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Fantasia Fest Journal: Phantom of Winnipeg

Jason Gorber — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 16:00:06 +0000

In December of 1974, 20th Century Fox released a film based in part on The Phantom of the Opera plus some bits of the tale of Faust and a dash of The Picture of Dorian Gray. Directed by Brian De Palma and starring William Finley, Jessica Harper, and Paul Williams (who also provided music and...

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Domino (2019) Review: A Losing Game of Bones

Jason Gorber — Fri, 31 May 2019 15:00:55 +0000

There are many things disheartening about Domino, a below average terrorist thriller that feels more like a misjudged TV movie than the work of an iconic director. Such has been Brian De Palma’s fall from grace, the result is a movie that can’t find theatrical distribution and is being relegated to various VOD platforms to...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of January 13th, 2019 – This Is Halloween, This Is Halloween…

Josh Zyber — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:00:06 +0000

This is not Halloween, obviously. Nevertheless, movies from Halloween, even some with “Halloween” right in the name, land on Blu-ray and Ultra HD in the middle of January. One of them was a pretty big box office hit. New Releases (Blu-ray) Halloween – Do you enjoy any of the sequels to the Halloween franchise started...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of December 9th, 2018 – Minty Fresh

Josh Zyber — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 13:00:01 +0000

Considering how frequently we hear dire news about the market for physical media dying, it sure doesn’t seem like the volume of new Blu-ray and Ultra HD releases has slowed down at all. Quite the opposite, actually. This week brings another huge batch of discs to sort through. Admittedly, not many of this week’s releases...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of October 21st, 2018 – My My, How Can I Resist You?

Josh Zyber — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 12:00:16 +0000

Here we go again, another round of new Blu-ray releases. One will surely rake in money, money, money. As they say, the winner takes it all. That’s just the name of the game. When all is said and done, will you take a chance on something this week? (For the record, I hate myself for...

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Weekend Roundtable: It’s a Conspiracy!

Josh Zyber — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 19:00:50 +0000

In turbulent political times, filmmakers and audiences often gravitate toward the conspiracy thriller genre, in which shadowy cabals pull the strings behind world events. I’d imagine you can expect a lot more of these coming soon. For now, here’s a look at some of our favorites from the past. Shannon Nutt Although pretty much everything...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of September 11th, 2016 – You Look Marvelous

Josh Zyber — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 12:00:33 +0000

Strap yourselves in, folks. I told you September looked like a good month for Blu-rays. From major new blockbusters to awesome cult movies, this week could be a wallet-buster. New Releases ‘Captain America: Civil War‘ – Superhero movie fans may not have cared for the Batman/Superman brawl this year, but they sure ate up the...

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‘De Palma’ Review: Musings from a Moviemaker

Philip Brown — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 19:00:57 +0000

It’s strange to imagine that a film dedicated to the great Brian De Palma would be primarily a static shot of a talking head. Love or loathe the movies that the Hitchcock successor spat out over the last 48 years, they could never be described as “talky.” In fact, the filmmaker even mentions his hatred...

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Poll: Rank the Impossible Missions

Josh Zyber — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 12:00:07 +0000

As ‘Rogue Nation’ burns up the theatrical box office, how does it rate compared to the franchise’s earlier entries? Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to vote for the best ‘Mission: Impossible’ movie in today’s poll. I haven’t seen ‘Rogue Nation’ yet, so I can’t judge that one. Our reviewer Phil didn’t...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of September 8th, 2013 – To Timidly Go Where Other Men Have Gone Before

Josh Zyber — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:00:25 +0000

It’s time to trek through the stars once again. This week’s high-def releases bring us a curious mix of intrepid space explorers and supernatural serial killers. Read all about them in today’s Blu-ray roundup. Space, The Final Frontier I wasn’t overly impressed with ‘Star Trek into Darkness‘ when I saw it in theaters earlier this...

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Weekend Movies: Music and Passion Were Always the Fashion

Luke Hickman — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 17:00:46 +0000

When the widest movie release of the week is a boy band concert documentary, you just know that the weekend’s going to blow. I saw the trailer for ‘One Direction: This Is Us‘ last week and I’ve never wanted to slap a teenager more. Not only had I never heard of this band, not a...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of August 11th, 2013 – The Lovers, The Dreamers and Me

Josh Zyber — Mon, 12 Aug 2013 13:00:07 +0000

Forget anything else being released this week, the one and only, original 1979 ‘The Muppet Movie’ is finally available on Blu-ray, and there’s only one thing to say about that. OK, fine. Other stuff comes out this week too, and I suppose we should talk about it. New Releases By most accounts, ‘Olympus Has Fallen‘...

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