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DVD release review

Battle for the Planet of the Apes DVD

The Lawgiver’s final proclamation Though the box office returns for Conquest of the Planet of the Apes didn’t break any records, by this time Ape fandom was growing ever larger. Theaters all over the country were hosting Ape marathons, showing … Continue reading






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Killer Nun DVD

Un-convent-ional entertainment George W. Bush squeezed by John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential Election on the votes of millions of born again evangelical Bible-quotin’ churchified Christians. So how will we be celebrating in the first DVD review since Election Day? … Continue reading






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The Deadly Spawn DVD

Don’t go in the basement Ever since the advent of 16mm movie “home movie” film, and continuing on through until today with digital video, feature film production has been affordable for the average Joe and Josephine. Few adults had the … Continue reading






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Dawn of the Dead DVD

Zombies in HD The back package copy on Anchor Bay’s new edition of Dawn of the Dead describes the new commentrak recorded for it “startling”, but what’s truly startling is their new High Definition transfer of the film itself. I’ve … Continue reading






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The Screaming Skull DVD

Drive-In Discs, Vol. 1 (Part 2) Continued from previous post… The second feature, The Screaming Skull, is a ’50s horror update of Gaslight. It has it’s suspenseful moments, but also quite a few silly ones, but moves along quickly enough … Continue reading






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Attack of the Giant Leeches DVD

Drive-In Discs, Vol. 1 (Part 1) It’s a shame that most kids born today will never know the joy of a visit to a drive-in theater. During the Baby Boom years of the 1950s and ’60s, there was an “ozoner” … Continue reading






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Gladiator DVD

Bread and circuses 2000 The plot of the film is pretty much wrapped up in DreamWorks’ “General… slave… gladiator…” taglines, and can roughly be divided into these three acts. In the first, we’re introduced to Roman General Maximus (Russell Crowe), … Continue reading






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Giant Gila Monster DVD

Continued from the Wasp Woman post… In the second movie, Giant Gila Monster, the dour narrator barely draws a breath after describing “the enormity of the West… bleak and desolate” than some typical necking ‘50s teens get their car swatted … Continue reading






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The Wasp Woman DVD

Drive-In Discs Volume 2 Thankfully, Elite’s first entry in their Drive-In Discs series did well enough to warrant a second. Once again, viewers can experience the wonders of an open air theater without leaving their stuffy homes, thanks to Elite’s … Continue reading






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Mummy’s Kiss DVD

The Showgirls of mummy movies EI Independent Cinema has released their third Donald F. Glut feature under their Seduction Cinema banner. Glut was a legend among monster fans long before making his first feature (Dinosaur Valley Girls), having made his … Continue reading






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