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R. Lee Ermey acted in three of my films and was a good friend. Sad to lose him so young. He was…
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My first novel “ALICE THROUGH THE MULTIVERSE” had a lengthy evolution. I am a film maker by trade, 42 crimes against Cinema,…
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Turkeys
Each year the film industry sacrifices one of its blockbusters to the movie gods, in the hope that its other releases will…
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The Piano Teacher
Her face merely a mask just waiting to crack along with her sanity, the tortured spinster at the center of The Piano…
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David Lynch: The Art Life
Twin Peaks: The Return recently ended its 18 hour run on Showtime and with that it can be said that the 41…
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La Poison
One of the most insightful commentaries on Sacha Guitry’s La Poison can be found right there on the cover of Criterion’s beautiful…
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)
A how-to book for fledgling libertines, David Reuben’s bestselling Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask)…
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1941: A GREAT COMEDY FOR SLIM PICKENS DAY
On Monday, August 28, 2017, Turner Classic Movies will devote an entire day of their “Summer Under the Stars” series to the…
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Jerry Lewis Returns to the Cosmos
On August 20, 2017, Jerry Lewis took a pratfall off this mortal coil, presumably knocking an unwitting dowager on her keister and…
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THE 2017 MURIELS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
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SUMMER TO THE RESCUE, SORT OF: 13 MAY-AUGUST MOVIES I WANT TO SEE
Summer is upon us. That is, summer as defined by movie studios which, in the 40 years since Star Wars was released,…
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The Abominable Dr. Phibes
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THE TRUTH ABOUT ZARDOZ, PLUS NINE OTHER THINGS I LEARNED AT TCMFF 2017
Just back from the 2017 TCM Classic Movie Festival with a few thoughts and thoughts about thoughts. I certainly held my reservations…
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Deepwater Horizon
Does your memory go as far back as 2010, or have too many catastrophes and cataclysms blurred your vision? Peter Berg's tense…
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50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary
The immensely popular singing trio provides an extremely pleasant eighty minutes of musical nostalgia - with plenty of full-length performances but also…
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Bad Day at Black Rock
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Sully
The story didn't end with the Miracle in the Hudson — hero pilot Sully Sullenberger is tried by an investigative committee. Clint…
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The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
Ray Harryhausen eases up for his second color Dynamation feature, restricting the stop-motion and instead utilizing traveling mattes to make a more…
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Dreamscape
One of the better-remembered '80s sci-fi horror thrillers is back in an improved Blu-ray with a pile of extras. Dennis Quaid gets…
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DVD Savant 2016 Favored Disc Roundup
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Federico Fellini’s Roma
Federico Fellini's best non-narrative feature is an intoxicating meta-travelogue, not just of the Eternal City but the director's idea of Rome past…
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I Want to Live!
It's a powerful plea against the death penalty, but also an Oscar bid for a fiery actress. And don't forget the cool…
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100 Rifles
A big, loud, lusty western battle movie with sexy stars and zero brains, this was a big hit back in '69, just…
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Brazil (1944)
Good neighbor policy? Wartime exigencies inspired an intra-hemisphere cultural exchange, with the movies seizing on the new popularity of Latin music. Republic's…
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The House on 92nd Street
Just what is the dreaded 'Process 97'? Henry Hathaway's docu-drama combined newsreel 'reality' with a true espionage story from the files of…