Posts Tagged ‘movie’
Hit So Hard: The Life & Near Death Story of Patty Schemel
April 22nd, 2012 by chocko
Last week, we saw the documentary titled, Hit So Hard which tells the story of Patty Schemel, the drummer of the infamous band, HOLE. It is a brutally honest and cautionary tale of Patty’s meteoric rise to “rockstar” fame while struggling with the demons of alcoholism and addiction. Most of the movie features behind-the-scenes video […]
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Modus Operandi
February 29th, 2012 by chocko
Director: Frankie Latina Starring: Randy Russell, Mark Borchardt and Danny Trejo Genre: 70’s B-Movie, Exploitation Throwback This film is by the young director Frankie Latina who clearly loves cinema especially grindhouse movies, blaxploitation films and Italian giallo. The movie has a lo-fi look, was shot on Super 8 mm and switches frequently from color to […]
Tags: danny trejo, frankie latina, modus operandi, movie, review, sasha grey
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Rolling Thunder (1977)
October 26th, 2011 by chocko
Director: John Flynn Starring: William Devane, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Haynes Genre: 70’s B-Movie This violent tale of revenge is hard to find. I found myself a bootleg copy at a local horror convention. Rolling Thunder has only been released on VHS in the United States and hasn’t seen the light of day until it […]
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The Weird World of Blowfly (2010)
September 24th, 2011 by chocko
Director: Jonathan Furmanski Starring: Clarence Reid as Blowfly, Tom Bowker, Otto Von Schrach Genre: music documentary The documentary, The Weird World of Blowfly is a wild ride with Clarence “Blowfly” Reid at the wheel. Back in the 60’s and 70’s, Clarence Reid was a well known writer and producer of many hit records from the […]
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BTS: Better Than Sex (2002)
July 9th, 2011 by chocko
BTS: Better Than Sex, the 2002 hit from Taiwan got its U.S. debut screening this week at the 10th New York Asian Film Festival with director, Su Chao-Pin in attendance. The movie is a fast paced teen-sex comedy with a butt-load of characters. The main character in the movie is a porn-addicted teenager named Lin […]
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