Grabbers
An Irish horror-comedy in which the protagonists must get drunk in order to survive attacks from bloodsucking monsters? What’s not to love? Directed by Jon Wright and shot in Donegal, the film features a uniquely Irish way of fending off…
The 25th Reich
You wait years for a schlocky, tongue-in-cheek, Sci-Fi, B-movie about Nazis and then two come along at once. Landing on DVD only weeks after Timo Vuorensola’s Finnish pastiche Iron Sky (2012), comes Stephen Amis’ The 25th Reich (2012). Unlike Iron…
Manning up for The Expendables 2
Tom Jolliffe mans up in preparation for The Expendables 2, taking in an overdose of explosive action cinema with ‘The Jason Statham Rampage’… The Stath broke onto the big screen scene following a Guy Ritchie double smash of Lock, Stock…
Hollywood Pensive At Comic-Con
Peter Jackson arrived at the Comic-Con fan convention here on Saturday and wowed the crowd with 13 minutes of highly anticipated footage from the first of his two ultraexpensive “Hobbit” movies. But he also played it safe — very safe…
Hobbit May Be Trilogy
Comic-Con 2012 has certainly been a big one for many film franchises, from “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2” to the upcoming “Hobbit” movie. In recent “The Hobbit” film news, breaking details from director Peter Jackson at Comic-Con this week…
Wordl War Z Spirals
Marc Forster has done some great movies and some which fell apart — cough, Quantum of Solace, cough — and it appears his adaptation of Max Brooks’ zombie apocalypse novel World War Z is heading towards that latter category. It…
Dark Knight Receives Praise
NME reports that The Dark Knight Rises has received unanimous praise from early reviews by critics. UK magazines Total Film and Empire each gave the film five stars. Total Film said it was a “smart, stirring spectacle”, while Empire called…
Attack of The 50 Foot Cheerleader
Roger Corman, known for producing over 400 movies over the span of 60 years, most of them schlocky B movies and creature features, was at Comic-Con schilling his new 3D film for Epix, Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader. If…
A State of the Union
A State of the Union airs tonight – one featuring less eloquence and more explosions than the average national address by U.S. President Barack Obama. This State of the Union also features a XXX (No, it’s not THAT kind of…
Spiderman Re-Boot
One of the best moments in “The Amazing Spider-Man” is when Stan Lee, a co-creator of the superhero, makes his obligatory cameo. Lee is in a library with a pair of headphones on and the audience hears classical music. Behind…
Expendables 2 At Comic Con
The Project: The Expendables 2 The Panel: Stars Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Dolph Lundgren. Moderated by The Los Angeles Times writer and Hero Complex’s Geoff Boucher The Big Revelations: Arnold came to Hall H! The former…
World War Z Issues
The horde of zombies in Paramount Pictures’ World War Z aren’t the only ones ravenous for brains: So is the troubled blockbuster’s star and producer, Brad Pitt, who Vulture hears exclusively from multiple production sources has become so frustrated with…
Frankenweenie
Tim Burton released a special extra- footage trailer of his upcoming animated film ‘Frankenweenie’ at Comic-Con in San Diego on Thursday (12 July 2012). The movie is in a characteristically B-movie style black and white and serves as the more…
The B Movie Celebration
For the past five years, fans of the often maligned genre of B-movies have gathered in Franklin, Indiana – not just to watch classic B-films, but to, as the name implies, celebrate them! This year — the Sixth — looks…
Rating A Smoke
Should R ratings be slapped on any movie that tells the story of a character who happens to smoke? The Atlantic has an interesting article up that cites a recent study from the Surgeon General that deems smoking to be…
Andy On TCM
Turner Classic Movies will honor Andy Griffith on July 18 by broadcasting four of his movies, the network announced Wednesday. While primarily known for his comedic talents, Griffith at times showed a tremendous talent for dramatic roles. The evening will…
Dreed Empty
Remakes and reboots always seem to demand comparisons to their predecessors, but “Dredd” evokes a slightly different relationship: What Zack Snyder’s “Dawn of the Dead” is to George Romero’s original, Pete Travis’ film is to, no, not Danny Cannon’s 1995…
B Movies At The Museum
The Florida Museum of Natural History continues its free July Creative B movie series from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday with the showing of “Mothra vs. Godzilla.” University of Florida students with a valid Gator 1 ID receive free admission…
Shivers
David Cronenberg is once again in fashion. After the financial failures of Existenz and Spider, our country’s most celebrated auteur has gotten back into the saddle thanks to A History of Violence, which as of this writing, is still holding…
Fireballs
Ah, the vanity project. Films meant to showcase the utter brilliance of those involved are a dime a dozen on Canadian arthouse circuits, but when it comes to our b-films, they aren’t quite so common. Rock N Roll Nightmare is…