WEIRD WEDNESDAY: The Seniors (1978)
Ben Adler (Gary Imhoff, Falcon Crest), Larry Bronson (Jeffrey Byron, who co-wrote The Dungeonmaster), Alan Darby (Dennis Quaid, did he do anything after this, wokka wokka) and Steve Elliot (Lou Richards) are college seniors terrified to graduate and actually work for a living. They all live together in the same house along with Sylvia (Priscilla […]
JUNESPLOITATION: Ringo (1978)
DAY 16: Free space! Eight years after the biggest band in the world broke up, their least loved member Ringo Starr — “Ringo wasn’t even the best drummer in The Beatles” is a quote often attributed to John Lennon, but it actually comes from British comedian Jasper Carrott, who said it on Radio Live, a British […]
The Carpenters…Space Encounters (1978)
Welcome to the weird, wild and at times absolutely inexplicable 1970s variety show era. It’s a place where the cocaine budget was likely higher than the GDP of a small nation, and someone in a boardroom said, “You know what goes great with soft rock? Aliens.” Today we’re talking about the 1978 television special The […]
RADIANCE BLU-RAY RELEASE: Splendid Outing (1978)
Gong Do-hee (Yoon Jeong-hee) is at the top of the food chain as a successful corporate tycoon living the high life. But she’s haunted. After a vivid, chilling dream about her deceased twin sister, she decides to ditch the boardroom and take a drive to the coast, looking for a little peace. Instead, she finds […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Night Creature (1978)
If you want to see what Donald Pleasence movies I’ve seen, here’s the Letterboxd list. I love him because he was a working actor. Like John Carradine, he was there when you needed him. And at times, he’d show just how good he was. But he’s a workmanlike — in a good way — presence […]
MVD 4K UHD RELEASE: Rockers (1978)
If The Harder They Come is Jamaica’s Scarface, then Rockers is its Ocean’s Eleven, if the heist involved a bunch of legendary musicians stealing back their dignity (and a motorbike) from the upper class. Originally intended to be a documentary, director Ted Bafaloukos realized that the reality of the Kingston reggae scene was already more […]
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 […]
VINEGAR SYNDROME BLU RAY RELEASE: Forgotten Gialli: Volume Eight
This is the seventh Forgotten Gialli set from Vinegar Syndrome. You can check out my articles on the others here: Forgotten Gialli 1 Forgotten Gialli 2 Forgotten Gialli 3 Forgotten Gialli 4 Forgotten Gialli 5 Forgotten Gialli 6 Forgotten Gialli 7 This box set has the following movies: Rings of Fear (1978): This is the third […]
UFO: Exclusive (1978)
1 hour and 45 minutes of absolute malarky. Yes, Wheeler Dixon and Sidney Paul are back, making another video that could be interchangeable with the others they made, but I don’t care. I’ve watched them all. While they also dropped UFO: Top Secret and Attack from Outer Space the same year, this one leans much […]
Amazing World of Ghosts (1978)
I’m sad that I only have a few Wheeler Dixon and Sidney Paul paranormal docs left, but instead of being upset that it’s over, I will be happy that I had the experience. The film begins with a classic Dixon/Paul flourish: A young boy walking down a city street at night. The narration immediately pivots […]
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