Monthly Archives: November 2005

HELL TO PAY

By | November 2005

Bald men – especially portly, grimacing bald men – are inherently menacing. Would you feel entirely comfortable stuck in a broken elevator with Lawrence Tierney?

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HELL TO PAY

There’s a reason Tor Johnson’s colossal conk produced a best-selling Halloween mask. Bald men – especially portly, grimacing bald men – are...

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EVERY :30

Jack Bauer never had a bad day. The Bride merely had a few flesh and psychological wounds. And at least Odysseus managed to make it home. Trying to differ...

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MRS. PALFREY AT THE CLAREMONT

Sarah Palfrey is an elderly widow estranged from her daughter and grandson. She moves into a retirement hotel in London that defines the concept of...

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A SMALL PLACE

“A Small Place” is the quirky story of a lady (Maryse Boiteau) trying to hook up with a man (Klaas Schramm) who has caught her eye. Without giving...

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COLD BLOOD (DVD)

J.M. catches his wife in bed with another man and, in a moment of rage, kills her with a baseball bat. Shocked by his own actions, he cleans up the blood,...

TALKING PICTURES: SPELL CHECK

“I hope I’m not disappointed with this movie the way I was with 'Deer Hunter',” says Don Novello, the actor-author-comedian best known as Father...

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THE TELEPHONE BOOK (DVD)

During the late 1960s and early 1970s, the infamous X-rating from the MPAA was evenly shared by mainstream movies (including the Oscar-winning "Midnight...

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EFFECTS (DVD)

In 1978, a group of Pittsburgh filmmakers and actors from the Romero family got together to shoot a movie called “Effects”, which was based on the...

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BACK UP, PLEASE

Sometimes all it takes is one little thing to totally destroy your day. "Back Up, Please," while a very suspenseful short film, exemplifies that "one...

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DOWN TO THE BONE

Irene (Vera Farmiga) lives in upstate New York with her husband Steve (Clint Jordan) and two sons. Her job as a grocery clerk doesn’t provide enough...

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