Puppetmaster (1989)
Charles Band and his company, Full Moon Pictures, are often labeled as makers of the worst b-movies in the history of the horror genre, however, few seem to remember they kept the genre alive and kicking with their inventive and…
Not of This Earth (1988)
Remakes can’t be all that bad… as in 1957 Roger Corman brought us the b/w low-budget sci-fi classic “Not of this Earth”. Director / writer Jim Wynorski would convince Corman to allow him remake it (and just under a decade…
Deathsports
The basic, and I mean basic, premise of this film is that a deranged president (John Hulmes) and his `Statesmen’ capture wandering nomads to fight against `death machines’ to gain their freedom and to satisfy his sadistic needs. However, the…
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom
What we have here is a downright brilliant piece of early 80’s incompetence that will render even the biggest connoisseur of trash- cinema completely speechless! “Wizards of the Lost Kingdom” is a very cheap and cheesy fantasy/Sword-and-Sorcery adventure that doesn’t…
Quentin Tarantino working on Django-Zorro crossover comic book
Quentin Tarantino can’t seem to get enough of the Wild West. contemporary music, along with recurring themes of guilt, redemption, violence and machismo. Due later this year, the comic will serve as a sequel to “Django Unchained,” the Oscar-winning 2012…
Eli Wallach Dies at 98
Eli Wallach, who was one of his generation’s most prominent and prolific character actors in film, onstage and on television for more than 60 years, died on Tuesday. He was 98. His death was confirmed by his daughter Katherine. A…
The Bikini Carwash Company (1992)
Released in 1992, it doesn’t seem like they make this type of softporn sex romp anymore. Sure there is a plot buried in there somewhere. I believe it has to do with saving a car wash. But since when does…
When Purple reigned
He had the look. Prince Rogers Nelson, just five-foot-two and the second-most-famous musician to come from Minnesota, had a unique and captivating appearance on the big screen and the small screen in the summer of 1984. With his thin moustache,…
Bruce Campbell Excited About Pot
B-movie and television actor Bruce Campbell is excited about marijuana legalization. “It’s about goddamn time,” he says about Colorado and Washington. “I’m just sorry my state couldn’t get it through. Maybe just too many stoners or something.” Campbell, who’s starred…
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
You can’t even begin to describe how essential (and quintessential) this legendary Hammer-movie in fact is! It was the unexpected success of this movie that single-handedly caused the horror-boom all over Europe! If this adaptation from Nigel Kneale’s play hadn’t…
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988)
All B-movie fans should see this movie. Even if you can’t make it through the whole thing, the best scene is in the first ten minutes. Michelle Bauer strips while dancing to Elvis. She gets her room ready for some…
Five Quick Questions with Michael Berryman
All I ask is that you let people know that George Pal ‘Discovered you!’– George Pal That’s what Michael Berryman was told one night years ago by legendary filmmaker George Pal. Shortly after that night, he began his acting…
Bong Joon-ho A Fine Korean Import
One of the abiding final shots in cinema is the crumbling face of Song Kang-ho in the epilogue of Memories of Murder, his impotent, accusatory stare through the lens, at us and one special other (I will explain). It’s a…
Waxworks Records sets Friday the 13th and Chopping Mall release dates!
Waxwork Records, the label responsible for releasing beautifully packaged scores for Rosemary’s Baby, Creepshow, Day of the Dead, Re-Animator, have announced two new releases today, both terribly exciting. First up, FRIDAY THE 13th. (See our last article HERE.) A release…
SyFy’s ‘Dominion’
Dominion,” premiering Thursday night, is strictly cheapo-apocalypto, but it’s one of the more interesting efforts from the SyFy network lately, which, despite its hopeful marketing slogan (“Imagine Greater”), keeps churning out shows that are resiliently mediocre — beyond even the…
Blue Ruin
“Blue Ruin” is a stunner, a violence-filled indie film that veers close to the Coen brothers’ early masterpiece “Blood Simple” and brings to mind the B-movie convention-twisting work of Quentin Tarantino as it adds fresh detail and a thoroughly convincing…
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back-Screening
When Good Vegetables Go Bad” is the tag line for the third movie in a series of four films on killer tomatoes. The 1991 horror-comedy “B” movie “Killer Tomatoes Strike Back” is scheduled to be screened at the Ware Center,…
The Dreaded Mongolian Death Worm
Mongolia’s Gobi is one of the world’s greatest deserts, covering over 500,000 sq. miles. Unlike many deserts, there are very few sand dunes here. Instead, it is shaped by large, foreboding expanses of barren, sometimes rocky plains and outcroppings.The climate…
Space Raiders
This one hardly compares to the space adventures of its time. Those being Star Wars and Star Trek. And while I am no fan of Star Trek, I recognize that this film pales in comparison to the series Trekkies ooze…
Slave Girls On The Moon
Filmmaker and college student Joshua Kennedy’s newest film Slave Girls on the Moon will premiere at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at Cine El Rey. Kennedy, who has long been a B-movie enthusiast, wrote the film about a woman shot…