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#51

Bad Movies / Re: 100 Historical Movies in O...

Last post by M.10rda - August 04, 2026, 07:24:57 AM

Okay, nobody has bitten, and though it seems perverse (in the US anyway) to skip 1963, I'm a perverse guy, so:

73.) FIVE CORNERS (1987) - takes place in NYC during 1964 against the backdrop of the growing civil rights movement.
Just figured this was an opportunity to plug a cool sleeper flick, directed by Tony Bill (UNTAMED HEART), written by John Patrick Shanley (MOONSTRUCK), and starring a great ensemble cast including Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, Todd Graff, and a terrifying young John Turturro.

#52

Press Releases and Film News / Re: Netflix sued for losing un...

Last post by Trevor - August 04, 2026, 05:37:40 AM

A U.K.-based production company and a filmmaker are suing Netflix for $105 million, alleging the streaming company lost a drive containing a copy of an unreleased espionage movie, which they claim undermined its commercial prospects.

The complaint filed on Wednesday in California district court alleges that the film's associate producer, Daniel Haido, hand-delivered an unencrypted master copy of the film to Netflix so the company could screen it as a potential buyer. Haido verbally instructed the employee to delete the files after the screening, according to the suit.

A little over a week after the screening, Netflix emailed the filmmakers to say the drive had been stolen, the plaintiffs allege.

A Netflix spokesperson said the company "disputes any claim that it bears the risk of loss for a film delivered without the proper industry-standard safeguards." Netflix has offered to monitor piracy sites for unauthorized distribution or sale of the movie.

Wild story. Would make for a great movie, starring Nic Cage!

Yikes 😳😳

Reminds me of the time I was ordered by a client to deliver a master tape of the movie THE ROAD TO MECCA from our premises to the copyright holders premises in Johannesburg.

I did so, the tape was signed for and that was that.

5 years later I received a call from the company demanding to know where the master was. Thankfully we kept all delivery files and I was able to prove that it had been delivered, handed over and signed for.

Never found out what happened to that tape after I delivered it 😳

#53

Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2

Last post by Dr. Whom - August 04, 2026, 04:49:51 AM

SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO SATAN (1929):
A late era silent from the director of the very good MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, the quite bad BLIND JUSTICE, and the famously interesting HAXAN. A wealthy four-eyed Poindexter and his hapless galpal get shanghaied to an Old Dark House where weirdo servants inform them they must be the guests of "Mister Satan" (or else) and other guests alternately frolic or scamper about in terror. 7FTS seems at first like a ROCKY HORROR precedent but actually ends up a lot closer in spirit to THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. 

I know the title from the pulps. I suppose it is the same story

https://pulpcovers.com/?s=seven+footprints+to+satan

#54

Press Releases and Film News / Netflix sued for losing unrele...

Last post by claws - August 04, 2026, 03:19:26 AM

A U.K.-based production company and a filmmaker are suing Netflix for $105 million, alleging the streaming company lost a drive containing a copy of an unreleased espionage movie, which they claim undermined its commercial prospects.

The complaint filed on Wednesday in California district court alleges that the film's associate producer, Daniel Haido, hand-delivered an unencrypted master copy of the film to Netflix so the company could screen it as a potential buyer. Haido verbally instructed the employee to delete the files after the screening, according to the suit.

A little over a week after the screening, Netflix emailed the filmmakers to say the drive had been stolen, the plaintiffs allege.

A Netflix spokesperson said the company "disputes any claim that it bears the risk of loss for a film delivered without the proper industry-standard safeguards." Netflix has offered to monitor piracy sites for unauthorized distribution or sale of the movie.

Wild story. Would make for a great movie, starring Nic Cage!

#55

Bad Movies / Re: 100 *alliterative* movie t...

Last post by zombie no.one - August 04, 2026, 02:10:43 AM

23. KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE (1988)

[THE ROLLING STONES Flowers]

#56

Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...

Last post by Allhallowsday - August 03, 2026, 11:04:53 PM

THE ROLLING STONES Flowers  

[THE ROLLING STONES Beggar's Banquet]

#57

Entertainment / Re: What have you been listeni...

Last post by Allhallowsday - August 03, 2026, 10:24:34 PM

THE ROLLING STONES  Beggar's Banquet

#58

Bad Movies / Re: 100 *alliterative* movie t...

Last post by bob - August 03, 2026, 07:29:00 PM

22

The Mad Monster

watched this earlier today....it weas not good

#59

Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2

Last post by M.10rda - August 03, 2026, 05:42:13 PM

Terminator 3 (2003) - Like a lot of people in the 90's, I dated a girl who looked like Claire Danes,

The part about "a lot of people" may or may not be true, but Good For You in any case! 

I remember basically liking T3, but (though I remember few specifics) my major recollection of the film is its wacky O.Henry/Rod Serling ending, which I'm pretty sure was retconned immediately in T4/SALVATION. Then again I think every film after T2 got in the habit of ignoring all the previous post-T2 sequels, right?

#60

Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2

Last post by zombie no.one - August 03, 2026, 05:26:19 PM

re-watched that recently. better than I remembered, but it suffers from a severe case of 2003-itis.

to have had any hope of matching or at least comparing with T2 it would've had to come out no later than '95