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MOTT THE HOOPLE – LIVE (30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION): A Retrospective Righting Of Rock & Roll Wrongs

DonJuly 5, 2019

"I feel neglected, feel rejected/Living in the wrong time": that was a line written and sung by Ian Hunter on Mott The Hoople's Brain Capers album. It could be...

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Schlockmania’s Favorite Characters From GAME OF THRONES – Part 1

DonJuly 2, 2019

Now that its pay cable reign has come to an end, Game Of Thrones has carved out a place in television history as one of its most beloved shows and also one of ...

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AMG DIRTY DOZEN 06/28/19: Special Far East Edition With Blind Thieves, Category III Hijinx And More Shaw Brothers

DonJune 28, 2019

June's second and final installment of the AMG Dirty Dozen has a special Far East theme, highlighting not only Chinese and Japanese productions but also extend...

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CHILD’S PLAY (2019): A Corporate Cash-Grab With Subversive Undertones?

DonJune 25, 2019

Horror fans are mostly numb to the unending string of reboots and remakes that modern Hollywood pumps out but the new Child's Play managed to rise above the st...

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TEEN MOVIE HELL: Hormones And Hijinks Through The Pop-Cultural Funhouse Mirror

DonJune 21, 2019

The phrase "rite of passage" is thrown around with nostalgic abandon when people discuss the pop culture of their teen years but it still means something when ...

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THE DEAD DON’T DIE (2019): The Artsy-Oddball “Hang Sesh” Of Zombie Movies

DonJune 18, 2019

Schlockmania had severe misgivings when the trailer for The Dead Don't Die first emerged online. It looked like another Mars Attacks: i.e., a vintage b-movie p...

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AMG DIRTY DOZEN 06/14/19: A Grab-Bag Of Gangsters, Ghosts And Gun-Toting Gals

DonJune 14, 2019

Summer is upon us now. The best way to avoid the sweltering temperatures and surprise rainshowers it brings is to stay at home, close to your well-stocked home...

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AIRPLANE!: The Craft Behind The Machine Gun Lunacy

DonJune 11, 2019

Airplane! is one of those films we all take for granted. It has been imitated so often and its parody-at-a-machine-gun-pace formula has become so commonp...

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MOTT THE HOOPLE – THE HOOPLE: Last Call For Rock’s Hard Luck Kids

DonJune 7, 2019

A convincing case could be made for Mott The Hoople being the ultimate "hard luck kids" of rock and roll music. They were an influential band that could ...

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BEDTIME FOR GONZO: An Interview With Author Mike McPadden

DonJune 4, 2019

Is it possible for a provocateur to have a second act in their career? It's worth addressing that question to author Mike McPadden, who has enjoyed a wild, oft...

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BLOOD SUCKING FREAK: The Participatory Approach To 42nd Street Grindhouse Archaeology

DonMay 31, 2019

Joel M. Reed fits into the "deep cut" category of exploitation film knowledge. Most who remember his film career remember it for Bloodsucking Freaks, one of th...

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YEAR OF THE DRAGON: An 80’s Celluloid Bad Boy Trio Takes You Down To Chinatown

DonMay 28, 2019

Year Of The Dragon is a deluxe trip back into the excess of the 80's. If you need an indication as to why this is so, just look at the credits: Mickey Rourke is...

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EMANUELLE IN AMERICA: Joe D’Amato’s Transgressive Sexploitation Rollercoaster

THE NEW YORK RIPPER: A Sleazy But Stylish Straight-Razor Slices The Big Apple

THE MANITOU: The Occult Adventure As Disaster Movie

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Schlock-Wire: Help Jack Perez Make His Animal Rights Noir Thriller SEARCH & RESCUE

Schlock-Wire: Brainy Psychedelic Exploitation Shocker THE THETA GIRL Is Now Available On Blu-Ray

Schlock-Wire: PAGE-JUMPER, A Short Film Written By Schlockmania, Is Coming To Atlanta And NYC!

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MOTT THE HOOPLE – LIVE (30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION): A Retrospective Righting Of Rock & Roll Wrongs

MOTT THE HOOPLE – THE HOOPLE: Last Call For Rock’s Hard Luck Kids

I’M A FREAK 2 BABY: Deeper Into The Pursuit Of Amplified Weirdness

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UNCHAINED: A VAN HALEN USER’S MANUAL: …And The Bookshelf Will Rock

TEEN MOVIE HELL: Hormones And Hijinks Through The Pop-Cultural Funhouse Mirror

BLOOD SUCKING FREAK: The Participatory Approach To 42nd Street Grindhouse Archaeology

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AMG DIRTY DOZEN 08/15/19: A Made-For-T.V. Movie Motherlode

AMG DIRTY DOZEN 07/30/19: Midnight-Blue Executive Action In The Forbidden Zone

AMG DIRTY DOZEN 07/12/19: Stone Cold, Reckless Nightmare Pandemonium On Your Home Theater

MOTT THE HOOPLE – LIVE (30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION): A Retrospective Righting Of Rock & Roll Wrongs

Schlockmania’s Favorite Characters From GAME OF THRONES – Part 1

AMG DIRTY DOZEN 06/28/19: Special Far East Edition With Blind Thieves, Category III Hijinx And More Shaw Brothers

CHILD’S PLAY (2019): A Corporate Cash-Grab With Subversive Undertones?

TEEN MOVIE HELL: Hormones And Hijinks Through The Pop-Cultural Funhouse Mirror

THE DEAD DON’T DIE (2019): The Artsy-Oddball “Hang Sesh” Of Zombie Movies

AMG DIRTY DOZEN 06/14/19: A Grab-Bag Of Gangsters, Ghosts And Gun-Toting Gals

AIRPLANE!: The Craft Behind The Machine Gun Lunacy

MOTT THE HOOPLE – THE HOOPLE: Last Call For Rock’s Hard Luck Kids

BEDTIME FOR GONZO: An Interview With Author Mike McPadden

BLOOD SUCKING FREAK: The Participatory Approach To 42nd Street Grindhouse Archaeology

YEAR OF THE DRAGON: An 80’s Celluloid Bad Boy Trio Takes You Down To Chinatown

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