GHOST WATCHER (DVD)

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GHOST WATCHER (DVD)

Any movie that takes place on Halloween is generally a movie to pay attention to. There's a long legacy of movies that took place on that dark and evil...

GET SOME ACTION THIS WEEKEND

The Action On Film International Film Festival will take place on July 29-31 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, CA. The festival will be...

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THE RIVER

A combined effort by the Academy Film Archive, the British Film Institute and Janus Film, with funding by the Film Foundation and the Hollywood Foreign...

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STEAMBOY: COLLECTOR’S GIFT SET (DVD)

There is something still so beautiful in hand-drawn animation, even as Hollywood does its damndest to usher us quickly into the computer-animated age, as...

JAPAN’S SHORT SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL HANDS OUT THE MASSIVE LOOT

The Short Shorts Film Festival kicked off its 7th annual competition and tour of Japan earlier this month with screenings in the trendy Harajuku...

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THE PLACE PROMISED IN OUR EARLY DAYS (DVD)

This strange and truly fascinating film is set in alternative post-World War II environment where Japan is divided (Korea-style) in half: a Southern half...

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THE ARISTOCRATS

Although comedians have been telling it to each other for eons, The Joke is dumb. It's been called the world's dirtiest joke, although in its basic form,...

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EXCESS HOLLYWOOD: THE SILENCE OF THE AUDIENCE

Does anyone out there remember the 1954 film “Killers From Space”? It was one of those horrible RKO productions (directed, incidentally, by Billy...

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“DOOM” TEASER

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CRAZED FRUIT (DVD)

Finally, one of Japan’s most controversial films of the 1950s makes its way to DVD. “Crazed Fruit” follows around two rich and privileged brothers...