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RIP Ennio Morricone: He Left Us Multitudes
Maestro Ennio Morricone has passed away at the age of 91, leaving behind some 400 feature film scores, miscellaneous experimental recordings and pop music arrangements, and more albums, retrospectives...
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Nazis, Spies and Bikers - Adamson Style
Kent Taylor as New Nazi Party leader Count von Delberg in THE FAKERS.Severin Films'AL ADAMSON MASTERPIECE COLLECTION permits an engrossing comparison between their choppy and discombobulated 1970...
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Groton and Grazbo Go Boating
From Bob Labar's terrific main titles sequence for DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN.DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN (1971, 90m 47s) is the film for which Al Adamson will always be best-known, which is a shame; as the...
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THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN Reviewed
THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN(1964, 86m 36s; Scream Factory): Of the Hammer's half-dozen Frankenstein films starring Peter Cushing, this one has always been the bone of contention among its devotées. It is...
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Dipping Into GUNSMOKE: Lucky Season 13
Ken Curtis and James Arness estimate the damages in "Vengeance." Donna and I have been immersing ourselves in a gift copy of GUNSMOKE Season 13, which is so far anything but unlucky. It starts out with...
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THE WAR OF THE WORLDS Reviewed
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953, 85m 21s; Criterion): My apologies to Warner Archive's highly worthy MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM, but this 4K restoration of George Pal's classic production - with an optional...
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Mondo Karloffo
Tiny rocker Franz Drago performs with Les Amants in MONDO BALARDO.MONDO BALORDO (1964, 86m 45s; Severin Films/Something Weird): The title means "Crazy World" - and who am I to argue? The director of...
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Going Ape With Scream Factory, Part I
Philip Terry as Scot, Charles Gemora as his simian alter ego in THE MONSTER AND THE GIRL. Scream Factory's UNIVERSAL HORROR COLLECTION VOLUME 5 focuses on Universal's Paula the Ape Woman series...
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Going Ape With Scream Factory, Part 2
John Carradine unveils Acquanetta in Edward Dmytryk's CAPTIVE WILD WOMAN.In the 1930s, Universal produced a series of ambitious sequels to their horror hits, ranging from DRACULA'S DAUGHTER to 1939's...
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Going Ape With Scream Factory, Part 3
Acquanetta is examined by new mad doctor J. Carrol Naish in JUNGLE WOMAN.The second film in the Paula the Ape Woman series is JUNGLE WOMAN (1944), directed by Reginald LeBorg. LeBorg is best remembered...
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They Came From Beyond Taste
Michael Gough as the Master of the Moon. No, I'm not kidding. THEY CAME FROM BEYOND SPACE (1967, 85m 12s; Kino Lorber)In my opinion, the single best critical overview of Freddie Francis' uneven...
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Adventure Ahoy!
Yvonne de Carlo and Philip Friend on the high seas.BUCCANEER'S GIRL (1950, Kino Lorber): Frankly, I wasn't expecting much more than a nice dose of classic Technicolor, but this candy-colored Universal...
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50 Years Ago Today in Cincinnati Theaters
It's fascinating to discover that these two films about transexuality opened on this same day, half a century ago. Also worth sharing is this Cincinnati ENQUIRER interview with the real life subject of...
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New Promise Aborning in DEAD DICKS
Heston Horwin and Jillian Harris study the mysterious Thing on the Wall in DEAD DICKS.DEAD DICKS - the unfortunately titled debut feature of Canadian director team Chris Bavota and Lee Paula Springer,...
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The New Blogger, etc.
Your humble blogger, and the "new" Big Boy.I can't tell you how much I hate the "New Blogger," which is presently an optional choice for its users but will become standard on August 24. Granted, it...
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50 Years Ago Tonight: Now Playing in Cincinnati Theaters
Another heartwarming reminder of the great diversity and creativity available to motion pictures half a century ago...
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50 Years Ago addendum
There were no display ads for it in the local paper, but I now see that Joy M. Houck Jr.’s NIGHT OF BLOODY HORROR opened at one of Cincinnati's local drive-ins 50 years ago last night, co-billed with...
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