The Sizzlin’ Something Weird Summer Challenge 2024: Scum of the Earth! (1963)
Herschell Gordon Lewis week (July 14 – 20) HG seemed to truly love packing theaters. He’s most famous for introducing gore to horror movies, but he’d fill any need that the audience had. He made every genre of exploitation __ – even kids movies! Gore movies would’ve happened eventually, but Herschell seemed to take joy […]
The Sizzlin’ Something Weird Summer Challenge 2024: Monster A Go-Go (1965)
Herschell Gordon Lewis week (July 14 – 20) HG seemed to truly love packing theaters. He’s most famous for introducing gore to horror movies, but he’d fill any need that the audience had. He made every genre of exploitation __ – even kids movies! Gore movies would’ve happened eventually, but Herschell seemed to take joy […]
CBS LATE MOVIE MONTH: Real Genius (1985)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Real Genius was on the CBS Late Movie on March 2, 1990. I was lucky enough to have some teachers that cared back in high school. One of them was the only teacher who gave me a D in my entire history and believe it or not, I should thank him for it. […]
CBS LATE MOVIE MONTH: The Lady and the Highwayman (1989)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Lady and the Highwayman was on the CBS Late Movie on April 27, 1990. Barbara Cartland’s romance novel Cupid Rides Pillion was filmed as this British TV movie, one of the first appearances by Hugh Grant, who appears alongside a pretty solid cast that includes Oliver Reed (once a werewolf, once a […]
CBS LATE MOVIE MONTH: The Fury (1978)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Fury was on the CBS Late Movie on September 6, 1985. Roger Ebert said of this movie, “I’m not quite sure it makes a lot of sense, but that’s the sort of criticism you only make after it’s over. During the movie, too much else is happening.” Ex-CIA agent Peter Sandza (Kirk […]
CBS LATE MOVIE MONTH: The Pumaman (1980)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Pumaman was on the CBS Late Movie on January 3 and July 9, 1985. After Superman, the Italian film industry did what it always does best: figure out how to make their own versions of a film. However, the danger of making superhero movies is that. the special effects — particularly after Star […]
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