The Curator of Schlock
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The Curator of Schlock #155: Two of a Kind
The Curator of Schlock #155 by Jeff Shuster Two of a Kind (It’s kind of noirish.) Another week, another movie to cover over here at The Museum of Schlock. Tonight, we’re covering a 1951 film noir entitled Two of a Kind from director Henry Levin. It stars Edmond O’Brian and Lisabeth Scott. I’ll give the… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #154: The Killer That Stalked New York
The Curator of Schlock #154 by Jeff Shuster The Killer That Stalked New York It’s a 79-minute PSA for smallpox vaccinations. Okay. So I got this DVD box set called Bad Girls of Film Noir, Volume 1. I figure it’s about time I curated some film noir at this Museum of Schlock. What is film… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #153: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
The Curator of Schlock #153 by Jeff Shuster Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory The greatest children’s movie of all time? Yes. As I’ve stated on this blog before, I had access to cable TV and a VCR when I was four years-old. I routinely watched Star Wars, Oliver, Fiddler on the Roof, and Willy… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #152: Casino Royale
The Curator of Schlock #152 by Jeff Shuster Casino Royale (The movie is shit.) Oh, I’m sorry. No clever sub-head this week. I dove down a rabbit hole that I should have steered clear away from. What am I getting at? Where do I start? You know, I tend to view the cinema of the… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #151: The Quiller Memorandum
The Curator of Schlock #151 by Jeff Shuster The Quiller Memorandum (His name is Quiller and he’s got a memorandum.) There’s a scene in the beginning of The Quiller Memorandum where a couple of English gentleman are eating lunch at a fancy restaurant. One is eating pheasant and declares that it’s rather good. It dawned… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #150: In Like Flint
The Curator of Schlock #150 by Jeff Shuster In Like Flint (I give up. He’s better than Bond.) Okay. Well…maybe that’s an overstatement. Tonight’s feature, In Like Flint, ends with Derek Flint (James Coburn) shooting off into outer space. In Like Flint came out in 1967. Moonraker came out in 1979. This means that Derek Flint made it into space a full twelve… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #149: Our Man Flint
The Curator of Schlock #149 by Jeff Shuster Our Man Flint (Derek Flint does what James Bond Don’t.) I still have yet to see the new Jason Bourne movie, but I did rewatch the previous films in preparation. Do you know what I learned? The Bourne movies take themselves too seriously. Heck, spy movies take… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #148: A Bullet for the General
The Curator of Schlock #148 by Jeff Shuster A Bullet for the General (I’d hate to be the General.) If they were to stop making movies tomorrow, I don’t know that it would matter to me. There are decades upon decades of cinema to sift through. I could probably live three lifetimes and not have… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #147: A Noose for Django
The Curator of Schlock #147 by Jeff Shuster A Noose for Django A bunch of guys get shot. The End. Yeehaw. I know I promised you, my ever so patient audience, a review of A Pistol for Ringo two weeks ago, but I’ve decided to postpone that review. As it turns out, A Pistol for… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #146: The Return of Ringo
The Curator of Schlock #146 by Jeff Shuster The Return of Ringo (I didn’t know he had left!) As I write this, the world is celebrating the 75th birthday of Ringo Starr, the most influential Beatle as Yoko Ono recently claimed as claimed by James Woodhall in his recent article for The Spectator, “Ringo’s no… Continue reading
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