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Talking Movies [Day of the Dead]: Dawn of the Dead (2004): The Director’s Cut

01/11/202130/11/2021Dr. KLeave a comment

The Day of the Dead (or Dia de los Muertos) is a traditional Latin American holiday on which, every November 1st, the lives of deceased loved ones are celebrated with food, drink, parties, and a great deal of masquerade involving…

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Talking Movies [K-DAY]: Cloverfield

10/08/2022Dr. K4 Comments

In the absolutely bonkers science-fiction film Pacific Rim (del Toro, 2013), the monstrous Kaiju first attacked humanity on 10th August 2013. The attack ended a few days later on August 15th but, in that time, San Francisco, Sacramento, and Oakland…

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Talking Movies [Thor’s Day]: Thor

04/08/202211/08/2022Dr. K7 Comments

In August 1962, Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby introduced readers of Marvel Comics (specifically Journey into Mystery) to Thor Odinson, God of Thunder and mightiest of the Asgardian deities. Through associations with Marvel’s premier super team, the Avengers,…

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Talking Movies: Independence Day: Resurgence

04/07/2022Dr. K1 Comment

Released: 24 June 2016Director: Roland EmmerichDistributor: 20th Century FoxBudget: $165 millionStars: Liam Hemsworth, Maika Monroe, Jessie Usher, Jeff Goldblum, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Bill Pullman The Plot:It’s been twenty years since the Earth successfully defeated an alien invasion and, since then,…

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Talking Movies [RoboCop Day]: RoboCop: Director’s Cut

03/06/2022Dr. K3 Comments

To celebrate the release of the dismal RoboCop (Padilha, 2014) on home media, June 3rd was declared “RoboCop Day” in the city of Detroit. While that movie wasn’t too impressive and had nothing on the original RoboCop (Verhoeven, 1987), this…

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Talking Movies [Dinosaur Day]: Jurassic Park

01/06/202203/05/2022Dr. K8 Comments

Sixty-five million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth. These massive beasts existed for about 180 million years and came in all shapes and sizes, before finally going extinct following a cataclysmic event that forever changed our world and rendered these…

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Talking Movies [X-Men Month]: X-Men: Days of Future Past: The Rogue Cut

21/05/202229/05/2022Dr. K8 Comments

To commemorate, the culmination of their long-running and successful X-Men movies, 20th Century Fox declared May 13th as “X-Men Day”, a day to celebrate all things Mutant and X-Men and celebrate Marvel’s iconic collection of superpowered beings who fight to…

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Talking Movies [Friday the 13th]: Friday the 13th Part 2

13/05/2022Dr. K1 Comment

Long considered to be an unlucky day due to superstitions involving the number thirteen and religious connotations, Friday the 13th is perhaps equally as well-known as being the title for a long-running series of slasher movies. As a result, this…

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Talking Movies [Alien Day]: Alien: The Director’s Cut

26/04/202205/04/2022Dr. K5 Comments

Audiences were first introduced to the horrific, biomechanical Xenomorphs in this classic science-fiction horror film in which an unsuspecting cargo crew investigates a beacon on the barren world of LV-426 and, as a result, the 26th of April is widely…

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Talking Movies [National Pokémon Day]: Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One

27/02/202224/02/2022Dr. K1 Comment

Upon the release of Pokémon: Blue Version and Pokémon: Red Version (Game Freak, 1996), a new craze swept through playgrounds across the world. An entire generation grew up either playing Pokémon, watching the anime, playing the trading card game, or…

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