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Hear That Creaking? Another Vault Opens

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

murders_at_the_zoo_resize_1Following in the footsteps of Warner Bros, who thrilled film buffs this past March when they launched the Warner Archive, Universal Studios is making many of the titles in its vast library available on disc for the first time. In partnership with the cable channel and essential cinefile resource Turner Classic Movies (TCM), Universal is set to debut the new manufactured-on-demand service this Halloween season with five classic horror films:

Murders in the Zoo (1933)
Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942)
The Strange Case of Dr. Rx (1942)
The Mad Ghoul (1943)
House of Horrors (1946)

Keep an eye on the TCM schedule; many of the titles will be aired on cable in proximity to their DVD release dates.

Let’s hope this marks the beginning of a growing trend: there’s a tragically long list of important titles that remain completely unavailable to film buffs.

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NewFlix Tuesday July 7, 2009

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

This Week’s New Releases:

Thriller

The Fugue The Fugue
SYNOPSIS: (Feature Film)
Nora Dunn is a struggling artist desperately trying to recover from a childhood trauma, but her life is turn upside down when she is haunted by the vision of a long dead childhood friend. Is the spirit a hallucination or a foreshadowing of something worse to come? It is up to Dan Tsang, a young police detective to solve the mystery and save Nora before it is too late.

Watch STREAMING $4.95 Purchase the DVD $9.95

Dark Comedy

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 The Stanton Family Grave Robbery
SYNOPSIS: (Feature Film)
The death of their father is the jumping-off point for this original comedy about three brothers looking to reconnect. Against his wishes, their father is buried in Texas. The older two siblings decide to take matters into their own hands, starting by kidnapping their baby brother and digging up their father’s coffin to return it to Oklahoma. Featured at the Austin Film Festival and the deadCenter Film Festival.
Film Festival Screenings:
 Austin Film Festival Official Selection
deadCENTER Film Festival Official Selection
Oxford Film Festival Official Selection

Watch STREAMING $4.95 Purchase the DVD $9.95
Casi 10 Documentary Casi 10
SYNOPSIS: (Feature Film)
After nearly 10 years, Pol, a bartender in New York, is finally able to go to his hometown, Barcelona. For half an hour, we accompany him through his emotional homecoming. None of his family and friends is expecting him- while he lived in NY illegally, he couldn’t even think of leaving the country, and he decides to keep his return as a surprise.

Watch STREAMING $4.95 Purchase the DVD $9.95
LSD Finding Our Voices: Stories of American Dissent
SYNOPSIS: (Feature Film)
Dissent has brought about the greatness of the American dream, from the declaration of independence to civil rights, from the end of slavery to the enfranchisement of women. Today we are faced by a new tyranny… a war which the US government started in Iraq, a war that is costing tens of thousands of lives, and betraying the ideals and international reputation that for many Americans is the source of their national identity. New voices of dissent have, since before the war began, been raised to call the government to the standards of justice and democracy on which this country was founded. Finding Our Voices tells the stories of 8 of these courageous people. From a mother who lost her son at the WTC 9/11 and didn’t want his legacy to be one of more innocents dying to a US Congressman … from a diplomat to soldiers who served in Iraq, from a minister to other activists…this film reveals the sacrifice and motivation of 8 very different Americans who spoke out for peace.

Watch STREAMING $4.95 Purchase the DVD $9.95

Drama- Crime

Vuth Learns to Rock Vuth Learns to Rock
SYNOPSIS: (Short Film)
A Taiwanese rock and roll guru teaches a Cambodian named Vuth about Motorhead, the Ramones, the Kinks, Led Zeppelin, and more in this provocative cross-cultural documentary…watch as Vuth hears rock music for the first time!

Watch STREAMING $1.95 Purchase the DVD $5.95

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