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THE GREAT SILENCE (FILM MOVEMENT) 1968

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SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO

Share This: Our favorite ruthless killers are back and a Brolin/Del Toro non-superhero franchise, now an oddity, is born. Was there an intended sequel to director Denis Villeneuve’s 2015 SICARIO, which starred Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro? The unrelenting, ruthless drug cartel drama was mesmerizing. Screenwriter Taylor Sheridan’s SICARIO was to be […]

ANTHONY BOURDAIN’S SUICIDE, YOU DECIDE

Share This: Sunday, June 11, 2018 When I first read that Anthony Bourdain had committed suicide the details were not known until two days later. The bare details were not very illuminating. Why would Anthony Bourdain commit suicide? Bourdain was CNN’s undisputed star. He traveled the world. He had an actress for a girlfriend. He […]

BEAST

Share This: Sensational. Buckley and Flynn are sensational. Skip the comic book movies and see BEAST. This film stays with you. Imdb.com logline for BEAST: A troubled woman living in an isolated community finds herself pulled between the control of her oppressive family and the allure of a secretive outsider suspected of a series of […]

FIR 2017 STOCKING STUFFER COLUMN

THE VIETNAM WAR – PBS
PAUL NASCHY Collection – SCREAM (part of the SHOUT FACTORY!)
MONTEREY POP – Criterion
HITCHCOCK COLLECTION – Universal or Warner Bros
JOHNNY CARSON – JOHNNY AND FRIENDS – Time Life

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“As Frank T.J. Mackie said: “Respect the cock!”

3D Is Not Just A Fad and It’s Not Going Away

Share This: We all know the now-endless conventional wisdom mantra; “3D is a fad. Sophisticated people don’t want it. It’s a gimmick and not worthy of real artistic cinematic consideration”. Since most of the major consumer electronics giants like Samsung had no new 3D TVs for 2017, many publications have been seemingly gleefully heralding the […]