1. Director Bob Clark and his 22-year old son Ariel died in a car accident that involved a drunk driver. (Who by the way, didn't have license and escaped with minor injuries. As did his equally drunk passenger... there's just no justice in this world, is there?) Bob is well known for his diversity of films including "Deathdream," "A Christmas Story," "Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things," "Porky's," "Black Christmas," and "Rhinestone." Rest in peace Bob and Ariel. :-(
[Read the full story HERE.]
2. Duane of B-Movie Central has once again started up a b-movie forum on his fantastic website! Please sign up and give it some lovin'! But before you do that, you best sign up and start posting in my Forum or else.... I'll cry. :-(
3. I'm about to sit down and watch "The Valley of Gwangi" to refresh my crappy memory. I did a little more work on it earlier today, and I feel confident that it will be completed by the 6th or 7th.
That's all I've got for ya. Keep on rockin' the b-world!
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Yikes.... I need a refresher!
I'm about to get some shuteye but I felt that I had to give ya'll a little bit of info concerning my work on my review for "The Valley of Gwangi." I did make some headway, but not much seeing as how I forget a good chunk of the characters! Plus, some of my notes were a bit hard to read, so I'm going to sit down tomorrow after work and watch the movie to refresh my muddled memory (which isn't a bad thing at all because I love "Gwangi!") and check over a few of my notes. So as of right now, the review is... about 15 - 20% complete. After I watch it tomorrow, I figure I'll have the review completed and uploaded either Friday or Saturday. Also, my DVD shop will not be updated until I wake up, so don't go thinking that I've forgotten about it. ;-) I guess that about does it, so I'll be going now.
G'night everyone, I'll blog ya later! :-D
G'night everyone, I'll blog ya later! :-D
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Two major things of interest....
1. Congrats to "Shadow," the webmaster of Shadow's B-Movie Graveyard for winning the Legion of Muck Award! Great job man, you've earned it! Now I just gotta get my butt back in gear so that I can win it before the year is over! ;-)
2. I completed my review for "The Beast of Hollow Mountain" and I plan on working on "The Valley of Gwangi" later tonight (as it is now April 3rd) in order to finally complete my DINO-WESTERN DOUBLE FEATURE. While I am going to wait until "Gwangi" is reviewed to unveil my latest review, anyone currently reading this blog post (or venturing in my Forums) will get a sneak peek at the review. JUST CLICK HERE TO READ MY REVIEW FOR "THE BEAST OF HOLLOW MOUNTAIN" (1956)!
Enjoy the review, and expect to read my "Valley of Gwangi" review before the week is up. Gotta.... keep.... writing...
G'night! :-D
2. I completed my review for "The Beast of Hollow Mountain" and I plan on working on "The Valley of Gwangi" later tonight (as it is now April 3rd) in order to finally complete my DINO-WESTERN DOUBLE FEATURE. While I am going to wait until "Gwangi" is reviewed to unveil my latest review, anyone currently reading this blog post (or venturing in my Forums) will get a sneak peek at the review. JUST CLICK HERE TO READ MY REVIEW FOR "THE BEAST OF HOLLOW MOUNTAIN" (1956)!
Enjoy the review, and expect to read my "Valley of Gwangi" review before the week is up. Gotta.... keep.... writing...
G'night! :-D
Monday, April 2, 2007
March stats at the Vault.
Wowsers! Things have really picked up at the Vault and March was a stellar month. If you've been following the stats I've been posting here at the start of every month, you've probably noticed a steady increase in my traffic to the site. Well this month has blown me away as I've gotten 700 more visitors than in February. Here's hoping that April will be a kick ass month as well!
Well, without further ado, here's the stats for The B-Movie Film Vault's March 2007 run:
Total Unique Visitors: 2,467!
Total Visits: 3,694!
Total Hits: 48,751!
Best Day: March 5, 2007 with 162 visits and 2,178 hits!
The Vault has had visitors from well over 60 countries this month.
Here are the top five:
1. The United States (I doubt if anyone will every dethrone the U.S.)
2. The European Union
3. China
4. The Russian Federation
5. Australia
The Top Five Reviews of March were:
1. The Monster Squad (1987)
2. Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove (2005)
3. Arena (1989)
4. Infra-Man (1975)
5. The Dungeonmaster (1985)
The Top Five Search Phrases that were used to find the site are:
1. infra-man s greatest weapon
2. arena 1989
3. b-movies torrents
4. the monster squad
5. selena silver
The Top Five Search Keywords were:
1. movie
2. the
3. b
4. monster
5. of
That's a pretty darned good month and April is off to a great start so far! Its hard for me fathom that more than a hundred people visit my site every day. I best get some work done on it then, so that I can eventually jack that number up to two or even three hundred a day!
Thanks for visiting the Vault folks! Keep coming back, new stuff is on the way!!!
Well, without further ado, here's the stats for The B-Movie Film Vault's March 2007 run:
Total Unique Visitors: 2,467!
Total Visits: 3,694!
Total Hits: 48,751!
Best Day: March 5, 2007 with 162 visits and 2,178 hits!
The Vault has had visitors from well over 60 countries this month.
Here are the top five:
1. The United States (I doubt if anyone will every dethrone the U.S.)
2. The European Union
3. China
4. The Russian Federation
5. Australia
The Top Five Reviews of March were:
1. The Monster Squad (1987)
2. Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove (2005)
3. Arena (1989)
4. Infra-Man (1975)
5. The Dungeonmaster (1985)
The Top Five Search Phrases that were used to find the site are:
1. infra-man s greatest weapon
2. arena 1989
3. b-movies torrents
4. the monster squad
5. selena silver
The Top Five Search Keywords were:
1. movie
2. the
3. b
4. monster
5. of
That's a pretty darned good month and April is off to a great start so far! Its hard for me fathom that more than a hundred people visit my site every day. I best get some work done on it then, so that I can eventually jack that number up to two or even three hundred a day!
Thanks for visiting the Vault folks! Keep coming back, new stuff is on the way!!!
China has officially conquered the world.... of internet cafes!
My buddy Steve Oldford (busiest man on Earth and fellow lover of Asian Cinema AND Godzilla movies) sent me a link to a friend's blog and this guy has four pictures of China's newest (and biggest) internet cafe. Apparently the game of choice is World of Warcraft (which has recently replaced religion as the "opium of the masses") and well... check this photo and and tell me that YOU wouldn't want to visit this place:
I've got yellow fever to the extreme and this would be heaven on Earth for yours truly. CLICK HERE to see the rest of the pictures and get a good laugh at all the nerdy WOW players that are ignoring the scantily clad and utterly gorgeous gals that are sitting with them! We need more places like this here in the United States!
I've got yellow fever to the extreme and this would be heaven on Earth for yours truly. CLICK HERE to see the rest of the pictures and get a good laugh at all the nerdy WOW players that are ignoring the scantily clad and utterly gorgeous gals that are sitting with them! We need more places like this here in the United States!
Sunday, April 1, 2007
"Collision" review makes the grade!
Thankfully my review of Sharyn Chen's "Collision" was up to par. Here's what Sharyn had to say:
"Hi Jordan,
wow. what an in-depth analysis! Glad you picked up on some of the subtleties, like "1:01, 2:02, etc". im still waiting for someone to notice the palindromes...hmm....anyway, thanks so much for taking the time and effort to write such a thorough review. also, thank you so much for putting my trailer on your website. I look forward to answering your interview questions!
best,
sharyn"
For those of you scratching your heads, palindromes are words or sequences that are the same backwards as they are forwards like "level," "boob," "poop," "nun," or "dad." I plan on revisiting "Collision" before interviewing Sharyn, so maybe I can pick up on these mysterious palindromes before then in order to make myself look smarter. ;-D For more info on the film or to buy it, visit www.collisionthefilm.com!
"Hi Jordan,
wow. what an in-depth analysis! Glad you picked up on some of the subtleties, like "1:01, 2:02, etc". im still waiting for someone to notice the palindromes...hmm....anyway, thanks so much for taking the time and effort to write such a thorough review. also, thank you so much for putting my trailer on your website. I look forward to answering your interview questions!
best,
sharyn"
For those of you scratching your heads, palindromes are words or sequences that are the same backwards as they are forwards like "level," "boob," "poop," "nun," or "dad." I plan on revisiting "Collision" before interviewing Sharyn, so maybe I can pick up on these mysterious palindromes before then in order to make myself look smarter. ;-D For more info on the film or to buy it, visit www.collisionthefilm.com!
New issue of Rogue Cinema is online!
I'm really tired (as I had a hellacious night at work and finished one of my articles mere seconds before the new issue of RC went public) so here are my contributions to the latest issue of Rogue Cinema:
Rogue Cinema Genre Watch - April 2007
Missing Mondo Movie Night
Review: Collision (2007)
And just to further entice you to visit RC: This month's issue boasts 1 new interview, 10 new featured articles, and 19 new movie reviews for you to browse through! Go check it all out now!
G'night!
Rogue Cinema Genre Watch - April 2007
Missing Mondo Movie Night
Review: Collision (2007)
And just to further entice you to visit RC: This month's issue boasts 1 new interview, 10 new featured articles, and 19 new movie reviews for you to browse through! Go check it all out now!
G'night!
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