Reviews
B thru B
Marc Palm watched one film from each director we have who’s last name begins with the letter “B” and give his two cents.
After a year and a half of undisciplined viewing, I’ve finally finished the “B” directors! Not “B-movie” directors, well some of them are, but the directors who’s last name’s begin with the letter …
New to view: Four from the MacGuffin Podcast
If you spent your holiday on a movie watching bender and now have a cinematic hangover, rejuvenate your senses with Spencer and John over at the MacGuffin podcast . Their lively discussions are sure to get your viewing juices flowing again.
Episode 20 features a review of Paranormal Activity (on DVD Tuesday!) and other …
Scarecrow’s decidedly different holiday themed gifts
Stumped for that Secret Santa present? Want to bring something weird to your in-laws? Tired of the same old ChristmasStoryGrinchPeanutRudolph offerings? While Scarecrow does carry all of the classics for sale, here are some options for a different kind of Holiday DVD gift. This season we have gone to the outer regions of the Christmas …
New to view: Not one but two new MacGuffin podcasts
Scarecrow Video is not only home to over 100,000 movies but also is the setting for the discerning film discourse of the MacGuffin Podcast. In the last two weeks, head MacGuffin podcaster Spencer and frequent guest John Portanova of Adler & Zenith fame have been chatting about everything from what drives you to buy a …
Pick Of The Week on Monkey Goggles: Black Devil Doll From Hell
The folks over at Archie McPhee’s excellent blog Monkey Goggles (who made us dance a happy jig by including us on this list) post a weekly assortment of cool stuff aptly titled Things We Like. This week’s installment includes a film pick by our colleague Rhias. Follow the link to read all about the infamous …
New Releases for the week of October 13th
DRAG ME TO HELL—Here’s a review by our colleague Bryan Theiss:
After three big budget Spider-man movies in a row and his past as the director of The Evil Dead practically forgotten, the old Sam Raimi suddenly reappears with this crowd-pleasing and darkly humorous horror show. Trying to impress her boss at the bank, a young …
A Guide To the Films of Don Coscarelli (in honor of Phantasm 2 on Region 1 DVD next week)
One common customer question over the years (and especially at our table at Crypticon) has been “When does Phantasm 2 come out on DVD?” Due to some clerical error or arcane rights issue Part 2 had been skipped over, the only one not on DVD in the U.S. We still have our VHS tape and …
Podcast catch up
Here are two recent installments of our favorite local movie podcasts for your afternoon viewing pleasure:
Warren Etheredge of The Warren Report interviews actor/director Peter Riegert (who you may recognize from Local Hero, Animal House, or as Dan Rydell’s dad from that one episode of Sports Night) about the relationship between actor and screenplay and his …
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