749. PLATOON (1986)

Running Time: 120 minutesDirected By: Oliver StoneWritten By: Oliver StoneMain Cast:  Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Forest Whitaker, Francesco QuinnClick here to view the trailerSTONE WEEK: 1 of 4Oliver Stone began directing films in 1974, with the release of "Seizure", which he also wrote. However, it wasn't until 1986 and the release of "Platoon" that he started to get recognized as a big time director. Since then he's churned...

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629. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

Running Time: 88 minutesDirected By: Wes CravenWritten By: Wes CravenMain Cast: James Whitworth, Dee Wallace, Robert Houston, Russ Grieve, Michael BerrymanClick here to view the trailerFRIGHTFEST 2012: THE CONCLUSIONThe original plan was to save at least one horror film until Halloween night (or the night before Halloween, at least), but I go back to work tomorrow, from vacation, and I figured I'd better finish off "Frightfest" while I still had...

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538. Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)

Running Time: 97 minutesDirected By: Melvin Van PeeblesWritten By: Melvin Van PeeblesMain Cast: Melvin Van Peebles, Mario Van Peebles, John Amos, John Dullaghan, Hubert ScalesClick here to view the trailerBLAXPLOITATION!In 1971, the same year Shaft was claiming to be a bad mother--shut 'yo mouth, there was another African American "baadasssss" taking over the movie theaters and his name was Sweetback!Melvin Van Peebles stars as Sweetback, a man who...

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682. Poltergeist (1982)

Running Time: 114 minutesDirected By: Tobe HooperWritten By: Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, Mark VictorMain Cast: Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Heather O'Rourke, Dominique Dunne, Oliver RobinsClick here to view the trailerFRIGHTFEST 2012: PART 4According to THE BOOK, Tobe Hooper got the directing credit here, but by all onset accounts it was Steven Spielberg who actually had the helm of "Poltergeist" and it's not hard to believe, especially...

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A Week Made of Stone - COMING SOON

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706. KOYAANISQATSI (1983)

Running Time: 87 minutesDirected By: Godfrey ReggioWritten By: Ron Fricke, Michael Hoenig, Godfrey Reggio, Alton WalpoleClick here to view the trailerPERHAPS THE SCARIEST MOVIE OF THEM ALL"A container of ashes might one day be thrown from the sky, which could burn the land and boil the oceans."For those of you who know my writing and are familiar with this film, you probably already have my rating pegged. It's a known fact that I don't like experimental...

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580. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Running Time: 83 minutesDirected By: Tobe HooperWritten By: Kim Henkel, Tobe HooperMain Cast: Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Gunnar Hansen, Edwin Neal, Allen DanzigerClick here to view the trailerFRIGHTFEST 2012: PART 3Wow, I am just all over the map here with my recent selection of movie choices. Yesterday I reviewed "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" and we go from that to "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre", perhaps the two most polar opposite films in...

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417. Les Parapluies de Cherbourg/The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

Running Time: 91 minutesDirected By: Jacques DemyWritten By: Jacques DemyMain Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Marc Michel, Anne Vernon, Ellen FarnerClick here to view the trailerTASTE THE RAINBOWI was halfway through "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" when one of the characters started to talk about a girl named Lola and I said to myself, "I wonder if this film is some sort of sequel to Demy's 1961 film Lola?" Well, it sort of is. But, thankfully...

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398. Blonde Cobra (1963)

Running Time: 34 minutesDirected By: Ken JacobsMain Cast: Ken Jacobs, Jack SmithClick here to view the entire film"WHAT WENT WRONG?"That's the final line in the film - "What went wrong?".  It's eerily similar to the question I would be asking Steven Jay Schneider and company, wondering why they'd feel the need to stick a "must see" label on such a waste of time.I just don't get experimental films guys, that's all there is to it. I started this...

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638. Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Running Time: 127 minutesDirected By: George A. RomeroWritten By: George A. RomeroMain Cast: David Emge, Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger, Gaylen RossClick here to view the trailerFRIGHTFEST 2012: PART 2"When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the Earth."Continuing on with "Frightfest 2012", we come to a movie that was introduced to me by my brother, back in the 90s - "Dawn of the Dead". The film takes place following the events of "Night...

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724. La historia oficial/The Official Story (1985)

Running Time: 112 minutesDirected By: Luis PuenzoWritten By: Aida Bortnik, Luis PuenzoMain Cast: Norma Aleandro, Hector Alterio, Analia Castro, Chunchuna Villafane, Hugo AranaSEARCH FOR TRUTHHolding off on the horror movies and with nothing else left to review from my "At Home" pile, from Netflix, I had no other option but to turn to their streaming section and select a film. Luckily, they're currently streaming "The Official Story", a movie I already...

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