There was a period beginning in the late 90s when Asian “J-Horror” was all the rage. Director Hideo Nakata’s Ringu became an international horror sensation and made us afraid of video cassettes and televisions. Takashi Shimizu’s Ju-On: The Grudge made…
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We love certain movies for many different reasons. Some that we saw as kids have an almost supernatural pull on our psyche. Others had a profound effect when we first saw them and continue to cast a spell through the…
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I just finished a fascinating, heartbreaking book by Laura Wagner– Hollywood’s Hard-Luck Ladies, another one of those offbeat, great, movie books published by McFarland & Company. It chronicles 23 Hollywood actresses whose careers and lives sometimes careened off cliffs. They…
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This month Blu-ray selections has some real rancid rarities, including a particular loony favorite- The Road to Salina, one of Rita Hayworth’s last films. Other include a film starring David Bowie, Kim Novak and the last screen appearance by Marlene…
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A fiendish, supremely suspenseful slice of bloody revenge is opening in Theaters and On Demand July 2. Megan Fox plays Emma, a woman conflicted about celebrating her anniversary with her controlling, attorney husband (Eoin Macken). He takes her to a…
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