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Dr. No (1962)
One of the main pleasures of watching Dr. No (1962) now is observing the formative steps of what will become the most popular and widely imitated film series of all time; it’s watching the iconic in its nascent stage. In … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Smoking Gun
Tagged 60's, Action, cheesecake, James Bond, radiation, Sean Connery, tarantula, Ursula Andress
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Gog (1954)
I first read about Gog (1954) as a child, in some library book about robots in science fiction, this film being significant because of its malevolent machines, Gog and Magog, which are apparently named after some apocalyptic prophecy from Ezekiel. … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 3-D, 50's, Ivan Tors, Killer Computer, radiation, Robot, Science Fiction
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C.H.U.D. (1984)
In 1984, I had never seen an R-rated movie, but I could have told you what C.H.U.D. stood for. Everyone on the playground could. I had never actually sat down to watch the film; never caught it on cable growing … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 80's, Cannibals, Daniel Stern, horror, mutants, radiation
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