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1961 In Movies

It was the year when Natalie Wood became Puerto Rican, Mickey Rooney became Japanese, Charlton Heston took on the Moors and Sophia Loren barely survived World War II. On this episode of “The Online Movie Show”, the clock is set back to 1961 to celebrate that year’s amazing line-up of films. Our guest is filmmaker and writer David Cornelius.

The episode can be heard here.

You Have to See This! Alone with Her (2006)

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It was only a matter of time before someone explored the more advanced world of stalking on film. What with the technological advancements, stalking no longer requires following a person and sending letters, now it’s as easy as installing hidden cameras, and using easily affordable technology, all of it at your finger tips; and available at low prices. Director Eric Nicholas begins his film on a rather unsettling note, as our predator Doug, a rather awkward man, walks around the city with his camera in his bag, catching glimpses of women in their most candid.

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Jackass Forever (2022)

“Jackass Forever” is exactly the kind of movie that we need right now. In a world where everything is so dark, it’s kind of fun to see Johnny Knoxville return with the gang to just do dumb crap for ninety minutes. The virtually critic proof “Jackass Forever” is kind of a sequel and reboot of the series that brings back so much of the cringe inducing, horrendous stunts that we’re used too, all the while introducing us to some brand new members in the process.

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Jordan Peele’s “Nope” Makes Its Debut

All star cast? Check.
Mystifying use of music (in this case Stevie Wonder’s “Fingertips”) to create terror? Check.
Brilliant editing that tells us everything and yet nothing? Check.
Another spooky trailer from Jordan Peele? Check.

That Jordan Peele sure is a wicked puppet master, and with “Nope” he grabs our attention while giving us literally nothing about “Nope” except the basics. Is it an alien invasion? Aliens weaponizing the weather? Are these interstellar colonizers? It’s going to be a long wait to July 7th.

Alligator (1980): Collector’s Edition [4K UHD/Blu-Ray]

After Spielberg’s “Jaws” took the world by storm, every studio took it upon themselves to create their own facsimile of the killer shark film. They hoped to cash in on the film’s momentum, and from that a whole sub-genre was created. And from “Alligator” there was the sub-sub-genre of Killer Croc and Alligator movies. For that you can attribute to the classic urban legend of sewers being a virtual haven for massive killer crocodiles, thanks to hapless tourists bringing home gators for pets. Writer John Sayles has no shortage of scenes involving the alligator lurking in the sewers and waiting for victims to enter its domain.

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