Tag Archives: Kino Lorber

Movies Till Dawn: Big Trouble

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Paul Gaita

“Big Trouble in Little China” (1988, Shout! Factory) Trucker Kurt Russell discovers that his big-mouth-and-big-gun approach might not help pal Dennis Dun reclaim his fiancée (Suzee Pai) from an ancient Chinese sorcerer (James Hong) living under the streets of San … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Holiday House of Hairy Horrors

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Paul Gaita

“Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1932, Shout! Factory) Barking mad scientist Bela Lugosi attempts to put the crackpot evolutionary theory behind his sideshow act – which features Erik (career Hollywood apesuit actor Charles Gemora), a gorilla that can “talk” after … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Continental Cowboys, Malibu Princes and Austrian Maharajahs

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Paul Gaita

“Fritz Lang’s Indian Epic (“The Tiger of Eschnapur” and “The Indian Tomb”)” (1959, Film Movement Classics) Strapping young German engineer Paul Hubschmid (a.k.a. Paul Christian)  is invited to India to improve the infrastructure of the (fictitious) city of Eschnapur, but … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: New and Notable

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Paul Gaita

“Ready or Not” (2019, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment) In order to marry her wealthy fiancé, Samara Weaving must participate in his family’s tradition of forcing brides-to-be to survive a night in their Old Dark House while the intended in-laws, … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Midnight Spook Party (Halloween 2019, Part 1)

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Paul Gaita

“The Dead Don’t Die” (2019, Lionsgate Home Entertainment) Polar fracking, or something equally ominous in tone, causes the dead to rise from their graves, which, if judged by the muted responses of police officers Bill Murray, Adam Driver and Chloe … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Under the Radar 3 (Even More Rarely Seen, Forgotten or Hard to Find)

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Paul Gaita

“High Life” (2018, Lionsgate Home Entertainment) A spaceship heads for a black hole, while on board, its crew of convicted criminals – including Robert Pattinson – are subjected to reproduction experiments by glam mad scientist Juliette Binoche. That’s a linear … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: #MonsterSquadGoals2

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Paul Gaita

“Us” (2019, Universal Home Video) A middle-class family – mom Lupita Nyong’o, dad Winston Duke and two kids – is beset by what appear to be their mindless, murderous doubles, who seem to be a harbinger of a larger and … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Super ’70s Showcase (Rumble-Rama-Roundtree Edition)

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Paul Gaita

“Earthquake” (1974, Shout Select) The Big One – an earthquake measuring 9.9 on the Richter Scale – finally hits Los Angeles, unleashing catastrophic destruction upon the city and an all-star cast. Delirious disaster fetish fantasy from director Mark Robson and … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Under the Radar (Rarely Seen, Forgotten or Hard to Find)

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Paul Gaita

“Under the Silver Lake” (2018, Lionsgate) Grimy, idle Angeleno Andrew Garfield looks into the disappearance of his come-hither neighbor (Riley Keough) and falls headlong into a web of underground death cults, pet serial killers, and a slew of cryptic signs … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: #MonsterSquadGoals

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Paul Gaita

“The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires” (1974, Shout! Factory) Professor Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) joins a family of Chinese martial artists in their fight against a vampire cult led by his old nemesis, Count Dracula. Hammer Films capped their … Continue reading →

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