Welcome To The “Tokyo Idol Festival!” I wanted to share a musical performance phenomenon underway in Tokyo – one that my wife Alex and I happened upon when we were in Tokyo in 2016! First, according to wikipedia: “in Japanese… Read More ›
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The $499 World’s Largest Burger! Super Size Mega-Food Madness! Serving Sizes Explode – Along With Us!
Behold The World’s Largest Burger! Time to enjoy some food – BIG FOOD – because as you know, records are made to be broken! A major world’s record was broken last spring…the world’s largest commercially available burger was made! Steve… Read More ›
“Hard-Boiled” Movies With An “H”! My A-Z Classic Movie List Continues With Heartbreak – And Helldrivers!
Movies, Movies, Movies… Ahh, the joy of a packed movie palace, settling in to enjoy a great film with a crowd full of friendly strangers….it’s why we love the cinema, right? Well, we also love it because of great Actors… Read More ›
Superstar Weng Weng Lives! The World Smallest Action Hero! My “ActionAGoGo” Review!
Meet Action Star Weng Weng! Can you imagine a new movie starring this action hero? As you can see, he’s a BIT SMALLER than his co-stars: I have written about this diminutive action star before, but now there is a… Read More ›
Killer Rat Horror “Willard!” Michael Jackson’s “Ben” Love Song! Jackson’s Oscar-Night Performance!
“Tear him up!” And with that command, “Willard” turns his band of ravenous rats on all of his enemies…and yes, the movie’s sequel “Ben” had a theme song, sung by Michael Jackson, that was a love song to a rat… Read More ›
An “Exploitation Primer”! Your Guide To The World Of Classic Cult “Spoitation” Genres! Cult Movies To Make You Blush!
Say Hello To The Face Of Exploitation Cinema! Someone asked me to explain the phenomenon of exploitation cinema – an era from the late 60’s to the mid-80’s when movies pushed boundaries and broke taboos…and resulted in some of the… Read More ›
Scream Queen Linnea Quigley! “Naked Graveyard Dancing” Horror! Demons Too!
“It’s too bad we had to kill her. I really liked the outfit she had on.” Time For Some Cult Camp Classics – With Cinema’s Reigning Cult “Scream Queen!” I love Linnea Quigley! Her movies are some of the most… Read More ›
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers! Greg Kinnear’s “MovieTime” Premiere! Shocking Halloween 2015 Horror!
Time For Another Bloody, Campy, Sexy Halloween Treat! How can you NOT love a movie that has this tag line: “They Charge An Arm And A Leg!” And a “subtle” poster like this! Time To Celebrate The Bloody Fun Of… Read More ›
Weng Weng! Troma! Oz-Plo! Wacky Movie Lovers Need A “Shocking Stocking Stuffer”!
Looking for a unique way to give a movie gift this holiday season? Give A Great Movie Night! I love the idea of a couple of movies wrapped in a popcorn container with specialty salts and some great wine! But… 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 ›
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