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On Film
On Film

2025 Summer Film Salon

By Carlos M. De la Torre,
Charles Horak, Sam Cassiano
Published June 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM MDT
(Right) Movie Poster: The Seventh Victim (1943), Distributed by: RKO Pictures| (Left) Movie Poster: The Curse of the Demon (1957), Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

The borderland's longest running film series kicks off a summer matinee devoted to under appreciated horror films. The Film Salon has been sharing classic films and film history with audiences for over two decades, and this summer we will share some film titles guaranteed to get to heart racing

Join Guest Host Carlos de la Torre with fellow film producer, film archivist, and founder of the Film Salon, On Film Host Charles Horak. On this edition of the show, they will discuss this summer's line-up of Horror films.

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Originally aired on June 7, 2025

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Carlos M. De la Torre
Carlos De La Torre is a volunteer fill-in host for On Film, Saturdays at 11:00 AM. He runs Tower Productions which produces films and podcasts interviewing actors, writers and producers.
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Charles Horak
Charles Horak didn't sleep much as a child, preferring instead to watch movies on late night TV. Not much has changed since then, except that he now shares his life-long passion for movies with others. Horak's association with On Film began in the summer of 2002 when he was interviewed by the show's originator, Cynthia Haines. In the summer of 2005, Horak took over for Haines as host of the show.
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Sam Cassiano
Sam Cassiano is a native Californian who spent his formative years in the Bay Area. An army brat, his family toured Germany and Japan before settling in El Paso in 1973. Initially a Communications Major at UTEP, a radio internship at KPAS-FM 94, the PASS launched his broadcasting career. He can be heard as the morning news anchor on KTEP during NPR's Morning Edition, and Friday evenings at 10 pm as the host of Friday Night Blues.
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