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John Steinbeck on Blu

John Steinbeck on Blu

September 4, 2012 | By

Blu-ray review of Twilight Time’s The Wayward Bus, a rare 1957 film based on the steamy, sweaty, sultry, sexaliscious novel by John Steinbeck.

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Packaged Goods: The Art of the Edit

Packaged Goods: The Art of the Edit

August 23, 2012 | By

Editor’s Blog & review of the latest installment of the TIFF Bell Lightbox’s Packaged Goods, “The Art of the Edit,” which screened this past Wednesday, and featured a Q&A with award-winning editor Chris Franklin.

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Nikkatsu Naughties: Part 2 + Tony Scott R.I.P.

Nikkatsu Naughties: Part 2 + Tony Scott R.I.P.

August 21, 2012 | By

Reviews of another kocking pair of naughty Nikkatsu erotica from Impulse Pictures / Synapse – Debauchery and Eros School: Feels So Good – plus quick thoughts on director Tony Scott’s suicide this past weekend.

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Glenn Ford – the Great and the Bad

Glenn Ford – the Great and the Bad

August 17, 2012 | By

Just uploaded: reviews of two Glenn Ford vehicles, made during the actor’s prime: Fritz Lang’s great noir The Big Heat, out out Blu courtesy of Twilight Time, and the banal Affair in Trinidad (Sony), which proves front & centre that Hollywood’s been making movies without scripts for decades.

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Assorted Reviews. Literally.

Assorted Reviews. Literally.

August 15, 2012 | By

Minor Editorial Blather, and reviews of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (Warner Home Video) on Blu, Elliot Goldenthal’s underrated score for Batman Forever (La-La Land Records), and Tusi Tamasese’s The Orator / O le tulafale, part of First Peoples Cinema: 1500 Nations, One Tradition at the TIFF Bell Lightbox seroes, ending this weekend.

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