Misc Viewing: The Art of Action

I thought when I saw a video or video Channel that I thought folks might enjoy, I'd mention it. If you have anything to add, please do. I recently came across The Art of Action, a YouTube channel hosted by Scott Adkins. I'm not familiar with his work, but he seems to be a…
Monster of the Day #3078

Monster of the Day #3078

"Bees! Bees! Thousands of Bees!" (Hey, not everyone has Irwin Allen's budgets.) GalaxyJane pointed out to me that 1978's delirious The Bees, no doubt rushed to drive-ins to (somewhat ironically) cash in on The Swarm. It's really dumb in the most enjoyable way, and stars John Saxon to boot. It also has John Carradine…
Monster of the Day #3048

Monster of the Day #3048

Hmm, that creature reminds me of something.... If you're looking for a really crappy, obscure piece o' garbage this weekend, and who isn't, try 1985's Attache of the Beast Creatures. Available for watch on YouTube.
Monster of the Day #3044

Monster of the Day #3044

Historians have marked this as the first appearance of a Scottish Kaiju, as evidenced by his kilt and the fact that he's living in a cave, indicating he's cheap. (What? My ethnic joke book from 1972 says this is hilarious.) Have a great weekend, everyone.
Monster of the Day #3043

Monster of the Day #3043

Thursday! The weekend beckons. To me this looks like a dry run for the cocoon Adam Warlock (or 'Him,' originally) eventually came out of in Fantastic Four.
Monster of the Day #3039

Monster of the Day #3039

Here's a good one for the weekend. Alligator was written by John Sayles (hence the sly sense of humor and great characterization) and starred fan favorite Robert Forster. This is certainly one of the better Jaws knock-offs, probably rivaled only by Joe Dante's Piranha. Available for viewing on YouTube (although their new commercial break…
Monster of the Day #3035

Monster of the Day #3035

Let's give Roger Corman some love. I'm sure this monster was nightmare fuel to more than one kiddie viewer back in the day. Corman was a great environmentalist. He recycled an earlier film, Naked Paradise, here and added a monster. Then he remade that a few years later with Creature from the Haunted Sea.…
Monster of the Day #3033

Monster of the Day #3033

Not many films have a cheaper, mangier monster suit than The Snow Creature. It's so bad that they really keep it in shadows, as seen here. And this was directed by W. Lee Wilder, Billy Wilder's muuuuuuuuuuch less talented brother, who turned a proud spotlight on the aliens-with-ping-pong-ball eyes in Killers from Space. An…
Monster of the Day #3027

Monster of the Day #3027

The Cult Cinema Classics channel on YouTube has been on a vintage schlock run lately. In the last week they've post Fog Island (with George Zucco and Lionel Atwill), the previously mentioned They Saved Hilter's Brain, The Corpse Vanishes and Jabootu subject Invisible Ghost (probably the daffiest of the Lugosi poverty row pics), Bride…

Spring T-Fest cancelled….

No big surprise here, although it's sad news (admittedly, in a small beer sort of way considering the larger picture) considering we haven't skipped a fest since we started doing this going on 20 years now. While sitting on my ass all day alone and watching anime is no hardship to me--indeed, it's largely…