Not much news to report, for now. Some drama, some highs and lows, some biking, reading and writing. And of course, some movie watching...
Theatrical Reviews
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) ****The Blues Brothers (1981) ****
Jurassic Park 3D ***1/2
The World's End ***1/2
Europa Report ***1/2
The Wolverine ***1/2
Iron Man 3 ***1/2
Only God Forgives ***
Blue Jasmine ***
On the Road ***
Pacific Rim ***
Stoker ***
Man of Steel **1/2
Room 237 **1/2
DVD/Home Video
Streetwise (Documentary, 1984) ****
Comedian (Doc, 2002) ****
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006, Japan) ***1/2
Elevator to the Gallows (France, 1953) ***1/2
What The @#*! Is Astron-6 (2011, DVD) ***1/2
The Lost Skelton of Cadavera (2001) ***1/2
Straight to Hell Returns (2011) ***1/2
In the Heat of the Night (1967) ***1/2
The Spanish Prisoner (1996) ***1/2
Experiment in Terror (1962) ***1/2
State of Grace (1990) ***1/2
Alive (2002, Japan) ***1/2
Texasville (1990) ***1/2
Trespass (1990) ***1/2
American: The Bill Hicks Story (2009, Doc) ***
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012) ***
Tom Waits: Burma Shave (1978/2006) ***
Miami Connection (1987) ***
The Public Eye (1994) ***
The Split (1968) ***
Marlowe (1969) ***
Metro (1997) ***
4:44: Last Day On Earth (2011) **1/2
Doctor Who: The Movie (1996) **1/2
Meet Monica Velour (2010) **1/2
The Terrorist (1998, India) **1/2
Just Imagine (1930) **1/2
Navajo Joe (1966) **1/2
Cat Chaser (1989) **1/2
Parker (2013) **1/2
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012) **
Brainsmasher: A Love Story (1993) **
Daft Punk: Electroma (2006) **
Searchers 2.0 (2007) **
Freaky Deaky (2013) **
Trespass (2011) **
Stolen (2012) **
Crash (1996) **
Safe (2012) **
The Blob (1958) *1/2
A Great Jungle Adventure (Germany, 1982) *
Cruel Jaws (1995) *
Zaat (1971) *
The Films of Brian De Palma
Greetings (1968) **1/2
Hi, Mom! (1970) ***
Sisters (1973) ***
Obsession (1976) **
Carrie (1976) ***
The Fury (1978) **1/2
Dressed to Kill (1980) ***
Blow Out (1981) ***
Scarface (1983) **1/2
Body Double (1984) ***
Wise Guys (1986) ***1/2
The Untouchables (1987) ****
Casualties of War (1989) ***1/2
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) ***
Raising Cain (1992) ***
Carlito's Way (1993) ****
Mission: Impossible (1996) ***1/2
Snake Eyes (1998) ***1/2
Mission to Mars (2000) **
Femme Fatale (2002) ***
The Black Dahlia (2006) **
The Films of Dolph Lundgren
Masters of the Universe ***
Red Scorpion ***
The Punisher ***
I Come In Peace ***
Showdown in Little Tokyo **1/2
Universal Soldier **1/2
Army of One / Joshua Tree **
Johnny Mnemonic **1/2
Silent Trigger *1/2
Blackjack **1/2
The Defender *1/2
UNISOL: Day of Reckoning ***
The Expendables ***
Expendables 2 **1/2
The Films of the 1970s
Serpico (1973) ****
Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) ***1/2
Vanishing Point (1971) ***1/2
Black Sunday (1977) ***1/2
Little Murders (1971) ***1/2
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1975) ***
The Last American Hero (1973) ***
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976) ***
Lady Sings the Blues (1972) ***
The Carey Treatment (1972) ***
American Hot Wax (1978) ***
The Onion Field (1979) ***
Rolling Thunder (1977) ***
The Seven-Ups (1973) ***
Charley Varrick (1973) ***
Coonskin (1975) ***
The Deep (1977) ***
Joe (1975) ***
The Silent Partner (1978) **1/2
The Organization (1971) **1/2
Heavy Traffic (1973) **1/2
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973) **
Aloha, Bobby & Rose (1975) **
Badge 373 (1973) **
Hustle (1975) **
Fuzz (1972) **
Driller Killer (1979) *
The Films of the 1980s
Phil Collins: Live at Perkins Palace (1983, TV) ****
Running Scared (1986) ****
Miracle Mile (1988) ****
Videodrome (1983) ****
Tootsie (1982) ****
Thief (1981) ****
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) ***1/2
Richard Pryor: Here and Now (1983) ***1/2
Dead Bang (1989) ***1/2
Wise Guys (1986) ***1/2
The Company of Wolves (1984) ***
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984) ***
Candy Mountain (1988) ***
Streets of Fire (1985) ***
The Entity (1981) ***
Robot Jox (1989) ***
The Wizard of Speed and Time (1989) **1/2
Riptide: Pilot Episode (1984, TV) **1/2
King of the Mountain (1981) **1/2
Patlabor: The Movie (1989) **1/2
The Park Is Mine (1986) **1/2
Heavenly Bodies (1984) **1/2
Zone Troopers (1985) **1/2
Little Darlings (1980) **1/2
Cutter's Way (1981) **1/2
The Wild Life (1984) **1/2
Eliminators (1986) **1/2
Stir Crazy (1980) **1/2
Malone (1987) **1/2
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (1983) **
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979) **
Fast Lane Fever (Austrailain, 1982) **
Remote Control (1987) **
The Ice Pirates (1984) **
Battletruck (1982) **
Get Crazy (1983) **
Arena (1986) **
Bulletproof (1988) *1/2
Crash & Burn (1989) *
Books/Comics
Black Coffee Blues (Henry Rollins) ***1/2
Gonzo: A Graphic Biography of Hunter S. Thompson (Will Bingley & Anthony Hope-Smith) ***
The Superior Spider-Man #1-7 (Marvel) ***
Pronto (Elmore Leonard) ***
All-New X-Men #1-4 (Marvel) **1/2
The Big-Screen Drive In Theater (Donald Davis) **
Music/Spoken Word
Escape From New York (score by Alan Howarth) 2013 Vinyl Reissue ****
Blade Runner (score by Vangelis) 2013 Vinyl Reissue ***1/2
Drive (score by Cliff Martinez) 2013 Vinyl Reissue ***1/2
The Wolverine (score by Marco Beltrami) ***1/2
Daft Punk: Random Access Memories ***1/2
John Coltrane: Live at the Half Note ***1/2
Edward Hopper and the Music of New York (jazz standards) ***
David Bowie: The Next Day ***
Eric Clapton: Old Sock ***
mc chris: Friends (EP) ***
mc chris: Kicks Tape (EP) **1/2
Hunter S. Thompson's "The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved" Audio Dramatization **1/2
Man of Steel (score by Hans Zimmer) **1/2
