“For 3000 Years People Have Been Eating Pigs…This Week, PIGS Are Getting Even.” It may look like your standard horror film, but the story behind these “Pigs” is fascinating – a true Hollywood story! Meet Marc Lawrence! Recognize this man?… Read More ›
You Don’t Have To Go To Texas For A Chainsaw Massacre! Well, that’s helpful to know. It also helps to know this: “While we out fiddling with that music, the lousy bastard was in there killing her! BASTARD! BAAAAASTAAARD! BASTAAARD!”… Read More ›
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 ›
Dustin Hoffman Gets Gritty! You may know Dustin Hoffman for a lot of great movie roles, but I bet you don’t know him as a hardened ex-con trying to do his “Straight Time! “Straight Time” is a neglected gem –… Read More ›
Time For Cult Spanish Horror! When people think of classic horror films, the term “Spanish horror” doesn’t usually come to mind. In the 70’s however, there were a string of European shockers from Spain that are now back for a… Read More ›
Are You Missing Some Good Old Fashioned “Hillbilly” Cinema? I know what you are thinking: with award season upon us, this is certainly an Oscar contender! And it has a rich past – with other classic “hillbilly” movies like this!… Read More ›
Meet “The Sultan of Sexploitation”! How is that for a job title! In an era when movies like “The Pigkeeper’s Daughter” played in grind houses across the country, there was one man who made a fortune by delivering a series… Read More ›
In honor of the new James Bond film, I offer you this: “We guarantee a laugh a minute in the zaniest film you’ve EVER seen!” How can you argue with a “laugh a minute?” Especially when it’s from one of… Read More ›
Are You In A “Sad Clown” Movie Mood? Well, time to cinematically cheer up and enjoy some of this! Time For A “Happy Blue Face!” Someone asked me recently who were the most interesting – or WORST – Directors of… Read More ›
“Nothing is sweeter than the taste of…” In the 60’s, smart theater owners made a fortune by peddling movies that promised lots of “adult erotic action” to lonely men looking for a thrill. These films were pretty clear in their… Read More ›
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