THE BRAIN FROM PLANET AROUS On Blu-ray From The Film Detective

The 1957 science-fiction film THE BRAIN FROM PLANET AROUS is one of my guilty pleasures. It's also one of the most notable (some would say notorious) examples of 1950s low-budget big-screen sci-fi. The Film Detective has now released it on Blu-ray, with all sorts of trimmings. Somewhere in the Ameri... Read full article

Killing Bill: Female Vengeance in THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE (1962)

Long before Uma Thurman's relentless Bride swore to kill Bill in the Quentin Tarantino movies, Jan in the Pan killed her own treacherous Bill in the low-budget horror classic, The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962). Despite its B-horror status and sleazy male gaze, The Brain That Wouldn't Die turns out ... Read full article

Throwback Thursday – The Brain The Wouldn’t Die

Between this blog and my previous one, Professor Damian’s Public Domain Treasure Chest, I’ve been writing about movies for quite a while now. Because of that, there are a lot of posts that have simply gotten lost to the mists of time. So, I figured I’d use the idea of “Throwb... Read full article

The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962)

The Brain That Wouldn’t Die Directed by Joseph Green Written by Joseph Green, original story by Green and Rex Carlton 1962/USA Rex Carlton Productions Repeat viewing/Amazon Prime Not the best in the “brain-in-a-bottle” genre. Dr. Bill Cortner is a hot-shot young surgeon.  His... Read full article

Classic Films in Focus: THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE (1962)

A low-budget cult classic, The Brain that Wouldn't Die (1962) offers all the twisted delights one could ask for in a science fiction horror movie of this type. It's sleazy, gruesome, and short, with a parade of scantily clad women and a mad surgeon hellbent on attaching his girlfriend's severed head... Read full article