Monster of the Day

Take that, Nixon!

The prime time movies of the week back in the '70s tended to be pretty solid. The studios supplying the networks eventually fed the maw by creating TV movie units. Like the B-movie units the studios ran back in the '40s, these churned out films that were generally inexpensive and derivative but also professionally…

So, '70s wolf man week, because...I don't know, I found five pictures? Sure, why not. I don't recall this as being any great shakes--we wait until the end to see the werewolf, and as you'll note, he was pretty minimalist--but the cast was typically fantastic (for us old fart character actor fans), and like…

So...many...puns! I think Sandy went for the Hydra, but this is my favorite beastie from the movie.

Sandy and his son Arthur and I watched this after the Fest, before I left Dallas. Sandy and I had both seen this in the theater back in the day. It's not up there with Harryhausen's films, but it holds up quite well in a cheesy sort of way. (Although Sandy was highly amused…

As we get ready for this year's T(ween)-Fest in Dallas this weekend, here's a shot from last year's event.

Getting ready to spirit myself away to Texas. (Get it?)

The Visine Files: Worst Case Scenario

A rather simple effect, but genuinely kind of nightmarish.

From the original cut of the Total Eclipse of the Heart video.