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Arsenic and Old Lace, a review by addicted2dvd

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944/United States) Warner Home Video, Turner Entertainment Company (United States) Director: Frank Capra Writing: Julius J. Epstein (Screenwriter), Philip G. Epstein (Screenwriter), Joseph Kesselring (Original Material By) Length: 118 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Mono Subtitles: English, French

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Stars:
Cary Grant (1904) as Mortimer Brewster
Priscilla Lane as Elaine Harper
Raymond Massey (1896) as Jonathan Brewster
Jack Carson as O'Hara
Edward Everett Horton as Mr. Witherspoon

Plot:Extras:

• Scene Access
• Production Notes
• Closed Captioned

I really enjoyed this film. It was a lot of fun to watch. I liked the entire cast in this one. Especially the much thinner then I am used to seeing Peter Lorre. This film has a lot of laugh out loud moments, Definitely highly recommended!


(From Arsenic and Old Lace on March 20th, 2023)

Damnation Alley, a review by Achim

Damnation Alley (1977/United States) Shout! Factory (United States) Director: Jack Smight Writing: Roger Zelazny (Original Material By), Alan Sharp (Screenwriter), Lukas Heller (Screenwriter) Length: 91 min. Video: Widescreen 2.35:1 Audio: English: PCM: 7.1, English: DTS-HD Master Audio: 6.1 (Discrete), English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles:

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Stars:
Jan-Michael Vincent as Tanner
George Peppard as Denton
Dominique Sanda as Janice
Paul Winfield as Keegan
Jackie Earle Haley as Billy

Plot:Extras:

• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers
• Featurettes

I had wanted to see this film for 30 years, ever since I saw the pictures of the could tank they drive and the giant scorpions that threaten them. Seeing that this was a 20th Century Fox film, yet distributed by Shout Factory leveled my expectations, which was a good thing. This film is "forgotten" for a reason, it has aged incredibly bad. There are three interesting scenes in it (scorpions, cockroaches and hillbillies), otherwise the film outstays its welcome even at only 90min Too many scenes just have nothing happen in them. A post apocalyptic road movie that bores the hell out of us. They could have redeemed some if the badness with a proper ending, but instead went with something that even defies the film's own logic

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(From The Movies from Within My Lifetime on August 7th, 2011)

Birthday Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 6
Older and Far Away
When Dawn feels that nobody wants to spend time with her, she makes a wish in front of a Vengeance demon (posing as school counselor) that everyone would stay with her. During Buffy's birthday party, Dawn's penchant for shoplifting is discovered while the gang tries to figure out why nobody is able to leave the house.

My Thoughts:
This is the last "Buffy's Birthday" episode of the series. And a very good one at that. I always enjoyed every minute of this episode the several times I have watched it. There is something that seems familiar about the woman that plays the Vengeance Demon... other then here on Buffy. I do know she was on Buffy several times.



(From Birthday Marathon on May 28th, 2009)