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Dog Tales II: Lassie Goes to War!

Dog Tales II: Lassie Goes to War!

April 9, 2011 | By

The second installment of pooch tales focuses again on Lassie in wartime America, and includes a review of Courage of Lassie (Warner Home Video) and a related period propaganda film, War Dogs (Internet Archive)…

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Hot & Bothered: The Chase, by Arthur Penn and Sam Spiegel

Hot & Bothered: The Chase, by Arthur Penn and Sam Spiegel

April 9, 2011 | By

Editor’s Blog on the recent screening of producer Sam Spiegel’s The Chase (1966), as part of their retrospective on director Arthur Penn, plus a review of the film and John Barry’s score…

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The Corman Touch

The Corman Touch

April 5, 2011 | By

Reviews of Roger Corman’s Sharktopus (Anchor Bay), and Philippe Robert’s surprisingly fun no-budget shocker Resonnances (Synapse Films)…

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The Curious Case of Veit Harlan

The Curious Case of Veit Harlan

April 4, 2011 | By

The specter of writer / director Veit Harlan’s anti-Semitic film Jud Suss (1940) still lingers over the Harlan family, and I’ve uploaded a review the infamous film (still banned in Germany and parts of Europe) and Felix Moeller’s superb documentary from 2008, Harlan: In the Shadow of Jud Suss (Zeitgeist Films)…

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Soundtrack Reviews

Soundtrack Reviews

March 21, 2011 | By

Just uploaded: soundtrack reviews of Dan Marocco’s Brotherhood (Lakeshore Records) and Nuno Malo’s Amalia (MovieScore Media)…

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