Posts tagged Margaret Markov

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Digi-Schlock: LETHAL LADIES COLLECTION VOL. 2 (Shout! Factory 2-DVD Set)

By this point, it seems like Shout Factory has cov­ered most of the key gems in their dvd/blu-ray tour through Roger Corman’s New World Pictures fil­mog­ra­phy.  Key films like Death Race 2000, Piranha and Battle Beyond The Stars have all been treated to deluxe edi­tions that offer newly stel­lar pic­ture qual­ity and a host of More >

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THE ARENA: Swords & Sandals, Drive-In Feminist Style

One of the great things about pro­ducer Roger Corman was that he was will­ing to let women tackle the kind of cin­e­matic fare that was usu­ally left to men.  Part of it was com­mer­cial cal­cu­la­tion: he knew that women were under­rep­re­sented in genre fare and that both women and men would get a charge from More >