China 9 Liberty 37
A condemned gunman, Clayton Drumm, is given a chance at freedom and salvation if he accepts a proposition presented to him by the railroad. Kill farmer, Matthew Sebanek. But after Drumm is disarmed at Sebanek’s ranch, he soon develops a…
Damnation Alley
1st Lieutenant Jake Tanner (Jan-Michael Vincent), an unorthodox Air Force officer, shares ICBM silo duty at an Air Force missile base in California with Major Eugene “Sam” Denton (George Peppard). When the United States detects incoming nuclear missiles, Tanner and…
#Hold Your Breath
After seeing ‘2 Headed Shark Attack’ on the big screen at B Movie Celebration this year I was really looking forward to ‘#Hold Your Breath’ because it’s the Asylum’s first theatrical release. Directed by Jared Cohn and starring Katrina Bowden…
Super Cyclone
The Catalina Islands blow up, a Super Cyclone develops, and there’s an ocean floor volcanic eruption, all within the first four minutes. That is one main reason I prefer B movies. There are no lengthy setups, overkill information about characters,…
James Bond At 50
It has been 50 years since British secret service agent 007 first appeared on the big screen in the James Bond movie Dr. No. Coinciding with the anniversary is the release of Adele’s theme song for the next Bond…
Interview with actor Darin Cooper
Darin Cooper plays Colonel Chadwick in ‘Super Cyclone’ who also had military roles in ‘Air Collision’, Battle of Los Angeles’, Mega Shark vs Crocosaurus’ and was a gun dealer in ‘Adopting Terror’. Some actors are born to play certain roles…
Corbucci: The Other Sergio
“If Sergio Leone was the ‘father’ of the Spaghetti Western than Sergio Corbucci was his ‘uncle”. This phrase by a critic sums up very well the distance between those 2 directors who are the most influential of the…
How To Build A Monster
Necessity is the mother of invention, or so they say. It’s probably the motto of a great many film directors who’ve never benefited from a multi-million dollar budget worthy of James Cameron. But mega-money is far from essential in…
Sybil In The Windy City
International sex symbol, B-movie queen and ’80s action hero Sybil Danning will be at the Music Box next weekend for two events. On Friday, Oct. 12, she’ll be around for autographs and Q&A following a screening of the original, uncut 1983 women-in-prison (a…
Internet Craze: Iron Sky
How does this plot sound to you: In 1945, sensing imminent defeat, Nazis secretly sent spacecraft and a few of their finest to the dark side of the moon. In 2018, they come back to exact revenge on Earth….
The Killer Shrews
by Jason Grooms Do you know what the most fierce, deadly, blood-thirsty creature the world has ever known is? It’s a creature with ferocious fangs like a lion, echolocation like a vampire bat, and deadly venom like a cobra. No,…
This Is Not Your Father’s Gila Monster
Whenever the topic of the remake comes up I always ask, “Why remake a good film? Why remake films that are considered cinematic masterpieces, classics of the genre? What’s the point? Why not take a stinker of a movie and…
The Tentacle’s Claw Has Me In It’s Grasp!
While at the B Movie Celebration I was caught having to decide between two films playing simultaneously; Zombies From Outer Space, a German film, or The Tentacle’s Claw coming down from Newfoundland. Both homage films, both equally tempting. Admittedly…
Key Makeup Artist Valerie Garcia
Growing up we all had role models. Valerie Garcia’s was the art of special effects and at an early age she was determined to become a monster maker and today she takes great pride in her work and rightfully so….
The Puppets Return! Trailer For Puppet Master X: Axis Rising Released!
Charles Band and his Full Moon Entertainment label have always been one of my favorite B-Movie distributors. They’ve been around since the 1980’s in one form or another and have put out plenty of excellent B-Movies up through the…
Play Them Again, Sammy
By Tess Henson It’s late on a Friday night in 1967. I’m a scared five year old sitting on my father’s knee. The room is dark except for the flickering light of an old black & white television….
The Late Night of Joel Goodson: A Reflection on Risky Business
Now when I was a young boy, at the age of five My mother said I was, gonna be the greatest man alive But now I’m a man, way past 21 I had lot’s of fun I’m a man …
Love, Hate and George Lucas
Something was happening, On May 25th, 1977 a movie was released which was sending shockwaves through popular culture. Star Wars, a science fantasy film by American Graffiti wunderkind George Lucas had set the film world on fire. I…
The Killer Beauty:Kelli Maroney
Kelli Maroney plays cute and tough, bad and beautiful better than anyone. In “Fast Times At Ridgemont High” her character intrepidly stands up for school spirit during a rally. In the cult zombie classic “Night of the Comet” she wields…
Troma On Youtube
While most major studios are wading very slowly into the world of online streaming, iconoclastic/disgusting independent studio Troma has dove in head first: they’ve uploaded 150 movies to their YouTube channel, which you can watch for free right now. Is…