TIFF Vids 2018
TIFF videographer Robert A. Mitchell was once again on hand to capture red carpet interviews at this year's Midnight Madness. Said “madness” was in full effect for the Halloween screenings and below...
View ArticleShort of the Week #36: Off Season
Getting back to regularly scheduled programming, here's a moody and atmospheric short called Off Season from 2009.They don't get much better than this, as this piece is well shot, well paced and...
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Hey all. Since ceasing my Don't Kill the Messenger weeklies, I don't really post about cool stuff on the Net anymore, but I couldn't pass this one up. Here's the new video from Australian artist Pogo...
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3:15
Now that the kiddies are back in class, I thought it fitting to pull out a lesser known 1986 chalkboard exploitation flick called 3:15 from director & frequent Walter Hill collaborator, Larry...
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It was Stephen King's seventy-first birthday last Friday. I wanted to celebrate by posting one of his dollar babies, but unfortunately none of the good ones I've seen recently (Robin Kasparik's I Am...
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Analog Archaelogy Part II
Last month, I posted a bunch of VHS tags - the identification stickers applied by home video retailers back in the day - from various tapes in my collection. Here now is the continuation of said...
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Rock Like It's 2019!
This week's VHS is Gary J. Tunnicliffe's sci-fi actioner Within The Rock from 1996.A mining team is sent to divert the course of an incoming asteroid only to uncover a fossilized alien that soon wakes...
View ArticleShort of the Week #38: The King & Queen of...
It's October! Yay! The month of Halloween is now upon us. I have nothing crazy ambitious planned - like those maniacs who watch a movie-a-day - or anything, but I am starting off with this little ditty...
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Lost in Paradise.
This week’s VHS, the 1992 TV movie The Presence, has a roundabout Halloween connection in that it was directed by Tommy Lee Wallace. Let’s dive right in.Survivors marooned on a tropical island after a...
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100 Fathoms Below
Today, I give you a rare book review (yes, I still read sometimes). Several months ago, Blackstone Publishing was kind enough to send me a copy of Steven L. Kent& Nicholas Kaufmann's new book 100...
View ArticleShort of the Week #39: Carved
Today's short is local boy Justin Harding's newest short, Carved.Carved is part of the Huluween Film Fest which features eight short films from up-and-coming directors, the best of which will receive...
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TAD 2018
The 13th edition of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival kicks off today with a solid nine days slate of features and shorts to satiate even the most hungry genre fan. While I won't be there as much as...
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More Trick Than Treat.
In keeping with the Halloween spirit, this week's VHS is Gary Graver's 1982 flick Trick or Treats.Linda (Jaqueline Giroux) spends Halloween night babysitting a mischievous ten-year-old (Chris Graver)...
View ArticleShort of the Week #40: Night of the Slasher
This week's short film is one I've wanted to post for a while, but was waiting until October because it seemed most appropriate. Shant Hamassian's Night of the Slasher has so much going for it--Even if...
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Phone Sex.
This week’s title is Ruggero Deodato’s 1988 thriller Dial: Help. A model (Charlotte Lewis) working in Rome starts being stalked by possessed phone system.I have to admit I cheated this week, as my...
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Analog Archaeology Part III
Hey everyone! Video Store Day is once again upon us!Be sure to hit up your local independent store today for some good old fashioned curation. It's not all about algorithms folks! In the meantime, I...
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TAD 2018
Hey all. The thirteenth edition of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival wrapped up last Friday. Though I wasn't able to attend as much as previous years, it was a strong line-up that seemed to be well...
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Shorts After Dark 2018
For its thirteenth edition, Toronto After Dark actually added more short films to their numbers this year. While we are usually treated to an International Programme and homegrown efforts before each...
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Jack-O aka “We Did The Best We Could”
With Halloween being less than a week away, watching my VHS of Steve Latshaw's Jack-O seemed like a no-brainer.Many generations after the Kelly family executed an evil wizard (from Florida?!), a curse...
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