Tag Archives: Warner Archives Collection

Movies Till Dawn: A Slew of Saturday Morning Strange

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Paul Gaita

“Boom!” (1968, Shout! Select) Wealthy, pill-popping Sissy Goforth (Elizabeth Taylor) is interrupted in her task of writing her memoirs at her sprawling Italian villa by Christopher Flanders (Richard Burton), a struggling poet/artist who may or may not also be the … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: The Tough Ones, Part II

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Paul Gaita

“The Harder They Come” (1973, Shout! Select) Jimmy Cliff turns outlaw and self-styled folk hero when his dreams of becoming a reggae singer are met with corruption from the Kingston music industry and brutality at the hands of the police. … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: More Thrills and Chills in Black and White

Posted on August 24, 2019 by Paul Gaita

Note: films marked with an asterisk are included in Shout! Factory’s “Universal Horror Collection: Volume 1.” * The Black Cat” (1934) An accident on a desolate stretch of road in Hungary brings three travelers to the cavernous home of architect … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: Super ’70s Showcase (Shaft in Space Edition)

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Paul Gaita

“Space: 1999 – The Complete Series” (1975-1977, Shout! Factory) The crew of a scientific research station is marooned in deep space when a nuclear explosion sends the Moon out of Earth’s orbit and into the path of alien civilizations both … Continue reading →

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Movies Till Dawn: The Tough Ones

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Paul Gaita

“Furie” (2019, Well Go USA) Though she’s at odds with her village because of her job (debt collector) and her status – she’s a former criminal with an illegitimate child – Veronica Ngo (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi”) finds that … 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: #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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Movies Till Dawn: The Wide World of Thrills and Chills Edition

Posted on May 15, 2019 by Paul Gaita

“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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Movies Till Dawn: TV Archaeology/Laughing Matters

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Paul Gaita

“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 →

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Movies Till Dawn: They’re Coming to Get You!

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Paul Gaita

“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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