Monster of the Day #3511
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Monster of the Day #3511

The second film Roger Corman produced was his first monster movie, Monster From the Ocean Floor in 1954. By 1955, he realized it would be cheaper to direct some films himself than to hire someone else to do it. He directed without credit some of Beast with a Million Eyes (the first film he…
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Holy Moley! Godzilla at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre
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Holy Moley! Godzilla at Chicago’s Music Box Theatre

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the release of Gojira, and Chicago (and numerous out cities, presumably) is paying due homage to The King of the Monsters. The city's premiere art house venue, The Music Box Theatre, is running this bill in June (next month! Yikes!). Hey Music Boxers, This summer, we're celebrating…
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RIP Roger Corman
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RIP Roger Corman

I could never sum up the importance of Roger Corman to B-Movies. Perhaps no one can. Mr. Corman, who has just passed away at the age of 98, was a towering figure for over half a century, arguably as important to American B-movies as Stan Lee was to American comic books. And not just…
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Monster of the Day #3507
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Monster of the Day #3507

The '80s was the last gasp, really, of the beautiful painted movie posters, especially for horror movies. That's because modest flicks like this actually could still play in the theaters, and because the burgeoning video rental market allowed for the artwork to be used to real effect. Another little cultural niche that's basically lost…
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New on Amazon Prime this month…

Ok, so we're a bit hacked off at Amazon for cancelling Watch Parties (although we found an alternative that works fine). Even so, you want to promote them when they do good things. This month, Amazon has very heavily gone into old movies. Lots of Hitchcock, lots of Bogart, some Rita Hayworth, some Rock…
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Monster of the Day #3506
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Monster of the Day #3506

Happy Friday! Watch something stupid this weekend. I'll try to cover you if you join the Kast.gg Watch Party tonight. Past that, how about also watching a classic this weekend?    
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Monster of the Day #3505
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Monster of the Day #3505

So Chad had a copy of a fun romantic / comic / murder mystery called Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe. I think I might have read the novel when I was a teen. The lead couple is lovably obnoxious fast food magnate George Segal (who pulls off that tightrope really well)…
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