October 2009
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BONUS: The Wizard of Oz (1939)
This film still gives me the creeps.
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September 2009
14 posts
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A Colt Is My Passport (1967): Who shot ya?
When in doubt, use explosives.
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The Warriors (1979): Running on Empty.
From the opening credits of the Warriors you just want to cheer… or maybe vandalize something. The now iconic drippy graffiti titling just brings back sooo many good memories. The Warriors are a tough Brooklyn gang: they bravely wear possible nipple chaffing leather vests without shirts for Christ’s sake!? And after being framed for the murder of Cyrus the velvet bathrobe wearing...
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Days of Heaven (1978): Workin' For a Livin'
Watching Days of Heaven is like stumbling upon old photographs; the edges are tattered and browning, the colors faded, but the images are stunning and full of life. The landscapes and portraits of America’s past make nearly every scene worth framing as a photograph or reproduced as an oil painting. Terrence Malick’s story is simple: hardworking men and women trying to find their way...
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Mystery Train (1989): Memphis, Tennessee...
I have never been to Memphis, but it seems like one of those places that is somewhere between dilapidated and depressing and completely magical. It’s the birthplace of “The King” Elvis Presley, the home of the blues, and some say the birthplace of rock and roll. Jim Jarmusch uses it perfectly as a backdrop for his film in three parts Mystery Train. It’s all about a group of people unknowingly...
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Re-Animator (1985): Back to Life, Back to Reality.
No one ever really dies.*
*The dead cat attack scene is something out of a Will Ferrel dream, it’s so obviously a stuffed animal that you have to laugh. A for effort though.
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Paper Moon (1973)
I really love the simplicity of this…
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NETFLIX K-HOLE OF DOOM.
Okay guys so I’ve fallen into one of my lowest lows with my Netflix queue. I tried to watch Fight For Your Life last night but was beyond disgusted. What a fucking waste of time film. I turned it off 35 minutes in and said (aloud) “That’s it! I’ve had it with this exploitation bullshit?!” My brain is rotting and my queue is a mess. First the nuns let me down, then...
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El Topo (1970): Wild Wild West.
Another mind trip courtesy of Alejandro Jodorowsky . This time it’s an acid western with a leather clad shooter on a search for enlightenment and rebirth. Karl Lagerfeld take note, El Topo’s gloves are pretty fierce!
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Nunsploitation: A story of dissapointment.
How happy was I when I found out about a sub-genre of exploitation cinema called NUNSPLOITATION films?! Really happy. Some would say ecstatic! The premise is great: nuns behaving badly and getting into all sorts of shenanigans like murder, lesbianism, using the nun thing as a cover because they’re hiding from the mob and genuinely enjoy singing fun little diddies and basically doing just...
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Zero Hour! (1957): It's goin down.
Lt. Ted Stryker is a haunted military veteran looking to reconcile with his estranged family. The plane takes off and everyone is getting comfy when the stewardess begins taking dinner orders. Grilled Halibut? Sounds delicious. Except that a passenger gets sweaty with food poisoning and it begins to spread through the plane like wildfire. Is there a doctor on the plane?! Of course there is. But...
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Waco: Rules of Engagement (1997): 911 is a joke in...
We don’t like to get all political and serious here at I Love Hot Dogs but this film is a must! It’s an engaging documentary on the Waco/David Koresh standoff of 1993. I was only 10 years old when this incident occurred and hardly knew any of the details before seeing this film. It’s unfortunate that in the media it continues to be played up as a Jim Jones style fanatical cult...
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Alice Sweet Alice (1976): Sister Christian.
Alice Sweet Alice is a psychological horror film about sibling rivalry, Catholic guilt, and those creepy Halloween masks with airbrushed features. You see Alice is jealous of her younger beautiful sister Karen (Brooke Shields in her film debut). She’s perfect in every way, doted on by her mother and local priest Father Michael, and preparing for her all important first communion. She has the...
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BONUS: Aloha Bobby and Rose (1975)
Do not EVER watch this movie. Ugh, It’s the worst.