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Full Moon posts ***OFFICIAL*** KILLJOY 4 Trailer!

Fans of my Downtown Cinema column know I’m a fan of Full Moon Features’ fare.  So feel free to accompany me in rejoicing over the new KILLJOY GOES TO HELL trailer! The fourth installment of the Killjoy series finds the demonic clown on trial for not being evil enough. His only chance at acquittal is to find […]

If Adventure Has A Name, It Must Be IMAX!

  The cinematic classic that introduced the world to Indiana Jones is ready to embark on a new adventure when director Steven Spielberg and executive producer George Lucas’ unforgettable Raiders of the Lost Ark is released for an exclusive one-week engagement in select IMAX® theatres beginning September 7, 2012.  The film has undergone a complete restoration for the […]

Season of the Witch: ParaNorman (Film Review)

In a summer where a few tentpole films have underperformed at the box office, there’s a small gem that may be a bright light in the dog days of August. Directors Sam Fell and Chris Butler tell the story of a young misfit who sees dead people and becomes entangled in a witch’s curse that […]

Now Available on Blu-Ray from Warner Home Video!

Chariots Of Fire – (Blu-Ray Review)

In honor of the 2012 London Olympic Games, Warner Bros. has released a beautiful Blu-Ray transfer of their 1981 Best Picture winner, Chariots of Fire.   The disc is an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.78:1 and keeps the dark grays and saturated tones of cinematographer David Watkins original film print in tact.  Warners has gone […]

Now available on Blu-Ray from Warner Home Video!

Check In to COMA, Stat! (Blu-Ray Review)

Before “Grey’s Anatomy” introduced us to the lusty antics and high-stakes drama of the surgeons at Seattle Grace Hospital, screenwriter and director Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park, ER) wrote and directed the medical thriller Coma, out now on Blu-Ray from Warner Home Video.  Based on the novel by Robin Cook, this film will make anyone think twice […]

CLOUD ATLAS Website Reveals Innovative Character Timeline!

Beyond the Marquee was clued in to an innovative new website design promoting the highly anticipated Tom Hanks film, Cloud Atlas, due in theaters October 26. Featured at the official movie website,  http://cloudatlas.warnerbros.com/index.html#, the main page displays a unique morphing animation based on a timeline of all the film’s characters and their various looks.  Accompanying the […]

Downtown Cinema (with Malone) Reviews SPAWN [1997] (Blu-Ray Review)

Popular culture is a funny thing.  Certain trends hit wildly popular and often come back to haunt us years later.  The 90’s was all about pop-rap, flannel shirts, depression and ultimately a corporate sponsored faux 1960’s “raging against the machine”.  A bohemian lifestyle reminiscent of Paris in the late 1800’s flourished – not in saloons […]

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