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It is great to see that this venerable Reggae Band is still going strong, 40 years is an achievement. The Wiki entry for the band begins: UB40 are an English reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England. The band has had more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and […]
I like action movies. A movie that has Jean-Claude Van Damme is sure to get a look. Even if what they are doing has been done to death. Black sites and escapes from them have all been the action movie rage the last couple of years in between the flood of cartel drug gang violence […]
The title and the release date Nov/6 caught my attention. Nov/6 is the date of the Mid-term elections and Loss Prevention is certainly a key word for the GOP, who seem destined to get their asses kicked. Much to my relief, Loss Prevention has no political message. It is a fun action movie romp. The […]
The press release begins… Award winning Filmmaker / Author John Borowski’s (H.H. Holmes: America’s First Serial Killer) fifith feature documentary film, Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent Castiglia, will be released in North America on November 13th. The film focuses on artist Castiglia’s painful life of abuse, addiction, and recovery while also exploring the […]
“I loved my mother and hated Linda Bishop” Daughter Caitlin Murtagh This is a truly remarkable film it documents the life and death of Linda Bishop. Linda Bishop was Schizophrenic and Bi-Polar. The official summary of the movie says: The body of a homeless woman is found in an abandoned New Hampshire farmhouse. Beside her lies a […]
My wife and I have just moved, so bits of ‘lint’ get disturbed. I came across a 2016 DVD/CD set by Vanilla Fudge. I pride myself on knowing a fair amount about music, but I had to think long and hard to pin down Vanilla Fudge. Then I remembered, they share the same DNA with […]
I had not realized that this documentary had not made it to DVD till now. The Church of Scientology (for good reasons) has been a lightning rod since its creation. The religion is the brain child of Sci-Fi author L Ron Hubbard, likely best known for his book Dienetics. Hell there is nothing wrong with […]
What an interesting documentary. Let me give you the official blurb first and then I will share my thoughts… Dogs of Democracy is a documentary about the stray dogs of Athens and the people who take care of them. Filmmaker Mary Zournazi explores life on the streets through the eyes of the dogs and peoples’ […]
This film was done in Jean-Claude Van Damme’s early career. I believe it was like his third film made. I have always enjoyed his films. We watched them a lot while my two sons were growing up. This one starts out with an aircraft, belonging to the US Air Force, an F-111 Aardvark that has […]
Here we have yet another group of people being invited to a wild party. In this case 12 people, including Chico Benymon, Tommy “Tiny” Lister (The Dark Knight) and Obba Babatund (The Silence of the Lambs), receive anonymous texts inviting them a to a special party being held at an old dilapidated mansion. Once all […]
There is a big party going on and everyone seems to be having a great time. They are all getting drunk and getting wild with the music and noise. Someone calls the police to file a complaint. By the time the two police officers arrive to check out the complaint, they find a huge surprise. […]
Enter The Danger Zone OK so I am not much on Biker Chicks. I have known a few in my day but I have to admit I have never known any like in this movie. We have a tough looking motorcycle riding ex-cop that ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time, only […]
I was born in 1955, like all kids I had theories about what I wanted to be when I grew up, my friends wanted to be train drivers or firemen, I wanted to be a spaceman. As I neared the end of Grammar School once again the subject of what to do for a career […]
When this DVD, Rise of The Black Bat, came in for reviewing I thought to myself that it is another version of Batman. Since I was never a real Batman fan, I hesitated but then decided OK, I will have to give it a try, I mean how bad could it be, right? I popped […]
Back in ancient Egypt, a young couple ruled the land, and everyone was happy with them. Isis (Priya Rai) and Osiris (Cameron Tevis) were well loved among the Egyptian people with the exception of one. Osiris’s brother, Set, was very jealous of his brother. In order to take over the kingdom, Set arranged to have […]
Scientists all over the world work daily to find a cure for cancer. Thousands of dollars are spent on the research but no one has come up with a sure answer. In this movie, Skinless, Dr. Peter Peele (played by Brandon Salkil) thinks he just might have a cure with the help of his friend […]
A New Leash On Life I have seen mostly in big city’s across the country areas what they call the slum area and was always warned not to ever go in these areas, especially if I was alone. I remember several times in different places seeing someone pushing a shopping buggy (as we from the […]
Daniel Upton and Edward Derby had been close friends since Daniel was 16 and Edward was only 8 years old. Even with 8 years of age difference, the two boys found they had so much in common, so they grew to become best of friends as they grew up. Edward was an only child with […]
The Evil Within Often a child that has been sexually abused by a parent or another adult figure will shut down inside and have trouble coping in the world as we see today. Some cope better than others though. Some hold back the anger inside them as they become an adult and eventually shift their […]
I am not sure if I actually believe in ghosts or haunted houses or not, but to be honest I don’t think I would risk going into a place that is rumored to be haunted. Arkham Sanitarium was a place that use to house patients with special needs but it had been left vacant for […]
Fitz is a drunkard, a gambler, a boor, and a brilliant criminologist in this smart, gritty television series. So says the press release! I have to admit that I love British cop and spy shows. They are the complete antithesis of what we expect here in the US. Here our cops and spy’s are well […]
I am a huge fan of Horror movies. I don’t know why, but I have always liked them. The more gruesome it gets the better I like them. Like Texas Chainsaw Massacre and all the Friday the 13th movies and Halloween movies. I even liked Nightmare on Elm Street. The chainsaw man, Jason, Michael Myers […]
It is hard to know where to start in discussing this British TV series that began in 1997. Maybe a quick history lesson would be a good beginning. In the 60’s and 70’s (I know because I lived there) there were only two choices that a a viewer had, the BBC and the rather brash […]
OK normally I am a big fan of horror movies. For some reason I have always liked them. Movies like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, or Friday the 13th (all chapters included) always got my attention even if I had to stay awake late at night to see them. When this movie, Camp Blood First Slaughter arrived […]
Imagine sitting in a car in a rural area of a small town with your boyfriend or girlfriend making out when suddenly you hear loud odd noises. When it gets closer you look back and you spot a huge oversized lizard, bigger than the car you are sitting in. That is what the opening scene […]
This horror film is about three tales, all involving the Madam Raven’s Bordello, which is a place one could go to in order to fulfill their wildest fantasies. The Ripper Graham Johnson had a hobby that is not exactly one that was legal. He visited Brothel’s and would pick up dancers that he would become […]
I think it would be fair to say that the filming technique was somewhat similar to The Blair Witch Project. And much like Blair Witch it is steeped in mystery. From time to time I do get strange packages in the mail, books and DVD’s. I have no clue where they come from. I guess […]
The story behind Aleister Crowley has always been of interest to me. He is best remembered as a writer and supporter of the dark arts. Certainly he deserves the title, but how did he get there? What drove Aleister Crowley to find solace in the world of Black Magic? The chances are that we may […]
I am the first to admit that I love a great mystery. Loch Ness is without doubt one of the most enduring. The story has its beginnings in the 7th century, it took until the 1930’s that Loch Ness really captured peoples attention. Nessie was born. I have watched many documentaries about Nessie. One thing […]
Every year around Halloween, people start looking around for haunted houses to visit. On Halloween night they dress up in spooky costumes and try scaring everyone they come upon. It is usually all in fun and completely harmless. Occasionally you find amusement parks that are intended just for the fun of things. The Fright Land […]
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