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Death in the Bathroom: Motivational Growth (2013) + Memory Lane (2013)

Death in the Bathroom: Motivational Growth (2013) + Memory Lane (2013)

November 15, 2015 | By

Suicide in the bathroom is theme shared by Don Thacker’s talking mold thriller Motivational Growth (2013) + Shawn Holmes’ fractured thriller Memory Lane (2013), both from MVD Visual.

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Wild Blood: Italy’s Osvaldo Valenti and Luisa Ferida

Wild Blood: Italy’s Osvaldo Valenti and Luisa Ferida

November 7, 2015 | By

Reviews of The Jester’s Supper / La cena delle beffe (1942) from One 7 Movies with Osvaldo Valenti and Luisa Ferida, Italy’s wartime silver screen power couple whose tragic final years and execution were dramatized in Wild Blood / Sangepazzo (2008) from eOne.

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Desert Island Films: The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) + Tequila Sunrise (1988)

Desert Island Films: The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) + Tequila Sunrise (1988)

November 4, 2015 | By

Reviewed are two films I’d have to have if trapped on a desert island: Steve Kloves’ The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) from Twilight Time + Robert Towne’s Tequila Sunrise (1988) from Warner Home Video.

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Roger Corman meets Fox: The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (1967)

Roger Corman meets Fox: The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (1967)

October 24, 2015 | By

Review of Roger Corman’s rare studio picture, the outstanding true crime thriller The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (1967), new on swanky Blu from Twilight Time.

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The demented “The Baby ” comes to Toronto’s Storefront Theatre: Review + Podcast with Director & Star

The demented “The Baby ” comes to Toronto’s Storefront Theatre: Review + Podcast with Director & Star

October 24, 2015 | By

Review of the demented stage version of the classic 1973 cult film “The Baby” + a podcast interview with writer-director Dan Spurgeon and star Frank Blocker.

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