Posts tagged Roger Corman
STREETWALKIN’: A Neon-Sleaze Gem Sparkling In The Concorde Twilight
Feb 6th
In the 1970’s, Roger Corman brought a hipness to b-movies by training young filmmakers to deliver the goods while bringing their own thematic concerns into the mix: Jonathan Demme and John Sayles are just two examples of successful filmmakers who got their start doing exciting yet socially conscious b-movies for Corman. Things changed in the More >
Digi-Schlock: LETHAL LADIES COLLECTION VOL. 2 (Shout! Factory 2-DVD Set)
Jan 27th
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 >
THE ARENA: Swords & Sandals, Drive-In Feminist Style
Jan 26th
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 >
FLY ME: The Head-Spinning Thrill Of Devil-May-Care Schlock
Jan 25th
One of the magical experiences in schlock filmmaking is seeing a throwaway film that catches you off-guard with its sense of adventure. Even if a film is ground out purely for profit motives, it can be exhilarating if the right blends of energy, guttersnipe invention and likeable cast members are involved. Fly Me is a More >
COVER GIRL MODELS: A Final Shoot For The Three Girl Sex Soap
Jan 24th
Combining sex and soap opera material served New World Pictures well during their early years. Starting with The Student Nurses, they stumbled onto a formula — build an ensemble around three young women willing to shed their clothes, give each a soap opera style plot thread of their own and spice it up every reel More >
MINDWARP: Corman’s New World In A “Just The Facts” Style
Dec 8th
Roger Corman played a big role in the direction of popular cinema during the 1960’s and 1970’s. As a result, there a number of biographies available (including an autobiography from Corman himself). However, in-depth accounts of his time running New World Pictures — the bedrock of his reputation as a career-starting mogul — are surprisingly More >
Schlock-Wire: Brace Yourself For Shout Factory’s LETHAL LADIES COLLECTION VOL. 2 In January
Nov 2nd
Shout! Factory dished up a nice surprise last month with the Lethal Ladies Collection, a triple-shot of New World Pictures titles with a “chicks kick ass” theme. Anyone who enjoyed it will be glad to hear they will be getting a second helping at the end of January when they release Lethal Ladies Collection Vol. More >
Digi-Schlock: LETHAL LADIES COLLECTION (Shout! Factory 2-DVD Set)
Oct 28th
It’s easy to think that Shout! Factory might have taken their excellent Roger Corman collection of releases as far as they can go. A lot of the crucial classics — Piranha, Death Race 2000, Galaxy Of Terror and Humanoids From The Deep, to name just four — have all been remastered and issued in nice More >
TOO HOT TO HANDLE: A Final Bow For A Ruling Couple Of The Grindhouse
Oct 27th
Knowing the films of Cheri Caffaro and her director Don Schain is the kind of thing that separates the veterans from the newcomers in the world of exploitation film. This onetime wife/husband duo rocked the b-movie world during the first half of the 1970’s with a string of films built around the character of Ginger, More >
FIRECRACKER: Topless Kung Fu Is Sweeter The 2nd Time Around
Oct 25th
If a story worked once, it will work again. Look at the world of remakes, reboots and reimaginings that dominate popular cinema today and you’ll see that plenty of executives believe in this showbiz principle. However, this strategy is old as Hollywood itself and has been followed by everyone from the major studios to the More >
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