APRIL MOVIE THON DAY 23: Midnight Heat (1996)
April 23: Off Field On Screen — Draft a film that has a sports figure as its star. Bonus points if it’s not a biography of themselves! Also known as Blackout, this is all about John Gray (Brian Bosworth), a banker who loses his memory after he’s hit by a car. John’s recovery is anything but peaceful. […]
APRIL MOVIE THON DAY 22: Right at Your Door (2006)
April 22: Earth Day Ends Here — Instead of celebrating a holiday created by a murderer, share an end of the world disaster movie with us. You can also take care of the planet while you’re writing. Los Angeles has finally had the “Big One,” but it’s not the San Andreas Fault. It’s a series of dirty […]
APRIL MOVIE THON DAY 21: The Malibu Beach Vampires (1991)
April 21: Gone Legitimate — A movie featuring an adult film actor in a mainstream role. Directed and co-written by Francis Creighton (who also played Rev. Fakkar), this isn’t your daddy’s Dracula, and it certainly isn’t your sister’s Twilight. This is a neon-soaked, high-fructose corn syrup nightmare that feels like someone dropped a tab of acid […]
APRIL MOVIE THON DAY 20: Attack of the Beast Creatures AKA Hell Island (1985)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jennifer Upton is an American (non-werewolf) writer/editor in London. You can listen to her podcast at https://thecinemajunction.com. Her latest book is Japanese Cult Cinema: Best of the Second Golden Age. She writes for Horror & Sons and Drive-in Asylum. She has also appeared on the podcasts Japan on Film, Making Tarantino, Making Scorsese, […]
APRIL MOVIE THON DAY 20: The Evictors (1979)
April 20: Regional Horror — A regional horror movie. Here’s a list if you need an idea. Do you think Jessica Harper ever wonders, “Could I not be in a cult movie?” In The Evictors, Harper brings that signature wide-eyed vulnerability to the humid, claustrophobic world of 1940s Louisiana. She plays Ruth Watkins, the wife of Ben (Michael […]
APRIL MOVIE THON DAY 19: Illegal (1955)
April 19: What Happened to Jayne — A movie starring Jayne Mansfield. I’ve seen almost every movie that Jayne had a major role in, so I’ve been making my way through her early roles. In Illegal, she plays Angel O’Hara, a singer whose testimony is crucial to the movie’s conclusion. The main star is Edward G. […]
APRIL MOVIE THON DAY 18: Budo the Art of Killing (1978)
April 18: King Yourself! — Pick a movie released by Crown International Pictures. Here’s a list! Created and produced by Hisao Masuda and financed by The Arthur Davis Company, this film explores a range of Japanese martial arts and the abilities of some of the most famous martial arts masters of the time. We kick things off […]
APRIL MOVIE THON DAY 17: Billy the Kid vs. Dracula (1966)
April 17: Fake Bat Appreciation Day —Watch a movie with a fake bat in it. It’s Fake Bat Appreciation Day, a holiday I just made up to celebrate the kind of cinema where the strings are visible, the wings are made of felt and the actors have to pretend they aren’t being pelted with a […]
APRIL MOVIE THON DAY 16: Gotcha! (1985)
April 16: Dead Fad — Find a fad, look for a movie about it and share. Before it was a standardized extreme sport with professional leagues, paintball was part of a larger, slightly more chaotic campus fad called The Assassination Game. Students would stalk each other through dorm halls and libraries with suction-cup darts or water […]
APRIL MOVIE THON DAY 15: Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jennifer Upton is an American (non-werewolf) writer/editor in London. You can listen to her podcast at https://thecinemajunction.com. Her latest book is Japanese Cult Cinema: Best of the Second Golden Age. She writes for Horror & Sons and Drive-in Asylum. She has also appeared on the podcasts Japan on Film, Making Tarantino, Making Scorsese, The […]
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