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Howdy folks,
This week marked the mad dash of banging out reviews for Scream Factory’s awesome “Summer of Fear” as well as a long overdue return to the multiplex to check out a few of the flicks that had been generating some positive buzz. Happy to say that of the four big-screen features imbibed, all were worthwhile and two will likely land in my top 10 list for 2014 (Boyhood and Guardians of the Galaxy).
As part of this year’s ongoing Robert Redford festival, I was given the chance to introduce the femalien to the joys of 1973’s Oscar winner for Best Picture, although I’ll come clean that I only made it 20 minutes into 1960’s Play of the Week version of The Iceman Cometh starring Jason Robards; I’m not a huge fan of the four-hour play anyway, and our young Redford is just so very terrible as Parritt. This guy was on Broadway? Wow. To paraphrase Monty Python and the Holy Grail, he got better.
Also, being as I am in the throes of rehearsals for Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s season opener, Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club, I’ve opted to shine a light on a few of my favorite fellow reviewers’ thoughts for this week’s Civilian offerings (and one semi-horror flick). Follow the links provided and you will find my sentiments captured with grace, eloquence, and in greater detail than I can afford at present.
As always, feel free to leave your two cents worth – we’ll make sure you get some change back.
Enjoy!
HORROR:
Leviathan (1989) d. Cosmatos, George P. (USA) (2nd viewing)
***CLICK HERE FOR FULL REVIEW***
Motel Hell (1980) d. Connor, Kevin (USA) (3rd viewing)
***CLICK HERE FOR FULL REVIEW***
Prophecy (1979) d. Frankenheimer, John (USA) (4th viewing)
***CLICK HERE FOR FULL REVIEW***
Purge: Anarchy, The (2014) d. DeMonaco, James (USA) (1st viewing)
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/65077/purge-anarchy-the/
Singapore Sling (1990) d. Nikolaidis, Nikos (Greece) (4th viewing)
***CLICK HERE FOR FULL REVIEW***
Without Warning (1980) d. Clark, Greydon (USA) (2nd viewing)
***CLICK HERE FOR FULL REVIEW***
CIVILIAN:
Boyhood (2014) d. Linklater, Richard (USA) (1st viewing)
http://craigjclark.livejournal.com/725067.html#t535115
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) d. Reeves, Matt (USA) (1st viewing)
http://krelllabs.blogspot.com/2014/07/dawn-of-planet-of-apes-2014-review.html
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) d. Gunn, James (USA) (1st viewing)
http://foritismansnumber.blogspot.com/2014/08/guardians-of-galaxy-2014.html
Horn Blows at Midnight, The (1945) d. Walsh, Raoul (USA) (2nd viewing)
http://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=7438
Only God Forgives (2013) d. Refn, Nicolas Winding (Denmark) (1st viewing)
http://flickfeast.co.uk/reviews/film-reviews/god-forgives-2013-2/
Sting, The (1973) d. Hill, George Roy (USA) (4th viewing)
http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/blu-ray/the-sting-2#null
2014 Totals to date: 219 films, 123 1st time views, 127 horror, 27 cinema