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Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...
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Press Releases and Film News / Re: RIP Gene Shalit
Last post by indianasmith - Today at 08:53:50 AM
I remember watching him as a kid - with his huge Afro and bushy mustache!  I had no idea he was still alive.
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Bad Movies / Re: RECENT VIEWINGS (Bad Movie...
Last post by Dr. Whom - Today at 02:59:03 AM
Freak Orlando (1981)

Supposedly an adaptation of Virginia Woolf's 1928 novel. I haven't read that, but I doubt if it is anything like the movie.
Far too artsy for its own good. IMDB claims it is full of eccentric humour, I can't say I have found any. It is mostly just people doing weird scenes in strange costumes (on a very low budget).
The Freak is the title is a clear reference to Todd Browning, as it deals with sideshows and freaks. As such it has been hailed for celebrating people with non-standard bodies.
This has an amateurish and improvisational feel to it, from a time when competence was considered bourgeois. You get the impression that the troupe found an interesting location, brainstormed for a bit and then recorded some scenes. There is very little to hold the attention. Everything is very slow and painfully drawn out. Fans of 70s and 80s experimental theatre might like it.  It works a lot better in stills (which attracted my attention) than as an actual movie.

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Press Releases and Film News / Re: RIP Gene Shalit
Last post by claws - Today at 01:52:22 AM
QuoteWhile Gene Shalit's immediate cultural impact was largely domestic—he held the record for the longest continuous appearance on a single U.S. network television program—his international impact was achieved through global pop culture and media syndication.

Not familiar but wow, 100 years? That's great. RIP
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Fans of "The Baby" and "happiness" are going to come out of the woodworks for this one.
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Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...
Last post by claws - Today at 12:28:25 AM
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Press Releases and Film News / RIP Gene Shalit
Last post by Trevor - June 12, 2026, 11:14:11 PM
The noted film critic has passed away at the age of 100.

RIP ❤️🌹