Written by James M. Tate / 12/29/2018 / No comments / action , classic , crime , drama , paul muni , prison , thirties , thriller
Written by James M. Tate / 12/26/2018 / No comments / 2018 , bruno ganz , crime , lars von trier , matt dillon , new , serial killer , thriller , uma thurman
MATT DILLON'S KILLER ROLE IN 'THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT'

Year of Capture and Release: 2018 THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT isn't quite sure when it's good since the good parts don't last ...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/24/2018 / No comments / 2018 , bradley cooper , clint eastwood , crime , drama , drugs , laurence fishburne , michael peña , new
CLINT EASTWOOD STARRING IN 'THE MULE' W/ BRADLEY COOPER

Year of Release and Capture: 2018 Actor/director Clint Eastwood, using very little action and suspense for a supposed crime thriller, is...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/23/2018 / No comments / action , crime , enzo g. castellari , exploitation , franco nero , italian import , seventies , shark , treasure
ENZO G. CASTELLARI'S 'THE SHARK HUNTER' W/ FRANCO NERO

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Written by James M. Tate / 12/22/2018 / No comments / action , adventure , amber heard , comic book , dc comics , dolph lundgren , fantasy , jason moma , new , superhero , willem defoe
DC PRESENTS 'AQUAMAN' W/ JASON MOMOA & AMBER HEARD

Yes, that's Dolph Lundgren, who plays Heard's father YEAR: 2018 Judged upon the comic books and, for this pop culture fanatic, t...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/20/2018 / No comments / adaptation , comedy , eighties , ensemble , gordon willis , jose ferrer , julie hagerty , kate mcgregor-stewart , mary steenburgen , mia farrow , nature , supernatural , time period , tony roberts , woody allen
REVIVING WOODY ALLEN'S 'A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SEX COMEDY'

Woody's orb in MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S SEX COMEDY Year: 1982 Upon release, Woody Allen's multi homage (from Shakespeare to Bergman...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/18/2018 / No comments / christopher guest , david l. lander , michael mckean , penny marshall , seventies , TV
PENNY MARSHALL W/ SPINAL TAP ON 'LAVERNE & SHIRLEY'

Penny Marshall with a Richard Nixon voting Christopher Guest on Laverne & Shirley We all know MICHAEL MCKEAN from SPINAL TAP started...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/17/2018 / No comments / bel air productions , crime , dabbs greer , drama , fifties , film noir or melodrama , howard w. koch , jazz score , john bromfield , joi lansing , mark dana , robert osterloh , suspense
JOHN BROMFIELD DEALS 'HOT CARS' FOR BEL-AIR PRODUCTIONS

Joi Lansing & Carol Shannon YEAR: 1956 A hybrid of lounge lizard and game show jazz plays during the opening credits where a quiet L...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/15/2018 / No comments / action , adventure , crime , drama , harrison ford , joe pantoliano , nineties , remake , tommy lee jones
HARRISON FORD & TOMMY LEE JONES STAR IN 'THE FUGITIVE'

Harrison Ford lays low in THE FUGITIVE Year: 1993 The coolest scene of this popular and successful, multi Oscar nominated and in one cas...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/13/2018 / No comments / british , cult , dana andrews , fifties , horror , jacques tourneur , niall macginnis , occult , peggy cummins , supernatural , thriller
JACQUES TOURNEUR'S 'CURSE OF THE DEMON' W/ DANA ANDREWS

Curse of the Demon YEAR of RELEASE: 1957 Director Jacques Tourneur, in the first of two 1950's collaborations with actor Dana Andre...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/12/2018 / No comments / eighties , harry northup , interview , jonathan demme , jonathan kaplan , martin scorsese , nineties , peter boyle , robert deniro , roger corman , seventies , sixties
GETTING IN CHARACTER WITH HARRY NORTHUP: AN INTERVIEW

Cult Film Freak Interview with actor Harry Northup Harry Northup can play just about anything. Characters that are gentle, naïve, funny,...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/11/2018 / No comments / amanda blake , dean stockwell. , fifties , jacques tourneur , james arness , joel mccrea , melodrama , religious , western
JACQUES TOURNEUR'S 'STARS IN MY CROWN' STARS JOEL MCCREA

Poster image from Stars in my Crown YEAR: 1950 The most memorable scene adorns the poster artwork: A just-arrived in a small town preach...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/06/2018 / No comments / craig t. nelson , franchise , haunted house , heather o'rourke , horror , jobeth williams , oliver robins , sequel , supernatural
BLASPHEMOUSLY BAD MAGIC OF 'POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE'

Julien Beck stalks Heather O'Rourke's family in P2 Year: 1986 Shockingly worse than the more maligned, infamous POLTERGEIST III,...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/05/2018 / No comments / article , craig t. nelson , haunted house , heather o'rourke , horror , james karen , jobeth williams , oliver robins , sonny landham , steven spielberg , supernatural , thriller , tobe hooper , zelda rubinstein
SEEKING THE DIRECTOR OF THE ORIGINAL CLASSIC 'POLTERGEIST'

Year of Theatrical POLTERGEIST Haunting circa 1982 One of the most iconic images in horror film history occurs when the little blond-hai...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/03/2018 / No comments / franchise , gary sherman , heather o'rourke , horror , lara flynn boyle , nancy allen , sequel , thriller , tom skerritt , zelda rubinstein
REEVALUATING THE ETERNAL DAMNATION OF 'POLTERGEIST III'

Heather O'Rourke as Carol Anne in POLTERGEIST III Year: 1988 There are actually some good things about the maligned POLTERGEIST III ...
Written by James M. Tate / 12/01/2018 / No comments / action , eighties , jami gertz , kevin bacon , lawrence fishburne
KEVIN BACON & JAMIE GERTZ TEN-SPEED IN 'QUICKSILVER'

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LAWRENCE TIERNEY CINEMA OF STEPHEN KING'S 'SILVER BULLET'

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