After the local success of Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow, Seasonal Studios decided to follow it up with another kung fu comedy. The new film would use much of the same plot, director (Yuen Woo-Ping), actors, and of course Jackie…
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My Favorite Movies: Rushmore
Guest blogger Jason writes: I feel like there are so many movies out there, even for a form of entertainment that is less than a century old, that are widely considered to be the best examples of what the medium…
Read more →Old Movies For Young People
Every month I show an old movie to a bunch of twentysomethings (like me). Sometimes it goes over well and other times…not so well. So I thought I’d put together a list of the movies that have been well received by…
Read more →Kiss of the Vampire (1963): A Close look at a Classic Horror Movie
Guest blogger Watching Hammer writes: “See why you never break down in the woods! See why you never stay at the creepy inn! See why you never, ever, go up to the castle! See…” Kiss of the Vampire (1963) Who? Director:…
Read more →Skull Heads (2009): Movie Review
Guest blogger Ted Brown writes: Skull Heads Plot: For generations, the strange, inbred Arkoff family has lived in their creepy Italian castle undisturbed by the outside world. Until one night when their sanctuary is invaded by a trio of treacherous…
Read more →Out of the Past (1947): A Film Noir Masterpiece
Guest blogger Sarkoffagus writes: Jeff Bailey (Robert Mitchum) is living a quiet life, running a gas station in a small town. But then a stranger drives his car into town, and everything changes. It seems that someone from Jeff’s past…
Read more →Childlike Wonder Movies
Guest blogger Meaghan Couture writes: True to form, when offered the opportunity to go and see Mary Poppins: The Musical live at our performing arts center here in the city, I jumped at the chance! Not only do I love…
Read more →Bigger Than Life (1956)
Bigger Than Life ***½ Country: US Director: Nicholas Ray As Bigger Than Life opens, we see the long horizontal façade of a school building stretched across the huge CinemaScope screen. A bell rings, and elementary school students come pouring through…
Read more →Jaws: On A 35-Year Obsession
“There is a creature alive today that has survived millions of years of evolution. Without change, without passion, and without logic. It lives to kill. A mindless eating machine, it will attack and devour anything. It is as if God……
Read more →The Wolfman (2010): A Movie Review
The Wolfman: A Movie Review After the death of his brother, Shakespearean actor Lawrence Talbot (Benicio del Toro) returns to the family stately home in Blackmoor. His father John (Anthony Hopkins) and brother’s fiancee Gwen (Emily Blunt) wait for him…
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