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Vendetta (1986)

“Vendetta” is a tough, stylish women in prison flick, with a good, solid story. Here we have a classic revenge tale. An innocent young girl named Bonnie is unfairly thrown into jail after she defends herself from a scumbag trying…

The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

Along with “invasion of the body snatchers”(1956) “forbidden planet”(1956) and “the fly” (1958),the best movie sci-fi offered in the fifties. Richard Matheson’s remarkable novel was adapted by himself,thus the movie is an accurate rendition.Differences are kept to the minimum,and are…

Madison County (2011)

Five young adults in their early 20’s go on a road trip to a town in the middle of nowhere called Madison County to interview an author who wrote a tell all book about a local Psychopath named Damien, who…

You Found Me – Press Release

Lawrence Nelson has one passion in life, make movies. He’s produced, directed, and wrote his own films and his most recently completed film You Found Me is due out this year. You Found Me includes some favorites including Deborah Funes,…

Tower of Evil (1972)

As early 70s horror flicks go, Tower of Evil (a.k.a Horror of Snape Island) has a greater-than-expected amount of sex and gore. Unfortunately, the script is pretty stupid and the performances are generally bad, ruining what might’ve been a decent…

Psychomania (1973)

Tom Latham is the leader of a delinquent motorcycle gang known as The Living Dead – his fascination with the paranormal fed by the death of his father and the clairvoyant gift of his mother. When he is finally allowed…

Deathdream (1974)

Bob Clark was such a fantastic and visionary filmmaker during the early 70’s and directed no less than three very important and hugely influential horror movies in a row. Unfortunately, he reverted to making lame & mainstream comedies during the…

The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb (1964)

On an Egyptian expedition, a group of British explorers stumble across the hidden tomb of the pharaoh Ra (yes, I know, quite original). But once they bring him back to England for exhibition, they find the tomb to be empty….

Press Release – Bloodmania Directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis

Legendary Director Herschell Gordon Lewis (The Godfather of Gore) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0504496 returns in 2016 with BLOODMANIA! “A new film from Herschell Gordon Lewis is a treat for any horror fan”! ~ Tom Holland (Director of Fright Night, Child’s Play) “H.G. Lewis is…

The Cobra (1967)

The movie starts off well enough with a cheesy rock score by Anton Garcia Abril that leads into a cool psychedelic credit sequence but it’s all downhill from there. Peter Martell, who made a lot of spaghetti westerns, is a…

Quatermass 2 (1957)

This was one of the first of its kind; a subtlety scary vision of a secret alien takeover. X-FILES may owe a debt to this low-budget, but nevertheless effective film of the powers-that-be who are conspiring with the invaders, and…

Cat People (1982)

After looking for years for his long lost sister, Irena Gallier (Nastassja Kinski), Paul (Malcolm McDowell) finally finds her and has her come to New Orleans, where he’s currently living. While there, she gradually discovers the truth about their bizarre…

Labyrinth (1986)

David Bowie Rest In Peace At its heart, Labyrinth is a simple fable about how much we miss something once it is gone. A young girl wishes that her annoying stepbrother would disappear, only to find when he is gone…

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) Bowie RIP

David Bowie Rest In Peace David Bowie, though at the height of his mid-70s “glam” fame at the time when this unusual picture was made, gives a restrained and dignified performance in this classic sci-fi film directed by Nicolas Roeg…

Thunder (1983)

When Thunder (played by Mark Gregory of 1990:Bronx Warriors) returns home to see his girlfriend, he finds the local bank has financed the construction of a new building directly on top a sacred family Indian burial ground still owned by…

Warriors Of The Lost World (1986)

A “Star Wars”-style word scroll informs us that the nuclear war has been fought, leaving the Earth a post-apocalyptic wasteland, but the world we see in the movie isn’t very wastelandy at all, what with all the scenic country roads…

The Dark Side Of The Multiplex

MARSHA LEDERMAN, The Globe and Mail There’s a good chance you returned to an old flame over the holidays, figures suggest. But was something awakened in you? I’m referring, of course, to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – a force…

The Conqueror Worm (1968)

Matthew Hopkins was a self proclaimed Witchfinder who started his career in 1644 in Essex, England. In a three year career he is estimated to have killed between 200 and 400 “witches”. The Witchfinder General (The Conqueror Worm) is a…

Roller Blade (1986)

In the post-apocalyptic future, sadistic thugs run amok and a monstrous masked villain named Saticoy and his evil henchmen are responsible for all kinds of mayhem on their quest to find a magical amulet that will give them total control….

Los vampiros de Coyoacán (1974)

Hooo Boy! I’m as big a fan of lucha flix as the next gringo, but, yikes! This one really tests your patience! At first glance, this one seems to have it all: great wrestling costumes, vampires, cool convertible muscle cars,…