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Ed Wood

Ed Wood There is no doubt that during his run as a filmmaker, one Edward D. Wood Jr. was without a doubt the WORST director in cinema history up to that time. Atrocious. A classic example of a so called “LA Weirdo” with big dreams and ambitions, but who was in reality an alcoholic, cross […]

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Eddie And The Cruisers

Eddie And The Cruisers One of the most cherished and popular tropes of rock n roll mythology and lore (especially among older fans) is the concept of the revered and long dead rock star actually having faked his or her own demise, with said person now not only living in anonymity somewhere but also being […]

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Eddie And The Cruisers 2: Eddie Lives!

Eddie And The Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! Any fans of the original 1983 Eddie And The Cruisers knows that that film had a GREAT hook, exploited to its fullest: What if a legendary dead rock star had actually faked his demise and disappeared, and now possibly wanted to come back? For all its positives, the […]

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Eddie Murphy Raw

Eddie Murphy Raw At one point in time, it was difficult to comprehend the levels of popularity and cultural acceptance required to have a concert movie made for either a band or singular entertainer, a literal filmed and edited live performance which would then be released and distributed in movie theatres alongside the other standard […]

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Edge Of Sanity

Edge Of Sanity Of all the so called “classic” movie monsters from The Golden Age Of Cinema (most of whom have had quality updated versions made during the current modern age), the one who seems to have been forgotten for Hollywood doing a ripe update was Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, the classic creation of […]

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Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands Sometimes the purest form of artistic expression is when said artist is able to successfully filter their own personal experience and perspective (political shenanigans notwithstanding) directly into their art in such a way that it is not only fully palatable to the viewer but also relatable to anyone who can ever say they […]

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El Mariachi

El Mariachi The state of low budget independent filmmaking has come down to one major factor when it comes to young filmmakers who are both short on funds and also lacking the ingenuity to make something memorable. Indy filmmakers have usually resorted to churning out what amounts to badly acted, badly written, badly directed and […]

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El Topo

El Topo The phenomenon of the midnight cult movie is one that sadly gets very little remembrance or modern day acknowledgement in this day and age, with the exception of the goofily entertaining Rocky Horror Picture Show, a sci fi spoof / rock musical that nonetheless carries a prevalent theme of being open and honest […]

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Election

Election The lost art of the cinematic allegory combined with the razor sharp edge of biting satire is something we sadly don’t see enough of anymore, mostly because Hollywood now chooses to “play it safe” so as not to offend others of their own political orientation while convincing those whom they consider to be mindless […]

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Embrace Of The Vampire

Embrace Of The Vampire There are certainly very few (if any) 80s TV actresses who inspired more hormonal driven teenage boy fantasies than Alyssa Milano as the daughter of Tony Danza’s bumbling oaf of a male househeeper on Who’s The Boss? While nearly nobody cared about the reputedly gay in real life Danza’s on and […]