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August In The Water (1995)
I often think about if there are movies that encapsulate a music genre. Like plenty of movies might feature yacht rock in the soundtrack, but is there a movie that is the equivalent of a yacht rock song? Synthwave feels encapsulated by neo-noir throwbacks, metal by fantasy and horror. When it comes to ambient music,… Read.
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Issue 19: Feelings
Feelings, nothing more than feelings… VHS Tracking dedicates its new issue to all of the “Feelings.” An A5 fold-out double-paged zine of movie recommendations with risograph printing from Neighbourhood Press.Cover is wonderful artwork by Astro Morphs based on the film, Kes. Contributing writers include: Adam Trainer, Drew Krapljanov, Marysia Crisafio, Dwayne Tillman, Luke Keatinge, and… Read.
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Fear Is The Key (1972)
Barry Newman is best known for playing the enigmatic driver in the car chase movie Vanishing Point, and I also know him playing Peter Fonda’s security man several decades later in Steven Soderbergh’s The Limey. To see him play a tough guy role like in Fear Is The Key (1972), he is wiry and compact,… Read.
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Trash Classics: Program 4
Screened: March to July, 2023Luna Leederville Screening at Luna Leederville on the last Friday of every month, Trash Classics are movie nights that pay special tribute to the era of VHS and DVD rentals. A video store on the big screen that honours the maxim, “One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.” From “so bad… Read.
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Don’t Let The Riverbeast Get You! (2012)
In certain circles of film fans, the movies from Motern Media have a growing, niche audience. Low budget movies produced in the New England area by Matt Farley and Charles Roxburgh and their collaborators. Roxburgh usually directs, Farley stars and scores, and they co-write these opuses, mainly released through their website. Settling down to watch… Read.
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