This Streaming Sunday, we bring you the binge-worthy true crime mini-series, Under the Banner of Heaven. This gritty drama is now available for your streaming pleasure on Hulu.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Snorks (1984-1989)
So, we took a week off from Saturday Morning Cartoons… Ya girl was a bit burnt out what with all the fests and conventions overlapping in July. So here we are, back at it for August and today, today is special, today is a visit with the Snorks. You know, those weird little underwater beings that look kind of like Smurfs, but with breathing apparatus on their heads, a bit like a snorkel tube? Yeah, those cute little guys.
The Bootleg Files: Vinyl
BOOTLEG FILES 810: “Vinyl” (Andy Warhol’s 1965 unofficial adaptation of “A Clockwork Orange”.
LAST SEEN: On YouTube.
AMERICAN HOME VIDEO: None.
REASON FOR BOOTLEG STATUS: Unauthorized use of Burgess’ book and several classic rock songs.
CHANCES OF SEEING A COMMERCIAL DVD RELEASE: There is no great call for this one.
Everyone is familiar with Stanley Kubrick’s 1971 film version of the Anthony Burgess novel “A Clockwork Orange,” but some people might not realize there was an earlier screen adaptation – by, of all people, Andy Warhol.
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Point Break (1991) [Female Filmmaker Friday]
A group of high adrenaline seekers robbing banks has attracted the attention of the F.B.I. who sends their new recruit undercover to join the gang and help dismantle them.
Flatliners (1990) [Arrow Video 4K UHD re-release)
A group of medical students tests medically killing each other and then being brought back when something seems to be coming back with each of them.
Move Over, ‘Batgirl’! 10 Notorious Films That Got Shelved By Hollywood
The decision by Warner Bros. Discovery to shelve its feature film “Batgirl” (with a budget somewhere in the $70 million to $100 million-plus range) caught both film industry professionals and casual movie lovers by surprise. Yet there is a precedent in Hollywood for creating a major film release and then yanking it from a release schedule.
For your consideration, here are 10 examples of Hollywood films that got the “Batgirl” treatment.
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Baby Assassins (2021)
Two high school girls living together and going from part time job to part time job do what they can to hide their true identity: Hired killers working for an agency.