Mondo Freudo (1966)
Mondo Freudo is all about “a world of sex and the strange & unusual laws that govern it,” as told by two absolute maniacs: the producer/director/distributor team of Lee Frost and Bob Cresse, with Cresse himself ranting as we try and make it through another swing through the world of mondo. Hollywood strippers, Tijuana hookers, […]
Mondo New York (1988)
Mondo Cane kept influencing movies a quarter a decade after it was released, as this film uses its all over the place format — in this case, a girl explores New York City — to showcase a variety of performance artists and give you an idea of what was happening in the late 80’s art […]
Mondo Mod (1967)
As A.P. Stootsberry, Peter Perry Jr. made The Notorious Cleopatra, The Secret Sex Lives of Romeo and Juliet and The Notorious Daughter of Fanny Hill. He used his real name to make this and Honeymoon of Terror. This movie explores the Sunset Strip in 1966, which is everything from bars like the Pandora’s Box, Gazzarri’s, the Whisky A Go-Go […]
Armstrong (2019)
Before starting my latest job, I did a lot of strange writing assignments. One of them was to write questions and answers for teachers as they used movies for their classes. If it wasn’t for this work, I would have never discovered this movie, which was narrated by Harrison Ford. We all know of Neil […]
The Rainbow (2019)
Zak Knutson also made Milius, a doc about the famous director. In this film, he chronicles the Rainbow, a Sunset Strip club that has been the epicenter of rock and roll for decades. It’s where the Hollywood Vampires met, where Lemmy played his One Touch machine every night and where so many bands held court. The […]
Three Fugitives (1989)
Eight of Francis Veber’s movies have been remade as American films. Le Grand Blond Avec une Chaussure Noire was The Man with One Red Shoe. L’emmerdeur was Buddy Buddy. La Cage aux Folles was, of course, The Birdcage. Le Jouet was The Toy. Les Comperes was Fathers’ Day. La Chevre was remade as Pure Luck. Le Diner de Cons […]
Jumpin’ Jack Flash (1986)
This is Penny Marshall’s directorial debut. She replaced Howard Zieff, the director of the two My Girl movies, and the script — originally intended for Shelley Long when people actually thought she’d be likable enough to open a movie — was rewritten as the movie was shot. You know how Hollywood works. If you can’t get […]
Bad Impulse (2020)
Bad Impulse is a psychological thriller about family secrets exposed as result of modern technology. In the aftermath of his attack by loan sharks, Henry Sharpe (Grant Bowler), a suburban husband, father, and successful stockbroker, becomes a paranoid recluse. He comes to install a cutting-edge home security system from the mysterious Lou Branch (Paul Sorvino). […]
Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
Everyone talks about Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, but nobody talks about this movie. I mean, it has Susan Tyrell — yes, from Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker and Forbidden Zone — as a miniature woman who is married to Kris Kristofferson. Why is nobody talking about this? It’s also directed by Randal Kleiser (Grease, The Blue Lagoon) and produced by Debra Hill, […]
Mill Creek Sci-Fi Invasion: Mission Stardust (1967)
Known in Italy as 4…3…2…1…Morte, this Primo Zeglio-directed science fiction movie is based on the German book series Perry Rhodan by K.H. Scheer and Walter Ernsting. Looking for radioactive material that can be more powerful than uranium, Major Perry Rhodan (Lang Jeffries, The Junkman, Spies Strike Silently) leads the four-man crew of the Stardust on a moon mission. There, […]
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