Five Quick Questions with Erin Marie Hogan
Born and raised in St. Louis Missouri, Erin Marie Hogan began singing, acting and dancing at a young age. When she moved to L.A. she starred in the film Paranormal Entity. It was only fitting to be Erin’s first feature…
It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
In the 1950s and 60s, there were practically zillions of giant radioactive monster films. Giant shrews, ants, spiders, dinosaurs and whatnot scared audiences and were immensely popular throughout the world. For example, THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS (1953) clearly led…
The Stranger and the Gunfighter (Là dove non batte il sole)
One of many hybrid movies from the Seventies, called a soja western by some (what’s in a name?). Its credentials are quite impressive: among the producers are Carlo Ponti and Run Run Shaw, and it stars both Lee van Cleef,…
Review B Movie Celebration
This past weekend I had the sincere pleasure of attending the 7th Annual B Movie Celebration at the Hollywood Blvd. Cinemas in Woodridge, Illinois. The B Movie Celebration ran for three days, Friday – Sunday and screened some fabulous classic…
I Am Divine
In Jeffrey Schwarz debut feature documentary, Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story, he celebrated the legacy of the B-movie legend of the title. His next film, Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon, introduced the world to porn star and gay icon…
It Came From Hollywood
This isn’t as much a movie as it is a loose assembly of B- to Z-grade movies that have been produced between the 1940’s and late 1970’s (and not only did they come from Hollywood but Japan as well), narrated…
8th Annual B Movie Celebration visits 1984 in 2014
1984 was not all Big Brother, Big Hair & Big Pants — it was also a great year for movies. This year, the annual The B Movie Celebration wants the “B” movies of 1984 to take a bow. Many have…
Joe Bob Rises Again At This Year’s B Movie Celebration
This year’s B Movie Celebration taking place in Nashville Indiana August 8th, 9th and 10th is pleased to have as it’s host, the one the only poet of the drive-in Joe Bob Briggs. Joe Bob in his own inimitable and…
Chainsaw Sally (2004)
“Chainsaw Sally” isn’t your typical straight to video independent horror film. No, not at all. This one actually has something a lot of the STVs don’t have…and that’s heart. Remember when you would watch a low budget horror film and…
Shock Waves (1977)
This is a great little film that combines two of the 70s most popular horror movie themes: monsters in the water and undead zombies. It also features the always-wonderful Brooke Adams (from “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”) in a major…
Wrath of God (L’Ira di Dio)
A man working in the field, is approached by a gunman stealing up on him from behind. The gunman carefully draws his gun from the holster, fills the empty chambers with bullets, and warns the man in the field not…
The Leech Woman (1960)
I won’t go in to the plot much here, as anyone who is reading these summaries knows it by now. I personally find this to be one of the more satisfying of the 50’s/60’s-type Sci-fi films. I’m not sure why…
Frankenstein’s Daughter (1958)
It’s strange to think that this film was only a dozen or so years old when I first saw it! Since we weren’t yet too jaded by gore and splatter, I found some genuinely powerful moments in FRANKENSTEIN’S DAUGHTER: There…
High School Hellcats (1958)
This is a film that might have shocked some viewers back in 1958, but seen today it just seems laughable. It’s supposed to be an exposé about wicked high school girls, but it never is particularly wicked…just silly. The film…