Buddy Gray, R.I.P. – Memphis Movie MVP
As the above pictures suggest, Howard “Buddy” Gray — or “H.G. Ray,” to borrow his frequent professional pseudonym — did not crave the limelight. He was happier behind the scenes and out of camera range, folding his Ichabod Crane frame…
‘Grindhouse’ To The Comic Shop
‘Malley on November 11, 2013 at 2:07 pm GrindhouseCover1 CREDIT: Dark Horse Comics Comics have always had a reputation for being bad from you; the industry still bears some of the scars from Fredrick Wertham’s Seduction of the Innocent, leaving…
The Last Ever Blockbuster Rental Was…
Blockbuster ended in-store rentals for good on Saturday night. So what was the final movie rental ever? Incredibly appropriately, it was Seth Rogen comedy This Is the End, checked out at 11pm in Hawaii, according to a tweet by the…
Rat Pfink a Boo Boo
Rat Pfink A Boo Boo is a hard title to review properly. It’s a film I give one star in terms of actual filmmaking, whether it be acting, writing, editing or even making any coherent sense. But I give it…
Queen of Outer Space
American astronauts are drawn by a mysterious force to the planet Venus, which they find to be inhabited only by beautiful women and their despotic queen. “Vimmen cannot be happy vizout man!” Thus spake Zsa Zsa Gabor, the most unlikely…
Black Christmas
1974’s Black Christmas is one of the most important Canadian horror films ever made, a decidedly gimmick-free spookshow that weaves terror and humor into a festive holiday package. Not only is it of interest to Canuxploitation enthusiasts for the Canadian…
The Hammer
Born in Gary, Indiana, on March 5, 1937 (some sources cite 1938 as his date of birth), Fred ‘Hammer’ Williamson grew up in Gary and graduated from Froebel High School in 1955. He enrolled at Northwestern University, where he played…
Five Million Years to Earth
‘Five Million Years to Earth’ is the US title for the British film, ‘Quartermass and the Pit’. It’s based on a BBC six-part TV serial, broadcast in December 1958 and January 1959. There were two prior TV series, The Quartermass…
The Creeping Terror
This 74-minute stink bomb is produced and directed by A.J. Nelson, alias Vic Savage, who also stars in the lead role. Savage plays Martin Gordon, a deputy in Angel County, Calif., which is nonexistent, just like we wish this movie…
The Effusive Greydon Clark
GREYDON CLARK is a renaissance man of B movie cinema – actor/writer/producer & more over four decades of delectable decadence (and counting). Here is a brief but illuminating Q&A with this genre giant: Will the Thrill: Any standout memory or…
A Few Moments With Kelli Maroney
Kelli Maroney plays cute and tough, bad and beautiful better than anyone. In “Fast Times At Ridgemont High” her character intrepidly stands up for school spirit during a rally. In the cult zombie classic “Night of the Comet” she wields…
Netflix Announce 4 Live-Action Marvel Series
Marvel will now dominate all media. Having conquered the multiplex, currently holding down TV with “Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (even as the show finds its footing), the next move for Marvel is streaming into the homes of fans everywhere with the…
Dogs of Hell
Independent star / producer Earl Owensby 3D fable “Rottweiler: Dogs from Hell” is a trashy, but mildly fun cheap-jack little animals run amok horror enterprise. I saw this one when I was only a kid and certain scenes had stayed…
Zombie Prom
Boy meets girl. Girl loves boy, but parents disapprove. Boy commits suicide at a nuclear-power plant but returns as a zombie — just in time to take girl to the big dance. Zombie Prom, opening tonight in the Drake Center’s…
Army Of Darkness Sequel a No Go
Right, someone needs to make up their minds about whether this film is happening or not. Despite telling people that Army of Darkness 2 was going ahead (not to mention Fede Alverez also saying it was happening), Ash Williams himself…
Good Bye Gore Roger Corman
At 87 years old, Roger Corman is a twinkly gent. He walks with a pronounced stoop, and speaks in careful, precise sentences, making considerable effort not to waste a word. It’s hard to believe the career this benign legend has…
Moments That Made The Movies
Advertisement The name of David Thomson’s new book is “Moments That Made the Movies” (Thames and Hudson, 302 pages, $39.95). His basic premise in this beautifully illustrated book is sound – that it is moments from movies that we retain…
Lake Placid vs. Anaconda
Believe it or not, Lake Placid vs. Anaconda is a real motion picture that reportedly begins filming next month. The folks at SyFy were way ahead of their time. In an attempt to capitalize on the B-movie boom that followed…
Podcast: Recap Of The 2013 B Movie Celebration
Kevin Bachelder from the Saturday B Movie Reel podcast recorded an audio recap of his experiences at The 2013 B Movie Celebration. You can listen to (aka stream) the podcast right now by clicking on the play button at the…
They Live
John Nada (Roddy Piper) comes to L.A. to search for a Job. On the same working place, when he finds a job. John meets Frank (Keith David), Frank asks John to come along. Where Frank stays with poor people and…