Fright Night
Fright Night really deserves 10 out of 10 because I have rarely seen a film as delightfully entertaining as this. Of all the vampire films to have been released in the 1980’s, this one remains the most fun. Admittedly, The…
Humanoids From The Deep
Check this out for a storyline: hideous fish-men rise from the ocean depths in order to mate with human females and thus speed up their rapid evolution (which has already been kick-started by them eating genetically mutated salmon). Now if…
The Zombie Invasion Of Canada
Canadians can sleep safely tonight knowing that a zombie invasion of Canada will not be tolerated by the ruling Conservative Party of Stephen Harper. In a case of life imitating art, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird is assuring the House…
A Real Night Of The Lepus
It was like a weird scene out of a horror movie, maybe the 1972 B-movie “Night of the Lepus” that features giant rabbits on a rampage. Except the bunnies are regular sized, and the news is strange but true. Bunnies…
On The Road With Bruce Campbell
B-movie star Bruce Campbell is bringing a little fear to Hastings Saturday — but in a lighthearted way. Campbell, star of “The Evil Dead” trilogy of the 1980s and the current television series “Burn Notice,” will speak on the Hastings…
Cult Movie Network
In May 2003, Dieter Kohler was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called The Cult Movie Channel, described as being “devoted to exploring the world of cult film and television.”ch as…
Video On Demand Is The Future
The global video on demand market has been forecast to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.8% over the period to 2015. Video on Demand (VOD) or Audio and Video on Demand (AVOD) are systems which allow…
Savage Steve Goes Big With Anchor Bay
Steve Austin’s acting career continues to go from strength to strength, with the star having just finalized a new deal with Anchor Bay Films. Movie news site Deadline exclusively reports that Austin, and his film company, Broken Skull Ranch Productions,…
Wacky Hollywood Marketing
As movie marketing has become increasingly convoluted, we’ve been subjected to trailers with commentary, trailer introductions, and trailers for trailers. But the most bizarre and seemingly pointless aspect of the promotion process yet is what studios call “B-rolls.” Generally, b-roll…
Podcast: Robot Monster From B-Movie Cast
On this podcast Vince Rotolo and friends discusses Robot Monster (1953). You can listen to (aka stream) the podcast right now by clicking on the play button at the bottom of this post or you can view the full blog…
Heart Felt Scenes: Revisiting My Bloody Valentine
In the late ‘70s and early ’80s, in the wake of Halloween’s record-setting success, producers were madly scrambling to grab any remaining holidays to center their own slasher movie around. As slasher films typically hinge on payback for some perceived…
Lucio Fulci: Italian Goremaster
Lucio Fulci (1927-1996) is an Italian horror film director whose cult and popularity have increased since his death. He is most famous for the films Zombie Flesh Eaters and The Beyond – the latter of which was a huge influence…
Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes
The easiest way to describe this movie is as a satire. The target of the satire is quite vast, from the US Government to corporate America. It is also not a stinging satire, but rather a silly one. Think of…
Sorority House Massacre 2
[v=arEhoUT0ang]nspired by a few set-pieces at Roger Corman’s studio, Jim Wynorski put together a screenplay titled “The Séance” and ended up filming it with the correspondence of Corman’s wife, completely behind his back. Sounds like the workings of a cheap…
Bruce Campbell on the ‘Dead Serious’ ‘Evil Dead’ Remake,
In a sea of lumpy Spandex, half-assed Harry Potter costumes and face paint, Bruce Campbell set quite a sartorial standard at New York Comic-Con on Saturday. The square-jawed actor — who’s currently seen in the USA Network cable TV series…
The Reel Fantasy Island
A cocktail at 10 in the morning? Why not, especially when you’re on your way to Capri, California-style. Plus it’s free. ”Bloody Marys with none of that sissy celery,” booms the ferry’s loudspeaker. ”There are real jalapenos in ours.” Oh,…
Chronicle
WITH great power comes great responsibility. Three high school students learn that harsh lesson in this low-budget sci-fi thriller, which imagines the catastrophic consequences for the pals when they are suddenly gifted incredible mental and physical skills. The film opens…
Bullet To The Head
LAST week, Arnold Schwarzenegger returned to the big screen with a bang, demonstrating that he has no intention of growing old gracefully. His muscle-bound rival, Sylvester Stallone, who will be 67 years old in July, attempts the same feat in…
B Movies Get A New Lease On Life
Exhibit Number One: Tarantino’s Oscar-nominated film “Django Unchained” is done in the style of the spaghetti westerns of the 1960s and ’70s. The majority of Tarantino’s films pay homage to the film industry’s rich history of traditional “B” movies, exploitation…
Gun Hey Fat Choy Baby
There is no cinema more underappreciated than that of Chinese cinema. So often, Chinese cinema, here meaning that of Hong Kong, Mainland China and Taiwan, has been associated with cheesy B-movie icons that people like Quentin Tarantino revere. And there…