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OLMSTED’S ASTRO HELL

OLMSTED’S ASTRO HELL

August 16, 2019
DVD
BLACKING OUT WITH DIRECTOR ABEL FERRARA   THE BLACKOUT Columbia TriStar Studio THE NEW ROSE HOTEL Studio Home Entertainment I became familiar with Abel Ferrara from his first film, DRILLER KILLER. I am not going to consider his earlier porno only because I've never seen it, and have to praise IMDb for their astounding thoroughness in listing NINE LIVES OF A WET PUSSY. So Ferrara began in porn and Nick Ray nearly ended in it (I've never seen Ray's…
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BLOODFEST BRITISH STYLE

BLOODFEST BRITISH STYLE

November 25, 2018
DVD
ULTRAVIOLET (2000) BBC MINI SERIES, 6 EPISODES Joe Ahearne, Director/Writer Palm Pictures The best, freshest vampire tale since Bigleow's Near Dark, only with that famous English restraint, and no cool Cramps tunes. The story goes that vampires, referred to here as Code Vs, and humans have co-existed for years, but with the current human trend towards self-destruction on a global level the vampires have organized to protect their food supply. In six one-hour episodes we meet the CIB team…
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Amélie’s Retro Hell

Amélie’s Retro Hell

September 15, 2018
DVD
THE BEST OF ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN Three-Disc Set Rhino Retro Vision Leave it Rhino to capture the very essence of the LAUGH-IN experience by virtue of the packaging alone. Designed after the show's signature Joke Wall (including punch-out doors that reveal cast pictures), the attractive CD set gooses the memory circuits at first sight. The collection does not disappoint, serving up six giddy hour-long episodes from 1968-1970 with splendiferous menu designs and exclusive interviews with cast members Gary…
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A BETTER TOMORROW Directed by John Woo Anchor Bay DVD

A BETTER TOMORROW Directed by John Woo Anchor Bay DVD

February 18, 2018
DVD
Long ago in a mystical land called Hong Kong, John Woo made fabulous action films. Then came the American movie deals, bloated stars and OSHA. The film that brought Woo to the attention of American movie audiences (geeky and underground as they were) was A BETTER TOMORROW. After directing film for twelve years, Woo found a formula that entranced audiences craving action and operatic themes of loyalty and betrayal. A BETTER TOMORROW delivered all of that and the promise…
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BOOK OF STARS (1999)

BOOK OF STARS (1999)

February 2, 2018
DVD
BOOK OF STARS (1999) Winstar Video DVD    This underrated sleeper stars the ever-underutilized Mary Stuart Masterson, and child star Jena Malone. Malone gave a riveting performance as the title character in BASTARD OUT OF CAROLINA and manages to hold her own against her veteran co-stars. Masterson plays Penny, a bitter, down on her luck poet. In her effort to care for her dying sister Mary (Malone) she has taken the low road to prostitution and drug addiction hoping ease…
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