MONDO 70: A Wild World of Cinema

A randomly comprehensive survey of extraordinary movie experiences from the art house to the grindhouse, featuring the good, the bad, the ugly, but not the boring or the banal.

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Pre-Code Parade: HEADLINE SHOOTER (1933)

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N o one familiar with classic movies can watch Otto Brower's film and not think of Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday -- which is odd,...

Saturday, October 29, 2016

DVR Diary: BILLY THE KID VS. DRACULA (1966)

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Y ou get the feeling watching William Beaudine's horror-western that the real creative work had been done when someone thought up the ...

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

DVR Diary: LAW AND ORDER (1953)

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S eminal crime author W. R. Burnett ( Little Caesar, High Sierra, The Asphalt Jungle ) also wrote westerns. His 1930 novel Saint Johnson i...

Sunday, October 23, 2016

DVR Diary: RISEN (2016)

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T ensions are high in Judea as occupying Roman armies fight pitched battles against insurgent Zealots while a cult leader is crucified in ...

Friday, October 21, 2016

UMRIKA (2015)

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I ndiana Jones is trapped on a rope bridge, with Mola Ram's minions closing from either end. His drastic solution is to cut the bridge...

Monday, October 17, 2016

DVR Diary: SPEEDWAY (1929)

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W illiam Haines is a recognizable ancestor of the boy-men who continue to infest Hollywood, and as such he was one of the biggest stars of...

Saturday, October 15, 2016

On the Big Screen: SHIN GODZILLA (Shin Gojira, 2016)

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I n an alternate universe, Hollywood's second film in its latest attempt at a Godzilla franchise is due in 2018. In the real world, To...

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