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.
San Francisco mafia don Salvatore Francesco (Ivo Garrani) imports a massive, priceless jeweled crucifix from his hometown in Sicily as a gift for a local church. Unbeknownst to him, the hollow cross is stuffed with a fortune in pure heroin. When the shipment is violently intercepted and stolen, a furious feud erupts. And then the […]
When a noblewoman is framed for adultery and nearly executed by her treacherous, power-hungry brother-in-law, she escapes into the brutal mountain peaks to master a mystical Tibetan fighting art. Directed by Huang Feng and starring the incomparable Angela Mao, The Himalayan is a breathtaking 1976 Shaw-era Golden Harvest classic that blends stunning high-altitude vistas with […]
Following up on the cult success of the original México Bárbaro, this assembles nine Mexican directors to deliver a fresh, fast-paced anthology of folklore, revenge, witchcraft and pitch-black humor. Like any omnibus feature, it is an uneven ride of hits, misses and bold swings, but it remains an essential watch for extreme horror enthusiasts. La […]
Diego (Demián Salomón) is parked in the middle of a desolate expanse, laser-focused on a radio quiz show about his beloved Racing Club. His peaceful car-sitting session is abruptly ruined when a skydiver crashes onto his hood, a corpse drops from the clouds, and a heavily armed Interpol agent named Paula (Moro Anghileri) points a […]
If you love your creature features drenched in sweat and mud, director and writer James Nunn (Shark Bait) is back with Hungry. The film’s lore taps into a wild, forgotten piece of American history. In the script, the characters stumble upon an abandoned farm tied to the American Hippo Bill. In real life, conservationist Fritz […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Modern Problems was on the CBS Late Movie on November 28, 1986. I keep watching these 1980s Chevy Chase movies and wondering why I loved them as a kid but hate them now. It’s probably because Chevy Chase became the person the characters he played fought against. Director and co-writer Ken Shapiro also directed Chase […]
Week 12 (Sept 6 – 12) – Japanese V- Cinema: V-Cinema is shorthand for the Japanese direct-to-video wave of the 90s and 00s. These movies were often produced by major studios on very low budgets, but they allowed the filmmakers a great deal of creative freedom as long as they could deliver the “exploitable elements.” This proved […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Fear Is the Key was on the CBS Late Movie on August 12, 1981 and June 30, 1982. John Talbot (Barry Newman, Vanishing Point) shows up in a small Louisiana town and nearly immediately starts a fight with some cops, goes to jail and it’s soon discovered that he is wanted for killing a policeman […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ruby was on the CBS Late Movie on May 25, 1979 and March 5, 1980. In 1935, a lowlife mobster named Nicky Rocco is betrayed and executed in the swamps as his pregnant girl Ruby (Laurie) watches. The moment he dies, she goes into labor. Fast-forward sixteen years and she’s living with a mute daughter named […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Manitou was on the CBS Late Movie on May 11 and August 29, 1984. “Evil does not die…it waits…to be reborn…” Yet sadly, this would be the last movie for William Girdler, who died in a helicopter crash while scouting locations for his next movie. It’s a shame because Girdler had a talent for […]
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