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If you haven't already, check out the previous first season of my film podcast Final Cut. Go to allanier.substack.com Here are two previous episodes which consisted of interviews with a screenwriter and actress.

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New Episode Episode 12 of the Final Cut Podcast now available. The subject is the 70s Private eye parody The Cheap Detective.

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The Second Season of the Final Cut Film Podcast is now underway. Listen to Episode 11 which deals with the 1st anniversary of Final Cut by going to allanier.substack.com

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Yesterday, I taped two episodes of the Parallax Views podcast, a show I have been on numerous times. My thanks to host JG Michael for having me on the program.

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Im currently promoting my 1st year anniversary of The Final Cut Newsletter and the launch of the new publication Retro Review both on Substack. Contact me here for booking arrangements. Open to film and pop culture podcasts, radio shows, YouTube and TV

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Mini Review of Farewell My Lovely At Retro Review. Subscribe at thumbsdown.substack.com

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New Review Split Image from 1982

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New Review At the brand new Retro Review newsletter: 1981's Ticket to Heaven Subscribe at thumbsdown.substack.com

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SIGHT AND SOUND: The Cheap Detective ☆☆☆ Parody mash- up of Casablanca and the Maltese Falcon. Peter Falk plays a private eye who has cops trying to finger him for the murder of his business partner and numerous women interested in him. Great cast includes Ann Margret, John Houseman, Madeleine Kahn.

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SIGHT AND SOUND: Lifeforce ☆☆☆ A big budget sci-fi horror movie from low budget Cannon Films,the feature stars French actress Mathilda May as an intergalactic vampire set loose on Earth and Steve Railsback as a Space Shuttle Captain haunted and beguiled by May. Nicely directed by Tobe Hooper.

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First Mini Review: Airplane II-The Sequel. Subscribe at thumbsdown.substack.com

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SIGHT AND SOUND: Psycho II ☆☆☆☆ A first rate, nicely written sequel to Alfred Hitchcock's classic. Anthony Perkins returns as Norman Bates to his old home and the Bates Motel after spending years in a mental hospital. The film turns Norman into a tormented victim instead of the victimizer. Superb.

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SIGHT AND SOUND: Dragnet ☆☆☆ Silly but enjoyable comedy take on the classic Dragnet show as done as a middling budget studio film. Dan Ackroyd and Tom Hanks make a fine team as LAPD detectives investigating odd robberies around town. Terrific cast includes Christopher Plummer and Elizabeth Ashley.

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SIGHT AND SOUND: Heartbreakers ☆☆☆ Nicely moody, observant drama about two friends, one a photographer (Peter Coyote) and the other the heir to a clothing company (Nick Mancuso). Well directed feature with fine performances by Mancuso and Coyote and fine work by Carol Wayne as an art model.

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SIGHT AND SOUND: Amazon Women on the Moon ☆☆☆ Hilarious and sometimes inventive sketch comedy/ parody film that pokes fun at 50s B movies and late night TV commercials. With a cast that includes Carrie Fisher, Rosanna Arquette, David Alan Grier, Sybil Danning and Corinne Wahl. An overlooked gem.

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SIGHT AND SOUND: Farewell My Lovely ☆☆☆ 1970's adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel starring Robert Mitchum as private eye Philip Marlowe who finds himself in danger when taking the case from an ex-con looking for his old girlfriend. Mitchum is perfect as the world weary exhausted Marlowe.

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SIGHT AND SOUND:Airplane II: The Sequel ☆☆☆ Forgotten but enjoyable follow up to 1980's smash hit parody Airplane. Robert Hays and Julie Haggerty return to try to guide the first commercial Lunar Shuttle to safety. William Shatner steals the movie as a maniacal lunar base commander. Must see movie.

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Subscribe to the new Substack film newsletter Retro Review. Reviews of little known Or overlooked films From.the past. Subscribe at thumbsdown.substack.com

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Second review For the brand new Retro Review Newsletter Is Porky's Revenge from 1985. Subscribe at thumbsdown.substack.com

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It's official: The Retro Review Newsletter has now been launched. The first film reviewed is the great collegiate comedy Real Genius from 1985 Starring Val Kilmer. Subscribe at thumbsdown.substack.com

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New essay On The Usual Suspects At Final Cut. allanier.substack.com

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SIGHT AND SOUND: The Usual Suspects ☆☆☆☆ A tricky, skillful, conniving film about a heist gone horribly wrong and a US Customs Agent trying to find answers by talking to a survivor of the botched job. A mesmeric, utterly beguiling crime thriller with great performances from a talented cast.

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SIGHT AND SOUND: The Seduction ☆ A photographer (Andrew Stevens) obsesses over a local TV News Anchor (Morgan Fairchild) playing a cat and mouse game. A badly written film that comes off visually looking more like a mundane Cable TV movie with an ending so ridiculous I howled with laughter.

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SIGHT AND SOUND: Year of the Dragon ☆ Set in NYC's Chinatown, Dragon pits tough guy cop Mickey Rourke against smooth, elegant criminal boss John Lone. The film is littered with racist stereotypes, an uneven narrative and some terrible performances. Avoid this movie at all costs.

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New column here: Sight and Sound. Mini Reviews of movies Past and present.

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And coming soon: The Retro Review Newsletter

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1983's Psycho II Starring Anthony Perkins And Meg Tily.

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The 1985 sci fi horror film Lifeforce with Steve Railsback And Mathilda May.

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The 1987 Comedy Dragnet With Tom Hanks and Dan Ackroyd.

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The 1987 Comedy Sketch parody Amazon Women on the Moon.

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The 1975 film Farewell My Lovely Starring Robert Mitchum And Charlotte Rampling.

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Here also some reviews For the Retro Review. Retro used to be a section on the Final Cut newsletter but will soon be spun off as a separate newsletter of its own. Here's a review of Heartbreakers starring Peter Coyote and Carol Wayne.

If you haven't already, check out the previous first season of my film podcast Final Cut. Go to allanier.substack.com Here are two previous episodes which consisted of interviews with a screenwriter and actress.

New Episode Episode 12 of the Final Cut Podcast now available. The subject is the 70s Private eye parody The Cheap Detective.

The Second Season of the Final Cut Film Podcast is now underway. Listen to Episode 11 which deals with the 1st anniversary of Final Cut by going to allanier.substack.com

Yesterday, I taped two episodes of the Parallax Views podcast, a show I have been on numerous times. My thanks to host JG Michael for having me on the program.

Im currently promoting my 1st year anniversary of The Final Cut Newsletter and the launch of the new publication Retro Review both on Substack. Contact me here for booking arrangements. Open to film and pop culture podcasts, radio shows, YouTube and TV

Mini Review of Farewell My Lovely At Retro Review. Subscribe at thumbsdown.substack.com

New Review Split Image from 1982

New Review At the brand new Retro Review newsletter: 1981's Ticket to Heaven Subscribe at thumbsdown.substack.com

SIGHT AND SOUND: Lifeforce ☆☆☆ A big budget sci-fi horror movie from low budget Cannon Films,the feature stars French actress Mathilda May as an intergalactic vampire set loose on Earth and Steve Railsback as a Space Shuttle Captain haunted and beguiled by May. Nicely directed by Tobe Hooper.

First Mini Review: Airplane II-The Sequel. Subscribe at thumbsdown.substack.com

SIGHT AND SOUND: Heartbreakers ☆☆☆ Nicely moody, observant drama about two friends, one a photographer (Peter Coyote) and the other the heir to a clothing company (Nick Mancuso). Well directed feature with fine performances by Mancuso and Coyote and fine work by Carol Wayne as an art model.

SIGHT AND SOUND: Farewell My Lovely ☆☆☆ 1970's adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel starring Robert Mitchum as private eye Philip Marlowe who finds himself in danger when taking the case from an ex-con looking for his old girlfriend. Mitchum is perfect as the world weary exhausted Marlowe.

Subscribe to the new Substack film newsletter Retro Review. Reviews of little known Or overlooked films From.the past. Subscribe at thumbsdown.substack.com

Second review For the brand new Retro Review Newsletter Is Porky's Revenge from 1985. Subscribe at thumbsdown.substack.com

It's official: The Retro Review Newsletter has now been launched. The first film reviewed is the great collegiate comedy Real Genius from 1985 Starring Val Kilmer. Subscribe at thumbsdown.substack.com

New essay On The Usual Suspects At Final Cut. allanier.substack.com

SIGHT AND SOUND: The Usual Suspects ☆☆☆☆ A tricky, skillful, conniving film about a heist gone horribly wrong and a US Customs Agent trying to find answers by talking to a survivor of the botched job. A mesmeric, utterly beguiling crime thriller with great performances from a talented cast.

SIGHT AND SOUND: The Seduction ☆ A photographer (Andrew Stevens) obsesses over a local TV News Anchor (Morgan Fairchild) playing a cat and mouse game. A badly written film that comes off visually looking more like a mundane Cable TV movie with an ending so ridiculous I howled with laughter.

SIGHT AND SOUND: Year of the Dragon ☆ Set in NYC's Chinatown, Dragon pits tough guy cop Mickey Rourke against smooth, elegant criminal boss John Lone. The film is littered with racist stereotypes, an uneven narrative and some terrible performances. Avoid this movie at all costs.

New column here: Sight and Sound. Mini Reviews of movies Past and present.

And coming soon: The Retro Review Newsletter

1983's Psycho II Starring Anthony Perkins And Meg Tily.

The 1985 sci fi horror film Lifeforce with Steve Railsback And Mathilda May.

The 1987 Comedy Dragnet With Tom Hanks and Dan Ackroyd.

The 1987 Comedy Sketch parody Amazon Women on the Moon.

The 1975 film Farewell My Lovely Starring Robert Mitchum And Charlotte Rampling.

Here also some reviews For the Retro Review. Retro used to be a section on the Final Cut newsletter but will soon be spun off as a separate newsletter of its own. Here's a review of Heartbreakers starring Peter Coyote and Carol Wayne.

My recent piece on Martin Scorcese's 1985 film After Hours.

My 1st anniversary piece "Same Time, Next Film"