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cave of newtmonkey: The Shining (1980)
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Very few film adaptations can be said to be unquestionably better than the books they are based on in every way. The Shining is one such film. Jack Torrance accepts a job as caretaker of a massive hotel during the winter, and brings his wife Wendy and young son Danny along. The hotel is remote and secluded and a previous caretaker had gone stir-crazy and murdered his family with an axe. Jack has got no problem with that, since he wants to be left alone to do some writing. View my complete profile. Music ...
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cave of newtmonkey: They Saved Hitler's Brain (1969)
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They Saved Hitler's Brain (1969). They Saved Hitler's Brain. Was made by combining a short feature with new footage shot by amateurs much later, and it shows. The short feature, Madmen of Mandoras. I suppose I get what I deserve for watching stuff from "50 movies for $10" DVD collections, but it's pretty disheartening to watch these kinds of movies. Hopefully the next one won't be so bad. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. A Nightmare on Elm Street. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
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cave of newtmonkey: December 2011
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Rats: Night of Terror (1984). After a devastating nuclear war humanity is split into two groups- those above ground and those below. A group of survivors come upon a deserted building and decide to make it their home. Little do they know that the building is already inhabited, and it may be no surprise to you that the inhabitants are rats. Is like Night of the Living Dead. With the the survivors replaced with nuclear holocaust survivors and zombies replaced with rats ( Hell of the Living Dead.
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cave of newtmonkey: May 2012
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A bunch of badass-looking bikers are on their way to L.A. But they are GAY. This is your movie, and there is really nothing else much to say. You can tell that the movie was meant to be a madcap comedy, because obviously making a serious drama about a bunch of gay bikers was just impossible for mankind back in the mid- to late seventies. So you get your typical "gay" stuff. Picking out clothes. Prissy fights while grocery shopping. Poetry. Links to this post. Labels: Drive-In Cult Classics. There isn't m...
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cave of newtmonkey: February 2014
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). Growing up in the early 80s, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Was notorious as an almost mythically gory horror movie. Part of its infamy was due to the "based on a true story" introduction ( The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Is "based on" the Ed Gein case in the same way that Predator. I was on a never ending quest to reach new heights (or depths) of horror and gore. The thing with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. I have seen The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Concerned by news of ...
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cave of newtmonkey: July 2013
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There's not much to say about this classic post apocalyptic film. For a stunt/revenge flick it's got a surprisingly intriguing setting, memorable characters, and a great story that leaves you thinking about the fine line between justice and vigilantism (alternately: AWESOME STUNTZZZ). So these two aspects of the movie give you a lot to think about. How is the rest? Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. A Nightmare on Elm Street. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
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A Rolling Crone: White Slave Children of New Orleans – Why?
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Friday, March 2, 2012. White Slave Children of New Orleans – Why? Yesterday when I logged on to Yahoo, my eye went straight to a “news” article titled “White Slaves Used for 1860’s Fundraiser Propaganda.”. There was a brief paragraph expanding on that title and a slideshow of sixteen photographs of well-dressed “slave children”. Who appeared to be Caucasian, posed in a photographer’s studio, sometimes wrapped in an American flag with sentiments like “Our Protection” and “Oh! My primary questions—th...
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A Rolling Crone: The Scarred Back of a Slave Named Gordon
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Friday, October 2, 2009. The Scarred Back of a Slave Named Gordon. On page 14 of Sept. 20’s Book Review, The New York Times. Published a shocking photograph of a slave with a horribly scarred back to illustrate a review of “Deliver Us from Evil”. Because I collect antique photos and have many dealing with slavery and the life of black people in the 1800's, I wrote to the Times the back story behind this photo, and the letter, somewhat abbreviated, is in the book review section this Sunday- Oct. 4. Showin...
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A Rolling Crone: The Shocking Story Behind the White Slave Photographs
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012. The Shocking Story Behind the White Slave Photographs. In my previous post,. I discussed the recently-in-the-news photos of the “White Slave Children of New Orleans” which portrayed only white-appearing slave children, not black ones. I explained how this apparently wrong-minded and politically incorrect practice of the Abolitionists had originated nearly a decade earlier with a daguerreotype of a white-skinned little girl named Mary Botts. According to Celia Caust-Ellenbogen of...
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