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Now Streaming – Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

Deirdre Crimmins — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 16:00:33 +0000

Shudder’s Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror is an enlightening documentary that examines the role of black fandom and black filmmakers throughout the history of the horror genre. Featuring exclusively black interviews, Horror Noire is the rare documentary that focuses on giving voices to the people who actually should be talking about this underserved...

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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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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of February 11th, 2018 – They’re Coming to Get You, Barbara

Josh Zyber — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:00:28 +0000

It’s Valentine’s week and, curiously, almost no romantic movies are available on Blu-ray to capitalize on that. In fact, catalog releases are heavily weighted with gory horror flicks. I wonder what kind of message that’s supposed to send? New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Wonder‘ – Do you remember the 1985 movie ‘Mask’, in which Eric Stoltz wore...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of October 1st, 2017 – Dead in the Water

Josh Zyber — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 12:00:58 +0000

Avast, ye mateys! Shiver me timbers, walk the plank and all that other nonsense. The pirates arrrr coming and it be time t’ sail the ocean Blu… I’ll stop now, I promise. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales‘ – Johnny Depp has debts to pay, which means that it’s...

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R.I.P. Martin Landau & George Romero

Josh Zyber — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 19:00:47 +0000

We lost a pair of screen legends over the weekend, one famous for working in front of the camera and one behind. Oscar-winning actor Martin Landau passed away on Saturday. He was followed on Sunday by filmmaker George Romero, the man who revolutionized the horror genre. Martin Landau With over six decades in the business,...

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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Movie of 1968

Josh Zyber — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 19:00:24 +0000

1968 was a pretty momentous year for film. Among other things, it gave us one of the greatest motion pictures ever made and launched an iconic franchise now on its ninth feature entry. What were your favorite movies from that year? As a refresher, Wikpedia has a list of movies released in 1968. Shannon Nutt...

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Weekend Roundtable: VHS Memories

Josh Zyber — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 19:00:18 +0000

As we speak, the last remaining manufacturer of VCRs (Funai Electric) is finally ceasing all production of the obsolete videocassette players. I bet you assumed this happened years ago. For those of us who grew up during the home video boom of the 1980s, the death of VHS may be bittersweet news. Let’s reminisce about...

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Weekend Roundtable: First R-Rated Movie You Saw

Josh Zyber — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 19:00:51 +0000

As the raunchy comedy ‘Ted 2′ opens this weekend, countless underage kids across the nation will inevitably sneak in to see the movie against their parents’ wishes. It’s a rite of passage. What was the first R-rated you ever saw before you were old enough to do so, and did it forever corrupt your juvenile...

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Mid-Week Poll: Have You Bought Twilight Time Blu-rays?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 14:00:51 +0000

Among Blu-ray collectors, the name Twilight Time inspires either admiration or resentment. The company has a controversial sales model that angers some potential buyers, even as others are happy to see certain movie titles released on Blu-ray at all. Have you bought any Twilight Time discs? Tell us which ones. Since appearing on the scene...

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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Zombie Movies

Josh Zyber — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:00:43 +0000

With Easter and the season finale of ‘The Walking Dead’ both coming up on Sunday (you don’t think that’s a coincidence, do you?), we thought that today’s Roundtable would be a good opportunity to look at some of our favorite movies about the dead rising from the grave. Daniel Hirshleifer Stuart Gordon’s status as the...

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Blu-ray Highlights for October 9th, 2012 – Phone Home

Josh Zyber — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 13:00:24 +0000

This week’s Blu-ray releases are headlined by two major sci-fi movies that both feature space aliens with heads shaped like male genitalia. That’s weird, right? Alien Nation E.T.’s face looks like a scrotum. Don’t be mad at me for pointing this out; you’ve always known it to be true. I have no idea what Steven...

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