Monster of the Day #546
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Monster of the Day #546

  Not a great movie by any means (although it had it's moments of lowgrade near-wit), but a great cast. This one might be remembered by Viewers of a Certain Age due to the fact, like CHUD, it got a LOT of play on movie channels back in the early days of cable. Speaking…
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UPDATED: Monster of the Day #545
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UPDATED: Monster of the Day #545

Let's take one last trip on the Night Train to Error. (See what I did there?) And yes, I think that's supposed to be a 'real' person under the monster. OK, I may have to track down a copy of this. This time, though, I'll skip over the truly repulsive first story and just…
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Rock Baker’s Video Cheese: It’s in the Bag (1945)
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Rock Baker’s Video Cheese: It’s in the Bag (1945)

"A flea circus owner inherits a fortune, with complications." Jack Benny and Fred Allen were, in reality, good friends who toiled together in Vaudeville. Each went on to become among the Nation's top comics in radio, where their characters engaged in a long-running feud. Allen would make a dig at Benny on his Ipana…
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T-Fest 2012 Line-Up confirmed…

After intense negotiation with Sandy Petersen, Chris Holland and Freeman Williams, I can now release this year's slate of movies: 9:00 The Roller Blade Seven 11:00 Prayer of the Roller Boys 1:00 Blade Squad 3:00 Return of the Roller Blade Seven DINNER 5:00 Rollerball (2002) 7:00 Solarbabies 9:00 Legend of the Roller Blade Seven…
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Fab Film Happenings in Chi-Town…
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Fab Film Happenings in Chi-Town…

First, the Hollywood Blvd. theater in Woodridge and the Hollywood Palms in Norridge will be hosting PAM FRICKIN' GRIER live for screenings of Foxy Brown and Jackie Brown! Shut your mouth. The Palms on Sep 7th will also host Martin Landau for a screening of Ed Wood. The Palms will further, on Sep 8th,…
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Sick Day….

Sorry, folks. I have a pretty good summer cold going, and after putting up the MotD, I realized I just don't want to be staring at a computer (or TV or whatever) today. Rock Baker's Video Cheese will return next Thursday in its normal slot.
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