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13 Ghosts
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 29, 2013
(1960) Directed by William Castle; Written by: Robb White; Starring: Charles Herbert, Jo Morrow and Martin Milner Available format: DVD Rating: *** ½ “When the actor took off his goggles, the audience would remove theirs – and voilà – the ghosts would disa read more
Cinematic Dregs: Mac and Me
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 18, 2013
(1988) Directed by Stewart Raffill; Written by Stewart
Raffill and Steve Feke;Starring: Christine Ebersole, Jonathan Ward, Tina Caspary
and Jade Calegory;
Available on DVD.
Rating: *
Michael Cruise: You
know what I feel like?
Eric Cruise: A Big
Mac?
Michael Cruis read more
Cinematic Dregs: Mac and Me
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 18, 2013
(1988) Directed by Stewart Raffill; Written by Stewart
Raffill and Steve Feke;Starring: Christine Ebersole, Jonathan Ward, Tina Caspary
and Jade Calegory;
Available on DVD.
Rating: *
Michael Cruise: You
know what I feel like?
Eric Cruise: A Big
Mac?
Michael Cruis read more
Classics Revisited: Horror of Dracula (aka: Dracula)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 13, 2013
(1958) Directed by Terence Fisher; Written by: Jimmy
Sangster; Based on the novel by Bram Stoker; Starring: Peter Cushing, Christopher
Lee, Melissa Stribling, Valerie Gaunt and Michael Gough; Available on DVD.
Rating: **** ½
Before delving into my featured review, I’d like t read more
Classics Revisited: Horror of Dracula (aka: Dracula)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 13, 2013
(1958) Directed by Terence Fisher; Written by: Jimmy
Sangster; Based on the novel by Bram Stoker; Starring: Peter Cushing, Christopher
Lee, Melissa Stribling, Valerie Gaunt and Michael Gough; Available on DVD.
Rating: **** ½
Before delving into my featured review, I’d like t read more
The Colossus of New York
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 6, 2013
(1958) Directed by Eugène Lourié; Written by Thelma Schnee; Based on a story by Willis Goldbeck; Starring: John Baragrey, Mala Powers, Otto Kruger and Ross Martin; Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating: *** “…any brain divorced from human experience must become dehumanize read more
The Colossus of New York
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 6, 2013
(1958) Directed by Eugène Lourié; Written by Thelma Schnee; Based on a story by Willis Goldbeck; Starring: John Baragrey, Mala Powers, Otto Kruger and Ross Martin; Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating: *** “…any brain divorced from human experience must become dehumanize read more
Cinematic Dregs: Young Einstein
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 24, 2013
(1988) Directed by Yahoo Serious; Written by Yahoo Serious
and David Roach; Starring: Yahoo Serious, Odile Le Clezio, John Howard, Peewee
Wilson and Su Cruickshank;
Available on DVD.
Rating:**
“…Then there's the time the
country rallies together to beat back Hell, li read more
Cinematic Dregs: Young Einstein
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 24, 2013
(1988) Directed by Yahoo Serious; Written by Yahoo Serious
and David Roach; Starring: Yahoo Serious, Odile Le Clezio, John Howard, Peewee
Wilson and Su Cruickshank;
Available on DVD.
Rating:**
“…Then there's the time the
country rallies together to beat back Hell, li read more
Classics Revisited: The Road Warrior (aka: Mad Max 2)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 12, 2013
(1981) Directed by George Miller; Written by George Miller, Terry
Hayes and Brian Hannant;
Starring: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Vernon Wells and Michael Preston;
Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: *****
“In the roar of an engine, he lost everything. And became a read more
Classics Revisited: The Road Warrior (aka: Mad Max 2)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 12, 2013
(1981) Directed by George Miller; Written by George Miller, Terry
Hayes and Brian Hannant;
Starring: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Vernon Wells and Michael Preston;
Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: *****
“In the roar of an engine, he lost everything. And became a read more
The Once Over Twice: Patrick
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 5, 2013
(1978) Directed by Richard Franklin; Written by Everett De
Roche; Starring: Susan Penhaligon, Robert Helpmann, Rod Mullinar, Julia Blake and
Robert Thompson; Available on DVD.
Rating: ****
“And how’s our creature from the id this afternoon?” – Dr.
Roget (Robert read more
The Once Over Twice: Patrick
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 5, 2013
(1978) Directed by Richard Franklin; Written by Everett De
Roche; Starring: Susan Penhaligon, Robert Helpmann, Rod Mullinar, Julia Blake and
Robert Thompson; Available on DVD.
Rating: ****
“And how’s our creature from the id this afternoon?” – Dr.
Roget (Robert read more
Cinematic Dregs: For Your Height Only
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 31, 2013
(1981) Directed by Eddie Nicart; Written by Cora Caballes; Starring:
Weng Weng, Yehlen Catral, Carmi Martin; Available on DVD.
Rating: ***
“You're such a tiny little guy, though. Very petite, like a
potato.” – Irma (Beth Sandoval)
I confess that I’ve alwa read more
Cinematic Dregs: For Your Height Only
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 31, 2013
(1981) Directed by Eddie Nicart; Written by Cora Caballes; Starring:
Weng Weng, Yehlen Catral, Carmi Martin; Available on DVD.
Rating: ***
“You're such a tiny little guy, though. Very petite, like a
potato.” – Irma (Beth Sandoval)
I confess that I’ve alwa read more
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 26, 2013
(1958) Directed by Terence Fisher; Written by: Jimmy
Sangster; Additional dialogue by: Hurford Jones and George Baxt (Uncredited); Starring:
Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews, Eunice Gayson, Oscar Quitak and Michael Gwynn;
Available on DVD.
Rating: *** ½
First things first: Ma read more
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 26, 2013
(1958) Directed by Terence Fisher; Written by: Jimmy
Sangster; Additional dialogue by: Hurford Jones and George Baxt (Uncredited); Starring:
Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews, Eunice Gayson, Oscar Quitak and Michael Gwynn;
Available on DVD.
Rating: *** ½
First things first: Ma read more
John Dies at the End
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 13, 2013
(2012) Written and Directed by Don Coscarelli; Based on the
novel by David Wong; Starring: Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, Paul Giamatti,
Clancy Brown and Glynn Turman;
Available on Blu-ray, DVD and Netflix Streaming
Rating: ***
“Do the bees know that they make the honey read more
John Dies at the End
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 13, 2013
(2012) Written and Directed by Don Coscarelli; Based on the
novel by David Wong; Starring: Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, Paul Giamatti,
Clancy Brown and Glynn Turman;
Available on Blu-ray, DVD and Netflix Streaming
Rating: ***
“Do the bees know that they make the honey read more
In Memoriam: Ray Harryhausen
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on May 7, 2013
“I think the whole
point of any fantasy film is to stretch the imagination, because when one lives
in a dream world like me, it’s always ‘what if this could happen?’”
– Ray Harryhausen
(excerpt from Monsters in the Movies
by John Landis)
Frequent visi read more