Sci-Fi Saturday on TCM…
TCM will be running five sci-fi movies in a row tonight, starting with Close Encounters appearing in their regular The Essentials slot. All times CST: 7:00 PM Close Encounters of the Third… Read Article →
Monster of the Day #463
Since I already had featured the film’s (by far) most famous monster, I saved this, my second favorite, for the wrap-up. I always liked this sort of thing. This second still gives… Read Article →
RIP Jonathan Frid…
Sad news. With the publicity campaign for Tim Burton and Johnny Depp’s spoof of Dark Shadows kicking into gear, the original Barnabas Collins, Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, has passed away. Barnabas Collins… Read Article →
Monster of the Day #462
Man, I love me some blob monsters. The white dome on top of the monster is actually as eye, as seen below.
Monster of the Day #461
I guess we know what Sid Pink’s Quatermass and the Pit would have looked like.
The Hitchhiker (Ep. 13): Murderous Feelings
Names: Starring Franco Nero, Sonja Smits, Renee Soutendijk. Music by Michel Rubini. Written by Charles Israel. Directed by Mai Zetterling. Set up: We open panning over some train tracks, a sight none… Read Article →
Monster of the Day #460
Man, I loves me some blob monsters. The still below is, I think, supposed to be the same beastie, although it clearly isn’t.
This Week on TCM…
Fire up those Tivos. All times CST. Thursday 6:30 AM Red Planet Mars 8:00 Phantom from 10,000 Leagues 9:30 The Gamma People 11:00 Riders to the Stars 12:30 PM Cyclops 1:45 Queen… Read Article →
UPDATED: Monster of the Day #459
I’m assuming this is the pet of the Atomic Submarine monster. UPDATE: Here’s a better long shot of the same beastie. It sure is cute!
Sunday the 29th at the Portage…
A Sunday slot, so they wisely cut down on the number of movies and started nice and early. Still hard to complain about three movies for $10. And now that there’s free… Read Article →