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Dick VanDyke Show (1966)

Kevin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:06:44 +0000

The Dick Van Dyke Show is an American television situation comedy which initially aired on CBS from October 3, 1961 to June 1, 1966. The show was created by Carl Reiner and starred Dick Van Dyke and...

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Catherine The Great (1934)

Kevin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:55:36 +0000

This historical drama recounts the events that led up to the rule of Russia’s 18th-century Catherine the Great. Arriving from Germany as a young woman who is to wed Grand Duke Peter, she soon...

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Dusty’s Trail (1973)

Kevin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:51:19 +0000

Dusty’s Trail was a 1973-1974 syndicated television series set in the 1800s about a small group of travelers separated from their wagon train who become lost. Dusty’s Trail stars Bob...

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Boy! What a Girl! (1947)

Kevin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:43:08 +0000

Boy! What a Girl! is a 1947 African American film directed by Arthur H. Leonard and starring Tim Moore, with guest appearances by the Brown Dots, Slam Stewart, Sid Catlett and Gene Krupa. Would-be...

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Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960)

Kevin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:37:01 +0000

IMDB: After the Trojan War, Glauco is the strongest man amongst the Greeks. His friend Pirro meets two men who offer him a large sum of money to persuade Glauco to sail towards unexplored shores....

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Empire of the Ants (1977)

Kevin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:19:50 +0000

Empire of the Ants is a 1977 science fiction horror film by Bert I. Gordon. Based very loosely on Empire of the Ants by H.G. Wells, the plot involves a group of prospective land buyers led by Marilyn...

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The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (1968)

Kevin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:57:02 +0000

This Clint Eastwood film is the final in the series of spaghetti westerns and my favorite. The Good… Clint Eastwood, The Bad…. Lee Van Cleef, The ugly… Eli Wallach. Set in a...

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For a Few Dollars More (1965)

Kevin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:55:04 +0000

This is the second in the “Main with No Name” films in the spagetti western style of director Sergio Leone. In this one Lee VanCleef was marketed as the “Man in Black”. Manco...

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Hang Em’ High (1968)

Kevin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:53:39 +0000

Hang ‘Em High is the story of an innocent man, Jed Cooper (Clint Eastwood), who survives a lynching by nine men, and becomes a US Marshal to see that justice is done. The movie was the first...

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Fist Full of Dollars, A (1964)

Kevin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:51:40 +0000

A Man with No Name (Clint Eastwood), arrives at a little Mexican border town named San Miguel and quickly learns how to make “a fistful of dollars”. He is quickly introduced to the feud...

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Martin Yan’s Hong Kong (2009)

Kevin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:56:12 +0000

I have always been a fan of Chef Martin Yan and "Yan Can Cook" is one of my favorite cook books. Hulu has acquired the series "Martin Yan's Hong Kong" with 13 episodes of yummy stuff to eat

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Killers from Space (1954)

Kevin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:06:03 +0000

Killers from Space is a 1954 Science Fiction Films where Peter Graves (Mission Impossible) fights some evil conquerors from the planet Venus. The venutians look just like we humans except they wear...

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Indestructible Man (1956)

Kevin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:00:55 +0000

A violent criminal called The Butcher is brought back to life by a scientist using electricity. The Butcher becomes an invulnerable mute, and seeks vengeance upon those who caused his execution. ...

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Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

Kevin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:47:10 +0000

Dracula (also known as Bram Stoker’s Dracula) is a 1992 horror-romance film-thriller produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. It stars Gary...

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Vampire Princess, The (2007)

Kevin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:32:11 +0000

The Smithsonian channel has posted this documentary about three bodies found at Český Krumlov, a small city in southern Bohemia. The bodies were found decapitated, impaled and with their head put...

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Outer Limits, The (1963-66)

Kevin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:46:11 +0000

“ There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make...

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Ghosts on the Loose (1943)

Kevin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:26:46 +0000

The East Side Kids set out to fix up a house in the suburbs for Glimpy’s sister and her new husband. They find out the the neighbors are pretty spooky, including “The Man of a Thousand...

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Murder by Television (1935)

Kevin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:44:29 +0000

Murder by Television is a 1935 mystery film starring Bela Lugosi, June Collyar and Huntley Gordon. Also known as The Houghland Murder Case (USA)

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Night Gallery (1970)

Kevin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:04:39 +0000

Night Gallery is Rod Serling’s follow-up series to The Twilight Zone that aired on NBC from 1970 to 1973. Serling functioned both as the on-air host of Night Gallery and as a major contributor...

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Head, The (1959)

Kevin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:00:59 +0000

A scientist invents a serum that keeps a dog’s head alive after its body dies. When the scientist dies of a heart attack, his crazed assistant cuts off his head and, using the serum, keeps the...

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Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Kevin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:00:31 +0000

This is George Romero’s 1968 Zombie film “Night of the Living Dead”. It is the basis for most of this sort of stylized zombie. A lot of movies were based on the same premise of...

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Cat People (1944)

Kevin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:00:15 +0000

In 1993, Cat People was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically...

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Crypt of the Living Dead (1973)

Kevin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:15:38 +0000

Archaeologists dig up a vampire burial ground and discover that the creatures are about to awaken and attack a nearby village. Also known as: Tumba de la isla maldita, La. Starring Andrew Prine and...

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Deep Red (1975)

Kevin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:00:48 +0000

Profondo Rosso follows music teacher Marcus Daly (Hemmings) as he investigates the violent murder of psychic medium Helga Ulmann (Macha Meril), which he witnesses in an apartment building. Other key...

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Devil Times Five (1974)

Kevin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:15:12 +0000

Five psycho-kids get away from their keepers and terrorize some winter vacationers. This movie wouldn't exactly be like "Kid's do the darndest things". The little psychos inflict a lot of damage...

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Addams Family, The (1964-1966)

Kevin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:00:54 +0000

The Addams Family is an American television series based on the characters in Charles Addams’ New Yorker cartoons. The 30 minute series was shot in black-and-white and aired for two seasons in...

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Horror Hotel (1960)

Kevin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:00:47 +0000

City of the Dead is a 1960 film directed by John Llewellyn Moxey and starring Christopher Lee and Valentine Dyall. It was released in the United States under the title Horror Hotel. Production began...

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Blood Tide (1984)

Kevin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:00:35 +0000

James Earl Jones plays a drunken archaeologist who is given to recite Shakespeare. Then there’s some banter between American tourists. Since the film is set in Greece, Jose Ferrer shows up to...

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Chaplin (1992)

Kevin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:13:50 +0000

Chaplin is a 1992 British biographical film about the life of English comedian Charlie Chaplin. It was produced and directed by Richard Attenborough and stars Robert Downey, Jr., Dan Aykroyd, Kevin...

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Pirates of Penzance, The (1983)

Kevin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:10:42 +0000

Gilbert and Sullivan's opera tells the story of a pirate's apprentice and his romance with a major-general's daughter.

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How Awful About Alan (1970)

Kevin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:34:30 +0000

How Awful About Allan is a 1970 television movie thriller, directed by Curtis Harrington and starring Anthony Perkins. It premiered on ABC in the fall of 1970 and was produced by prolific television...

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Hurricane Express, The (1932)

Kevin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:23:53 +0000

The Hurricane Express (1932) is a 12-chapter Mascot Pictures film serial that stars John Wayne as the airplane pilot Larry Baker who goes after a mystery villain named “The Wrecker,” the...

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Follow That Man -24 episodes

Kevin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:18:32 +0000

Man Against Crime (also known as Follow That Man), one of the first television programs about private eyes, ran on CBS, the DuMont Television Network and NBC from 1949 to 1956. The show was created...

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I Dream of Jeannie (1965)

Kevin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:17:31 +0000

I Dream of Jeannie is an American sitcom originally aired from September 1965 to May 1970. The show ran for five seasons and produced 139 episodes. Sidney Sheldon did not want a blonde genie because...

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Gun and the Pulpit, The (1974)

Kevin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:10:53 +0000

An on the run gunfighter, wanted for a crime he didn’t commit, stumbles upon the body of a preacher who’s been killed. In an attempt to hide from his pursuers, he takes on the dead...

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Frankenstein’s Daughter (1958)

Kevin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:07:46 +0000

Frankenstein’s Daughter, released theatrically December 15, 1958, was the third of four drive-in classics crafted by producer Marc Frederic and director Richard Cunha in their late-’50s...

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Farscape (1998-2002)

Kevin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:00:39 +0000

Farscape is an Australian-American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced for the Sci-Fi Channel and the Nine Network. The Jim Henson Company was largely responsible for...

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At War with the Army (1950)

Kevin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:00:35 +0000

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis are former nightclub partners who are now enlisted in the Army. Sergeant Puccinelli (Dean Martin) now ranks above his former partner, Private First Class Korwin (Jerry...

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Stargate SGU (2009)

Kevin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:50:46 +0000

So far this series gets a giant “meh” from me. Initially watching the pilot, I considered it more unkindly. One controversial no nudity sex scene in the pilot seems stupid. I have...

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Flashforward (2009)

Kevin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:41:36 +0000

FlashForward is an American science-fiction television series airing on ABC. It is based on the 1999 novel Flashforward by Canadian science fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer. It began airing on...

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Night People (1954)

Kevin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:43:08 +0000

Night People is a 1954 motion picture, starring Gregory Peck, Broderick Crawford, Anita Bjork and Buddy Ebsen, and directed by Nunnally Johnson. It was co-written by Jed Harris, a noted theatrical...

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Chairman, The (1969)

Kevin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:07:26 +0000

The Chairman is a 1969 film, a spy thriller starring Gregory Peck. It was directed by J. Lee Thompson. The screenplay was by Ben Maddow, based on a novel by Jay Richard Kennedy. Gregory Peck plays an...

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Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)

Kevin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:00:42 +0000

The Snows of Kilimanjaro is about a writer and adventurer waiting to die from a thorn scratch as he reminisces about his life and it’s trials including lost loves and time spent in the Spanish...

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Pit and the Pendulum, The (1961)

Kevin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:43:22 +0000

The Pit and the Pendulum is a 1961 horror film directed by Roger Corman, starring Vincent Price, Barbara Steele, John Kerr, and Luana Anders. The screenplay by Richard Matheson was based on Edgar...

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Astro Zombies (1969)

Kevin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:16:48 +0000

Far Out Man! The Astro-Zombies from 1969 is a sci-fi movie turned cult film starring John Carradine, Wendell Corey and Tura Satana. The plot follows a totally weirded out scientist who gets canned...

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Fall of the House of Usher (1928)

Kevin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:40:30 +0000

The Fall of the House of Usher is a 1928 short silent horror film adaptation of the short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe. It tells the story of a brother and sister who...

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Horror of the Zombies (1974)

Kevin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:00:25 +0000

When a publicity stunt of two models on a boat goes horribly wrong and the two get lost in a fog. They end up on a creaky floating tomb of the blind dead. That’s right, these sea going Templars...

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Incredible Two-Headed Transplant, The (1971)

Kevin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:00:08 +0000

Dr. Roger Girard is a rich scientist conducting experiments on head transplantation. His caretaker has a son, Danny, who, although fully grown, has the mind of child. One day an escaped psycho-killer...

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Black Sleep, The (1956)

Kevin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:12:22 +0000

The Black Sleep (1956) is an American black-and-white horror film, scripted by John C. Higgins from a story by Gerald Drayson Adams developed for producers Aubrey Schenck and Howard W. Koch, who had...

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Fringe (2009)

Kevin — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:37:45 +0000

Fringe is an American science fiction television series co-created by J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The series follows an FBI Fringe Division team based in Boston, Massachusetts under...

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