CBS LATE MOVIE: Warhead (1977)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Warhead was on the CBS Late Movie on August 24, 1977 and May 11, 1978 as Prisoner in the Middle. Warhead (also known as Prisoner in the Middle, Sabra Command and Mission Overkill) is a 1977 geopolitical drama shot in Israel back in 1973. It was directed by John O’Connor in his sole […]
Sizzlin’ Summer of Subterranean Psychotronica 2026: Tidal Wave (1975)
BONUS! Watch a Roger Corman movie to celebrate his 100th birthday! As mentioned back when I covered Submersion of Japan, Roger Corman bought the rights as part of New World Pictures and made a remix where he cut out lots of footage, added new sequences directed by Andrew Meyer (Night of the Cobra Woman) and […]
The Horror Movies We Discovered by Accident on Late-Night Television
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lee Coombs is the founder and editor of Please Rewind Movies, an independent movie publication celebrating cinema past and present, with a particular love for the films many of us grew up watching. He writes about horror, cult movies, forgotten favourites and the stories behind the films that stay with us. Read […]
Sizzlin’ Summer of Subterranean Psychotronica 2026: Land of Doom (1986)
Week 14 (Sept. 20 – 26) – THE END! Post-Apocalyptic Cinema: Make sure to pull the ladder up on the way out A nuclear holocaust—the Final War— has done wonders for the local leather industry. Society crumbles, governments fall, and suddenly everyone dresses to impress as they take to the radioactive dunes on dirt bikes, sporting asymmetrical […]
Drinks for the September Drive-In Super Monster-Rama!
September Drive-In Super Monster-Rama is back at The Riverside Drive-In Theatre, September 19 and 20, 2025. Two big nights with four feature films each night include: Here are the drinks I’m bringing! You can always watch and drink along at home! Night One Tall Tiki Man Prom Night Virgin (from Tipsy Bartender) Night Two Your […]
CBS LATE MOVIE: Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1982)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid was on the CBS Late Movie on April 10, 1987. Where could Steve Martin and Carl Reiner go after The Jerk and The Man with Two Brains? How about to the world of film noir? At lunch with Reiner and screenwriter George Gip, Martin discussed using a clip from an […]
CBS LATE MOVIE: You Can’t Win ‘Em All (1970)
EDITOR’S NOTE: You Can’t Win ‘Em All was on the CBS Late Movie on March 23 and December 9, 1997 and June 16 and December 12, 1978. At the close of the Ottoman Empire, two American soldiers of fortune – Adam (Tony Curtis) and Josh (Charles Bronson) – team up to see how they can […]
CBS LATE MOVIE: The Blockhouse (1973)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Blockhouse was on the CBS Late Movie on November 25, 1981. On D-Day, a mixed group of forced laborers being held by German forces takes shelter from the bombardment inside a bunker, which gets blocked in by a bombing run. They have enough food to last for years, and it turns out they’re trapped there […]
Sizzlin’ Summer of Subterranean Psychotronica 2026: Guinea Pig 6: Mermaid In a Manhole (1988)
Week 12 (Sept 6 – 12) – Japanese V- Cinema: V-Cinema is shorthand for the Japanese direct-to-video wave of the 90s and 00s. These movies were often produced by major studios on very low budgets, but they allowed the filmmakers a great deal of creative freedom as long as they could deliver the “exploitable elements.” This proved […]
88 FILMS BLU-RAY RELEASE: The Himalayan (1976)
When a noblewoman is framed for adultery and nearly executed by her treacherous, power-hungry brother-in-law, she escapes into the brutal mountain peaks to master a mystical Tibetan fighting art. Directed by Huang Feng and starring the incomparable Angela Mao, The Himalayan is a breathtaking 1976 Shaw-era Golden Harvest classic that blends stunning high-altitude vistas with […]
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