Film
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The Curator of Schlock #186: Kidnap Syndicate
The Curator of Schlock #186 by Jeff Shuster Kidnap Syndicate And I thought last week’s movie was depressing. I am in a bad way this week. When you start bashing your head into the bathroom mirror and actually grin as the blood trickles from the cuts on your forehead, it may be time to give… Continue reading
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Pensive Prowler #8: Alienating the Alien
Pensive Prowler #8 by Dmetri Kakmi Alienating the Alien Let’s not mistake this for a review of Ridley Scott’s Alien Covenant. It’s more of a free-wheeling jazz improvisation on what went through my benumbed brain as I watched the vaudevillian pantomime. It’s also full of spoilers. So I recommend you read it and save your… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #183: Meet Him and Die
The Curator of Schlock #183 by Jeff Shuster Meet Him and Die How about I don’t meet him? Who comes up with these titles? Seriously, when I think of meeting someone for the first time, my imminent death isn’t what springs to mind. Then again, I wasn’t living in Italy during the 1970s. Maybe a… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #182: Killer Cop
The Curator of Schlock #182 by Jeff Shuster Killer Cop La polizia ha le mani legate. Poliziotteschi is an Italian film genre revolving around crime. This particular film genre is new to me. That’s a good thing. The great thing about movies is that one can always uncover forgotten gems from decades past. Not only can… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #181: The Vengeance of She
The Curator of Schlock #181 by Jeff Shuster The Vengeance of She Yes, revenge is a good thing. One thing you may notice on this blog is how few comments are left by my massive readership. I know it’s due to the fact that my brilliant commentary intimidates them. Still, Kurt Stefan left a comment… Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #54: The Taming of the Shrew (1929)
54. Sam Taylor’s The Taming of the Shrew (1929) Thirty-eight years before Hollywood power-couple Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton captivated audiences as Katherine and Petruchio, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford did something similar. Apparently, this is the first Shakespeare film with sound, and the performances of Fairbanks and Pickford are not especially good. When their… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #180: She
The Curator of Schlock #180 by Jeff Shuster She Simple. Beautiful. Classic. Ever get invited to a friend’s birthday party and you don’t know any of the guests? It’s awkward. You don’t get the in jokes. You don’t want to hog your friend because he has other guests to attend so you strike up a… Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #53: The Tempest (2010)
53. Julie Taymor’s The Tempest (2010) In 1999, Julie Taymor gave life to Titus Andronicus, an obscure, early, and quite bloody play by Shakespeare. It was great. In 2002, she gave us a visionary biopic of Frida Kahlo. It was good. In 2007, she made Across the Universe, a musical cobbled together from Beatles tunes… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #179: Lust for a Vampire
The Curator of Schlock #179 by Jeff Shuster Lust for a Vampire Don’t lust after a vampire, kids! So we’re continuing Hammer Month here at The Museum of Schlock. Tonight’s entry is a vampire picture called Lust for a Vampire from director Jimmy Sangster. If memory serves, lust is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. I was taught to… Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #52: Tempest (1982)
52. Paul Mazursky’s [The] Tempest (1982) Let’s start with a necessary observation: Paul Mazursky’s Tempest has very little of Shakespeare’s play in it. There is none of Shakespeare’s words. This film is about a Manhattanite architect’s midlife crisis, with some loose associations with Shakespeare’s themes and (vaguely) characters. There’s no magician, although the architect might be… Continue reading
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