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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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Frank Sinatra: The Detective and The First Deadly Sin

Frank Sinatra: The Detective and The First Deadly Sin

February 13, 2016 | By

Sinatra the cop: reviews of The Detective (1968) on Blu from Twilight Time + The First Deadly Sin (1980) from Warner Home Video.

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Leni Riefenstahl’s Nuremberg Trilogy (1933-1935) + Stuart Schulberg’s Nuremberg: Its Lessons for Today (1948)

Leni Riefenstahl’s Nuremberg Trilogy (1933-1935) + Stuart Schulberg’s Nuremberg: Its Lessons for Today (1948)

February 5, 2016 | By

Reviews of Leni Riefenstahl’s trio of Nuremberg films made for the Nazi party – Victory of the Faith (1933) via Archive.org, Triumph of the Will (1934) + Day of Freedom (1935) on Blu via Synapse Films – and Stuart Schulberg’s sobering Nuremberg: Its Lessons for Today (1948).

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A Film Noir Trio: House of Bamboo (1955), Street with No Name (1948), and Cry Vengeance (1954)

A Film Noir Trio: House of Bamboo (1955), Street with No Name (1948), and Cry Vengeance (1954)

January 22, 2016 | By

Reviews of 3 unique film noirs: Sam Fuller’s House of Bamboo (Twilight Time), William Keighley’s The Street with No Name (Fox), and Mark Stevens’ Cry Vengeance (Olive Films).

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