CORMAN'S WORLD

I recently read Roger Corman's autobiography, How I Made A Hundred Movies In Hollywood And Never Lost A Dime, which is not only highly informative of how Hollywood works but is also a fun read.  A new documentary is coming out, Corman's World, and it looks fantastic.  You get Robert DeNiro, Ron Howard, Pam Grier, Tom Hanks and Peter Fonda reflecting on working for Roger Corman, all with footage from his infamous movies.

JOE DANTE TALKS BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAWS

Director and film buff Joe Dante gives us a commentary for the trailer to the b-movie, Blood on Satan's 
Claws, on Trailers From Hell!, "the premier showcase for a breathtakingly eclectic assortment of trailers from classic era films both in their original form and punctuated with informative and amusing commentary by contemporary filmmakers."

THEY DON'T MAKE 'EM LIKE THIS ANYMORE

Oh sure, they still make plenty of bad movies. But no one makes fun movie posters like this anymore.

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BIKINIS! MONSTERS! MOTORCYCLES!

AMC is now featuring B-movies online! That's right, you can now watch Dragstrip Girls in full screen absolutely free.

Bikinis! Monsters! Motorcycles! Welcome to BMC, your new go-to site for B-movies by the likes of John Carpenter (Dark Star) and Roger Corman (Saga of the Viking Women). Now online and in full screen, watch unsung classics like Asylum by Psycho screenwriter Robert Block or Corridors of Blood with the inimitable Christopher Lee. Want to see international icons before they made it big? Check out Raquel Welch in A Swingin' Summer or kung fu king Sonny Chiba in Terror Beneath the Sea. Looking for the unexpected? How about The Ruthless Four, a spaghetti Western starring Klaus Kinski. Whether it's hotrod culture (Dragstrip Girls) or beefcake epics (Hercules Unchained), BMC has got you covered.

I think I'll start with Reform School Girl. Okay Smokey, roll 'em!