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January 29, 2020
First Clue: February's Mystery Movie
Clue #1: This month's movie is a classic 90s action movie.
Tape Freaks Presents: February's Mystery Movie at the Trylon Cinema, February 5th @ 7:00pm, only $5!
January 23, 2020
January 1, 2020
Third Clue: January's Mystery Movie
Clue #3: We have screened three films directed by the director of this month's film, all of which appear consecutively in his directorial filmography.
Tape Freaks Presents: January's Mystery Movie at the Trylon Cinema, January 1st @ 7:00pm, only $5!
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December 30, 2019
Second Clue: January's Mystery Movie
Clue #2: This month's movie co-stars an actress who's in another film on our possible re-screen list.
Tape Freaks Presents: January's Mystery Movie at the Trylon Cinema, January 1st @ 7:00pm, only $5!
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December 29, 2019
First Clue: January's Mystery Movie
Clue #1: This month's movie is a fun filled action flick.
Tape Freaks Presents: January's Mystery Movie at the Trylon Cinema, January 1st @ 7:00pm, only $5!
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December 4, 2019
Third Clue: December's Mystery Movie
Clue #3: This month's movie could be considered an anthology, though it's entirely different from any anthology we've ever encountered.
Tape Freaks Presents: December's Mystery Movie at the Trylon Cinema, December 1st @ 7:00pm, only $5!
Tape Freaks Presents: December's Mystery Movie at the Trylon Cinema, December 1st @ 7:00pm, only $5!
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December 3, 2019
Media that Kills: So Many Different Ways
Media kills in so many ways, it's honestly surprising how varied this genre is. It never fails to delight me to see what filmmakers will do with such a seemingly simple premise.
Black Roses: This movie fits our theme in a few ways, but I gotta say, this scene is probably the most literal interpretation of "media that kills" that I could ever find! (Excuse the Spanish, it's the only version I could find.)
The Ring: Like a haunted chain letter from hell, media can kill you for merely consuming it as intended. [Side story: before the US remake of The Ring was released, an unmarked version of this short film was mailed to my job. We watched it, and were thoroughly confused. A day or two later, free passes to a sneak preview of The Ring also showed up at my job. A few of us went to the screening and I was EXTREMELY UNNERVED when the tape we watched just days before was a key part of the film. When I got home, I unplugged everything in my house (except the fridge) and didn't plug anything back in for a good 9 days, just to be on the safe side.]
Videodrome: Definitely the most "out there" in this category, the voice-over explains it best, "TV will change your mind, Videodrome will change your body."
The Running Man: Sometimes when media kills, it's by design. (This was one of my favorite movies as a kid, and I'm really not sure what that says about me...)
Terrorvision: Media can bring a monster directly to your living room.
Black Roses: This movie fits our theme in a few ways, but I gotta say, this scene is probably the most literal interpretation of "media that kills" that I could ever find! (Excuse the Spanish, it's the only version I could find.)
The Ring: Like a haunted chain letter from hell, media can kill you for merely consuming it as intended. [Side story: before the US remake of The Ring was released, an unmarked version of this short film was mailed to my job. We watched it, and were thoroughly confused. A day or two later, free passes to a sneak preview of The Ring also showed up at my job. A few of us went to the screening and I was EXTREMELY UNNERVED when the tape we watched just days before was a key part of the film. When I got home, I unplugged everything in my house (except the fridge) and didn't plug anything back in for a good 9 days, just to be on the safe side.]
Videodrome: Definitely the most "out there" in this category, the voice-over explains it best, "TV will change your mind, Videodrome will change your body."
The Running Man: Sometimes when media kills, it's by design. (This was one of my favorite movies as a kid, and I'm really not sure what that says about me...)
Terrorvision: Media can bring a monster directly to your living room.
Brainscan: But media can also make you the monster...
Pontypool: And with no further explanation, Pontypool is on this list. (Just watch it.)
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