10 Years of Junta Juleil This Friday!
This Friday, Junta Juleil Productions celebrates its Ten Year Anniverary! In honor of the occasion, I'll be hosting a celebration at the Wild Project (195 E. 3rd St between Avenues A & B) in...
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Film Review: TALES FROM THE CRYPT PRESENTS: BORDELLO OF BLOOD (1996, Gilbert...
Stars: 2.5 of 5.Running Time: 87 minutes.Tag-line: I couldn't find one, but I believe the poster image of a martini-quaffing Cryptkeeper staring at a pair of partially-clad female legs is probably...
View Article10 Years of Junta Juleil– Tomorrow!
One last plug for an even ten years in the making: hosted by myself and co-founder Jillaine Gill, the night will pay tribute to ten years of Junta Juleil Productions and feature the RKP ensemble's...
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10 Years of Junta Juleil!
Photo by Ashley Kate Adams.A big thank you to all who performed and for those who came out to celebrate ten years of Junta Juleil!For those who couldn't– enjoy this montage, entitled simply "Take My...
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Only now does it occur to me... WORLD WAR Z
Only now does it occur to me... that if I wanted to watch awkward, unwashed human forms piling on top of each other for nearly two hours......I'd have gone to a contact improv class!
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Only now does it occur to me... THE MIRACLE WORKER
Only now does it occur to me... that the nearly nine-minute knock-down drag-out brawl between Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller (as the former attempts to pierce the abyss and teach the latter table...
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Television Review: BODY BAGS (1993, John Carpenter & Tobe Hooper)
Stars: 4.2 of 5.Running Time: 95 minutes.Tag-line: "Zip yourself in tight!"Notable Cast or Crew: Stacy Keach (FAT CITY, NEBRASKA), Robert Carradine (REVENGE OF THE NERDS, THE LONG RIDERS), Mark Hamill...
View ArticleJunta Juleil's Updated, Browsable List of All Reviews– February 2014
#3 MEN AND A BABY (1987, Leonard Nimoy)THE 3 MUSKETEERS (1973, Richard Lester)7 DAYS IN MAY (1964, John Frankenheimer)12 ANGRY MEN (1957, Sidney Lumet)13 FRIGHTENED GIRLS! (1963, William Castle)13...
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Only now does it occur to me... SPECIES II
Only now does it occur to me... that SPECIES II is not as bad as its reputation would suggest; it's not even as bad as it should be. Take, for instance, this incredibly heartwarming scene between...
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Only now does it occur to me... GRAVITY
Only now does it occur to me... that the glory of 3-D has brought us a giant ape flinging boulders right at me and Jason Voorhees squeezing a man's head until the eyeball shoots out. It's shown us...
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Only now does it occur to me... DEMOLITION MAN
Continuing with the theme of Sandra Bullock-themed sci-fi–I have weighed in on the glory that is DEMOLITION MAN before, but I must add this:Only now does it occur to me... that this particular title...
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Only now does it occur to me... NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
Only now does it occur to me... that Sean Connery's James Bond once played an Atari/TRON/Missile Command-style video game (instead of baccarat, dear God!) against Austrian arthouse star Klaus Maria...
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Only now does it occur to me... 3 WOMEN
Only now does it occur to me... that I must share "Dirty Gertie" with the world.I've written briefly about the glories of 3 WOMEN before, as a part of my Guide to Melancholy Horror, and it is indeed a...
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"Ayn Rand Reviews 12 Classic Movies" at theNewerYork
Some of you may know that in addition to my loves of filmmaking, playwriting, and singing the praises of Jean-Claude Van Damme, I have an interest in literature. I don't often plug my other...
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John Larroquette week, I guess?
This is pretty arbitrary: I just realized that the next three movies I'm planning on reviewing– genre films, all of them– happen have John Larroquette in them, in roles that range from lead to...
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Film Review: STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK (1984, Leonard Nimoy)
Stars: 3 of 5.Running Time: 105 minutes.Tag-line: "Kirk must battle the Klingons to protect the Genesis Planet and save a friend's life..."Notable Cast or Crew: William Shatner, DeForest Kelley, James...
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Film Review: TALES FROM THE CRYPT PRESENTS: DEMON KNIGHT (1995, Ernest R....
Stars: 4 of 5.Running Time: 92 minutes.Tag-line: "Ready for your deadtime story?"Notable Cast or Crew: John Kassir (The Cryptkeeper), William Sadler (DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER, THE GREEN MILE, BILL &...
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"Gasping for Air" at Bewildering Stories
Submitted for your approval: On the space station Olympia-6, the high cost of living (and breathing) forces hard-working men and women into desperate circumstances involving the "non-essential" organ...
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Only now does it occur to me... THE FIFTH ELEMENT
Before I post the final installment of "John Larroquette Week," I would like to take a short break in order to razz THE FIFTH ELEMENT a little bit, for no reason in particular.Only now does it occur to...
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Only now does it occur to me... IRON MAN 3
Only now does it occur to me... that in the new Marvel universe, political gain is directly linked to TALES FROM THE CRYPT seniority. How else would you explain that the positions of President and...
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