Brisco County Jr.
I think we’ll all remember the first time that Fox broke their heart with a prematurely cancelled show. Mine was ‘The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.’, a little known science fiction western (‘Firefly’ fans’ eyes are probably going wide at…
Alphaville
“Alphaville” was both a complete revelation and yet not so vaguely familiar. This exotic product of the French new wave washed across the shores of my youthful consciousness, mingling the familiar with the new, pulp fiction, pop culture and high…
King Kong Escapes
If you’re wondering, What exactly does King Kong escape from? Wasn’t he shot up by airplanes until he died and fell 103 stories?, be aware that KING KONG ESCAPES isn’t a sequel to 1933’s KING KONG, but is instead linked…
Blue Ruin
Director: Jeremy SaulnierStarring: Macon Blair, Devin Ratray and Amy Hargreaves (Cert 15; 90mins) Blue Ruin sounds like the kind of bloody, B-movie revenge tale that you might imagine is not really your cup of tea. Too gory or too sleazy….
SyFy orders third ‘Sharknado’ movie
SyFy has decided to put in an order for a third Sharknado movie, even though the second film doesn’t air until July. This will give B-movie studio Asylum extra time to work on another outrageous storyline about shark-carrying storms. The…
Brick Mansions
Brick Mansions was Paul Walker’s last movie before he died in a car accident in 2013 [PH] Director: Camille DelamarreStarring: Paul Walker, RZA and Robert Maillet(Cert 15; 91mins)Best not to remember Paul Walker by Brick Mansions, a lazy American remake…
How Ron Howard ‘Blackmailed’ His Way Into Directing His First Movie
“Grand Theft Auto” is Ron Howard’s first feature-length movie as a director after television roles in “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Happy Days.” Though the 1977 comedy didn’t go over well with critics, it was a success at the box…
The Gila! Monster Roars Again-Win A Copy Of Gila!
Now available on Amazon and Amazon Streaming is Gila!, Jim Wynorski love letter to the monster movies of the late 1950’s. I was more than surprised to find Gila! was the grand prize in a UK based contest. “Rock ‘n…
The Clown Murders
A mix of Straw Dogs, the gritty style of Don Shebib and more standard horror tropes, The Clown Murders is a grim thriller that straddles between more serious Canadian fare like The Rowdyman and the slew of “rural revenge” Canuxploitation…
Spidey 2.2
It’s Spidey Version 2.2. And while the 2004 second instalment of the previous Spider-Man trilogy starring Tobey Maguire and helmed by Sam Raimi was the peak of the earlier series, this is a big dip. Sure, it’s packing more of…
Five Quick Questions with Melanie Robel
If you’re searching for an actress that is courageous, talented, confident, and kind-hearted, then click on this IMDB link for Melanie Robel http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3093027/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 She is always thriving to learn and take on new challenges. She’s been knocked down in her…
The Devil’s Knot
If you’re unfamiliar with the West Memphis 3, or the Robin Hood Hills Murders, or the Paradise Lost documentaries that gave both national attention, here’s a quick (spoiler alert) rundown: in West Memphis Arkansas in 1994, three impoverished, teenage, Goth-kids…
The Time Travellers
Minor but well-regarded sci-fi which I found undeniably interesting and not unentertaining, yet disappointing – since, for all the progressive scientific attitude on display (particularly at the denouement), its overall tone remains invincibly juvenile! Nevertheless, it was remade (by the…
Five Quick Questions with Mitchel Viernes
B movie creature films don’t always need to have destruction and horror. Though, there will be some craziness in this film, but overall the upcoming film “Peter and the Colossus” is a family oriented film. http://vimeo.com/80713653 Trailer “Rachel, a young…
Fantastic Film Festivals That You Might Not Know About
Rebecca Sapp Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Santa Barbara, CA It is said that location is everything. And in the case of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, the beachy location (called “the American Riviera”) adds to the allure. This…
A Taste Of Ape
You have to feel a little bad for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (if you can feel for a blockbuster that is sure to make hundreds of millions). Lost amongst the superhero and sci-fi shuffle, Dawn feels a…
Reptilicus
I love movies with dinosaurs and giant monsters and can find something to like in most films, however dated or low-budget. “The Amazing Colossal Man” has a sympathetic hero and a monster origin good enough for Stan Lee to borrow…
The Corpse Eaters
Using recently established Canadian Film Development Corporation loans, Canadian horror exploded in the early 1970s under the guiding hands of Ivan Reitman, Bob Clark and David Cronenberg. One of the rarest titles to emerge at this time was The Corpse…
Riot In Cell Block 11
Riot in Cell Block 11 was produced by longtime Hollywood independent producer Walter Wanger (he was also responsible for two earlier Criterion releases, Stagecoach and Foreign Correspondent) as a hard-hitting, gritty, realistic picture depicting the inequities and maltreatment prisoners receive…
Stunt Rock
A faux documentary about real life Australian stuntman Grant Paige, STUNT ROCK garnered considerable attention in cult film circles earlier this year when a trailer for it appeared on the TRAILER TRASH vol. 1. And, truth be told, the trailer…