Written by James M. Tate / 5/30/2013 / 1 Comment / bill paxton , eighties , horror , jenny wright , lance henriksen , vampire
MOVE OVER 'LOST BOYS' FOR 'NEAR DARK' WITH JENNY WRIGHT

Jenny Wright in NEAR DARK Year: 1987 Steamy vampire flick with terrific moments and memorable characters, including Jenny Wright as a sh...
STRAIGHT-TO-VIDEO 'DEMONSTONE' WITH JAN-MICHAEL VINCENT

title: Demonstone year: 1990 Although it's one of those bargain bin movies that you might find on late night cable purgatory, DEMON...
Written by James M. Tate / 5/28/2013 / 1 Comment / anthony quinn , blaxploitation , interview , isaac hayes , seventies , yaphet kotto
YAPHET KOTTO TRUCKS ACROSS 110TH STREET

AN INTERVIEW WITH YAPHET KOTTO Yaphet Kotto is one of the great actors of the seventies... Two particular blaxploitation efforts, ACROSS...
Written by James M. Tate / 5/27/2013 / No comments / harrison ford , robert shaw , seventies , war
FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE REVIEW HAS RELOCATED

CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW HOME OF FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE Carl Weathers, Edward Fox, Harrison Ford BUY FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE ON...
Written by James M. Tate / 5/26/2013 / No comments / art metrano , exploitation , june fairchild , lewis teague , morgan paull , seventies , tara strohmeier
MORGAN PAULL IS DIRTY O'NEIL

year: 1974 cast: Morgan Paull, June Fairchild, Tara Strohmeier, Art Metrano rating: ***1/2 “Caught in the act,” says one of many vixens ...
Written by James M. Tate / 5/24/2013 / No comments / 2013 , action , bradley cooper , comedy , ed helms , franchise , john goodman , sequel , zach galifianakis
THE HANGOVER PART III

year: 2013 cast: Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, John Goodman, Ken Jeong rating: **1/2 Anyone who’s suffered a real hangov...
Written by James M. Tate / 5/22/2013 / 2 Comments / 2013 , biopic , chris evans , crime , michael shannon , neo noir , ray liotta , wionna ryder
MICHAEL SHANNON IS THE ICEMAN

year: 2013 cast: Michael Shannon, Chris Evans, Ray Liotta, Wionna Ryder rating: ** This true life crime melodrama is a very… mellow… dra...
Written by James M. Tate / 5/21/2013 / No comments / frances mcdormand , harry dean stanton , indie , joyce van patten , judd hirsch , road movie , sean penn
SEAN PENN FINDS THE CURE IN THIS MUST BE THE PLACE

year: 2011 cast: Sean Penn, Judd Hirsch, Frances McDormand, Joyce Van Patten rating: ***1/2 In case you’re wondering, Sean Penn isn’t pl...
Written by James M. Tate / 5/20/2013 / 3 Comments / concert , gregory hines , jim morrison , music , ray manzarek
DEDICATION TO RAY MANZAREK: ARCHIVE 2009 CONCERT REVIEW
REST IN PEACE RAY MANZAREK I don't think Jim Morrison, the singer, is overrated. As a lead vocalist, combining blues and rock and ...
Written by James M. Tate / 5/16/2013 / 4 Comments / 2013 , chris pine , franchise , jj abrams , peter weller , science fiction , sequel , star trek
STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS

year: 2013 cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Peter Weller rating: ***1/2 The Starfleet Federation often gets in...
Written by James M. Tate / 5/15/2013 / No comments / action , adventure , gene wilder , harrison ford , penny peyser , road movie , seventies , western , william smith
GENE WILDER IS 'THE FRISCO KID' ALONGSIDE HARRISON FORD

Harrison Ford and Gene Wilder in The Frisco Kid YEAR: 1979 After STAR WARS, Harrison Ford went from a character-actor to cinema supersta...
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Poster art for Pickup Alley Year: 1957 Rating: **** Sometimes those late 1950's anti-drug, jazz-soaked neo noirs feature shaky method ac...
