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Movies Till Dawn: Reagan-Era Nightmares – End of the World Edition

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Paul Gaita

12 a.m. – “Escape from New York” – Action/Science Fiction (1981, Shout Factory) John Carpenter’s future action thriller operates on a coal-black premise that would have undoubtedly amused the most hawkish members of the Reagan Administration: to combat a 400% … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: TV Party II

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Paul Gaita

12 a.m. – “Deutschland 83” – Drama/Political Thriller (2015, Kino Lorber) While waiting for the return of “The Americans” in 2016, you might enjoy this U.S.-German suspense series, which hinges on a similar premise of assumed identities and espionage set … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Crime and Punishment

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Paul Gaita

12 a.m. – “Miami Blues” – Action/Thriller (1990, Shout Factory) Co-producer Jonathan Demme’s eclectic film style is felt throughout this darkly comic crime drama about love and murder among lowlifes on both sides of the law in Florida. Alec Baldwin … Continue reading →

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Movies ‘Till Dawn: Reagan-Era Excitement!

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Paul Gaita

12 a.m. – “Breakin’” – Musical/Comedy/Drama (1984, Shout Factory) An unexpected box office hit for the prolific Cannon Films in the spring of 1984, “Breakin’” is essentially a rock and roll film from the 1950s tricked out in spandex and … 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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DVD Review: James Brown Live At Boston Garden April 5, 1968 – Extended Edition (Shout Factory)

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Bob Lee

  The story of James Brown’s performance on the night following Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination has been told many times. With this Extended Release DVD, Shout Factory have given us the complete two-hour broadcast that is said to have … Continue reading →

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