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  The Cult Movie Museum:  ROBOT JOX: THE ORIGINAL PACIFIC RIM  ROLLERBALL: THE ORIGINAL HUNGER GAMES For Immediate Release: The CULT MOVIE MUSEUM is back with an overlooked science fiction gem: 1989’s ROBOT JOX. ROBOT JOX was produced decades before the PACIFIC RIM and TRANSFORMERS franchises.  In a post nuclear holocaust world war is outlawed. Conflicts between governments are settled by giant fighting robots piloted by heroic ROBOT JOX (hey, that’s the title of the movie!).  REANIMATOR director STUART GORDON and producer CHARLES BAND create a fun, believable future society on a lean budget.  If you like pre-CGI practical effects you’re going to love this movie. It’s packed with stop motion, puppetry and large scale miniatures, all shot under the blazing hot desert sun.  Stars Gary Graham of ALIEN NATION and ANNE-MARIE JOHNSON of IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT are terrific, though it’s hard not to be upstaged by giant flame throwing robots!  -- TH...

  Welcome To The Cult Movie Museum  New Series from Bill Burke For Immediate Release: Horror novelist and Horrornews.net contributor William Burke has launched his new YouTube series,  THE CULT MOVIE MUSEUM , offering fans a quick dive into a world of unique, amazing, but often forgotten films.  “I wanted to create a guide for fans of eclectic films that was concise, useful and entertaining. Most of the shows I’ve seen on the YouTube platform are either too long, too sarcastic or just plain mean spirited. Plus, a thirty-minute review of a seventy-minute film is pure self-indulgence. I keep the episodes to around six minutes, so the viewer gets the information they need, while being entertained. Then they can track down the films and make their own choices.” While THE CULT MOVIE MUSEUM features celebrated films like The Beyond and The Abominable Dr. Phibes, it also spotlights forgotten gems like Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural and The Flesh Eaters.  Re...