Author Archives: Paul Gaita

About Paul Gaita

Paul Gaita lives in Sherman Oaks, California with his lovely wife and daughter. He has written for The Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, Variety and Merry Jane, among many other publications, and was a home video reviewer for Amazon.com from 1998 to 2014. He has also interviewed countless entertainment figures, but his favorites remain Elmore Leonard, Ray Bradbury, and George Newall, who created both "Schoolhouse Rock" and the Hai Karate aftershave commercials. He once shared a Thanksgiving dinner with celebrity astrologer Joyce Jillson and regrettably, still owes the late character actor Charles Napier a dollar.

Movies Till Dawn: Getting Dark

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Paul Gaita

*indicates that the film is also available to rent, buy, or stream on various platforms. “Master Gardener” (2022, Magnolia Pictures*) Joel Edgerton tends to wealthy Sigourney Weaver’s sprawling garden (and to Weaver herself) by day and to his own troubled … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: All Points on the Map

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Paul Gaita

*indicates that this title is also available to rent, purchase from, or stream on various platforms. “Black Circle” (2018, Synapse Films*) A self-help record from the 1970s which promises to reduce the negative elements in the listener’s life proves accurate … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Lost in the Stars

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Paul Gaita

*indicates that this title is also available for rent, purchase, or viewing through streaming sources. “Asteroid City” (2023, Universal Pictures Home Video*) Two storylines, running concurrently, detail the various personages, famous and otherwise, who converge at a 1950s convention for … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Recently Unearthed

Posted on August 12, 2023 by Paul Gaita

*indicates that this title is also available for rent, purchase, or viewing through streaming sources. “Party Girl” (1995, Fun City Editions*) Breezy comedy from the ’90s indie scene fueled largely by the effervescent presence of Parker Posey as a New … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Scare Tactics 2

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Paul Gaita

*indicates that this title is also available to view, rent, or purchase on various streaming platforms. “Dungeonmaster” (1984, Arrow Video) I covered this more-or-less anthology film from Charles Band’s Empire Pictures when it was released on Blu-ray by Shout Factory … Continue reading →

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I Survived Robot Monster: A Conversation with Actor Gregory Moffett

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Paul Gaita

The 1953 science fiction film “Robot Monster” has earned an unshakable place in pop culture history as one of the worst movies ever made. The picture – which concerns the destruction of Earth and pursuit of a family of survivors … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Scare Tactics

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Paul Gaita

*indicates that this title is also available to view, rent, or purchase on various streaming platforms. “Dark Nature” (2022, Epic Pictures*) Joy (Emily Hannah Anderson) hopes to put a relationship with an abusive ex in the past through through a … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: From Long Ago

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Paul Gaita

*indicates that this title is also available to view, rent, or purchase on various streaming platforms. “Tom Mix: Sky High/The Big Diamond Robbery” (1922/1929, Undercrank Productions*) Two adventures featuring Tom Mix, a Western star of the silent era whose vast … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: New Vintage

Posted on July 7, 2023 by Paul Gaita

*indicates that this title is also available to view, rent, or buy on various digital streaming sources. “Hugo” (2011, Arrow Video*) Audiences didn’t take to Martin Scorsese’s affectionate, Oscar-winning adaptation of Brian Selznick’s “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” about a … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: My Fist/Your Face 2

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Paul Gaita

*indicates that this title is also available to view, rent, or buy on various digital streaming sources. “The Cynic, the Rat, and the Fist” (1977, Severin Films*) The cynic is the magnificently mustachioed Maurizio Merli, who reprises his role as … Continue reading →

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