The Vourdalak (2023)
The Family of the Vourdalak by Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, written on Tolstoy a trip to France from Frankfurt where the author was attached to the Russian Embassy, has been filmed before. The most obvious adaption is “I Wurdulak” in Mario Bava’s anthology Black Sabbath. Starring Boris Karloff as the father and Mark Damon as the young […]
The Sizzlin’ Something Weird Summer Challenge 2024: Because of Eve (1948)
Roadshow Rarities (June 30 – July 6) In the old days of theatrical releases some of the more lavish movies would be promoted by holding limited screenings in large cities. These roadshow releases would generate hype before the nationwide release and allow producers to tweak the film to the audience’s reaction. This model also worked […]
CBS LATE MOVIE MONTH: RPM (1970)
EDITOR’S NOTE: RPM was on the CBS Late Movie on October 25, 1973 and April 20 and August 31, 1976. Stanley Kramer called his movies heavy dramas but they’re what are often called message films. A liberal, he brought issues to the public eye through his movies like the dangers of nuclear war (On the […]
Junesploitation 2024 recap
I finished another Junesploitation! Here are the movies I watched: Roger Corman Tribute: Not of This Earth and Sorority Girl Zombies: Zombi New Millennium Revenge: The Oily Maniac Free Space: The Lincoln Conspiracy ‘90s action: Surviving the Game Paul Naschy: Vengeance of the Zombies Buddy Cops: Miami Supercops Kaiju: Super Legend God Hikoza Kung Fu: Karate for Life Sharksploitation: Furia Aesina Italian Horror: Gil […]
B&S About Movies podcast special episode 6: Junesploitation Part 3
This is the fourth year I’ve participated in the F This Movie! month-long event. For those of you new to Junesploitation, here’s how it works: each day of the month has its own theme, and you’re supposed to watch a movie that ties into that theme. How you interpret the connection is entirely up to […]
CBS LATE MOVIE MONTH: The Bad Seed (1956)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Bad Seed was on the CBS Late Movie on March 29, May 10 and November 29, 1973. John Waters, in his book Role Models, claimed that he wanted to be Rhoda Penmark, the titular antagonist of The Bad Seed. “I wanted to be Rhoda. I pretended I was her. Why? I wanted to strike […]
CBS LATE MOVIE MONTH: The Black Scorpion (1957)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Black Scorpion was on the CBS Late Movie on March 21, 1973 and March 7 and August 1, 1975. This movie has a good FX pedigree: Willis O’Brien, creator of the stop-motion animation effects for the original King Kong, was the special effects supervisor. There’s an urban legend that the spider pit […]
CBS LATE MOVIE MONTH: Something Evil (1972)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Something Evil was on the CBS Late Movie on February 8 and August 17, 1973. Steven Spielberg directed this Robert Clouse (the director of Enter the Dragon) written TV movie that originally aired on January 21, 1972. In fact, Spielberg even appears briefly in the film speaking to Carl Gottlieb (who would go on […]
You must be logged in to post a comment.