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Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

Posted on December 22, 2000 by Brian Thomas

Reading subtitles Director Ang Lee returns to China for the first time since 1994’s Eat Drink Man Woman, but this time he’s surprised everyone. Though this film has the same concern for traditions and the delicate interplay of subtle emotions … Continue reading →

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Dracula 2000

Posted on December 18, 2000 by Brian Thomas

From Calvary to Carfax Dimension Pictures has been getting ribbed in the press for releasing Dracula 2000 so late in the year (just in time for Christmas), but this ink no doubt comes from folks that haven’t actually seen the … Continue reading →

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My Son the Vampire DVD

Posted on August 15, 2000 by Brian Thomas

Old Mother Riley meets Bela Lugosi Bela Lugosi had seen better days. In the early 1930s, he was in all his glory, cruising on his amazing triumph in Dracula, both on the stage and screen. He threw lavish parties, smoked … Continue reading →

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Hollow Man

Posted on August 4, 2000 by Brian Thomas

Don’t get sleepy! I used to consider H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man to be more fantasy than science fiction, especially since Wells’ villain attained his state via injection. Now I read that biomedical engineers at the University of Texas have … Continue reading →

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The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse DVD

Posted on July 18, 2000 by Brian Thomas

Deserves more eyes on it CBS’ late, unlamented TV show Big Brother ain’t got nothing on Dr. Mabuse. Fritz Lang’s return to the character he made famous in a series of German films reflecting the methods of the rising Nazi … Continue reading →

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Doctor of Doom DVD

Posted on April 6, 2000 by Brian Thomas

Gorgeous ladies of wrestling fight crime and monsters In Mexico, horror movies had always been a minor genre, mostly content to import Hollywood’s monster epics while only producing a few Old Dark House and ghost story pictures domestically. All that … Continue reading →

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Galaxy Quest

Posted on December 25, 1999 by Brian Thomas

Tool Time in Space! A mixed cast of TV (Tim Allen, Tony Shalhoub) and film (Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman) stars play the stars of an early 80s sci-fi adventure TV show who are milking their fading fame for all the … Continue reading →

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Dracula DVD

Posted on December 18, 1999 by Brian Thomas

DVDrac Universal got into the DVD arena last fall in a big way by restoring and releasing deluxe presentations of their classic monster movies, and this one is the best of the lot so far. This is also the best … Continue reading →

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Phantom of the Opera DVD

Posted on November 23, 1999 by Brian Thomas

Argento conducts the cellar dweller Like Moses, a babe is left in a basket to float down a river — but instead of being found by the wife of Pharaoh in the bullrushes to be raised a prince of Egypt, … Continue reading →

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Mystery Men

Posted on August 6, 1999 by Brian Thomas

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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