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THE FALLEN ONES-2005-Saw this weird movie on the Sci-Fi Channel. A giant mummy, the offspring of a fallen angel and a human woman is discovered in the desert. His “father” returns to start trouble by making a new giant out of human bodies! Little mummies appear too and a Rabbi is played rather stereotypically by Tom Bosley! Casper Van Dien stars along with Robert Wagner, Kristin Miller, Geoffrey Lewis and Carel Struycken who gets killed in the first scene. It’s pretty silly and unintentionally funny and of course was edited for TV.





PUNK ATTITUDE-2005-This is an excellent documentary that provides a great overview into the origins of the punk scene both in The US and UK. Through numerous interviews it explores punk’s beginnings, influences and it’s legacy. Among those interviewed are: Mick Jones, Wayne Kramer, David Johanson, Tommy Ramone, Capt. Sensible, Arri Up, Siouxsie Sioux, Chrissie Hynde, Jello Biafra and others. Henry Rollins, Thruston Moore, Jim Jarmusch also offer their own insight. It goes on to cover the scene in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s but how come no mention of “Operation Ivy”?

Director Don Letts was a former DJ who made the crude but excellent time capsule PUNK ROCK MOVIE in 1978. He later directed a few music videos and was a member of the first version of Mick Jones’ “Big Audio Dynamite”. He directed several other documentaries about The Clash including WESTWAY TO THE WORLD in 2000.



PLAIN JANE TO THE RESCUE-1982-Hong Kong comedy about a nerdy woman named Jenny (“Josephine” Siao Fong Fong, also one of the producers) who has trouble holding a job. She is eventually hired by the evil owner of Z-Corp, a large conglomerate. He wants Jenny to teach his father some manners. He feels his old man is an embarrassment. She also discovers a plot against the old man’s life. Her childhood sweetheart, the very timid Fang (Ricky Hui) helps her rescue him. There is a lot of slapstick and outrageous comedy scenes but some of them go on too long. Director John Woo made this a couple of years before his most well-known action films (he made A BETTER TOMORROW in 1986). It’s based on a character Siao became famous for on TV. She later played Jet Li’s mother in THE LEGEND l & 2.

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