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19 hours ago · This week, we travel back in time to honor an indie icon, Roger Corman, and begin a month-long series dedicated to 70s horror. This week, in our retro movie spotlight, we pay tribute to the legendary Roger Corman, who recently passed away on May 9, 2024, leaving behind a remarkable legacy.
5 days ago · BLOODY MAMA (1970) Cashing in on the success of period gangster film, Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Bloody Mama (1970) is a gloriously over-the-top chase thriller, with Shelley Winters eating the scenery in a brilliant performance.
Science Fiction, or Speculative Fiction if you prefer. Fantasy too. Asimov, Bradbury, Clarke, Dick, Heinlein and other SF books. SF movies and TV shows. Fantasy stuff like Tolkien and Game of Thrones. Laser guns, space ships, and time travel. etc. Star Trek, Battlestar, Star Wars, etc.
4 days ago · Roger Corman was the undisputed master of the B-movie. He achieved it by understanding how to make movies on a limited budget and understanding what an audience would react to. A lot of what he made is unashamedly exploitation cinema, but the movies drew audiences for a reason.
3 days ago · The Secret History of American Movies features Forrest J. Ackerman, Peter Bogdanovich, Roger Corman, David F. Friedman, Dick Miller, Harry H. Novak, Maila Nurmi, Doris Wishman, F. X. Feeney, and ...
3 days ago · Railed by a lukewarm reaction from Corman’s company, Rader nonetheless advanced with his screenplay. His early draft was packed with bizarre characters and surreal elements, including oddball elements like a villain named Neptune ruling from a clamshell throne and a protagonist hiding a white horse on his boat. A Sudden Change of Direction
4 days ago · Cult film director Roger Corman often came up with titles before he came up with plots. His 1957 movie Attack of the Crab Monsters is one example — "I had no story," Corman told NPR's Renee Montagne in 2010.
