Month: January 2023
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Dangerous Friends, A Memoir by Peter Viertel
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Read more: Dangerous Friends, A Memoir by Peter ViertelWhite Hunter, Black Heart, a novel by Peter Viertel Decision Before Dawn, a film directed by Anatol Litvak White Hunter, Black Heart, a film directed by Clint Eastwood Peter Viertel was the kind writer Hollywood enjoyed in the 1930s and 1940s. Expats, mostly Jews, who had fled Hitler and were welcomed in Tinsel Town and…
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The Return of Graham Chapman
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Read more: The Return of Graham ChapmanGiven the number of movies I watch and my generally obnoxious personality, you might think I don’t have any friends. Well, you’re wrong. There’s one British military gentleman who’s always happy to sit by my side and share the silvery wonders of the big screen. His name is the Colonel and we love to delve…
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The Seven Most Pivotal Events in Heavy Metal History
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Read more: The Seven Most Pivotal Events in Heavy Metal HistoryUnfortunately, the founding of Black Sabbath did not make the cut.
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Plane (2023)
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Read more: Plane (2023)“Plane” – A better movie than January deserves. After the disappointing but perfect-for-January M3GAN, I fully expected Plane to be perfectly January as well. Plane stars Gerard Butler. We don’t need any other information than that to set our expectations. Butler’s filmography contains thirty-eight films (not including Plane or animated films) and just eight of…
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The Fifth Element
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Read more: The Fifth ElementAliens come to earth every five thousand years to save the earth and humanity from absolute evil, and in the process they created the moon.
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Top 10 Most Essential Black Metal Records
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Read more: Top 10 Most Essential Black Metal RecordsHeaven Shall Burn is the pinnacle of black metal in many ways. This album is just simply fucking hellish.
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Top 10 Worst Black Metal Records of All Time
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Read more: Top 10 Worst Black Metal Records of All TimeThe rest of the CD drags its ass around like a worm-ridden hyena on a hot afternoon.
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Memorable Movie Scenes: Part 35
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Read more: Memorable Movie Scenes: Part 35Movie: Ran “Man is born crying. When he has cried enough, he dies.” Ran is one of many masterful films created by one of the great Masters, Akira Kurosawa. The movie is based on the Shakespeare play, King Lear, as the elderly warlord retires and hands over his kingdom to his 3 sons. This decision…
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Self-defence strategies for cinema in 2023
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Read more: Self-defence strategies for cinema in 2023We have often wondered about the real function of cinema, about its true nature, even whether it should be counted among the many man-made art forms, and whether it still makes sense to categorize the various films within precise, rigidly delineated genres, as if the technical, content and structural characteristics of each film should necessarily…
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Here We Go Again: A Look At Sequels: Part 4
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Read more: Here We Go Again: A Look At Sequels: Part 4The Exorcist III (1990) The Exorcist was a profanity-soaked horror milestone. Its follow-up was smeared in locust shit and as amusingly bonkers as they come. However, Linda Blair wasn’t required for the second sequel, enabling its producers to try a new approach. Exorcist III is not a reboot (like the deliriously kooky Halloween III) but…