St. Patrick's Day Score Selection: Leprechaun (1993)

Leprechaun (1993)
by Kevin Kiner
Howdy Folks!

'Tis the day o' green beer, stupid hats, clovers, pinches and potatoes. In light of today's festivities I felt we needed a special score selection for today. This Warwick Davis classic features the music of Kevin Kiner who creates a Irish tinged horror score that, while not the most entertaining, fits the film just right. If you've never had the pleasure of sitting down and watching Jennifer Aniston thwart the evil plans of a sadistic, green suited Warwick Davis...then hit the video store right now. It's completely ridiculous, but just entertaining enough to spawn FIVE sequels. If anything it's completely worth it just to hear all the bad puns and limericks about murder...oh and because in a few scenes Warwick runs his little heart out. Ever seen a little person run? Man...it's great. In a completely PC way of course.

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Lost But Not Forgotten: Sixty Million Dollar Man (1995)

Howdy Folks,

With all the semi-recent buzz about Stephen Chow directing then not directing but still maybe co-starring in the new Green Hornet film, I figured we'd take a moment to look at one of Chow's little obscure gems. I think it was a smart move for Chow to jump the directorial ship. Sure, Seth Rogen will probably get tons of people in the seats on name sake alone, but now that they've got Michel Gondry on board to tissue paper/cardboard cut out/fag it up direct the film, Chow will get some much needed US exposure, but I know he probably wouldn't get the creative control he would want for it.

But more about THIS movie. Sixty Million Dollar Man is everything you'd expect out of a Chow-flavored comedy romp. Chock full campy special effects, over the top facial expressions, & toilet humor (literally), this film is teaches you some valuable life lessons and has an old lady taking a dump in Chow's mouth all at the same time. Granted he didn't write or direct this one, but it still is very much Chow.



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Saturday Score Selection #21 : The Adventures of Captain Future (1978)

The Adventures of
Captain Future
by Christian Bruhn (1978)
Howdy Folks,

This weeks score selection was one I had been sitting on a while. It's the German version of the score to the Japanese television show "The Adventures of Captain Future". Based on stories by Ed Hamilton, this show was a small hit in France. This score is all about some interstellar disco very similar to the tunes you might find in the far more successful "Galaxy Express 999" but I find myself enjoying these tracks far more. So put on your best disco helmet and prepare to ride that rocket all the way to Uranus.

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Lost But Not Forgotten: Matinee (1993)

Matinee (1993)
dir. Joe Dante
Joe Dante, creator of some of my favorite movies (The 'burbs, Gremilins), made this little under the radar gym back in '93. It's a damn shame this movie is out of print. It got the DVD treatment in 2001 very briefly then vanished completely. Kind of like Dante's career after the 1998 film Small Soldiers. This movie features John Goodman embodying so much of what I miss when I go to the theater anymore. It really captures the true meaning of theater experience, and really tugs on my dreams of wanting to open a independent movie house. Not like those megasprawl movie-plexes that only show the mega hype garbage. One day, damn you...

Anyway, you're lucky my pal the Negative Cutter has your back, and you can pick this little tasty treat up on the cheap over at his website.





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Lost But Not Forgotten: House of The Long Shadows (1983)

The House of Long Shadows (1983)
This is quite possibly the crappiest movie you'll ever love. The House of Long Shadows assembles the veritable Harlem Globetrotters of horror and somehow falls flat on its face in this "horror-spoof" though they are really stretching the term "spoof". Conceptually, you want to cream yourself before you even pop this puppy in your player, and throughout the whole film you're just waiting for the sheer awesomeness you know is about to happen to happen....all the way up until the credits roll. Then you sit staring blankly at the screen feeling shortchanged and let down and wondering how Saruman, Grand Moff Tarkin, the voice from Thriller, and that old guy that you've seen a million times but can't place managed to come together and give you a visual equivalent to watching bingo night at your local Shriner's hall. Still, I'd watch it again just because...

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