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The Vern’s Video Vortex.- The Vern reviews A Portrait of a Lady on FireHello Gang One of my most recent reviews over at That Moment In is on the art house drama, A Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Which I’m kind of surprised was not the name of a sequel to Stephen … Continue reading →
- Cinema Recall: The Muppets and why it’s the greatest thing ever createdI’m very proud of this episode of Cinema Recall. Friend and guest of the show Chris Revill of Let’s Chat podcast joined me to discuss our love of The Muppets. We discuss our favorite movies, characters and even our … Continue reading →
- The Vern’s Final 92nd Oscar Predictions and ResultsNow that the Oscars are finished I can post this short article that says all of my predictions and the actual outcome. Was I right in any of my picks, well lets see. ****NOTE**** Many of the nominations are not … Continue reading →
- Support Indie Films – A Slice of Life in BarcelonaSo not too long ago, I was on Twitter and I noticed an independent filmmaker named Marina Galdino plugging her production company Mayhem Film Kreations (https://www.mayhemfilmkreations.com/). I went on to her site and watched the short Witch Hour right away. … Continue reading →
- Cinema Recall Podcast: Showgirls and why we love it.On this episode, I was joined by film critics Ryan L. Terry and Ashleigh Burnell(Links are listed inside the actual show notes) to discuss in great detail why Showgirls is a cult classic. Is Nomi Malone(Elizabeth Berkely) a horrible … Continue reading →
- Random Thoughts of a Movie Insomniac: The Awards editionI am never good at posting reviews and articles when they seem to be relevant. This post about the Oscars should have been done weeks ago when the nominees were first announced. I did write up something for another … Continue reading →
- The Vern’s Top 50 Movies from 2010 – 2019Hello Gang. Since we are on the last month of 2019 and this being the last year before we hit another decade. I thought it would be a good idea to list my 50 favorite movies from the last … Continue reading →
- Bombshell 2019 Movie ReviewI love a good women getting back at men for their sexism story and this one was pretty damn good because it was based on a true story. It has good performances from the cast but something was lacking. Find … Continue reading →
- The Vern stares at some more shorts…filmsIt’s hard to belive it but yes I still have a blog and occasionally do post stuff on here. It’s just I have been very very busy these last few months putting up more content for Cinema Recall podcast, Getting … Continue reading →
- Random thoughts of a movie insomniac October EditionHey Gang. I’m not doing much reviews on here this month, and most of my content will be dedicated to Cinema Recall for the whole 31 days of Halloween/Horror challenge. You can listen to many of those episodes below I … Continue reading →
- The Vern reviews A Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Monthly Archives: April 2013
Sorority Girls from Hell: The Vern Reviews Alpha Girls.
Alpha Girls. Cast: Falon Joslyn, Beverly Rivera, Victoria Guthrie Written and Directed by: Johnny Zito, Tony Trov People don’t make exploitation or B Movies much anymore. Back in the late 70’s all the way up to the 2000’s they were … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpha Girls, Beverly Rivera, Falon Joslyn, Horror, Johnny Zito, Movie Reviews, Tony Trov, Victoria Guthrie
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The Vern takes a trip on the “Yellow Submarine”. 1968
Note*** This review previously appeared on my other site,but I thought it looked much better on this one Yellow Submarine Cast: John Clive, Paul Angelis Writers: Lee Minoff, Al Brodax, John Mendlsohn Erich Segal Director: George Dunning
Forbidden Hollywood: The Divorcee 1930
Before the Hayes code was put in to effect as the early ratings system in 1934. Movies around that time had rougher subject matter and showed a lot of things that were considered to be taboo. The ones from this … Continue reading
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Tagged Forbidden Hollywood, Norma Shearer, precode, Sex, TheDivorcee
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The Vern reviews Canada’s version of Crash.
Crash (1996) Cast: James Spader, Holly Hunter Writers: J.G. Ballard (Novel) David Cronenberg (Screenplay) Director: David Cronenberg. One of the most controversial films of the 90’s, David Cronenberg’s “Crash“, was met with a lot of backlash and heated debate when it … Continue reading
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Tagged Crash, David Cronenberg, Dramas, Holly Hunter, J.G. Ballard, James Spader, Movie Reviews
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All Time Classics: His Girl Friday. 1940
His Girl Friday. Cast: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Belamy Writers: Ben Hecht, Charles MacArtur(“The Front Page”) Charles Lederer(Screenplay) Director: Howard Hawks In the screenplay for Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction“. He writes that the couple who robs the resteraunt … Continue reading
Criterion Corner: Being John Malkovich 1999.
The Criterion Collection for years have been releasing the best versions of movies on DVD and Blue Ray. They are hands down the ultimate praise a film can receive,and while many claim the Oscar to be the ultimate recognition. Having the … Continue reading
The Woman in the Window.1944
The Woman in The Window (1944) Cast: Edward G Robinson, Joan Bennett Writers: J.H. Wallis(Novel) Nunally Johnson(Screenplay) Director: Fritz Lang This was recommended to me on my Netflix Que and since I am a fan of all kinds of movies I thought this would … Continue reading
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Tagged Edward G Robinson, Film Noir, Fritz Lang, Joan Bennett, The Woman in The Window
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A Written Exploration on Savage Witches.
Savage Witches Cast: Christina Wood, Victoria Smith. Writers and Directors: Daniel Fawcett ,Clara Pais. How does one begin to describe a movie that refuses to have a description. In no way should this be classified as a movie and … Continue reading
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Tagged art films, Christina Wood, Clara Pais, Daniel Fawcett, Experimental, Reviews, Savage Witches
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Criterion Corner: Belle De Jour. 1967
The Criterion Collection for years have been releasing the best versions of movies on DVD and Blue Ray. They are hands down the ultimate praise a film can receive,and while many claim the Oscar to be the ultimate recognition. Having the … Continue reading
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Tagged Catherine Denuve, Criterion Collection, Erotic, Fetishes, Luis Bunuel, Man I Love Films, movies, Sex
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