From the Earth to the Moon (1958)
A scientist (Joseph Cotton) and a millionaire arms dealer (George Sanders) team up on the construction of a rocket to blast themselves to the Moon. This movie was based on a Jules Verne classic — but it completely lacks the…
Brain of Blood (1971)
The ruler of the the nation of Khalid is dying, so he’s secretly whisked off to the States so that Dr. Trenton can transplant his brain into a new body. The disorganized doctor starts the operation without actually having a…
Revolt of the Zombies (1936)
Ever since the cinema-loving universe made acquaintance with a guy named George A. Romero, the word “zombie” automatically gets associated with blood-soaked horror images and non-stop acting sequences. It’s safe to say that his “Night of the Living Dead” formed…
Blow Out (1981)
Jack is a sound editor for small films. When he is out one evening recording background noises, he inadvertently records a car crash which kills a politician running for the US Presidency, although Jack saves a girl in the car….
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
Black comedy, about a ragtag ambulance company out of Los Angeles battling their competitors while picking up an eclectic group of needy passengers, could best be described as schizophrenic (quirky bordering on outrageous). It manages to match its silly, yet…
Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975)
ILSA – SHE WOLF OF THE SS is the first in the “infamous” series of exploitation films featuring buxom ball-breaker, Dyanne Thorne. These films are a classic example of true exploitation cinema and should be checked out by any fan…
Future Force (1989)
See it for the fight in the junkyard between Carradine and Tessier. Both appear so out of shape that the huffing and puffing could blow a house down. “Future Force” is a film that makes no sense, yet has moments…
Evolution War – Coming Soon
Neil Johnson’s upcoming film Evolution War is due out later this summer. Anticipate a visually stunning film as Johnson always puts an immense amount of detail into each and every scene until it’s perfect. He is a visionary and creator…
The Violators (1957)
n the Bronx during the Depression, failing lawyer and single father Solomon Baumgarden is urged by his father David to train for one of the many positions available to probation officers. While Solomon’s sister Eva cares for his young daughter…
Africa: Texas Style (1967)
Africa: Texas Style finds Hugh O’Brian and Tom Nardini over in Africa after the rodeo season has finished. They are there at the request of John Mills who has an idea to give up cattle ranching in Kenya and go…
They No Longer Make Movies….They Make Brands
On thing that is consistent in the movie business is change. The movies have in the past lost audience confidence and have worked to slowly regain it. I feel though that we are in a time when the studios have…
The Vengeance of She (1968)
A beautiful young Scandanavian girl called Carol (Olinka Berova) is lured to the city of Kuma by the immortal Killikrates (John Richardson) and Men-Hari (Derek Godfrey) who convinces Killikrates that she is the reincarnation of his lost love, Queen Ayesha,…
The Mummy’s Ghost (1944)
Third in the Universal Kharis series, continuing after THE MUMMY’S TOMB (1942). Despite the increasingly familiar nature of these Mummy sequels, this one still has enough to make it brisk and enjoyable. A significant boost is added in casting John…
The Girl from Starship Venus (1975)
THE SEXPLORER is a low budget exploitation quickie from notorious director Derek Ford, whose SEX EXPRESS made the following year would prove to be even more outrageous and no-holds-barred than this film. By comparison, THE SEXPLORER is a slightly quaint…
7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
There’s a proverb somewhere that states that youth is wasted on the young.One might similarly feel that the wisdom of fairy tales,folklore,and fantasy are wasted on children.While I,for one would hesitate to go that far,I feel that the messages contained…
Space Master X-7 (1958)
Behind this bland, forgettable and indescriptive title is one of that decade’s more interesting low budget items. “Blood Rust” was probably the script’s original name, and this refers to the red coloring of Mars which, as is found out on…
When Worlds Collide (1951)
Astronomers discover two planets coming Earth’s way that will destroy our planet. Time is needed to do the unthinkable: create a rocket ship that will fly 40 or so people to one of the planets passing by to keep the…
First Men in the Moon (1964)
The opening contains a hook of the first manned flight to the moon where a British union flag is found and it’s discovered that Senior citizen Arnold Bedford was in fact part of an expedition who had visited the moon…
Battle in Outer Space (1959)
A truly great science fiction epic with plenty of futuristic hardware, alien invaders and cool spaceships. The best! It’s finally available as of 2009 on DVD, although if you look hard you can find gray-market versions or bootlegs from Laserdiscs….
The Lost Missile (1958)
Undeniably tense and frightening, an extremely low budget film that is a clever combination of fantastic Air Force and Civil Defense stock footage with effective, chilling special effects. This is quite an achievement of creativity overcoming limited resources. The movie…