Putting The Brakes On The Asylum
Variety reports that a federal judge has put a halt to plans to release a parody of The Hobbit just days before Warner Bros. and New Line release their first pic in the trilogy of the J.R.R. Tolkien story. U.S….
B Movie Punk:The Dickies
The Dickies were among the first punk rock bands to emerge from Los Angeles. They were the first California punk band to appear on network television,and the first California punk band to be signed to a major record label (A&M…
A New Creature Feature Hope:Titan Global Entertainment
With the American Film Market commencing any day now, we can expect to hear about a plethora of exciting new b-movie titles. Like, for example, two new monster movies being distributed by Titan Global Entertainment: Jurassic Attack and Poseidon Rex….
Ladies And Gentlemen The Fabulous Stains
Corrine Burns retreats far into plans for her band, The Fabulous Stains, after her mother’s death. So far that she gets them (she and two cousins) on a tour with a washed-out glam-rock group and a rising British punk band,…
Alligator Written by John Sayles
As the presence of John Sayles would seem to indicate, Alligator is meant to be a brainy, sardonic take on the rampaging animal subgenre, though its satirical aims are hardly more refined than those found in Joe Dante’s cheeky Piranha,…
Ted V. Mikels
Ted V. Mikels (born Theodore Mikacevich on 29 April 1929) is an American filmmaker of independent cult films. Mikels was also known for his home life, as he once lived with groups of women in a Glendale, California castle.During his…
Tarantula
“Invasion of the Giant-Sized X” films were almost their own genre in the 1950s. Many of them were wretched (Attack of the 50 Foot Woman being generally considered the nadir), but some of them stand the test of time. If…
Quentin Tarantino defends depiction of slavery in Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino defended his decision to make slavery the backdrop to his new revenge-western Django Unchained, saying that he found the research he did on the subject “incredibly shocking” and that, violent as his film may be, the reality was…
Kevin Smith Announces Clerks 3
After Red State, Kevin Smith had announced that he would be retiring from writing/directing movies after his next picture, which was planned to be an ice hockey movie called Hit Somebody. Now, Kevin Smith has revealed via Twitter that Hit…
The Farmer
Kyle Martin (GARY CONWAY) is a Silver Star hero who returns home to his Georgia farm at the close of World War II. Behind its Currier & Ives exteriors, it becomes apparent that his farm is terribly rundown and close…
The Town that Dreaded Sundown, The remake?
Continuing its library-mining operation, MGM is developing a remake of 1976 horror movie “The Town that Dreaded Sundown.” MGM had no comment but the Lion has been asking agents for possible takes from writers to reboot the Charles B. Pierce…
Golden Turkey Film Festival
Golden Turkey Film Festival 6pm, various dates from 20 – 30 December The Urban Screen on The Concourse, Victoria Avenue, Chatswood FREE event Celebrate the very best of B grade Christmas movie classics with the Golden Turkey Film Festival, this…
Big Hollywood’s digital push may mean the end for independent theaters
Bellingham’s Pickford Film Center is downright neighborly. As the only 365-day independent cinema between Seattle and Vancouver B.C., the Pickford’s mission “is to provide a forum and resource for independent cinema, strengthening community through education, dialogue and the celebration of…
What if? B Movie Channel
There are excellent existing channels on cable or satellite to get our B movie fix. However, we deserve more. Typically we have to set our DVR for late night or wait a week for a shark, zombie, creature, or horror…
Creature Features
Creature Features was a generic title for a genre of horror TV format shows broadcast on local U.S. television stations throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. The movies broadcast on the various shows generally classic and cult horror movies of…
Cannibal Holocaust
Arguably the most infamous, controversial, and shocking of the video nasties, Ruggero Deodato managed to infuse a horror sub-genre flagging from over exposure, into a powerful piece of pseudo-documentary cinema, that still horrifies, traumatises and disgusts modern audiences. Italian genre…
High Frame Rate And The Hobbit
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be released this December in all motion picture formats, including the brand new format High Frame Rate 3D (HFR 3D). With the support of select theaters, HFR 3D represents a technological advancement in the…
Valley Of The Gwangi
The Valley of Gwangi is a film that, through cult enjoyment of its quality, has managed to overcome the problems that made it “forgotten” in motion pictures to enjoy its present status as a fantasy classic. Originally written by King…
Osombie:The Axis Of The Evil Dead
On Dec. 11, Arrowstorm Entertainment will release “Osombie” directly to Blu-ray/DVD, and yes, it is about Osama Bin Laden returning from the grave and amassing a zombie army. Just in time for stocking stuffer season! Seems that burial at sea…