1958 saw Corman expanding his range a bit, to sometimes dubious results. Aside from his Viking epic he made Teenage Caveman, with the weirdly suave Robert Vaughn (shades of George Hamilton playing… Read Article →

After producing / directing eight films in 1957, Roger Corman took a break. He only directed five films that year, and only also produced three of those. What a slacker. (Although he… Read Article →

The Devil you say. Is there a weirder indie genre film of the ’50s than Roger Corman’s The Undead? The fact that Corman knew he could make money with this film–because he… Read Article →

So here we get Corman’s take on a giant monster movie. As you might expect from a Corman cheapie, the script is extremely weird. This is mostly remembered, of course, for Paul… Read Article →

It’s crazy that Corman produced eight movies in 1957, but that he produced and directed eight movies that year is insane. Obviously sci-fi and horror were working for him, because three of… Read Article →

Roger Corman directed (and produced, although he produced more) three films in 1955, including The Day The World Ended, which we featured yesterday. In 1956, he direct four films (and produced more),… Read Article →

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… Read Article →

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… Read Article →