Stop it! 🤣😂🤣 You're killing me!! 🤣😂🤣 Great review! Your anger is hilarious!
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What, the Lynch Dune wasn't a feast for the eyes??
"Format" or "initialise"? "Directory" or "folder"...or maybe "drawer"? It's already termed "instance" for a few years now by the Devs, so...
🧘 A man asked Gautama Buddha, I want happiness. Buddha said, First remove I, that's Ego, then remove want, that's Desire. See now you are left with only Happiness
~Gautama Buddha
I just perused the list and, always one to look a gift horse in the mouth, wish there was at least an IMDB link to the titles. Titles like The Invisible Man...well, which one?? I'm assuming this one (which I personally liked a whole bunch!).
Of all the "thumbs down" this movie is getting here, your insights are actually very interesting! I'm surprised no one else had picked upon that! Well...not THAT surprised, really. 🙄
Now, the question is has it escaped everyone here who's seen it or are you reading too much into it? 😇
I'm a fan of his stepbrother, Ridley. Did you know his sister Kimberly invented paper towels.
Why? Are you the executive producer? 🤣 Maybe John David Washington's agent? 😆 Just joking with ya, Blazey!
Has anyone noticed that Ash (the American voice) talks like he's always asking a question? 🤣
very enjoyable on the big screen for gorgeous location shots of Venice and in the palazzo.
And that is what movie theatres are for! I was discussing this very point in another post about how, with the proper home theatre setup, the experience is good enough/just like/better than "going to the movies". Comforts of home aside, this is how movies are meant to be seen. Sorry for the tangential rant.
Ah, to have a rooftop garden.
Yes, it is nice.
Hello, my ghoulish gluttons for punishment! Following up on last week's torrid tidbit of terror, this week at the Drive-In HorrorHouse is the shocking segue, the frightening follow-up, the stupefying sequel!...Dr Phibes Rises Again! Starring the legendary Vincent Price with returning Terry-Thomas and the provocative Caroline Munro! Plus what would any self-respecting British horror film be without the grand Peter Cushing?!
Google-free viewing links:
- https://yewtu.be/watch?v=3OiExTyoQdc
- https://yt.artemislena.eu/watch?v=3OiExTyoQdc
- https://iv.melmac.space/watch?v=3OiExTyoQdc
See you next week, my dire disciples of the disgusting, here at Mongoose's Drive-In HorrorHouse! And remember...Scratch glass! Turn blue! Stay sick! But don't get caught!
What's the connection between the iconic film 2001: A Space Odyssey and art-house purveyors The Criterion Collection? It may seem the obvious link is direct, that 2001 is part of the Criterion Collection but that's not the case—Criterion offers five of Kubrick's works and 2001 isn't among them. The connection is a terrible little English B movie from 1964 titled Devil Doll. This low-budget horror film stars Bryant Haliday, William Sylvester and Yvonne Romain but it's the first two names we're interested in today.
Bryant Haliday, in 1959 with business partner Cyrus Harvey, Jr, founded Janus Films, an American film distribution company famous for essentially creating the American market for foreign film. Janus Films imported and distributed some the most iconic films to be created outside of American borders. Ultimately, riding out the wave of success the partners sold Janus Films in 1965, with present-day Criterion doing the distribution of the Janus Films library.
On the other hand, William Sylvester, the "token American"" in many British productions in the 1950s and 1960s, portrayed Dr Heywood Floyd in Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Permit me an aside: personally speaking, I always thought Sylvester had the makings of a bigger career. He certainly was handsome and talented enough, maybe with a small streak of ham in him. Even after his appearance in 2001 he (and/or his agent) never made the jump to bigger and better things, remaining in mostly smaller films and one-off television roles on both sides of the ocean.
But back to our nexus at hand. Despite any positive reviews you may have read, I can't recommend this film even at a historic level. Usually I'll try to identify with the era of a film but even so in this case, Rod Serling did this type of thing better with one hand tied behind his back. In fact, he did…twice[^1][^2]! That's what Devil Doll feels like: a Twilight Zone episode that goes on far too long. Apparently film critic Leonard Maltin (who?) found the film "…An exquisitely tailored, sharply edited sleeper." Well, I'll grant you the sleeper bit.
Prepare to not be scared. For your snoozing pleasure MovieSnob Horror Theatre presents the wasted opportunity Devil Doll! Waste an hour and twenty minutes of your precious time…if you dare!
[^1]: "The Twilight Zone," The Dummy (TV Episode 1962) - IMDb
[^2]: "The Twilight Zone," Caesar and Me (TV Episode 1964) - IMDb
For your ~~spewing~~ viewing pleasure, the 1970 American International classic The Abominable Dr. Phibes starring the iconic Vincent Price! Directed by Robert Fuest, and featuring the greats Joseph Cotton, Terry-Thomas with the sexy Carolyn Munro (uncredited) as the late Mrs. Phibes (look at the picture frames while Phibes despairs!)
Google-free viewing links:
You can ~~blame~~ thank @[email protected] for suggesting this community and @[email protected] for his seconding the motion (I'm fingering everybody!).
But since you're here anyway, might as well yell Trick or Treat! For all of you wannabe Tom Savinis and Rick Bakers, the King will point you to your Halloween goody: the Famous Monsters Of Filmland Monster Do-It-Yourself Make-Up Handbook by Dick Smith, courtesy of the schizophrenic-as-of-late Internet Archive.
So I'll leave you all to it…whatever you sick people do all alone in the dark. The Evil Dead? Carrie? I Know What You Did Last Summer? Profondo rosso? The Saw saga? Filipino zombie movies? Have at it! Just don't expect me to change your sheets after watching such trash!
Yeah! I felt the same way about...wha...John Davi...sorry, I thought we were talking about Avatar.