Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on June 18, 2020

(1980) Directed by Barbara Peeters; Written by Frederick James (aka: William Martin); Story by Frank Arnold and Martin B. Cohen; Starring: Doug McClure, Ann Turkel, Vic Morrow, Cindy Weintraub, Anthony Peña and Breck Costin; Available on Blu-ray, DVD, Shudder and Amazon Prime Rating: ** &#8220   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on December 31, 2019

Lords of the Deep exists for reasons. Some of them seem interesting enough I’m disappointed the trivia section on IMDb doesn’t offer any explanations. But just going on what it’s like watching the film and what it’s good for? You hate top-billed Bradford Dillman and want to simultaneously be remind   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on September 25, 2019

Yongary, Monster from the Deep (Taekoesu Yonggary) Directed by Ki-duk Kim Written by Ki-duk Kim and Yun-sung Seo 1967/Korea Keukdong Entertainment/Toei Company First viewing/Amazon Instant Take the cheesiest Godzilla movie you can imagine, ramp the cheese factor to 11, and you get this awesomely bad   read more

Noirish Posted by John Grant on February 6, 2019

US / 95 minutes / color / Frederic Golchan Productions, Leonard Hill Films, NBC Dir: Charles Correll Pr: Frederic Golchan Scr: Robert Nathan, Robert Rosenblum Story: In the Deep Woods (1989) by Nicholas Condé (i.e., Robert Nathan and Robert Rosenblum) Cine: James Glennon Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Anth   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on March 10, 2016

When it comes to Kaiju (giant monster) cinema, I own most of the Godzilla and Gamera movies on home video. I also have British Kaiju movies, American Kaiju movies....I even have a Danish Kaiju movie (the notorious REPTILICUS). Kino Studio Classics has now released on Blu-ray a South Korean Kaiju...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 17, 2016

I’m really not sure exactly how The Deep snuck into the Saturday morning kids movie line up back when I was younger and it had just come out, but there it was, and therefore there were my best friend at the time and I sitting in the front row watching...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on August 24, 2015

Kino Lorber continues to put out more AIP horror and science-fiction films on Blu-ray, and one of their latest is 1965's WAR-GODS OF THE DEEP, starring Vincent Price. I have always had an affection for this title, because I first saw it back in the mid-1980s on the Son of...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on May 7, 2014

The upcoming release of the new GODZILLA film has led to a number of new Godzilla-themed products. Among them are three classic Godzilla movies being released on Blu-ray in America for the first time by a company called Kraken Releasing. Of course I've purchased all three of them (what did...   read more

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day Jr. on May 7, 2014

The upcoming release of the new GODZILLA film has led to a number of new Godzilla-themed products. Among them are three classic Godzilla movies being released on Blu-ray in America for the first time by a company called Kraken Releasing. Of course I've purchased all three of them (what did...   read more

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on July 11, 2013

Star Susan Hart later married AIP founder James H. Nicholson. When a solicitor's body washes up on the Cornish coast, mining engineer Ben Harris (Tab Hunter) goes to the local hotel to see the dead man's employer, fellow American Jill Tregillis (Susan Hart). Jill only knows that Mr. Penrose, the...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on September 3, 2009

I’m a little surprised Donna Summer did the theme song for The Deep, seeing as how she’s black and, according to The Deep, every black person is a villain of some kind or another. Even with his blond locks, I’ve never thought of Nick Nolte as particularly aryan (maybe because...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on August 3, 2009

Maybe it’s James Horner’s score–which is solid, if a little too Jaws inspired–but if you squint your eyes and turn off your brain, Humanoids from the Deep almost seems like a real movie. It’s not, of course, it’s a New World picture. It’s got to be hard for   read more