RIP:  Director Senkichi Taniguchi who died Oct. 29th in Tokyo at the age of 95. A childhood friend of Akira Kurosawa, Taniguchi made his directorial debut in 1947 with THE SNOW TRAIL which... Read More
Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-01 18:47:23
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 for a great movie I just saw recently for the first time: THE IMMORTAL STORY-1968-Orson Welles’ first color film (and second to last directorial effort) is a beautifully shot and... Read More
Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-03 16:10:44
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Film and TV director Bernard Kowalski died Oct. 26th. He was 78. Kowalski started out at AIP directing HOT ROD GIRL NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST and ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES. He later went into TV... Read More
Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-06 18:54:02
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 I'm very big on Boris Karloff. I also like cheap movies. Here's a little of both: BEFORE I HANG-Columbia-1940- Boris Karloff portrays John Garth, an old but benevolent scientist working... Read More
Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-07 19:44:41
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First of all I want to thank everyone who reads this dumb blog of mine. Especially to all you special folks who leave comments. I really appreciate them. This blog helps take my mind off of the... Read More
Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-08 21:00:09
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 CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY-2005-Director Tim Burton used much more of the darker aspects of Roald Dahl's novel which of course was first filmed as WILLYWONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE... Read More
Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-09 23:10:54
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INUYASHA THE MOVIE: AFFECTION TOUCHING ACROSS TIME (2001) and INUYASHA: THE CASTLE BEYOND THE LOOKING GLASS (2002)-These two Japanese Animes are based on a popular animated TV series about a... Read More
Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-10 19:53:52
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 SHREK-2-2004-They just couldn’t leave well enough alone. I liked SHREK a lot but this sequel is a little disappointing. There was really no reason for a number 2 except that number one... Read More
Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-11 18:34:38
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I just happened to find this list of film people who died this past year and were honored at The Academy Awards: Glenn Ford Bruno Kirby Alida Valli Betty Comden Jane Wyatt Don Knotts... Read More
Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-12 20:07:04
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ICHI THE KILLER-2001-Amazing and violent thriller from Takashi Miike. Two Yakuza groups fight over one of their missing bosses and the 100 million yen that disappeared with him. In the middle is... Read More
Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-13 21:05:36
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Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-14 20:39:43
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 MIGHTY PEKING MAN-1977-Nutty stuff from Hong Kong about a legendary giant hairy ape-man (guy in a suit) living on an island with a scantily clad normal sized white woman named Samantha... Read More
Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-15 19:45:23
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Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-16 22:56:08
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OK, so here I am drinking Heineken and eating Wasabi peas waiting for my laundry to get done on Saturday night and you thought your life was dull??... Read More
Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-17 18:39:29
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GANGSTER STORY-1960-This very cheap crime drama is about an escaped bank robber and cop killer named Frank Martin (Walter Matthau who also directed). After he stages a strange bank hold up... Read More
Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-18 17:11:16
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Had some trouble over here with the DEC (Department of Environmental Control) but it's finally over with! It sucks to have to deal with the city and it's red tape but it's done. Woo-Hoo! Let's... Read More
Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-20 19:18:24
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DEVIL’S MESSENGER-1961-Lon Chaney is the devil or the devil’s secretary who sits behind a desk in a short sleeve shirt and tie grinning fiendishly while consulting a Rolodex of damned... Read More
Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-21 23:04:55
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THE MARINE-2006-You would have thought after the debacle of NO HOLDS BARRED in the ‘80’s dirt bag wrestling owner Vince McMahon Jr. would have learned his lesson about making movies.... Read More
Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-22 19:07:55
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Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-24 21:17:39
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Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-25 19:00:16
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                          DICK TRACY-1937-This is the... Read More
Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-26 19:22:41
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RUMPELSTILTSKIN-1965-Film “entrepreneur” K. Gordon Murray distributed all types of films (mainly in the ‘60’s) but was most infamous for his Fantasy-Fairy Tale kids... Read More
Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-27 13:52:50
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I'm kind of busy right now even though I'm on vacation so I have to keep these reviews a little short.... STRAY DOG-(Nora inu)-1949-Akira Kurosawa’s early classic film about the frantic... Read More
Posted by: CavedogRob on 2007-11-29 12:43:54
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