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Shouts From the Back Row – Episode 265 – The State of the Remake
Are you as sick of remakes as we are? On this episode of Shouts From the Back Row, Gill, Robin, and TK discuss the state of the remake. Are people lining up for remakes of classic movies like Ben-Hur or … Continue reading
64,000,000 Years Ago
Gotta love the National Film Board of Canada! The proud archivists of Canadian film culture have unearthed and preserved a true gem of an educational film in the form of 64,000,000 Years Ago. This short takes a stop-motion animated look … Continue reading
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Shouts From the Back Row – Episode 264 – R.I.P. Gene Wilder
It is with a heavy heart that we bid farewell to another beloved actor, as Gene Wilder has passed away at the age of 83. Wilder was a bit of an enigma, having mostly withdrawn from acting in the late … Continue reading
Before They Were Stars: Joe Manganiello in “Spider-Man”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWCi9Bxu1pk Before he was a badass werewolf on True Blood, before he was dancing around in his underpants in Magic Mike XXL, before he was Pee-wee Herman’s idol in Pee-wee’s Big Holiday, Joe Manganiello was trying to beat up Tobey … Continue reading
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The Reviewinator: Cabin Fever (2016)
Horror remakes have become so common that they’ve begun separating (or in this movie’s case, “quarantining”) into sub-categories. The “shot-by-shot” remake, for example, is pretty self-explanatory. 1998’s Psycho is still the best example of this, but now we have a … Continue reading
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Shouts From the Back Row – Episode 263 – Another Trip Round the Sun
Shouts From the Back Row is another year older, and the guys are celebrating by taking part in the tradition that they follow for every podcast milestone. Gill, Robin, and TK have each selected a movie that their fellow podcasters … Continue reading
Wildly Obscure (Part 2)
This article is the second part of castordurden’s tribute to Gene Wilder. Click here for part one! The Frisco Kid (1979)- A pattern has started to emerge from this litany of under-the-radar Gene Wilder films. Almost consistently each one begins … Continue reading
Wildly Obscure
At the ripe age of 83, our intrepid chocolatier and curly-haired jester Gene Wilder passed through the factory gates. In his wake, he left us a trove of classics to cherish for years to come. From his Mel Brooks collaborations … Continue reading
Gene Wilder on The Truth
The inimitable Gene Wilder passed away yesterday at the age of 83, leaving behind a Willy Wonka shaped hole in all of our hearts. To honour the late, great actor, here’s an animated interview with him from the Blank on … Continue reading
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City of Stars, are you shining just for me?
We’re over halfway through the year, and sadly, I think 2016 has been a pretty crappy year at the movies. The summer was riddled with mediocre blockbusters, and while there have been some standout movies, the majority of the stuff … Continue reading
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