B&S About Movies is all about, well, movies. It's owned and operated by Sam Panico. He is the sole proprietor and chief writer. All others are guest contributors.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Horror of Party Beach was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, February 19, 1972 at 1:00 a.m. and Saturday, August 7, 1976 at 1:00 a.m.Shot in two weeks for $50,000 outside Stamford, Connecticut by local producer/director Del Tenney, The Horror of Party Beach was advertised as “The First Horror-Monster Musical.” Tenney would also direct I […]
After her publisher announces his impending retirement, Jessica heads to New York City, where she is wooed at the same time by potential new publishers and a smooth-talking jewel thief. Season 5, Episode 2: A Little Night Work (October 30, 1988) Jessica Fletcher is in New York City attending a posh publisher’s party, but before […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Eye of the Cat was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, September 22, 1973 at 11:30 p.m., Saturday, July 5, 1975 at 11:30 p.m and Saturday, June 18, 1977 at 11:30 p.m. Written by Joseph Stefano (co-creator of The Outer Limits) and directed by David Lowell Rich (The Horror at 37,000 Feet), this feels […]
Each October, the Unsung Horrors podcast does a month of themed movies. This year, they will once again be setting up a fundraiser to benefit Best Friends, which works to save the lives of cats and dogs across America, giving pets second chances and happy homes. Today’s theme: 21st Century Horror Something inherently sacred and terrifying […]
25. LET’S GET DIGITAL: For the more graphically inclined viewers amongst us, seek one out with calculator font on the box art or movie poster. If you know what Guinea Pig is, you already know we aren’t talking about standard multiplex popcorn fare. We’re talking about the deep end of Japanese home video shockers—the kind […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Curse of the Living Corpse was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, March 6, 1971 at 11:30 p.m., Saturday, June 17, 1972 at 11:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 7, 1973 at 1:00 a.m. Not only did Del Tenney write, produce and direct The Curse of the Living Corpse, he was the Living Corpse. Made […]
Each October, the Unsung Horrors podcast does a month of themed movies. This year, they will once again be setting up a fundraiser to benefit Best Friends, which works to save the lives of cats and dogs across America, giving pets second chances and happy homes. Today’s theme: Donald Pleasence There’s nothing like watching a middle-aged […]
24. MINDCRAFT: Get cerebral with a plot involving telekinesis. Directed by David Carson and written by Bryan Fuller, this Carrie is half frustrating network compromise and half genuinely compelling indie-actor showcase. Let’s get right to the film’s strongest part: Angela Bettis. Coming off Lucky McKee’s May, Bettis was essentially born to play Carrie White. At […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Bride of the Gorilla was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, March 13, 1971 at 1:00 a.m. and Saturday, December 2, 1978 at 1:00 a.m. Edward G. Robinson Jr. was originally in this movie, but the producers fired him after he was arrested for writing a bad check for $138 to the Laguna Beach […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Blonde Witch was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, November 1, 1969 at 1:00 a.m. as The Sorceress. If you ever wondered what would happen if you took the DNA of a classic tragedy and stirred it up in a bucket of mid-century French existentialism and Scandinavian folklore, you’d get André Michel’s The […]
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