Doris Wishman
Doris Wishman, a prolific independent director of truly tasteless movies — from nudist camp...
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Veronica Carlson
In a three year period, Veronica Carlson was terrorized onscreen by three of Hammer...
Drive-in Dream Girls
Drive-in Dream Girls: A Galaxy of B-Movie Starlets of the Sixties by Tom Lisanti...
Corman’s The Fantastic Four
…It’s Clobberin’ Time? When Benjamin Grimm first uttered these words, it was his intent...
John Carter Vs. Tracey Lords
Yesterday I looked briefly at the mess Disney has made of marketing the $250,000+...
Why B Movies?
Often the term B movie is thought to be one of derision and scorn....
Joe Bob Briggs
Joe Bob Briggs hails from Grapevine, Texas. Somewhere along the way, he saw a...
Kevin Tenney’s :The Cellar
Comanche Indians have trapped the evil of their land in a monster made up...
Mediocre?
Slumped in your chair as life’s meaninglessness washed over you like lava made of...
El Monstro del Mar!
THE FILM: When Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s GRINDHOUSE hit theaters a few years...
Adios Gringo
The fourth Gemma western of 1965, and the fourth hit. Adios Gringo even beat...
What does the Academy have against fantasy (and science fiction)?
“Hugo” continued its dominance in the technical categories at the 84th Academy Awards as...
Dr. Strangelove
Stanley Kubrick’s jet-black anti-nuke farce, from 1964, is being projected in the narrower screen...
Parodies???
Vivid Entertainment contract director B. Skow has announced a slate of upcoming parodies in...
Why the Artist Is the Perfect Movie for These Times
I saw The Artist in The Paris Theater. For New Yorkers, The Paris Theater...
J. Edgar Hoover and the Curse of the G-Man
So J. Edgar was stiffed when the Oscar nominations were announced. Obviously, there’s a...
Roger Corman: Hearts and Flowers on St. Valentine’s Day
It’s February 14, so of course I’m thinking of Roger Corman’s St. Valentine’s Day...
Spielberg, A Nervous Wreck
Director Steven Spielberg, 65, more than anyone in the film industry, can afford to...
Laura
After success in the American theatre, a few acting roles on the screen and...
Black Gold
Financed largely by Arab countries and shot on location in Tunisia and Qatar, Black...