If it were the case in the 1930’s that the success of a man could be attributed to his acquisition of midgets, then Jed Buell was the Donald Trump of his day. ‘The Terror of Tiny Town’ features an ‘All Midget Cast’ of none other than ‘Jed Buell’s Midgets’. Yes folks, step right up to [...]
What could have possessed Browning to make such a bold cinematic statement that would have drastic results on what had been a lucrative career?
We return to examine the work of Dwain Esper, of ‘Reefer Madness’ fame. Two years after the success of ‘Reefer’, Esper directed ‘Sex Madness’ (aka: ‘They Must Be Told’, ‘Human Wreckage’) (1938) which was pitched as an educational cautionary feature that stood to enlighten adolescents and young adults on the perils of venereal disease. We [...]
Exploitation cinema consists of everything that is cheap, sleazy, violent, sexy, horrific and well, exploitative I guess.
Parodies of this have been seen in everything from the Simpsons to Beavis and Butthead, but the allure of the original is still as strong as it was over two decades ago.
I’m not spoiling a thing by telling you that the entity emerges to be a disembodied killer penis, which is animated Morph style out of plasticine.
Now, as it’s sunny I’m going into town, with my stick to see if I can trip up some young idiot with a haircut.