On 24 September 1922, Bert I Gordon was born. And so, in celebration of his 100th birthday, I thought we would take a look back at his films. Few people know just how varied his work is. Or the fact that his last film was released shortly after his 93rd birthday. I grew up watching … Read more
City of the Living Dead is one of my favorite films. But the ending is confusing. I provide a couple of explanations and argue it isn’t necessary.
The drive-in theater has advantages over the indoor variety. And the COVID-19 pandemic is making drive-ins more popular as new ones open.
I got the final word on how they short the shark scenes in Monster From the Ocean Floor. It turns out that is not Anne Kimbell with the shark.
On 28 March 1956, The Conqueror was released to the wrold. In it, Genghis Khan is played by John Wayne. This casting choice is as bizarre as you imagine.
I came upon an odd Vincent Price TV documentary Strange but True Football Stories from NFL Films. Basically, he’s the host for a bunch of banal stories.
Before we get started, I want to be clear about my motivations. I want to know what JR Bookwalter thinks of his films. One that has long fascinated me is just how negative he is about his own work. And in one case, this is very bad. For decades (Really!) Bookwalter has been slandering his … Read more
In 1957, Ed Wood wrote, produced, and directed a 22-minute film intended to be a television pilot, “Final Curtain” for a show apparently called Portraits of Terror. It was lost for many years but was rediscovered and presented at Slamdance in 2012. It isn’t close to Wood’s best work, but it does illustrate many of … Read more
One of the great joys of psychotronic film is the way that one gem leads to another. That was the case with my recent discovery of Michael Kallio. At least once a year, I put on My Name Is Bruce (2008). It’s one of those films that always makes me smile when I’m feeling down. … Read more
I came upon the documentary series The Story of Film: An Odyssey by Northern Irish film critic Mark Cousins. And the only way I could watch it was to sign up for some kind of Amazon Prime add-on (there seems to be an endless number of them). It bills itself as a kind of history … Read more