Sam Sherman remembers
Memoir of a movie maker — and movie lover ‘When Dracula Met Frankenstein’ by Sam Sherman Edited by Tim Ferrante Murania Press 377 pages, $29.95 […]
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‘Flight to Mars’ (1951)
High heels and microskirts ‘Flight to Mars’ (1951) The Film Detective $24.95 (Blu-ray), $19.95 (DVD) 72 minutes plus special features Not rated By Mark Voger, […]
‘Blow-Up’ (1966)
Antonioni: Stranger in a strange land By Mark Voger, author “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” Rock ‘n’ rollers recall Michelangelo Antonio‘s […]
Beach movies
Catch a cinematic wave 2020 was The Summer That Wasn’t. 2021 is shaping up differently. I’m cautiously optimistic that maybe — if we don’t go […]
‘Monster Mash’ in Burbank
Brick-and-mortar sightings Ya got me why “Monster Mash,” the book, ain’t for sale in Cracker Barrel gift shops every October. (Oh, that’s right, the lady […]
‘Gidget’ (1959)
Beach-movie genre’s big bang What was the first “beach party” movie? The answer depends on semantics. Are you talking about a film series or a […]
Foodie movies
A delectable selection of films I can’t speak for you, but a lot of times, watching movies or TV shows about food makes me wanna […]
‘The Mole People’ (1956)
Underground cinema We 1960s monster freaks have always thought of “The Mole People” as a monster movie. But is it, really? From the distance of […]
‘Hercules and the Captive Women’
Nice knockers (on the hero) ‘Hercules and the Captive Women’ (1963) The Film Detective $24.95 (Blu-ray), $19.95 (DVD) 95 minutes plus special features Not rated […]
Thank you, A-Yeon
My 2021 pandemic escape By Mark Voger, author “Holly Jolly: Celebrating Christmas Past in Pop Culture” “Ah, I see the YouTube algorithm has brought us, […]
John Facenda (1913-84)
Philly icon’s movie-star turn I recently did a deep dive into Paul Wendkos’ riveting 1957 noir “The Burglar” starring Dan Duryea and Jayne Mansfield, which […]
Planters Peanuts store
This place was nuts I recently wrote about an engrossing noir from 1957, Paul Wendkos‘ “The Burglar” starring Dan Duryea and Jane Mansfield, which was […]
‘The Burglar’ (1957)
The movie that made me love Dan Duryea The independently produced noir masterpiece “The Burglar” could not have been made within the Hollywood studio system. […]
‘Beach Girls and the Monster’ (1965)
AIP laughs at this movie This movie is terrible, terrible, terrible. It’s also awesome, awesome, awesome. Jon Hall’s “The Beach Girls and the Monster” straddles […]
Belmar Restaurant Tour 2021
The tour that never was Why would you spend five hours of a cold winter’s day walking? To eat! The Belmar Restaurant Tour — besides […]
Alex Harvey (1935-82)
One-of-a-kind rocker There’s so much history, it’s staggering. I’ve been doing a deep dive into the life and career of singer Alex Harvey (1935-82), a […]
‘Vambo’ (1974)
A rock ‘n’ roll memory It was 1974, and my buddy Joe Stew and I really, really, really wanted to be rock stars. We did […]
Women’s History Month
Based on a true story Movies based on the lives of real people aren’t documentaries, but they can get the conversation started. To mark Women’s […]
‘The Crimson Ghost’ (1946)
Coolest. Villain. Ever. Fans of the Misfits will take one look at “The Crimson Ghost” serial and say, “Hey, they ripped off the Misfits!” Actually, […]
‘Blood of the Vampire’ (1958)
Hammer, this ain’t I’d been warned that “Blood of the Vampire” is little more than a faux-Hammer movie. But I’ve always needed to see it, […]