Rockin’ Road Trip (1985)
Between the years of 1983 and 1997, writer/director William Olsen gave us four films: Getting It On (1983; creepy, sex-starved T&A teens partaking of video technologies; originally known as American Voyeur), Rockin’ Road Trip (1985), After School (1988; a Sam Bottoms-starring, forbidden teacher-student mess that took four screenwriter to get made), and the final film, […]
Hail Caesar (1994)
Did you know Anthony Michael Hall is also an accomplished musician? It’s true. His “band,” Hall of Mirrors, issued a lone album through Hall’s own vanity impress, RAM Recordings. Welcome to the Hall of Mirrors, a 1999 studio project, features thirteen tracks that Hall wrote, sang, and produced — and played all the guitars, bass, […]
Pajama Party (1964)
The fourth in the American-International Pictures beach films — the others are Beach Party, Muscle Beach Party, Bikini Beach, Beach Blanket Bingo, How to Stuff a Wild Bikini and The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini — this may have been based on the Joseph Barbera comedy play The Maid and the Martian. AIP was supposed to […]
KINO LORBER BLU RAY RELEASE: Theater of Blood (1973)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on our site on October 31, 2019. This is one of our favorite movies and now it’s been made even better thanks to the Kino Lorber blu ray re-reissue! It has by a new audio commentary by screenwriter/producer Alan Spencer, as well as commentary by film historians David Del […]
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
Despite the low budget of this film, seeing as how it was Robert Zemeckis’ first movie — and Steven Spielberg’s first produced film — Spielberg promised to step in if things ever got out of hand. Written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, the film pulls off an interesting paradox. It’s a movie about the Beatles […]
Vinyl Dolls (2002)
The Vinyl Dolls seem ready for the big time if they can just all get along. Sadly, right before their biggest shows ever, their lead singer quits. Then they meet FInola who is actress Tiffany Shepis, the entire reason to watch this, and such a great part of Delta Delta Die!, Tales of Halloween, Victor Crowley and so many movies that she’s […]
No Code of Conduct and A Letter from Death Row (1998)
Did you know that actor Charlie Sheen and Poison’s lead vocalist Bret Michaels (The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years) are best buds (check out this joint interview with both). So much so that they formed their own production company, Sheen Michaels Entertainment. Another principal in the company is writer-director Nick Cassavetes […]
Possums (1998)
Okay, so this radio station flick doesn’t deal in rock ‘n’ roll, but in sports. But we can cheat this flick into our latest “Rock ‘n’ Roll Week” of reviews courtesy of its star: Texas-born country singer, songwriter, and actor Mac Davis. Best known for his huge, ’70s AM radio solo hits “Baby, Don’t Get […]
Exploring: Neil Merryweather on Film
Canadian rock singer, bass player and songwriter Neil Merryweather, born on December 27, 1945, recorded and performed with musicians including Steve Miller, Dave Mason, Lita Ford, Billy Joel, and Rick James. He passed away on March 29, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada, after a short battle with cancer. Neil Merryweather, influenced by David Bowie with […]
JOIN G.G. GRAHAM FOR THIS WEEK’S DOUBLE MAD DRIVE-IN DOUBLE FEATURE
This week, we’re joined by G.G. Graham from Midnight Movie Monster and many more places as she comes back for a second time to bring us two wild movies. We get started at 8 PM EST on the Groovy Doom Facebook page and we’ll get done at, oh, 2 AM or so. Our first movie is The Boogey […]
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