DVD piracy warning…

So I'm watching a DVD and after each episode we get the piracy boilerplate. To wit: "The copyright license proprietor has licensed this film (including its soundtrack) comprised in this video device for home use only. All other rights are reserved. The definition of home use excludes the use of this video device at…
Billy the Kid vs Dracula (1966)

Billy the Kid vs Dracula (1966)

  John Carradine loved to act. Well, of course he did. Actors do, generally. However, John Carradine really loved to act. Born Richmond Reed Carradine, he redubbed his own name in homage to his friend and idol John Barrymore. Mr. Barrymore was both the greatest actor of his day and remains one of Hollywood’s…
Monster of the Day #1159

Monster of the Day #1159

Yet another cover for the book. Since I'm having trouble getting an Internet connection in the morning, I'll jump ahead and post tomorrow's tonight. So consider this Thursday's.
Monster of the Day #1156

Monster of the Day #1156

By now the show was really going in a lot of direction, so this is in fact the only giant monster we'll see this week. He's OK, but nothing cool as say the Slug monster or boulder monster from earlier in the run. I mean, he's fine, but sort of generic, more like the…
Monster of the Day #1155

Monster of the Day #1155

“Dreh' dich nicht um, schau, schau, der Kommissar geht um! Er wird dich anschau'n und du weißt warum. Die Lebenslust bringt dich um.” Alles klar, Herr Kommissar?
Monster of the Day #1154

Monster of the Day #1154

This is a very witty turnaround. Volunteers have themselves shrunk down to 1/8 regular size, and then are provided comfortable lives in a miniature city. The idea is to conserve resources, since little people use less of them. For psychological reasons, the little people are then segregated off from the rest of society, to…
Monster of the Day #1153

Monster of the Day #1153

One of the greatest thing about this program is that the tone of the episodes varied wildly from episode to episode, so you never knew going in what you would get. Of course, most of the episodes were straight giant monster shows. Then you would get a very kid-oriented episode, a fact I loved.…