Zatoichi the Blind Swordsman

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  This past Sunday I’m thankful for discovering the Zatoichi TV Series. A few years ago I picked up the box set of Zatoichi movies from Criterion during a flash sale. They’re so very good! If you get the chance, I highly recommend you check out that TV series from the ’70s as well. So… Read more »

A Very British Civil War

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  This Sunday I’m thankful for 1938 A Very British Civil War. It’s been almost 20 years since I followed along from the start. I even tracked down the Popular 1-to-1 Ordnance Survey maps surrounding Banburyshire. This is a pretty good flick:   Dad’s Army, Jeeves and Wooster and Poirot are fodder. And this guy… Read more »

The Lord of the Rings Really Does Rule Them All

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  This Sunday I’m thankful for the 25th anniversary theater release of the Lord of the Rings Extended Editions. I was lucky enough to get the last seat in the house Friday night for The Fellowship of the Ring. Yesterday I watched The Two Towers. Today I’ve got The Return of the King lined up…. Read more »

Astartes

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Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bko5GgK5v8&list=PLDNCCj46C34AgW7314tDcizn8qFcoENLO Give cash.

What are the odds!?

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I saw these two vids today, both for the first time, and both within a few hours of each other. Music-wise, what are the freaking odds? https://www.tumblr.com/operatorsgonnaoperate/151854109814/ltc-kilgore-ozsploitation-libfas-british

Any Hobbit who runs …

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Welcome to the Second Chapter* in my ongoing comparative literary analysis of The Hobbit and The Five Fingers. [*Chapter 1]

Saturday Morning Khartoums!

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While not quite as perfect a back-to-back double bill as the Zulu flicks, Khartoum and The Four Feathers are still chocolate and peanut butter. At almost four and-a-half hours, if you start early they’ll carry you through to lunch! If you get up late I guess you can watch the first movie then break for… Read more »

Death Waves

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Death Ship and Shock Waves These two pretty good movies are even better back-to-back. In fact, they’re such a great double feature they could be cut together with surprisingly little editing or imagination. [EDIT: Just when you think your life can’t possibly be made any better, Bob Murch walks into the bar: The Black Sun… Read more »