Fade to Black has long been one of my favorite movies about the movies. I was lucky enough to see it new in 1980, a number of times, thanks to having just started work at the downtown grindhouse movie theaters on Horton Plaza and along Fourth and Fifth Avenues. It’s a film I love so much that, on hearing that Vinegar Syndrome was releasing a loaded Blu-ray edition last month, I finally broke down and bought my first Blu-ray player. Just for
Fade to Black. (Warning, a minefield of spoilers lie ahead – though uncommon, this flick’s been out for 40 years, so let’s not pretend nobody’s seen it yet)