HALLOWEEN '10 at Junta Juleil

I've received a few emails about whether or not I'm doing 31 Horror Reviews in October like I did last year, and unfortunately, I've got too many projects (mostly SLUMLORD SHITHEEL SLAUGHTER) in progress to do the full 31. But, after a couple of unrelated action movie reviews, I'll try to keep October all horror, all the time. And there's certainly some notable articles lined up, from EXORCIST sequels to a horror flick co-starring Ironside to some frankly bizarre John Carpenter fan-fiction I'll be contributing to J.D.'s much anticipated Carpenter...

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Film Review: CRASH (1996, David Cronenberg)

Stars: 5 of 5.Running Time: 100 minutes.Notable Cast or Crew: James Spader (TUFF TURF, WOLF), Elias Koteas (EXOTICA, SHUTTER ISLAND), Holly Hunter (RAISING ARIZONA, THE PIANO), Deborah Cara Unger (THE GAME, THIRTEEN), Rosanna Arquette (AFTER HOURS, DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN), Peter MacNeill (BODY PARTS, SIMON BIRCH). Based on the novel by J.G. Ballard (EMPIRE OF THE SUN). Music by Howard Shore (AFTER HOURS, VIDEODROME, THE LORD OF THE RINGS). Cinematography by Peter Suschitzky (DEAD RINGERS, NAKED LUNCH, MARS ATTACKS!).Tag-lines: " Love in...

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Film Review: HANGOVER SQUARE (1945, John Brahm)

Stars: 5 of 5.Running Time: 77 minutes.Notable Cast or Crew: Laird Cregar (I WAKE UP SCREAMING, THE LODGER, Satan in HEAVEN CAN WAIT), Alan Napier (MY FAIR LADY, MARNIE, Alfred from the 60's BATMAN series), Linda Darnell (MY DARLING CLEMENTINE, UNFAITHFULLY YOURS), George Sanders (ALL ABOUT EVE, REBECCA), Glenn Langan (DRAGONWYCK, THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN). Music by Bernard Herrmann. Cinematography by Joseph LaShelle (THE APARTMENT, LAURA, Pilot episode of THE TWILIGHT ZONE, Cassavetes' A CHILD IS WAITING). Written by Barré Lyndon (THE GREATEST...

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Television Review: THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (2005, John Putch)

Stars: 1.5 of 5.Running Time: 174 minutes.Notable Cast or Crew: Rutger Hauer, Steve Guttenberg, Adam Baldwin (FULL METAL JACKET, D.C. CAB), Bryan Brown (COCKTAIL, F/X), Peter Weller (NAKED LUNCH, ROBOCOP), Alex Kingston (CROUPIER, Dr. Corday on ER), C. Thomas Howell (THE HITCHER, RED DAWN, SOUL MAN), Nathalie Boltt (DISTRICT 9, DOOMSDAY), Peter Dobson (THE FRIGHTENERS, LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN). Directed by John Putch (THE BOY WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS), screenplay by Bryce Zabel (MORTAL KOMBAT: ANNIHILATION).Tag-lines: "THE GREATEST DANGER IS ALREADY...

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