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Urban Decay 1.0: The Regal Constellation Hotel
Short piece on The Regal Constellation Hotel, built in 1962 and recently demolished after nearly 40 years of service by Pearson International Airport. Oodles of image links for fans of Urban Decay.
A Nightmare on Elm Street, Part III
Review of the second sequel in the recently rekindled Nightmare on Elm Street franchise – Dream Warriors – as part of Warner Home Video’s Part II / Part III Blu-ray double-bill.
Soundtrack Reviews & Sundry
Reviews of Silva Screen’s compilation series, featuring Music from the Transformers Trilogy by Steve Jablonsky, The Music of Michel Legrand, and The Music of James Horner, plus La-La Land’s complete presentation of James Horner’s Commando. Also: gorgeous Rue Morgue poster art, Julian Roffman’s The Mask + Guillermo del Toro in person at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, and David Cronenberg’s Shivers at The Revue. Sometimes I love my city. Sometimes.
Henri-Georges Clouzot, Part II
In Part II, a film review of Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Wages of Fear, The / Le salaire de la peur (1953), plus info on upcoming Nicholas Ray films at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, with rare audience introductions by the director’s widow, Susan Ray.
Henri-Georges Clouzot
With a retrospective of French filmmaker Henri-Georges Clouzot underway at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, I’ve added a blog regarding Sunday’s screening of The Mystery of Picasso (1956), and info on upcoming titles currently unavailable on home video.
The Return of The Exterminator
Reviews of James Glickenhaus’ classic vigilate film, The Exterminator (Synapse Films) in a swanky Blu and DVD combi edition, plus the unfortunate sequel, Exterminator (1984), starring Roberty Ginty and Mario Van Peebles.
A Nightmare on Elm Street, Part II
Review of Warner Home Video’s new Nightmare on Elm Street double-bill on Blu, starting with A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge, aka Freddy is Making Me Like Boys, and I Don’t Know What to Do !.
Cliff Martinez
Interview with composer Cliff Martinez, and reviews of his latest scores: Contagion (WaterTower Music) for director Steven Soderbergh, and Drive (Lakeshore Records) for director Nicolas Winding Refn.
Hollywood Gothic, Part I: My Cousin Rachel (1952)
DVD review of the little-known (well, certainly for me) 1952 gothic suspense-drama My Cousin Rachel (Twilight Time), starring Olivia de Havilland, and a young fresh-faced snot named Richard Burton.
Eros V: Farewells & What-the-Hells
In Part 5, the magnifying glass of deep critical scrutiny is on Christina Lindberg’s last major screen role in Wide Open / Sängkamrater (Impulse Pictures), and Salvatore Bugnatelli’s clunky, trippy Sex, Demons and Death / Diabolicamente… Letizia (One 7 Movies) where the world’s most voluptuous teen is bent on destroying her aunt & uncle’s harmonious household.
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