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Double Feature: The Old Dark House/13 Frightened Girls! (1963)

Posted on September 7, 2011 at 5:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

For tonight’s double feature, we continue our survey of the films of William Castle. When last we checked in, he was taking a break from abject gimmickry and horror with Zotz! (1962), a slapstick comedy-fantasy of the sort that Walt … Continue reading →

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C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979)

Posted on August 17, 2011 at 5:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

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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Return to Oz (1985)

Posted on August 10, 2011 at 7:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

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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