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Movies Till Dawn: The Wide World of Thrills and Chills Edition
“Princess Mononoke Collector’s Edition” (1997, Shout! Factory/GKIDS) A tribal prince in feudal Japan is inflicted with a curse after an attack by a woodland god corrupted by an iron ball in its body. To lift the curse, he travels to … Continue reading
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Tagged Flicker Alley, GKids, Second Run DVD, shout factory, Studio Ghibli, VInegar Syndrome, Warner Archives Collection
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Movies Till Dawn: TV Archaeology/Laughing Matters
“Man from Atlantis” (1977, Warner Archives Collection) Given the current appetite for all things superheroic, Warner Archives is wise to release a Blu-ray edition of this feature-length pilot for the short-lived 1977 television series starring Patrick Duffy as the titular, … Continue reading
Movies Till Dawn: They’re Coming to Get You!
“The Giant Behemoth” (1959, Warner Archives Collection) Atomic tests once again rouse an enormous monster, this time a dinosaur with the ability to project both electricity and radiation, which it uses to lay waste to London. Enjoyable American-British monster rampage … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrow Video, Severin Films, shout factory, Warner Archives Collection, Well Go USA
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Movies Til Dawn: Silents, Please
“Der Hund von Baskerville” (1914/1929, Flicker Alley) Two silent takes on the Sherlock Holmes adventure “The Hound of the Baskervilles” by Austrian writer-producer-director Richard Oswald, a largely unsung figure in German Expressionist film. Both versions bear only passing resemblances to … Continue reading
Movies Till Dawn: Thrills and Chills
“Double Dragon (Special Collector’s Edition)” (1994, MVD Rewind Collection) In a post-apocalyptic, partially submerged Los Angeles, brothers Billy and Jimmy Lee (future Iron Chef America Chairman Mark Dascascos and Scott Wolf) must keep one half of a magical medallion out … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrow Video, Kino Lorber, MVD Rewind Collection, Severin Films, Warner Archives Collection
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Movies Till Dawn: Old Fears for the New Year
“Zombie” (1979, Blue Underground) Voodoo rites on a Caribbean island cause the dead to rise from their graves and consume the living. Jaw-dropping (and in its most ghastly scene, eye-popping) special effects by Giannetto de Rossi are the most memorable … Continue reading
Movies Till Dawn: High Tension for the Holidays 2018
“Await Further Instructions” (2018, Dark Sky Films) Fractious British family discovers that their tense holiday celebration has become more unpleasant due to an unseen force that issues increasingly violent demands through their television set. An appropriately nasty parable for nasty, … Continue reading
Movies Till Dawn: 2018 Gift Guide for Eclectic Insomniacs Part 2 (Nostalgia and Nightmares Edition)
As ’80s teen comedies go, I’d rather watch “Valley Girl” (1983), Martha Coolidge‘s salty-sweet tribute to life in the San Fernando Valley, than John Hughes’ c.v. The performances are charming (especially leads Deborah Foreman and a pre-fame Nicolas Cage, but … Continue reading
Movies Till Dawn: Back in Black (and White)
“The Man Who Cheated Himself” (1950, Flicker Alley) Rookie detective John Dall (“Gun Crazy“) investigates the killing of Harlan Warde, husband to socialite Jane Wyatt, who committed the murder with the help of her lover: Dall’s older brother and fellow … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrow Video, Flicker Alley, Second Run DVD, VCI Entertaiment, Warner Archives Collection
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Movies Till Dawn: The Saturday Morning Strange – A Pair of Queens
“Good Times” (1967, Kino Lorber) After confirming their pop star status by performing “I Got You Babe” (a re-recorded version, not the original single) , Sonny and Cher plot their ascent to movie stardom. But they don’t care for the … Continue reading
