Saturday Night at the Movies 8/22/15!
Who cares what picture we see?Roddy McDowall would - whether he's credited in the movie or not - so we will make this one the choice for this evening...Here's a car chase flick made four years before...
View ArticleManiacal Movie Poster Monday #226!
Disco 9000 (Choice Inc., 1977)I've never seen this blaxploitation flick, and apparently it's pretty hard to track down these days. But lovin' the lead character's name - Fass Black - and kudos to the...
View ArticleRandom Stew 8/26/15!
Here's a crappy cellphone pic of an Essential Avengers collection from Marvel Comics - showing that it's not just movies that got this blog its title!I shot this a while back - not sure which issue it...
View ArticleSaturday Night at the Movies 8/29/15!
Who cares what picture we see?I feel like Stephen Lee would, so while I check that out why don't we make this tonight's choice...This low budget superhero movie was made for the "Roger Corman Presents"...
View ArticleManiacal Movie Poster Monday #227!
Date with Disaster (Astor Pictures Corporation, 1958)I haven't seen this British drama - but it has The First Doctor and a Bond girl in it - so I'd certainly give it a look given the chance.Slave Trade...
View ArticleThe Jaws Megapost!
On a brief break from my paid writing gig - this blog's good buddy Maynard Maynard (of the always excellent Maynard's Horror Movie Diary) contacted me about a new collaboration megapost - this time...
View ArticleSaturday Night at the Movies 9/5/15!
Who cares what picture we see?Lainie Miller most certainly would - lovely woman! So we will pick this one for this evening...I supported this movie in crowdfunding, because Dick Miller is one of my...
View ArticleManiacal Movie Poster Monday #228!
Emma Mae (PRO International Pictures, 1976)The second feature film for producer/director Jamaa Fanaka (The Penitentiary series), this seems to have gotten more play - both theatrically and on VHS - as...
View ArticleTenList Presents: 10 Shows That Had More Than One Spinoff!
All in the Family - which has had more spin offs than any other TV show.All in the Family - Archie, Edith, daughter Gloria, and her hubby Mike.The Jeffersons - the Bunkers' neighbors spun off to...
View ArticleSaturday Night at the Movies 9/12/15!
Who cares what picture we see?George Romero does - because he's a hell of a guy - and since he's just been the first guest announced for "my" horror convention in March - let's celebrate that with this...
View ArticleManiacal Movie Poster Monday #229!
Pharaoh's Curse (United Artists, 1957)This was the kind of movie that Universal-International generally knocked out of the park. Sadly, this wasn't U-I - so it's not all that great. Nice poster,...
View ArticleCelebrity Endorsement: Vernon Wells!
I first encountered Vernon Wells watching The Road Warrior on VHS way back when.......and he turned up in other fun genre movies like Commando......and Circuitry Man....I'm also pleased to report that...
View ArticleSaturday Night at the Movies 9/19/15!
Who cares what picture we see?Hoyt Axton might - if you presented it with white cheddar popcorn - and while we pop that up and get to sprinkling - here's tonight's choice...The incredible and short...
View ArticleManiacal Movie Poster Monday #230!
Theme Week!1 Serial, 3 Chapters!The Whispering Shadow (Mascot Pictures, 1933)Here's three posters from a 12 chapter serial starring the one and only Bela Lugosi. I think I have this in the video vault...
View ArticleSaturday Night at the Movies 9/26/15!
Who cares what picture we see?Howard Platt would - if he can stop remembering when he was Connie Sellecca's boyfriend before she moved on to Gil Gerard and then John Tesh - so we will be making this...
View ArticleManiacal Movie Poster Monday #231!
Spaceways (Lippert Pictures, 1953)One of those British flicks starring an American that they made throughout the 50's. I haven't seen this one, but I imagine it would be a slightly slow drama with some...
View ArticleThe Video Vault of Mora Tau 9/30/15!
We're less that 90 days away from the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens so let's take 12 minutes and look at my favorite Star Wars spoof of all time:Back when my family first got Showtime - the...
View ArticleHappy October!
Just wanted to pop in and let it be known that for this, the sixth October since the blog launched in 2010 - I am not doing a full month of 31 posts. I did it for five straight years - but I'm just not...
View ArticleSaturday Night at the Movies 10/3/15!
Who cares what picture we see?Claude Akins might, or he might not. It's his choice. As for our choice, it's this one tonight...October is here and I've switched over to all horror viewing in my solo...
View ArticleManiacal Movie Poster Monday #232!
Not really a theme week, but when two of the random choices have the same subject, why not switch out the third to make it a hat trick of zombie love?Zombie Hunter (Well Go USA Entertainment, 2013)I...
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