It's a double dose of trailer goodness this evening! The weather is calling some rain this weekend. It should make some gloomy, atmospheric viewing for our bloodsuckers out there!
First, we have Near Dark. This came out in October 1987 and didn't seem to generate much buzz. Maybe The Lost Boys came out around the same time, and stole some thunder from it. Will have to check the dates on that! Anyone? This is a smart vampire film as I believe they never actually mention the word vampire. It stars Adrian Pasdar and also features early appearances on film by Bill Paxton and Iggy Pop! It's become a cult hit over the years, and I love me the cult classics! Here's the trailer...
From there, we will shifting to a movie I know hardly anything about, 1971's Dracula vs. Frankenstein. It's a low budget Grindhouse-like film. For those that are unfamiliar with the term; In the 70's there were a lot of movie houses that ran all night low budget horror movie marathons. They usually had some nudity and lots of gore. And they called these houses Grindhouses because they "grinded" out the films one after another. They always seemed to be in the seedier parts of town and god knows what went on there! Anyway, this featured Lon Cheney Jr. in his last role, as his addiction to alcohol had pretty much ran it's course by then. I was curious in this flick as it was on the list of films that originally ran on Creature Double Feature. My mind doesn't recall it but we'll see if it sparks anything when viewed...
I love the tone of this week's Creature Double Feature. I hope to see you there! Until then, watch the skies!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
This Weekend's (5/2) Creature Double Feature Drive-In Movies!
Greetings Groovy Ghoulies! A day late and a dollar short but "fangs" for staying around! The drive-in is featuring two doozies this weekend! Texas Chainsaw and Horror of Dracula were great and I hope you will enjoy these two too! We will be celebrating MORE vampires in different flicks.First, Adrian Pasdar of Heroes fame is bitten by a pretty drifter and soon finds himself caught up among them! Can he break the curse before him? Find out in Near Dark!
Pure Grindhouse and monster battle royal fun after that! A descendant of Dr. Frankenstein hopes to revive the monster in 1971! The good count Dracula arrives and the body count soars! Could anything contain these two titans? Have you seen the movie poster above? Dracula vs. Frankenstein is placing bets now!
Check back for the previews tomorrow! Until then, watch the skies!
Friday, April 24, 2009
Clip of The Week: Martin Landau as Bela Lugosi
Happy Friday Groovy Ghoulies!
The sun is shining and it looks like it's going to be a great weekend in upstate NY. I opened up the vault to see what they had for the clip of the week, and this is what popped out! Tim Burton made a movie about the life of B Movie director Ed Wood. It starred Johnny Depp and Martin Landau.
Here's a clip from the movie where Bela is supposed to fight a mechanical octopus while filming Bride of The Monster. Things don't go exactly as planned. Enjoy the scene and I hope to see you all for Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Horror of Dracula tomorrow!
The sun is shining and it looks like it's going to be a great weekend in upstate NY. I opened up the vault to see what they had for the clip of the week, and this is what popped out! Tim Burton made a movie about the life of B Movie director Ed Wood. It starred Johnny Depp and Martin Landau.
Here's a clip from the movie where Bela is supposed to fight a mechanical octopus while filming Bride of The Monster. Things don't go exactly as planned. Enjoy the scene and I hope to see you all for Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Horror of Dracula tomorrow!
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Previews: Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Horror of Dracula
Double the previews tonight as we get ever closer to what's shaping up to be a great weekend!
Our first feature, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was one of those films I waited until I was a teenager to discover. I remember going to Karner Video and Hippo's, of all places, to rent movies and always being drawn to the Horror section. Anyway, there was this movie explosion for me and I was introduced to many of the great '70s and '80s slasher films. And I would like to think if Creature Double Feature had lasted the test of time of the cable expansion, we might have seen these kinds of films make their way into the rotation with the likes of our second feature.
Tobe Hopper made this low budget great in 1974. I don't think he realized he would spawn a franchise that has enjoyed recent success with rebooted remake and prequel. It's based loosely on serial killer Ed Gaines and at times unsettling. It grossed almost $31 million and and has become one of the most influential horror films of our time. Here's the trailer...
From there, we return to the familiar hallowed Hammer Films ground. I hope you can tell I am a huge fan of these films and this is one of my absolute favorites! Anytime Christopher Lee is donning the fangs, it's a good day. But, "The Horror of Dracula" was the first one to pit Peter Cushing against his good friend. Hammer was still breaking ground with their horror films, and this followed up "Curse of Frankenstein" in fact playing as a double feature in some spots. The colors in this film are great. And I just love the atmosphere of these films. Here's a great trailer...
It's going to be a great weekend to hit the drive-in and I hope to see you there! Bring your raincoat as the blood will be flowing freely!
Our first feature, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was one of those films I waited until I was a teenager to discover. I remember going to Karner Video and Hippo's, of all places, to rent movies and always being drawn to the Horror section. Anyway, there was this movie explosion for me and I was introduced to many of the great '70s and '80s slasher films. And I would like to think if Creature Double Feature had lasted the test of time of the cable expansion, we might have seen these kinds of films make their way into the rotation with the likes of our second feature.
Tobe Hopper made this low budget great in 1974. I don't think he realized he would spawn a franchise that has enjoyed recent success with rebooted remake and prequel. It's based loosely on serial killer Ed Gaines and at times unsettling. It grossed almost $31 million and and has become one of the most influential horror films of our time. Here's the trailer...
From there, we return to the familiar hallowed Hammer Films ground. I hope you can tell I am a huge fan of these films and this is one of my absolute favorites! Anytime Christopher Lee is donning the fangs, it's a good day. But, "The Horror of Dracula" was the first one to pit Peter Cushing against his good friend. Hammer was still breaking ground with their horror films, and this followed up "Curse of Frankenstein" in fact playing as a double feature in some spots. The colors in this film are great. And I just love the atmosphere of these films. Here's a great trailer...
It's going to be a great weekend to hit the drive-in and I hope to see you there! Bring your raincoat as the blood will be flowing freely!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
This Weekend's (4/25) Creature Double Feature Drive-In Movies!
Greeting Groovy Ghoulies! The films for this week's drive-in have just landed in my lap and it promises to be a bloody good time!We're going to be headed to the great state of Texas for our first feature and check it with our favorite family of cannibals. Can you survive a night in their house? Will you be able to get away from Leatherface and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre?
From there, we journey to far away Transylvania and watch one of my favorite Hammer classics. Peter Cushing stars as Dr. Van Helsing and Christopher Lee appears as Count Dracula for the first time as The Horror of Dracula is unleashed on the world! Hope to see you this weekend at the Creature Double Feature Drive-In!
Jason and Werewolf reviews
Greeting Ghoulies!
It's nice to have a few minutes to talk about last week's movies before I start spooling up this week's horror hi jinks!
Jason and The Argonauts was decent. Growing up in the 70s and 80s, I was more of a Clash of The Titans kid but I enjoyed Ray Harryhausen's special effects. I did love Telos the guardian of the tomb and the creaking metal noises he made will stick with me for awhile.
Werewolf of London has been often compared to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and I can see that comparison. This was like no other werewolf movie I had seen before. The werewolf seemed to keep his intelligence and voice. It seems not until Lon Cheney Jr. did the bar get set for future werewolves. Great film though, not the bomb it was in it's day!
Going to go see what is in store for us this week, I think some more blood will be in order! Till then, Watch the skies!
It's nice to have a few minutes to talk about last week's movies before I start spooling up this week's horror hi jinks!
Jason and The Argonauts was decent. Growing up in the 70s and 80s, I was more of a Clash of The Titans kid but I enjoyed Ray Harryhausen's special effects. I did love Telos the guardian of the tomb and the creaking metal noises he made will stick with me for awhile.
Werewolf of London has been often compared to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and I can see that comparison. This was like no other werewolf movie I had seen before. The werewolf seemed to keep his intelligence and voice. It seems not until Lon Cheney Jr. did the bar get set for future werewolves. Great film though, not the bomb it was in it's day!
Going to go see what is in store for us this week, I think some more blood will be in order! Till then, Watch the skies!
Friday, April 17, 2009
Clip of The Week: I'm Your Boogeyman
Welcome to a new feature here at the drive-in, Groovy Ghoulies!
Fridays will bring the clip of the week from the great big vault known as Youtube! This week, we're featuring some music from my second favorite shock rocker, Rob Zombie! Here's his cover of KC and The Sunshine Band's, "I'm Your Boogeyman!"
See you at the drive-in tomorrow night, and remeber to watch the skies!
Fridays will bring the clip of the week from the great big vault known as Youtube! This week, we're featuring some music from my second favorite shock rocker, Rob Zombie! Here's his cover of KC and The Sunshine Band's, "I'm Your Boogeyman!"
See you at the drive-in tomorrow night, and remeber to watch the skies!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Preview: Werewolf of London
When people think of the Wolf Man, most people think of the legendary look of Lon Chenay Jr in the Universal Classic. But, years before that Henry Hull wore the fur in Werewolf of London, also from Universal.
This will be my first viewing of this film. Growing up in various monster magazines and books, I had seen black and white stills of the werewolf in this film, it will be nice to finally see it on the big screen.
This was the first mainstream Hollywood production of a werewolf film and also considered a flop at the time. Here's the trailer! See you at the drive-in!
This will be my first viewing of this film. Growing up in various monster magazines and books, I had seen black and white stills of the werewolf in this film, it will be nice to finally see it on the big screen.
This was the first mainstream Hollywood production of a werewolf film and also considered a flop at the time. Here's the trailer! See you at the drive-in!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Preview: Jason and The Argonauts
I'm a big fan of stop-motion animation and Jason and The Argonauts is full of great stuff by Ray Harryhausen. Jason came out in 1963 and told the tale of the Greek hero taking the almost impossible task of hunting down the golden fleece and gaining revenge against Pelias, who killed his mother.
It's a great fantasy film that that should make for a great showing this week. I'll look forward to watching this with you this Saturday.
Here's the trailer that was remade still cool nonetheless...
It's a great fantasy film that that should make for a great showing this week. I'll look forward to watching this with you this Saturday.
Here's the trailer that was remade still cool nonetheless...
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
An Apology
Well Hello Groovy Ghoulies!
It has been a crazy couple of weeks here at the drive-in and I haven't been able to get here as much as possible. With a business trip and Easter, it was tough to give myself the time to watch the features.
So, I am giving 150% to the drive-in and getting things back on track! I didn't get a chance to watch this past weekend's features so Tune in tomorrow for a preview of Jason and The Argonauts and Thursday a preview of Werewolf of London. On Friday, we'll start the weekend off with a brand new feature but more about that when the time comes!
Hang in there Ghoulies, this train went off course a touch but we're back on track now!
It has been a crazy couple of weeks here at the drive-in and I haven't been able to get here as much as possible. With a business trip and Easter, it was tough to give myself the time to watch the features.
So, I am giving 150% to the drive-in and getting things back on track! I didn't get a chance to watch this past weekend's features so Tune in tomorrow for a preview of Jason and The Argonauts and Thursday a preview of Werewolf of London. On Friday, we'll start the weekend off with a brand new feature but more about that when the time comes!
Hang in there Ghoulies, this train went off course a touch but we're back on track now!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
It's Alive!
Yes, my Groovy Ghoulies! I am back among the undead!!! I spent a long bunch of days out of town on business. and I have missed the drive-in so! I am back and ready to bring more great monster, horror, sci-fi, and fantasy flicks your way!I hope you are still out there and able to come to the drive-in this weekend as we are showing two classics!
First up, Jason and The Argonauts set sail for adventure and great mystery!!
After that, we face the Werewolf of London. I am looking forward to sinking my teeth into these features, and catch up on some other reviews I owe you all! Check back hopefully tomorrow for the trailers to these fine features, and I hope there are some of you still out there to enjoy them!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
The Legend of The 7 Golden Vampires
Greetings Groovy Ghoulies!
I wasn't sure if this weekend's first feature was going to make it on the air this week!I had seen the DVD of this last week at one of the book chains here in the area (not my favorite one, I'm more of a Barnes and Noble guy!). I knew I wasn't going to get paid for another week. So, I asked the young zombie-ish girl if she would hold it for me. She told me they only hold them for 24 hours. Shite!
So, I put it back on the shelf and waited. Yesterday morning, I went onto this chain's website and they have a thing where you ask the store to hold something for you. I found the DVD and entered my request. A few hours later, I received an email telling me they were out of this product. Well, tonight for the heck of it, I decided to take a ride over there, and sure enough on the shelf....The Legend of The 7 Golden Vampires. So, the drive-in will go on...I'm going to start having to come up with back-up plans!
Anyway, this is going to be my first viewing of this classic. And at the time this was made, Hammer Films was in trouble. It was 1974, and the horror from Hammer had it's day some ten or so years before. Peter Cushing played Professor Van Helsing for one of the last times, and John Forbes-Robertson was playing the role of Count Dracula after Christopher Lee had stated he would never play the role again. He had said the material had gotten too far away from Bram Stoker's original novel.
I think this was one of only two movies produced by Hammer that year, along with another movie also shot in China. This mixes Horror with the Kung Fu craze that had taken the Eastern World by storm. It tells the tale of a rural village in China attacked by vampires and Van Helsing to the rescue! With today's special effects, this could be a cool sequel to Van Helsing. Anyway, here's the trailer. I am really looking forward to watching this one!
I wasn't sure if this weekend's first feature was going to make it on the air this week!I had seen the DVD of this last week at one of the book chains here in the area (not my favorite one, I'm more of a Barnes and Noble guy!). I knew I wasn't going to get paid for another week. So, I asked the young zombie-ish girl if she would hold it for me. She told me they only hold them for 24 hours. Shite!
So, I put it back on the shelf and waited. Yesterday morning, I went onto this chain's website and they have a thing where you ask the store to hold something for you. I found the DVD and entered my request. A few hours later, I received an email telling me they were out of this product. Well, tonight for the heck of it, I decided to take a ride over there, and sure enough on the shelf....The Legend of The 7 Golden Vampires. So, the drive-in will go on...I'm going to start having to come up with back-up plans!
Anyway, this is going to be my first viewing of this classic. And at the time this was made, Hammer Films was in trouble. It was 1974, and the horror from Hammer had it's day some ten or so years before. Peter Cushing played Professor Van Helsing for one of the last times, and John Forbes-Robertson was playing the role of Count Dracula after Christopher Lee had stated he would never play the role again. He had said the material had gotten too far away from Bram Stoker's original novel.
I think this was one of only two movies produced by Hammer that year, along with another movie also shot in China. This mixes Horror with the Kung Fu craze that had taken the Eastern World by storm. It tells the tale of a rural village in China attacked by vampires and Van Helsing to the rescue! With today's special effects, this could be a cool sequel to Van Helsing. Anyway, here's the trailer. I am really looking forward to watching this one!
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