Black and Blue, aka Black & Blue (1981)
Acclaimed music video director Jay Dubin* made his feature film debut with this chronicle of Black Sabbath’s and Blue Öyster Cult’s co-headlining “Black & Blue” tour, which became, not only a concert box office smash, but also a hit on the U.S. “Midnight Movie”** circuit — alongside AC/DC: Let There Be Rock, released in 1980 […]
Immortal (1995)
So, after reviewing the North Carolina-shot rock flicks Rockin’ Road Trip (that featured Marietta, Georgia’s Guadalcanal Diary) and Bandwagon (shot by and featuring members of Raleigh, North Carolina’s the Connells) for our latest “Rock ‘n’ Roll Week,” I recalled this SOV vampire obscurity also shot in North Carolina — and it stars another of that […]
Bandwagon (1997)
The later DVD reissues of this love letter to the college rock era proclaim the film as “This Is Spinal Tap meets The Commitments” on the box copy. However, I feel a more accurate pitch to inspire your viewing is “Kevin Smith’s Clerks meets Singles.” I’d pair this delightful (and accurate) indie comedy about the […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Splitz (1982)
“We wish this movie was about sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll . . . but two out of three ain’t bad.” — Wishing thinking from the Film Ventures International marketing department, because they don’t have the other “two,” either My eyes widened with glee. My irises twinkled. I discovered VHS gold; for there sat […]
Summer Job (1989)
If you need to see another film starring Amy Lynn Baxter, the adult actress-model who posed for the inside cover of Howard Stern’s book Private Parts — who also turned up in the also Florida-shot Golfballs! . . . but lets not forget Karate Warrior 2 and Cyber Vengeance — then you’ve found your film. […]
The Beatles: Influence on Film 3
This is the final segment of our three-part series. We’ve discovered 33 films in the series, with 11 films each over the past three days — at 3 PM — as part of our third “Rock ‘n’ Roll Week” installment. The films are listed by year of release. Nowhere Boy (2009)Imagine This: Growing Up With […]
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