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‘New Orleans Uncensored’ (1955): Entertaining noir-ish actioner goes down just fine

Or….Sunset Boulevard and On the Waterfront redux!

September 29, 2020 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

‘Hollywood Story’ (1951): A clever little noir mystery

Or….Sunset Boulevard and On the Waterfront redux!

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 Movies & Drinks3 Comments

‘I Saw What You Did’ (1965): An utterly bizarre, eccentric thriller

Director William Castle’s bizarre, schizophrenic children’s nightmare, damn near perfectly realized.

February 14, 2020 Movies & Drinks2 Comments

‘The Night Walker’ (1964): Well-crafted, gauzy, ethereal suspense

More 1960s vintage horror from William Castle.

December 18, 2018December 30, 2020 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

‘Strait-Jacket’ (1964): Nightmarish, cartoonish William Castle weirdness

Lurid Halloween comic book scares, hypnotically arranged…for the most part.

October 23, 2018November 6, 2018 Movies & Drinks7 Comments

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It's been a while. Had fun re-watching THE GOONIES for the first time in a long time. First time for me in HD after upgrading my old DVD to a Blu.

Since I never watched (& just purchased) the made-for-Sci-Fi Channel sequels, I revisited 1995's SPECIES. Fun times! Michael Madsen in top 90s tough-guy form; Marg Helgenberger scientifically testing crime scene materials 5 years before doing it on CSI; Alfred Molina a decade before he was Doc Ock; 15-year-old Michelle Williams, 3 years before Dawson's Creek; Forest Whitaker (cuz he was in EVERYthing); & Ben Kingsley as Xavier, the leader of this ragged X-Men-style group. But me & the college roomies were 19 at the time I originally saw this. Would we have been as interested if newcomer Natasha Henstridge wasn't the main attraction? 😳 One of my oldest Blu-rays, this is a 2006 pressing from Sony. Still fun to watch.

#OTD in 1953, Portland Wrestling premiered on TV. I stumbled across a DVD recently, PORTLAND WRESTLING SERIES VOL. 1, which featured some childhood faves, mainly Roddy Piper, Billy Jack Haynes & Rip Oliver. Check out my review at DrunkTV.net!

Bruce Willis, Problem Child, Van Damme, Sonic - a look at new & upcoming physical media releases from @MillCreekEnt! Link to watch in description.

Subtitles, axe murders, idiot 80s teens: some thoughts on 1989's GRAVE ROBBERS (Ladrones De Tumbas), released on Blu-ray by @vinegarsyndome. (Video link in description)

My @classicpopmag subscriber copy arrived today. Have you listened to the new @garynuman album?

Finally got around to watching my Blu-ray of CUTTING CLASS (released in 1989, shot in 87-88) - Brad Pitt's first major role. But I watched it for Jill Schoelen, of course. More miracle work by @vinegarsyndrome. Includes a great new interview with Schoelen in the special features.

It's wild & colorful, with a female led gang of bad gals giving Jem & the Holograms arch enemies The Misfits a run for their money in the style department. PUNK VACATION was filmed between 1984 & 1987, but didn't get released until it went straight to video in 1990. An early @vinegarsyndrome release, the disc includes the same producer's NOMAD RIDERS (1984) as an extra (in SD, from the only remaining video source).

More video store nostalgia from @vinegarsyndrome's Archive line with 1989's GRAVE SECRETS. which I found to be a fairly fun & engaging ghost story. Starring familiar faces Renée Soutendijk & Paul Le Mat.

No karate, kids - just those evil blues. @millcreekent has released CROSSROADS (1986) on Blu-ray, starring Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca & Jami Gertz (sigh). Read my review at MoviesandDrinks.com.

A little throwback tonight with THE CELLAR (1989), another direct-to-video creature feature resurrected in HD by @vinegarsyndrome. The story behind the making of the film is just as fun.

What's my favorite movie series? What's my all-time fav TV show? To find out, watch @cerealmidnight's latest YouTube video for an unboxing of physical media I sent to the channel.