“I can’t fly: I suffer from aviaphobia”. “What does that mean?” “It means I can’t fly. I also suffer from acrophobia and claustrophobia.” “I’ll tell you what: if you don’t cooperate, you’re gonna suffer from “fistophobia”!” If you know what… Read More ›
cult classics
The Bikini Game! Controversial Japanese “Jiggle” Movie Promo! New J-sploitation Film!
Ready For New Japanese Horror? Well, Meet This Guy! Yes, the Japanese are making some of the most inventive horror films around…beginning of course with the legendary masterpiece “Battle Royale”: And now, there is a new film that is not… Read More ›
Genesis! Phil Collins! Peter Gabriel! GREAT Music Biography! The Sum Of Their Parts!
“I didn’t want to NOT be the drummer,” Collins says in a clip from the Showtime documentary. “This is what I did. ‘This is my territory” It’s Time For “Genesis!” Before I explain why you will be humming Genesis for… Read More ›
Audacious, Mind-Blowing Cinema! “Enter The Void”, “Vanishing Waves” And “Holy Motors”!
Whenever awards season is underway, it always reminds me of some of the most audacious – and neglected – films ever released… These are movies that are hard to describe in a one sentence, challenge the viewer in ways you… Read More ›
Party Dolls! Naked Hunting! Roger Ebert! Three “WILD” Cult Classics!
What Makes A Movie “CULT”? Could it be something as ridiculous as a film based on the concept of hunting someone down with a bow and arrow – WHILE NAKED? Does a movie achieve “cult” status because it’s about an… Read More ›
Wackiest Halloween Horror! Frogs! Vincent Price! Helldrivers! Old Ladies!
Time To Get Messy! Yes, Halloween is a time for movies to “let it flow”, and that means some of the wildest horror films of all time get a much deserved spotlight! You know, Shocktober is the month to revisit… Read More ›
Killer “Girly”! Sex Kitten Vanessa Howard’s Neglected British Horror Thriller!
Hey, Girly! During Halloween season, I always seek out the best of the new – and the neglected – horror films that are available on blu-ray..and when I find a picture like this: I am curious, naturally – I mean,… Read More ›
Nazi Zombies! “Dead Snow 2”! The Five Wildest Zombie Movies EVER!
Halloween 2014 is underway with amazingly distasteful Halloween horror classics! Yes, Halloween is a season for every kind of movie that is so so wrong – and yet at this time of year is so so right! “The Sequel You… Read More ›
Hollywood’s “Hightower” Movie Past! “Vintage Los Angeles” Climbs These Legendary Stairs!
Welcome To The Hollywood Hightower! I love iconic Hollywood, and it is disappearing – but there is a website that is fighting back! Alison Martino’s terrific website “Vintage Los Angeles” has a wide variety of stories about some of entertainment’s… Read More ›
Leonard Maltin’s LAST EVER Movie Guide! The End Of A Pithy Era!
It’s the most widely read movie guide of all time! It weighs two pounds, it has 1,612 pages – and it’s the end of an era! Here’s what CNN is reporting: “Leonard Maltin was 18 when the first edition of… Read More ›