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Summer Summer Summertime  (for B-Movies...because you’ve seen everything else) Ahhh…summer! The Sand! The Surf! The Sun! The July 4th fireworks spectacle!  Or in reality, none of that while we  stew inside suffering through the same stupid shit on Netflix. As we continue into the Covid-19 apocalypse I’ve run out of stuff to watch. Until now. While I’m safely hidden in  TheArchive ’s Top (Pop) Secret (thank you to our popcorn sponsor) bunker (totally not a broom closet), I’m going to share some B-Movie Summer fun from the dark corners of…not the broom closet! Or Roomba closet! (Thank you Roomba) How great is this image?!? So grab your sunscreen (can you get a sunburn from your iPhone?), stay six feet away from the TV, (can I give the virus to the actors in the movies? Some of them deserve it!), and enjoy a vision of days gone by…. I haven’t felt the sun on my skin in three months... Our first mo...

Has the story changed?   “Officers of the New York City Police Department, your hands are dripping with blood.” An all too familiar line shot across the courthouse steps during Kevin Hooks' seminal 1992 film featuring Cuba Gooding Jr., Carla Gugino, and the late Broadway star Curtis McClain.   George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. Eric Garner. Edmund Perry.   The story hasn’t changed.    While  Murder Without Motive  is nearly 20 years old and was released in 1992, the year of the, L.A. Riots, it seems this story is all too familiar.   In the summer of 1985, Edmund Perry, a 17-year-old Harlem resident and honor student, bound for Stanford University in the Fall, was gunned down by a plainclothes police officer.   The death of George Floyd, like the death of so many at the hands of police officers, has again sparked nationwide protests and demonstrations, devolving into a storm of vitriol, hate, confus...

It’s morning and Darrin Holender is davening in his Beverly Hills office high above Wilshire Boulevard. There seems to be more to pray for than usual. Split between prayers and sneaking a peek at the latest emails flooding his inbox, the Hollywood sign looms beyond his gaze far in the distance. And very few cars pass below on Wilshire. The shades over the window slightly obscure its view and Darrin seems nonplussed by its usually daily reminder. The fact that Darrin has grown up with Hollywood in view and has never looked back, should say it all. And the fact that he is alone in the office should be no surprise either. He has his team safely distanced at home and has popped in to check the office, make sure the servers are still serving, and honestly, to give his wife and four kids a moment to appreciate what it’s like to have him return home from work at the end of the day. As a kid, Holender would accompany his father, Irv Holender to meetings arou...

TheArchive  channel is dedicated to aficionados and lovers of story, craft, and silver screen fun – streaming rare, retro, and 4K restored films and classic TV.     From indies and series, to Oscar winning documentaries, unearthed MOWs, and a killer horror library,  TheArchive  delivers forgotten, never-before-seen gems for free.  Marilyn ,  Karloff , and Orson Welles  live alongside  Reese ,  Keanu , and  Samuel L. Jackson .  Find true stories of  Queen ,  Hendrix , and  Sinatra , an  LGBTQ  library,  MLK bios , and  world history  docs.  TheArchive  has the movies and shows you either saw, should’ve seen, or should be watching now! TheArchive.tv

Have you seen A Murderous Affair starring Virginia Madsen?  First of all, it features Johnny Roastbeef Williams. Enough said. Anybody want a sandwich? But then it also features William H. Macy. Now, enough said. And it used to be in glorious SD. Until TheArchive made it available in HD. And for free no less.... Old school SD trailer for an HD film! Nice. In case you're curious,  based on a true story ,  A Murderous Affair  is the case of Carolyn Warmus, a teacher from Westchester County who was convicted of the murder of her lover’s wife.    When Paul Solomon (Chris Sarandon) returns home to find his wife has been murdered, he becomes the primary suspect.   He reveals to the detectives he committed adultery during his affair with the sexy and charming Carolyn Warmus as his alibi.    Soon Detectives begin to find the seemingly sweet Carolyn was anything but, and had a jealous streak that...