Portage Alert: Kung Fu bill…
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Portage Alert: Kung Fu bill…

My friends are skipping their normal monthly monster bill at the Portage Theater this month (although because they are planning a huge weekend long comic book / movie weekend in June). That doesn't mean there isn't any upcoming genre movie goodness happening though. Friday, June 1st, The Chicago Cinema Society hosts a double bill…
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Tuesdays with Lorre: Passage to Marseille (1944)
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Tuesdays with Lorre: Passage to Marseille (1944)

While during production Casablanca was considered a disaster in the making, it did OK at the box office and is still remembered fondly by a few film buffs today. So it's unsurprising that Warners decided to pimp that success with this rather similar venture, doing all they could to recreate the magic. Unsurprisingly, the…
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Post-Weekend Open Thread…
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Post-Weekend Open Thread…

Saw The Avengers*, everything past that is a blur. [*Want to speak about The Avengers without having to worry about saying "spoiler" all the time? There's a thread in the message forum for exactly that purpose. Otherwise, please, be vague about details.] OK, I did read Tricked by Kevin Hearne, the fourth paperback book…
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Monster of the Day #473
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Monster of the Day #473

How about a little more Kirby love? Obvious reason I went with an Avengers cover, although the FF featured more monsters (right on their first issue is one of the most famous comic book beasties ever). Still, Lava Men clearly fill the bill. Notice the early guest star appearance by the Hulk. The perpetually…
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Audiences Assemble!
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Audiences Assemble!

  I guess there's some sort of superhero movie coming out today. My prediction? When all is said and done, it will make over ONE...MILLION...DOLLARS. I remember having a literally disorienting, 'I'm in a dream' feeling when I saw the teaser at the end of Iron Man 2, the one that featured a quick…
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Tuesdays with Lorre: Black Angel (1946)
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Tuesdays with Lorre: Black Angel (1946)

I had noted that a few libraries in our system had bought some Warners’ DVD-Rs starring Peter Lorre, including a couple of films I have long wanted to see. So I checked through the system and ordered in whatever Lorre movies were available that I hadn’t seen yet. I really like Peter Lorre. Somebody…
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