Category: EDITOR’S BLOG

Robert Mugge’s Sun Ra – A Joyful Noise (1980) comes to Blu

Robert Mugge’s Sun Ra – A Joyful Noise (1980) comes to Blu

February 25, 2016 | By

Review of Robert Mugge’s classic 1980 jazz documentary Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise (MVD Visual) plus links to related performance videos.

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Martyrs (2015) + The Vanishing (1993): The Domestic Versions

Martyrs (2015) + The Vanishing (1993): The Domestic Versions

February 23, 2016 | By

Spoiler-bleeding reviews of two controversial American remakes: Martyrs 2015 (Anchor Bay) + The Vanishing 1993 (Twilight Time).

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Frank Sinatra Goes to War: Kings Go Forth and Some Came Running (1958)

Frank Sinatra Goes to War: Kings Go Forth and Some Came Running (1958)

February 19, 2016 | By

Frank Sinatra goes to war in Delmer Daves’ Kings Go Forth (Twilight Time) + Vincent Minnelli’s Some Came Running (Warner Home Video), both from 1958.

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Ozploitation at its Finest: Turkey Shoot (1982)

Ozploitation at its Finest: Turkey Shoot (1982)

February 18, 2016 | By

Blu-ray review of Brian Trenchard-Smith’s 1982 ozploitation classic Turkey Shoot / Escape 2000 (Severin) + Phantasm II comes to The Royal via Rue Morgue’s Cinemacabre.

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Bobby Roth’s Heartbreakers, Nick Mancuso, and The Stuck Betamax Tape

Bobby Roth’s Heartbreakers, Nick Mancuso, and The Stuck Betamax Tape

February 16, 2016 | By

Reviews of Bobby Roth’s 1984 drama Heartbreakers, starring Peter Coyote and Nick Mancuso + Tangerine Dream’s soundtrack CD (Silva Screen), plus links to a Betamax-related short and a recent Mancuso podcast.

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