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cinematikal: Revisit: The Hunger
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Friday, April 10, 2009. An MGM film 1983. Directed by Tony Scott. Written by James Costigan, Ivan Davis and Michael Thomas. Based on the novel by Whitley Strieber. An ancient vampire seduces a famous gerontologist after her similarly ancient husband begins to fade away. Tony Scott's studio debut has become somewhat of a cult classic since its release in 1983. The Hunger. If you like gothic vampire lore, you've probably already seen this flick. Otherwise I wouldn't recommend it. This is a blog about whate...
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cinematikal: 1/11/09 - 1/18/09
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Friday, January 16, 2009. An Anchor Bay release 2007. Directed by Zak Penn. Written by Zak Penn and Matt Bierman. An improvisational comedy using a handful of actors playing characters competing in an actual poker tournament. This movie is terrible. Not funny, not interesting, really dumb and lame. All sorts of bad. A Paramount Vantage release 2008. Directed by Sam Mendes. Written by Justin Haythe. Based on the novel by Richard Yates. This talky drama often feels more like a play than a film, but conside...
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cinematikal: Revisit: Night of the Living Dead
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Monday, April 06, 2009. Revisit: Night of the Living Dead. A Columbia Pictures release 1990. Directed by Tom Savini. Written by George A. Romero. One would assume that this 1990 remake of George Romero's zombie apocalypse classic Night of the Living Dead. Exists for the same reason as Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead. And Dawn of the Dead. And other recent forrays, so the chance to revisit his pioneering classic was, and still is, presumably very tempting. I'll give Savini some credit - Living Dead. Ultima...
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cinematikal: 4/19/09 - 4/26/09
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009. A Columbia Pictures release 1983. Directed by Peter Yates. Written by Stanford Sherman. A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet. Meets Lord of the Rings. Looking creature who controls a nasty set of beetles inside Darth Vader-like stormtrooper suits that shoot lasers. Literally everything in this film is an amalgamation of LOTR. Oh shit, he's gonna toss the Krull! Etc I laughed a...
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cinematikal: Revisit: California Split
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Friday, April 10, 2009. A Columbia Pictures release 1974. Directed by Robert Altman. Written by Joseph Walsh. A down on his luck gambler partners with free spirit on a winning streak, but finds himself deep in debt. As a final act of desperation, he pawns most of his possessions and heads to Reno for the poker game of a lifetime. While not one of Altman's landmark pictures, California Split. 天然パーマンTENNEN PARMAN [from Japan]. Hi, I am Tennen-Perman,E-mail from Japan. I visited your site sometimes so far.
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cinematikal: 3/29/09 - 4/5/09
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Monday, March 30, 2009. A Warner Brother's film 1956. Directed by Elia Kazan. Written by Tennessee Williams. Steamy tale of two Southern rivals and a sensuous 19-year-old virgin. Despite all the fuss, the Production Code Administration gave it a seal of approval, (which in many ways led to the PCA drifting farther and farther away from its traditional guidelines until it was replaced by the MPAA ratings system in 1968), and Baby Doll. Revisit: The Holy Mountain. An ABKCO Film 1973. Is an interesting expe...
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cinematikal: 4/5/09 - 4/12/09
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Friday, April 10, 2009. A Columbia Pictures release 1974. Directed by Robert Altman. Written by Joseph Walsh. A down on his luck gambler partners with free spirit on a winning streak, but finds himself deep in debt. As a final act of desperation, he pawns most of his possessions and heads to Reno for the poker game of a lifetime. While not one of Altman's landmark pictures, California Split. An MGM film 1983. Directed by Tony Scott. Written by James Costigan, Ivan Davis and Michael Thomas. Is a vampire f...
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cinematikal: Review: Observe & Report
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Review: Observe and Report. A Warner Brothers release 2009. Written and Directed by Jody Hill. Bi-polar mall security guard Ronnie Barnhardt is called into action to stop a flasher from turning shopper's paradise into his personal peep show. But when Barnhardt can't bring the culprit to justice, a surly police detective is recruited to close the case. After the delirious high that was Eastbound and Down. I had much hope for this comedy helmed by Eastbound. S back and forth.
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cinematikal: 3/8/09 - 3/15/09
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Monday, March 09, 2009. Revisit: Memoirs of an Invisible Man. A Warner Brothers film 1992. Directed by John Carpenter. Written by Robert Collector, Dana Olsen and William Goldman. Based on the book by H.F. Saint. After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life. Blew everyone's minds, ILM was tinkering with mixing CGI and practical effects on this film. Watch only if you're a fan of those involved, or have nothing better to do. Fanboy...