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Arrow Video’s Cult Cinema and a (Subjective) History of Home Video Companions

Arrow Video’s Cult Cinema and a (Subjective) History of Home Video Companions

April 8, 2016 | By

Book review of Cult Cinema: An Arrow Video Companion + a lengthy subjective history of home video guides from the 80s and 90s.

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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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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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The Films of Tonino Valerii, Part 1: Day of Anger (1967) + Taste of Killing (1966)

The Films of Tonino Valerii, Part 1: Day of Anger (1967) + Taste of Killing (1966)

June 14, 2015 | By

Reviews of Tonino Valerii’s first two films, the spaghetti westerns Taste of Killing (1966) from Wild East and the newly restored Day of Anger (1967) in gorgeous HD from Arrow Video USA / MVD Visual.

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BR: Day of Anger / Day of Wrath / Gunlaw / I giorni dell’ira (1967)

BR: Day of Anger / Day of Wrath / Gunlaw / I giorni dell’ira (1967)

June 14, 2015 | By

Considered a protégé of genre pioneer Sergio Leone, Tonino Valerii had already distinguished himself in his debut Taste of Killing (1966), and what was initially designed to be a B-level production suddenly became more high-profile when popular actor Giuliano Gemma wanted to tackle the role…

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