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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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Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979)

Posted on July 22, 2011 at 8:51 am by Jeff Kuykendall

There is a single brief shot in Allan Arkush’s Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979) which qualifies it as one of the greatest rock movies ever made.  A happy accident, as it turns out.  The camera was running at the … Continue reading →

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Double Feature: The Immoral Mr. Teas/Eve and the Handyman (1959/1961)

Posted on July 14, 2011 at 7:04 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

He adored women.  He feared them and he worshipped them.  Having found success as a WWII war photographer, when the war ended he switched subjects, and began to seduce women with his camera – first with pin-ups and early Playboy … Continue reading →

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