Author: VHS Tracking
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Trash Classics: Program 2
Screened: Jan 28 – June 24, 2021Luna Leederville January 28th: STREET FIGHTER (1994) February 25th: NIGHT OF THE CREEPS (1986) March 25th: ROMY AND MICHELE’S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION (1997) April 29th: POLYESTER (1981) May 27th: THE WICKER MAN (2006) June 24th: PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (1974) Trash Classics revives the spirit of the VHS bargain… Read.
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Wheels On Meals (1984)
I knew SBS Cult Movies screened Wheels On Meals (1984) occasionally on a Saturday night, much as they would any Jackie Chan Hong Kong martial arts flick from the 1980s, and all I recalled was that Jackie rode around on rollerblades. Turns out that was a false memory implant and that it’s a skateboard you… Read.
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How To Marry A Millionaire (1953)
Here’s to the first movie I watched that was new to me in 2021! A suggestion by Sally after seeing clips on a Classic Hollywood instagram account, How To Marry A Millionaire (1953) was a bright, funny romantic comedy set in New York City, one of the first movies from 20th Century Fox shot in… Read.
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Hard Target (1993)
Retroactive Academy Award to Jan Alexander, credited Hair Stylist for Jean-Claude Van Damme on Hard Target (1993) and crafting one of the finest mullets to ever grace an action movie. Even though the theatrical release version of Hard Target, which I have watched countless times, is not John Woo’s director’s cut (apparently he was overruled… Read.
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Hard Times (1975)
On a Walter Hill kick, I revisited his directorial debut, Hard Times (1975; aka The Streetfighter), which I remember as being very decent and on rewatch, remains very decent. Set in Depression-era New Orleans, Chainey (Charles Bronson) steps off the train looking for work. Coming across a bare-knuckled boxing match in a warehouse, Chainey throws… Read.
