Tag: movie
member name: Nick Howes
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June 03, 2008 09:20 AM EDT --
One reason silent screen actor Lon Chaney was so successful was because both his parents were unable to hear or speak, his upbringing enhancing the communications talents he'd call on for Phantom . . .
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March 11, 2008 09:02 AM EDT --
Harvey (1950). The delightful Jimmy Stewart vehicle about Elwood P. Dowd, a pleasant man who goes everywhere accompanied by his invisible six-foot rabbit, a pooka named Harvey. A staple . . .
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March 22, 2009 10:02 AM EDT --
THE CRAWLING EYE, Forrest Tucker, Janet Munro, Laurence Payne, 1958, black and white, 84 minutes. $14.99.
I have a soft spot for this 1958 movie which I only first saw a few years ago.
This Jimmy . . .
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June 12, 2008 01:41 PM EDT --
A movie my girlfriend dragged me to, now I own it on DVD.
Garth (Michael Caine) and Hub (Robert Duvall) are two elderly brothers whose ne'er-do-well niece visits to deposit her young son, Walter (Haley . . .
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June 13, 2008 11:41 AM EDT --
Jim Henson's Labyrinth , written by ex-Monty Python Terry Gilliam, mixes then-teen actress Jennifer Connelly, rocker David Bowie, and a large variety of unique Muppet characters. . . .
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August 12, 2008 09:40 AM EDT --
CBS Video has come out with Volume One of the short-lived 1985 Twilight Zone Revival, with the theme music tweaked by the Grateful Dead, and Harlan Ellison as creative consultant.
The stories are all . . .
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June 12, 2008 12:50 PM EDT --
If I see another dreamcatcher, I'm going to kvork.
However, Dreamcatcher, the movie, is a whole different issue.
Dreamcatcher was the first novel Stephen King worked on after he was struck on . . .
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March 20, 2009 10:31 AM EDT --
Eight-Legged Freaks, David Arquette, Kari Wuhrer, Doug E. Doug, 2002, 99 minutes
If you want to see giant killer spiders, skip the SciFi Channel, skip all the other spider movies, and check this . . .
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October 08, 2009 10:57 AM EDT --
I like the old 1950's science fiction movies and compared to much of the dreck of the 50's this trio wasn't by any means the worst. All are black and white.
Devil Girl from Mars is a . . .
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June 11, 2008 01:50 PM EDT --
You'll love this movie. In fact, this 2002 movie has the sort of bizarre appeal that should've made it more popular.
In this over-the-top, low-budget horror-drama, Elvis takes . . .
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June 12, 2008 01:07 PM EDT --
Robinson Crusoe on Mars is a little-noted 1964 movie about a stranded astronaut surviving in the deserts of Mars. Commander Kit Draper (Paul Mantee) finds himself alone after he has to bail out . . .
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June 13, 2008 11:56 AM EDT --
Sony has out a four-in-one package featuring the Dean Martin/Matt Helm spy comedies on two DVDs. It's titled the Matt Helm Lounge.
The set includes The Silencers with Stella Stevens . . .
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December 19, 2008 08:51 AM EST --
The original Starship Troopers was an action-heavy movie with special effects which still fell short of Robert A. Heinlein's description of trooper technology described in his book. The flying . . .
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September 07, 2009 08:25 AM EDT --
The Golden Boys, David Carradine, Rip Torn, Bruce Dern, Mariel Hemingway
The Golden Boys is a charming little movie set in 1905 Cape Cod, and stars three veteran actors as retired sea captains . . .
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April 13, 2008 11:10 AM EDT --
Subtitled The Biography of Russ Meyer, King of the Sex Film.
An interesting story, well- and colorfully-written by Jimmy McDonough, an admirer of the taboo-breaking Meyer. King Leer, . . .
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June 12, 2008 10:19 AM EDT --
In the remote Scottish forests, a squad of British soldiers led by Sergeant Harry G. Wells (John Pertwee), are dropped by helicopter into a war game and instead find a slaughtered team of soldiers . . .
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July 12, 2009 11:12 AM EDT --
Don't be fooled by the enticing box art. Do not spend your hard-earned bucks to rent Attack of the Giant Leeches . I will explain.
Remakes of old 1950's B-horror movies have found a handy market . . .
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June 03, 2008 09:15 AM EDT --
Fresh on the bookshelves are a series of ten Indiana Jones books, first issued in the mid 1990's, cashing in on the release of the new Indiana Jones movie. Here's a quick look of five of . . .
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June 09, 2008 10:31 AM EDT --
Roxanne (1987) is a wonderful remake of Jose Ferrer's swashbuckling Cyrano de Bergerac (1950), a story of a tragic romantic triangle reinterpreted as a romantic comedy. Steve Martin, who wrote . . .
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December 24, 2008 08:36 AM EST --
In his recent autobiography, "Ernie", Ernest Borgnine reveals that his friend George Lindsay, Goober on The Andy Griffith Show , turned down the part of Mr. Spock on TV's Star Trek. Lindsay, . . .
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