All This and World War II (1976)
Russ Regan, president of both UNI Records and 20th Century Records and vice-president of A&R at Motown, was a recording industry success story. He’s one of the few record executives to have a number one record in the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. He has plenty of moments that place him at the center of […]
Record City (1977)
Record City is no High Fidelity, Empire Records, or even FM. Not even Trax in Pretty In Pink. Nope, Record City is a huge story filled with way too many people that all meander around with no story whatsoever, but if you’re interested in film as time capsule of an era, this is certainly one worth opening and looking inside. […]
Prey for Rock & Roll (2004)
In 2002, long time L.A. rocker Cheri Lovedog found critical acclaim for her stage play Prey for Rock & Roll which had a successful run at New York’s famed rock club CBGBs. This caught the attention of film producer and music consultant Alex Steyermark (Hedwig and the Angry Itch), who was searching for a film […]
The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll (2009)
We briefly touched upon this feature film writing and directing debut by Scott D. Rosenbaum during our tribute week of reviews to the works of Mark L. Lester and his 2010 rock flick, Groupie. The connection came courtesy of Tayrn Manning, who stars in this indie rock flick alongside the always awesome Peter Fonda (of […]
Border Radio (1987)
Was it worth waiting a few years before finding a copy of this poorly-distributed VHS in a cut-out bin at an old Sound Warehouse? Oh, yeah. Fans of the cult film existentialism of Easy Rider, Vanishing Point, and Two-Lane Blacktop — or any art film that finds a reissue on the Criterion Collection — will […]
Eat the Rich (1987)
Ian Fraser “Lemmy” KilmisterDecember 24, 1945 – December 28, 2015 If you’re not a fan of the late Lemmy Kilminster and Motorhead, you’ll hate this movie. If you’re a fan the late Lemmy Kilminster and Motorhead, you’ll hate this movie. Seriously: Motorhead is the only selling point to this box-office bomb, as far as MTV-weaned […]
Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls (2004)
Captain Maximus Powers (B&S About Movies mainstay Eric Roberts) and co-pilot Mike Saunders (Charlie Schlatter, 16 years after 18 Again!) have crash-landed with a planeful of beauty pageant winners. The island they’re on? Well, it has a monster on it called Jurassic Pork — a gigantic pig — and Wahlberg-era Planet of the Apes who are making […]
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