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January 16th, 2013: Escape from New York (1981)

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Dark Future, Independent, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, The Original Tagged "but I get results", "New York", "You will self destruct in 24 hours", Adrienne Barbeau, Air Force One, airplane, arena, Avco Embassy Pictures, Bob Minor, bridge, Britain, Charles Cyphers, co-production, Donald Pleasence, double cross, Drive-In, Ernest Borgnine, futures past, George "Buck" Flower, glider, Harry Dean Stanton, helicopter, hostage, Isaac Hayes, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Carpenter, John Diehl, Kurt Russell, land mines, low-budget, musical interlude, New York City, plane crash, President of the United States, prison, prison warden, prisoner, rescue mission, scientists, Tom Atkins, veteran, World War Three

December 17th, 2012: Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adventure, Buddy Flick, Comedy, Event Film, Fantasy, Martial Arts, Movie of the Day, Screwball Tagged "martial arts", 20th Century Fox, Al "Kabong" Leong, Alan Howarth, brothel, California, card game, Carter Wong, Chinatown, cult, Dean Cundey, demon, Dennis Dun, Donald Li, flop, gambling debts, Gerald Okamura, homage, immigrants, it's not over, James Hong, John Carpenter, kidnapping, Kim Cattrall, Kurt Russell, madame, prostitutes, sacrifice, San Francisco, sorcerer, street gang, Triads, truckers, undead, Victor Wong

September 12th, 2012: Christine

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Horror, Killer Cars, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Possession Tagged 1950s, 1970s, Alexandra Paul, bullies, cheerleader, classic car, cursed objects, doo-woop, football player, Harry Dean Stanton, high school, it's not over, John Carpenter, John Stockwell, Keith Gordon, Kelly Preston, Plymouth Fury, Robert Prosky, shop class, Stephen King, teens

The Ward (2010)

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Leave a comment Posted in Full Reviews, Ghost, Horror, Independent, Mystery, Period Film, Reviews, So-Bad-It's-Bad, Thriller, Whodunnit Tagged Amber Heard, asylum, child abuse, child molestor, domineering nurse, insanity, it's not over, John Carpenter, ModernVideo Film, nurse, orderly, psychiatrists, repressed memories, rip-off, teens

October 31st, 2011: Halloween (1978)

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3 Comments Posted in Horror, Independent, Movie of the Day, Slasher, The Original, Thriller Tagged abandoned house, annoying children, Arthur Malet, asylum, baby sitters, Blue Oyster Cult, boogeyman, bullies, Charles Cyphers, Compass International Pictures, Dean Cundey, Debra Hill, dogs, Donald Pleasence, final girl, graveyard, Halloween, homecoming, Irwin Yablans, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Carpenter, killer in the back seat, Kyle Richards, marijuana, Moustapha Akkad, Nancy Kyes, Nancy Stephens, P.J. Soles, psychiatrists, sheriff, sorroricide, Tommy Lee Wallace, unstoppable killer, urban legend

August 20th, 2011: Starman (1984)

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Leave a comment Posted in Aliens, Chase, Fish-Out-of-Water, Movie of the Day, Romance, Sci-Fi, The Original Tagged autopsy lust, cash-in, Charles Martin Smith, children of famous people, Christ figure, Columbia Pictures, George "Buck" Flower, Industrial Light and Magic, Jack Nitzsche, John Carpenter, Larry J. Franco, M.C. Gainey, Mickey Jones, NORAD, Richard Jaeckel, rip-off, scientists, SETI, Voyager II

January 17th, 2011: The Thing (1982)

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Leave a comment Posted in Aliens, Based on a Short Story(ies), Body Snatchers, Horror, Monster, Movie of the Day, Remake, Sci-Fi Tagged alcoholic, Antarctica, better than the original, bleak ending, box office poison, cash-in, Dean Cundey, dogs, Donald Moffat, gore, helicopter, isolation, John Carpenter, Keith David, Kurt Russell, paranoia, Richard Dysart, Richard Masur, Rob Bottin, scientists, shape-shifter, Stan Winston, storm, T.K. Carter, Universal Pictures, Wilford Brimley

Eyes of Laura Mars

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1 Comment Posted in Full Reviews, Giallo, Mystery, Reviews, Slasher, Thriller, Whodunnit Tagged alcoholic, Brad Dourif, Columbia Pictures, cross dressing, Darlanne Fluegel, Faye Dunaway, Frank Adonis, high fashion, Irvin Kershner, John Carpenter, killer cam, models, photographer, psychic, Raul Julia, Rene Aberjonjois, Tommy Lee Jones, twist

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