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.
Arrogant art dealer Harte (Bruce MacVittie) believes he has hit the ultimate jackpot when he acquires a rare 16th-century tempera painting hidden within a false bottom of a trunk shipped from Spain. The piece, linked to the Spanish Inquisition, is worth tens of thousands of dollars on the black market. Having paid his partner in […]
Week 6 (July 26 – Aug 1) – Generic Cartoon Tapes “Every day is Saturday Morning at this Jo-Ann Fabric. Every space is liminal in Sylvester’s head (hand-drawn for PS1)” – Scumbalina This animated adventure takes the timeless Arthurian legend and gives it a wildly unique spin. Merlin isn’t just a wise old sorcerer; he’s an eccentric, mentorly […]
E.T. is a gorgeous and hopeful movie about man’s place in the universe. I won’t be talking about that film. I will be discussing Badi, Homoti, Fuzzbucket, Hypersapien, Meatballs 2, Purple People Eater and Mac and Me. You can listen to the show on Spotify. The show is also available on Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Amazon […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Body Double was on USA Up All Night on February 16 and 17 and April 27, 1990; August 25, 1995 and March 30, 1996. EDITOR’S NOTE: This was originally on the site on October 15, 2022. “I do not do animal acts. I do not do S&M or any variations of that particular bent, no […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: This originally ran in Drive-In Asylum #26, which you can buy on Etsy. Nothing is ever truly lost. For example, Miss Leslie’s Dolls, a movie that opened in Pensacola, Florida on December 19, 1972 and played in Fort Walton Beach on March 3, 1973 and the Ft. Pierce Drive-In Theater, the home drive-in […]
Week 6 (July 26 – Aug 1) – Generic Cartoon Tapes “Every day is Saturday Morning at this Jo-Ann Fabric. Every space is liminal in Sylvester’s head (hand-drawn for PS1)” – Scumbalina A young boy discovers a mysterious extraterrestrial visitor, and this alien, imbued with unique cosmic abilities, forms an immediate, telepathic bond with him. Is this E.T.? […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Body of Evidence was on USA Up All Night on June 3, 1998. Directed by Uli Edel and written by Brad Mirman (who scripted and produced another American Giallo, Knight Moves), Body of Evidence was yet one more attempt for Madonna to find the screen success that she had in Desperately Seeking Susan as a […]
A wealthy heiress (Virginie Solenn) is abducted and held hostage in an isolated hideout while her affluent father scrambles to pull together a massive ransom. Rather than a straightforward captive ordeal, the situation devolves into a tense psychological study of physical excess and psychological warfare among her captors. As the days drag on, the captive […]
The bohemian suburban enclave centers around the Cocoa Poodle bar — a real-life bar, if the credits are to be believed — which is a neighborhood hangout for eccentric artists, low-level gangsters and drifters. Janet (Joanna Mills) is a rather unassuming model who harbors an intense jealousy toward her mentor, an artist named Tanya (Irene […]
Struggling pulp fiction writer and hopelessly incompetent jewel thief Grant Henry (David Warbeck) finds himself failing at crime in the most spectacular way possible. No matter how hard he tries, he gets caught in the act every single time. However, armed with rugged charm and undeniable looks, he manages to turn his absolute criminal failures […]
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