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In Stuart Rosenberg's 1967 prison film "Cool Hand Luke," Lucas Jackson (Paul Newman) is thrown into a Florida penitentiary in the early 1950s for drunkenly cutting the heads off of parking meters. He is sentenced to two years hard labor working on a chain gang, and soon learns that the Floridian penal system is bleak and aggressive. The warden (Morgan Woodward) attempts to use modern, sensitive language to deal with the prisoners ("What we have here is failure to communicate"), but it's a gross juxtaposition given how cruel he is; the warden will give miscreants "a night in the box," a small wooden shack, as punishment for the smallest slights. 

Partway through the movie, Luke and his fellow prisoners are taken out to a field next to a remote country home. The prisoners haven't seen a woman for a long time -- some of them in years -- so when...

Bert I. Gordon’s career groove of shrinking and bloating various animals and people bottoms out in this trashy drive-in groaner: it’s colorful but nigh-unwatchable. The exploitation target is sci-fi and the teen musical, with incompatible helpings of pre-teen ‘cutes’ and girlie show jiggle for the raincoat crowd. The show apparently did well, but I heard mostly about resentful walkouts. Gordon’s early films have far more charm; this one mostly shows contempt for his audience. For fans that think there’s Camp value here, the Blu-ray transfer is sensationally good, as is the reproduction of Jack Nitzsche’s rock music score. The only thing to call this movie is Poor, but how can that be when I find so much to say about it?

Village of the Giants

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1965 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 81 min. / Street Date February 22, 2022 / available through Kino Lorber / 24.95

Starring: Tommy Kirk, Johnny Crawford,...

Joy Harmon is best known for playing the bubbly blonde who gives the chain gang a soapy show in the classic car wash scene -- opposite Paul Newman and George Kennedy -- in the classic 1967 film, "Cool Hand Luke." Guess what she looks like now!

Shout! Factory has announced that Mystery Science Theater 3000: Xxvii will be available on DVD this summer and includes The Slime People, Rocket Attack USA, Village of the Giants and The Deadly Mantis. Continue reading for a list of bonus features, additional release details, and the cover art:

This summer, throw a mad monster party with motley crew of the Satellite of Love as they celebrate the release of Mystery Science Theater 3000: Xxvii! Available July 23rd from Shout! Factory, this 4-dvd box set is a schlock-tastic Monster Movie Mash featuring four episodes never before available on DVD: The Slime People, Rocket Attack USA, Village of the Giants and The Deadly Mantis.

Also included are all new bonus features, including an introduction by Mary Jo Pehl, an all-new featurette Chasing Rosebud: The Cinematic Life Of William Alland, Life After MST3K: Trace Beaulieu, an interview with Village of the Giants star Joy Harmon,...

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We recently interviewed E!’s Kristin Dos Santos about being a first time mom to 10-month-old son Luca Alexander. During our exclusive chat, the TV personality was kind enough to share some adorable family photos with us.

In one of the pictures, her super cute son was wearing Angel Dear’s cream-colored cableknit shortall ($46, above). Comfy and chic, the luxe romper is made of 100 percent organic cotton and features charming wooden button detailing.

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We love E! personality Kristin Dos Santos‘ witty observations — and great scoops — on both her Watch With Kristin blog and her E! News appearances. A first-time mom to son Luca Alexander, who arrived on April 5th, we recently chatted with Kristin, 34, about her pregnancy experience, little man Luca, juggling working motherhood and what TV shows you should be watching!

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Click below to read our interview with Kristin and check out some exclusive family photos!

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It’s Jackson Kayse Wolf’s photo debut! Scott Wolf and wife Kelley welcomed their son on March 22nd and are introducing baby Jack via his birth announcements. Designed with Jessie Preza, owner of Nesting Shoppe, and using photos taken by Joy Harmon-Prouty of Wildflowers Photography, Kelley and Scott chose chocolate brown, tan and gray tones for their son’s debut.

“The Nesting Shoppe created an impeccable birth announcement that captured a very precious moment in our lives,” the couple says. “They are great to work with and we have since enlisted their services for many of our needs.