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Ramblin' Jack Elliot Review
Ramblin’ Jack Elliot – A Stranger Here
by Jason Policastro

The nation’s bleak economic picture has transcended the financial world, and has become something of a national psychological crisis. It has permeated the psyche of every American, sometimes to profound effect. Worries about job security dominate conversation. The weekly headlines blare the continuing bad news of job loss and corporate bankruptcy. Family breadwinners are committing suicide, and sometimes tragically taking their families along with them, citing money problems as motivating... >>Read full article
Bloody Moon Review
Bloody Moon Review
by John Arminio

Bloody Moon is the work of an insane person. That is the only explanation for its existence. It is not purposefully avant-garde or experimental, it is merely the kind of movie that makes no sense from a narrative standpoint, something that only an insane person could watch and say, “wow, that was well-constructed entertainment.” While it is certainly not a “good” film, calling it a failure seems somehow inappropriate as... >>Read full article
Black Tooth Grin
Black Tooth Grin Review
by John Arminio

Unauthorized biographies are a curious beast. Generally, a biography can benefit in innumerable ways from being “authorized” by the people that knew the subject best; narrative structure, believability, and the inclusion of juicy details that only the subject’s closest associates can contribute are a few examples. When that subject is “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, the Pantera guitarist who was murdered in one of the most bizarre deaths in music history, the... >>Read full article
Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
by Jason Policastro

Believe the hype – the much-anticipated follow up to 2007’s Friend EP by artful noodlers Grizzly Bear is a meticulously crafted album with all the jagged peaks and smooth valleys that fully realized records possess. Nothing about the album feels unfinished, but the slick production doesn’t render the album soulless or cluttered. Definitely one of the best “Sunday morning records” of the entire year thus far.
There are some... >>Read full article
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Universal Barbara Satnwyck Boxset in April | Sunday, Feb 7
by Trevor Stottlemyer
Universal continues its Backlot Series this April with a super cool collection of rare gems featuring Barbara Stanwyck. The set... >> Read full headline
Tennant's Not Your Lawyer, But Maybe a Doctor Again? | Saturday, Feb 6
by Joseph Savitski
In his five year tenure as the 10th Doctor, David Tennant defeated the Daleks, Cyberman, The Master, werewolves, witches, and all... >> Read full headline
Criterion OOP Update | Wednesday, Feb 3
by Trevor Stottlemyer
Yesterday many of you received a e-mail from Criterion, confirming the rumors of a large batch of catalog titles going... >> Read full headline
Gamera & Corman Releases from Shout Factory! | Thursday, Jan 7
by Trevor Stottlemyer
Shout Factory! is doing a great job releasing classic cult cinema, in January alone the Special Edition of Kingdom of... >> Read full headline
Happy New Year! | Friday, Jan 1
by Trevor Stottlemyer
Happy New Year Everyone! Welcome to the new decade and we hope you will look to The Global Cafe for... >> Read full headline
Global Cafe Remembers Vic Chesnutt | Wednesday, Dec 30
by Trevor Stottlemyer
It is with a heavy heart that I report the passing of singer and songwriter Vic Chesnutt, on Christmas Day... >> Read full headline
Criterion Announces March 2010 Blu-ray & DVD Releases | Monday, Dec 21
by Trevor Stottlemyer
Criterion Entertainment’s 2010 DVD & Blu-ray announcements have been outstanding, continuing into March with an impressive collection of new titles... >> Read full headline
Ingrid Nora Stottlemyer Born 12/09/2009 | Monday, Dec 14
by Trevor Stottlemyer
Hello Everyone,
This year has been a blessing for my family and I. My daughter Ingrid Nora Stotttlemyer was born at... >> Read full headline
Baltimore Film Backed Up with Legal Issue | Wednesday, Nov 25
by Trevor Stottlemyer
Over the past year several up and coming Baltimore filmmakers dedicated their time, money and friendships to a film called... >> Read full headline
Ralph Ellison's Second Novel | Saturday, Nov 21
by Trevor Stottlemyer
The phenomena of unfinished and unpublished artistic material released after the artist's death can many times be an artistic and... >> Read full headline
The New Era of The Global Cafe is Here! | Wednesday, Nov 18
by Trevor Stottlemyer
After years of working on a new and improved Global Cafe Website, we present the new Global Cafe. ... >> Read full headline
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