60th anniversary collector’s edition of Roger Corman’s The Terror on Blu-ray/DVD, 12th December 2023
Two-Disc Collection Packed With Special Features, Including Bonus Film The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) and Film Commentary by Star Jonathan Haze
The duality of Roger Corman is on display, showcasing his spooky gothic side with The Terror (1963) — marking the 60th anniversary of its release this year — and his more whimsical side with The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) in this double-feature, special-edition, two-disc, collector’s set, on Blu-ray and DVD 12th December 2023 from Film Masters.
In The Terror—with an all-new HD restoration from 35mm archival elements — an 18th century French Lieutenant in Napoleon’s army encounters the ghostly apparition of a young woman (Sandra Knight). Curiosity leads Lt. Andre Duvalier (Jack Nicholson) to the castle of Baron Von Leppe (Boris Karloff), where he notices a painting of the Baron’s late wife Ilsa, who looks identical to the ghostly woman. Determined to unravel the castle’s mystery, Duvalier learns that...
The duality of Roger Corman is on display, showcasing his spooky gothic side with The Terror (1963) — marking the 60th anniversary of its release this year — and his more whimsical side with The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) in this double-feature, special-edition, two-disc, collector’s set, on Blu-ray and DVD 12th December 2023 from Film Masters.
In The Terror—with an all-new HD restoration from 35mm archival elements — an 18th century French Lieutenant in Napoleon’s army encounters the ghostly apparition of a young woman (Sandra Knight). Curiosity leads Lt. Andre Duvalier (Jack Nicholson) to the castle of Baron Von Leppe (Boris Karloff), where he notices a painting of the Baron’s late wife Ilsa, who looks identical to the ghostly woman. Determined to unravel the castle’s mystery, Duvalier learns that...
- 11/20/2023
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
The Little Shop of Horrors is a 1960 comedy horror movie directed by Roger Corman, starring Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, and Dick Miller. It was in this movie that Jack Nicholson made one of his earliest appearances on film. He was years later quoted in Corman’s 1998 book recounting how he experienced the reception of the movie saying that the audience
“laughed so hard I could barely hear the dialogue. I didn’t quite register it right. It was as if I had forgotten it was a comedy since the shoot. I got all embarrassed because I’d never really had such a positive response before.”.
from the book ‘How I made a hundred movies in Hollywood and never lost a dime’ by Roger Corman The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) Premise
Seymour works in a skid row florist shop and is in love with his beautiful co-worker, Audrey. He...
“laughed so hard I could barely hear the dialogue. I didn’t quite register it right. It was as if I had forgotten it was a comedy since the shoot. I got all embarrassed because I’d never really had such a positive response before.”.
from the book ‘How I made a hundred movies in Hollywood and never lost a dime’ by Roger Corman The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) Premise
Seymour works in a skid row florist shop and is in love with his beautiful co-worker, Audrey. He...
- 12/29/2022
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
The 1986 musical "Little Shop of Horrors" started its life as a zero-budget monster comedy that Roger Corman legendarily shot over the course of two days and a single night. Rehearsals were only held for the three days prior, and it was filmed on sets that had been left standing for the production of "A Bucket of Blood," which had just wrapped filming. A young Jack Nicholson appears in the film as a masochistic dental patient. The 1960 film is a prime example of low-budget tenacity at work — all one needs is gumption, a portion of an idea, and a few actors willing to read lines.
The film is about a nebbish named Seymour (Jonathan Haze) who discovers a talking alien plant (Charles B. Griffith) that thirsts for human flesh. In order to appease his boss and impress his would-be girlfriend Audrey (Jackie Joseph), he feeds the plant his own blood and,...
The film is about a nebbish named Seymour (Jonathan Haze) who discovers a talking alien plant (Charles B. Griffith) that thirsts for human flesh. In order to appease his boss and impress his would-be girlfriend Audrey (Jackie Joseph), he feeds the plant his own blood and,...
- 11/28/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Mercury Prize-shortlisted artist Self Esteem helped to organise the donation of the leftover food prepared for the ceremony in London.
Last night’s (Thursday 8 September) awards show was postponed following the news of the Queen’s death, aged 96.
Immediately after the announcement was made, Self Esteem – real name Rebecca Lucy Taylor – tweeted “Donate The F***Ing Food”, urging organisers not to let the meals go to waste.
Due to the fact dinner was about to be served at the exact moment the event was postponed, there was a limited window before it would have spoiled.
Self Esteem tweeted: “If anyone near the Hammersmith Apollo can collect hot food and blast chill it please reply or dm me for more info. The other food has been hooked up with the local church.”
At 9.50pm she then told her fans: “Ok we did it!! @amritmaanldn is picking it up and getting it...
Last night’s (Thursday 8 September) awards show was postponed following the news of the Queen’s death, aged 96.
Immediately after the announcement was made, Self Esteem – real name Rebecca Lucy Taylor – tweeted “Donate The F***Ing Food”, urging organisers not to let the meals go to waste.
Due to the fact dinner was about to be served at the exact moment the event was postponed, there was a limited window before it would have spoiled.
Self Esteem tweeted: “If anyone near the Hammersmith Apollo can collect hot food and blast chill it please reply or dm me for more info. The other food has been hooked up with the local church.”
At 9.50pm she then told her fans: “Ok we did it!! @amritmaanldn is picking it up and getting it...
- 9/9/2022
- by Roisin O'Connor
- The Independent - Film
Mercury Prize-shortlisted artist Self Esteem helped to organise the donation of the leftover food prepared for the ceremony in London.
Last night’s (Thursday 8 September) awards show was postponed following the news of the Queen’s death, aged 96.
Immediately after the announcement was made, Self Esteem – real name Rebecca Lucy Taylor – tweeted “Donate The F***Ing Food”, urging organisers not to let the meals go to waste.
Due to the fact dinner was about to be served at the exact moment the event was postponed, there was a limited window before it would have spoiled.
Self Esteem tweeted: “If anyone near the Hammersmith Apollo can collect hot food and blast chill it please reply or dm me for more info. The other food has been hooked up with the local church.”
At 9.50pm she then told her fans: “Ok we did it!! @amritmaanldn is picking it up and getting it...
Last night’s (Thursday 8 September) awards show was postponed following the news of the Queen’s death, aged 96.
Immediately after the announcement was made, Self Esteem – real name Rebecca Lucy Taylor – tweeted “Donate The F***Ing Food”, urging organisers not to let the meals go to waste.
Due to the fact dinner was about to be served at the exact moment the event was postponed, there was a limited window before it would have spoiled.
Self Esteem tweeted: “If anyone near the Hammersmith Apollo can collect hot food and blast chill it please reply or dm me for more info. The other food has been hooked up with the local church.”
At 9.50pm she then told her fans: “Ok we did it!! @amritmaanldn is picking it up and getting it...
- 9/9/2022
- by Roisin O'Connor
- The Independent - TV
Mercury Prize-shortlisted artist Self Esteem helped to organise the donation of the leftover food prepared for the ceremony in London.
Last night’s (Thursday 8 September) awards show was postponed following the news of the Queen’s death, aged 96.
Immediately after the announcement was made, Self Esteem – real name Rebecca Lucy Taylor – tweeted “Donate The F***Ing Food”, urging organisers not to let the meals go to waste.
Due to the fact dinner was about to be served at the exact moment the event was postponed, there was a limited window before it would have spoiled.
Self Esteem tweeted: “If anyone near the Hammersmith Apollo can collect hot food and blast chill it please reply or dm me for more info. The other food has been hooked up with the local church.”
At 9.50pm she then told her fans: “Ok we did it!! @amritmaanldn is picking it up and getting it...
Last night’s (Thursday 8 September) awards show was postponed following the news of the Queen’s death, aged 96.
Immediately after the announcement was made, Self Esteem – real name Rebecca Lucy Taylor – tweeted “Donate The F***Ing Food”, urging organisers not to let the meals go to waste.
Due to the fact dinner was about to be served at the exact moment the event was postponed, there was a limited window before it would have spoiled.
Self Esteem tweeted: “If anyone near the Hammersmith Apollo can collect hot food and blast chill it please reply or dm me for more info. The other food has been hooked up with the local church.”
At 9.50pm she then told her fans: “Ok we did it!! @amritmaanldn is picking it up and getting it...
- 9/9/2022
- by Roisin O'Connor
- The Independent - Music
Sunday night’s Oscars were the most inclusive ever in terms of one of Hollywood’s most overlooked areas of discrimination – ageism against older actors.
At 83, Anthony Hopkins was the oldest ever to win for Best Actor; Frances McDormand, at 63, was the third oldest to win for Best Actress, and Youn Yuh-jung, at 73, was the third oldest to win for Best Supporting Actress. In two of the acting categories, the Oscar was awarded to the oldest nominees – Hopkins and McDormand. Youn, who is three months younger than fellow nominee Glenn Close, was the second-oldest in her category.
Four years ago, a report from the USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism found that characters ages 60 and over “are scarce in Best Picture-nominated movies” and that senior women and older minority characters are even more rare. It also found that there were only two leading characters over 60 featured in all of...
At 83, Anthony Hopkins was the oldest ever to win for Best Actor; Frances McDormand, at 63, was the third oldest to win for Best Actress, and Youn Yuh-jung, at 73, was the third oldest to win for Best Supporting Actress. In two of the acting categories, the Oscar was awarded to the oldest nominees – Hopkins and McDormand. Youn, who is three months younger than fellow nominee Glenn Close, was the second-oldest in her category.
Four years ago, a report from the USC Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism found that characters ages 60 and over “are scarce in Best Picture-nominated movies” and that senior women and older minority characters are even more rare. It also found that there were only two leading characters over 60 featured in all of...
- 4/26/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Article by Jim Batts, Dana Jung, and Tom Stockman
Happy 94th Birthday to a legend! Roger Corman has directed more than 50 low-budget drive-in classics, produced and/or distributed 450 more, and helped the careers of hundreds of young people breaking into the industry. A partial list: Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Irvin Kershner, Monte Hellman, Peter Bogdanovich, Gail Ann Hurd, James Cameron, Jonathan Kaplan, Joe Dante, Robert Towne. Considering Corman’s own films, Jonathan Demme has stated. “Roger is arguably the greatest independent filmmaker the American film industry has seen and probably ever will see.” We Are Movie Geeks has taken a look at Corman’s career and here are what we think are the ten best films that he has directed:
Honorable Mention. The Premature Burial
The Premature Burial (1962) is the ‘odd man out’ among the series of Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe adaptations because of the absence of Vincent Price...
Happy 94th Birthday to a legend! Roger Corman has directed more than 50 low-budget drive-in classics, produced and/or distributed 450 more, and helped the careers of hundreds of young people breaking into the industry. A partial list: Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Irvin Kershner, Monte Hellman, Peter Bogdanovich, Gail Ann Hurd, James Cameron, Jonathan Kaplan, Joe Dante, Robert Towne. Considering Corman’s own films, Jonathan Demme has stated. “Roger is arguably the greatest independent filmmaker the American film industry has seen and probably ever will see.” We Are Movie Geeks has taken a look at Corman’s career and here are what we think are the ten best films that he has directed:
Honorable Mention. The Premature Burial
The Premature Burial (1962) is the ‘odd man out’ among the series of Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe adaptations because of the absence of Vincent Price...
- 4/5/2020
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The exclusive 4K Ultra-hd club welcomes a worthy new member, Joe Dante’s evergreen horror comedy (and Christmas delight) about a cute furry critter and its 2nd-generation horde of scaly, impish demons. These aren’t Gremlins from the Kremlin, but homegrown domestic terrorist monsters, and Dante contrasts their killer antics with a sentimental parody of small town America. No CGI … You will believe that the animatronic rascals can multiply like rabbits, break dance, and run amuck!
Gremlins
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
1984 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 106 min. / Street Date October 1, 2019 / 41.99
Starring: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Keye Luke, Frances Lee McCain, Dick Miller, Jackie Joseph, Judge Reinhold, Polly Holliday, Belinda Balaski, Edward Andrews, Don Steele, Scott Brady, Corey Feldman, Harry Carey Jr., Chuck Jones, Glynn Turman, Jerry Goldsmith, William Schallert, Steven Spielberg, Kenneth Tobey.
Cinematography: John Hora
Film Editor: Tina Hirsch
Original Music: Jerry Goldsmith...
Gremlins
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Code
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
1984 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 106 min. / Street Date October 1, 2019 / 41.99
Starring: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Keye Luke, Frances Lee McCain, Dick Miller, Jackie Joseph, Judge Reinhold, Polly Holliday, Belinda Balaski, Edward Andrews, Don Steele, Scott Brady, Corey Feldman, Harry Carey Jr., Chuck Jones, Glynn Turman, Jerry Goldsmith, William Schallert, Steven Spielberg, Kenneth Tobey.
Cinematography: John Hora
Film Editor: Tina Hirsch
Original Music: Jerry Goldsmith...
- 9/28/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Doris Day was one of Hollywood’s biggest stars — but she left that all behind in the early ’70s.
The actress and singer “died peacefully” in the early hours of Monday morning, her business manager and close friend Bob Bashara told People.
“[When she died] there were some very close friends and loved ones who were with her,” Bashara said. “She was surrounded by a few loved ones.”
It was likely the way Day would have wanted to go, after decades of spreading her joy and love for life in hit Hollywood classics such as Calamity Jane (1953) and Pillow Talk (1959), for which she...
The actress and singer “died peacefully” in the early hours of Monday morning, her business manager and close friend Bob Bashara told People.
“[When she died] there were some very close friends and loved ones who were with her,” Bashara said. “She was surrounded by a few loved ones.”
It was likely the way Day would have wanted to go, after decades of spreading her joy and love for life in hit Hollywood classics such as Calamity Jane (1953) and Pillow Talk (1959), for which she...
- 5/13/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez, Liz McNeil
- PEOPLE.com
Tony Sokol Dec 2, 2018
F Troop's Commander of Fort Courage Ken Berry was given his first assignment by Mr. Spock when he was a lowly sergeant.
Ken Berry, best known for his role as Captain Wilton Parmenter on the TV comedy series F Troop, died Saturday at age 85, according to Variety.
“Dear friends. We are sad to let you know our beloved Captain, Mr Ken Berry passed away tonight,” Larry Storch, who played F Troop's Corporal Agarn, wrote to Facebook. “We just spoke with Jackie Joseph who confirmed the devastating news. We are at a true loss for words. Ken, we hope you know how much you were loved. Goodnight Captain. We miss you already.”
Berry could deliver lines, but his forte was physical comedy. Trained as a dancer since he joined the Horace Heidt Youth Opportunity Program traveling performance ensemble at age 15, Berry was often assigned long, seemingly impossible takes...
F Troop's Commander of Fort Courage Ken Berry was given his first assignment by Mr. Spock when he was a lowly sergeant.
Ken Berry, best known for his role as Captain Wilton Parmenter on the TV comedy series F Troop, died Saturday at age 85, according to Variety.
“Dear friends. We are sad to let you know our beloved Captain, Mr Ken Berry passed away tonight,” Larry Storch, who played F Troop's Corporal Agarn, wrote to Facebook. “We just spoke with Jackie Joseph who confirmed the devastating news. We are at a true loss for words. Ken, we hope you know how much you were loved. Goodnight Captain. We miss you already.”
Berry could deliver lines, but his forte was physical comedy. Trained as a dancer since he joined the Horace Heidt Youth Opportunity Program traveling performance ensemble at age 15, Berry was often assigned long, seemingly impossible takes...
- 12/2/2018
- Den of Geek
Ken Berry, best known to TV audiences for his work on F Troop, Mayberry R.F.D. and Mama’s Family, has died at the age of 85. A cause of death has not been disclosed.
Berry’s death was first announced by his former wife, actress Jackie Joseph, in a Facebook post on Saturday. She later acknowledged the outpouring of “love and gratitude” expressed by friends and admirers of the late actor, and shared a photo of Berry and his partner of the last 26 years, Susie Walsh:
In addition to Joseph, Berry’s former F Troop costar, Larry Storch (Cpl.
Berry’s death was first announced by his former wife, actress Jackie Joseph, in a Facebook post on Saturday. She later acknowledged the outpouring of “love and gratitude” expressed by friends and admirers of the late actor, and shared a photo of Berry and his partner of the last 26 years, Susie Walsh:
In addition to Joseph, Berry’s former F Troop costar, Larry Storch (Cpl.
- 12/2/2018
- TVLine.com
“Now, no novocaine. It dulls the senses.”
Webster University’s Award-Winning Strange Brew Film Series has moved! The new location is Urban Chestnut in the Grove. This month’s film is the 1960 version of The Little Shop Of Horrors . It’s this Wednesday, July 11th. The movie starts at 8pm and admission is $5.
Roger Corman, who allegedly could negotiate the production of a film on a pay phone, shoot the film in the booth, and finance it with the money in the change slot, shot The Little Shop Of Horrors (1960) in two days and one night on a set that was left over from someone else’s production.
It is a classic featuring a very young Jack Nicholson as an undertaker who loved pain in his third film. The face that was to later become famous in The Shining was quite evident. Jonathan Haze played the lead as the clumsy...
Webster University’s Award-Winning Strange Brew Film Series has moved! The new location is Urban Chestnut in the Grove. This month’s film is the 1960 version of The Little Shop Of Horrors . It’s this Wednesday, July 11th. The movie starts at 8pm and admission is $5.
Roger Corman, who allegedly could negotiate the production of a film on a pay phone, shoot the film in the booth, and finance it with the money in the change slot, shot The Little Shop Of Horrors (1960) in two days and one night on a set that was left over from someone else’s production.
It is a classic featuring a very young Jack Nicholson as an undertaker who loved pain in his third film. The face that was to later become famous in The Shining was quite evident. Jonathan Haze played the lead as the clumsy...
- 7/6/2018
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Article by Jim Batts, Dana Jung, and Tom Stockman
Happy 92nd Birthday to a legend! Roger Corman has directed more than 50 low-budget drive-in classics, produced and/or distributed 450 more, and helped the careers of hundreds of young people breaking into the industry. A partial list: Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Irvin Kershner, Monte Hellman, Peter Bogdanovich, Gail Ann Hurd, James Cameron, Jonathan Kaplan, Joe Dante, Robert Towne. Considering Corman’s own films, Jonathan Demme has stated. “Roger is arguably the greatest independent filmmaker the American film industry has seen and probably ever will see.” We Are Movie Geeks has taken a look at Corman’s career and here are what we think are the ten best films that he has directed:
Honorable Mention. The Premature Burial
The Premature Burial (1962) is the ‘odd man out’ among the series of Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe adaptations because of the absence of Vincent Price...
Happy 92nd Birthday to a legend! Roger Corman has directed more than 50 low-budget drive-in classics, produced and/or distributed 450 more, and helped the careers of hundreds of young people breaking into the industry. A partial list: Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Irvin Kershner, Monte Hellman, Peter Bogdanovich, Gail Ann Hurd, James Cameron, Jonathan Kaplan, Joe Dante, Robert Towne. Considering Corman’s own films, Jonathan Demme has stated. “Roger is arguably the greatest independent filmmaker the American film industry has seen and probably ever will see.” We Are Movie Geeks has taken a look at Corman’s career and here are what we think are the ten best films that he has directed:
Honorable Mention. The Premature Burial
The Premature Burial (1962) is the ‘odd man out’ among the series of Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe adaptations because of the absence of Vincent Price...
- 4/5/2018
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Hollywood legend Doris Day is celebrating her 96th birthday!
Retired since 1973, she lives quietly in Carmel-by-the-sea, California, her adopted hometown, which is throwing her a weekend birthday bash that will also help raise funds for her pet cause: the Doris Day Animal Foundation.
“I am blessed with good health and so fortunate to be surrounded by loving friends and fans who have traveled so far to help raise money for the precious four-leggers,” Day told People. “It means a great deal to me and I am so grateful for their support.”
The festivities began on March 29 with a fan-run bingo night at the Cypress Inn,...
Retired since 1973, she lives quietly in Carmel-by-the-sea, California, her adopted hometown, which is throwing her a weekend birthday bash that will also help raise funds for her pet cause: the Doris Day Animal Foundation.
“I am blessed with good health and so fortunate to be surrounded by loving friends and fans who have traveled so far to help raise money for the precious four-leggers,” Day told People. “It means a great deal to me and I am so grateful for their support.”
The festivities began on March 29 with a fan-run bingo night at the Cypress Inn,...
- 3/31/2018
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
Article by Jim Batts, Dana Jung, and Tom Stockman
Happy 9oth Birthday to a legend! Roger Corman has directed more than 50 low-budget drive-in classics, produced and/or distributed 450 more, and helped the careers of hundreds of young people breaking into the industry. A partial list: Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Irvin Kershner, Monte Hellman, Peter Bogdanovich, Gail Ann Hurd, James Cameron, Jonathan Kaplan, Joe Dante, Robert Towne. Considering Corman’s own films, Jonathan Demme has stated. “Roger is arguably the greatest independent filmmaker the American film industry has seen and probably ever will see.” And he’s still going strong, currently producing the upcoming actioner Death Race 2050. We Are Movie Geeks has taken a look at Corman’s career and here are what we think are the ten best films that he has directed:
Honorable Mention. The Premature Burial
The Premature Burial (1962) is the ‘odd man out’ among the...
Happy 9oth Birthday to a legend! Roger Corman has directed more than 50 low-budget drive-in classics, produced and/or distributed 450 more, and helped the careers of hundreds of young people breaking into the industry. A partial list: Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Irvin Kershner, Monte Hellman, Peter Bogdanovich, Gail Ann Hurd, James Cameron, Jonathan Kaplan, Joe Dante, Robert Towne. Considering Corman’s own films, Jonathan Demme has stated. “Roger is arguably the greatest independent filmmaker the American film industry has seen and probably ever will see.” And he’s still going strong, currently producing the upcoming actioner Death Race 2050. We Are Movie Geeks has taken a look at Corman’s career and here are what we think are the ten best films that he has directed:
Honorable Mention. The Premature Burial
The Premature Burial (1962) is the ‘odd man out’ among the...
- 4/5/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Shirley Jones Movies: Innocent virgins and sex workers galore (photo: Shirley Jones and Burt Lancaster in ‘Elmer Gantry’) (See previous post: “Shirley Jones: From Book to Movies.”) I haven’t watched The Cheyenne Social Club (1970), a comedy Western directed by Gene Kelly, and starring 62-year-old James Stewart as a cowpoke who inherits an establishment that turns out to be a popular house of prostitution. Henry Fonda plays Stewart’s partner. And I’m sure Shirley Jones, as one of the sex workers, looks lovely in the film. Hopefully, director Kelly gave this likable, talented actress the chance to do more than just stand around looking pretty. But then again … For all purposes, The Cheyenne Social Club ended Shirley Jones’ film stardom; that same year she turned to TV and The Partridge Family. Jones would return to films only nine years later, as one of several stars (among them Michael Caine,...
- 8/28/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Among the over 300 individuals who gathered this week to honor the late PR Icon, Dale Olson, with an exhibit at the Hollywood Museum and former offices of make-up wizard, Max Factor, included Ruta Lee, Valerie Harper, Garry Marshall, George Schlatter, JoAnne Worley, Kate Linder, Jackie Joseph, Patricia Barry, Ann Jeffreys, Barbra Van Orden, Theodore Bikel, Ilene Graff, Ben Lanzarone, Leonard Maltin, Renee Taylor, Karen Sharpe-Kramer, Martin Wiviott, Hunter and Stan Frieberg. Scroll below for photos from the event.
- 9/29/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
A Planet Fury-approved selection of notable genre releases for May.
42nd Street Forever (2012) Blu-ray Available Now
225 minutes of pure awesome. Exploitation fans won’t want to miss Synapse Films' latest trailer compilation. This new release features theatrical trailers from the first two volumes with plenty of additional material. Enjoy classic horror, science fiction, action and exploitation coming attractions remastered in high definition. The 80+ titles include such grindhouse favorites as Dr. Butcher, MD, The Pom Pom Girls, Werewolves on Wheels, Savage Sisters, The Teacher, The Evictors and Chained Heat.
The Wizard of Gore/The Gore Gore Girls (1970/1972) Blu-ray Available Now
Something Weird’s Blu-ray release of Herschell Gordon Lewis’ Blood Trilogy last year was a minor revelation. The Blood Feast print, presented in glorious high definition, was stunning in its gore-soaked clarity. All three films (including Two Thousand Maniacs and Color Me Blood Red) highlighted superior transfers, but Blood Feast was the standout.
42nd Street Forever (2012) Blu-ray Available Now
225 minutes of pure awesome. Exploitation fans won’t want to miss Synapse Films' latest trailer compilation. This new release features theatrical trailers from the first two volumes with plenty of additional material. Enjoy classic horror, science fiction, action and exploitation coming attractions remastered in high definition. The 80+ titles include such grindhouse favorites as Dr. Butcher, MD, The Pom Pom Girls, Werewolves on Wheels, Savage Sisters, The Teacher, The Evictors and Chained Heat.
The Wizard of Gore/The Gore Gore Girls (1970/1972) Blu-ray Available Now
Something Weird’s Blu-ray release of Herschell Gordon Lewis’ Blood Trilogy last year was a minor revelation. The Blood Feast print, presented in glorious high definition, was stunning in its gore-soaked clarity. All three films (including Two Thousand Maniacs and Color Me Blood Red) highlighted superior transfers, but Blood Feast was the standout.
- 5/16/2012
- by Bradley Harding
- Planet Fury
*full disclosure: a blu-ray copy of this film was provided by Warner Bros. for review. Director: Joe Dante. Writer: Charlie Haas. Cast: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover, Robert Prosky, Robert Picardo, Christopher Lee, Haviland Morris, Marla Bloodstone, Dick Miller, Jackie Joseph, and Gedde Watanabe. Warner Bros. is set to release Joe Dante's gremlins on New York City once again. Gremlins 2: The New Batch is releasing on Blu-Ray for the first time May 8th and comedy fans might want to take notice. Many of the characters from the original film such as Gizmo, Billy (Zach Galligan) and Phoebe (Kate Beringer) return for this sequel. This time they are in New York with new jobs and new problems. Gizmo releases more monsters after getting wet and the chaos begins once again! The story here follows the original film's rules: do not get the mogwais wet, do not feed them...
- 5/9/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Join us for a pre-sale and signing of the impending release of our newest DVD.
This is just a heads up for all of our Los Angeles fans, which, judging by the turn out at Dark Delicacies last Sunday, are legion.
Tomorrow, Thursday, June 30 at 7 Pm, we’ll be at the great Rocket Video. We’ll be bringing along a slew of gurus (Josh, Larry, Joe, Jack, and maybe Mary) as well as Mr. Brian Trenchard-Smith. Dick Miller won’t be joining us as he did , but, schedule and health permitting, both Jonathan Haze and Jackie Joseph (stars of The Little Shop of Horrors) will be.
Rocket Video is located here:
315 N. La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036.
If you can make it, you can get your copy of Volume 2 early. (It’s been getting really great reviews.) But, if you can’t make it, don’t fear! Shout! Factory...
This is just a heads up for all of our Los Angeles fans, which, judging by the turn out at Dark Delicacies last Sunday, are legion.
Tomorrow, Thursday, June 30 at 7 Pm, we’ll be at the great Rocket Video. We’ll be bringing along a slew of gurus (Josh, Larry, Joe, Jack, and maybe Mary) as well as Mr. Brian Trenchard-Smith. Dick Miller won’t be joining us as he did , but, schedule and health permitting, both Jonathan Haze and Jackie Joseph (stars of The Little Shop of Horrors) will be.
Rocket Video is located here:
315 N. La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036.
If you can make it, you can get your copy of Volume 2 early. (It’s been getting really great reviews.) But, if you can’t make it, don’t fear! Shout! Factory...
- 6/29/2011
- by Danny
- Trailers from Hell
Run for your lives.again! It.s Trailers from Hell Volume 2! Trailers . you know, those fast-paced, two-to-four-minute theatrical promotional shorts that are jam-packed with swirling letters and screaming hyperbolic promises of: Thrills! Action! Mystery! Romance? On July 5, 2011, Shout! Factory will release Trailers from Hell Volume 2 on DVD, the second installment of the popular series. Confirmed attendees include: Director Jack Hill (Coffy, The Big Doll House), Writer Larry Karaszewski (Ed Wood, Problem Child), Director Joe Dante (Piranha, The Howling, Gremlins), actor Dick Miller (A Bucket of Blood, The Little Shop of Horrors), Writer Josh Olson (A History of Violence), actor Jonathan Haze (The Little Shop of Horrors), actress Jackie Joseph (The Little Shop of Horrors,...
- 6/23/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Los Angeles: Come meet some gurus and some Little Shop cast members! Get your DVD early!
You may or may not have heard that we have a brand new DVD coming out on July 5th, featuring 20 all-new, exclusive trailer commentaries and a brand new anamorphic transfer of Roger Corman’s cult classic The Little Shop Of Horrors.
And we’re celebrating this monumental occasion with a couple signings in the Los Angeles area.
On Sunday, June 26 at 2Pm (until 3 or so), we’ll be at the awesome Dark Delicacies in Burbank, CA. Joining us will be gurus Josh Olson, Larry Karaszewski, Joe Dante, Jack Hill and (schedule permitting) Mary Lambert.
We’ll also have on hand a couple of the stars of Little Shop: Jonathan Haze and, for this one signing only, genuine Joe Dante company player, Dick Miller!
The address for Dark Delicacies is:
3512 West Magnolia Boulevard, Burbank, CA 91505-2818
Then,...
You may or may not have heard that we have a brand new DVD coming out on July 5th, featuring 20 all-new, exclusive trailer commentaries and a brand new anamorphic transfer of Roger Corman’s cult classic The Little Shop Of Horrors.
And we’re celebrating this monumental occasion with a couple signings in the Los Angeles area.
On Sunday, June 26 at 2Pm (until 3 or so), we’ll be at the awesome Dark Delicacies in Burbank, CA. Joining us will be gurus Josh Olson, Larry Karaszewski, Joe Dante, Jack Hill and (schedule permitting) Mary Lambert.
We’ll also have on hand a couple of the stars of Little Shop: Jonathan Haze and, for this one signing only, genuine Joe Dante company player, Dick Miller!
The address for Dark Delicacies is:
3512 West Magnolia Boulevard, Burbank, CA 91505-2818
Then,...
- 6/22/2011
- by Danny
- Trailers from Hell
During the late 1960s, Filmation was having incredible success with The Archie Show on CBS. Not only was the TV series very popular but one of the animated show's songs, "Sugar, Sugar," hit the top spot on the Billboard charts. Hanna-Barbera wanted to duplicate the idea and licensed the Josie characters from Archie Comics. They centered the stories around the girls' band, added mysteries (ala Scooby-Doo, Where are You!), and were on their way.
Josie and the Pussycats debuted on September 12, 1970 on CBS. The animated show centers around six young people. Josie (Janet Waldo), Valerie (Barbara Pariot), and Melody (Jackie Joseph) make up the band. Handsome Alan (Jerry Dexter) is their roadie, Alexander (Casey Kasem) is their cowardly manager, and Alexandra (Sherry Alberoni) is his nasty sister.
Alan's sweet on Josie but Alexandra wants him to herself and will sabotage sweet Josie...
Josie and the Pussycats debuted on September 12, 1970 on CBS. The animated show centers around six young people. Josie (Janet Waldo), Valerie (Barbara Pariot), and Melody (Jackie Joseph) make up the band. Handsome Alan (Jerry Dexter) is their roadie, Alexander (Casey Kasem) is their cowardly manager, and Alexandra (Sherry Alberoni) is his nasty sister.
Alan's sweet on Josie but Alexandra wants him to herself and will sabotage sweet Josie...
- 5/25/2011
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Article by Jim Batts, Dana Jung, and Tom Stockman
Celebrated producer and director Roger Corman will be in St. Louis this weekend to help kick off the Vincentennial Vincent Price Film Festival. We Are Movie Geeks has decided to take a look at the directing career of the man known as .King of the B.s’, a Hollywood legend who.s discovered so much talent and gave so many future directors and actors their starts, that he has to be considered a one-man movie industry. Since we just posted the Top Ten Best of Vincent Price last week and included three of the eight Corman/Price collaborations in that list, we decided to leave off the films he made with Price this week and focus on other films that he directed. Roger Corman will be at the Hi-Pointe Theater at 1005 McCausland Ave. in St. Louis on Saturday May 21 to speak...
Celebrated producer and director Roger Corman will be in St. Louis this weekend to help kick off the Vincentennial Vincent Price Film Festival. We Are Movie Geeks has decided to take a look at the directing career of the man known as .King of the B.s’, a Hollywood legend who.s discovered so much talent and gave so many future directors and actors their starts, that he has to be considered a one-man movie industry. Since we just posted the Top Ten Best of Vincent Price last week and included three of the eight Corman/Price collaborations in that list, we decided to leave off the films he made with Price this week and focus on other films that he directed. Roger Corman will be at the Hi-Pointe Theater at 1005 McCausland Ave. in St. Louis on Saturday May 21 to speak...
- 5/18/2011
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The first question that springs to mind is, 'when did they green light a "Little Shop of Horrors" remake?' If anyone out there knows please tell me, because this is the first I've heard of it.
The original 1960 film (not the later musical) has become something of a cult classic due to word of mouth, and a small part played by a young Jack Nicholson - an appearance that is now almost misleadingly marketed on current releases of the film.
The actual stars were Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles and Dick Miller all of whom had worked for director Roger Corman previously, and the film is described on IMDb as:
"A classic black comedy about young schnook who develops a bloodthirsty plant and is forced to kill in order to feed it. The basis for the later hit stage musical."The young director who has optioned the rights...
The original 1960 film (not the later musical) has become something of a cult classic due to word of mouth, and a small part played by a young Jack Nicholson - an appearance that is now almost misleadingly marketed on current releases of the film.
The actual stars were Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles and Dick Miller all of whom had worked for director Roger Corman previously, and the film is described on IMDb as:
"A classic black comedy about young schnook who develops a bloodthirsty plant and is forced to kill in order to feed it. The basis for the later hit stage musical."The young director who has optioned the rights...
- 4/16/2009
- by info@originalsharpsays.com (Craig Sharp)
- FilmShaft.com
Friends and colleagues including Bruce Vilanch, Valarie Pettiford, Rachel York, Rita McKenzie, Carole Cook, Thom Troupe, Kathryn Jootsen, Lily Tomlin, Florence Henderson, Donna Mills, Jackie Joseph, Channing Chase, Tippi Hedren, JoAnne Worley, Kate Linder and the Los Angeles cast of Rent among others were more than thrilled to turn out for this special engagement of "The First 80 Years are the Hardest," that marked Carol Channing's return to the stage after her accident last year that forced her, for the very first time in her 70 year career, to cancel all scheduled performances.
- 3/7/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
AFTRA Los Angeles has announced the results of its 2004 election for the Los Angeles local board and the AFTRA national board members representing Los Angeles. The union, which represents television and radio talent in areas ranging from news and weather to soaps and variety shows, said one seat on the local board representing the sportscaster category and one seat on the national board representing the newsperson category are still vacant and will be filled according to provisions of the union's bylaws. The terms begin July 1, and 2,713 valid ballots were cast. Members re-elected to the Los Angeles local board for three-year terms include actors Marvin Kaplan, Jackie Joseph, Lori Alan, Bill Ratner, Cedering Fox, Matthew Kimbrough and Cain Devore. Also re-elected were announcer John Harlan, newsman David Horowitz and singer Dan Navarro.
- 6/20/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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