B Movie Inspires
French-born photographer Francis George kept thinking bigger while envisioning his next Las Vegas project. “I wanted to do something different because everything is bigger than life here,” he said. His voila moment came when he recalled a poster for the…
American Hippie In Israel
His latest find, a 1972 epic called An American Hippie in Israel, screens midnight tonight and tomorrow at The Belcourt on the heels of the trailer above (which may permanently damage your retinas). An excerpt from his convo with Coco:You…
Albert Pyun: Road To Hell
Writer-director Albert Pyun may not be a household name, but his films took up a sizable chunk of real estate in video stores throughout the ’80s and ’90s. Look up his resume and you’ll find nearly 50 films—just about all…
Barbara Crampton
Barbara was born in Levittown, Long Island, New York and was raised in Vermont. She spent summers while growing up travelling the country with the carnival. Barbara studied acting in high school and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in…
Chopping Mall
“I’m sorry. It’s not you, Ferdy. I guess I’m just not used to running around a shopping mall in the middle of the night being chased by killer robots.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?[v=RLMyInUPQ2g] “Eight teenagers are trapped after hours in a high tech…
Tormented
Tom Stewart, the “best jazz pianist in the world,” is getting married to a young, rich beauty in a week…but not if his clingy, shapely ex-girlfriend can stop it. Vi Mason, a smoky singer with a body to rival Jayne…
Beginning Of The End Of The Superhero Movie
If history has taught us anything, it’s that even the most venerable, immovable dynasties eventually crumble. Rome, Ottoman, Soviet, they’ve all gone the same way. It’s no different in the world of the arts. Five years ago, it would have…
Supervixens
SUPERVIXENS may be the ultimate Russ Meyer film! Overdosing on breasts, sex, and violence, Meyer delivers the goods to his fans and then some. In this movie, all women with huge breasts have Super stated before their name, like they…
Five Quick Questions with Griff Furst
Already with multiple instant classics under his belt (Mask Maker, Arachnoquake, Lake Placid 3, Swamp Shark, and several more), director/writer Griff Furst’s “Ghost Shark” will maintain the wild shark B Movie tradition. “Ghost Shark” will be airing on SYFY on…
Ib Melchior
The son of the Wagnerian tenor and film star Lauritz Melchior, Ib Melchior was born and educated in Denmark. After graduating from the University of Copenhagen, he joined the English Players, a British theatrical company, and toured Europe with the…
Journey To The Seventh Planet
When it comes to that touchy topic of remakes, I’ve always strongly felt that you should leave the proven classics alone. It’s those uneven ‘interesting misfires’ or intriguing ‘wasted opportunities’ that should be redone. JOURNEY TO THE SEVENTH PLANET is…
Dark Star
“Don’t give me any of that intelligent life stuff, give me something I can blow up!” Doolittle. Lieutenant Doolittle is in charge of ‘Dark Star’, a ship on a lonely mission to destroy unstable planets in systems targeted for colonisation….
Wrong Cops
Cult filmmaker Quentin Dupieux looks to secure his wacked-out B-movie credentials with this flailingly low-brow affair which might hit the spot for Dupieux fans out for some midnight screening action – and also snag some genre festival slots – but…
A Tribute To Karen Black
PREPARING to meet a typically nasty end in his umpteenth forgettable horror film of the year, the late Peter Cushing once memorably summed up his craft with the pithy observation: “You can’t fall into a tank of spiders and be…
Saving The World
In the year 2154, we’re told, the rich don’t care about the poor. Nothing new so far. Neill Blomkamp, whose debut film was the alien-apartheid fantasy District 9, pretty much takes this for granted. His sophomore film, Elysium, is essentially…
Haji, Star of Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! Dead at 67
Haji, the Quebec-born actress who most famously starred in iconic cult film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! passed away last night, according to longtime friend Kitten Natividad’s Facebook page. She was 67. Haji was born with the equally exotic name Barbarella…
Deathstalker II
Deathstalker II is the presumed follow-up to 1982’s low-budget Deathstalker. Aside from the title, it’s hard to consider this film a sequel. In fact, this film is so much more enjoyable than the first (or the third or fourth, for…
Five Quick Questions with Mindy Robinson
Mindy Robinson is the humble girl you wished lived next door and not only because she’s pretty, but because she’s outgoing and always willing to help out. Mindy is constantly running between filming locations, and yet she amazingly remains calm…
Karen Black Rest In Peace
Karen Black, who was Oscar-nommed for “Five Easy Pieces” and starred in films including “Nashville,” and “Easy Rider,” died Thursday after a long battle with cancer. She was 74. Her husband Stephen Eckelberry announced her death on Facebook, saying “It…
Escape From LA
What John Carpenter got wrong: Los Angeles becoming a prison island. What he got right: Someone in our day and age might well be tempted to shut off all the world’s electricity. We’re catching up with older visions of the…