I like animals alright. I had cats when I was younger. And while I did name them Maggot, Vomit and Pus, I was never intentionally cruel to them. I mean, when one of my cats was perched on my chest,…
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This is an insane month for Blu-ray collectors! From sci-fi classics like The Mole People, Horror Express & The Giant Behemoth to Italian cannibal movies & thrillers, documentaries about “Giallos,” Mondo movies and Desert Fury, a film noir so laden…
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One of the most romantic valentines I ever received was a beautiful gift-wrapped box that opened to reveal a large, bloody cow’s heart. You can’t help loving a person who gives you something like that. After all, flowers aren’t really…
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I’m not so sure about that old quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin, “Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.” Sometimes, 20 minutes can be enough. Even loved ones can get on your nerves. We all recall that moment…
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Let’s face it, most people only see movies at home. It’s more pleasurable (and less expensive) than the hassle of the “movie theater” experience. Save for the blockbuster that no one can wait for. That’s why all civility in theaters…
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Can your toaster kill you? I suppose if you stuck a fork in to retrieve a jammed piece of grilled bread. But, I mean, when it slips off the shelf at night and stealthily slides into your bedroom to slam…
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Let me explain. I wrote this piece in 1992 for Paper magazine, and I have to hand it to the owners- David Hershovits and Kim Hastreiter– for publishing it. What was I thinking? What were they thinking? Macaulay Culkin was…
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Before Richard Pryor, before Eddie Murphy, before rap, there was Rudy Ray Moore. This comic legend from Ft. Smith, Arkansas, had been in show business for 30 years, working with Redd Foxx and others in comedy clubs, doing the “chitlin’…
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A wild mix of Blu-rays for January- from rare Brian De Palma, classic Hitchcock, creepy Hammer classics, oddball Mario Bavas and Joan Crawford chewing the scenery and Jeff Chandler’s face in a camp classic. Female On The Beach (Kino Lorber)…
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A few weeks back I underwent an operation to save my right eye. I had just gone in for a check-up to see if I needed a new prescription and (thankfully) an astute technician sent me immediately to a retina…
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