First he was a count, now he’s a knight

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Christopher Lee, star of (among hundreds of other movies), THE HORROR OF DRACULA, DRACULA: PRINCE OF DARKNESS, THE MUMMY, THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN, 1941, POLICE ACADEMY: MISSION TO MOSCOW, the STAR WARS prequels and THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours (as they spell it across the pond).

Read the whole story here.

Welcome back, Jason. Now go away.

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This week in my Movie Man column, I review the latest trip to Camp Crystal Lake, FRIDAY THE 13TH (the remake.) Needless to say, it’s not very good, but if you want to learn specifically why it’s not very good, here’s the print version of the review.

And, if you feel the need to see a few clips of this extremely mediocre movie, here’s the video version.

TCM talks about Great Directors

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I just discovered this, so I apologize for linking to it with the month halfway over, but Turner Classic Movies features a “podcast” — really more of a video of a roundtable discussion — that puts the spotlight on that channel’s June programming event, “Great Directors.” The talk includes mentions of lesser-known directors such as Sam Wood and Ernst Lubitsch (plus a personal favorite, Jacques Tourneur, the man behind CAT PEOPLE, OUT OF THE PAST and NIGHT OF THE DEMON), as well as more well-known folks like Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg. (TCM is showing GOODFELLAS this Friday — and airing it uncut.)

Here’s the link.

Notice the cardboard cutout of TCM host Robert Osbourne in the background — nice touch!