Stagecoach 2.0
Review of Twilight Time’s gorgeous Stagecoach (1966) DVD, plus some editorial blather on remakes, and Kritzerland’s new 2-disc Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) CD set, plus multimedia links.
Urban Decay 1.0: The Regal Constellation Hotel
Short piece on The Regal Constellation Hotel, built in 1962 and recently demolished after nearly 40 years of service by Pearson International Airport. Oodles of image links for fans of Urban Decay.
A Nightmare on Elm Street, Part III
Review of the second sequel in the recently rekindled Nightmare on Elm Street franchise – Dream Warriors – as part of Warner Home Video’s Part II / Part III Blu-ray double-bill.
Soundtrack Reviews & Sundry
Reviews of Silva Screen’s compilation series, featuring Music from the Transformers Trilogy by Steve Jablonsky, The Music of Michel Legrand, and The Music of James Horner, plus La-La Land’s complete presentation of James Horner’s Commando. Also: gorgeous Rue Morgue poster art, Julian Roffman’s The Mask + Guillermo del Toro in person at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, and David Cronenberg’s Shivers at The Revue. Sometimes I love my city. Sometimes.
Henri-Georges Clouzot, Part II
In Part II, a film review of Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Wages of Fear, The / Le salaire de la peur (1953), plus info on upcoming Nicholas Ray films at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, with rare audience introductions by the director’s widow, Susan Ray.
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