Bloody Nebbishes: The Relationship Between Roger Corman’s Two Finest Comedies
Nebbish; neb-bish. Noun. A person regarded as weak-willed or timid. (Yiddish nebekh, unfortunate. Slavic origin.)
Nebbish; neb-bish. Noun. A person regarded as weak-willed or timid. (Yiddish nebekh, unfortunate. Slavic origin.)
Buffalo rocks. Buffalo bleeds. Buffalo SCREAMS.
Rednecks: Does the word elicit mental images of Daisy Duke…or Leatherface? This author weighs in with his top five favorite films about killer rednecks.
“Nature has a way sometimes of reminding Man of just how small he is. She occasionally throws up terrible offspring’s of our pride and carelessness to remind us of how puny we really are in the face of a tornado, an earthquake, or a Godzilla. The reckless ambitions of Man are often dwarfed by their dangerous consequences. For now, Godzilla – that strangely innocent and tragic monster – has gone to earth. Whether he returns or not, or is never again seen by human eyes, the things he has taught us remain…” — Steven Martin (Raymond Burr), GODZILLA 1985
Misinterpreted Mayan religious carvings have led to the year 2012 becoming part of the pop culture eschatology zeitgeist of the 21st century. Mario Bava, unsurprisingly, was there first, and brought an all-consuming mutant protoplasm along for the ride.
The history of horror cinema has more than its share of monstrous figures. Rondo Hatton should know; one looked back at him from the mirror.
Gorilla suits have long been a staple of comedy and low-budget horror. But who wears them?
The Slime Must Be Appeased, a fact no one knows better than SLIME CITY writer/director/producer/editor Gregory Lamberson.
Kristy suggested that I step outside of my books, and review a movie for the site, so I am giving it a shot. I ask that you be kind. When I first saw the trailer for Splice all I could think was that someone had actually bothered to rip off Species and was trying [...]
Greetings, readers. I come to you with an impassioned plea. Something I think we can all find it in ourselves to believe in, something we can raise our voices as one and demand. I want to see Hula Girls getting chainsawed by a maniac. It’s fascinating, really. We have our North American Horrors (FRIDAY THE 13TH, [...]
Despite common assumptions to the contrary, America’s sci-fi/horror of the 1950s Boom was in fact littered with intelligent films containing thoughtful discussions of socio-political matters disguised in the veil of thrilling entertainment. Films such as THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL and THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD tackled the growing paranoia of the Cold War, while THEM! dealt somberly with the significance of the splitting of the atom.
I would take being assaulted by PCP-crazed baboons over sitting through another screening of this film.
by BJ
May 05, 2010
This is not your father’s video game.
A blood-splattered, punk rock fueled romp celebrating zombies, dick jokes, serial murder, and skate boarding.
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