Category Archives: Theater Midnight Matinee
C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979)
Brian Foster (Wesley Eure, Land of the Lost) is a young inventor whose latest creation might revolutionize home security. It’s C.H.O.M.P.S. – Canine HOMe Protection System – a robot terrier fitted with a highly intelligent brain, super strength, and X-ray … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Jim Backus, lovable animals, slapstick
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Return to Oz (1985)
In the years prior to The Little Mermaid (1989), Disney was adrift, not sure exactly what kind of movie it should be making. In the same year that the studio produced a dark but unfocused animated fantasy (The Black Cauldron), … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, Electroshock Therapy, Fantasy, lovable animals, Witch
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Time Bandits (1981)
Monty Python animator Terry Gilliam finally came into his own with 1981’s Time Bandits, a film which put him on the map as a cinematic fantasist to be reckoned with. But it took a few attempts. Monty Python and the … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, Comedy, Fantasy, God, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, The Devil, Time Travel
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