Category Archives: Movies

Movies Till Dawn: 1313 Cemetery Way (Halloween 2022, Part 3)

Posted on October 22, 2022 by Paul Gaita

“Nope” (2022, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment) A huge, otherworldly object with an apparent appetite for flesh and blood draws together various desperate types, including a pair of siblings (Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer) stuck with their father’s failing horse ranch … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Haunted Castle (Halloween 2022, Part 2)

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Paul Gaita

“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (1931, Warner Archives Collection) Frustrated by a request by the father (Halliwell Hobbes) of his fiancée (Rose Hobart) to hold off on their wedding, kindly Victorian scientist Henry Jekyll (Fredric March) finds an outlet for … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Spook-a-Rama (Halloween 2022)

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Paul Gaita

“Night Gallery: Season 2” (1971-72, Kino Lorber) Sophomore season of the Rod Serling-hosted horror anthology series essentially follows the same template as its predecessor, with a respectable number of effective episodes and a sizable number of out-and-out duds. That ratio … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: A Deeper Shade of Black and White

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Paul Gaita

“The Killing” (1956, Kino Lorber) Stanley Kubrick documents the rise and fall of a crew of hardluck thieves who watch their carefully planned robbery of a race track (Bay Meadows in San Mateo) fall to pieces thanks to greed, lust, … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: The Saturday Morning Strange Gets Mean

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Paul Gaita

Upgrade Dept: Blue Underground has provided new and/or improved editions of three previously released Blu-ray titles from their vast library of rare horror and cult films. The truly bizarre but entertaining 1975 Italian-US Western “Get Mean,” which pits Tony Anthony’s … Continue reading →

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$3 Movie Tickets, Vegan Ice Cream Showdown, Halloween Movies, & Other Fun Things to Do This Labor Day Weekend

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Karin E. Baker

Labor Day Weekend is about to begin. Due to the heatwave, my weekend will be primarily oriented around ice cream, central air, and a swimming pool, but if you need to get out, here are a few suggestions for a … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Future Shock

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Paul Gaita

“Neptune Frost” (2021, Kino Lorber) Adventurous U.S.-Rwanda production taps deeply into an appealing Afrofuturist vibe to explore the perils and opportunities created by technology through striking visuals and music. A joint effort between Saul Williams and Rwandan filmmaker Anisia Uzeyman, … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Untamed Youth

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Paul Gaita

“Monday Morning” (1990, MVD Video Rewind) Relentless hazing at the hands of school bully Brandon Hooper drives sensitive new kid Noah (son of Robert) Blake to take his classmates hostage when Hooper tries to threaten him with a gun. Modest … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Otherworldly Encounters

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Paul Gaita

“The UFO Incident” (1975, Kino Lorber) Unnerving TV-movie take on Betty and Barney Hill’s alleged abduction by aliens, which is revealed through hypnosis by psychiatrist Barnard Hughes. Though directed with considerable atmosphere by TV vet Richard Colla (whose judicious use … Continue reading →

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Where to Celebrate the 4th Safely in 2022

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Elise Thompson

Lancaster, Palmdale, Lynwood and La Puente won’t be having fireworks this weekend, because the pyrotechnics company they hired is under investigation! And this year, So Cal’s already dry conditions have been exacerbated by the drought, so it’s a tinderbox out … Continue reading →

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