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Follow Friday

Follow Friday

In a break to our regular schedule, I wanted to shout out to some of our X&HTeam-mates. Continue reading Follow Friday

Posted on April 11, 2014April 11, 2014Categories Film, Geek Alert, X&HTeam-matesTags chris rogers, featured, rob may, Simon Aitken, speakeasy, stuart wrightLeave a comment on Follow Friday
The Soldier In Winter: Thoughts On Captain America

The Soldier In Winter: Thoughts On Captain America

Something in the manner of a disordered opinion-dump, but there’s a lot to unpack in this movie.

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Posted on April 4, 2014April 4, 2014Categories comics, Film, Geek AlertTags black widow, captain america, comics to film, featured, FilmLeave a comment on The Soldier In Winter: Thoughts On Captain America
Movies Unwrapped: SILENT BLOODNIGHT

Movies Unwrapped: SILENT BLOODNIGHT

Aah, a night at home alone. The perfect excuse for a curry and a horror movie. To me, my Unwrap stack!

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Posted on March 27, 2014March 28, 2014Categories Blog, Film, horror, Movies UnwrappedTags featured, Film, horror, Movies Unwrapped.2 Comments on Movies Unwrapped: SILENT BLOODNIGHT
Movies Unwrapped: The Thing

Movies Unwrapped: The Thing

In the act of Unwrapping this movie, I am breaking one of my cardinal movie rules.  Continue reading Movies Unwrapped: The Thing

Posted on March 7, 2014March 7, 2014Categories Film, horror, Movies UnwrappedTags featured, Film, horror, john carpenter, the thing6 Comments on Movies Unwrapped: The Thing
Movies Unwrapped: The Arrival Of Wang

Movies Unwrapped: The Arrival Of Wang

This week, I thought I’d give the Leading Man a chance to redeem himself.  Continue reading Movies Unwrapped: The Arrival Of Wang

Posted on February 28, 2014March 7, 2014Categories Film, Movies UnwrappedTags Ennio Fantastichini, featured, Film, Francesca Cuttica, SF, the arrival of wang4 Comments on Movies Unwrapped: The Arrival Of Wang
Movies Unwrapped: ZETA ONE

Movies Unwrapped: ZETA ONE

In this edition of Movies Unwrapped, we’re going back to the sixties, for a far-out slice of wiggy soft-core sci-fi from the home of cheapo English exploitation. Continue reading Movies Unwrapped: ZETA ONE

Posted on February 21, 2014March 7, 2014Categories Film, Movies UnwrappedTags Charles Hawtrey, featured, Film, James Robertson Justice, Yutte Stensgaard, zeta oneLeave a comment on Movies Unwrapped: ZETA ONE
The February Speakeasy: We Love Documentaries!

The February Speakeasy: We Love Documentaries!

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We love documentaries, so it’s only appropriate that we take the most love-drenched time of the year to talk about them. Continue reading The February Speakeasy: We Love Documentaries!

Posted on February 14, 2014March 7, 2014Categories docoBanksy, Film, SpeakeasyTags doco dom, documentary., featured, speakeasyLeave a comment on The February Speakeasy: We Love Documentaries!
Movies Unwrapped: THE DIVIDE

Movies Unwrapped: THE DIVIDE

Here we go again, as I dig into the teetering pile of shrink-wrapped films over in the dustiest annex of my DVD library. Continue reading Movies Unwrapped: THE DIVIDE

Posted on February 7, 2014March 7, 2014Categories Film, horror, Movies UnwrappedTags featured, Film, horror, the divide, xavier gens9 Comments on Movies Unwrapped: THE DIVIDE
Movies Unwrapped: RATMAN

Movies Unwrapped: RATMAN

Join me, whydoncha, as I explore the unexplored hinterland of my DVD collection.  Continue reading Movies Unwrapped: RATMAN

Posted on January 31, 2014March 7, 2014Categories Blog, Film, horrorTags featured, Film, horror, ratman2 Comments on Movies Unwrapped: RATMAN
Don’t Save The Cat

Don’t Save The Cat

There are an awful lot of books out there that claim to have the formula for screenwriting success. I've read more than a couple. And I've found that there's a gaping hole in the middle of that formula.

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Posted on January 24, 2014March 7, 2014Categories Film, writingTags featured, save the cat, script, writing3 Comments on Don’t Save The Cat

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