DVD: That Guy Dick Miller (2014)
There have been documentaries on the faces and voices of character actors we’ve seen but can never place, but Dick Miller is a different animal – a hugely prolific character actor and emeritus magnus of…
Tag: Joe Dante
DVD: Matinee (1993)
Nestled between Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) and Small Soldiers (1998) is Matinee, director Joe Dante’s surprisingly reverent tribute to B-movie showmanship, and that other master of suspense, director William Castle. Castle’s forte wasn’t directing but creating escapism built on a hook, and giving thrills through gimmicks, be they ‘ghosts’ gliding over audiences…
Podcast with Mama’s composer Fernando Velazquez, and Nostalgic Shockers
Just uploaded is a podcast with Fernando Velazquez, the lauded Spanish composer of the current box office hit Mama. Also new: Editor’s Blog on nostalgic horror, plus reviews of Joe Dante’s underrated and very badly treated The Hole (Alliance / EOne), and the underrated Devil (Universal), the latter featuring a terrifying score by Velazquez.
Podcast with Mama’s composer Fernando Velazquez, and Nostalgic Shockers
Just uploaded is a podcast with Fernando Velazquez, the lauded Spanish composer of the current box office hit Mama. Also new: Editor’s Blog on nostalgic horror, plus reviews of Joe Dante’s underrated and very badly treated The Hole (Alliance / EOne), and the underrated Devil (Universal), the latter featuring a terrifying score by Velazquez.
DVD: Hole, The (2009)
Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews / H . Film: Very Good/ DVD Transfer: Weak/ DVD Extras: Good Label: Alliance (Canada)/ Region: 1 (NTSC) / Released: October 30, 2012 Genre: Thriller Synopsis: Two brothers discover a strange locked hole in their basement, and naturally open the damned thing, releasing evil into the neighbourhood. Special Features: […]
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