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Month: August 2014

The Alien Dead (1980)

I always heard that this was the absolute worst zombie movie of all time, but I’d much rather watch this than Zombie Nightmare, Revenge of the Dead, or Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things… definitely. You could do a lot…

Killer Zombie Monkey from Outer Space

This is a book written, illustrated and colored from pretty much one guy. His name is Matt Davis. I met Matt at Wonder Con earlier this year. He was just one of the many awesome people that I crossed paths…

B Movie Celebration…..A Great Success

1984 has come again once more. It was an amazing weekend delving into the cinematic gems of that era. Great conversation, amazing people and a really interactive environment that offered amazing viewing, great camaderie and a really chance to share…

The Final Day Of The B Movie Celebration

Wow, it;s gone so fast and is s much fun this year….. Here is what our last day brings us SUNDAY 8/10 ICE PIRATES NOON C.H.U.D. 2:00 PM CHOPPING MALL 4:00 PM Come and join us

The 8 Biggest Film Box Office Disasters of All Time

As the year comes to a close, 2013 has given us not one, but two epic box office bombs that rank among the top five flops of all-time: Disney’s The Lone Ranger and Universal’s R.I.P.D. Over at Disney, the The…

It Came from Outer Space (1953)

Does every SF movie made in the 1950s have to be an analog of McCarthyism? This is nothing more than a good SF movie made with a certain elan by Jack Arnold on a low budget. The desert, alas, is…

Night Train to Paris (1964)

Those who thought Leslie Nielsen was born with white hair and a silly expression are wrong. Sceptics will say that it is theologically impossible, but we have here incontrovertible proof in Nielsen’s case of Life before Birth. (Of course, connoisseurs…

The B Movie Celebration Day 2 Movie Celebration

SATURDAY 8/9 HARDBODIES NOON THE LAST STARFIGHTER 2:00 PM THE TOXIC AVENGER 4:00 PM THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BONZAI 7:00 PM REPO MAN 9:00 PM SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT MIDNIGHT As Joe Bob Says ….CHECK IT OUT

Hercules

As in days of old when Hollywood would churn out two films of a similar conceit in the same year – think Deep Impact and Armageddon, Dante’s Peak and Volcano – 2014 sees two versions of Greek demi-God, Hercules and…

Little Big Boy (2012)

Horror/Comedy “Little Big Boy: The Death Stalker Murders” is a black satire that focuses on the life and events surrounding famed Indie filmmaker Jimmy Duncan. Told in a blend of retrospective/ documentary format the film shows a bizarre environment of…

Menahem Golan Passes

Legendary filmmaker Menahem Golan, co-founder of The Cannon Group production company and Israeli cinema pioneer, has died. He was 85. According to multiple Israeli news outlets, Golan lost consciousness while strolling outside his house in the city of Jaffa with…

Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn

Charles Band… yeah producer/director Charles Band and by that name you should know what you are going to get. Well unless it’s your first taste, which if it is, ‘Metalstorm’ is probably not a great starting point. I wanted to…

The Yellow Canary (1963)

Despite the five favorable commentaries submitted to this forum, “The Yellow Canary”, the 1963 film that showed up on cable recently, it is not a good film. Evidently, it is a piece of nostalgia to those viewers that rated it…

They Came from Beyond Space (1967)

The colorful psychedelic intro during the opening credits of “They Came From Beyond Space” suggest something rather unusual might be about to happen, while the first appearance of scientist Lee Mason (Jennifer Jayne) and her foot tall red haired bouffant…

The B Movie Celebration Starts Tomorrow

Here’s the revised schedule: FRIDAY 8/8 THE LOST EMPIRE 7:00 PM NIGHT OF THE COMET 9:30 PM SCREWBALLS MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 8/9 HARDBODIES NOON THE LAST STARFIGHTER 2:00 PM THE TOXIC AVENGER 4:00 PM THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BONZAI 7:00 PM…

The B Movie Celebration and Indy Pop Con Join Forces

Indy PopCon, the Indianapolis based popular culture and comic convention hosted at the Indiana Convention Center, and The B Movie Celebration announced today that going forward both will share dates, venues and resources. “ This is a natural partnership for…

Missionary Man

Dolph’s latest film, and his third foray into directing, is once again one of his career best. Like The Mechanik, Dolph puts to bed some of the murkier days of his back catalogue, and proves, that the best man to…

The Werewolf Of Washington

Voting for this one is tough, it’s either a one star or a 10 star! I picked it up the other night as an impulse buy when getting gas…there at the counter for $9.99 was a 10 movie, 3DVD crap…

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

I recently bought an old VHS copy of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie” and I must say that this movie is still great even after 14 years. Now first let me that this is the only faithful film in…

MonsterVision Rises During The B Movie Celebration

MonsterVision is an American variety series that aired on TNT from March 1, 1993 to September 2000. The series was hosted by Joe Bob Briggs from 1995 to 2000, and featured classic B and cult films from the 1960s, 1970s,…