Retro Review: ‘Death Spa’
The 1980’s saw an explosion in people looking to don bright colored spandex and start working out. Of course in an era when filmmakers were putting slashers into every conceivable place one of… Continue reading
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Charles Gemora Going Ape in Hollywood
Stowing away on a ship from his native Philippines, Charles Gemora ended up in Hollywood without any direction or a penny to his name. But it was at the dawn of cinema and… Continue reading
Spotlight On: Jim Jarmusch
The career path of a filmmaker tends to be one strikes it big with an indie hit and moves on to studio work. But for many the creative freedom independent cinema offers appeals… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’
Director: David F. Sandberg Cast: Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody, Rachel Zegler, Ross Butler, Ian Chen, Meagan Good, Faithe Herman, Grace Fulton, D.J. Cotrona, Jovan Armand, Lucy Liu, Djimon… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Solomon King’
One constant threat to the art of cinema that has been recognized is that of films being lost. Thankfully preservationists both at the studios and in nonprofit organizations have been hard at work… Continue reading
Cary Grant Screwball Comedies
One of the greatest leading men in Hollywood history. Cary Grant was charming, classically handsome, endlessly charismatic, and able to turn in a stunning dramatic performance. He also had no qualms about making… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Skinamarink’
There is a primal fear we all had as children of being abandoned by our parental figures. While their may be the fantasies of initially living it up, the absence of loving caretakers… Continue reading
Spotlight On: Pam Grier
The daughter of an Air Force soldier and a nurse, Pam Grier did not just shatter the proverbial glass ceiling she took a hammer to it and pounded it into sand. Initially moving… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Smokey and the Bandit’
A few months ago I was fortunate enough to see horror movie host/film critic Joe Bob Briggs present his famed lecture “How Rednecks Saved Hollywood”. Naturally, he discussed a number of the “hixploitation”… Continue reading
Abbott & Costello Meet the Monster Movies
Throughout the 1940’s Universal Studios had two main box office draws. First, was their Universal Monsters film series featuring the likes of Dracula, Frankenstein’s creation, the Mummy etc. Even though the new studio… Continue reading
