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Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered (2008) and Wax Mask (1997)

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered (2008) and Wax Mask (1997)

May 5, 2017 | By

Review of Wax Mask / M.D.C. – Maschera di cera (1997), new on Blu from One 7 Movies + from the KQEK.com archives, Mike Baronas’ affectionate portrait of the legendary eye trauma auteur, Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered (2008) on DVD.

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Calling Hedy Lamarr: Inventor, Glamour Goddess, and Hollywood Icon – Part 1

Calling Hedy Lamarr: Inventor, Glamour Goddess, and Hollywood Icon – Part 1

February 8, 2017 | By

Reviews of two docs on legendary Hollywood beauty Hedy Lamarr and her discrete activities as an influential inventor: Calling Hedy Lamarr (2004) + Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star (2006).

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Comedy at TJFF 2014 + Broadway Danny Rose on Blu

Comedy at TJFF 2014 + Broadway Danny Rose on Blu

May 22, 2014 | By

The theme is comedy at TJFF 2014, with Sheldon Leonard’s Wonderful Life, Ten from Your Show of Shows, and When Comedy Went to School + Woody Allen’s Broadway Danny Rose on Blu from Twilight Time.

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Film: Sheldon Leonard’s Wonderful Life (2011)

Film: Sheldon Leonard’s Wonderful Life (2011)

May 22, 2014 | By

Sheldon Leonard began as a character actor (he’s perhaps best known as the bartender in It’s a Wonderful Life) in film before switching to radio where he took a crack at writing. His knack for humour…

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Film: Ten from Your Show of Shows (1973)

Film: Ten from Your Show of Shows (1973)

May 22, 2014 | By

A variety show that predated SCTV and especially Saturday Night Live’s blend of skits, parodies, music and monologues, the 140 90 mins. episodes featured the work of Sid Caesar often playing ordinary men often in receipt of assaultive embarrassments…

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