tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381982968294923052Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:37:59 +0000satire"Fish""Mazes and Mosters""android""diamond in the rough"AlcoholismFranz KafkaJNCO Olive Oil CompanyJack ChickJohn HustonLa Casa NasaSal MineoSammy Davis Jr.Star WarsXanaduanchoviesangels' wingsdybbukfilm reviewgrimoiregunganjazz agel'heure verteprohibitionscience fantasysnow globestygiantitulartitular scionReviews of The Best Movies You've Never Even Heard of, by John Halpheneffer, PhDhttp://real2realreviewz.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Dr. John Halpheneffer)Blogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381982968294923052.post-8210109866548674401Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:35:00 +00002009-07-30T12:10:10.237-07:00"Mazes and Mosters"anchoviesdybbukgrimoireJack Chickl'heure vertesatirestygianE.T. L'Entité Terrible 1982 ***(1/2)The turbulent 60s and swingin' 70s saw a veritable smorgasbord of occult cinema which served to usher in a new aeon of unholy darkness never seen before or since. Films such as Stephen King's: Rosemary's Baby (1968), King's: The Exorcist (1973), and Stephen King's: The Omen (1976) explored mankind's relationship with its dark and terrible "mirror self" in ways http://real2realreviewz.blogspot.com/2009/07/et-lentite-terrible.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. John Halpheneffer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381982968294923052.post-3925011833061079015Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:18:00 +00002009-07-30T13:07:16.894-07:00"Fish"JNCO Olive Oil CompanyLa Casa NasaSal MineoSammy Davis Jr.satiretitular scionThe Godfather (1972) ***(1/2)Tune into any of the myriad retrospectives of the greatest films of the swingin' 70s and you will be invariably treated to the same old tired mishmash of all-too-familiar scenes from the likes of Jack Nickelsen and Joe Donn Baker. The top five of any such trips down cinematic memory lane will, doubtlessly, contain such overhyped (in this reviewer's opinion) "classics"http://real2realreviewz.blogspot.com/2009/07/godfather.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. John Halpheneffer)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381982968294923052.post-3439675072198083446Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:21:00 +00002011-12-24T21:30:41.296-08:00Alcoholismangels' wingsFranz KafkasatireIt's a Wonderful Life (1946) ***(1/2)NOTE: Film purists, like myself, will need nearly no urging to watch this almost unknown cult classic the way that director Franz Kafka intended: the final colorized director's cut which first premiered in a limited re-release during the turbulent 1960s, when, after its all-too-short run amongst the grindhouses and speakeasies, it quickly (yet elegantly, in http://real2realreviewz.blogspot.com/2009/06/its-wonderful-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. John Halpheneffer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381982968294923052.post-7397034476491757271Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:44:00 +00002009-08-07T20:12:08.370-07:00"android"gungansatirescience fantasyStar WarsStar Wars (1969) ***(1/2)Ah, the hippy-dippy 1960's; if you can remember, you weren't there, right? Well, one thing I definitely remember from those times that were a' changin' is Jim Lucan's esoteric underground classic: Star Wars. Though he is primarily known as the one-hit wunderkind behind the success of the academy award-winning blockbuster Howard the Duck, Star Wars is regarded, by a small,http://real2realreviewz.blogspot.com/2009/06/star-wars.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. John Halpheneffer)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381982968294923052.post-2838645154468432952Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:33:00 +00002009-07-30T12:29:48.484-07:00"diamond in the rough"film reviewjazz ageJohn Hustonprohibitionsatiresnow globetitularXanaduCitizen Cain (1922) ***(1/2)A much-overlooked "diamond in the rough" from the roaring 20's, this film will always have a special place in my heart. Written by, directed by, and starring a young Joseph Cotton, Citizen Caine was definitely an underground success and its influence can still be seen on directors as diverse as Michael Bay and Donald Lynch. If you can locate a copy of this elusive culthttp://real2realreviewz.blogspot.com/2009/06/citizen-cain-1922-12-much-overlooked.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dr. John Halpheneffer)0