TFH regrets the passing of one-time TFH Guru, novelist, screenwriter, producer and director Ib Melchior, who gave us THE ANGRY RED PLANET, THE TIME TRAVELERS, ROBINSON CRUSOE ON MARS, PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES, and other 60s-era fan favorites as well as the immortal DEATH RACE 2000.
Roger Corman fans will be in hog heaven come this May when Kino Lorber Studio Classics releases one of his seminal films on Blu-ray, “X” The Man with X-Ray Eyes. The disc features audio commentary by Video Watchdog‘s Tim Lucas, Roger’s own Trailers From Hell commentary and a featurette with Joe Dante extolling the eye-popping virtues of…
Joe Dante has been thinking a lot lately about dead bodies that won’t stay dead. Case in point, his upcoming Zom-Com, Burying The Ex (from Image Entertainment) in which a young fella’s very stubborn (and very dead) girlfriend just won’t keep in her coffin… and another case in point, the imminent release on Blu-ray of…
Let’s dip into the Alfred Hitchcock catalog again – and no, the wine pairing isn’t brandy. That’s too easy, and it works with all Hitchcock movies. For any sort of trouble that arises – and with Hitchcock, it always arises – the cure is a blast of brandy. You can have a blast, but we…
If you spend a lot of online time at TrailersFromHell.com, you probably have an affinity for the low-budget horror films of the 1950s. Off-kilter story lines, scenery chewing, on-screen gaffes – not a problem! In fact, bring ’em on! That’s what we came here for. “Daughter of Dr. Jekyll” is right in your wheelhouse. It’s…
Just in time for Oscar season here are Joe’s favorite films of 2014, rescuing a few (Belle and Locke) from undeserved obscurity while applauding the blockbusters and indie hits. In keeping with the spirit of TFH we’re presenting his list accompanied by the movie’s trailer. It’s pretty clear after the passage of time which film lived…
British secret agent James Bond gave the world its most famous drink order: “A martini – shaken, not stirred.” Even if you don’t like martinis, it sounds great in Sean Connery’s dulcet tones. If Bond had been a Russian, he might have asked for “Wodka – leave the bottle.” But then he would have been…
There is something quaintly American about cheerleaders. There is also something quaintly American about baseball, apple pie and white Zinfandel. This time, we’re hangin’ with “The Pom Pom Girls.” All-American girls in bikinis at the beach, practicing their cheers while showing their rears. Roll ‘em, aaaaand – that’s a wrap! What more do you need…
As we inch our way toward autumn, wine lovers turn their thoughts to harvest time. Visions of grape pickers working the vineyards fill our heads, lovingly fondling each cluster of Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon before gently plucking it from the vine and sending it on its way to the sorting table.At the beginning of…
Don’t be too quick to fish for a white wine to pair with the 1978 “Jaws” parody, “Piranha.” The Roger Corman production, directed by TFH chief guru Joe Dante will probably require something with a little more bite. While “Jaws” had only one fish – okay, it was a pretty big fish – “Piranha”…
TFH Guru Max Landis just wrapped a short film, Jane LA. Max describes it as “a short film about a girl who’s become obsessed with a strange art project.” Things turn out to be not quite that simple. Have a look. And here’s little stocking stuffer… Max’s take on Gremlins 2.
Art of the Title is one of those small miracles on the internet, a beautifully designed site that is also beautifully written. Its subject, as old as movies themselves, is the artfully composed title sequence. Art of the Title could easily be called our sister site; we both opened our doors for business in 2007 and we each share the…