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Behind the Planet of the Apes DVD

Posted on August 7, 2001 by Brian Thomas

Next to the Tool Shed of the Apes To celebrate the 30th anniversary of , Fox and the American Movie Classics channel produced this feature length documentary, which covers the entire series of films – plus whatever Apes spin-offs followed … Continue reading →

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Planet of the Apes (2001)

Posted on July 29, 2001 by Brian Thomas

2001: An Ape Odyssey Accepted motion picture classics like Citizen Kane probably won’t ever be remade — unless somebody thinks they can make a quick buck off it. Heck, they hardly blinked at the idea of remaking Psycho. So mere … Continue reading →

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Evolution

Posted on June 8, 2001 by Brian Thomas

Are we not men? Coca-Cola saved the Independence Day. In Twister, Pepsi was the one to solve a problem. The James Bond series has become a catalogue of cool new toys. And didn’t a Dr. Pepper machine (in the Roman … Continue reading →

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Nightmare City DVD

Posted on January 23, 2001 by Brian Thomas

Where the rent is an arm and a leg One of many zombie pictures made in the wake of Dawn of the Dead, this Italian epic by director Umberto Lenzi is known under many titles: City of the Walking Dead, … Continue reading →

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Horrors of Spider Island DVD

Posted on November 14, 2000 by Brian Thomas

Eight babes versus eight armed horror In 1960, sexuality had only begun to become more explicit on U.S. screens in imported art films, or cloaked in the nervous laughter of nudie-cutie pictures shown in downtown grindhouses. Horror films were still … Continue reading →

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Organ DVD

Posted on September 26, 2000 by Brian Thomas

The Organ Grinders Numata (Kenjin Nasa), a tough cop, and his partner Tosaka are on the trail of a gang of human organ thieves that have been preying on runaways and homeless. When the gang picks up an unconscious man, … Continue reading →

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The Fly/Return of the Fly DVD

Posted on September 4, 2000 by Brian Thomas

Feel the buzz It’s a film that begins memorably with the sound of a huge hydraulic press coming down on a man’s head, flattening it to nothing. But the blood spilling over the machinery has never been so red as … Continue reading →

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Godzilla 2000

Posted on August 18, 2000 by Brian Thomas

Return of the King It’s been 15 years since a real Godzilla movie has been released to U.S. theaters. Sony picked up North American (plus a few other territories) rights for a cool million, so they figure on recouping on … Continue reading →

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She Freak DVD

Posted on May 8, 2000 by Brian Thomas

Carnival of carnies After dissolving his partnership with director Herschell Gordon Lewis, producer Dave Friedman headed out to California. Before long he’d formed a new filmmaking partnership with showman Dan Sonney. Together they produced and distributed a long string of … Continue reading →

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The Hideous Sun Demon DVD

Posted on March 20, 2000 by Brian Thomas

Dial SPF-9000 A speeding ambulance brings ailing scientist Robert Clarke to the hospital, a victim of extreme radiation poisoning. To everyone’s surprise, he awakens from the initial trauma with no apparent ill effects. They should know better – this is … Continue reading →

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