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	Shelley Long Night Shift
		Night Shift is notable for the feature film debuts of not only Ron Howard and Michael Keaton but also for Kevin Costner.
		From within the late night offices of a New York City mortuary, attendant and stress-exile Chuck Lumley (Winkler) is coerced into managing a group of call girls by his live-wire partner Billy 'Blaze' Blazejowski (Keaton) after nice-girl hooker Belinda Keaton (Long) and her vulnerable co-workers lose their pimp.
		For any Long fans, this film has to be in their collection if they want to be taken seriously.
	www.the-shelley-long-asylum.co.uk /ns_a.html (1225 words)

	Sword of Vengeance
		Sword Of Vengeance carries an intense, pulsing score by Hideaki Sakurai, and while that is very effective, equally so is the film’s occasional use of silence, particularly at moments of death.
		Comments: Sword Of Vengeance was the first of six films adapted between 1972 and 1974 from the incredible 110 volume manga by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima, films that are generally known collectively as the "Lone Wolf and Cub" or the "Baby Cart" series.
		When Sword Of Vengeance reaches its conclusion, it is with a scene like many seen in American movies over the years: the "fallen woman" gazing helplessly, longingly, after the hero as he walks away from her, accepting that she is morally unfit for him despite her courage and her love for him.
	twtd.bluemountains.net.au /Rick/sov_print.htm (1225 words)

	dallasobserver.com Film Shock Treatment 2005-03-03
		Part of Starks' treatment is an experimental technique developed by Dr. Becker (Kristofferson), in which the patient is shot full of drugs, placed in a musty old straitjacket (the jacket of the title) and shoved in a mortuary drawer for an extended period of time.
		Stymied by the Bacon family's refusal to allow him to use any distinctive artwork, he instead used form and color to suggest that the entire film was a Bacon painting.
		Turns out Maybury himself is a painter and multimedia artist, and this experimental technique isn't confined to depictions of artists--here he puts the viewer inside the head of a shell-shocked veteran, much as Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman placed the viewer inside the head of someone whose memories were being erased in Eternal Sunshine.
	dallasobserver.com /issues/2005-03-03/film/film2.html (751 words)

	:: Five Spot Films ::
		A film that explores the growing popularity of home funerals in America, A Family Undertaking follows several families as they forego a typical mortuary funeral and care for their loved ones at home.
		This film celebrates the 60th anniversary of the innovative humanitarian organization, Heifer International, which provides food and income-producing animals and training to millions of resource-poor families in 115 countries.
		The film premiered at the Silverdocs Documentary Film Festival and has screened throughout the United States.
	www.fivespotfilms.com (209 words)

	Film Review - SWAT strikes a blow - news
		S.W.A.T. is not very likely to win any Oscars, but it still deserves a world of praise for siding with real life rather than computer the games-like stunts and blood thirst of today's action films that threaten to compromise high-octane & high-adrenaline grit as veritable entertainment.
		Yet while the film shows admirable fervor in being as realistic as the genre constraints allow, it does not abandon tried and tested success plot mechanisms: a famed veteran takes a talented but hot-headed rookie under his wing and they go on to do great things.
		There are no villains that use wide load trucks for getaway cars; no dead bodies that get dropped from flying mortuary cars.
	www.sofiaecho.com /art.php?id=8186&brojid=160&catid=47 (650 words)

	Willamette Week Culture Feature
		Borchardt works a variety of odd jobs (including caretaker at a mortuary/graveyard), and his film crew consists of his mom and a couple of dedicated friends, the most endearing of whom is Mike Schank, a bearish but gentle drug casualty who maintains a sense of childlike wonder and is more devoted than a lap dog.
		The first line of the film uttered by Borchardt is, "I was a failure...I can't be a failure," and as the film continues, we watch his endless struggle to avoid the fate of becoming a typical Midwestern factory worker.
		Their love for everyone in the film is obvious, and Borchardt's struggle is something they can personally understand (try getting funding for a film with a pitch like this: "Well, we're making a film about an unknown filmmaker making a horror short in Milwaukee...").
	www.wweek.com /html/cultfeature020200.html (650 words)

	Heard Museum :: Current Exhibitions
		The film traces the journey of the pole from British Columbia to Sweden and the efforts of the Haisla's to reclaim the traditional mortuary pole.
		Screenwriters: Scott Garan, Joy Harjo, Muscokee Creek This signature film from the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., is on loan for the Film Festival.
		The film is inspired by the director's real life experiences in the Australian outback.
	heard.extremezone.com /filmfestschedule.htm (2857 words)

	Grand Theft Parsons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Parsons' death prompts Kaufman to fulfill his promise and a subtle black comedy unwinds, with Kaufman bribing mortuary personnel, renting a psychedelic hearse and trekking across the US, pursued all the while by Parsons' ex-girlfriend (Christina Applegate) and his father.
		This wonderfully crafted organic road film is reminiscent of Easy Rider.
		Produced by Frank Mannion, directed by David Caffrey and written by Jeremy Drysdale, Grand Theft Parsons was shown at the London Film Festival in November 2003 and also appeared at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grand_Theft_Parsons (195 words)

	Phantasm 2 - (1988)
		It is at the town mortuary that Mike and Reggie face the tall man and his lethal flying spheres in the final deadly conflict.
		At first it was strange after watching the first film ten times and being used to the old Mike, but after a while you warm to him and he does a very competent job at the role.
		The comedy aspect of Phantasm was also noticeably stronger in this film with Reggie yet again getting his babe (!) New actor James Le Gros starred in this film.
	website.lineone.net /~djinn1/nicola/Phantasm2.htm (195 words)

	Newsletter No 247
		In an interview with the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Rochus Misch, the young officer who spent five years with Hitler, and who was in charge of the bunker’s telephone exchange, claims the film was somewhat exaggerated because the situation in the bunker was not as exciting as the film portrays it to be.
		Oliver Hirschbiegel’s film reveals no such hostility towards his subject matter.
		Also, he says that everyone whispered because the atmosphere in the bunker was like that in a mortuary, and Hitler did not speak loudly.
	www.adelaideinstitute.org /newsletters/n247.htm (7052 words)

	EAT MY BRAINS! - Tobe Hooper turns to zombies for Mortuary News Article
		Tobe Hooper was at the Philadelphia Film Festival recently for a screening of his latest film Toolbox Murders, where he announced that his next project is to be a zombie film called Mortuary.
		- Tobe Hooper turns to zombies for Mortuary News Article
		Fangoria reported that Hooper will again work with his Toolbox Murders producer Tony Didio and screenwriters Adam Gierasch and Jace Anderson (who also scripted Hooper's previous effort Crocodile).
	www.eatmybrains.com /shownews.php?id=25 (188 words)

	The World of Hammer Glamour
		Following the relative success of his previous film Dark Mission (also with Lahaie and Mitchum as well as Christopher Lee), he was now given a budget that even allowed his stars to stay in 5 Star Hotels in Paris.
		He shares a scene in a mortuary with French actor Henri Poirier who seems to relish his part as an American bashing arrogant French cop: “We don’t like your kind of people who chew gum and only take their hands out of the pocket to work over the suspect’s face.
		This eclectic mix of genuine film stars and film stars’ sons, genre icons and scream queens, art house muses and hard core actresses must count as the most easily recognisable cast for main stream audiences that Shlockmeister Jess Franco ever managed to compile.
	hammerglam.topcities.com /films/faceless.htm (188 words)

	THE RUE MORTUARY - Haute Tension (2003)
		Overall I thought Haute Tension was a great film except for the ending which was a dissapointment, but at least the movie had good music.
		'High Tension' was conceived as an ode to the 1970's American horror/slasher films I loved as a teenager; so it is a source of great satisfaction to me that American audiences will now be able to experience the film on the same visceral level as French audiences, without the distraction of subtitles.
		As far as being implausible, I didnt find it that way, but I was also given good advice by a wise man who told me "pay close attention to the first minute or so of the film." I didnt catch that mans name but the advice he gave was gold.
	www.rue-morgue.com /forums/showthread.php?s=5659bbc0dc3c3bee16603c4c8f8fe20d&postid=88773 (2701 words)

	Movie Review: 'Agnes Browne'
		Angela's -- in the Frank McCourt novel and film -- were a tragic metaphor for the residue of her life, self-respect and dead children.
		I still marvel over the bizarre role she played in a bizarre Vincent Gallo film, "Buffalo 66," two years ago: Like "Agnes Browne," it wasn't destined for big commercial success.
		It's not exactly a top-of-the-line mortuary: The hearse breaks down en route to the cemetery and has to be hand-pushed to the grave site.
	www.post-gazette.com /movies/20000428agnes4.asp (575 words)

	HAMMER FILMOGRAPHY
		Similar to THE LODGER in many ways, this tight film tells the story of a border who has a mysterious hold on his landlady and her daughter.
		A mortuary worker becomes convinced that he has been chosen to be a disciple of the devil.
		The thrid installment in the Dick Barton films began production in 1948, before the second film.
	www.fortunecity.com /lavendar/judidench/339/filmogr.html (575 words)

	Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea
		Immediately after her suicide, Lee was said to have agonized over nude scenes she took for the film "The Scarlet Letter," which were linked to her decision to take her life.
		Grief and a hyperactive rumor mill have greeted the suicide of film star Lee Eun-ju, who was found dead in her apartment Tuesday.
		The mortuary at Seoul National University Hospital in Bundang where Lee's body is being kept was crowded with fellow entertainers and reporters.
	english.chosun.com /w21data/html/news/200502/200502240002.html (575 words)

	Fly2korea.com
		Immediately after her suicide, Lee was said to have agonized over nude scenes she took for the film "The Scarlet Letter," which were linked to her decision to take her life.
		Grief and a hyperactive rumor mill have greeted the suicide of film star Lee Eun-ju, who was found dead in her apartment Tuesday.
		The mortuary at Seoul National University Hospital in Bundang where Lee's body is being kept was crowded with fellow entertainers and reporters.
	www.fly2korea.com /company/local_news2.asp?local_news_id=256 (412 words)

	The Cold Spot -- Bordello of Blood
		A new brother in a small town--one operating out of a mortuary, no less--gives johns a bit more than they can handle, and it's up to a private investigator, the sister of one of the victims, and a materialistic preacherman to set things right.
		I'm mystified as to what resemblance Bordello holds to any of the E.C. comics, but as a film, it's just meant as good fun.
		He does his stuff at full bore in Bordello of Blood, so if you find his smarminess annoying, avoid this film.
	www.theflagship.net /coldspot/b/bordelloofblood.html (323 words)

	Ringu 2 / Ring 2
		The film opens in a hospital mortuary, a week after the body of Sadako has been recovered.
		The minor characters from Ring made a comeback as the stars of Ring 2, and also gave a deeper insight into elements from the first film.
		Ring 2, once again directed by Nakata Hideo, is, as horror sequels go, not such a bad attempt at a true continuation of the story.
	www.mandiapple.com /snowblood/ring2.htm (901 words)

	CTheory.net
		Criswell, whose first breath on this planet was tinged with the smell of formaldehyde and the chill of the mortuary cabinets, knows all the tricks of the trade.
		Criswell knows that time is slipping by: that the film in which he is appearing is more than real.
		He is at home with the tawdry, defective props, the useless reels showing old, neglected actors, the stock footage snatched from the vaults of anonymous film libraries.
	www.ctheory.net /text_file.asp?pick=77 (6051 words)

	:: rogerebert.com :: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Part 2
		His original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" caught people by surprise with its cast of unknowns, its low-budget documentary feel, and the presumption it was based on reality (according to Halliwell's Film Guide, the movie was adapted from real events that also inspired "Psycho").
		The heros of the film include a former Texas Ranger (Dennis Hopper), who wants revenge for the chainsaw death of his brother, and a disk jockey (Caroline Williams) who spends most of the movie screaming while the perverts threaten her with chainsaws.
		In the years since it was made, "Chainsaw" inspired hundreds of films, including the Dead Teenager movies and all of the special effects extravaganzas with rotting flesh and decaying organs.
	rogerebert.suntimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19860825/REVIEWS/608250301/1023 (6051 words)

	:: rogerebert.com :: Reviews :: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Part 2 (xhtml)
		His original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" caught people by surprise with its cast of unknowns, its low-budget documentary feel, and the presumption it was based on reality (according to Halliwell's Film Guide, the movie was adapted from real events that also inspired "Psycho").
		The heros of the film include a former Texas Ranger (Dennis Hopper), who wants revenge for the chainsaw death of his brother, and a disk jockey (Caroline Williams) who spends most of the movie screaming while the perverts threaten her with chainsaws.
		In the years since it was made, "Chainsaw" inspired hundreds of films, including the Dead Teenager movies and all of the special effects extravaganzas with rotting flesh and decaying organs.
	rogerebert.suntimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19860825/REVIEWS/608250301/1023 (737 words)

	Zap2it.com - Movie news - 'Buffy's' Dawn Enters New Era in 'Eurotrip'
		The actress, known for playing "Buffy the Vampire Slayer's" bratty little sister Dawn, is ready to show that she's young, free and 18 in her latest film "Eurotrip," directed by "Seinfeld" writer Jeff Schaffer.
		After "Eurotrip," she shot the independent film "Mysterious Skin" opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt and a music video for rock band Trapt.
		Currently, she's preparing for a four-episode arc on HBO's mortuary drama "Six Feet Under" and taking ice-skating lessons for the upcoming Disney feature "Ice Princess."
	movies.zap2it.com /movies/news/story/0,1259,---20555,00.html (399 words)

	Drop Dead Gorgeous review
		About the time you see the lovely and talented Kirstin Dunst practicing her tap-dancing on the tile floor of a mortuary, while touching up the faces of the newly dead with cosmetics, it's going to occur to you that "Drop Dead Gorgeous" belongs in a special category of filmmaking.
		The film crew drops in on all the contestants, asking about their lives, the pageant, the talents they are going to demonstrate at the pageant.
		The film crew also drops in from time to time on Mary Johanson, last year's pageant winner, who is a resident of the eating disorders clinic at the local hospital, what with her anorexia and all.
	triviana.com /film/dfilm/dropdead.htm (692 words)

	Filmfanzine Tobe Hooper
		Poltergeist- and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre- director Tobe Hooper is in post-production on his latest film, Mortuary.
		Michael Bay´s company will produce the film, which originally starred Rutger Hauer (picture).
		John Carpenter will be helmer on the Masters of Horror, a TV series in which he also will direct an episode.
	www.filmfanzine.com /?page_id=story&art_id=382 (617 words)

	A Judy Garland Christmas!
		She has guest starred on many television shows, including, "Murder She Wrote" and "Tales From the Darkside." Margaret remains very active in charitable affairs and most recently completed the film "Hollywood Mortuary." Be sure to visit Margaret's website: Miss Margaret O'Brien.
		, as Judy ruefully cajoles her in song to "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." O'Brien will regale the crowd with behind the scenes tales of the making of this Christmas classic, as well as chestnuts about her own remarkable career- queried by KRON's enormously popular film critic Jan Wahl.
		The fabulous Connie Champagne will perform a 30 minute Christmas concert as Judy Garland and the wonderful Matthew Martin will make an appearance as Helen Lawson.
	www.thejudyroom.com /newsletter/oct152004.html (617 words)

	Bettina Arnold -- Curriculum Vitae
		Archaeological correlates of sex and gender disjunction in mortuary ritual.
		2001 Underwater archaeology and film at the Gateway to the Baltic: Report on the 4th International Archaeology-Film-Art Festival, Kiel Germany April 2000.
		Area of interest: archaeology in Nazi Germany and the excavation of the Hohmichele by Gustaf Riek, with a segue to the "Landscape of Ancestors" project.
	www.uwm.edu /~barnold/resume.html (617 words)

	Phantasm: Oblivion FAQ
		Ivy also plays a featured role in the film assaying the part of the "Demon Trooper".
		Stunt Coordinator Bob Ivy, a veteran of the last two Phantasm films was required to perform, completely immolated inside massive pyrotechnic explosions, not once but twice!
		The central locations for the film included, Death Valley National Park, The Alabama Hills, Owens Dry Lake Bed and the Camarillo House in Camarillo, California.
	www.phantasm.com /hpages/FAQ4.html (617 words)

	The Cold Spot -- Bordello of Blood
		A new brother in a small town--one operating out of a mortuary, no less--gives johns a bit more than they can handle, and it's up to a private investigator, the sister of one of the victims, and a materialistic preacherman to set things right.
		He does his stuff at full bore in Bordello of Blood, so if you find his smarminess annoying, avoid this film.
		I'm mystified as to what resemblance Bordello holds to any of the E.C. comics, but as a film, it's just meant as good fun.
	www.theflagship.net /coldspot/b/bordelloofblood.html (323 words)

	Lighting&Sound America Online - News
		A service for Foy is scheduled for Sunday, 27 February at 12:00 noon at the Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89123.
		He also invented the Multi-Point Balance Harness for film actors, and introduced the first self-contained radio-controlled flying system at the Flower Expo in Japan in 1990.
		Peter Foy, the English pioneer of modern theatrical flying techniques, died on Friday 18 February, aged 79.
	www.lightingandsoundamerica.com /news/story.asp?ID=ICBINC (323 words)

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