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Sci-Fi Thrillers: Viral, Alien, and Parallel Worlds

Sci-Fi Thrillers: Viral, Alien, and Parallel Worlds

October 8, 2015 | By

Reviews of four sci-fi thrillers: The Satan Bug (1965) on Blu from Kino Lorber + Fox’s 2005 DVD of Panic in the Streets (1950) from the KQEK.com archives, Ejecta (2014) from Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada, and Singularity Principle (2013) from Big Screen / CAV.

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Shakespeare, Bergman, Mendelssohn, and Woody in less than 90 mins.

Shakespeare, Bergman, Mendelssohn, and Woody in less than 90 mins.

October 1, 2015 | By

Review of Woody Allen’s underrated A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy (1982), available on Blu from Twilight Time.

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Jack Hill’s Pit Stop (1969) – An Artful Racing Film

Jack Hill’s Pit Stop (1969) – An Artful Racing Film

October 1, 2015 | By

Review of jack Hill’s excellent stock car racing ‘art film’ Pit Stop (1969), new on Blu from Arrow Video / MVD Visual.

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More Film 4 Goodies: Angel (1982) + A Month in the Country (1987)

More Film 4 Goodies: Angel (1982) + A Month in the Country (1987)

September 26, 2015 | By

Reviews of two Film 4 productions, new on Blu from Twilight Time: Neil Jordan’s film debut Angel (1982) + Pat O’Connor’s A Month in the Country (1987).

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Notes on Vertigo at TIFF:40 with the TSO

Notes on Vertigo at TIFF:40 with the TSO

September 24, 2015 | By

Some thoughts on this past Sunday’s screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958) with Bernard Herrmann’s magnificent score performed live by the TSO at Roy Thompson Hall, and some Hitchcock stuff.

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