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The Corpse Vanishes DVD

Check the Lost & Found Dept. In Monogram Picture’s The Corpse Vanishes, Lugosi is at it again. Young brides have been dropping dead at the altar all over town, and immediately after the corpses have been – um, vanishing. It … Continue reading

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The Devil Bat DVD

Lugosi on Poverty Row While they may not be true classics in the minds of most people, many of Lugosi’s ever-growing legion of fans have great affection for his Poverty Row features, and anything with Lugosi is collectible.

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Bats

Bat Reputation Years ago, returning home from acts of hedonism at an ungodly hour, I came upon a bat on the sidewalk in front of my building. It looked like a snow white hamster with wings – very cute. It … Continue reading

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Mystery Men

All In Color for $5.25 (matinees) The Flaming Carrot is cartoonist Bob Burden’s most original and inspired creation, but that big carrot mask must’ve scared off facetime-loving Hollywood, so his second greatest creation gets the movie treatment instead.

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Deep Blue Sea

Deep Doo-Doo A shark movie?! In 1999?! Hollywood wisdom states that if something is worth doing well once, it’s worth doing poorly a thousand times, so Universal bought this story from virgin scripters Duncan Kennedy and Wayne Powers and threw … Continue reading

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Inspector Gadget

Go Go to Hell In essence, Disney kid flicks haven’t changed that much. Films like Inspector Gadget aren’t much different than Million Dollar Duck or The Monkey’s Uncle with several million bucks of special effects thrown in.

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Parasite DVD

Monsters unleeched They say that when life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade. Demi Moore is an actress who has seen her share of lemons throughout her career. After all, this is the actress who saw the scripts for … Continue reading

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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

1969 Okay Unfrozen superspy leftover Powers makes his second appearance on the screen amid a deafening carnival of hype which leads one to believe that a let-down is inevitable. But our man Mike Myers saves the world again. Though many … Continue reading

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ElectroBabe and DynaChick

Spand-X-Women In the mid-1970s, Sid & Marty Krofft were kings of Saturday morning TV. Their animated and live-action shows were top rated (as was their prime time Donny & Marie Show). Noting the popularity of superhero shows like Shazam! at … Continue reading

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The Avengers

How Now Brown Cow? Well, not so good, if you’re a dedicated fan of the Avengers TV series. Watching it on television 30 years ago, we all had the benefit of discovering a show that’s main virtue was charm, wrapped … Continue reading

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