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Week 9 (Aug 16 – 22) – Cinema of Transgression: “none shall emerge unscathed” -Nick Zedd The film follows Max Menace (Eric Mitchell, a foundational figure of the No Wave cinema movement), a mysterious, bleached-blond European secret agent who touches down in New York City wearing a sharp white suit and black tie for a job that no […]
Three super-kicking rogues — Kim King (Bobby Kim), Pong Macau (Hwang Jang-Lee) and Sintaro (Kwan Yuen-Moon — hatch a plan to steal two million dollars stashed inside a wooden Buddha, originally sent by the Red Chinese to their comrades in Hong Kong. Of course, they aren’t the only ones after the cash, as a ruthless […]
When Seth’s estranged brother is murdered, Jessica must figure out if a cursed ruby from India is responsible. Season 4, Episode 14: Curse of the Daanau (February 7, 1988) It turns out that our favorite Cabot Cove doctor, Dr. Seth Hazlitt, has a brother named Richard whom he’s been estranged from for the past 30 […]
Week 9 (Aug 16 – 22) – Cinema of Transgression: “none shall emerge unscathed” -Nick Zedd Neurotic Guilford housewife Peggy Gravel (Mink Stole) and her loyal housekeeper Grizelda Brown (Jean Hill) find themselves on the run after brutally murdering Peggy’s abusive husband. Following a chaotic detainment by a cross-dressing police officer, they are slapped with an ultimatum: face […]
The ultimate virile warrior — the German version of Hercules — Siegfried (Raimund Harmstorf), alongside his clumsy manservant Hansel, has grand ambitions. They take him to Castle Burgundy with hopes of marrying the comely Kriemhild (Sybil Danning). However, Castle Burgundy’s ruler, King Gunther, has a complicated problem. Gunther wants to marry the fierce Warrior Queen […]
Week 8 (Aug 9 – 15) – Trash-Mex picks Hey, Mario Almada was in over 300 movies, someone’s gotta help us find the good ones! Since 2010 Armando Hernandez has been one of the only people discussing Mexican genre pictures through his website trashmex dot com and the Trash-Mex podcast with co-host Joey Diaz. There’s ORO AUTÉNTICO on this list! […]
The story follows a small-time wrestling troupe scraping by in dingy basements and grotty local venues under the guidance of promoter Red Henkel (Henry Beckman, The Brood). The undisputed star of the outfit is veteran grappler Danny “Dandy Dan” O’Neil (William Smith, who seems born for this), an aging, hard-drinking, muscle-kissing narcissist wearing a blond […]
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Joseph Perry writes for the film websites Gruesome Magazine, The Scariest Things, Horror Fuel, The Good, the Bad and the Verdict and Diabolique Magazine; for the film magazines Phantom of the Movies’ VideoScope and Drive-In Asylum; and for the pop culture websites When It Was Cool and Uphill Both Ways. He is also one of the hosts of When It Was Cool’s exclusive Uphill Both […]
Advertising executive Henry Hogan (Larry Manetti in his second appearance on the show; he was also in “Printer’s Devil“) tracks down a small New Orleans bakery called Cuzzin’s Dozens, run by an elderly voodoo practitioner named Ruby Cuzzins (Mabel King). Smelling a massive payday, Henry pitches a grand franchising scheme to turn her local treats […]
Week 8 (Aug 9 – 15) – Trash-Mex picks Hey, Mario Almada was in over 300 movies, someone’s gotta help us find the good ones! Since 2010 Armando Hernandez has been one of the only people discussing Mexican genre pictures through his website trashmex dot com and the Trash-Mex podcast with co-host Joey Diaz. There’s ORO AUTÉNTICO on this list! […]
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