The Curator of Schlock
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The Curator of Schlock #272: Universal Soldier
The Curator of Schlock #272 by Jeff Shuster Universal Soldier Jean-Claude Van Damme vs. Dolph Lundgren. What more could you possibly want? A good movie? It looks like Disney has unveiled their full slate of movies until the year 2027. We’re getting a new Star Wars trilogy. Yay. Maybe this new trilogy won’t feature any characters drinking… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #271: Death Warrant
The Curator of Schlock #271 by Jeff Shuster Death Warrant Bring me a dream, Burke! Bring me a dream! It’s May and that means it’s Jean-Claude Van Damme Month here at the Museum of Schlock. We’ll be taking a tour of his career from his early classics to his modern marvels. I remember covering Pound of… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #270: Billion Dollar Brain
The Curator of Schlock #270 by Jeff Shuster Billion Dollar Brain Michael Caine messes with Texas. Thumper once said, “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” Or was that his mother? Regardless, we need to talk about filmmakers in the 1960s. Someone or multiple people working on these productions were on… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #269: Funeral in Berlin
The Curator of Schlock #269 by Jeff Shuster Funeral In Berlin Harry Palmer is like James Bond except totally different. I’m so excited! The Star Wars Episode 9 trailer dropped! I’m just so excited! And I just can’t hide it! It’s called The Rise of Skywalker. What could that mean? I mean I hate to say… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #268: The Ipcress File
The Curator of Schlock #268 by Jeff Shuster The Ipcress File Michael Caine is Harry Palmer in The Ipcress File! I discovered an old audio clip of Orson Welles going on a furious rant while doing a commercial for frozen fish sticks. The script called for Welles to say “crisp, crumb coating.” Or was it… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #267: Fist of the North Star
The Curator of Schlock #267 by Jeff Shuster Fist of the North Star Welcome all my friends to the show that never ends. My MacBook Pro power cord died on me again. This happens from time to time. Maybe I need to hang it up and buy a PC. So I’ll be wrapping up Anime… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #266: Twilight of the Cockroaches
The Curator of Schlock #266 by Jeff Shuster Twilight of the Cockroaches Not to be confused with Grave of the Fireflies. The VHS cassette box for Twilight of the Cockroaches, a live action/anime hybrid movie, has a quote from Richard Harrington of The Washington Post. He says, “Could do for cockroaches what ‘The Secret of NIMH’… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #265: The Professional: Golgo 13
The Professional: Golgo 13 Sex & Violence: The Motion Picture I was on a James Bond kick around the same time I started getting into state of the art Japanese animation. Naturally, I wanted these two interests to converge in the form of an anime that resembled a Bond film. Eventually, I would discover Lupin the… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #264: Lily C.A.T.
The Curator of Schlock #264 by Jeff Shuster Lily C.A.T. Not for kids. Streamline Pictures was instrumental in bringing state of the art Japanese animation to the United States back in the early 90s. It wasn’t marketed as anime like it is now. There was no existing audience for Japanese animation like there is today.… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #263: Alita: Battle Angel
The Curator of Schlock #263 by Jeff Shuster Alita: Battle Angel I liked it. I’ve got nothing prepared this week. Digging up schlock from decades upon decades of film is hard work. I took a break and went to movies, went to check out the latest James Cameron milestone, Alita: Battle Angel. Not that James Cameron… Continue reading
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