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The Last Mile (1959) DVD Review: Mickey at His Rooniest

Posted: 23 May, 2012 in Movies/TV
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The Last Mile (1959) DVD Review: Mickey at His Rooniest

Prior to their great success in the British horror film industry with the highly prolific Amicus Productions, American-born filmmakers Max Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky cranked out a number of tiny-budgeted movie musicals that were mostly aimed at teenage audiences. In 1959, just a year away from producing the atmospheric classic Horror Hotel, Milton and Max fashioned a minor prison drama called The Last Mile, which was based on the popular 1930 play by John (Angels with Dirty Faces) Wexley — a project that had been filmed several times before as well as produced many times onstage.

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Golden Needles DVD Review: Joe Don Baker Kicks Ass in Hong Kong

Posted: 5 December, 2011 in Movies/TV
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Golden Needles DVD Review: Joe Don Baker Kicks Ass in Hong Kong

Golden Needles is one of those movies that could have been better — memorable, even — had any of its crew actually cared enough to give a damn. Co-penned by former television writer S. Lee Pogostin and helmed by Enter the Dragon director Robert Clouse, Golden Needles is one of many motion pictures produced and distributed following the death of Bruce Lee — a time when American filmmakers and moviegoers were experiencing a sudden Asian craze. They even bring in Enter the Dragon co-star Jim Kelly — who was in the middle of his short but unique career — for an extended cameo during the middle of the film. [Read the rest at Cinema Sentries.]

Ghost Warrior DVD Review: Like a Corny Tabloid Headline Come to Life

Posted: 28 November, 2011 in Movies/TV
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Ghost Warrior DVD Review: Like a Corny Tabloid Headline Come to Life

Based on an idea by low-budget filmmaker Charles Band, the fanciful Ghost Warrior is a spin on the timeless “fish out of water” tale — things that were later perfected (and subsequently hashed) by filmmakers in the ‘90s. We begin with a noble 16th Century samurai warrior (Hiroshi Fujioka) receiving a seemingly fatal slice of death after a failed attempt at rescuing his wife. Falling into the icy water below, Yoshimitsu is discovered in the frozen wastes of Japan four centuries later and brought back to life by a experimental cryogenics lab that uses laser light show projectors to revive the ancient soldier. [Read the rest at Cinema Sentries.]

Enter the Ninja DVD Review: “So, Who Are You Going to Kill Next, Mr. Ninja?”

Posted: 27 November, 2011 in Movies/TV
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Enter the Ninja DVD Review: “So, Who Are You Going to Kill Next, Mr. Ninja?”

Some movies are born unto greatness, achieving staggering heights of recognition rarely ever matched by imitators — the likes of which seem to have been born solely to orally copulate and feast upon large, economy-sized containers of male genitalia. And then there are those other movies — like 1981’s ode to embarrassment, Enter the Ninja — that are so utterly awful, they attain their own manner of renown. Put simply, Enter the Ninja is so bad, it’s good — and we can thank the infamous Cannon Film Group and the production team of Golan-Globus for bestowing this unforgettable “martial arts movie starring a white guy” classic upon us. [Read the rest at Cinema Sentries.]

*DVD Review* Don’t Worry, We’ll Think of a Title

Posted: 25 November, 2011 in Movies/TV
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DVD Review: Don’t Worry, We’ll Think of a Title

Article first published as DVD Review: Don’t Worry, We’ll Think of a Title on Blogcritics.

Unless you’re a huge fan of The Dick Van Dyke Show, the name Morey Amsterdam might not ring a bell. The late Jewish comedian will probably always be best remembered (when he is remembered, that is) as the energetic “human joke machine” on Van Dyke’s show, which also featured funny people Rose Marie and Richard Deacon in supporting roles — and was produced by Danny Thomas. It should be pointed out, however, that Amsterdam’s ability to pull a quip out of his hat preceded him in the world of comedy; an ability that earned him frequent work writing jokes for movies and television shows.

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Kill a Dragon DVD Review: Don’t Train It; Kill it!

Posted: 25 November, 2011 in Movies/TV
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Kill a Dragon DVD Review: Don’t Train It; Kill it!

Aside from the drugs, music, political unrest, and sex, the ‘60s were perhaps best known for the persona of the swingin’ secret agent type of feller — a guise that men around the world dreamt of living up to, and filmmakers were keen to cash in on. Once Sean Connery stepped into the shoes of James Bond 007, it opened the floodgates for other actors to try to invoke his particular manner of inimitable elegance, intimidation, and sex appeal. And the men who auditioned were many: Cary Grant, Dean Martin, Michael Caine, Rod Taylor, David Niven, James Coburn — and those were just the guys on the big screen. [Read the rest at Cinema Sentries.]

Malone (1987) DVD Review: Hey, Little Sister, Shotgun?

Posted: 19 November, 2011 in Movies/TV
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Malone (1987) DVD Review: Hey, Little Sister, Shotgun?

Anyone who grew up in the ‘80s probably remembers seeing a certain videocassette in the stores at one point or another, depicting a very angry, injured Burt Reynolds with a furious appearance upon his moustached kisser and brandishing a shotgun in mid-blast. Why, if you were to glance at a Polaroid I snapped of my room from the days of my (in all likelihood) misspent youth, you would notice a promotional display for the movie hanging from the ceiling. And yet, just like several other cinematic offerings starring Loni Anderson’s former celebrity hubby from that particular period in time, I never actually took the time out to watch Malone. [Read the rest at Cinema Sentries.]

*DVD Review* Beer (1985)

Posted: 12 November, 2011 in Movies/TV
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DVD Review: Beer (1985)

Article first published as DVD Review: Beer (1985) on Blogcritics.

The world of advertising is a cutthroat one indeed. It’s also a terribly foolish one, wherein ad agencies tend to come up with the worst ideas in order to help clients sell their products. We’ve had Nostradamus sell McDonald’s hamburgers from beyond the grave, heard talking Taco Bell foods brag about their baseball-catching abilities so they can sneak into the game (!), and we’ve even witnessed creepy rodent thingies pushing Quiznos Sub sandwiches. All in the name of the Holy Dollar; and it has always been this way, I’m afraid: a simple glance at a vintage magazine will unveil Philip Morris Cigarettes being compared to the joys of holding a newborn baby, and cops and hippies getting along simply by sharing some Canada Dry Ginger Ale.
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Sugar Hill (1974) DVD Review: The Grandmother of All ’70s Blaxploitation Zombie Flicks!

Posted: 9 November, 2011 in Movies/TV
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Sugar Hill (1974) DVD Review: The Grandmother of All ‘70s Blaxploitation Zombie Flicks!

In this age of increasingly dull, incredibly monotonous films depicting zombies as mindless, fast-moving, brain-eatin’ hoards, it’s hard to imagine there was a time when motion pictures about the living dead contained no flesh consumption whatsoever — and that legions of reanimated carcasses served an objective in (after)life. It’s also difficult to picture that we once had cinematic offerings featuring revived stiffs that were actually as enjoyable as Sugar Hill (aka The Zombies of Sugar Hill and Sugar Hill and Her Zombie Hitmen) — a film that can easily be declared “The Grandmother of All ‘70s Blaxploitation Zombie Flicks” without any fear of so much as an inkling of heated discussion from any naysayers. [Read the rest at Cinema Sentries.]

*DVD Review* Cage of Evil

Posted: 7 November, 2011 in Movies/TV
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DVD Review: Cage of Evil

Article first published as DVD Review: Cage of Evil on Blogcritics.

In the early ‘40s Hollywood began to experience a torrid love affair with tales of hard-nosed, two-fisted antiheroes pit against femme fatales and seedy underworld gangsters. These crime dramas — commonly referred to as film noir — continued to romance filmmakers and audiences in Tinseltown well into the late ‘50s, delighting audiences and thrilling future film historians into penning reference books in the process. By the time 1960 rolled around, however, things were changing. With now-classic neo-noir titles like The Manchurian Candidate just a few years away from being given a green-light by studio execs, the routine, archetypical formula that had constructed countless melodramas of the ‘40s and ‘50s were hardly in demand.
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