BR: Blood & Flesh – The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson (2019)
Al Adamson was cut from the same cloth as Roger Corman, a filmmaker making whatever was in vogue at the drive-in, but he one-upped Corman…
Tag: Roger Corman
That Stock Company Guy, Dick Miller
Review of Elijah Drenner’s giddy doc THAT GUY DICK MILLER (2014) from Indiecan.
Blood Bath (1966) + Bell Canada’s Appalling Customer Service
Review of Arrow Video’s superb set of Blood Bath (1966) + a sharp critique of the ongoing debacle with Bell Canada with no end in sight.
Roger Corman meets Fox: The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (1967)
Review of Roger Corman’s rare studio picture, the outstanding true crime thriller The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (1967), new on swanky Blu from Twilight Time.
BR: St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, The (1967)
By 1967, Roger Corman was at a crossroads in his long and soon-to-be even more ridiculously prolific career, having grown tired of cranking out formula pictures for American International Pictures, his home for roughly a decade, where he directed & produced a flurry of bug-eyed monster movies, Edgar Allan Poe shockers, and later biker and counter-culture films…
DVD: Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-In Movie (2013)
April Wright’s feature-length documentary began around 2006 when the writer / director / producer became fascinated by large abandoned fields beholding huge screens or disintegrating neon signs which harkened back to the heyday of a uniquely American invention, the drive-in cinema…
Film: Piranha 3D (2010)
Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews / P to R . Film: Very Good / DVD Transfer: n/a/ DVD Extras: n/a Label: n/a/ Region: n/a / Released: n/a Genre: Horror / Exploitation Synopsis: An earthquake releases prehistoric piranha, and totally ruins spring break. Special Features: n/a . . Review: *Contains some spoilers* With the exception of […]
CD: Little Shop of Horrors, The (1960)
Return to: Home / Soundtrack Reviews / J to L . Rating: Excellent Label: Kritzerland Records / Released: April 27, 2010 Tracks & Album Length: 16 tracks / (33:59) . Special Notes: 8-page booklet with liner notes by producer Bruce Kimmel / Limited to 1000 copies.. . Composer: Fred Katz . . Review: Best known today as one […]
Mini Moguls + Tangerine Dream’s Legend
Editor’s Blog, plus reviews of Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel and The Aggression Scale (Anchor Bay) & Lockout (Alliance / Sony) + CD review of BSX’s new Legend CD.
BR: Corman’s World – Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011)
Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews /C . Film: Very Good/ DVD Transfer: Excellent/ DVD Extras: Good Label: Anchor Bay/ Region: A / Released: March 27, 2012 Genre: Documentary / Film History Synopsis: Brisk overview of producer-director & indie filmmaking pioneer Roger Corman, ‘King of the B’s.’ Special Features: Extended & Deleted Interviews / Special […]
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