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The Curator of Schlock #64: Asylum
The Curator of Schlock #64 by Jeff Shuster Asylum Robert Patrick vs. Malcolm McDowell Your Curator of Schlock is still stuck in the asylum so to speak. It would seem there are many movies that go by this title. Since it’s still a couple weeks until this year’s Thanksgiving movie, I’ll be reviewing more Asylum… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #63: Asylum
The Curator of Schlock #63 by Jeff Shuster Asylum (I guess the title Funny Farm wasn’t scary enough) Happy Halloween, Halloweenies! Your Curator of Schlock (or should I say Curator of Shock!!!) has a tasty, terrifying treat for you this All Hallows Eve, a tour of an asylum of the incurably insane. This brings us… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #62: Tales of Terror
The Curator of Schlock #62 by Jeff Shuster Tales of Terror I was first introduced to Edgar Allen Poe in the 2nd Grade. I seem to recall a bunch of the other boys and myself being corralled by a substitute teacher. To pass the time, she read us “The Black Cat.” She mustn’t have realized… Continue reading
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The Lists #4: Seven Ways to Tell You’re in a Paul Verhoeven Film
The Lists #4 by Clinton Crockett Peters Seven Ways to Tell You’re in a Paul Verhoeven Film 1: You take your shirt off and aren’t wearing a bra. You also smile during a co-ed shower. 2: You’re Kevin Bacon. As soon as you turn invisible, you go right for the breast of the woman you hate.… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #60: Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Twice-Told Tales
The Curator of Schlock #60 by Jeff Shuster Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Twice-Told Tales (Like twice-baked potatoes, except totally different) I have a passing familiarity with Nathaniel Hawthorne, and by passing familiarity, I’m referring to time I read the first couple of chapters of The House of the Seven Gables in my 8th grade English class. I remember there was… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #59: The House That Dripped Blood
The Curator of Schlock #59 by Jeff Shuster The House That Dripped Blood (Don’t spend the night there. You might die!) Hey, it’s that time of year again, time for your illustrious Curator of Schlock to transform into The Curator of Shock! Cue the lighting and wolf howling. This Halloween season we’ll be doing something… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #58: Lupin the 3rd (Dead or Alive)
The Curator of Schlock #58 by Jeff Shuster Lupin the 3rd: Dead or Alive Not to be confused with DOA: Dead or Alive Who is Lupin the 3rd? Is he a villainous criminal mastermind or a heroic kind-hearted thief? The latter of course! He’s not even remotely villainous. He rescues princesses from evil counts. He steals million… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #57: Lupin the 3rd (Farewell to Nostradamus)
The Curator of Schlock #57 by Jeff Shuster Lupin the 3rd: Farewell to Nostradamus (That’s not the Japanese title!) The third theatrical Lupin the 3rd animated feature is Lupin the 3rd The Legend of the Gold of Babylon. I used to have it on VHS back the day and remember it to be quite excruciating to watch. Unfortunately, I… Continue reading
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Episode 117: Pat Rushin!
Episode 117 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I interview Pat Rushin, who authored the screenplay for the new Terry Gilliam film, The Zero Theorem, which opens in the U.S.A on September 19th, Plus Craig-Paul Moreau writes about Randy Shilts’s And the… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #54: The King of Kong
The King of Kong or A Fistful of Quarters (Ape of the Week: Donkey Kong) I hate it when movies give me two titles to choose from. I hate that kind of nonsense! Just pick one! I know. I know. The King of Kong or A Fistful of Quarters is a documentary, so I should forgive such excesses. In fact, this… Continue reading
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