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    Play Dirty 

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    Published on 01-13-2018 12:55 PM
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    Released By: Twilight Time
    Released On: October 17, 2017.
    Director: Andre De Toth
    Cast: Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Green, Harry Andrews, Patrick Jordan, Daniel Pilon
    Year: 1969
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    The Movie:

    It's World War II, and an officer of the armed forces is given the task of taking hardened criminals and convicts into battle on what can only be described as a suicide mission. No, this is     ...
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    They're Playing With Fire 

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    Published on 01-08-2018 08:35 AM
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    Released By: Kino Lorber
    Released On: March 14, 2017.
    Director: Howard Avedis
    Cast: Sybil Danning, Eric Brown, Andrew Prine, Paul Clemens, K.T. Stevens
    Year: 1984
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    The Movie:

    Star of multiple films and an appearance on the cover of Playboy Magazine in 1983, Sybil Danning seemed like a natural casting choice to play sexy seductress Dr. Diane Stevens in 1984's They're Playing With Fire. Stevens,     ...
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    Good Son, The 

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    Published on 01-04-2018 09:28 AM
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    Released By: Kino Lorber
    Released On: August 1, 2017.
    Director: Joseph Ruben
    Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, Wendy Crewson, David Morse, David Hugh Kelly
    Year: 1993
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    The Movie:

    After losing his mother to cancer, young Mark Evans (Elijah Wood) finds himself simultaneously grieving the loss and tormenting himself for breaking the promise that he made to her to not let her die. His father, Jack (David     ...
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    Birth Of The Dragon 

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    Published on 01-02-2018 09:29 AM
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    Released By: Universal
    Released On: November 21, 2017.
    Director: George Nolfi
    Cast: Philip Wan-Lung Ng, Yu Xia, Xing Jin, Jingjing Qu, Ron Yuan
    Year: 2016
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    The Movie:

    Some folks have been known to bitch incessantly about unnecessary Hollywood remakes, and I've definitely thrown my voice into that ring on many occasions. The thing that sticks in my side more than the endless     ...
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    Finding Joseph I - The HR From Bad Brains Documentary 

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    Published on 12-22-2017 09:24 AM
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    Released By: MVD Visual
    Released On: November 13, 2017.
    Director: James Lathos
    Cast: Paul HR Hudson, Earl Hudson, James Drescher, Toby Morse, Ian MacKaye, Vernon Reid
    Year: 2016
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    The Film:

    Allegedly "Banned in DC", Washington's all-Black punk rock band Bad Brains, led by the insanely energetic Paul "HR" Hudson, took their brand of hardcore to New York City where     ...
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    Gidget 

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    Published on 12-21-2017 09:26 AM
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    Released By: Twilight Time
    Released On: November 14 2017.
    Director: Paul Wendkos
    Cast: Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson, Arthur O’Connell, Joby Baker, Yvonne Craig, Doug McClure
    Year: 1959
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    The Movie:

    Ask legendary big wave surfer Greg Noll what he thinks about Gidget, and he won't have anything to say that's not laced with profanity. True, Noll and his buddies     ...
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    Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story 

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    Released By: MVD Visual
    Released On: October 13, 2017.
    Director: Jon Brewer
    Cast: David Bowie, Mick Ronson, Angie Bowie, Ian Hunter, Glen Matlock, Lou Reed
    Year: 2017
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    The Film:

    A coincidence of timing found me checking out HIRED GUN on Netflix, a documentary about musical mercenaries; the best of the best players, handpicked by the biggest names in the music business to assist them on their sonic quest. From Alice     ...
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    Quiet American, The 

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    Published on 11-22-2017 09:01 AM
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    Released By: Twilight Time
    Released On: June 13, 2017.
    Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
    Cast: Audie Murphy, Michael Redgrave, Claude Dauphin, Girgia Moll, Bruce Cabot, Kerima, Richard Loo
    Year: 1958
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    The Movie:

    Saigon.

    Shit.

    Actually, it's more than a decade prior to Captain Willard heading up the river to find the defected and defective Colonel Kurtz.     ...
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    Lawnmower Man, The 

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    Published on 11-02-2017 08:23 AM
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    Released By: Shout/Scream Factory
    Released On: June 20, 2017.
    Director: Brett Leonard
    Cast: Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, Dean Norris, Geoffrey Lewis, Jenny Wright
    Year: 1992
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    The Movie:

    You won't find too much in the way of debate when it comes to film adaptations of the works of author Stephen King; they're either regarded as total garbage, or total anomalies in a sea of total garbage. Even those some would consider dusty gems are shat upon...consider Kubrick's take on, "The Shining", De Palma's rendition of, "Carrie", or my personal     ...
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    Sleight 

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    Published on 10-23-2017 08:31 AM
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    Released By: Universal
    Released On: August 1, 2017.
    Director: JD Dillard
    Cast: Jacob Latimore, Seychelle Gabriel, Sasheer Zamata, Storm Reid, Cameron Esposito
    Year: 2016
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    The Movie:

    Bashir (Bo Wolfe) is the definition of a kid with a lot going for him. He's smart, he's got some unique talents, and he's received a scholarship to a prestigious school that will pave     ...
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    Barton Fink 

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    Published on 10-16-2017 08:54 AM
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    Released By: Kino Lorber
    Released On: August 22, 2017.
    Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
    Cast: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner, Tony Shalhoub
    Year: 1991
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    The Movie:

    While I have to admit that films made by Joel and Ethan Coen don't contribute largely to my list of favourites, there's no disputing that when they're on, they're really on. Fargo, No Country For Old Men, and Blood Simple are brilliant works of art, allowing me to give them a pass on tripe such as The Ladykillers     ...
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    Who'll Stop The Rain 

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    Published on 10-02-2017 08:36 AM
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    Released By: Twilight Time
    Released On: May 16, 2017.
    Director: Karel Reisz
    Cast: Nick Nolte, Tuesday Weld, Michael Moriarty, Anthony Zerbe, Richard Masur, Ray Sharkey, Gail Strickland
    Year: 1978
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    The Movie:

    Vietnam war correspondent Johnny Converse (Michael Moriarty) has seen enough action to last a lifetime, and in the battle-scarred wasteland of the South Pacific,     ...
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    Certain Fury 

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    Published on 09-26-2017 08:22 AM
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    Released By: Kino Lorber
    Released On: March 4, 2017.
    Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
    Cast: Tatum O'Neal, Irene Cara, Peter Fonda, Moses Gunn, Nicholas Campbell
    Year: 1985
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    The Movie:

    Everyone in the know is aware that the 80's were a pretty bitchen time for awesome films, and those further educated in such things knew that there was usually something special heading their way when the New World Video logo popped up onscreen after hitting PLAY     ...
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    Mr. Mom 

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    Published on 09-18-2017 08:10 AM
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    Released By: Shout Select
    Released On: September 5, 2017.
    Director: Stan Dragoti
    Cast: Michael Keaton, Teri Garr, Ann Jillian, Christopher Lloyd, Jeffrey Tambor
    Year: 1983
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    The Movie:

    When we view a film such as D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation, we are able to appreciate Griffith's style and technique, while we marvel at the idea of what was an acceptable point of view 100+ years ago. And not     ...
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    8 Heads In A Duffel Bag 

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    Published on 09-12-2017 08:28 AM
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    Released By: Twilight Time
    Released On: August 15, 2017.
    Director: Tom Schulman
    Cast: Joe Pesci, Andy Comeau, Kristy Swanson, Todd Louiso, George Hamilton, Dyan Cannon, David Spade
    Year: 1997
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    The Movie:

    What happens when you pull Joe Pesci's badass character (pick one) out of a Scorcese flick (pick one) and place him into a comedic setting? Pure gold, one would hope.     ...
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    Dead Heat 

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    Published on 09-11-2017 08:21 AM
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    Released By: 88 Films
    Released On: February 27, 2017
    Director: Mark Goldblatt
    Cast: Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Lindsay Frost, Darren McGavin, Vincent Price
    Year: 1988

    The Movie:

    *Note: This is a Region B Blu-ray

    A daring daylight robbery of a Melrose Avenue jewelry store is underway, when the two masked bandits are thwarted by an employee tripping the silent alarm. Rushing into the street, the well-armed criminals     ...
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    Man In The Moon, The 

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    Published on 09-07-2017 08:29 AM
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    Released By: Twilight Time
    Released On: May 16, 2017.
    Director: Robert Mulligan
    Cast: Sam Waterston, Tess Harper, Gail Strickland, Reese Witherspoon, Jason London, Emily Warfield
    Year: 1991
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    The Movie:

    Call me a softie, but I am an absolute sucker for a good coming-of-age story, especially when it avoids the sentimental trappings inherent to the genre. Robert Mulligan's     ...
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    Year Of The Comet 

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    Published on 08-09-2017 08:33 AM
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    Released By: Twilight Time
    Released On: April 11, 2017.
    Director: Peter Yates
    Cast: Penelope Ann Miller, Tim Daly, Louis Jourdan, Art Malik, Ian Richardson
    Year: 1992
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    The Movie:

    Sometimes, you judge a book by its cover, and select a movie to review by the title or the poster art. Other times, you get confused and think that you're selecting Night of the     ...
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    A Public Celebration of the Life and Legacy of George A. Romero 

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    It's the morning of July 24, 2017, and I'm making an unpleasant commute that I've done many times before. Years ago, when I moved to Waterloo but kept my job in Toronto, I drove daily across that stretch of nasty, traffic-snarled highway known as the 401. The drive could take as little as 49 minutes; other days, I exited after three hours of stop-and-go traffic, not even halfway to the destination, a full day of pay lost because of a multi-car collision up ahead. Finding new employment locally was a thing of beauty, and I was pleased to never have to make that ...
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    Trespass 

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    Published on 07-20-2017 08:38 AM
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    Released By: Shout Select
    Released On: June 27, 2017.
    Director: Walter Hill
    Cast: Bill Paxton, Ice-T, William Sadler, Ice Cube
    Year: 1992
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    The Movie:

    With platinum recording artist Ice-T fresh from the success of 1991's New Jack City, and multi-platinum recording artist Ice Cube still basking in the glow from 1991's Boyz N The Hood, it made total sense for the two hip-hop powerhouses to be put together in a film. Thankfully, 1992's Trespass     ...
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