Independence Day: Independent Theatres Should Think Independently
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. Mahatma Gandhi You are the foundation of the art form and the business known as motion pictures. Independent Theatres emerged at the same time…
Indestructible Man (1956)
I have to say it, I love this movie. Not just for Lon Chaney but for the whole realistic approach to making the movie adopted by director Jack Pollexfen. Shooting in the real grimy, mean streets of downtown L.A. not…
Flight to Mars (1951)
Four men and a lady blast off for the red planet Mars in this lean-budgeted but likable little yarn. The explorers find a thriving civilization of completely humanoid Matians. The leaders of the Martian government act friendly, but they secretly…
All the Young Wives (1973)
This is a pretty good little B-movie typical of regional films marketed primarily to southern drive-in’s back in the early 70s. Our story involves rancher “Big Jim.” He pretty much owns the whole county–the land, the banks, the newspapers, the…
Circus of Horrors (1960)
After the fantastic opening sequence in which a young woman smashes all the mirrors in her room before revealing herself to have horrible facial scars, you just know you’re in for a treat, and this movie certainly doesn’t disappoint! The…
Dangerous When Wet (1953)
MGM always released an Esther Williams movie as a bit of relaxing summer entertainment with the Swimming Sweetheart obliging everyone by looking pretty in a bathing suit as she plunges into those big swimming pools. Here she plunges into the…
The Invisible Man (1933)
Scientist Griffin disappears from his lab, leaving his colleagues Kemp and Cranley wondering where he has gone. Meanwhile a strange man arrives at an inn, covered in bandages, hat and long coat and acting mysterious. When the other residents of…
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
After the failure that was the 3rd Halloween sequel, the writers knew that was mainly due to the absence of Michael Myers. So what did they do? They invited Michael back in for the 4th sequel and back into the…
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Taking a class field-trip to New York, a group of students find their trip crashed by Jason Voorhees who chases them through the ship and eventually forces them to escape the boat and seek shelter in Manhattan from the deranged…
The Slayer (1982)
“The Slayer” is definitely a forgotten film from the early 80’s. The title “The Slayer” is not really a great title as it gives false hope of this being another typical slasher film. And in ways… it is a slasher,…
Prince of Darkness (1987)
John Carpenter’s masterpiece about a priest enlisting the help of a physics professor and his students in preventing the coming of the Anti-God. Yep, I said masterpiece. I consider this to be Carpenter’s crowning achievement. Said priest (played by the…
The Amityville Horror (1979)
This is the classic version about the infamous Amityville house with lots of screams and weird deeds in which a family falls into supernatural terror . The story starts with a grisly mass murder ; years later , a family…