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Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006)
Finally an excellent Stephen King series!
After the Salem's Lot and Shining re-make fiasco, we finally have a couple of episodes form this series that really make up for a lot of the bad Stephen King movies on television.
Firstly we have Battleground which sets the tone of the series and does a good job of making something out of a nothing story. The effects were well done (for TV) and except for the first 20 minutes, this mostly kept me on the edge of my seat.
"Crouch End" is an excellent companion to the night with a surreal nightmare through a desolate English suburb. Thrilling directing, a neat look to the film and great performances really make this and Battleground the two best of the series.
Border Patrol (2001)
Why oh why did Paramount hide this gem?
This was a really cool movie I saw on Paramount's TV station here in Ohio, there was no advertising, no print ads, no nothing but a few teaser clips a few days before. I would have to agree with the earlier comment about why there is no more information about this movie on IMDB. The movie was very original in many aspects, including all the wacky/split screen speed-ramping etc editing and directing, the wise baby who projects his image on a movie screen as an adult, the clothes and garb and cars and technology in the Underworld, and that sweet music soundtrack from Patrick O'Hearn. The acting was pretty good but sometimes not. The script was surprisingly fresh for the ubiquitous sci-fi genre. So you never see movies directed and edited and scored like this anymore, I'm surprised it was buried in the Paramount publicity department's trashcan. They should make a TV series out of it.