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Cinema Bizarre: The Baby (1973) and Sonny Boy (1989)

Cinema Bizarre: The Baby (1973) and Sonny Boy (1989)

December 13, 2014 | By

Two examples of Cinema Bizarre: Ted Post’s The Baby (1974), new on Blu from Severin + Robert Martin Carroll’s Sonny Boy (1989)

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Digital vs. Film: Out of Print (2014) + Side by Side (2012)

Digital vs. Film: Out of Print (2014) + Side by Side (2012)

December 12, 2014 | By

Editor’s Blog and review links of Julie Marchese’s 2014 doc on the New Beverly Cinema, Out of Print (available via Vimeo) + Christopher Kenneally 2012 doc Side by Side (New Video Group) on the rapid switch to digital, and the sudden loathing of 35mm film.

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The Films of Jack H. Harris, Part 1: The Blob and its unlikely spawn

The Films of Jack H. Harris, Part 1: The Blob and its unlikely spawn

December 1, 2014 | By

First of a multi-part retrospective on producer Jack H. Harris starting with the original 1958 production of The Blob + its 1972 sequel, the 1988 remake (new on Blu from Twilight Time), Mario Bava’s fun Blob riff, Caltiki (1959) + respective soundtrack reviews.

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Twilight Time Goes to War, Part 4: Conflicted Nuns!

Twilight Time Goes to War, Part 4: Conflicted Nuns!

November 25, 2014 | By

In Part 4 of Twilight Time Goes to War, we look at two tales of Conflicted Nuns from 1957: John Huston’s underrated drama Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison on Blu-ray + Fox’ DVD of Sea Wife!

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Soundtrack Reviews

Soundtrack Reviews

November 24, 2014 | By

Soundtrack reviews of Rocky Gray’s Accursed, Elia Cmiral’s Atlas Shrugged Part 3: Who is John Galt? (Atlas Productions), and Trailerhead’s Nu Epiq trailer music compilation (Imperativa Records).

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