The extraordinary Jonathan Ross discusses his favorite movies with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Kick-Ass (2010)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) – Dennis Cozzalio’s 2015 year-end list
The Woman in Black (2012)
Stardust (2007)
The Green Knight (2021) – Our podcast interview with director David Lowery, Dennis Cozzalio’s best-of-2021-so-far list
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
The Astro-Zombies (1968) – Dennis Cozzalio’s drive-in director list
The Corpse Grinders (1971) – Dennis Cozzalio’s drive-in director list
Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living And Became Zombies (1964) – Dennis Cozzalio’s drive-in director list
Blood Feast (1963) – Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
The Wizard of Gore (1970)
Police Story (1985) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Honey, I Shrunk The Kids (1989)
Re-Animator (1985) – Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
Society (1989)
Eraserhead (1977) – Karyn Kusama’s Blu-ray review
Faster Pussycat Kill Kill (1965) – Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls (1970) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, Randy...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Kick-Ass (2010)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) – Dennis Cozzalio’s 2015 year-end list
The Woman in Black (2012)
Stardust (2007)
The Green Knight (2021) – Our podcast interview with director David Lowery, Dennis Cozzalio’s best-of-2021-so-far list
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
The Astro-Zombies (1968) – Dennis Cozzalio’s drive-in director list
The Corpse Grinders (1971) – Dennis Cozzalio’s drive-in director list
Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living And Became Zombies (1964) – Dennis Cozzalio’s drive-in director list
Blood Feast (1963) – Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
The Wizard of Gore (1970)
Police Story (1985) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Honey, I Shrunk The Kids (1989)
Re-Animator (1985) – Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
Society (1989)
Eraserhead (1977) – Karyn Kusama’s Blu-ray review
Faster Pussycat Kill Kill (1965) – Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls (1970) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, Randy...
- 10/5/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Bad Girls is out now – Order Here – and check out this crazy trailer:
Bad Girls is a shocking drug-fueled post-modern female rage-odyssey from acclaimed director of The Theta Girl, Christopher Bickel, and producer Crystal Colligan
Films Colacitta announces the release of Bad Girls, a violent underground film by Christopher Bickel, premiering in early 2021. 2021 is poised to be the year of the underground film. Due to the void of Hollywood content caused by the 2020 pandemic, audiences are clamoring for new and unusual programming. Heading the charge for unique DIY boutique cinema is Bad Girls, an eye-popping artsploitation road movie from acclaimed director of The Theta Girl, Christopher Bickel. The film’s producer, Crystal Colligan, describes Bad Girls as a “shocking drug-fueled post-modern female rage-odyssey.”
Bad Girls gleefully subverts genre tropes in telling its lurid, hyperreal tale. After robbing a strip club, three desperate teenage girls lead a grizzled Federal Agent on a lysergic cross-country chase,...
Bad Girls is a shocking drug-fueled post-modern female rage-odyssey from acclaimed director of The Theta Girl, Christopher Bickel, and producer Crystal Colligan
Films Colacitta announces the release of Bad Girls, a violent underground film by Christopher Bickel, premiering in early 2021. 2021 is poised to be the year of the underground film. Due to the void of Hollywood content caused by the 2020 pandemic, audiences are clamoring for new and unusual programming. Heading the charge for unique DIY boutique cinema is Bad Girls, an eye-popping artsploitation road movie from acclaimed director of The Theta Girl, Christopher Bickel. The film’s producer, Crystal Colligan, describes Bad Girls as a “shocking drug-fueled post-modern female rage-odyssey.”
Bad Girls gleefully subverts genre tropes in telling its lurid, hyperreal tale. After robbing a strip club, three desperate teenage girls lead a grizzled Federal Agent on a lysergic cross-country chase,...
- 2/16/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Vinegar Syndrome had another stellar year in 2017, marking nearly five years of madness on film with a raft of bizarre and fascinating releases from the '70s right on through 1990. This week we're looking at a trio of films from exploitation legend Roberta Findlay in A Woman's Torment, Prime Evil, and Lurkers, a classic from low-budget warrior Ted V. Mikels in The Corpse Grinders, a '70s exploitationer in Trip with the Teacher, and a pair of straight up nutso horror films in Blood Beat and Demon Wind. All six of these releases definitely deserve a spot in your collection, but click through the gallery below for more details....
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- 2/9/2018
- Screen Anarchy
With Halloween only a week away now (how in the heck did that happen?), of course there are a ton of horror and sci-fi home entertainment offerings arriving on Tuesday, ready to get you primed for all your spooky shenanigans leading up to October 31st. In terms of new titles, both War of the Planet of the Apes and Annabelle: Creation hit various formats, and Criterion has put together a stellar release for Olivier Assayas’ Personal Shopper as well.
On the cult side of the genre spectrum, we have a myriad of movies to look forward to, including a quartet of titles from Vinegar Syndrome: The Corpse Grinders, Demon Wind, Blood Beat, and the double feature of Prime Evil and Lurkers. Arrow Video has assembled a special edition set for Herschell Gordon Lewis’ Blood Feast that’s a must-own for any splatter fans out there, and the Warner Archive Collection...
On the cult side of the genre spectrum, we have a myriad of movies to look forward to, including a quartet of titles from Vinegar Syndrome: The Corpse Grinders, Demon Wind, Blood Beat, and the double feature of Prime Evil and Lurkers. Arrow Video has assembled a special edition set for Herschell Gordon Lewis’ Blood Feast that’s a must-own for any splatter fans out there, and the Warner Archive Collection...
- 10/24/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Kirk Douglas grits his teeth and goes full macho, wrasslin’ with that beautiful Sioux up in the high country — the Sioux miss in question being the Italian model Elsa Martinelli in her screen debut. Kirk can’t decide if he wants to stay with Elsa, or lead what must be the most shameful bunch of pioneer bigots ever to cross the plains. Walter Matthau and Diana Douglas are standouts in this vigorous action western directed by André de Toth.
The Indian Fighter
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1955 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 88 min. / Street Date May 9, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Elsa Martinelli, Walter Matthau, Diana Douglas, Walter Abel, Lon Chaney Jr., Eduard Franz, Alan Hale Jr., Elisha Cook Jr., Ray Teal, Frank Cady, Michael Winkelman, William Phipps.
Cinematography: Wilfrid M. Cline
Art Direction: Wiard Ihnen
Film Editor: Richard Cahoon
Original Music: Irving Gordon, Franz Waxman
Written by Robert L. Richards,...
The Indian Fighter
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1955 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 88 min. / Street Date May 9, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Elsa Martinelli, Walter Matthau, Diana Douglas, Walter Abel, Lon Chaney Jr., Eduard Franz, Alan Hale Jr., Elisha Cook Jr., Ray Teal, Frank Cady, Michael Winkelman, William Phipps.
Cinematography: Wilfrid M. Cline
Art Direction: Wiard Ihnen
Film Editor: Richard Cahoon
Original Music: Irving Gordon, Franz Waxman
Written by Robert L. Richards,...
- 5/5/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Dustin Ferguson's Amityville: Evil Never Dies Features Return to Acting of Scream Legend Mark Patton
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Dustin Ferguson, director and creator of horror flicks and owner of cult-film status Old Skool Video rental store, has announced that Mark Patton, lauded as the first “male scream queen,” is continuing his return to acting as one of the stars of Ferguson's Amityville: Evil Never Dies.
The new film is a continuation of the “Amityville” horror series created by Ferguson and Mike Johnson. In their 2016 film "The Amityville Legacy,” a cursed antique toy monkey from the original DeFeo Amityville home, creates havoc and possesses a father after being gifted during an annual family reunion.
“Amityville: Evil Never Dies,” takes place one year after the events in "The Amityville Legacy." A young couple, played by Ben Gothier and Michelle Muir-Lewis, purchases the cursed toy monkey from the owner of a local antique shop, played by Patton. Unaware of the recent murders involving the toy, they bring it into their home,...
Dustin Ferguson, director and creator of horror flicks and owner of cult-film status Old Skool Video rental store, has announced that Mark Patton, lauded as the first “male scream queen,” is continuing his return to acting as one of the stars of Ferguson's Amityville: Evil Never Dies.
The new film is a continuation of the “Amityville” horror series created by Ferguson and Mike Johnson. In their 2016 film "The Amityville Legacy,” a cursed antique toy monkey from the original DeFeo Amityville home, creates havoc and possesses a father after being gifted during an annual family reunion.
“Amityville: Evil Never Dies,” takes place one year after the events in "The Amityville Legacy." A young couple, played by Ben Gothier and Michelle Muir-Lewis, purchases the cursed toy monkey from the owner of a local antique shop, played by Patton. Unaware of the recent murders involving the toy, they bring it into their home,...
- 4/25/2017
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Filmmakers Cody Jarrett and Siouxzan Perry are raising funds through Kickstarter to complete their documentary Tura!,the Incredible True Life Story of Tura Satana, the Russ Meyer & Burlesque Superstar, Asian American Cinema Pioneer and Ultimate Self-Empowered Female. Read the We Are Movie Geeks tribute to Tura Here
The Kickstarter link can be found Here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1486618309/tura-the-tura-satana-documentary
Here is a video from the filmmakers discussing their project and showing some of the footage they’ve already shot:
“Tura!” is the true life story of cult movie icon & burlesque dancer Tura Satana, chopped straight from the pages of her handwritten memoir. Best known as the star of Russ Meyer’s classic film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Tura stunned 1960’s movie audiences as the sexy, dominant, fast-driving, karate-wielding lesbian gang leader Varla. Her groundbreaking look, attitude, and performance were all years ahead of their time and continue to influence...
The Kickstarter link can be found Here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1486618309/tura-the-tura-satana-documentary
Here is a video from the filmmakers discussing their project and showing some of the footage they’ve already shot:
“Tura!” is the true life story of cult movie icon & burlesque dancer Tura Satana, chopped straight from the pages of her handwritten memoir. Best known as the star of Russ Meyer’s classic film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Tura stunned 1960’s movie audiences as the sexy, dominant, fast-driving, karate-wielding lesbian gang leader Varla. Her groundbreaking look, attitude, and performance were all years ahead of their time and continue to influence...
- 3/16/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
This week’s episode of our podcast We Are Movie Geeks The Show is up! Hear Wamg’s Cate Marquis, Jim Batts and Tom Stockman talk movies. We’ll discuss the weekend box office and review Keeping Up With The Joneses, Jack Reacher Never Go Back, A Man Called Ove, and Ouija Origins Of Evil. We’ll talk about all the movie-related events going on in St. Louis and we’ll pay tribute to the late director Ted V. Mikels.
Here’s this week’s show. Have a listen:
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- 10/24/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Kevin Meaney, stand up comedian and actor who starred in the TV adaptation of “Uncle Buck,” died Friday, October 21 at his home in Forestburgh, New York. He was 60.
“It is true as confirmed to me by his family. It is a tremendous loss to the comedy community as well. He was loved and will be missed,” Meaney’s agent Tom Ingegno told Laughspin. The comedian was scheduled to perform in East Providence, R.I. on Saturday night. No cause of death has been determined.
Meaney was a breakout star of the ‘80s comedy scene, appearing on the “Uncle Buck” TV series inspired by the John Candy film of the same name, and various late night shows including “The Tonight Show” and “Late Night with David Letterman.” He was best known for his catchphrase, “That’s not right!,” said to be an imitation of his mother.
He also appeared in episodes of “30 Rock,...
“It is true as confirmed to me by his family. It is a tremendous loss to the comedy community as well. He was loved and will be missed,” Meaney’s agent Tom Ingegno told Laughspin. The comedian was scheduled to perform in East Providence, R.I. on Saturday night. No cause of death has been determined.
Meaney was a breakout star of the ‘80s comedy scene, appearing on the “Uncle Buck” TV series inspired by the John Candy film of the same name, and various late night shows including “The Tonight Show” and “Late Night with David Letterman.” He was best known for his catchphrase, “That’s not right!,” said to be an imitation of his mother.
He also appeared in episodes of “30 Rock,...
- 10/22/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Ted V. Mikels, a grindhouse legend and B-movie mainstay for decades, passed away in his Las Vegas home on October 16, reports the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The cause of death hasn’t been specified beyond mention of a “long illness,” but it is known that the 87-year-old filmmaker known for such films as “Girl in Gold Boots,” “The Astro-Zombies” and “The Doll Squad” will leave a lasting legacy in his corner of the film world.
Read More: Herschell Gordon Lewis, Horror’s ‘Godfather of Gore,’ Dies at 87
Born Theodore Mikacevich on April 29, 1929 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Mikels had an interest in everything from photography to fire-eating in his younger years. He began producing educational documentaries and short films in the 1950s, by which time he lived in Bend, Oregon, before making his first film, “Strike Me Deadly,” in 1963. He became highly prolific thereafter, staking a claim for himself in the realm...
Read More: Herschell Gordon Lewis, Horror’s ‘Godfather of Gore,’ Dies at 87
Born Theodore Mikacevich on April 29, 1929 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Mikels had an interest in everything from photography to fire-eating in his younger years. He began producing educational documentaries and short films in the 1950s, by which time he lived in Bend, Oregon, before making his first film, “Strike Me Deadly,” in 1963. He became highly prolific thereafter, staking a claim for himself in the realm...
- 10/18/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
American independent filmmaker Ted V. Mikels died yesterday at his home in Las Vegas after an unspecified “long illness,” according to The Las Vegas Review-Journal. While Mikels filmed a Brylcreem commercial with Joe Dimaggio and a promo reel for Chris Rock, he will be best remembered by fans of cult cinema, sci-fi and horror thanks to films such as The Black Klansman, Girl In Gold Boots, and The Astro-Zombies. He was 87.
Mikels was born Theodore Mikacevich in St. Paul Minnesota. As a youth, Mikels dabbled in photography and acting, as well as performing magic, acrobatics, and fire-eating. He discovered filmmaking when he began shooting his own performances. “I figured out that you have to move the camera around to get different angles, and then you have to edit the film when you’re done,” the director told Unitshifter in 2008.
Mikels moved to Bend, Oregon in the 1950s ...
Mikels was born Theodore Mikacevich in St. Paul Minnesota. As a youth, Mikels dabbled in photography and acting, as well as performing magic, acrobatics, and fire-eating. He discovered filmmaking when he began shooting his own performances. “I figured out that you have to move the camera around to get different angles, and then you have to edit the film when you’re done,” the director told Unitshifter in 2008.
Mikels moved to Bend, Oregon in the 1950s ...
- 10/18/2016
- by Mike Vanderbilt
- avclub.com
Shock chats with cult legend Ted V. Mikels about the making of a zombie classic. Yes, you read that headline right. Now, for those of you not in the know, you might be asking yourself, “Wait a minute, Chris…Bob Clark made Children Shouldn’T Play With Dead Things, not Ted V. Mikels!” Well, you’re mostly right.…
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- 4/7/2016
- by Chris Alexander
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Dr. DeMarco (John Carradine) has some time to kill after getting fired, and he uses that free time to create a monster capable of killing in The Astro-Zombies. Fans of the Ted V. Mikels movie are in luck, as Kino Lorber recently announced an upcoming Blu-ray and DVD release of the 1968 film.
Kino Lorber announced The Astro-Zombies Blu-ray and DVD news on Facebook, revealing that the new release will feature a "brand new 2016 HD master." While an exact release date has yet to be revealed, the Blu-ray and DVD are expected to come out soon.
Written and directed by Ted V. Mikels, The Astro-Zombies stars Wendell Corey, John Carradine, Tom Pace, Joan Patrick, Victor Izay, and Tura Satana as Satana.
Synopsis (via Blu-ray.com): "After being fired from the Space Agency, the disgruntled (not to mention crazy) Dr. DeMarco creates an Astroman from a criminal's dead body. However, he loses control of his creation,...
Kino Lorber announced The Astro-Zombies Blu-ray and DVD news on Facebook, revealing that the new release will feature a "brand new 2016 HD master." While an exact release date has yet to be revealed, the Blu-ray and DVD are expected to come out soon.
Written and directed by Ted V. Mikels, The Astro-Zombies stars Wendell Corey, John Carradine, Tom Pace, Joan Patrick, Victor Izay, and Tura Satana as Satana.
Synopsis (via Blu-ray.com): "After being fired from the Space Agency, the disgruntled (not to mention crazy) Dr. DeMarco creates an Astroman from a criminal's dead body. However, he loses control of his creation,...
- 2/18/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Ten Violent Women: Part Two, the sequel to Ted V. Mikels’ highly successful film "Ten Violent Women", has started filming in Las Vegas, Nv. "Ten Violent Women" is one of Mikels’ most successful films, and the sequel has empowering women as the motive of the action. “Ten Violent Women: Part Two” is being produced and directed by legendary filmmaker Ted V. Mikels. John Cornett is the first assistant director, and Wendy O. Altamura, PhD, is the editorial consultant. The director of photography is Noah Kiriu. Dawna Lee Heising of More Horror plays Joanna, one of the ten violent women in the film.
"Ten Violent Women, Part Two" is a feature film about women bodybuilders, dedicated to active exercise and female empowerment. The sequel is a heavy drama about the drug syndicate, kidnappings, murder, and vengeance, and will include good cops, bad cops, good guys and bad guys. The film stars Donna Hamblin,...
"Ten Violent Women, Part Two" is a feature film about women bodybuilders, dedicated to active exercise and female empowerment. The sequel is a heavy drama about the drug syndicate, kidnappings, murder, and vengeance, and will include good cops, bad cops, good guys and bad guys. The film stars Donna Hamblin,...
- 12/2/2015
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Mikels Announces Acting Auditions in Henderson, Nevada on August 9, 2015
Tvm Studios has announced that the studio’s new production, Ten Violent Women: Part Two, has scheduled acting auditions at the company’s Las Vegas Studio on August 9, 2015 in Henderson, Nevada. "Ten Violent Women: Part Two", the sequel to “10 Violent Women”, will star Francine York, and will explore females who seek recognition for their physical beauty, muscular bodies, martial arts, wrestling, boxing, and beauty pageant appearances. Check out this great video from Mikels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=14&v=dSJ-nzyuFpM
Ted V. Mikels, the film’s legendary director, has announced a campaign to raise the necessary production funds. Mikels notes that he has been making movies for over 65 years. “I have made dozens and dozens of movies over the years, including such titles as ‘Astro Zombies,’ ‘The Doll Squad,’ ‘10 Violent Women,’ ‘The Corpse Grinders,’ ‘Girl In The Gold Boots,...
Tvm Studios has announced that the studio’s new production, Ten Violent Women: Part Two, has scheduled acting auditions at the company’s Las Vegas Studio on August 9, 2015 in Henderson, Nevada. "Ten Violent Women: Part Two", the sequel to “10 Violent Women”, will star Francine York, and will explore females who seek recognition for their physical beauty, muscular bodies, martial arts, wrestling, boxing, and beauty pageant appearances. Check out this great video from Mikels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=14&v=dSJ-nzyuFpM
Ted V. Mikels, the film’s legendary director, has announced a campaign to raise the necessary production funds. Mikels notes that he has been making movies for over 65 years. “I have made dozens and dozens of movies over the years, including such titles as ‘Astro Zombies,’ ‘The Doll Squad,’ ‘10 Violent Women,’ ‘The Corpse Grinders,’ ‘Girl In The Gold Boots,...
- 8/7/2015
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Stars: Jody Daniels, Leslie McRae, Tom Pace, Chris Howard | Written by Art Names, Leighton J. Peatman, John T. Wilson | Directed by Ted V. Mikels
Pardon the blasphemy, but Jesus H. Christ, who the hell decided it would be a good idea to release Ted V. Mikels Worst film on DVD? The bigger question would be why the hell did I decide to even review this film? If it ranks as one of the worst Ted V. Mikels films And one of the worst films ever to grace MST3K (some would say it made for the worst episode of that show too), why would anyone in their right mind give Girl in Gold Boots the time of day?
I asked myself that question throughout each and every painful minute of this film…
I can understand why 88 Films saw fit to release Blood Orgy of the She Devils and The Corpse Grinders...
Pardon the blasphemy, but Jesus H. Christ, who the hell decided it would be a good idea to release Ted V. Mikels Worst film on DVD? The bigger question would be why the hell did I decide to even review this film? If it ranks as one of the worst Ted V. Mikels films And one of the worst films ever to grace MST3K (some would say it made for the worst episode of that show too), why would anyone in their right mind give Girl in Gold Boots the time of day?
I asked myself that question throughout each and every painful minute of this film…
I can understand why 88 Films saw fit to release Blood Orgy of the She Devils and The Corpse Grinders...
- 10/16/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Sgl Entertainment is pleased to Announce that it has officially released Ted V. Mikels “Paranormal Extremes: Text Messages from the Dead” in Full HD on “VOD” Video On Demand. This is a tale of crossing over from the land of the living to the world of the dead. The film stars “Knockout” Colie Knoke along with Josef Niznik, Brenda Grippi, Beverly Washburn, Jim Wheble, Sean Morelli, Drew Marvick, Dawna Lee Heising, Michael … Continue reading →
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- 10/7/2014
- by Horrornews.net
- Horror News
We’re playing catch-up here on Nerdly – after a busy 2 weeks prepping for and then attending this years Frightfest there’s a number of weekly-release reviews to bring you up to speed on. So here they are, reviews of The Cabin, Blood Orgy of the She Devils and The Longest Week.
The Cabin
Another one of those straight to DVD films that make up 99% of the horror films on sale at supermarkets, with the same generic cover art and shiny slipcase, The Cabin is destined to get mixed up with all the other cabin/lodge/house movies on the market when, in fact, it doesn’t deserve to – this film has little to do with the titular abode and more to do with the main characters bloodline (the original title of the movie) and his relationship with his faith.
The film tells the story of seminary student Brett Ethos (Matt Thompson...
The Cabin
Another one of those straight to DVD films that make up 99% of the horror films on sale at supermarkets, with the same generic cover art and shiny slipcase, The Cabin is destined to get mixed up with all the other cabin/lodge/house movies on the market when, in fact, it doesn’t deserve to – this film has little to do with the titular abode and more to do with the main characters bloodline (the original title of the movie) and his relationship with his faith.
The film tells the story of seminary student Brett Ethos (Matt Thompson...
- 8/26/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Francine York, Sherri Vernon, Tura Satana, Leigh Christian, Michael Ansara, Anthony Eisley, John Carter | Written by Ted V. Mikels, Jack Richesin, Pam Eddy | Directed by Ted V. Mikels
A rousing cocktail of bombs and bikinis, topped with a slick 70s score, The Doll Squad (ask Seduce and Destroy) was produced, directed, written and edited by low-budget exploitation mogul Ted V. Mikels, the man responsible for The Corpse Grinders (1971) and Blood Orgy of the She-Devils (1974).
Pre-dating the likes of Charlies Angels (which was clearly influenced by Mikels’ feature), the film sees a group of female special agents brought together by the CIA for a special mission after a space shuttle launch is sabotaged by the megalomaniacal Eamon O’Reilly. The titular Doll Squad are tasked with bringing down O’Reilly and his private army which has warned that if its demands are not met it will strike again. Closing in...
A rousing cocktail of bombs and bikinis, topped with a slick 70s score, The Doll Squad (ask Seduce and Destroy) was produced, directed, written and edited by low-budget exploitation mogul Ted V. Mikels, the man responsible for The Corpse Grinders (1971) and Blood Orgy of the She-Devils (1974).
Pre-dating the likes of Charlies Angels (which was clearly influenced by Mikels’ feature), the film sees a group of female special agents brought together by the CIA for a special mission after a space shuttle launch is sabotaged by the megalomaniacal Eamon O’Reilly. The titular Doll Squad are tasked with bringing down O’Reilly and his private army which has warned that if its demands are not met it will strike again. Closing in...
- 3/15/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Sean Kenney, Monika Kelly, Sanford Mitchell, J. Byron Foster, Warren Ball, Ann Noble, Vincent Barbi | Written by Arch Hall, Joseph Cranston | Directed by Ted V. Mikels
Recently on television in the UK there was a show about what is in your pet’s food, and how shocked you would be. They missed a trick with that by not showing The Corpse Grinders afterwards. I’m not saying there are people in real pet food, but documentaries such as that are sensationalised tabloid style shows that people fall for. The Corpse Grinders though is a 1971 Grindhouse film that is being released on DVD by 88 Films featuring corpse grinding, cats with a taste for flesh and bad acting.
When the Lotus Cat Food Company finds itself in financial trouble it needs a cheap source for meat and find it in the graveyard. With human flesh entering the feline food chain it...
Recently on television in the UK there was a show about what is in your pet’s food, and how shocked you would be. They missed a trick with that by not showing The Corpse Grinders afterwards. I’m not saying there are people in real pet food, but documentaries such as that are sensationalised tabloid style shows that people fall for. The Corpse Grinders though is a 1971 Grindhouse film that is being released on DVD by 88 Films featuring corpse grinding, cats with a taste for flesh and bad acting.
When the Lotus Cat Food Company finds itself in financial trouble it needs a cheap source for meat and find it in the graveyard. With human flesh entering the feline food chain it...
- 3/11/2014
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
Cinematic Titanic is the live movie riffing show from the creator and original cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and they’re bringing their show to St. Louis this Saturday October 12th for what they’re calling their ‘Farewell Tour’ which I guess means this is the last time you’ll be able to see these guys riff on movies. Like MST3K, the show was created by Joel Hodgson and features the same team that first brought the Peabody award winning cult-classic series to life: Trace Beaulieu (Crow, Dr. Forrester), J. Elvis Weinstein (Tom Servo, Dr. Erhardt), Frank Conniff (TV’s Frank), and Mary Jo Pehl (Pearl Forrester), Cinematic Titanic continues the tradition of riffing on ‘the unfathomable’, ‘the horribly great’, and the just plain ‘cheesy’ movies from the past.
Four years ago when Cinematic Titanic came to the St. Louis area’s St. Charles Family Arena, they riffed on...
Four years ago when Cinematic Titanic came to the St. Louis area’s St. Charles Family Arena, they riffed on...
- 10/7/2013
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In 1971 director Ted V. Mikels brought the world the cult classic The Corpse Grinders. In 2000 he returned with a sequel cleverly titled The Corpse Grinders 2. Now Mikels is going to the well for a third time with - you guessed it - The Corpse Grinders 3!
This time, though, Mikels will only be serving as executive producer as he's turned the directorial reins over to Manolito Motosierra. John Martino, Richard Lester, and Pedro García Oliva star in the movie. which is set to make its DVD debut on May 28, 2013.
Thanks to DC reader Avery G for the heads-up!
Synopsis
An American entrepreneur comes to Spain to build a new Lotus Cat Food factory and establishes the company in a small Spanish town. The new Lotus doesn’t do too well until they accidentally add a special ingredient to the food — human flesh, ground up into a mash. Soon the...
This time, though, Mikels will only be serving as executive producer as he's turned the directorial reins over to Manolito Motosierra. John Martino, Richard Lester, and Pedro García Oliva star in the movie. which is set to make its DVD debut on May 28, 2013.
Thanks to DC reader Avery G for the heads-up!
Synopsis
An American entrepreneur comes to Spain to build a new Lotus Cat Food factory and establishes the company in a small Spanish town. The new Lotus doesn’t do too well until they accidentally add a special ingredient to the food — human flesh, ground up into a mash. Soon the...
- 5/1/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Interview conducted by Tom Stockman November 8th 2012
Cinematic Titanic is the live feature-length movie riffing show from the creator and original cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Like MST3K, the show was created by Joel Hodgson and features the same team that first brought the Peabody award winning cult-classic series to life: Trace Beaulieu (Crow, Dr. Forrester), J. Elvsi Weinstein (Tom Servo, Dr. Erhardt), Frank Conniff (TV.s Frank), and Mary Jo Pehl (Pearl Forrester). Cinematic Titanic continues the tradition of riffing on .the unfathomable., .the horribly great., and the just plain .cheesy. movies from the past. Cinematic Titanic is coming to St. Louis. The St. Charles Family Arena will be hosting Joel and the gang on Saturday, November 17th) starting at 7:30 (doors open at 6:30). The movie that will be riffed on this year is Ted V. Mikel.s 1973 classic Doll Squad starring the late Wamg muse Tura Satana.
Cinematic Titanic is the live feature-length movie riffing show from the creator and original cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Like MST3K, the show was created by Joel Hodgson and features the same team that first brought the Peabody award winning cult-classic series to life: Trace Beaulieu (Crow, Dr. Forrester), J. Elvsi Weinstein (Tom Servo, Dr. Erhardt), Frank Conniff (TV.s Frank), and Mary Jo Pehl (Pearl Forrester). Cinematic Titanic continues the tradition of riffing on .the unfathomable., .the horribly great., and the just plain .cheesy. movies from the past. Cinematic Titanic is coming to St. Louis. The St. Charles Family Arena will be hosting Joel and the gang on Saturday, November 17th) starting at 7:30 (doors open at 6:30). The movie that will be riffed on this year is Ted V. Mikel.s 1973 classic Doll Squad starring the late Wamg muse Tura Satana.
- 11/12/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Cinematic Titanic is the live movie riffing show from the creator and original cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and they.re bringing their show to St. Louis on Saturday November 17th. Like MST3K, the show was created by Joel Hodgson and features the same team that first brought the Peabody award winning cult-classic series to life: Trace Beaulieu (Crow, Dr. Forrester), J. Elvis Weinstein (Tom Servo, Dr. Erhardt), Frank Conniff (TV’s Frank), and Mary Jo Pehl (Pearl Forrester), Cinematic Titanic continues the tradition of riffing on ‘the unfathomable’, ‘the horribly great’, and the just plain ‘cheesy’ movies from the past.
Three years ago when Cinematic Titanic came to the St. Louis area.s St. Charles Family Arena, they riffed on the deliciously riffable 1964 gem Santa Claus Conquers The Martians. The next year they chose a 1968 Kaiju I was unfamiliar with called War Of The Insects (aka Genocide) but...
Three years ago when Cinematic Titanic came to the St. Louis area.s St. Charles Family Arena, they riffed on the deliciously riffable 1964 gem Santa Claus Conquers The Martians. The next year they chose a 1968 Kaiju I was unfamiliar with called War Of The Insects (aka Genocide) but...
- 11/5/2012
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Nobody likes me. Everybody hates me. Guess I’ll go eat worms. Or you could just go watch the bizarro 1977 horror comedy The Worm Eaters. Rarely will you hear a song as cheery as this about a subject as disgusting as worm eating.
Produced by Astro-Zombies helmer Ted V. Mikels, The Worm Eaters falls into a very special class of bad cinema. Actually, it’s pretty much in a category of badness all its own. A total gross-out comedy, yet a PG-rated one that appeared to be aimed at juvenile audiences. About people eating worms and then becoming worms themselves.
When a club-footed German hermit (Herb Robins, also the writer-director) with the power to psychically communicate with worms gets run off of his worm farm by the town’s mayor, he does what any crazed worm whisperer would do. No, not send the worm to kill his enemies Ben style.
Produced by Astro-Zombies helmer Ted V. Mikels, The Worm Eaters falls into a very special class of bad cinema. Actually, it’s pretty much in a category of badness all its own. A total gross-out comedy, yet a PG-rated one that appeared to be aimed at juvenile audiences. About people eating worms and then becoming worms themselves.
When a club-footed German hermit (Herb Robins, also the writer-director) with the power to psychically communicate with worms gets run off of his worm farm by the town’s mayor, he does what any crazed worm whisperer would do. No, not send the worm to kill his enemies Ben style.
- 8/4/2012
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
I’ve been collecting the condensed Super-8 Sound editions of movies for about 15 years now and am always thrilled when some odd title pops up for sale that I had no idea was ever released in the format. The Beast Must Die, The Klansman, and To The Devil A Daughter are a few of the titles that never appeared in the Castle Films (or any other) catalog, but I’ve managed to unearth, released on some obscure film labels (often in Europe – Grizzly, Star Crash, Hard Times, and Mandigo are other oddball titles I’ve found dubbed into German). I host the monthly Super-8 Movie Madness show at The Way Out Club here in St. Louis the first Tuesday of every month where I show about 14 of these films from my vast collection. The hard-drinking crowd of movie buffs always appreciates films with the cheesiest aesthetics and there are few movies cheesier than Astro Zombies.
- 10/18/2011
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
There was only one Ed Wood. To call the man different is a bit of an understatement. One thing is for sure though ... for better or worse, Ed has become a legend, and a new box set is on the way that celebrates the very best (and worst) from the world's most infamous filmmaker.
From the Press Release
Ed Wood was an American screenwriter, director, producer, actor, author, and editor who often performed many of these functions simultaneously. In the 1950s, Wood made a number of cheap genre films (and attempted a number of failed TV pilots), now enjoyed for their technical errors, unsophisticated special effects, large amounts of ill-fitting stock footage, idiosyncratic dialogue, eccentric casts and outlandish plot elements, although his flair for showmanship gave his projects at least a modicum of critical success.
Wood's popularity waned soon after his biggest "name" star, Bela Lugosi, died. He was able...
From the Press Release
Ed Wood was an American screenwriter, director, producer, actor, author, and editor who often performed many of these functions simultaneously. In the 1950s, Wood made a number of cheap genre films (and attempted a number of failed TV pilots), now enjoyed for their technical errors, unsophisticated special effects, large amounts of ill-fitting stock footage, idiosyncratic dialogue, eccentric casts and outlandish plot elements, although his flair for showmanship gave his projects at least a modicum of critical success.
Wood's popularity waned soon after his biggest "name" star, Bela Lugosi, died. He was able...
- 6/18/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
For you independent filmmakers out there who may have projects that skew on the B-movie side of the genre spectrum, PollyGrind 2 is now looking for submissions for the second annual PollyGrind film festival in Las Vegas this upcoming October.
Want to know how to submit your work or when you can attend PollyGrind 2? Read on for details from the official press release!
From the Press Release:
In true grindhouse fashion, Chad Clinton Freeman is calling his second annual film festival a "sequel." The filmmaker and promoter labeled the "new champion of unabashed B-movie sleaze" by ArrowInTheHead.com is currently calling for entries for his Las Vegas event named the Polly Staffle Grindhouse Fest.
"This is PollyGrind2: Return of the Grind," Freeman said. "Now if I could just nail down a tagline I like..."
"The saga continues", "666 + 777 = 2", "No mere mortal can resist the evil of Polly's thrillers", and "Bigger, badder...
Want to know how to submit your work or when you can attend PollyGrind 2? Read on for details from the official press release!
From the Press Release:
In true grindhouse fashion, Chad Clinton Freeman is calling his second annual film festival a "sequel." The filmmaker and promoter labeled the "new champion of unabashed B-movie sleaze" by ArrowInTheHead.com is currently calling for entries for his Las Vegas event named the Polly Staffle Grindhouse Fest.
"This is PollyGrind2: Return of the Grind," Freeman said. "Now if I could just nail down a tagline I like..."
"The saga continues", "666 + 777 = 2", "No mere mortal can resist the evil of Polly's thrillers", and "Bigger, badder...
- 3/25/2011
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
Junk Food Dinner was very saddened to hear about the passing of legendary cult film actress Tura Satana on February 4th, 2011.
The 6'3" beauty born Tura Luna Pascual Yamaguchi in Hokkaidō, Japan began her entertainment career first as a blues singer, then gained notoriety as a model and then eventually as a burlesque dancer.
Tura's first acting role came playing Suzette Wong in the 1963 Billy Wilder-directed comedy Irma la Douce alongside Jack Lemmon and Shirley McLaine.
However, it was her next role as the tough-as-nails Varla in Russ Meyer's 1965 exploitation classic Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! that would cement her legacy as a cult legend. With her "take-no-prisoners" attitude, exotic beauty and plunging neckline, Tura quickly became the object of desire for many cult movies fans for generations to come. Tura was also responsible for adding key elements to the visual style and energy of the film, including her costume,...
The 6'3" beauty born Tura Luna Pascual Yamaguchi in Hokkaidō, Japan began her entertainment career first as a blues singer, then gained notoriety as a model and then eventually as a burlesque dancer.
Tura's first acting role came playing Suzette Wong in the 1963 Billy Wilder-directed comedy Irma la Douce alongside Jack Lemmon and Shirley McLaine.
However, it was her next role as the tough-as-nails Varla in Russ Meyer's 1965 exploitation classic Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! that would cement her legacy as a cult legend. With her "take-no-prisoners" attitude, exotic beauty and plunging neckline, Tura quickly became the object of desire for many cult movies fans for generations to come. Tura was also responsible for adding key elements to the visual style and energy of the film, including her costume,...
- 2/6/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Kevin, Mark & Parker)
The Super-Sexy, Super-Violent, Super Vixen Tura Satana has died! If Tura had done nothing else in her life except star as Varla, the homicidal go-go girl in Russ Meyer’s 1965 masterpiece Faster Pussycat Kill Kill, the world would still be mourning the passing of a major cult movie icon for it was that great film which forever cemented her fame. Tura died Friday night of heart failure in Reno, Ne where she lived with her daughter. She was somewhere between 72 and 78 years old (depending on who you believe)
If the gods could bestow perfect names on people, they would have named young Tura Luna Pascual Yamaguchi ‘Tura Satana’, a name that fit her like the black leather gloves she wore in Faster Pussycat, but they didn’t have to. Tura married John Satana when she was just 13 years old. Her first marriage didn’t last long but she kept that great name.
If the gods could bestow perfect names on people, they would have named young Tura Luna Pascual Yamaguchi ‘Tura Satana’, a name that fit her like the black leather gloves she wore in Faster Pussycat, but they didn’t have to. Tura married John Satana when she was just 13 years old. Her first marriage didn’t last long but she kept that great name.
- 2/6/2011
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Yes, you read that headline right – the legend that is Ted V. Mikels, director of such Grindhouse classics as The Corpse Grinders and Blood Orgy of the She-Devils, is back behind the camera for Astro Zombies M4: Invaders From Cyberspace, the Fourth film in the Astro Zombies series… I didn’t even know there was a third film!
According to producers Tvm Global Entertainment and Blue Heron International Pictures, Mikels has begun development on the film, which already has a teaser trailer in the bag (above). Says Mikels:
Astro-Zombies M4: Invaders From Cyberspace is now officially in development, I have identified a few key production staff members and we have begun story development.
According to Blue Heron, Mikels has named veteran screenwriter Cory Udler and Florida filmmaker Gary Lester as his creative story consultants, along with veteran Tvm Studios actress, Shanti. Gary Lester will also serve as assistant director under Mikels,...
According to producers Tvm Global Entertainment and Blue Heron International Pictures, Mikels has begun development on the film, which already has a teaser trailer in the bag (above). Says Mikels:
Astro-Zombies M4: Invaders From Cyberspace is now officially in development, I have identified a few key production staff members and we have begun story development.
According to Blue Heron, Mikels has named veteran screenwriter Cory Udler and Florida filmmaker Gary Lester as his creative story consultants, along with veteran Tvm Studios actress, Shanti. Gary Lester will also serve as assistant director under Mikels,...
- 1/7/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Rumor had it that the DVD company was in financial trouble and was ready to go the way of the Dodo bird, but their latest blog proves that they are going stronger than ever and have a number of obscure films in the pipeline.
On 1/25, Code Red presents God’S Bloody Acre. Three brothers fanatically devoted to nature (one even has an afro!) attack a construction worker clearing nearby land for a natural park, only for them to cut him in half by accident with a bulldozer! Now that they’ve shed blood, there’s no turning back as these brothers are willing to risk their lives to protect their natural lifestyle from the ravages of civilization. Two unsuspecting couples camping in the area become their targets in an ultimate hunt that pits man against man and leads to rape and violence! It’s a Hick Rampage and Florida will...
On 1/25, Code Red presents God’S Bloody Acre. Three brothers fanatically devoted to nature (one even has an afro!) attack a construction worker clearing nearby land for a natural park, only for them to cut him in half by accident with a bulldozer! Now that they’ve shed blood, there’s no turning back as these brothers are willing to risk their lives to protect their natural lifestyle from the ravages of civilization. Two unsuspecting couples camping in the area become their targets in an ultimate hunt that pits man against man and leads to rape and violence! It’s a Hick Rampage and Florida will...
- 12/24/2010
- by Jason Bene
- Killer Films
Uh-oh. Today is 10/10/10. That sounds binarily ominous…
Bill Plympton’s latest animated feature Idiots & Angels opened in New York this week, so there are a bunch of links about him this week. First, we have the New York Times review by longtime reviewer Stephen Holden who says the film is Plympton’s “best animated feature.” Plympton wrote an article for Truly Free Film chastising people for not considering animation a mature art form. IndieWire has a nice profile on Plympton and had the animator write a few words about himself. Zedura Magazine also has a long interview with Plympton. Paul Pritchard at Pulp Movies gives a glowing 4 star review to Carlos Atanes’ Maximum Shame. Pritchard and I agree: Great film, but difficult to write about. Very challenging work by Spain’s Atanes. Chicago’s Gapers Block interviews co-directors Brian Ashby, Ben Kolak and Courtney Prokopas of Scrappers, which won the...
Bill Plympton’s latest animated feature Idiots & Angels opened in New York this week, so there are a bunch of links about him this week. First, we have the New York Times review by longtime reviewer Stephen Holden who says the film is Plympton’s “best animated feature.” Plympton wrote an article for Truly Free Film chastising people for not considering animation a mature art form. IndieWire has a nice profile on Plympton and had the animator write a few words about himself. Zedura Magazine also has a long interview with Plympton. Paul Pritchard at Pulp Movies gives a glowing 4 star review to Carlos Atanes’ Maximum Shame. Pritchard and I agree: Great film, but difficult to write about. Very challenging work by Spain’s Atanes. Chicago’s Gapers Block interviews co-directors Brian Ashby, Ben Kolak and Courtney Prokopas of Scrappers, which won the...
- 10/10/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Another new short film was brought to my attention today, introducing 'Empty Trash', a new crime/drama/horror short by filmmaker J.L. Sosa that might leave your crotch cringing after you watch the upcoming 26 minute treat. For now you can check out the teaser trailer after the jump, it even leaves you with a scream, literally!
From the Press Release:
'Empty Trash’ Set To Pervert World, One Film Festival Audience At A Time
Minnesota filmmaker J.L. Sosa has embarked on a quest to irrevocably
pervert the minds of moviegoers worldwide with his 26-minute short
film, “Empty Trash.”
“Empty Trash” is a neo-noir crime drama/horror film about a paroled
ex-con who is forced into executing a small-time heist that quickly
descends into sadistic mayhem. Those who enjoy dark humor and the
macabre might expect to be merely entertained. While “Empty Trash”
delivers on that front,...
From the Press Release:
'Empty Trash’ Set To Pervert World, One Film Festival Audience At A Time
Minnesota filmmaker J.L. Sosa has embarked on a quest to irrevocably
pervert the minds of moviegoers worldwide with his 26-minute short
film, “Empty Trash.”
“Empty Trash” is a neo-noir crime drama/horror film about a paroled
ex-con who is forced into executing a small-time heist that quickly
descends into sadistic mayhem. Those who enjoy dark humor and the
macabre might expect to be merely entertained. While “Empty Trash”
delivers on that front,...
- 8/17/2010
- by brians
- GeekTyrant
Last month (issue #102) Rue Morgue featured an ass kicking demonic cover of [Rec] 2 (Click Here). Issue #103 celebrates the summer gore fest film Piranha 3D with an old school graphic cover...
Rue Morgue Piranha 3D #103
Featuring the killer fish on the cover!
Malicious Fishes
Joe Dante schools us on Piranha, a Jaws rip-off packed to the gills with blood, boobs, and other low-budget mayhem from the Roger Corman school of exploitation filmmaking.
Plus: Alexandre Aja on Piranha 3D, and Roger Corman discusses the controversial Humanoids from the Deep.
Convulsive Beauty
Nightmares in Decay, a new book celebrating macabre artist Harry Clarke, signals a renewed interest in turn-of-the-century genre artwork.
Plus: The most provocative periodicals of the era.
King Of The Cardboard Castle
A new documentary celebrates the world’s most unstoppable horror host, Count Gore de Vol.
Plus: Six more contemporary horror hosts.
Lurid Be Thy Name
Astro Zombies, Blood Orgies and...
Rue Morgue Piranha 3D #103
Featuring the killer fish on the cover!
Malicious Fishes
Joe Dante schools us on Piranha, a Jaws rip-off packed to the gills with blood, boobs, and other low-budget mayhem from the Roger Corman school of exploitation filmmaking.
Plus: Alexandre Aja on Piranha 3D, and Roger Corman discusses the controversial Humanoids from the Deep.
Convulsive Beauty
Nightmares in Decay, a new book celebrating macabre artist Harry Clarke, signals a renewed interest in turn-of-the-century genre artwork.
Plus: The most provocative periodicals of the era.
King Of The Cardboard Castle
A new documentary celebrates the world’s most unstoppable horror host, Count Gore de Vol.
Plus: Six more contemporary horror hosts.
Lurid Be Thy Name
Astro Zombies, Blood Orgies and...
- 8/1/2010
- by admin
- Horrorbid
Year: 2010
Director: Elijah Drenner
Writers: Elijah Drenner, Calum Waddell
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Marina Antunes
Rating: 7 out of 10
Grindhouse. A term as old as cinema (though it wasn’t always referred to as that) that has, for a large part of its history, existed on the fringes. For some, it was a common form of entertainment but for many others, it was something that existed outside of our regular watching habits, heard and perhaps even talked about but rarely explored.
Over the decades, grindhouse has taken on different incarnations, changing and adapting to the times, the culture and the audience and Elijah Drenner’s first full length feature documentary American Grindhouse does a great job of walking the uninitiated through the history of the genre (though it’s much more than that) from the early days of Thomas Edison’s invention of the camera to the old burlesque...
Director: Elijah Drenner
Writers: Elijah Drenner, Calum Waddell
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Marina Antunes
Rating: 7 out of 10
Grindhouse. A term as old as cinema (though it wasn’t always referred to as that) that has, for a large part of its history, existed on the fringes. For some, it was a common form of entertainment but for many others, it was something that existed outside of our regular watching habits, heard and perhaps even talked about but rarely explored.
Over the decades, grindhouse has taken on different incarnations, changing and adapting to the times, the culture and the audience and Elijah Drenner’s first full length feature documentary American Grindhouse does a great job of walking the uninitiated through the history of the genre (though it’s much more than that) from the early days of Thomas Edison’s invention of the camera to the old burlesque...
- 7/14/2010
- QuietEarth.us
Year: 2010
Directors: Joshua Grannell
Writers: Joshua Grannell
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: rochefort
Rating: 8 out of 10
Deborah Tennis is the borderline-crazy inheritor of the Victoria, one of San Francisco's last single-screen theaters, left to her by her recently-deceased father. When her vicious stepmother tries to force her to sell the theater to make way for a Bed, Bath and Beyond, Deborah loses it and stabs her to death in the Victoria's lobby, and the security cameras catch the whole thing. Through a wacky mix-up of the sort that only happens in the movies, the audience in the Victoria gets to watch Deborah's murder moments later... and it's a hit. Thus begins her rise to power as the Warhol-like maestro of a gruesome clan of uber-verite' (snuff) filmmakers, including goth twins Veda and Vera (Jade and Nikita Ramsey) and cross-dressing sociopath Adrian (Noah Segan of "Deadgirl"). Can her former buddy...
Directors: Joshua Grannell
Writers: Joshua Grannell
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: rochefort
Rating: 8 out of 10
Deborah Tennis is the borderline-crazy inheritor of the Victoria, one of San Francisco's last single-screen theaters, left to her by her recently-deceased father. When her vicious stepmother tries to force her to sell the theater to make way for a Bed, Bath and Beyond, Deborah loses it and stabs her to death in the Victoria's lobby, and the security cameras catch the whole thing. Through a wacky mix-up of the sort that only happens in the movies, the audience in the Victoria gets to watch Deborah's murder moments later... and it's a hit. Thus begins her rise to power as the Warhol-like maestro of a gruesome clan of uber-verite' (snuff) filmmakers, including goth twins Veda and Vera (Jade and Nikita Ramsey) and cross-dressing sociopath Adrian (Noah Segan of "Deadgirl"). Can her former buddy...
- 5/18/2010
- QuietEarth.us
(This film was sent to Bad Lit as a screener from the 2010 Boston Underground Film Festival, which runs March 25-April 1.)
After a bombastic opening credits sequence and an introduction that promises tons of gratuitous and sleazy sex, nudity and violence, the documentary American Grindhouse settles into something really hardcore: A hardcore history lesson.
Directed by Elijah Drenner, this chronicle of the seedy underbelly of film history does a damn fine job of showing how the notorious exploitation cinema racket is really the history of all cinema, that even from the days of Thomas Edison, all movies focused on the salacious and the bloodthirsty in order to draw in audiences. However, it is the grindhouse films that makes no bones about appealing to prurient interests while so-called mainstream films hide their licentious side under the cover of art.
One type of obscure, mostly-forgotten film covered in American Grindhouse are the ’50s...
After a bombastic opening credits sequence and an introduction that promises tons of gratuitous and sleazy sex, nudity and violence, the documentary American Grindhouse settles into something really hardcore: A hardcore history lesson.
Directed by Elijah Drenner, this chronicle of the seedy underbelly of film history does a damn fine job of showing how the notorious exploitation cinema racket is really the history of all cinema, that even from the days of Thomas Edison, all movies focused on the salacious and the bloodthirsty in order to draw in audiences. However, it is the grindhouse films that makes no bones about appealing to prurient interests while so-called mainstream films hide their licentious side under the cover of art.
One type of obscure, mostly-forgotten film covered in American Grindhouse are the ’50s...
- 3/22/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Well, we've gone from the famine of last week to a veritable feast of DVD and Blu-ray offerings on home video this week. There's definitely something for everyone: Nazi zombies in Dead Snow, freaks galore in The Vampire's Assistant, beautiful people getting hacked and slashed in Sorority Row, and buttons being pushed in The Box.
In addition, two old favorites -- Ichi the Killer and The Crazies -- are bowing on Blu-ray. Throw in some good old-fashioned British Noir, a Ted Mikels collection, Eliza Dushku in Open Graves, the supernaturally infused Robin Hood tale Beyond Sherwood Forest, and a couple of old gems like Brides of Blood and Satan's Sadists from the late 1960's, and you'll see why we're calling February 23rd a "feast". And honestly, that's just the tip of the iceberg!
- Debi Moore
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In addition, two old favorites -- Ichi the Killer and The Crazies -- are bowing on Blu-ray. Throw in some good old-fashioned British Noir, a Ted Mikels collection, Eliza Dushku in Open Graves, the supernaturally infused Robin Hood tale Beyond Sherwood Forest, and a couple of old gems like Brides of Blood and Satan's Sadists from the late 1960's, and you'll see why we're calling February 23rd a "feast". And honestly, that's just the tip of the iceberg!
- Debi Moore
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Got news? Click here to submit it!
Discuss this week's...
- 2/22/2010
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The 12th annual Boston Underground Film Festival isn’t set to start until March 25 — and will run until April 1 — but they’ve leaked a couple of early picks to Bad Lit. Even with just this little tease to start whetting New England underground film fans’ appetites, it looks like the venerable fest is in for another real doozy of a year.
The festival kicks off in high riotous fashion with the Opening Night feature Love Exposure (Ai no mukidashi), a four-hour Japanese whirlwind of sinful transgression by Sion Sono about a good Christian schoolboy who’s obsessed with taking pictures of girls’ panties — while they’re wearing them. Eventually, he meets the love of his young life, who doesn’t much like being his object of obsession.
Then, after the Love Exposure screening on March 25 at 7:00 p.m. at the Kendall Square Cinema in Cambridge, Ma — where the entire...
The festival kicks off in high riotous fashion with the Opening Night feature Love Exposure (Ai no mukidashi), a four-hour Japanese whirlwind of sinful transgression by Sion Sono about a good Christian schoolboy who’s obsessed with taking pictures of girls’ panties — while they’re wearing them. Eventually, he meets the love of his young life, who doesn’t much like being his object of obsession.
Then, after the Love Exposure screening on March 25 at 7:00 p.m. at the Kendall Square Cinema in Cambridge, Ma — where the entire...
- 2/5/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The last time I wrote about the trailer for a new Ted V. Mikels movie, of which I was complimentary towards, I still used some quite appropriate adjectives that a member of the film's crew found so objectionable they posted a deranged dissertation denouncing me.
Because of that I have decided to not write an article to accompany the trailer for Mikels' Astro Zombies M3: Cloned. All I am going to say is give the trailer a look or else you're a big jerk crushing the dreams of the little guy.
- The Foywonder
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Because of that I have decided to not write an article to accompany the trailer for Mikels' Astro Zombies M3: Cloned. All I am going to say is give the trailer a look or else you're a big jerk crushing the dreams of the little guy.
- The Foywonder
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Got news? Click here to submit it!
Crush dreams in the Dread Central forums!
- 12/8/2009
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
In another unpublished interview from the archives, Australian contributor Lee Gambin sits down for a little one-on-one with Herschell Gordon Lewis - a Fango fav, and always a source of great conversation. This interview has been abridged for posting here.
Lee Gambin/Fangoria: What initially got you stated in the movie making business?
H.G. Lewis: I owned a commercial film studio in Chicago, including 35mm movie equipment. The big advertising agencies were sending all the important and profitable jobs to California. One day I was complaining about this, and a friend asked, "How do you make any money in your business?" I answered sardonically without thinking: "The only way to make money in the movie business is to make features." That, like a virus, took hold in my brain.
What attracted you to gore and the 'splatter' picture?
As an independent with limited financial and distributional resources, the challenge...
Lee Gambin/Fangoria: What initially got you stated in the movie making business?
H.G. Lewis: I owned a commercial film studio in Chicago, including 35mm movie equipment. The big advertising agencies were sending all the important and profitable jobs to California. One day I was complaining about this, and a friend asked, "How do you make any money in your business?" I answered sardonically without thinking: "The only way to make money in the movie business is to make features." That, like a virus, took hold in my brain.
What attracted you to gore and the 'splatter' picture?
As an independent with limited financial and distributional resources, the challenge...
- 10/11/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Lee Gambin)
- Fangoria
Have you been checking out the official site for the inaugural Fangoria Trinity Of Terrors? If not, you've missed more exciting announcments for our Halloween Weekend bash to be held October 30 through November 1 at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas! It's the biggest event in Fango history - the perfect way to cap off our year-long 30th Anniversary Celebration!
Below the jump you'll find the latest info, along with some answers to some burning questions that have been hitting our inboxes!
Just Added:
Genre Icon Bruce Campbell! Star of The Evil Dead Trilogy, My Name Is Bruce, and Burn Notice. See announcement here. Cult Cinema Stars including Dyanne Thorne (Isla: She Wolf Of The SS), Beverly Washburn (Spider Baby), Camille Keaton (I Spit On Your Grave, Tragic Ceremony), Ted V. Mikels (Director of The Astro-zombies and The Corpse Grinders), and Greydon Clark (director of Satan's Cheerleaders and Black Shampoo). By Popular Demand,...
Below the jump you'll find the latest info, along with some answers to some burning questions that have been hitting our inboxes!
Just Added:
Genre Icon Bruce Campbell! Star of The Evil Dead Trilogy, My Name Is Bruce, and Burn Notice. See announcement here. Cult Cinema Stars including Dyanne Thorne (Isla: She Wolf Of The SS), Beverly Washburn (Spider Baby), Camille Keaton (I Spit On Your Grave, Tragic Ceremony), Ted V. Mikels (Director of The Astro-zombies and The Corpse Grinders), and Greydon Clark (director of Satan's Cheerleaders and Black Shampoo). By Popular Demand,...
- 10/7/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Staff)
- Fangoria
Moronic Mark feeds his cat and realizes that it's probably time to take on Corpse Grinders 2. Now, the original Corpse Grinders (which was also done by Ted V. Mikels) was a fun little drive-in novelty from the early 70's about greedy businessmen who make cat food out of human flesh using a, um, corpse grinder. Corpse Grinders 2 is the shot on video sequel which features the nephews of the original businessmen and a whole bunch of crap. There's a totally unnecessary plotline thrown in about cat aliens (who of course fight dog aliens in a space battle which features the worst computer graphics since Commodore 64) since, I guess, Star Wars Episode One came out around the same time (and features another dumb men in black subplot since, well, Men In Black came out a few years before that too). Plus, it features a cast dozens of senior citizens since Mikels...
- 8/3/2009
- by Moronic Mark
- HorrorYearbook
Fangoria.com has launched Gay Of The Dead, the first-ever gay horror blog to be featured on a major non-gay horror website. The blog is written by out filmmaker Sean Abley, who helmed the critically acclaimed gay sci-fi/horror flick Socket.
“I want my blog to not only be the place to find out all about the burgeoning gay horror genre, but also to explore the good and bad in mainstream horror from a gay fan’s perspective,” Abley says. “I think it will be interesting to any horror fan, gay or straight. And hopefully it will be more of a big conversation than just a blog: I plan on responding to as many comments as I can.”
“I am thrilled to have Sean doing a Bloody Blog for Fangoria.com,” says Fangoria editor Tony Timpone. “With gay horror and gay characters/themes in straight horror becoming more popular and interesting than ever before,...
“I want my blog to not only be the place to find out all about the burgeoning gay horror genre, but also to explore the good and bad in mainstream horror from a gay fan’s perspective,” Abley says. “I think it will be interesting to any horror fan, gay or straight. And hopefully it will be more of a big conversation than just a blog: I plan on responding to as many comments as I can.”
“I am thrilled to have Sean doing a Bloody Blog for Fangoria.com,” says Fangoria editor Tony Timpone. “With gay horror and gay characters/themes in straight horror becoming more popular and interesting than ever before,...
- 1/9/2009
- Fangoria
The folks at New York City’s Two Boots Pioneer Theater (155 East 3rd Street and Avenue A) let Fango know that a new guest is taking part in its Schlocktober series of horror screenings. Veteran B-movie-meister Ted V. Mikels (pictured) will do a special phone-in intro for the Saturday Splatter Show that plays tomorrow, October 18 at 10 p.m.
The program consists of Son of the New York Grindhouse Trailer Show, featuring coming attractions for all manner of horror and exploitation fare, followed by Mikels’ best-known feature, 1972’s The Corpse Grinders, about a couple of cat-food-company owners who start putting everyone’s favorite secret ingredient into their product. And it’ll all be screened from 35mm prints. Also worth noting at the Two Boots this weekend is the world premiere of Ivan Zuccon’s H.P. Lovecraft-inspired Colour From The Dark, starring Fango Radio’s own Debbie Rochon on Sunday,...
The program consists of Son of the New York Grindhouse Trailer Show, featuring coming attractions for all manner of horror and exploitation fare, followed by Mikels’ best-known feature, 1972’s The Corpse Grinders, about a couple of cat-food-company owners who start putting everyone’s favorite secret ingredient into their product. And it’ll all be screened from 35mm prints. Also worth noting at the Two Boots this weekend is the world premiere of Ivan Zuccon’s H.P. Lovecraft-inspired Colour From The Dark, starring Fango Radio’s own Debbie Rochon on Sunday,...
- 10/17/2008
- Fangoria
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