Right from the start, we had a “flashing green light”… all the company wanted were “a few minor changes”. I should have known this was not going to be a pleasant experience after our first meeting.
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10 Things I’ve Learned In My Writing Career: by Travis Rink
by Travis Rink | October 26th, 2011 | Blog
AwesomeBMovies.com Presents: Open Call For Horror “Short Films”
by Matthew Dowling | October 17th, 2011 | Blog
You can make it scary, funny, moody, ironic, vampire, zombies, werewolves, aliens or something completely unique and fun! Deadline is Monday October 24th if you’d like to be considered.
Top 10 Horror Movies For Halloween 2011
by Nathan Strack | October 14th, 2011 | Blog
Halloween… A great time of the year… If your like me then it is that one time of the year that you can justify picking up some great junk food and a whole ton of classic horror movies, and just enjoy a fun horror movie marathon! With that said cialis pills , I thought that [...]
Top 7 National Lampoon Movies: By Nathan Strack
by Nathan Strack | August 17th, 2011 | Blog
The National Lampoon series is great, rather it be when they were doing there Magazine in the 70s – 90s. Or one of their latest movies Dorm Daze… With that said it got me to thinking of all of the classic and hilarious movies they did over the years that has kept both me and [...]
A Brief History Of Classic Military Sci Fi Films.
by Nathan Strack | August 12th, 2011 | Blog
In the last few months I have recommended some in my opinion truly great movies that in some ways involve Military and Scifi, (These films being Zone Troopers (1985) and The Final Countdown (1980))… With that said, it got me to thinking about some of the other great Scifi films out there that have in [...]
Behind The Mask: The Sometimes Hidden Story Behind Horror Movies
by Nathan Strack | August 5th, 2011 | Blog
I am very lucky… What I mean by this is that my wife likes a lot of the same types of genre’s that I do (which makes picking Movies and TV shows rather easy…) With that said, despite the fact that she is a fan of Scifi and Action movies, she is not fan of [...]
My Top 10 Favorite Hybrid Movies: by Nathan Strack
by Nathan Strack | July 29th, 2011 | Blog
Recently I have been watching a lot of really old movies, stuff from the 1930s on up to the 1950s, partly because some of these films I have always wanted to see, The Crawling Eye (1958) is one that I have wanted to see since childhood. Another one that I have watched recently is I [...]
What Ever Happened To The Western Movie?
by Nathan Strack | July 27th, 2011 | Blog
As I have mentioned before, in the past decade, I have come to discover the brilliance of the Western movie… Which in my opinion is a real crying shame for me (I know that, that may sound odd, but it is true!) I mean the Western movies produced over the decades have been true masterpieces [...]
The Movie That Saved Ronald Reagan’s Life
by Matthew Dowling | June 24th, 2011 | Blog
It was in watching this movie that Hinckley “developed feelings” for Jodie Foster, and set out to do in real life, what Travis Bickle…
Swords & Sorcery: A Reminder Of The Magic Of Childhood.
by Nathan Strack | June 23rd, 2011 | Blog
When you were a kid, do you remember playing Cops and Robbers? What about Cowboys and Indians? Or maybe you remember playing house? Or Doctor? with your friends? If so then you were like the millions of kids out there still fantasizing that they are a Cop chasing the bad bank robber, or an Astronaut [...]
From the Original Pressbook: ‘Coffy’ (1973)
by Matthew Dowling | May 21st, 2011 | Blog, Exploitation
Back in the old days of cinema a company existed called National Screen Service. Or NSS for short. NSS was in charge and responsible for all the advertising and promotion of all the films in Hollywood. Big and small, NSS would cut trailers, radio spots, lobby cards, 1 sheets, half sheets, inserts heralds, you name it.
Star Trek: The Undercover Message
by Nathan Strack | May 19th, 2011 | Blog
A few weeks ago I went on a kick of watching non-Star Trek related movies that had at least one of the actors from one of the various Star Trek series in them, one of these being, Hennessy (1975) with Patrick (Captain Picard) Stewart. Another one being Broken Angel (1988) with William Shatner (Captain Kirk), [...]
The Hang Out: The Teen Comedies Of Yore…
by Nathan Strack | May 5th, 2011 | Blog
The 1950s through really the 1990s was a very interesting time for movies. This time I am not talking about the individual actual, factual decades (although each one of those decades were great in their own right.) No, in this case I am talking about the decades that individual story lines are based in. What [...]
Atomic Monster Movies of the 1950s!
by Nathan Strack | April 27th, 2011 | Blog
Being as I was a child of the 1990s and having not even been alive in the 1950s I ended up missing out on the side of movies that helped to define the Sci Fi genre in the 1950s. Such things as the Saturday Matinees, Serials, Atomic Monster movies, etc… With that said, I had [...]
The Hollywood Draw: People Who Gravitate To The Industry
by Nathan Strack | April 21st, 2011 | Blog
California has drawn people from all over the place for centuries, rather it be the music/movie industry of today in Hollywood, or the pioneering spirit of the Miner 49′s of the 18th century or even people driven to the Spanish Mission that comprised LA before that! In this case I thought that I would mention [...]
The Movies That Made The Industry Part II: 1960′s – 1990′s
by Nathan Strack | April 4th, 2011 | Blog
Welcome back folks. Being a history nut, as well as a huge movie fan, I have really been looking forward to getting back to this one, and I hope you guys have enjoyed the ride so far. Now on with the show… The swingin 60′s saw the creation of many truly great movies such as [...]
Charlie Sheen: Why We Still Love Him!
by Matthew Dowling | March 24th, 2011 | Blog
In 2009, on behalf of the public, Charlie Sheen demanded answers for the 9/11 attacks in NY from President Barack Obama in…
Now and Then: Movies That Made The Industry (part I) The beginning through the 1950′s.
by Nathan Strack | March 16th, 2011 | Blog
I recently had a chance to watch an old black and white movie by Ray Milland (The Gold Key), this movie is called Panic in Year Zero! (1962). I really liked this movie quite a bit, I even went on to write a recommendation for the movie. With that said, I got to thinking about [...]
Japans Hardship’s: Eerily Predicted In Hollywood Films
by Matthew Dowling | March 12th, 2011 | Blog
Second there was, Tidal Wave aka Japan is Sinking (1974)… Produced by the legendary master of B movies Roger Corman, Tidal Wave starred once again, the late Lorne Greene. It also featured an appearance by director Joe Dante in a mostly Japanese cast. I think I saw this on TV when I was a kid after an episode of Quincey M.E. There isn’t very much available for this film and it’s hard to find even a trailer for it. Tidal Wave tells the story of a massive earthquake that hits japan and the impending tsunami headed straight for Japan in the aftermath.
Remembering Corey Haim 1971-2010
by Matthew Dowling | March 10th, 2011 | Blog
When I woke up last year on 3/10/10, my voice mail was filled with messages from family and friends, trying to cushion me from the news that morning. But it was too late, I was having my coffee and watching the KTLA 5, when the mornings news revealed that child actor Corey Haim had passed [...]
Gangs of Film: Nathan Strack’s Top 10 Gang Films (part II)
by Nathan Strack | March 9th, 2011 | Blog
We’re back folks… I have personally been looking forward to letting you guys in on the last part of this series ‘The Gangs of Film: My top 10 favorite movies with Gangs in them.’ With that said, here is the conclusion of the series ‘The Gangs of Film: My top 10 favorite movies with Gangs [...]
Tiny Heros and Heroines: The Forgotten Children of Horror.
by Nathan Strack | March 3rd, 2011 | Blog
We all remember a little Corey Feldman (Stand by Me) and Corey Haim (The Goonies) in The Lost Boys (1987) or Linda Blair as the possessed little Regan McNeil in The Exorcist (1973). But there are a ton of other Children who have had a prolific and oft times forgotten impact in the Horror Move [...]
The Gangs of Film: My top 10 favorite movies with Gangs in them. Part: 1
by Nathan Strack | February 23rd, 2011 | Blog
There are moments with in the experience of watching a movie that can leave lasting impressions on a person. Rather it is watching It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) with your family on Christmas… Or that first date movie… Or even that first time you come to discover a genre that will ultimately end up being one of your favorite genre’s [...]
‘The Wright Stuff Vol. 2′ (part 2)
by Matthew Dowling | February 16th, 2011 | Blog
Edgar Wright also commented how rare it is for a made TV movie to go from TV to getting a theatrical release the following year. Though he couldn’t make it himself, Spielberg sent this email to Edgar Wright to read before the film…
The New Beverly Cinema Gets It Wright: ‘The Wright Stuff Vol. 2′ (part 1)
by Matthew Dowling | January 27th, 2011 | Blog
Landis, gave praise to American Graffiti, calling it, “A beautiful piece of art.” Perhaps, having dismissed it to casually previously. He further pointed out, that the “where are they now” tags in American Graffiti, had Dreyfuss’ character living in Canada as a writer. It was a subtle touch on Lucas’ part.