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Movies Till Dawn: Truth is Stranger Than Science Fiction

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“Star Trek: Picard” (2020, CBS Home Video/Paramount Home Video) Sir Patrick Stewart reprises his role as former “Enterprise” captain Jean-Luc Picard in this CBS All Access series. I will confess that I never watched “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” which … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Post-Election Palate Cleansers

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“Grace of My Heart” (1996, Kino Lorber) Boundless talent and fortitude allow singer-turned-songwriter Illeana Douglas to navigate the turbulence of the music industry during the 1960s and her own personal life and ultimately bring her own artistry to life. Writer-director … Continue reading →

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Two Hours of Vintage Halloween Cartoons Especially for You

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Elise Thompson

If you can’t get enough of skeletons playing the drums on other skeletons’ bony butts and the awesome music of Cab Calloway, we have assembled a collection of vintage cartoons for you to enjoy. Two hours of animation including Betty … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: The World is a Monster (Halloween 2020, Part 5)

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Paul Gaita

First: “The Dead Ones” (2020, Artsploitation Films) opens on a harrowing note – a quartet of high schoolers are hunted down by gunmen dressed as the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse – and from there, manages to head into even … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: The World is a Monster (Halloween 2020, Part 1)

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Season 1” (Showtime/Paramount/CBS, 2020) Detectives in Los Angeles circa 1938 discover that a malevolent supernatural entity from Mexican folklore may be responsible for not only a grisly murder, but also rising social and political unrest … Continue reading →

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“The Dragon Prince” is a Win for Fantasy Fans of All Ages

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Simone Snaith

“The Dragon Prince,” an animated series on Netflix, may be a family friendly show with some goofy humor, but adult fans of fantasy can also enjoy its detailed world, well-developed characters and sophisticated story. The computer animation by Bardel Entertainment … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: All Kinds of Icons 2 – Kid Heroes Edition

Posted on September 26, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“Gamera: The Complete Collection” (1965-2006, Arrow Video) Arrow’s eight-disc Blu-ray set compiles all 12 films featuring the giant, firebreathing turtle Gamera, who vied with Godzilla for global adoration from the kaiju faithful for more than a half-century, and bundles them … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: All Kinds of Icons, Part 1

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Paul Gaita

  “The Best of Cher” (2020, Time Life) This nine-DVD, 15-hour Time Life set, which covers the post-Sonny/pre-movie stardom and post-Oscar periods of her career, provides not only an abundance of footage of El Centro’s Cheryl Sarkisian, but also examples … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: The Saturday Morning Strange Must Die!

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“The Beast Must Die” (1974, Severin Films) Wealthy hunter Calvin Lockhart invites a gaggle of Very Suspicious-Seeming individuals – among them Michael Gambon, Charles Gray and Peter Cushing – to his English manor home in order to determine which among … Continue reading →

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Tickets Go on Sale Today for a Stranger Things Drive-Thru Experience

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Elise Thompson

As Halloween nears with no sign of an end for Covid, Haunts and promotional events have started to switch to a “drive-into” mode. The “Stranger Things” experience in Downtown LA, which will be open from October 1 through 31, 2020, … Continue reading →

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