Year: 2024

So, B-Fest back in the day ended with a Godzilla movie. They were fun and colorful and loud and woke everyone up before the trip home. Basement Fest continues that tradition. This time it was Son of Godzilla, one of my first Godzillas and one I deeply, deeply love. (As does Rev, as it…

So we went old school for last Friday's Watch Party, viewing Man Beast, a *gasp, choke* Jerry Warren movie from 1956. Running a scant 60 minutes, it was surprisingly non-painful, considering all the rock climbing stock footage and it's quite evident bargain basement budget. The plot, which touches on Yeti breeding with human women…

Following a sumptuous breakfast break at Walker Bros., a place that really knows what they're about (I was especially tickled by several families having brought their kiddies in their PJs. Is that a thing now?), we returned to Chez Holly and Paul to resume our cinematic activities. First up was the Rev's choice, Who…

In scheduling Basement Fest I try to follow a classic (i.e., out of date) B-Fest format. So midnight-ish is the "Plan 9" slot. Then the next slot is what I call the brain melter slot. Because it's a good slot for surrealistic and/or nonsensical movies because it's late and the movies have been running…

So I was feeling my oats this time around and counterpunched Joe Bannerman's choice of Boardinghouse with 1961's Dondi. It's a horrible schmaltzy comedy / drama adaptation of the comic strip about a plucky war orphan.  It's also the kind of thing that only Chad R and I really enjoy, so bonus for that. …

Back to life. Well, back to work today, anyway. So two weekends ago we ran Basement Fest, the private event we started when B-Fest was shuttered for Covid. The first film was chosen by Joe Bannerman, who likes to films that are barely films, like Things. Since he "wasn't allowed" to show that a…

No "joke" today, just a great cover. Pick up the first Basement Fest attendee from the airport tonight. 10 days of craziness and activity. That's a lot for me.

"My beaker!" Sure,  they gave him the brain of a man. However, it was the brain of a media influencer.  So.....