Chad Jones’ 2012 B-Fest Diary
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Chad Jones’ 2012 B-Fest Diary

Editor Ken: Profound apologies to Chad, who worried about the lateness of his piece--see the first sentence below--only to have me a) ask to hold it for B-Fest 2013, and b) then forget to post it. Still, with B-Fest 2013 occurring this weekend, it's not a bad time to check out one man's impression…
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Zombi 3 (1988)
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Zombi 3 (1988)

Zombi 3 is perhaps the most famous film Bruno Mattei is associated with. This might seem sort of ironic, given that he is responsible for somewhat less than half the film. Mr. Mattei stepped in after the original director, Lucio Fulci, became so ill he couldn’t continue the project. And therein lies the tale.…
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The Hitchhiker (Ep. 14): Night Shift [REPOST]
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The Hitchhiker (Ep. 14): Night Shift [REPOST]

Note: This was actually the second of my Hitchhiker reviews, back at the old site. Before I procured the Canadian---more or less---chronological sets, I was working off an American---more or less---best of set. Hence the "Disc's Plot Description" below, a bit not found in the later reviews; the Canadian sets don't have those. Now…
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The Hitchhiker (Ep. 13): Murderous Feelings
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The Hitchhiker (Ep. 13): Murderous Feelings

Names: Starring Franco Nero, Sonja Smits, Renee Soutendijk. Music by Michel Rubini. Written by Charles Israel. Directed by Mai Zetterling. Set up: We open panning over some train tracks, a sight none too obscured by what is clearly some dry ice fog. Blonde Sara Kendall (Renee Soutendijk) is walking in slo-mo along a depot…
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