Category Archives: Reviews

Golden Throats: The Great Celebrity Sing-Off!

August 6, 2005 dogra

Golden Throats: The Great Celebrity Sing-Off! A tribute to the absurdity of show business egos and the blind marketing machinery that tries to extend moneymaking possibilities into infinity, this compilation showcases a fool’s gallery of non-singing stars from the worlds … Continue reading →

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The Howling

August 2, 2005 dogra

The Howling This witty update of the age-old werewolf genre, made by Roger Corman alumnus Joe Dante (Gremlins), helped breathe new pop-culture life into a near dormant myth. Dee Wallace-Stone (E.T.) portrays a TV news anchor whose harrowing brush with … Continue reading →

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My Man Godfrey

June 30, 2005 dogra

My Man Godfrey My Man Godfrey firmly established Carole Lombard (To Be or Not to Be) as Hollywood’s premier screen comedienne in the 1930s; and it has since taken its rightful place in the pantheon of essential screwball comedies. Lombard … Continue reading →

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Hatari!

June 28, 2005 dogra

Hatari! Produced on the heels of director Howard Hawks‘s “comeback” hit, Rio Bravo, this rollicking action-comedy proved to be one of his most charming and exhilarating adventures — and one of the last truly great films he would make in … Continue reading →

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