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Dirty Dancing 1987
I had not revisited the romantic drama, Dirty Dancing, since it was first released in 1987 just before my sophomore year of high school, but I was compelled to return to it this weekend to pay my respects to the late great Eric Carmen, whose hit song, “Hungry Eyes”, from this film's soundtrack was a ubiquitous presence on radio during that era, wearing down my defenses even though I was far more preoccupied with punk rock and alternative music back…
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Phase IV 1974
In the aftermath of an unexplained cosmic event, different species of ants are breeding with one another and are operating in conjunction against their natural competitors, both animal and human. Two scientists, played by Nigel Davenport and Michael Murphy, set up a sealed laboratory in the Arizona desert in order to study the phenomenon, fascinated by the abilities of the ants to form massive monolith towers of sand on the outskirts of an evacuated town. After these men are joined…
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Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood 2019
In 1969, the landscape of Los Angeles is changing. The golden age of Hollywood is in the rear view mirror, as earnestly charismatic icons of cinema are ushered out in favor of complex antihero characters in increasingly cynical stories. The idealistic hippie dreams of peace and love are being corrupted with shady undercurrents. Through it all, however, traces of classic glamour, starstruck wonder, and ambitious hopes can still be glimpsed through the tendrils of cigarette smoke.
Years after his heyday…