Stalag 17
Synopsis: During World War II, a group of G.I.’s are thrown together in the notorious German prison camp Stalag 17. For the most part, they spend their time scheming ways […]
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Dilbert: Season One
Synopsis: With his signature turned-up tie, round glasses and buzz cut, Dilbert is already a pop culture phenomenon, providing an irreverent reference point for workers everywhere. Developed and produced by […]
Fredericks Goldman Jones: Tour et détours
Synopsis: 1995 documentary concert video featuring the songs Serre-moi, Envole-moi, Des vôtres, Que disent les chansons du monde?, Être le premier, Je commence demain, Frères, À nos actes manqués, Un, […]
Pearl Jam: Twenty
Synopsis: Pearl Jam Twenty chronicles the years leading up to the band’s formation, the chaos that ensued soon after their rise to megastardom, their step back from center stage, and […]
The Acme Novelty Library, Number 19
The Acme Novelty Library, Number 19, by Chris Ware 8.5 Wow! Yet another home run from Chris Ware! Although it’s not apparent at first, volume 19 is another book in […]
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Synopsis: They Haven’t Built The Coffin That Can Hold Him! That bizarre evil genius, the abominable Dr. Phibes, is back with all his old diabolical deviltry” (Variety). This sequel to […]
Ace in the Hole
Synopsis: One of the most scathing indictments of American culture ever produced by a Hollywood filmmaker, Academy Award-winner Billy Wilder’s Ace In The Hole is legendary for both its cutting social […]
Double Indemnity (1973)
Synopsis: A TV remake of Billy Wilder’s film classic (1944) about a scheming wife who inveigles an insurance agent into helping her bump off her husband and of the dogged […]
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Synopsis: Revenge Is The Best Medicine. Meet Doctor Phibes: a one-time concert musician who’s now an all-time crazed murderer. In this clever, crypt-kicking classic, horrormeister Vincent Price plays a diabolical […]
Double Indemnity (1944)
Synopsis: Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray star in this gripping film noir from Academy Award-winning director Billy Wilder. A calculating wife encourages her wealthy husband to sign a double indemnity […]
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, vol. 6
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, vol. 6, by Philip K. Dick and Tony Parker 8.0 Nota bene: this is the final volume in the series and, thus, my blurb […]
Twice-Told Tales
Synopsis: A Terrifying Trilogy of Passion, Poison and Possession! It’s spine-tingling terror – in triplicate! “Virtuoso of horror” (Los Angeles Times) Vincent Price dials up the depravity in this spellbinding […]
Sunset Boulevard
Synopsis: Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, an aging silent film queen, and William Holden as the struggling writer who is held in thrall by her madness, created two of the […]
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