Part 1 of this spanking new series examines the work of Stephen Boyd, one of Hollywood’s forgotten stars of the late fifties and early sixties. First up is a review of his pre-Ben-Hur co-starring role in Woman Obsessed (Twilight Time), plus a review of the new BBC documentary Stephen Boyd: The Man Who Never Was…
Another magical series featuring deep moral arguments relating to the socially provocative genre known as Women in Prison films, akak WIP. ‘Tied’ to Panik House’s new Mr. Skin WIP Triple feature set, I’ve reviewed Chained Heat (1983), to be followed soon by Red Heat (1985) and Jungle Warriors (1984), because we can all learn about being more socially active in our insular communities from these Greek tragedies of woe and empowerment…
Part 3 of Dog Tales spans the last 4 Lassie films in MGM’s franchise. In addition to an Editor’s Blog, there’s a DVD review of Hills of Home (Warner Home Video), followed by film reviews of The Sun Comes Up + Challenge to Lassie (both 1949), and The Painted Hills (1951)…
Soundtrack reviews for Jerry Goldsmith’s First Knight and John Morris’ Clue (both from La-La Land Records)…
DVD reviews of Elia Kazan’s America America (Warner Home Video) and William Kyriakis + Radley Metzger’s Dark Obsession (Image), Mondomark & KQEK.com join Twitter, plus news & ruminations about Dario Argento films at the TIFF Bell Lightbox and Toronto Underground Cinema, Rue Morgue news, and why you shouldn’t mail insects…
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