" also boasts an excellent supporting cast --...
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