Nacho Libre (Special Collector’s Edition) (2006) Jack Black is at his comic best as Ignacio, a disrespected cook at a Mexican monastery that can barely afford to feed the orphans who live there. Inspired by a local wrestling hero, he decides to moonlight as the not-so-famous Luchador —...
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January 23, 2016 admin
Comedy
The Flight that Disappeared (1961) starring Craig Hill, Paula Raymond, Dayton Lummis Some people have described The Flight that Disappeared as being like an episode of the Twilight Zone. And that’s somewhat accurate, although it’s more than that. For example, unlike the relatively short Twilight Zone episodes, The...
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January 21, 2016 admin
Science Fiction
Scared to Death (1947) starring Bela Lugosi, George Zucco, Nat Pendleton, Douglas Fowley Scared to Death is primarily remembered as the answer to a trivia question. What is the only color film with Bela Lugosi in a starring role? And sadly, that’s all it deserves to be remembered...
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January 18, 2016 admin
Horror movies
Starflight One (1983) starring Lee Majors, Hal Linden, Lauren Hutton, Ray Milland Starflight One, aka. Starflight: the Plane that Couldn’t Land, was the last of the disaster movies. Only with a bit of science fiction thrown in. The basic story has the first hypersonic transport being prepared for...
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January 17, 2016 admin
Disaster movie
Enemy of the State (1998), starring Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight Enemy of the State is a frightening movie, where an out-of-control government is tracking our every move, listening to our phone calls, reading our emails, tracking our movements by tracking retail purchases, looking at us through...
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January 16, 2016 admin
Action movie
Movie review of Around the World in 80 Days 1956 version starring David Niven and Mexican clown Cantinflas, with dozens of cameo appearances by various celebrities
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January 11, 2016 admin
Comedy
Konga (1961) starring Michael Gough, Margo Johns In Konga – a doctor returns from Uganda with a carnivorous plant that he can use to enlarge animals – Konga, the chimpanzee, that he turns into a gorilla — and his own personal tool for murder.
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January 9, 2016 admin
Monster movie
Destination Moon (1950), starring John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers, Dick Wesson, based on a script by Robert Heinlein Although I’d heard of Destination Moon years ago, I only saw it for the first time last night. It was enjoyable, but with a strange feeling of nostalgia. Released...
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January 6, 2016 admin
Drama
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005), starring Martin Freeman, Mos Def, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel Here’s the absolutely hysterical, wonderfully wild, cosmic adventure comedy THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. Based on Douglas Adams’ worldwide best-selling novel, and starring an outrageous intergalactic cast, this is one ride...
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January 6, 2016 admin
Comedy
John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998) starring James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, Sheryl Lee, Thomas Ian Griffith, Maximilian Schell “These Catholic priests sure cuss a lot.”
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January 6, 2016 admin
Horror movies
