88 FILMS BLU RAY RELEASE: An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984)
One of the last films produced at Hong Kong’s legendary Shaw Brothers studio, this is the story of a poet named Yu (Patricia Ha, Nomad) who refuses to comply with the way that ladies should behave in the conservative time that she has been born into. She becomes a Taoist priestess so that she can […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Black Devil Doll from Hell (1984)
Chester Novell Turner made this movie and Tales from the QuadeaD Zone. It is enough. He had been writing horror stories, doing home remodeling and attending a filmmaking correspondence course. Home video cameras had democratized movie making, and you can make fun of Turner’s films, but what have you done? Well, people thought Turner died until […]
JUNESPLOITATION: Treasure: In Search of the Golden Horse (1984)
June 14: Junesploitation’s topic of the day — as suggested by F This Movie— is Free Space! In August of 1979, Kit Williams published Masquerade, a book that had clues to the location of a jewelled golden hare that Williams had created and hidden somewhere in Britain. He had been challenged by publisher Tom Maschler to […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Alley Cat (1984)
Alley Cat has three directors. I have no idea why, but Victor M. Ordonez (who is in Nine Deaths of the Ninja and Hellhole), Ed Palmos and Al Valetta (who is in Sole Survivor, Runaway Nightmare and Hollywood’s New Blood) all had their hand in this movie, leaving Robert Waters, who also wrote Fighting Mad, to write the actual story. […]
April Ghouls Drive-In Monster-Rama 2025 Primer: A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
April Ghouls Drive-In Monster-Rama is back at The Riverside Drive-In Theatre in Vandergrift, PA on April 25 and 26, 2025. Admission is still only $15 per person each night (children 12 and under free with adult) and overnight camping is available (breakfast included). You can buy tickets at the show, but get there early and […]
APRIL MOVIE THON 4: Purple Rain (1984)
April 19: Record Store Day — Write about a movie starring a musician. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jennifer Upton is an American (non-werewolf) writer/editor in London. She currently works as a freelance ghostwriter of personal memoirs and writes for several blogs on topics as diverse as film history, punk rock, women’s issues, and international politics. For links to her work, […]
Murder, She Wrote S1 E9: Death Casts a Spell (1984)
A popular nightclub hypnotist is discovered murdered during a private press conference. Season 1, Episode 9: Death Casts a Spell (December 30, 1984) Tonight on Murder, She Wrote… Hypnotist Cagliastro gets fired from the casino/hotel for sleeping with the owner’s wife. Then, he has an interview with six journalists, claiming that he can hypnotize any of […]
APRIL MOVIE THON 4: Dragonslayer (1981) and Trancers (1984): Two Great Film Scores but Only One in Service of Its Film
April 3: National Film Score Day- Write about a movie that has a great score. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Exploitation-film historian A.C. Nicholas, who has a sketchy background and hails from parts unknown in Western Pennsylvania, was once a drive-in theater projectionist and disk jockey. In addition to being a writer, editor, podcaster, and voice-over artist, […]
Murder, She Wrote S1 E8: Death Takes a Curtain Call (1984)
Two Soviet ballet dancers on tour in the States are wanted following the murder of a man backstage during their debut performance. Was Jessica in the audience? Oh, you know she was. Season 1, Episode 8: Death Takes a Curtain Call (December 16, 1984) Tonight on Murder, She Wrote… Leo Peterson invites Jessica to Boston to […]
THIRD WINDOW FILMS BLU RAY RELEASE: Mermaid Legend (1984)
When Keisuke (Jun Etô), a fisherman, stands in the path of progress by land developers, he is killed and his wife, pearl driver Migawa (Mari Shirato) is framed for his murder. Despite being assaulted and sent to an island of brothels, she plans to get bloody revenge on the politicians and criminals who have ruined […]
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