George D. Allen | Movie Buzz, Movie Buzz Podcast
While Groovy Irv chills out, Ghouly Irv steps in to recommend some swingin' and psychedelic fright flicks. Hold on to your hats (not to mention your head) while Ghouly Irv runs it all down in the second installment of the Movie Buzz Halloween podcast:
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How did she get her whites so white? Michael Myers would kill to find out!
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Last month one of my colleagues here at Movie FanFare posted an insightful and eloquent review of that succulent slice of "70s Satanic cinema, The Devil's Rain, starring a goat-headed Ernest Borgnine, a waxy-faced John Travolta, and some emotionless zombie wearing a William Shatner mask...oh, my mistake, that actually was William Shatner. The Devil's Rain certainly earned itself a listing in the annals of bad horror films, but readers might be surprised to find out that this wasn't the first time the once-and-future Captain Kirk found himself in mortal combat with the forces of darkness on the big screen.
In 1965 writer/director Leslie Stevens, best known as the creator of TV's The Outer Limits, cast the pre-Star Trek star as the lead of his bizarrely Bergmanesque and symbol-laden shocker Incubus, a tale of seductive succubi sisters and a heroic Shatner. "Sounds intriguing, Doc," you may be saying to yourself, "Why haven't I ever seen this in a theater or on my local late, late show?" Well, there are several reasons that I'll be going into later, but the main one will suffice for now. You see..."INCUBUS ESTIS LA UNUA KAJ SEKVE FOR NUR USONA KINOFILMO ESTI FAR TUTE EN LA LINGVO DE ESPERANTO."
George D. Allen | Movie Buzz, Movie Buzz Podcast
Look what great movies Ghouly Irv has dug up from under the tombstone! Enjoy the first part of our special Halloween podcast...just make sure you keep the lights on!
What makes a good actor? In my opinion it is the ability to play many varied roles in a convincing manner. Dustin Hoffman—my favorite actor--used to be my choice for the best actor in my lifetime. He certainly had the varied roles: comedy (“The Graduate”, “Tootsie”), drama (“Kramer vs. Kramer”, “All The President’s Men”), suspense (“Marathon Man”, “Straw Dogs”), offbeat (“Midnight Cowboy”, “Rain Man”), farcical (“Hook”, “Dick Tracy”). Nominated for seven Academy Awards (winning two), Hoffman truly can be considered one of the greatest actors of our time. Problem is his later efforts leave a lot to be desired (see "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" or "Last Chance Harvey").
Tom Hanks has a similar resume when it comes to varying film roles: comedy (“Big”, “Splash”), drama (“Philadelphia”, “The Green Mile”), suspense (“The Da Vinci Code”), offbeat (“Forrest Gump”), not as much farcical unless you count the animated stuff (“Toy Story”, “Cars”). Also a winner of two Academy Awards (5 nominations) Hanks has to also be considered among the greatest actors ever. At this point, he gets my vote.
Alright, the art of the movie remake is something that has been going on for quite some time with varying degrees of success, but it seems that in recent years the proliferation of such releases has gotten a bit out of hand.
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With the Pythons’ 50th 40th anniversary upon us, I thought it might be a good time to ignore everything they accomplished together and instead focus on their abysmal failures career highlights.
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Jay Steinberg | This Week in Film History
October 18, 1931: "The Wizard of Menlo Park" and film pioneer Thomas Alva Edison passes away at the age of 84 in West Orange, N.J.
October 19, 1936: A British court declares that Bette Davis, who wishes to make films in England, must honor her Warners contract and work exclusively for the studio.
October 19, 1938: Buddy Ebsen, cast as the Tin Woodman in The Wizard of Oz, is hospitalized by an allergic reaction to his makeup; Jack Haley will step in.
Jerry Frebowitz | New Releases This Week
New DVD Releases for this week include the mega-hit Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, The William Castle Film Collection, and Cheri, along with other theatrical newcomers, TV collections new to DVD and some vintage British movies including an early appearance by Ida Lupino.
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George D. Allen | Movie Buzz, Movie Buzz Podcast
Are you suckaz gonna line up to see the blaxploitation satire Black Dynamite? Watch Movie Irv’s Raw Review of writer/director Scott Sanders’ film to see how this one-man jury rates the kung fu fighting:
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He’s tough, he’s sexy and he’s angry. Oh, yeah. He’s also black.
He’s Black Dynamite, the jive-talking, feet-a-flying, Afro-wearing, no-nonsense hero who also happens to be a sex machine. Just like Shaft. John Shaft. After his bro’ is murdered, he gets back into action that’ll put bad guys in traction. The powerful white guy known as “The Man” is behind his brother’s death. And there ain’t no stopping Black Dynamite now.
As played by Michael Jai White—the martial arts champ-turned-actor of Spawn, The Dark Knight and Tyler Perry movies fame—Black Dynamite is a mighty mix of Jim Brown’s Black Gunn, Fred Williamson’s Jesse Crowder, Rudy Ray Moore’s Dolemite and Bruce Lee. And White, with his pec-popping, open-shirted machismo and kinetic kung foolery, gets him just right.
In fact, Black Dynamite gets just about everything right when it comes to sending up the 1970s blaxploitation genre, from the cruddy camerawork to the ugly loud costumes, from the bad acting to the pimps, mean mammas and corrupt politicos who populate the plot.