Assasin’s Bullet
A retired FBI agent goes after a mysterious killer in exotic Bulgaria in this pro forma action thriller. The wigmakers gets a workout in Assassin’s Bullet, a B-movie thriller mainly notable by its schizophrenic female lead character’s varying hair pieces….
Rebooting Batman
Nana-nana-nana-nana-nana-nana-nana-nana-Batman! The last episode of The B-Movies Podcast here on CraveOnline was our all-Batman spectacular. In order to celebrate our excitement about The Dark Knight Rises, William “Bibbs” Bibbiani, Athena Stamos and I took a flavorful walk-through of all the…
Shock Cinema:Killer Joe
The only thing killer about “Killer Joe” is Matthew McConaughey, who summons one of the best performances of his checkered career in service of a trashy, despicable movie that fully earns its NC-17 rating. It’s yet another example of a…
Turkish Star Wars
From The Dark Knight Rises to The Amazing Spider-Man, superheroes dominate the box office at this time of year. But a long way from the million-dollar Hollywood films, there is another group of caped crusaders who have caught the imagination…
THE GILA! IS BACK
Indie legend and Corman go-to-guy Jim (CHOPPING MALL, RETURN OF THE SWAMP THING) Wynorski is helming a remake of the notorious 1959 Ray Kellogg creature feature THE GIANT GILA MONSTER. FAMOUS MONSTERS sat down with Jim to chat about the…
AVENGERS POWERS DISNEY
Walt Disney Co quarterly earnings rose 31 percent, exceeding Wall Street expectations, lifted by higher spending at theme parks and the blockbuster “The Avengers” superhero movie. The media and theme park company reported on Tuesday earnings per share of $1.01,…
JOE DANTE HOLDS AN ORGY
Like the 1990 picture of the same name, the 2012 Total Recall is drawn from the Philip K. Dick short story “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale.” Both versions use the Dick story mostly as an excuse for a…
A TOTAL SATIRE
Like the 1990 picture of the same name, the 2012 Total Recall is drawn from the Philip K. Dick short story “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale.” Both versions use the Dick story mostly as an excuse for a…
B Movie Army Close-up
In the background, in the aftermath of a horrific battle, uniformed men unload caskets from a truck. Philip Strub had to tut as he read the description. “That’s not how we do things,” the director of the Pentagon’s Entertainment Media…
Kiwi actress takes on Nazis from the Moon
When remnants of the Third Reich who have been hiding out on the moon decide it’s high time for another go at world domination, Stephanie Paul’s Sarah Palin-like president welcomes the invasion as a boost to her poll ratings. She’s…
‘Queen Of The Night’
Oh hey, Ryan Reynolds…there’s a name we haven’t heard in a while. Dude has been keeping his head way down since last year’s flop “Green Lantern,” shooting next summer’s blockbuster hopeful “R.I.P.D.,” lending his voice to two animated films (“Turbo”…
Three Times Sly
I wonder if Lionsgate understands the irony behind using its upcoming Stallone: Three-Film Collector’s Set Blu-ray to promote the theatrical release of The Expendables 2. To wit: the first Expendables was a sloppy, stupid action goulash, and I mean that…
Abe Lincoln
What it’s about: Abraham Lincoln may spend his days as president of the United States of America but his nights are devoted to an even stranger cause: Hunting and destroying the vampires who live among us. Things become especially complicated…
DreamWorks to create $3.14b Shanghai center
Asian operation to make the third Kung Fu Panda movie in China DreamWorks Animation, the US film company, has announced plans to build a $3.14 billion theme park in Shanghai, to bolster its presence in the booming local entertainment market….
Five Lessons From Total Recall
When Universal moved “The Bourne Legacy” off this past weekend, blinking in its box-office staring contest with Sony’s “Total Recall,” it seemed a clear indication that the latter was primed for success. The remake had all the elements: well-liked stars,…
Total Recall
Did anyone ask for a remake of Total Recall, the 1990 futuristic sci-fi film about memory implantation and Mars starring Arnold Schwarzenegger? Yeah, me neither, but that’s what we’ve got, with Colin Farrell taking over as Doug Quaid, the supposedly…
B-Movies Take Over Wynwood
From ’50s sci-fi horror to exploitation flicks of the ’70s to Mystery Science Theater 3000-worthy films of the present day, cult and b-movies have crawled out of the gutter and into the darkest part of our hearts. But here in…
Chance To Be In A Troma Film
Troma Entertainment, a New York City based indiefilm studio that has made its name in the B-movie world of “The Toxic Avenger” and other sci-fi/horror films, has put out a casting call for a project expected to begin shooting this…
How To Watch The Best Films
All our discussions were, to reiterate, inspired by the release of the Sight & Sound Top Ten Poll which is conducted only once every ten years. I think we all know that this poll is a classy way of allowing…
Manos Hands Of Fate…Video Game?
Ask any film nerd with a penchant for B-movie tomfoolery about the worst movie they’ve ever seen and, chances are, they’ll fire back with “Manos: The Hands of Fate”. Written and directed by Harold P. Warren, the film follows a…