Halloween video recommendations, Part 4–the Editor’s list
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View ArticleReview–New book chronicles work of movie poster artist John Alvin
Back in early 2012 we reviewed one of several books released on movie poster artist Drew Struzan, a useful and interesting resource called The Art of Drew Struzan, reviewed here. It chronicles the...
View ArticleNeed a sedagive? Get Young Frankenstein and more in new Funko toy line
Funko is on its way to becoming one of the giant toy companies. Did Ideal, Hasbro, Kenner, and Mattel start like this? Just look at not only all of its licensed films and television series, but at...
View ArticleMel Brooks provides long overdue look behind the scenes of Young Frankenstein
Mel Brooks is finally letting us peek behind the curtain of the original cyborg send-up. Forty-two years after its release Young Frankenstein is still a classic–a horror comedy like no other. An...
View ArticleGene Wilder, comedy genius (1933-2016)
The borg.com flag is flying at half staff today in honor of Gene Wilder, one of America’s finest comedy actors. He passed away at 83 years old yesterday in Connecticut. We all benefitted through his...
View ArticleBack by popular demand–Young Frankenstein returns to theaters tonight only
Universally acknowledged as one of the best comedy, parody, science fiction, and monster movies of all time, Young Frankenstein is back tonight for one showing in theaters across the country....
View ArticleLogan: Noir–A better cinematic experience in stunning black and white
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View ArticleDirector Rob Reiner’s fantasy classic The Princess Bride, thirty years later
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View ArticleThe Lighthouse–Dafoe and Pattinson focus of intriguing trailer for moody B&W...
It looks entirely like an experimental expressionistic film, something created by an aspiring filmmaker in film school, maybe an ambitious effort to create something historical and strange like Ingmar...
View ArticleTCM’s 20th Century-Fox–A beginning-to-end look at the movie studio and the...
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View ArticleMEGO adds Young Frankenstein, Creature from the Black Lagoon, and Invisible...
The most infamous, notorious, and maybe most beloved of toymakers, Marty Abrams returned to the toy biz in 2018 (after a stint in prison for fraud and the bankruptcy of his famous toy company–get the...
View ArticleHalloween video recommendations, Part 4–the Editor’s list
By C.J. Bunce The focus of my creepy movie list is mood and surprises and re-watchability, as the setting and ambiance is what calls to me when it’s time to pull out some movies every October when each...
View ArticleI, Frankenstein on Blu-ray 3D: When good special effects aren’t enough
Review by C.J. Bunce I, Frankenstein is a fantasy-horror motion picture released earlier this year, based on a graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux. Starring Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight), Bill Nighy...
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