The Local Economic Powerhouse:The Movie Theatre Part Deux
The Anthony Theater in Anthony Kansas, 539 seats, The Blakely Theatre in Blakely Georgia, 300 seats, The Ready Theatre in Niles Michigan, 1000 seats, The Rialto in Beevile Texas, 542 seats and last but not least The Uptown Theatre in…
Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
Nothing in the world can prepare you for Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo. No description does it justice, no warning truly gives you an idea of what you are in store for. Few movies are as bizarre, yet oddly compelling at…
Don’t Answer the Phone! (1980)
A film requiring little sensibility, Don’t Answer the Phone, joining Maniac (William Lustig, 1980), He Knows You’re Alone (Armand Mastroianni, 1980) and Nightmare (Roman Scavolini, 1982) where no mystery surrounds the killers identity, is one strong dose of offensive medicine….
The Nail Gun Massacre (1985)
A must-see for bad movie buffs. Fun stuff. A killer drives around in a gold hearse, wearing camouflage and a motorcycle helmet, killing people with a powerful nail gun. Bad acting and bad script (the most important elements of a…
Brain Damage (1988)
Frank Henenlotter’s ‘Brain Damage’ (1987) is easily the director’s best film, esp. when considering the solid performances, technical proficiency and fascinating storyline. Aylmer, a rather large, penis-shaped parasite, gives unsuspecting Brian brain damage by getting him hooked on an hallucinogenic,…
The Mutilator (1984)
In my mind, this film captures perfectly the essence of an 80’s slasher film! Violent, over the top gore, cheesy dialog and acting, and an ominous setting all make this film stand as a model for a decent slasher flick….
Malibu Express (1985)
his is the first film I’ve watched from my Andy Sidaris 12-film box set (aptly titled Girls, Guns and G-Strings) and if I had any sense it would probably be the last (sadly, I have very little nous when it…
Demons (1985)
This has got to be one of the best Italian horror flicks ever made, which is no surprise considering it was produced by Dario Argento, master of Italian horror himself. The plot can be summed up with one sentence: people…
Disco 9000 (1977)
Made during the waning days of blaxploitation, this half-hearted attempt at an action quickie features a unique mix of poor acting, amateur night direction and dialog that must have been written on cocktail napkins. But what really sets the film…
Herschell Gordon Lewis, filmmaker and ‘godfather of gore,’ dies at 87
Herschell Gordon Lewis, the horror filmmaker known as the “godfather of gore,” has died. He was 87. The director of such films as “Blood Feast” and “Two Thousand Maniacs” died in his sleep early Monday, spokesman James Saito said. Lewis…
Target Earth (1954)
Four people (Denning, Crowley, Grey, and Reeves) meet by accident on the streets of a city that has been emptied overnight of people, except for a few dead bodies. They learn from a newspaper that the city has been invaded…
Bad Island Girl (2007)
One morning while jogging on the beach a young man by the name of “Michael Pace” (Antonio Sabato Jr.) sees the body of a young woman unconscious and floating in the water. He rushes in and carries her to his…
B. Monkey (1998)
Alan Furnace is a school teacher who’s only joy in life is his late-night slot on hospital radio where he can play the light jazz he loves so much. Seeking more excitement in his life, he takes an interest in…
Invasion Of The Star Creatures (1962)
This was one of those films that got a ton of play on the airwaves in the early 1970’s, usually on the “4am Movie” or one time, on the 7:30 PM “Channel 6 Big Movie” and still another on Creature…
An Economic Powerhouse: The Local Movie Theatre
It is a warm Indian Summer Saturday night in Franklin Indiana. The Cicadas has finally stop their evening symphonies and have retreated back into the ground. The temperature hovers in the low eighties, and the residents of this blessed town…
Terror From The Year 5000 (1958)
On a lonely island in Florida’s Everglades, a professor is experimenting with time travel. The project is successful to the extent that Prof Erling and his assistant Victor are able to trade artefacts with people from the year 5,200AD. One…
Zombie Lake (1981)
To my knowledge there are technically three underwater Nazi zombie movies. The father of the other two is Shockwaves and really the only one worth viewing. An odd spin off from this film is Oasis of the Zombies and Zombie…
Alien Trespass (2009)
Authentic is the first word, which comes to mind. The sets, the period pieces, the language, the automobiles, everything was beautifully realized, developed, researched to create the “authenticity” of small town America in 1957. Humor, well, it goes without saying….
The Black Sleep (1956)
Most ratings of this film give it a one star or bomb rating, however, “The Black Sleep” is not as bad as some would have you believe. Mind you it’s not a great film, but in fact is an adequate…
Voyage to the End of the Universe (1963)
For me the most striking sequence is a daring, risky, and potentially scandalous commentary by these Soviet Bloc filmmakers when they have their explorers encounter a derelict craft floating aimlessly & without power in the empty nothing between the stars….