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The Big Heat
Crime fighting gets personal in Fritz Lang's progressive police vengeance saga. It's Glenn Ford as an ex-cop against the mob, and his…
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Caveat
Last September I wrote a short review of writer/director Damian Mc Carthy’s (he prefers his last name spelled with a space between…
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Rosebud: The Lost Sled
Since the dawn of the age of cinema, one film stands out from all the others as having mastered the art of…
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Bogie & Bacall
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell.…
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Danger: Diabolik
Mario Bava's big-scale fumetti adaptation hits 4K, an event of major interest in the fantasy fan-scape. John Phillip Law, Marisa Mell and…
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The Stuff
Let's clear up a common misconception. Unlike The Blob, 'The Stuff' doesn't eat you. You Eat It ... and then it eats…
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Gwen
And now for something completely different -- an art-film creation that's a surreal delight. Jean-François Laguionie's allegorical animated fable extends what conventional,…
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I, Madman
Reissued for the delight of '80s horror fans is Tibor Takács' and Randall William Cook's ode to bibliophile terror, subcategory facial mutilation.…
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REMEMBERING LALO SCHIFRIN
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell.…
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Cheyenne
We didn't know that this seven-season success had racked up so many 'TV firsts' on its scoreboard. Clint Walker clicked with America…
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Unknown World
Take a cinematic trip 2,500 miles into the depths of the Earth, courtesy of a Cold War- era retelling of Jules Verne.…
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Brazil 4K
It’s Christmastime in what appears to be wartime Britain yet the only sign of a blitz is the rampant kidnapping of citizens…
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Some Like It Hot
A second 4K release for the Billy Wilder-I.A.L. Diamond classic? Yes, but the advantage goes to the extras, which include unique input…
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28 Years Later
Although 28 Days Later isn’t technically a zombie movie (the monsters aren’t revivified corpses, but people infected with the “Rage Virus”), it’s…
Blood of the Vines
Before He Was POTUS
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell.…
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The Gentle Gunman
What a terrible title ... but it does describe a playwright's effort to solve the 'Ireland problem' with a single cheerful thriller…
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Sabrina
This gem is too charming to ever become old or creaky; a new viewing confirms it as a pleasing confection for Audrey…
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Black Bag
Steven Soderbergh fashions a thinking-fan's spy picture about the hunt for a traitor among a group of agents that socialize together. Married…
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Midnight
This gem of a romantic comedy is as fresh now as it was 86 years ago. Mitchell Leisen's lightest farce is also…
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Wolfing it Down
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell.…
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Law and Order
What a surprise ... an early sound western that's solid gold genre entertainment. John Huston adapted W.R. Burnett's violent retelling of the…
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Three Comrades
Filmed in the high MGM style, this polished tragic romance stars Robert Taylor, Franchot Tone and Robert Young as Germans having a…
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Night Frights
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell.…
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Oliver!
One of the more prestigious '60s movie musicals was this extremely popular roadshow item, but late-career director Carol Reed wasn't treated kindly…
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Dark City
Let's go back to the days of 'The Matrix' when the newfangled CGI toolbox was employed to visualize virtual Sci-fi fantasy dystopias,…