Monthly Archives: August 2009
Santo vs Frankenstein’s Daughter (plus audio review)
Santo may not be for everyone, or maybe he’s an acquired taste, but more than likely if you didn’t watch his films as a kid, the attraction may never be there for you. It’s easy to pick these movies apart and laugh at the crazy plots and goofy sets, but there’s also a winning kind of sincerity to them and a willingness to throw everything into the the movie — not just the kitchen sink, but werewolves, vampires, the living dead, Frankenstein’s monster, you name it. Continue reading
Why, Oh Why?
Every now and then, the mad geniuses at the Motion Picture Academy drop a little bombshell of an announcement: The 82nd Academy Awards to feature TEN nominees! Ten nominees? Heck. I can barely remember what the top five are every year. Plus, can you imagine how bloated the already over-bloated Oscar ceremony will be with, not five, but ten Best Picture nominees? Oh, good lord, kill me now. Continue reading
Filed under Industry stuff
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
In 1966 the Anti-Megalosaurus Force (AMF) was established to defend Japan from Monsters. Who knew? Not just a bunch of flummoxed army guys wearing white gloves, but an elite force — 4072 members strong. Talk about a thankless job. The only profession taking more of a beating than the AMF when Godzilla makes landfall, is the home insurance industry, which has been busy selling policies between monster rampages.
Filed under Cult, Japanese Monster Movie, Movie Reviews
From the Trenches: Pin-Up Girl
Betty Grable. Famous actress and musical star who was the number one pin-up girl of World War II or fat-ass girl? Continue reading
Filed under From the Trenches
Bazooka Joe: The Movie? (plus audio rant)
With the announcement of Bazooka Joe: The Movie, it’s become horrifyingly clear that the problem with Hollywood isn’t that it’s run out of ideas. It ran out of ideas a long time ago. The problem is, Hollywood doesn’t even know what an idea is anymore.
Brace youself for a look behind the scenes at what passes for the thought process in Hollywood these days.
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Jim Rutherford
Nancy Louise Rutherford
Lou Aguilar
The Misfits
