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The Crazy Eighties: Body Heat

Josh Zyber — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 12:00:16 +0000

In the span of barely over one year from May 1980 to August 1981, Lawrence Kasdan saw his first two produced screenplays, for The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark, become huge, iconic hits, and his own directorial debut, the steamy neo-noir Body Heat, also find acclaim and box office success. The...

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The Crazy Eighties: Angel Heart

Josh Zyber — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 16:00:04 +0000

From the kiddie gangster spoof Bugsy Malone to the school musical Fame to the acid trip extravagance of Pink Floyd: The Wall, British director Alan Parker had one of the most eclectic careers in filmmaking. His sleazy horror thriller Angel Heart may not have been much of a success in 1987, but thanks to one...

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Fantasia Fest Journal: ‘Nightmare Cinema’

Deirdre Crimmins — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 16:00:57 +0000

Horror anthologies are tricky. Not only do they need to keep the audience’s attention through repeated changes in story and tone, but they also need to maintain consistent quality and visual language through these changes too. ‘Nightmare Cinema’ is a generally successful anthology picture that relies heavily on the strong pedigree of its directors. Featuring...

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‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ Review: Boobs, Booze and Blood… in 3D

Philip Brown — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:00:05 +0000

Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller might have taken almost ten years to mount their sequel to ‘Sin City’, but within seconds it feels like they never left. This isn’t so much a sequel as it is a second issue. It’s more of the same, which is either good or bad depending on your point of...

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Full Metal Jackets: For I Am Kind… of Familiar

Tom Landy — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:50 +0000

The (non-3D) Blu-ray release of Tarsem Singh’s ‘300’-meets-‘Clash of the Titans’ action-packed epic ‘Immortals‘ will receive a SteelBook edition exclusive to Canadian Future Shop stores next month. According to the plot synopsis: “Power-mad King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) threatens to destroy all of humanity on his maniacal quest to obtain the ultimate weapon – the legendary...

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Weekend Movies: Men in Armor Meet Men in Drag

Luke Hickman — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:00:38 +0000

I love watching bad movies tank at the box office. Unfortunately, even the worst of Adam Sandler’s movies still typically gross more than $100 million, so I probably won’t get to laugh at him come Monday. But I’m pretty sure I’ll be chuckling when the numbers for ‘Immortals‘ role in on Sunday afternoon. Ever since...

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Now Playing: ‘Expendables’ Is Unbearable

Drew Taylor — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:00:54 +0000

There was a part of me, probably the part of me that cackles with glee every time ‘Commando‘ is on television and a montage of Arnold Schwarzenegger and his teenage daughter (Alyssa Milano, if I’m not mistaken) seamlessly segues into a sequence where Arnold plunges a huge knife into various dudes’ necks, that was looking...

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Blu-ray Highlights for 7/27/10

Josh Zyber — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:00:24 +0000

Titans will clash… on Blu-ray! Well, not really. There’s actually only one major day-and-date release this week, and it’s kind of a stinker. But there are a bunch of catalog titles coming out, and maybe we’ll find something interesting in there. Let’s take a look. Here’s the release list: ‘Accidents Happen‘ (Image) ‘Batman: Under the...

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