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Serials At Midnight: The Green Hornet

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Serials At Midnight returns as Heath reviews the 1940 serial THE GREEN HORNET, which has just arrived on Blu-ray! Order here: https://amzn.to/3oEjO0P *************************************************************** Inside VCI Entertainment with CEO Bob Blair: https://youtu.be/lVeay_kKgl0 *************************************************************** More Serials At Midnight: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLms82QIo-B9k-mPOF0yBIar7HMFoqfyzx *************************************************************** Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight TikTok: OfficialCerealAtMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite **************************************************************** When shopping on Amazon, please consider using Cereal At Midnight's affiliate link to support the channel: https://amzn.to/3LAgn...

Patreon Q&A #2

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The Patreon Q&A series continues! In this installment, Heath talks about favorite labels, future plans, integrity in reviews, and what a Cereal At Midnight action figure might look like.  https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-q-2-82146421?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Patreon Q&A #1

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In the first of a new ongoing series, Heath answers questions submitted by Patreon supporters!  https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-ama-1-81837320?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Review: Outside The Wall (1950)

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Even though it was released in 1950, Outside the Wall  feels like it has a foot in the crime pictures of the 1930s. The film opens on the Cherry Hill prison in Philadelphia where we meet Larry Nelson (Richard Basehart), a man who is about to be paroled after doing a 15-year sentence for murder. We find out more about his crime later in the movie, but the film is more interested in showing us how he's been jailed for so long that he has trouble adapting to a world he no longer recognizes. He ends up working in a sanatorium that's far from the city, but it's not so far away that trouble doesn't arrive in the form of a gangster from his past with a tempting offer that could lead him back to the wrong side of the law. Complicating matters further are two women--a proverbial devil (a materialistic blonde played by Marilyn Maxwell) and angel (virtuous, kindhearted brunette Dorothy Hart)--who pull him in two very different directions.  While this does feel heavily influenced b...

Primal: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review

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Heath reviews the second season of Genndy Tartakovsky's PRIMAL, which has just arrived on Blu-ray. Could this series be the new high benchmark for  mature, adult-oriented animated storytelling?  Order Primal here: https://amzn.to/3oMIcxt *************************************************************** Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight TikTok: OfficialCerealAtMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite **************************************************************** When shopping on Amazon, please consider using Cereal At Midnight's affiliate link to support the channel: https://amzn.to/3LAgnlt

Review: Undertow (1949)

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This cracking little noir film is directed by schlockmeister William Castle, but there are no gimmicks here. Instead, we have a pure and simple noir plot involving a returning military man who happens to be the perfect patsy for a frame-up job. Character actors will enjoy seeing Scott Brady ( Johnny Guitar,  later the sheriff in Gremlins ), Dorothy Hart (1948's The Naked City ), Peggy Dow (soon to appear in Joseph Pevney's exceptional noir Shakedown ), John Russell ( Pale Rider , The Outlaw Josey Wales ), and even a fresh-faced Rock Hudson in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it role. The action takes place in Chicago, though rear projection and studio sets occasionally fill in for expensive location shooting. At a brisk 71 minutes, this one flies by and unfolds in something close to real time.  Universal International cranked out scores of these cheap noir and noir-adjacent B-films during the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s. Some are more memorable than others, but all of them e...

Heath Reviews Arrow Video's New Releases!

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Heath reviews all three of Arrow Video's April 2023 U.S. releases!  Note: The Assassination Bureau release date has been changed to May 2nd, 2023.  Use these Amazon links to support Cereal At Midnight:  The Assassination Bureau: https://amzn.to/3mYeWDg Lover's Lane: https://amzn.to/3V57Rh6 Heart of Dragon: https://amzn.to/40BAKT9 Heath's full review of The Assassination Bureau: https://www.cerealatmidnight.com/2021/11/review-assassination-bureau-1969.html *************************************************************** Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight TikTok: OfficialCerealAtMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite **************************************************************** When shopping on Amazon, please consider using Cereal At Midnight's affiliate link to support the channel: ...

Record Store Day 2023 - First Look!

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Heath gives a first look at a stack of vinyl releases from Record Store Day 2023! RecordStoreDay.com *************************************************************** Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight TikTok: OfficialCerealAtMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite **************************************************************** When shopping on Amazon, please consider using Cereal At Midnight's affiliate link to support the channel: https://amzn.to/3LAgnlt

Episode 23: Debora Iyall from Romeo Void

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Romeo Void songwriter and vocalist Debora Iyall stops by Cereal At Midnight to talk about the punk/new wave scene in San Francisco, the music that inspires her, and the band's first official live album, which will be released on Record Store Day! Find a participating record store at RecordStoreDay.com Find the Cereal at Midnight Podcast wherever you download your podcasts! If it's not there yet, we're working on it! It can already been found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, the Podbean app, Amazon Music/Audible, iHeart Radio, PlayerFM, Samsung, and Podchaser! Please subscribe, rate, and review! CerealAtMidnight.com Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight TikTok: OfficialCerealAtMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Intro Music: Juanitos - Octopussy - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Juanitos/Exotica/juanitos_...

Police Story III: Supercop 4K Movie Review

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Heath reviews the brand new 4K/Blu-ray combo pack of Police Story III: Supercop!  Order Supercop here: https://amzn.to/3Laju2T When shopping on Amazon, please consider using Cereal At Midnight's affiliate link to support the channel: https://amzn.to/3LAgnlt Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight TikTok: OfficialCerealAtMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite

Cool Hand Luke 4K Movie Review

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Heath reviews the new 4K Ultra HD release of COOL HAND LUKE. Buy Cool Hand Luke on Amazon: https://amzn.to/43IuFH5 When shopping on Amazon, please consider using Cereal At Midnight's affiliate link to support the channel: https://amzn.to/3LAgnlt Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight TikTok: OfficialCerealAtMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite

Inside THE FUNHOUSE | Screenwriter Larry Block Tells All

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The Funhouse is open! Heath is joined by Larry Block, the screenwriter of the 1981 classic horror film for a tell-all discussion about collaborating with director Tobe Hooper, being praised by Quentin Tarantino, recognizing the rules of horror, and why so many modern remakes fall short.  https://www.youtube.com/user/LarsBlock/videos https://twitter.com/LarryBlock20 https://www.instagram.com/larryblockscreenwriter/?hl=en Find the Cereal at Midnight Podcast wherever you download your podcasts! If it's not there yet, we're working on it! It can already been found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, the Podbean app, Amazon Music/Audible, iHeart Radio, PlayerFM, Samsung, and Podchaser! Please subscribe, rate, and review! When shopping on Amazon, please consider using Cereal At Midnight's affiliate link to support the channel: https://amzn.to/3LAgnlt Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com...

Pauline Kael - Tarantino's Movie Critic?

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With rumors that Tarantino's next film, THE MOVIE CRITIC, will feature the polarizing film critic Pauline Kael, Heath discusses the lasting legacy of one of cinema's most loved and hated reviewers.  What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3MyMlie When shopping on Amazon, please consider using Cereal At Midnight's affiliate link to support the channel: https://amzn.to/3LAgnlt Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight TikTok: OfficialCerealAtMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite

Interview with Richard Hamilton from Hamilton Book | Edward R. Hamilton Bookseller Company

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In this Cereal At Midnight exclusive, Richard Hamilton, the owner of HamiltonBook.com and the Edward R. Hamilton Bookseller Company, discusses the ever-changing state of physical media and how he finds those amazing Blu-ray deals! HamiltonBook.com https://www.facebook.com/EdwardRHamiltonBookseller https://twitter.com/MediaatHB Find the Cereal at Midnight Podcast wherever you download your podcasts! If it's not there yet, we're working on it! It can already been found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, the Podbean app, Amazon Music/Audible, iHeart Radio, PlayerFM, Samsung, and Podchaser! When shopping on Amazon, please consider using Cereal At Midnight's affiliate link to support the channel: https://amzn.to/3LAgnlt Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight TikTok: OfficialCerealAtMidnight Le...

Rebel Without A Cause 4K Movie Review

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Another classic arrives on 4K! In this 4K Movie Review, Heath reviews the new Ultra HD release of REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE.   Purchase here: https://amzn.to/3zF3qzm When shopping on Amazon, please consider using Cereal At Midnight's affiliate link to support the channel: https://amzn.to/3LAgnlt Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight TikTok: OfficialCerealAtMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite

Collecting Talk with Author Jonathan Melville | Cereal At Midnight Podcast

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Heath is joined by author Jonathan Melville (Seeking Perfection: The Unofficial Guide to Tremors, A Kind of Magic: Making the Original Highlander) for an expansive conversation that covers everything from Jim Henson and Stephen J. Cannell to the joys (and challenges) of collecting.  http://jonathanmelville.co.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMjsKDHqPFQBOfnnPSKu_6w Seeking Perfection: The Unofficial Guide to Tremors (U.S.) https://amzn.to/40EUCFO (U.K.) https://amzn.eu/d/gAy1DBL A Kind of Magic: Making the Original Highlander  (U.S.) https://amzn.to/3UgqZZ2 (U.K.) https://amzn.eu/d/2tm26G9 Local Hero: Making A Scottish Classic  (U.S.) https://amzn.to/3ZMdr8t (U.K.) https://amzn.eu/d/bPdTlnW Find the Cereal at Midnight Podcast wherever you download your podcasts! If it's not there yet, we're working on it! It can already been found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, the Podbean app, Amazon Music/Audible, iHeart Radio, PlayerFM, Samsung, and Podchaser! When shopping on...

The Maltese Falcon 4K Movie Review

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Heath reviews the brand new 4K of the timeless classic THE MALTESE FALCON! Find out how this true cinematic classic fares on 4K in this 4K Movie Review. Buy The Maltese Falcon on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3m1FQcX When shopping on Amazon, please consider using Cereal At Midnight's affiliate link to support the channel: https://amzn.to/3LAgnlt Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight TikTok: OfficialCerealAtMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite

Unboxing The Latest HorrorPack!

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Heath unboxes the latest Blu-ray HorrorPack! Visit HorrorPack.com to subscribe and be sure to tell them Cereal At Midnight sent you.  Past HorrorPack unboxings: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLms82QIo-B9lRrCqdksXFF0GRX0P-jXNw When shopping on Amazon, please consider using Cereal At Midnight's affiliate link to support the channel: https://amzn.to/3LAgnlt Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight TikTok: OfficialCerealAtMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite