Exploring: The films of George Eastman
George Eastman — born Luigi Montefiori on August 16, 1942 — was an Italian actor, writer and director who took on his Americanized name after appearing in several spaghetti westerns in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. He was known for his menacing glare and towering height of 6 feet, 9 inches. After working with […]
Hicksploitation: The Top 70 Good Ol’ Boys Film List – A collection of down-home films produced from 1972 to 1986
As the reviews begin to roll out for B&S Movies’ “Redneck Week” July spotlight, you’ll notice there’s a lot of fun being made at the expense of a rich, colorful culture that exists south of the Mason-Dixie line—not just by the filmmakers, but by the reviewers as well, especially me: the smarmy, he-thinks-he’s-so-funny, R.D Francis. […]
Exploring: The 8 Films of Quentin Tarantino’s Rolling Thunder Pictures
Once Quentin Tarantino gained an industry foothold as a new, unique voice in cinema, he set forth to pay tribute to his celluloid senseis—beyond the homage-plethoras within his own films—and the video store candy that served as his “film school” and shaped his cinematic philosophies. Courtesy of the enthusiastic backing of the Brothers Weinstein, Tarantino […]
Exploring: Movies that influenced Quentin Tarantino
No matter how you feel about Quentin Tarantino’s films — obviously, I’m a fan — you have to admit that he’s been able to get more eyes on films that many folks would never watch otherwise. Thanks to The Quentin Tarantino Archives, The Grindhouse Archives and some other interviews spread all over the internet, I’ve been […]
Exploring: Video Nasties Section 2 (non-prosecuted films)
We started telling the story of video nasties in this article, discussing how the UK media was obsessed with them destroying the children’s morals. The section 1 films that we covered were successfully prosecuted. Now, we’re moving on to section 2. Any movie seized under Section 2 would make its dealer or distributor liable to […]
Exploring: Video Nasties Section 1 (prosecuted films)
Exploring is a new series here on B and S About Movies where we’ll go deep into a historic movie era or genre, finding out all there is to know and sharing it with you. I’ve always been fascinated with the early 1980’s UK scare of video nasties and how they relate to the Satanic […]
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