Movies
Orson Welles vs. Edward G. Robinson in “The Stranger” (1946)
Posted by Zac.
Edward G Robinson (Soylent Green) releases Konstantin Shayne from prison so he can inadvertently lead Robinson to a former Nazi officer now living in America under a different identity. The former Nazi is played by Orson Welles (Touch of Evil), who’s posing as a college professor and has married Mary (Loretta Young), the daughter of a prominent judge in town, played by Phillip Merivale (Mr. and Mrs. SMith). Richard Long (House on Haunted Hill) also shows up as Mary’s brother Noah. Continue reading »
Entertainment and Pop Culture, Movies | Comment (0)Grindhouse Experience
Posted by Zac.
Years ago, before everything became so sanitized, the grindhouse was a place where the theater would literally grind out one film after another. Usually the quality of these films were lacking, with titles and posters which were far better than the movies themselves. Interest in grindhouse theaters and the films they’d show has picked up over the last two years after the release of Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s double feature Planet Terror and Death Proof. DVD companies are releasing related boxsets left and right, such as the one I’m reviewing today, Fortune 5 DVD’s 20 film set, Grindhouse Experience. Continue reading »
Entertainment and Pop Culture, Movies | Comment (0)The Fog (1980)
Posted by Zac.
As the people of Antonio Bay prepare to celebrate the town’s centennial anniversary, a preacher (Hal Holbrook-Creep Show) learns the awful truth about what really happened 100 years earlier. This is very convenient since we need someone to explain why there are a bunch of dead pirates murdering all of director John Carpenter’s buddies under a shroud of……..yep, fog! Bwhahahahaha! Continue reading »
Entertainment and Pop Culture, Movies | Comment (0)The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Posted by Zac.
This is a review of the film in Mandarin with English subtitles.
Suffering an injury while escaping a hostile invasion of his village, Gordon Liu (Heroes of the East) seeks refuge in the Shaolin Temple. Eventually he becomes a student there and masters the thirty five chambers before returning to his village to seek revenge. I hate spoilers, so I won’t get into why the film is titled The 36th Chamber of Shaolin when there are only thirty five chambers, but they do explain it. It sound simple but there is so much more to this excellent film from the Shaw Brothers, who knew how to do Kung Fu movies better than anyone. Continue reading »
Entertainment and Pop Culture, Movies | Comment (0)From the shelves to your hearts- DVD releases for Jan. 13th
Posted by Donnie.
Mirrors- Kiefer Sutherland plays disgraced ex cop Ben Carson forced to take a job as a night watchman at a fire ravaged department store. Soon enough Ben starts seeing things in the mirrors both in the store and at home. He’s also dealing with an estranged wife, kids and alcohol dependency. Continue reading »
Godzilla: Final Wars
Posted by Zac.
I’m rarely at a loss for words, but honestly, where does one begin? After a brief intro where Godzilla is frozen in the ice at the South Pole, we learn the human race have put aside their differences to ward off attacks by giant monsters. There is also a new race of mutants who are fighting alongside mankind. A conscience laden mutant escorts a hot biologist while she studies a recently discovered, mummified monster. Suddendly several creatures from the Toho cannon start attacking cities at once, until an alien race called Xilians zap them all away and promise peace along the cosmos. But guess what? They lie! Continue reading »
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Uwe Boll: Crappy Director, Hilarious Man
Posted by Krystal.
So, this is most likely old news to some, but last spring an online petition appeared titled “Stop Uwe Boll!” It was made by disgruntled video gamers and cinematic lovers alike, trying to get director Uwe Boll from making awful films. Having spent some time watching Alone in the Dark and BloodRayne on Sci-Fi Channel, I totally agreed and signed the petition. It turns out though, I was totally wrong. Continue reading »
Entertainment and Pop Culture, Movies | Comment (0)Movie Review: Revolutionary Road
Posted by Donnie.
Kate Winslet and Leonardo Dicaprio together again.
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