GEORGE A. ROMERO: 1940-2017
That George A. Romero, who died on July 16, 2017, was one of the most important horror moviemakers of his generation, and indeed of all time, goes without saying
No-Budget Sci-Fi Cinema: Ten Good Examples
Low budget and science fiction might seem mutually exclusive terms, but I believe the following ten films prove otherwise
WESTWORLD (Book)
Contrary to how it might appear, this long out of print paperback is not a novelization of the 1973 flick WESTWORLD
STASH
As one of the (very) few viewers who looked forward to STASH prior to its release, I can attest that it had potential
IT DOESN’T SUCK: SHOWGIRLS
Here we have a wholehearted defense of SHOWGIRLS, director Paul Verhoeven’s notorious 1995 hymn to stripper life
TAKING TIGER MOUNTAIN
Here we have a true American oddity with a history as nutty as what ended up on screen.
Tracking the Fortunes of the New Friday the 13th
It’s the week of February 13, 2009 and the hotly promoted FRIDAY THE 13th remake has opened number one at the U.S. box office.
The Spawn of EL MARIACHI
In the past decade there was one film above all others that inspired filmmakers in and out of the horror genre, and it isn’t even a horror movie.
THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT: 10 Years Later
Surely you remember THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, the no-budgeter that after wowing audiences at Sundance became a monster hit in the summer of 1999?
The Strange Saga of the Exorcist Sequels
1973’s THE EXORCIST remains one of the most successful and enduring horror movies of all time yet, Hollywood being as it is, multiple sequels were an inevitability.