Tag Archives: Blu-ray

Movies Till Dawn: Vintage Guilty Pleasures and Nostalgic Nonsense

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Paul Gaita

“Code of Silence” (1985, Kino Lorber) Chuck Norris keeps the karate to a minimum in this crime drama, which pits his taciturn Chicago cop against drug lord Henry Silva and a corrupt faction of fellow police. Intended as a vehicle … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: The Saturday Morning Strange – “The Sword and the Claw” (1975)

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Paul Gaita

Delirious costume adventure with prolific Turkish action star Cuneyt Arkin in two roles: as Suleyman/Solomon, wise and exceptionally well-coiffured Ottoman ruler, and his son Aslan, who avenges his father’s death at the hands of his second-in-command, Antoine (Lee Van Cleef-lookalike … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: What You Could Be Watching This Weekend (24 Hour Vampire Mission Edition)

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Paul Gaita

“subUrbia” (1996, Warner Archives Collection) Richard Linklater and Eric Bogosian transpose the setting of Bogosian’s play from a convenience store parking lot in Massachusetts to one in Texas, but keep its core premise, with a cross-section of disaffected high school … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: All Singing, All Dancing

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Paul Gaita

“Dancing Lady” (1932, Warner Archives Collection) If you’ve been watching FX’s wonderful and addictive “Feud: Bette and Joan,” you’ve heard Jessica Lange’s Joan Crawford gripe about clawing her way back to the top after being declared box office poison in … Continue reading →

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Movies ‘Till Dawn: Reagan-Era Nightmares

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Paul Gaita

12 a.m. – “Scarecrows” – Horror (1988, Scream Factory) This supernatural thriller opens on an energetic note, with a gang of soldiers turned thieves, fresh from a big payroll heist, forced to land a stolen getaway plane (and its kidnapped … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Programming Notes – Summer Bummers

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Paul Gaita

Everything you need to know about Artsploitation Films is summed up in the company’s moniker: the new North American film distribution label offers international titles that explore the link between arthouse and grindhouse features. The subgenres share more than a … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: In Glorious Black and White

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Paul Gaita

12 a.m. – “The House of Mystery” – Adventure/Drama/Serial (1921-1923, Flicker Alley) Think of this ten-episode, six-and-a-half-hour silent French melodrama as an arthouse thriller in serial form, with the best qualities of each of those styles and genres. Produced and … Continue reading →

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Disc Junkie: DVD and Blu-ray Releases March 20-26, 2012

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Paul Gaita

Multiplex Let us begin this inaugural tip sheet for home video omnivores with some recent Oscar winners and nominees on DVD and Bluray: David Fincher’s gorgeously gloomy U.S version of The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo (Sony), which netted an Academy nod … Continue reading →

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