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Every January Release from Kino Lorber | 4Ks, Film Noir, and OOP Classics Back In Print

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In this COMPLETE look at every title released by Kino Lorber and their partner labels in January, 2024, we’re talking about new 4Ks, film noir classics, deep studio cuts, and formerly-out-of-print films that have been brought back into production with all new features!  Further viewing:  Frank Tarzi Interview: https://youtu.be/MfFCws4M_gg Frank Tarzi Returns: https://youtu.be/h9t0JWwUqhk Frank Tarzi on Kino Lorber in 2024: https://youtu.be/_dUzqaW-aFs Previous Kino Lorber monthly spotlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfFCws4M_gg&list=PLms82QIo-B9m3xP_xBoKvqUSYQcUMsFdc Mark Evanier Interview: https://youtu.be/X-jVZFjWRlU A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Interview: https://youtu.be/5LA_uPNtN1o Jaws Commentary w/ Michael McCormack https://youtu.be/QbpPEAc1hjw Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Review: https://youtu.be/kEBOzSvnXLo Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Fa...

I Bought A Movie Collection! 300 SEALED Titles!

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I bought a movie collection! In this video, I showcase 300 titles that I purchased SEALED from a collector. Find out all the details in this unboxing/showcase video! Further viewing: Al Adamson Box Set Review https://youtu.be/iGA6gP0Irsw This Storage Hack Saved My Collection https://youtu.be/jKCY-sBzCmc Gene Autry, Western Icon https://youtu.be/_eFV8G6i0gc The VCI Interview https://youtu.be/lVeay_kKgl0 B-Western Heroes https://youtu.be/Mq9MgxJV7CE Western Spotlight 1 https://youtu.be/k5rD2T8VmiI Western Spotlight 2 https://youtu.be/TuFB95idxN8 Criterion's Ranown Cycle Review https://youtu.be/96bb0cx-YE8 Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy 4K: https://youtu.be/PCauSiVmycs High Plains Drifter 4K Review: https://youtu.be/u041dOC9GZ4 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: OfficialCerealAtMidnig...

JACKPOT! Huge Record Haul! (Bowie?!)

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Join me for my latest thrifting expedition and witness a HUGE record haul! There's magic in the crackle. More music-related videos from Cereal At Midnight: Ron Dante, voice of The Archies: https://youtu.be/ohsmEroj9XM Debora Iyall from Romeo Void: https://youtu.be/Cj21X6uuaSg Vinyl Hunting At A Record Show: https://youtu.be/VmnUAyoQBC0 Record Store Day 2023: https://youtu.be/Z5HEggxVL20 Spotlight on The Midnight Special: https://youtu.be/DkIXhBnHsqo The Soul of the Midnight Special: https://youtu.be/mS2mVjwlLb4 Visiting the Grave of Hank Williams: https://youtu.be/TzroH_cmnIY Musical Archaeology Expedition 1: https://youtu.be/E7udJvEV_r0 Blondie - Against the Odds Box Set Review: https://youtu.be/SxOczSV7Mk0 Elvis - Complete Albums Collection: https://youtu.be/t31PmBmBdr0 Johnny Cash Complete Columbia Albums Collection: https://youtu.be/3ZSsOsOBsFY Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/Cer...

J R. Bookwalter Returns To Horror With Side Effects May Vary | Podcast 42

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J.R. Bookwalter (The Dead Next Door, Robot Ninja) returns to the horror genre for the first time in over two decades with SIDE EFFECTS MAY VARY! In this interview, J.R. discusses working with Sam Raimi, how genre filmmaking has changed, and how you can see his new movie on the big screen when it hits your town! https://www.facebook.com/sideeffectsmayvarymovie https://linktr.ee/jrbookwalter Further viewing:  J.R. Bookwalter, Fred Olen Ray, and David Sterling: Indie Filmmaker roundtable (moderated by Heath): https://youtu.be/KQZEnrM71pA J.R. Bookwalter - Selling Things with FOMO - https://youtu.be/lZiAEr45GTM Haunting Fear Launch Party with Brinke Stevens and Fred Olen Ray (Moderated by Heath) https://www.youtube.com/live/XowajgcI2rM?si=e0dnfe-ymGH1ttnd Brimstone Launch Party with James L. Edwards (Moderated by Heath) https://www.youtube.com/live/KmXLf1wT9vs?si=pgDkeZ6pwVMEiXgy Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cere...

Unscripted: The Cult of Physical Media

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What is the Cult of Physical Media? In my latest UNSCRIPTED video, I give my candid thoughts on a physical media trend that really freaks me out.  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

Under Western Stars (1938)

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Set agains the backdrop of the Dust Bowl crisis, Under Western Stars  sees Roy Rogers squaring off against the water company who’s trying to charge the citizens for their precious H2O in a time of drought. In doing so, he gets himself arrested, but the townsfolk love him because he’s a man of the people. Before you know it, he’s nominated to be a congressman. His good looks and smooth voice make him a lock for the female vote, while his tenacity and grit give him wide appeal to the men. Smiley Burnett, Gene Autry’s old sidekick, appears alongside Roy for this adventure, but his gimmick—a frog-voiced multi-instrumentalist—is virtually identical. Carol Hughes plays the female lead here but, as with many of the roles at the time, there's not much for her to do other than be occasionally feisty and have the hero fall in love with her in the last reel. I also note that, just like Gene Autry in his films, Roy Rogers plays “Roy Rogers.” Under Western Stars was filmed during a Republic wa...

A Day Out With Cereal At Midnight | Thrift Stores, Guitars, and Donuts

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And now for something completely different: in this episode, we're out of the collecting room and out on an adventure. Let's see what's out there! 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

A Box of Roy | A Huge Haul of Happy Trails

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Warning: This video may contain ROY. Side effects may vary, consult a doctor if yodeling or singing persists for more than 5 hours. See it HERE  

Author/Filmmaker Max Allan Collins On Road To Perdition, Mickey Spillane, And What's Next | Podcast

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Max Allan Collins is one of our greatest living writers. In addition to penning ROAD TO PERDITION and dozens of crime tales (Nathan Heller, Quarry) and movie novelizations over the last 50 years, he's also a filmmaker (Mommy) who continues to evolve and grow. In this in-depth interview, Max discusses his career, friendship with Mickey Spillane, passion for physical media, and what's next! MaxAllanCollins.com I, The Jury 4K Review:  https://youtu.be/GW4k29cDnkI Hard Case Crime:  https://youtu.be/xxV2u7MmaOk **************************************************************** 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 Midn...

Review: Daughter of the Jungle (1949)

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A textbook example of mid-century cheap thrills, Republic's Daughter of the Jungle  (1949) serves up multiple genre elements in one package. You want gangsters? You got 'em! You want restless natives on the hunt for blood? You got 'em! You want a feisty young woman in a miniskirt who swings from the trees like Tarzan? Well, you can't have that...just kidding, she's here too! In many ways, Daughter of the Jungle exemplifies the high concept/low budget approach that Republic and other poverty row studios excelled at creating during the Cold War era.  The film opens on an airplane above the jungles of Africa. Inside the craft are a couple of gangsters being transported back to the States by two police officers, but because this is a jungle adventure film, the plane crashes within minutes and it quickly becomes an "every man for himself" situation. Deep in the bush, the emergency landing was witnessed by the plucky survivors of another plane crash, which occu...

Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe | Arrow Video Unboxing

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2024 may have just started, but INSIDE THE MIND OF COFFIN JOE has set a very high standard for what physical media fans can expect this year! Arrow Video's extensive, 11-film Blu-ray box set is a horror hound's dream come true.   Order the box set here: https://amzn.to/47AzOlx **************************************************************** 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

Musical Archaeology Expedition 1 - Underground Physical Media Music Releases Worth Your Attention

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Welcome to the first expedition of MUSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, a new, monthly video series spotlighting under-the-radar physical media music releases that are worth your attention!  More music coverage: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLms82QIo-B9ngvf8RisNqCKWjqSS9EiI7 **************************************************************** 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

I Can't Believe I Found This At A Thrift Store!

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The thrift stores continue to be gold mines! In this latest installment, I can't believe I found THIS at a thrift store! (Did someone say "vintage stereo  equipment?!") https://www.patreon.com/posts/i-cant-believe-i-96258268?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Let's Try Gingerbread Toast Crunch | Cereal Review

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\ Gingerbread Toast Crunch is a new, limited edition flavor for the holiday season. Let's give it a try in this cereal review! More cereal reviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLms82QIo-B9lDsLbZHulRsYlrg62Cai5q **************************************************************** 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

Gene Autry, Western Icon (Western Spotlight)

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Gene Autry did it all: a recording artist, a radio star, an entrepreneur and businessman, and the star of nearly 100 movies, mostly westerns. For nearly a decade, he was a bigger star than John Wayne and he remains the ONLY performer with stars in all five categories on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. Let's talk about the man and his movies! Film Noir Primer: https://youtu.be/w3U_HLQTxnY Westerns Spotlight 1 https://youtu.be/k5rD2T8VmiI Westerns Spotlight 2 https://youtu.be/TuFB95idxN8 Western Spotlight 3: B-Western Heroes https://youtu.be/Mq9MgxJV7CE Randolph Scott Collection https://youtu.be/Sa-6_FKeFeY The Ranown Westerns https://youtu.be/96bb0cx-YE8 Quantez Review: https://www.cerealatmidnight.com/2021/12/review-quantez-1957.html **************************************************************** Review Archive: CerealAtMidnight.com/p/reviews.html Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: Cerea...

Unscripted: The Future Of Cereal At Midnight in 2024 (And Beyond)

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It's a new year with new opportunities! In this "Unscripted" video, I talk about  and some ch-ch-changes that have been a long time coming. Happy New Year! **************************************************************** 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: Angel on the Amazon (1948)

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Republic's Angel on the Amazon  is perhaps most notable for its scarcity in the digital age, not for plot, performances, or production--but then again, such is the case for many of the programmers that flooded out of Poverty Row during Hollywood's Golden Age. At the very least, Angel  offers a lot of fun elements and a metaphysical plot device that could have been used for cheap thrills, but which is in service of something more mature here.  When their airplane goes down in the Amazon, Jim Warburton (George Brent) and Dr. Karen Lawrence (Constance Bennett) are found and rescued by a group of big game hunters, led by the fearless (and emotionless) Christine Ridgeway (Vera Ralston), resulting in a smitten Jim, who becomes obsessed with this mysterious woman. What he doesn't realize is that she's carrying a dark secret, one that prevents her from letting anyone get too close. No sooner has he set her in his sights (with a libidinous fervor that would make PepĂ© Le Pew pro...