Michael's Movie Group

Alan did just that. No pun intended, but horror was a genre he really sank his teeth into

A good double feature with Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein

Happy birthday to one of Poland’s greatest treasures, director Andrzej Wajda. In the 1950s, the Soviets wanted to glorify on screen the fight against the Nazis, but Wajda never succumbed to stale heroics. He showed average people in a horrific situation- not always united as one. Brilliant guy

It was Lou Reed’s birthday this week (March 2) and I had to take a moment to praise one of our most innovative and daring songwriters. While 60s pop singers were crooning dopey love songs, Lou tackled drug addiction, orgies, and an emerging gay community. Even my cat Beau loves his albums!

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Can non-horror directors make better scary movies than directors who specialize in the genre? Kubrick with The Shining is a great example, but so is Alan “I’ll tackle any genre” Parker and Angel Heart (out today, 1987). It’s all there: Satan, sweaty sex, and dark humor. Alan did good!

A favorite of mine, too!

Yes, those commercials made me ill

Ohh Lear -- I mean, Ohh Dear!

Will she be shooting puppies, too?

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Yep!

Cate Blanchett played Hela so well in Thor: Ragnarok

I bought this issue when I was a kid and still have it today. I love it! Hela is one uncompromisingly unpleasant villain

Almost as good: we went to Radio City Music Hall and saw The Rockettes’ Christmas Show! Sensational!

Yes, except it's hard to get a cab there (the traffic is so slow) and the restaurants within walking distance cost a fortune. Ah but who cares, we loved it, my family and I

I went there with my family (my sister Kerri in the photo next to me) and we stayed at a tiny hotel across the street from Rockefeller Center. What amazing crowds they get. And despite the cold, I loved every minute of it

Wow. I didn't catch up with that until DVDs

I can't imagine anything within the radius of NYC, or its suburbs are at all affordable, because it's such a highly desirable place to live. I was in NYC around Rockefeller Center in December, and I felt like I was in paradise

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Maybe they will change as they get older.

That's the one I never got into. Is the picture quality or sound superior?

Ohhh brother. I've read many times that Gen Z women feel repulsed by Gen Z males, and the men are becoming more religious and Trumpy. Sad

Actually I've been to Staten Island and I liked it. As a bedroom community for those who don't want the costs in Manhattan or Brooklyn, it seems fine to me

I did the same, I jumped right into VHS, then abandoned it for DVD. And now Blu Ray spoils us so much. I'm loving each advance

😝😝😝 Duly noted!

There are good things out there (I think), but this is likely a function of the CGI, streaming at AI/ChatGPT advances. Heading out to the mall to see a movie, maybe that's becoming antiquated to the Gen Z crowd

Apparently so! 🤣 Mark me as impressed

I'm glad that Joe still appreciates it so much, because I certainly do. It's one of my favorite Brian de Palma movies, and I'm glad he made the shift from counterculture black comedies to Hitchcockian horror

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I almost mentioned that one! Except I knew for certain somebody else would! 🤣

It's happening more frequently in Orlando and Central Florida; these large mall movie theaters are dying. I honestly don't know if they will eventually fade out, and everything shifts to streaming

In the 1960s, drug stores (what would today be Walgreens or CVS) had a camera department that sold 8mm movies under Castle Films. You needed your own home movie projector to watch them. My dad would show them on a white blanket hanging from the wall