Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Synopsis: He’s back – back in the 1960s. Secret agent Austin Powers (Mike Myers) hops in a top-secret time machine and zips 30 years back to 1969 to confront Dr. […]
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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Synopsis: Combine the swinging ’60s, spy movies, talented Mike Myers in dual roles and one hilariously well-paced champagne bottle and you get Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery. Say “Yeah, […]
Back to the Future Part II
Synopsis: “Roads? Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Roads!” – Doc Brown Getting back was only the beginning as the most spectacular time-travel adventure ever continues in Back to the […]
The Acme Novelty Library, Number 18
The Acme Novelty Library, Number 18, by Chris Ware 8.5 I discovered Chris Ware with ‘Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth’. It was recommended to me by the clerk […]
Cry of the Banshee (Director’s cut)
Synopsis: Vincent Price is diabolical, commanding and “as brutally horrific as ever” (Motion Picture Exhibitor) as a corrupt English magistrate who leads a crusade to rid the countryside of witches…but […]
Spoogue, vol. 1
Spoogue, vol. 1, by Olivier Milhiet 7.75 I’ve had this comic book for what seems to me to be a looong time. Heck, I don’t even remember when and how […]
Back to the Future
Synopsis: “You Built A Time Machine… Out Of A DeLorean?” – Marty McFly From Academy Award-winning filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis comes Back to the Future – the original, […]
Irma la Douce
Synopsis: “Audaciously funny! A brilliant comedy!” -Los Angeles Times This bawdy, Academy Award®-winning farce, which reunites The Apartment’s Lemmon and MacLaine (in a Best Actress Oscar®-nominated performance), is a “charming […]
Tintin et le mystère de la Toison d’Or
Synopsis: A surprise message from Istanbul is about to ruin Captain Haddock’s day. Named as sole beneficiary in the will of his late comrade Captain Paparanic, Haddock and his best […]
The Adventures of Tintin
Synopsis: Tintin’s first encounter with Captain Haddock and the discovery of a clue to the treasure and sunken ship commanded by the captain’s ancestor Sir Francis Haddock. But someone else […]
Tintin et le Temple du Soleil
Synopsis: A team of explorers discover the tomb of Rascar-Capac and they all fall victim to a mysterious illness that puts them into a deep sleep. In trying to solve […]
L’Affaire Tournesol
Synopsis: Strange things are happening in the evening at Chateau Moulinsart. Windows, glasses, mirrors and vases break without any apparent reason. Professor Calculus is not able to keep his last […]
Scrooge (1951)
Synopsis: Alastair Sim’s tour-de-force performance as the ultimate miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, has almost single-handedly made this beloved version of Charles Dickens’ story into one of the best-loved Christmas films of […]
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