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Experiment In Terror (1962) ****1/2

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WOW. Apparently there was another relentless, psychosexual, ahead-of-its-time, noir-tinged thriller released in 1962 besides CAPE FEAR and it's another masterpiece. I primarily know Blake Edwards from his comedies/romance films - BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S , the PINK PANTHER films, the PETER GUNN series and film , S.O.B. (in which Julie Andrews famously appeared nude). Here he proves that he can make a serious, dramatic and tense thriller (borderline horror film) with ease.   EIT features another great, creepy score from the master Henry Mancini , who scored almost all of Edwards' work (and who doesn't get mentioned enough IMO). Thoroughly impressed.

The Last Picture Show (1971) ****

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Sexy Beast (2000) ****1/2

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Night Of The Living Dead (1990) ***

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The Counselor (2013) ***1/2

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Only God Forgives (2013) *****

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Review

The Monster Club (1981) ****

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Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) ****

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Focus On Film: Episode 10 - January 2014 Criterion Titles

Focus On Film   Episode 10 is up! Download the MP3  HERE . In this episode: January 2014 Criterion Collection Titles Announcement Recommended Films watched in the last 30 days - GRAVITY , CAPE FEAR (1962) , ÉVOCATEUR: THE MORTON DOWNEY JR. MOVIE , PINA , REMO WILLIAMS: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS , THE VERDICT (1982) "Criterion Most Wanted"  "Focus On Film Theme" :  Daniel Sardella

JFK (1991) ****

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Annie Hall (1977) ****

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In The Mouth Of Madness (1994) ****

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Airplane! (1980) *****

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Dawn Of The Dead (1978) ****1/2

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Hollow Man (2000) *1/2

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Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life (1983) ****1/2

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The Verdict (1982) *****

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The Fly (1958) ****

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The Point (1971) ****1/2

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Pina (2011) ****1/2

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Ben-Hur (1959) ***1/2

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City Of God (2002) ****

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Animal House (aka National Lampoon's Animal House) (1978) ***1/2

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Dead Man Down (2013) ***

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