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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: Like, Weirder

* indicates that the film is also available to rent, purchase, or view on various streaming platforms. Please note that streaming versions may differ from these home video presentations. “Five Nights at Freddy’s“* (2023, Universal Home Entertainment) Down-on-his-luck security guard … Continue reading

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Movies Till Dawn: Like, Weird

* indicates that this title is also available for viewing, rental, or purchase via various streaming platforms. Please note that streaming presentations may differ from these home video presentations. “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story“* (2022, Shout! Factory) Delirious faux biopic … Continue reading

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Movies Till Dawn: Studio Thrills for Thanksgiving

*indicates that the film is also available to rent, buy, or stream on various platforms. Please note that these presentations may differ from those included in these home video releases. “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, Part One” * (2023, Paramount … Continue reading

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Movies Till Dawn: Post-Halloween Horrors (All Candy 50% Off)

* indicates that the film is also available to view, rent, or buy from various streaming platforms. Please note: streaming presentations may vary from these home video releases. “It Lives Inside” * (2023, Decal Neon) Indian teenager Megan Suri is … Continue reading

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Movies Till Dawn: Jeepers Creepers Theater

*indicates that the film is also available to rent, buy, or stream on various platforms. Please note: streaming versions may differ from these home video presentations. “Talk to Me” * (2023, Lionsgate Home Entertainment) For a group of bored Australian … Continue reading

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Movies Till Dawn: Seymour’s Monster Rally

*indicates that the film is also available to rent, buy, or stream on various platforms. Note: streaming presentations may differ from these home video releases. “Cobweb“* (2023, Lionsgate Home Entertainment) Young Woody Norman’s suspicions about his strict but jittery parents … Continue reading

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Movies Till Dawn: Getting Dark

*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

*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

*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

*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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