Shocktober 2016 is off to a great start! Thanks everyone for reading my first ten posts of the month – it’s Halloween season, and every day I am sharing another “Shocktober” classic! Day #1 got off to a rousing start… Read More ›
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“Willard”! Shocktober Day #12 Smells A Rat! “Ben” Gnaws At Your Horror Bone!
“Tear him up!” And with that command, Shocktober 2016 introduces you to “Willard”, who turns his band of ravenous rats on all of his enemies! Even more shocking, the movie’s sequel “Ben” had a theme song sung by Michael Jackson,… Read More ›
Shocktober Day #8! Satan’s Spawn! “Rosemary’s Baby” Shocks Mia Farrow’s Marriage!
Rosemary Woodhouse: What have you done to him? What have you done to his eyes, you maniacs! Roman Castevet: HE HAS HIS FATHER’S EYES… Talk about horror! Time To Get Shocktober’d By Satan! The 8th day of “Shocktober” is here… Read More ›
“Shocktober” 2016! Haunted House “The Changeling” Spooks Day #2
Counting down the 31 days of “Shocktober” horror – on day #2, a veteran Oscar-winning Actor takes us on a “haunted house” thrill ride! “That house is not fit to live in. No one’s been able to live in it…. Read More ›
“Hardcore!” A Journey Into 70’s Porn Hell! Classic George C. Scott Performance!
“A lot of strange things happen in this world. Things you don’t know about in Grand Rapids. Things you don’t want to know about. Doors that shouldn’t be opened.” Welcome to the seedy world of “Hardcore.” This riveting thriller from… Read More ›
Cult Sci-Fi’s Godfather! Charlton Heston! “Omega Man!” “Planet Of The Apes”! “Soylent Green” Is People!
Charlton Heston’s Classic Science Fiction Trifecta! Movie fans know that one of the industry’s great movie stars was Charlton Heston – everything from “Ben Hur” to a trio of science fiction films that are as great today as when they… Read More ›
RIP Director Curtis Hanson! Brilliant Films! Cult Classics! Class Act…
Shocking news out of Hollywood today: a great Director has passed away… Curtis Hanson, a great Director with a number of great films, has died. The director of “L.A Confidential” won, along with Brian Helgeland, the Adapted Screenplay Oscar for… Read More ›
“Cruising” The “Bad Moms”! Al Pacino’s Christina Applegate “Cruising” Connection Explained!
Christina Applegate’s Mom Goes “Cruising” For Al Pacino! OK, movie fans, here is a GREAT anecdote for you! First, the new bawdy comedy “Bad Moms” is a terrific way to spend 90 minutes – the cast is hilarious, the story… Read More ›
Amazing “Heat” Reunion! DeNiro-Pacino Showdown! New Oscar Face-off!
“Heat – A Los Angeles Crime Saga” This 1995 Michael Mann film is a modern classic, one of the greatest action thrillers of the era, and also remembered for making motion picture history: Amazingly, “Heat” was the first film to… Read More ›
Gene Wilder’s Brilliant Movie Debut! Real-Life “Bonnie & Clyde” Undertaker!
RIP Gene Wilder… There has been an outpouring of love for Gene Wilder as news of his death spread across social media. Fans have posted scenes from some of his great film work, and at the end of this post… Read More ›
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