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Cash on Demand (1962)

Posted on December 5, 2011 at 5:12 am by Jeff Kuykendall

For Cash on Demand (1962), Hammer Films took on Charles Dickens for a modern “Christmas Carol” – one delivered as a nail-biting heist thriller. Peter Cushing stars as our Scrooge stand-in, Fordyce: a cold-hearted bank manager who casually bullies and … Continue reading →

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Gremlins (1984)

Posted on November 25, 2011 at 5:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

“They’re singing ‘Deck the Halls’/ but it’s not like Christmas at all.” -Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) Growing up in the 80’s, it was impossible to not see Gremlins (1984); in retrospect, it’s as key to that decade of film … Continue reading →

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