*DVD Review* The Maiden Heist
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Originally posted at blogcritics.org
You’d think that a caper comedy with three powerful leads such as Christopher Walken, Morgan Freeman, and William H. Macy would make for some good times. Alas, The Maiden Heist presents itself as a comedy that you know is supposed to be funny, but the laughs that emerged on my end came across as forced.
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*DVD Review* Death In The Garden (La Mort En Ce Jardin)
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DVD Review: Death In The Garden (La Mort En Ce Jardin)
Originally posted at blogcritics.org
I must confess that I really never expected to see a jungle drama from master surrealist Luis Buñuel. As it turns out, Senior Buñuel did make such a film in 1956, somewhere during his minimalist Mexican period. Although it is not as bizarrely outrageous as some of the filmmaker’s earlier or later works, Death In The Garden (La Mort En Ce Jardin) is still worth a look-see, especially for Buñuel fans.
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*Blu-ray Review* Dexter: The Third Season
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Blu-ray Review: Dexter: The Third Season
Review posted at Film Fanaddict.com
From that first auspicious moment when the world was introduced to DEXTER, we all knew had Showtime winner on our hands. But even after two seasons of watching a serial killer murdering serial killers, it’s a bit hard to fathom the writers of DEXTER coming up with enough plot points to keep viewers interested and still keep the show fresh.
Thankfully, DEXTER: THE THIRD SEASON does not disappoint. In fact, it goes well beyond expectations, just as the show itself has done for the past three years. The stories are tightly woven. The suspense is damn-near harrowing at times. And never once does the show let its dark humor turn it into a farce… (Read the rest at Film Fanaddict.com)
*DVD Review* Nude In Dracula’s Castle
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DVD Review: Nude In Dracula’s Castle
Review posted at Film Fanaddict.com
Well, with a title like NUDE IN DRACULA’S CASTLE, you’d expect a mini exploitation masterpiece at the least. This collection of black and white 8mm loops from yesteryear begins with a fun-but-minor excursion into the nudie stag films of the ‘50s and ‘60s featuring British pin-up June Palmer. It’s only about seven minutes long, but it’s a pretty amusing romp nonetheless. It’s also the only portion of this entire 2-DVD/300+ minute set to include a “plot” — and, following the titular short in question, this collection starts to become annoyingly repetitive… (Read the rest at Film Fanaddict.com)
*DVD Review* Far Cry (2008)
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Originally posted at blogcritics.org
Germany’s B-Movie auteur Uwe Boll is at it once again with yet another video game adaptation. But this time around, Herr Boll has outdone himself. Sure, my very utterance that the longtime Razzie Award contender has “outdone himself” will probably be cause enough for many to question my sanity overall. After all, I’m perfectly content with watching a cheesy retro European-made action flick over a modern big-budgeted American film any day — there’s a certain naïve charming about them.
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*Blu-ray Review* Rocky: The Undisputed Collection
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Blu-ray Review: Rocky: The Undisputed Collection
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It was great news to hear: the entire Rocky franchise was coming out in a box set on Blu-ray. We could at long last enjoy the whole Sylvester Stallone series in glorious High Definition. Granted, some of the entries in this series were bad enough in the pan-and-scan VHS days, but a sliver of an upgrade every now and then never hurts…
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*DVD Reviews* Zorro: The Complete First and Second Season
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DVD Reviews: Zorro: The Complete First and Second Season
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In keeping up with their long and prestigious line of excellent Tin Box Sets, Disney has unleashed two new Walt Disney Treasures for collectors the world over to get all warm and fuzzy over. This time, though, the Tin Box Sets are black in color (as opposed to silver), and they bear the adventures of one of the most iconic swashbuckling heroes of fiction: Johnston McCulley’s “Zorro.”
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*DVD Reviews* A Fistful Of Horror From Synapse Films
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DVD Reviews: A Fistful Of Horror From Synapse Films
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It recently came to my attention that my work was beginning to pile up on me. Several stacks of everything from independently-made B-movies to classic films, and to TV shows were lying in wait of a critique. And so, I figured I’d start out my Saturday afternoon with some good ol’ horror titles from Synapse Films. My roster included the indie flick Sick Girl, Jeff Burr‘s Stepfather II: Make Room For Daddy, and an obscure French title, Night Of Death!, which I had actually had the pleasure of seeing years before.
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The one and only Arch Hall, Jr. announces new website
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Arch Hall, Jr., the star of several classic B-Movies including Eegah!, The Sadist, and Wild Guitar, announced via a Yahoo discussion group that his new website, archhalljr.com, is up and running. As a longtime fan of the Archer, I felt it was my patriotic duty to forward this on.
Hello all-
Arch here,
Many have asked me why don’t you have a website? Well after some great volunteer help from none other than my wonderful daughter Michelle and my son-in-law Eric Turgeon, I would like to formally announce that www.archhalljr.com is now officially up and running! It will have news and info on personal appearances and music gigs as well as stories and guest writers from time to time from the Fairway compound days. We’ve got some high quality t-shirts coming soon too. If you have any suggestions or ideas you’d like me to consider to improve my website? Please email them to arch@archhalljr.com Thank you and remember as always to: WATCH OUT FOR SNAKES!Happy Thanksgiving,
Arch Hall Jr.
Soundtrack to John Lennon biopic, Nowhere Boy, streets in UK December 14
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“Nowhere Boy is brilliantly evocative and provocative.” - The Guardian
“Aaron Johnson captures John Lennon’s essence to perfection.” – Daily Telegraph
“The music movie of the decade.” - GQ
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to John Lennon biopic arrives in UK Stores December 14 from Sony Music
Sony Music is pleased to announce the CD and Digital Download release of the soundtrack album of the year, “Nowhere Boy” - the critically acclaimed hot new film biopic about John Lennon’s teenage years which led to his musical career from the Quarrymen to his early relationship with Paul McCartney and George Harrison when the Beatles first set off to Hamburg.
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- *DVD Review* Midsomer Murders: Set 14 9 March, 2010To the uninitiated, Midsomer Murders is a popular British television program that, as of 2010, is in its 13th Series. Based on the works of Caroline Graham, the show follows the cases of Tom Barnaby (John Nettles), Detective Chief Inspector of Midsomer County. As the title may lead you to guess, this isn’t your average rural county. The quaint little village […]Luigi Bastardo
- *Blu-ray Review* Ninja 8 March, 2010Some of you may remember a particular action movie subgenre from the ‘80s: the ninja movie craze. The B-Movie producing team of Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus brought us many an unbelievably silly film, wherein the story’s protagonist (usually portrayed by a white guy so American audiences would watch it) would wind up going toe to toe with the deadly antago […]Luigi Bastardo
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