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Sleepaway Camp (1983) – 5.12.2020 I have this movie on DVD as part of the “Survival Kit” including the first two sequels. My kit has the American Red Cross logo on the front that was eventually recalled. From 1983, this film still has that early 80’s aesthetics, a bit rough around the edges. It starts […]… Continue reading Movie Review: Sleepaway Camp (1983) — The Horror Desk

This post deals with the subject of suicide, harassment, and abuse. If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts please try contacting a suicide crisis center in you country. Apologies if this post isn’t written very cohesively, this is the first time I’ve written a long-form obituary before and dealt with some self doubt on if […]… Continue reading Rest in peace Hana Kimura — I say, you say, Heisei

For this film-by-film look at the career of Arnold Schwarzenegger, I’ve been watching his movies in a random order and jotting down a few thoughts. The Schwarzenegger Says quotations are taken from Total Recall (2012), Arnie’s brilliantly bonkers autobiography. Watched: 5 January 2020. Format: A DVD from my collection. Seen before? Yes. Sadly. Note: I’ve […]… Continue reading REDUX REVIEW: Batman & Robin (1997, Joel Schumacher) — Ian Farrington

This, for the time being, is my final entry in a series on art historian Michael Baxandall (1933–2008). The others are here: part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4. The series is in part a tribute. His work has had a sustained impact on my research–into artistic influence in transnational film practice, the […]… Continue reading The Art History of Michael Baxandall, Part 5: What Do We Do With Cognitivism? — Moving Patterns

“Tin Cup” is not a hole in one. via Tin Cup Blu-ray Review — DVD Corner’s blog

Day sixty eight involved me being a bit less stupid. I’m not saying that will last, but it made a refreshing change. I took a short walk rather than a several mile ramble. I paid attention to my body and fed it when it was hungry, rested it when it was tired and generally did […]… Continue reading Day Sixty Eight -A mixed bag — Katyboo1’s Weblog

[ad_1] Recently, a rumor broke out on the internet that action superstar Tom Cruise was working with tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to make an action-adventure movie set in space, using Musk’s SpaceX company. Now, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine has confirmed via Twitter that America’s national space agency will also be a part of the movie. […]… Continue reading NASA Will Let Tom Cruise Shoot His Outer Space Movie on the ISS — PNN – Paper News Network

As the filmmaker considers the future for his unfinished movie, he explains his big idea for a one-time solution. via Paul Schrader Wants Netflix and Amazon to Save the World’s Biggest Film Festivals — IndieWire

Herb Ritts was one of the most respected and well-known celebrity and fashion photographers of the late 20th century. Despite a career that lasted only twenty-four years, Ritts was remarkably prolific. Ritts photographed everyone from supermodels Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford, to Hollywood legends Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Cruise to music icons Madonna and Michael […]… Continue reading Herb Ritts: Photographing the Famous and Fashionable — Photogpedia

People are going to take your good ideas — and try to execute on them themselves. People see someone they know doing something that’s getting some attention, and they naturally want that attention for themselves. It rarely works out, because the same people that would rip an idea off aren’t willing to work hard to… Continue reading Jeff Hoferer: “Nothing noteworthy is going to happen overnight” — Thrive Global