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John H. @jahoffsis.bsky.social · Mar 8

Movie Serial Madness: THE SHADOW (1940) D: James W. Horne. Victor Jory stars in this Columbia serial featuring the pulp character. Not bad, but very repetitive, mostly having Jory just get up and dust himself off after being buried in rubble after each cliffhanger. #filmsky #serials #Columbia

John H. @jahoffsis.bsky.social · Mar 8

Cliffhanger Serial Madness: THE VANISHING SHADOW (1934) Directed by Lew Landers. Universal serial starring Onslow Stevens is one of the first featuring sci-fi stuff like an invisibility shield, death rays and a robot. Too bad it focuses mostly on stolen stocks and is pretty slow. #filmsky #serials

Blue tinted movie poster for The Vanishing Shadow, featuring a robot menacing two people.

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John H. @jahoffsis.bsky.social · Mar 7

Indulging in my love for old movie serials again, this time with Republic’s wacky, action-packed MANHUNT OF MYSTERY ISLAND (1945) starring Roy Barcroft as Captain Mephisto, a reincarnated pirate causing havoc in modern day. Exciting, goofy and fun. #filmsky #moviesky #cliffhanger #serials

Movie Poster for Manhunt of Mystery Island with Roy Barcroft in pirate garb as Captain Mephisto.

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🎟️ Grindhouse Cinema Database ™ 🍿 @gcdb.bsky.social · Feb 7

What Was Playing on The Deuce: Feb 7, 1986 #grindhouse #nyc #filmsky

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John H. @jahoffsis.bsky.social · Feb 8

Now that was a good week!

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🎟️ Grindhouse Cinema Database ™ 🍿 @gcdb.bsky.social · Feb 8

#supersoulcinema #filmsky #moviesky #grindhouse #funfacts

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Goregirl @goregirlsdungeon.bsky.social · Feb 8

The House by the Cemetery (1981, Lucio Fulci)

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John H. @jahoffsis.bsky.social · Jan 26

Easy to do. Nothing is more confusing than the titles of spaghetti westerns. 👍

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John H. @jahoffsis.bsky.social · Jan 26

I hate to be that guy, but the above, Giulialano Gemma starred in Arizona Colt (1966). ARIZONA COLT RETURNS (1970) stars Anthony Steffen.

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🎟️ Grindhouse Cinema Database ™ 🍿 @gcdb.bsky.social · Jan 24

#grindhousegrooves #musicsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiD0...

Coffy Is The Color (From The "Coffy" Soundtrack)

YouTube video by Roy Ayers - Topic

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John H. @jahoffsis.bsky.social · Jan 23

The phenomenal score for CHALLENGERS got snubbed, imo.

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John H. @jahoffsis.bsky.social · Jan 21

Watching AGFA’s Blood-A-Rama Triple Frightmare II blu-ray in “drive-in mode.” Bought it for THE UNDERTAKER AND PALS, and Patton Oswald’s commentary. It first warped my brain in 1966 at a drive-in a triple feature with my folks. #grindhouse #drivein
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Slipcover for AGFA’s Blood-A-Rama Triple Frightmare II.

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🕷️ Venomous C I N E M A ® 🐍 @furiouscinema.bsky.social · Jan 20

Happy #NationalRadioDJ Day #dj #radio #musicsky #MLK #filmsky

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John H. @jahoffsis.bsky.social · Jan 19

One of several films made by Italian production companies in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the early 1970s, but probably the only one that qualified as a giallo. This used to play on the Albuquerque local TV weekday afternoon “Dialing for Dollars” movie slot constantly during the late ‘70s - ‘80s.

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Sarah Makes People Watch Things! @torsodapop.bsky.social · Jan 17

#JanuaryGiallo Day 17

THE MAN WITH ICY EYES (1971), Alberto De Martino

It's a race against time to exonerate a death row inmate an Italian American giornalista at Albuquerque's Sentinel helped convict, his own death predicted by a psychic to occur at midnight. Thank goodness it's daylight savings.

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🎟️ Grindhouse Cinema Database ™ 🍿 @gcdb.bsky.social · Jan 18

#grindhouse #nyc #filmsky

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John H. @jahoffsis.bsky.social · Jan 17

Just getting to these films and just watched Baby Face and Madam Satan. Great podcast!

John H. @jahoffsis.bsky.social · Jan 16

Here’s a movie poster for NINE GUESTS FOR A CRIME (1977) that hopefully won’t cause issues. #JanuaryGiallo #grindhouse

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John H. @jahoffsis.bsky.social · Jan 16

Today’s #JanuaryGiallo is NINE GUESTS FOR A CRIME (1977), starring Arthur Kennedy and John Richardson. #grindhouse Hanky panky & murder amongst a rich family on a private island.

Italian movie poster for Nine Guests for a Crime featuring a person with a rifle standing over a woman on the ground in a bikini botto.

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V3 Cast Podcast @v3cast.bsky.social · Jan 16

RIP David Lynch, a true visionary.

David Lynch, Visionary Director of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Blue Velvet,’ Dies at 78

Director David Lynch, who radicalized American film with with a dark, surrealistic artistic vision in films like 'Blue Velvet,' has died. He was 78.

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John H. @jahoffsis.bsky.social · Jan 14

Another Anthony Steffan flick for my next #JanuaryGiallo, the Haitian set TROPIC OF CANCER (1972) Directed by Gian Paolo Lomi & Edoardo Mulargia. Also starring Anita Strindberg. Looks promising. #grindhouse