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In Theaters: DELIVER US FROM EVIL (2014)
DELIVER US FROM EVIL(US - 2014)Directed by Scott Derrickson. Written by Scott Derrickson and Paul Harris Boardman. Cast: Eric Bana, Edgar Ramirez, Olivia Munn, Joel McHale, Sean Harris, Chris Coy,...
View ArticleOn DVD/Blu-ray: REPENTANCE (2014) and RAZE (2014)
REPENTANCE(US - 2014)When Forest Whitaker won his Oscar for 2006's THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND, it was just as much for his powerful performance as Idi Amin as it was an acknowledgment of his over 20...
View ArticleOn DVD/Blu-ray: JODOROWSKY'S DUNE (2014) and STAGE FRIGHT (2014)
JODOROWSKY'S DUNE(France/US - 2014)Legendary Chilean cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky has been best-known for his surrealistic midnight movie classics EL TOPO (1970) and THE HOLY MOUNTAIN (1973), as...
View ArticleIn Theaters: DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (2014)
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES(US/UK - 2014)Directed by Matt Reeves. Written by Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver. Cast: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell,...
View ArticleIn Theaters/On VOD: SNOWPIERCER (2014)
SNOWPIERCER(South Korea - 2013; US release 2014)Directed by Bong Joon Ho. Written by Bong Joon Ho and Kelly Masterson. Cast: Chris Evans, Song Kang Ho, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris, John Hurt, Jamie Bell,...
View ArticleCult Classics Revisited: THE PYJAMA GIRL CASE (1977)
THE PYJAMA GIRL CASE(Italy/Spain - 1977)Written and directed by Flavio Mogherini. Cast: Ray Milland, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Mel Ferrer, Michele Placido, Howard Ross, Ramiro Oliveros, Rod Mullinar, Eugene...
View ArticleIn Theaters/On Netflix Instant: THE IMMIGRANT (2014)
THE IMMIGRANT(US/France - 2014)Directed by James Gray. Written by James Gray and Richard Menello. Cast: Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Renner, Dagmara Dominczyk, Yelena Solovey, Angela...
View ArticleOn DVD/Blu-ray: UNDER THE SKIN (2014) and A NIGHT IN OLD MEXICO (2014)
UNDER THE SKIN(UK/Switzerland/US - 2014)A loose, stripped-down adaptation of Michel Faber's 2000 novel, UNDER THE SKIN spent nearly seven years in pre-production before director/co-writer Jonathan...
View ArticleIn Theaters: THE PURGE: ANARCHY (2014)
THE PURGE: ANARCHY(US/France - 2014)Written and directed by James DeMonaco. Cast: Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez, Zoe Soul, Michael K. Williams, Justina Machado, John Beasley,...
View ArticleThe Cannon Files: TREASURE OF THE FOUR CROWNS (1983)
TREASURE OF THE FOUR CROWNS(US/Spain - 1983)Directed by Ferdinando Baldi. Written by Lloyd Battista, Jim Bryce, and Jerry Lazarus. Cast: Tony Anthony, Ana Obregon, Gene Quintano, Jerry Lazarus,...
View ArticleOn DVD/Blu-ray: BLUE RUIN (2014); ALL CHEERLEADERS DIE (2014); and OPEN GRAVE...
BLUE RUIN(US/France - 2014)A moody, highly effective slow-burner of a revenge thriller that works in large part due to its "hero" not really being cut out for what he's doing. Dwight Evans (Macon...
View ArticleIn Theaters: LUCY (2014)
LUCY(France - 2014)Written and directed by Luc Besson. Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-Sik, Amr Waked, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Pilou Asbaek, Analeigh Tipton. (R, 89 mins)Where most...
View ArticleCult Classics Revisited: THE FINAL OPTION (1983)
THE FINAL OPTIONaka WHO DARES WINS(UK/Switzerland - 1982; US release 1983)Directed by Ian Sharp. Written by Reginald Rose. Cast: Lewis Collins, Judy Davis, Richard Widmark, Edward Woodward, Robert...
View ArticleIn Theaters: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2014)
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY(US - 2014)Directed by James Gunn. Written by James Gunn and Nicole Perlman. Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Glenn Close,...
View ArticleOn DVD/Blu-ray: LEGENDARY (2014); CUBAN FURY (2014); and THE ANGRIEST MAN IN...
LEGENDARY(UK/China - 2013; US release 2014)A change of pace for B action stars Scott Adkins and Dolph Lundgren, LEGENDARY is an adventure/monster movie of the JURASSIC PARK sort that has loftier...
View ArticleThe Cannon Files: KING SOLOMON'S MINES (1985) and ALLAN QUATERMAIN AND THE...
KING SOLOMON'S MINES(US - 1985)Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Written by Gene Quintano and James R. Silke. Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom, John Rhys Davies, Ken Gampu, Shai K....
View ArticleIn Theaters: A MOST WANTED MAN (2014)
A MOST WANTED MAN(UK/US/Germany - 2014)Directed by Anton Corbijn. Written by Andrew Bovell and Stephen Cornwell. Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe, Robin Wright, Grigoriy...
View ArticleOn DVD/Blu-ray: IRONCLAD: BATTLE FOR BLOOD (2014), ANNA (2014) and THE DAY OF...
IRONCLAD: BATTLE FOR BLOOD(UK/Serbia - 2014)2011's IRONCLAD was a $25 million medieval epic set during the 13th century First Barons' War that had a SEVEN SAMURAI-type band of Knights Templar fighting...
View ArticleCult Classics Revisited: CURTAINS (1983)
CURTAINS(Canada - 1983)Directed by Jonathan Stryker (Richard Ciupka and Peter R. Simpson). Written by Robert Guza Jr. Cast: John Vernon, Samantha Eggar, Linda Thorson, Anne Ditchburn, Lynne Griffin,...
View ArticleOn DVD/Blu-ray: RAGE (2014); LOCKE (2014); and PROXY (2014)
RAGE(US - 2014)Almost as if his potentially career-reviving turn in JOE never happened--which it feels like anyway considering how Lionsgate seemingly went out of their way to ensure nobody knew about...
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