Contrary to what the title suggests, Things to Do in Denver When You’re Dead, is not a morbid advertisement for the ‘Mile-High City’, but rather a slick crime/drama made in post-Pulp Fiction Hollywood that’s currently available on Blu-ray from the boutique label, Imprint Films, title number 144. Andy Garcia stars as Jimmy the Saint, an […]
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Much like the members of Derry’s own ‘Losers Club’, I had my first counter with Pennywise the Dancing Clown at around 12. I remember a classmate telling me about a movie in which a clown is seen gnawing on a child’s torn-off arm, beneath the street, down in a dark and murky sewer. No scene
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Boris Karloff was the Danny Trejo of his time, appearing in several movies per year, and ending his career with over 200 credits to his legendary name. While some have been lost to time, more and more of his more obscure work continue to re-emerge thanks in particular to Eureka Entertainment, who bring yet another
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I’m constantly suckered in by 80s horror with its enticing over-embellished artwork and so the saying goes; fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me, …or as George W. Bush once said, “A fooled man can’t get fooled again”. While I am an exception to that rule, I do try to
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With streaming becoming the dominant means of delivering content into our homes, the chance of certain classic titles seeing a physical release slowly decreases. However, boutique label, Imprint Films, continues to buck the trend, so to speak, with the release of the obscure indie drama/mystery, The Music of Chance, which only saw a DVD release
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Roger Corman, who is currently 96 years young, has always aimed to please. He makes movies merely for entertainment and knows just how to market them; often aligning them with a current trend or a recent event to maximise exposure. Corman’s rebellious teen comedy, Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, is one of the most celebrated
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I remember there being much fanfare for The Warriors Director’s Cut ahead of its DVD debut in 2005, which included a PlayStation 2 video game adaptation. Subscribing to the hype, I purchased a copy from my local Kmart during the Easter long weekend of that year; spending Saturday afternoon bopping vicariously all the way back
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I had no ambition to continue my education after high school, which in retrospect may have been a poor decision, but we naturally continue to learn as life takes us forward, for better or worse. If it’s any consolation, I’ve attended my fair share of college lectures, vicariously through numerous motion pictures, like The Paper
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War movies are often told from the “good guys” perspective, depicting tales of triumph and courage in a very black and white fashion. Although, a more balanced take was attempted with the Hollywood epic, The Longest Day, in which the monumental D-Day landing portrayed a gung-ho Allied force against an over-confident German war machine. Another
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Alan Arkin, an equally comedic and dramatic actor, has only directed two feature films; the first being Little Murders (1971) and the second being the more obscure, Fire Sale, which has made its Blu-ray debut under the UK label, Signal One Entertainment. With his department store on the verge of bankruptcy, Benny Fikus (Vincent Gardenia)
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