Cinema is Dope

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Gael Garcia Bernal sporting cat ears rides off inside his fairy tale life where Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg) is his sun. The endless inventiveness Gondry displays throughout this film leaves it more rewarding with each passing viewing than as a film you would typically watch only once.

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Buy the The Science of Sleep DVD

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Friday, August 8, 2008

Austin audiences today is it for a rare glimpse of Last Year at Marienbad on the big screen! Later on at the Paramount Theater they will be screening the new print of this film one last time. Showtimes are 7:15 and 9:15 with tickets $7 dollars each (full details here). I consider the 1959 Alain Resnais film, Hiroshima mon amour, as one of my all-time favorites, so it goes without saying that I’m greatly anticipating and can’t wait to see Last Year tonight. I realize the Olympics are on, but an opportunity to see this film greatly overrides that in importance. If your an Olympics nerd then there is no way in hell I’m going to convince you… on the other hand if your a cinephile, then what the hell are you waiting for - tonight is the kind of night you live for! Let’s go get lost in the dark of the theater with the cinema of Resnais!!!

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Vintage Movie Wallpaper of the Day
Saturday, August 2, 2008

John Phillip Law and Marisa Mell in Danger: Diabolik (1968). If ever a film had a cult following, this one by Mario Bava certainly does!

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Friday, August 1, 2008

Clint Eastwood is the Man with No Name in this iconic image from Sergio Leone’s, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (Il Buono, il brutto, il cattivo).

Related Coverage:
The Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow did a tour of Spain this year for the Man With No Name trilogy. Images from these screenings can be viewed below:

::: The Good the Bad and the Ugly at Cortijo los Frailes
::: For a Few Dollars More in Los Albaricoques, Spain
::: Fistful of Dollars at the Cortijo el Sotillo, Spain

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Buy The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (2-Disc Collector’s Edition DVD)

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Maurizio Merli is a reckless cop with an itch for daredevil high speed pursuits of bad guys in Stelvio Massi’s car chase crime epic, Highway Racer . With most of its action taking place on the road with car chase after car chase, the stakes and mayhem come at a furious clip that climaxes into some of the better car stunts seen in 70’s cinema as a whole. How this gem has alluded DVD release is beyond me. The snappy and often humorous dialogue alone in the film make it worth checking out.

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Incredibly sexy image of Rosalba Neri (I’m a huge fan of hers) in the Jesus Franco women in prison cult favorite, 99 Women. It was amazing seeing this film up on the big screen for the first time last night at the film series - The Alamo Drafthouse Weird Wednesday. Check below for the video I posted on Twitch with the intro Lars did for it.

Related Coverage:
::: 99 Women - Lars Weird Wednesday Intro
::: Weird Wednesday Blog (lots of 99 Women coverage)

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Buy the 99 Women (Director’s Cut) DVD

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I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen this film. From what I recall it was a pretty fun prehistoric/futuristic romp that never seems to take itself too seriously. Other than that, I remember a test screening I caught seemed to have a lot longer running time than the eventual US theatrical release.

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Yor (Reb Brown) and Ka-Laa (Corinne Clery) narrowly escape fiery destruction when attacked by primitive savages in Columbia Pictures’ “Yor, The Space Hunter from the Future.”

Amazon.com Link: Buy Yor, the Hunter from the Future (on Region 2 DVD - UK release and should have a player that can play PAL if you purchase)

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When it comes to zombie films, it gets no better than this 1979 entry from Lucio Fulci. Sharks vs zombies, eye carnage that shocks even the most jaded of horror fans and more fill this zombie rampage you won’t be able to soon forget after viewing.

Amazon.com Link: Buy Zombie on DVD

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