I had no ambition to continue my education after high school, which in retrospect may have been a poor decision, but we naturally continue to learn as life takes us forward, for better or worse. If it’s any consolation, I’ve attended my fair share of college lectures, vicariously through numerous motion pictures, like The Paper […]
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War movies are often told from the “good guys” perspective, depicting tales of triumph and courage in a very black and white fashion. Although, a more balanced take was attempted with the Hollywood epic, The Longest Day, in which the monumental D-Day landing portrayed a gung-ho Allied force against an over-confident German war machine. Another
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Alan Arkin, an equally comedic and dramatic actor, has only directed two feature films; the first being Little Murders (1971) and the second being the more obscure, Fire Sale, which has made its Blu-ray debut under the UK label, Signal One Entertainment. With his department store on the verge of bankruptcy, Benny Fikus (Vincent Gardenia)
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When actor John Heard passed away in 2017, there was a surprisingly moving reaction from fans. Not just of Home Alone, but Heard’s body of work in general, from his days as a New York thespian to his memorable appearance in The Sopranos. However, it was a little film named Cutter’s Way that people were
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Quentin Tarantino opened his dialogue-heavy and street-crime opus, Jackie Brown, with the song, Across 110th Street, originally written by singer/songwriter Bobby Womack for the film of the same name. Out now on Blu-ray from Imprint Films, this seminal and influential genre classic is being celebrated once again by critics and fans alike. When a mafia
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Murder was the theme of Imprint Films’ April bundle, from the overwhelmingly popular The Wicker Man to the previously hard-to-find cult thriller, Man on a Swing; starring Joel Grey in a chilling post-Oscar performance opposite all-American leading man, Cliff Robertson. Lifted for the grisly annals of true crime, more specifically The Girl on the Volkswagen
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Dalton Trumbo was a prolific screenwriter famously blacklisted with nine other industry professionals by the House Un-American Activities Committee. Many years after his exile, and understandably jaded, but no less talented Trumbo, adapted his 1939 anti-war novel, Johnny Got His Gun for the big screen, sitting in the director’s chair for the first time. No,
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I was a latecomer to Friday the 13th. Not the original film, but the series in general, which I generally chalk down to a long-standing allegiance to Freddy Krueger. You could say that both franchises were the Coke and Pepsi of horror, especially when they were actively competing at the box office. Crystal Lake Memories:
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Space exploration presented an exciting and hopeful new endeavour for mankind, but with any new frontier, comes danger and risk. Marooned offers the possible scenario of being trapped high above in Earth’s breathtaking orbit when three astronauts are unable to return due to a mechanical failure onboard their spacecraft. With their oxygen-limited to only 48
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Upon first glance, it’s very apparent that Vampyr is not your conventional vampire film nor silent film or early “talkie”. It’s an oddity in almost every respect, but nonetheless creepy, and now the French-German classic is coming to Blu-ray on May 30 from UK label Eureka Entertainment via a Limited Edition with extras charting the
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