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Movies Till Dawn: A Month of Monsters – Week 4

Midnight – “Nightmares” – Horror (1983, Scream Factory) Universal developed this anthology feature as a pilot for NBC, but instead released it to theaters in the fall of 1983. The stories, penned by TV vets Jeffrey Bloom and co-producer Christopher … Continue reading

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Movies Till Dawn: A Month of Monsters, Week 3

Midnight – “Yongary, Monster from the Deep” – Science Fiction (1967, Kino Lorber) Bomb tests in an unnamed Middle Eastern country sets off a chain  of quakes, including one that upon reaching South Korea, unleashes a huge, saurian creature with … Continue reading

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Movies Till Dawn: TV Party III – Holiday Programming Schedule

12 a.m. – “Automan: The Complete Series” – Action/Science Fiction (1983/1984, Shout Factory/Fabulous Films) Hapless police computer expert Walter Nebicher (Desi Arnaz, Jr.) uses his technical skills to create a lifelike hologram (Chuck Wagner) that becomes his partner in fighting … Continue reading

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Movies Till Dawn: Sights and Sounds Beyond Belief!

12 a.m. “The Mask” – Horror (1961, Kino Lorber) At first blush, Canada’s first feature-length horror film – and its first film in 3-D – plays like an extended episode from one of the many suspense anthology series of the … Continue reading

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Movies Till Dawn: In Glorious Black and White (and Orange and Blue), Part 2

12 a.m. – “Sherlock Holmes” – Adventure/Mystery (1916, Flicker Alley) Before Basil Rathbone, Jeremy Brett, and more recently, Benedict Cumberbatch, William Gillette was the actor most associated in the public’s mind with portraying Sherlock Holmes, and this silent film, considered … Continue reading

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Movies Till Dawn: Dusk to Dawn Terrorthon 2015 – Part 2!

6 p.m. – “Black Sabbath” – Horror/Anthology (1963, MGM Limited Edition Collection) Boris Karloff is your host for three stories about the supernatural directed by Mario Bava: in “The Drop of Water,” a nurse believes that she is pursued by … Continue reading

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Movies Till Dawn: Dusk to Dawn Terrorthon 2015 – Part 1

6 p.m. – “Eaten Alive” – Horror (1976, Arrow Video USA) While this second feature from Tobe Hooper (“The Texas Chain Saw Massacre”) lacks the terrifying, force-of-nature drive of its predecessor, it’s a unique experience unto itself for its blend … Continue reading

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Movies Till Dawn: TV Party II

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: Reagan-Era Excitement!

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: In Glorious Black and White

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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