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Month: October 2012

Key Makeup Artist Valerie Garcia

Growing up we all had role models. Valerie Garcia’s was the art of special effects and at an early age she was determined to become a monster maker and today she takes great pride in her work and rightfully so….

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The Puppets Return! Trailer For Puppet Master X: Axis Rising Released!

  Charles Band and his Full Moon Entertainment label have always been one of my favorite B-Movie distributors. They’ve been around since the 1980’s in one form or another and have put out plenty of excellent B-Movies up through the…

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Play Them Again, Sammy

  By Tess Henson   It’s late on a Friday night in 1967. I’m a scared five ­year ­old sitting on my father’s knee. The room is dark except for the flickering light of an old black & white television….

The Late Night of Joel Goodson: A Reflection on Risky Business

Now when I was a young boy, at the age of five My mother said I was, gonna be the greatest man alive But now I’m a man, way past 21 I had lot’s of fun I’m a man  …

Love, Hate and George Lucas

    Something was happening, On May 25th, 1977 a movie was released which was sending shockwaves through popular culture. Star Wars, a science fantasy film by American Graffiti wunderkind George Lucas had set the film world on fire. I…

The Killer Beauty: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…