Archive for July, 2008

  • There’s a lot of stuff in Angel Town (directed by Eric Karson of Black Eagle fame) that doesn’t seem to go anywhere. Olivier Gruner’s presence at Southern California University is...0July 31, 2008

    Angel Town (1990)

    There’s a lot of stuff in Angel Town (directed by Eric Karson of Black Eagle fame) that doesn’t seem to go anywhere. Olivier Gruner’s presence at Southern California University is…

  • Here’s a movie that’s going to satisfy that contingent of gladiator fans that like watching old, short guys near the end of their life strapping on the Roman soldier outfit...0July 31, 2008

    Duel Of The Champions (1961)

    Here’s a movie that’s going to satisfy that contingent of gladiator fans that like watching old, short guys near the end of their life strapping on the Roman soldier outfit…

  • I think Chris (Ron Howard) missed an important life lesson from his experiences with his dog Smoke. What Smoke showed Chris, but Chris was too busy pouting to see, was...0July 31, 2008

    Smoke (1970)

    I think Chris (Ron Howard) missed an important life lesson from his experiences with his dog Smoke. What Smoke showed Chris, but Chris was too busy pouting to see, was…

  • Things get off to a miserable start for Dracula vs. Frankenstein (AKA Assignment Terror) when I notice that my $3.00 VHS release by United American Video is probably the worst...0July 29, 2008

    Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1969)

    Things get off to a miserable start for Dracula vs. Frankenstein (AKA Assignment Terror) when I notice that my $3.00 VHS release by United American Video is probably the worst…

  • Were this any other horror movie where the characters stood around and unconvincingly spewed forth lines and plot points while periodically swiping haplessly at oversized rubber bats suspended on wires...2July 26, 2008

    Dracula (1931)

    Were this any other horror movie where the characters stood around and unconvincingly spewed forth lines and plot points while periodically swiping haplessly at oversized rubber bats suspended on wires…

  • You don’t have to go any further than the opening credits of this one to know that it’s one of the titans of film noir. Based on a novel written...0July 26, 2008

    Double Indemnity (1944)

    You don’t have to go any further than the opening credits of this one to know that it’s one of the titans of film noir. Based on a novel written…

  • I don’t know where all the flying brains were in this movie. If you’ve got yourself an early 1950s movie about a killer brain, it either ought to fly around...0July 25, 2008

    Donovan’s Brain (1953)

    I don’t know where all the flying brains were in this movie. If you’ve got yourself an early 1950s movie about a killer brain, it either ought to fly around…

  • The Doll Squad is an all-girl squad of secret agents who do battle against some fruit cake who intent on spreading bubonic plague via some rats. The villain’s most nefarious...0July 23, 2008

    The Doll Squad (1973)

    The Doll Squad is an all-girl squad of secret agents who do battle against some fruit cake who intent on spreading bubonic plague via some rats. The villain’s most nefarious…

  • For those of us that grew up with a pet seal, this movie is like a welcome trip down memory lane! All of us remember the cans of salmon pilfered...0July 21, 2008

    Sammy, The Way-Out Seal (1962)

    For those of us that grew up with a pet seal, this movie is like a welcome trip down memory lane! All of us remember the cans of salmon pilfered…

  • As directed by David Lean, Dr. Zhivago is a movie of sweeping scale and swirling historical events about the life of a Russian poet. Once it was all over though,...0July 20, 2008

    Doctor Zhivago (1965)

    As directed by David Lean, Dr. Zhivago is a movie of sweeping scale and swirling historical events about the life of a Russian poet. Once it was all over though,…

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