Rock Baker’s Video Cheese: Mysterious Two (1979/1982)
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Rock Baker’s Video Cheese: Mysterious Two (1979/1982)

Editor Ken: Apologies for the dearth of stills. This film isn't particularly well documented, even on the web. "An enigmatic man and woman promise some vague enlightenment for their cult-like followers, but what are they really up to?" A young Robert Englund plays a good guy! He's a deputy in a small desert town.…
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24 hour Ernie Borgnine Fest on TCM…
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24 hour Ernie Borgnine Fest on TCM…

Stupid Comcast, cutting my TCM. Anyway, Thursday, July 26th will be Ernest Borgnine day. The Legend of Lylah Clare is supposed to be Jabootu-grade awful for anyone who is interested. 6 AM ET, The Catered Affair (1956) 8 AM, The Legend Of Lylah Clare (1968) 10:30 AM, Pay Or Die (1960) 12:30 PM, Torpedo Run (1958)…
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Tuesdays with Lorre: The Big Circus (1959)
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Tuesdays with Lorre: The Big Circus (1959)

Universal Spoiler Alert: Didn’t think too much of this film, so warning, spoilers throughout. Having already provided me with a DVD-R of the Peter Lorre vehicle Mask of Dimitrios, long-time FoJ Roger H., then kindly volunteered to burn me a copy of another Lorre flick, The Big Circus. Sadly, while Mask of Dimitrios is…
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RIP Emi Itô
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RIP Emi Itô

This is getting seriously depressing. Emi Itô on the right. Miss Itô died nearly a month ago, on June 15th, but the news just filtered down to me. I'm sure many of you were already aware of it. For the rest of us, it's sad tidings of another old friend departing us. Ms. Itô…
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Monster of the Day #512
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Monster of the Day #512

A holdover from last week's Repurposed Monsters theme. Bonus: Here's the same guy playing Professor X in that Columbo / X-Men crossover. The '70s were a weird decade. Anyway, a more versatile actor than people gave him credit for.
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RIP Ernest Borgnine
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RIP Ernest Borgnine

Extremely sad news, as one of the very last of the greatest Hollywood character actors, Ernest Borgnine, has passed away. In this extremely long and busy career, Mr. Borgnine played it all. He specialized in great villains, but he also played some of the best lovable coots ever. Moreover, if you call up an…
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