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If a category is listed as "Optional", it does not need to be
filled to "complete" the checklist. There are 10 free spots you may apply to non-Optional categories.
As with other checklists, titles can count for multiple categories.
Some of these categories are so obscure we're giving 10 free spots of your choosing to fill in the list.
Watch one film from every decade of film history.
* 1890 - (insert film title here)(Optional)
* 1900 -(optional)
* 1910 -(optional)
* 1920 -(optional)
* 1930 -
* 1940 -
* 1950 -
* 1960 -
* 1970 -
* 1980 -
* 1990 -
* 2000 -
* 2010 -
* 2020 -
Watch a film for each rating:
* G - (optional)
* PG - (optional)
* PG-13 - (optional)
* R - (optional)
* X (or NC-17) - (optional)
* Unrated (post-MPAA 1968) - (optional)
Watch a film in an actual Drive-in. (optional) (insert title)
Watch a film in the following genres:
Italian (or European) films of the following Genres:
* Giallo/Krimi
* Sword & Sandal
* Spaghetti Western
* Cannibal Film
Martial Arts film:
* Bruce Lee-sploitation (Starring any variation on Bruce Li, Le, etc.)
* Hong Kong (or other Asian) film
* American film
* Any "Ninja" film
* Bonus* Actual Bruce Lee film
Asian Action Film
Biker Film
Stoner Film
Carsploitation Film
FADsploitation
Blaxploitation
Sexploitation:
* Any type
* Nudie Cutie
* Roughie
* 70s Porn (film)
* Emmanuelle Film
* Teen Sex Comedy
Nunsploitation
Shocksploitation
Rape/Revenge Film
Vigilante Film
Women in Prison
Nazisploitation
Eschploitation (religious end times, or general religious exploitation)
Hixploitation/Moonshiners
Roadshow Exploitation/30s-40s "Cautionary" films
Juvenile Delinquent Film
60s Beach Movie
Film starring Musical Group or Music Star (that did not become a legit actor)
* *Bonus* Elvis film
Ozploitation
(NEW) Canuxploitation
Mexican Wrestling Film
Foreign "Ripoff" film (such as Turkish cinema)
Eco-Terror Film
Pre-90s Post-Apocalyptic film
Plague-sploitation
Mockbuster
"Mondo" Film
Documentary ABOUT Exploitation/Drive-ins or those involved in their production
Video Nasty
Critical Bomb (Less than 20% Rotten Tomatoes or Metacritic or IMDB Bottom 100 {Bottom 100 archive})
Financial Bomb
Razzie Winner or Nominee
MST3K/RiffTrax (or Cinematic Titanic) version of a film
(NEW) Trailer Compilation (feature length)
(NEW) LGBTQ film
Watch 3 Paycheck films, A.K.A. Nick Cage/Bruce Willis memorial. Films with once respected actors fallen on hard times.
* 1
* 2
* 3
Watch 10 films starring anyone from the actors safe list.
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
Watch 10 films Directed/Produced by anyone from the directors/producers safe list.
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
Watch 5 films from those in the Studio/Distributor safe list.
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
Box Set tributes. Watch films from a box set compilation of a filmmaker (star or director). Watch at least 3 from a box set. Can combine box sets to get the full 10.
*1
*2
*3
*4
*5
*6
*7
*8
*9
*10
Safe Lists
The following lists are Automatic Safe lists. They are not definitive and there might be exceptions therein, especially concerning Distributors. Generally, the presence of those on the lists in an actual creative capacity (that is, more than just a cameo or bit part. For instance, Bruce Campbell appearing in Spider-Man does not make Spider-Man safe) is enough to make a film safe. Got more? Post them and I'll update the list. Obviously, films not including these participants are safe, too. Update: I added several new names to the actors list. Some of these actors appeared in actual big budget Hollywood fare, but most of their career was in B-Movies, then obviously discard the Big Hollywood movies and just watch the B's (For example, William Shatner. Ignore Star Trek movies but anything else is fair game. Or Patrick Swazye. Ghost is probably not right, but most of his other films were B-Movies).
Automatic Safe list:
Lists
Directors/Producers:
Actors:
Distributors/Studios:
(Some more theatrical ones, with samples of their output)
filled to "complete" the checklist. There are 10 free spots you may apply to non-Optional categories.
As with other checklists, titles can count for multiple categories.
Some of these categories are so obscure we're giving 10 free spots of your choosing to fill in the list.
Watch one film from every decade of film history.
* 1890 - (insert film title here)(Optional)
* 1900 -(optional)
* 1910 -(optional)
* 1920 -(optional)
* 1930 -
* 1940 -
* 1950 -
* 1960 -
* 1970 -
* 1980 -
* 1990 -
* 2000 -
* 2010 -
* 2020 -
Watch a film for each rating:
* G - (optional)
* PG - (optional)
* PG-13 - (optional)
* R - (optional)
* X (or NC-17) - (optional)
* Unrated (post-MPAA 1968) - (optional)
Watch a film in an actual Drive-in. (optional) (insert title)
Watch a film in the following genres:
Italian (or European) films of the following Genres:
* Giallo/Krimi
* Sword & Sandal
* Spaghetti Western
* Cannibal Film
Martial Arts film:
* Bruce Lee-sploitation (Starring any variation on Bruce Li, Le, etc.)
* Hong Kong (or other Asian) film
* American film
* Any "Ninja" film
* Bonus* Actual Bruce Lee film
Asian Action Film
Biker Film
Stoner Film
Carsploitation Film
FADsploitation
Blaxploitation
Sexploitation:
* Any type
* Nudie Cutie
* Roughie
* 70s Porn (film)
* Emmanuelle Film
* Teen Sex Comedy
Nunsploitation
Shocksploitation
Rape/Revenge Film
Vigilante Film
Women in Prison
Nazisploitation
Eschploitation (religious end times, or general religious exploitation)
Hixploitation/Moonshiners
Roadshow Exploitation/30s-40s "Cautionary" films
Juvenile Delinquent Film
60s Beach Movie
Film starring Musical Group or Music Star (that did not become a legit actor)
* *Bonus* Elvis film
Ozploitation
(NEW) Canuxploitation
Mexican Wrestling Film
Foreign "Ripoff" film (such as Turkish cinema)
Eco-Terror Film
Pre-90s Post-Apocalyptic film
Plague-sploitation
Mockbuster
"Mondo" Film
Documentary ABOUT Exploitation/Drive-ins or those involved in their production
Video Nasty
Critical Bomb (Less than 20% Rotten Tomatoes or Metacritic or IMDB Bottom 100 {Bottom 100 archive})
Financial Bomb
Razzie Winner or Nominee
MST3K/RiffTrax (or Cinematic Titanic) version of a film
(NEW) Trailer Compilation (feature length)
(NEW) LGBTQ film
Watch 3 Paycheck films, A.K.A. Nick Cage/Bruce Willis memorial. Films with once respected actors fallen on hard times.
* 1
* 2
* 3
Watch 10 films starring anyone from the actors safe list.
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
Watch 10 films Directed/Produced by anyone from the directors/producers safe list.
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
Watch 5 films from those in the Studio/Distributor safe list.
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
Box Set tributes. Watch films from a box set compilation of a filmmaker (star or director). Watch at least 3 from a box set. Can combine box sets to get the full 10.
*1
*2
*3
*4
*5
*6
*7
*8
*9
*10
Safe Lists
The following lists are Automatic Safe lists. They are not definitive and there might be exceptions therein, especially concerning Distributors. Generally, the presence of those on the lists in an actual creative capacity (that is, more than just a cameo or bit part. For instance, Bruce Campbell appearing in Spider-Man does not make Spider-Man safe) is enough to make a film safe. Got more? Post them and I'll update the list. Obviously, films not including these participants are safe, too. Update: I added several new names to the actors list. Some of these actors appeared in actual big budget Hollywood fare, but most of their career was in B-Movies, then obviously discard the Big Hollywood movies and just watch the B's (For example, William Shatner. Ignore Star Trek movies but anything else is fair game. Or Patrick Swazye. Ghost is probably not right, but most of his other films were B-Movies).
Automatic Safe list:
Lists
Code:
iCheckMovies BadMovies.org's Best B-Movies iCheckMovies Galloway's Samurai Film Handbook & Companion iCheckMovies Grindhouse Cinema Database's Top Grindhouse Classics iCheckMovies Tim Dirks's 100+ Most Controversial Films of All-Time Letterboxd Official Letterboxd Adult Film Megalist
Directors/Producers:
Code:
Al Adamson Albert Pyun Alan Arkush Alejandro Jodorowsky Andrea Bianchi Andreas Schnaas Andy Milligan Andy Sidaris Antonio Margheriti Barry Mahon Bill Rebane Brian Yuzna Bruno Mattei Carl Monson Charles Band Cirio H. Santiago Danny Steinman Dario Argento David A. Prior David E. Durston David F. Friedman David L. Hewitt David Lynch Don Coscarelli Don Dohler Don Edmonds Doris Wishman Dwain Esper Eddie Romero Edward D. Wood, Jr. Eli Roth Enzo G. Castellari Frank Henenlotter Fred F. Sears Fred Olen Ray George A. Romero George Weiss Giovanni "Tinto" Brass Godfrey Ho Greydon Clark Harry Novak Herschell Gordon Lewis Ishirô Honda Jack Hill Jack Smith Jamaa Fanaka Jean Rollin Jeff Lieberman Jerry Warren Jess Franco Jim Wynorski Joe D'Amato Joe Sarno John Carpenter John Waters José Mojica Marins (Coffin Joe) José Ramón Larraz Joseph Merhi Juan Piquer Simón Kenneth Anger Kinji Fukasaku Larry Cohen Lars von Trier Lindsay Shonteff Lloyd Kaufman Lucio Fulci M. Night Shyamalan Mario Bava Melvin Van Peebles Menahem Golan Michael and Roberta Findlay Nico Mastorakis Norman J Warren Olaf Ittenbach Paul Morrissey Quentin Tarantino Radley Metzger Ralph Bakshi Ray Dennis Steckler Richard Gabai Richard Rush Rob Zombie Robert Rodriguez Roger Corman Roger Watkins Ron Ormond Ruggero Deodato Russ Meyer Samuel Z. Arkoff Samuel Fuller Sam Katzman Sean Weathers Seijun Suzuki Sergio Corbucci Sergio Leone Shaw Brothers Stephen Apostolof Stuart Gordon Takashi Miike Ted V. Mikels Tobe Hooper Umberto Lenzi Uwe Boll Wes Craven William "One Shot" Beaudine William Castle William Girdler William Grefe William Lustig Walerian Borowczyk Yoram Globus Zebedy Colt
Actors:
Code:
Adam West Alan Steel Allison Hayes Angelo Rossitto Annie Belle Arch Hall Jr Audie Murphy Barbara Steele Bela Lugosi Beverly Garland Bill Goldberg Billy Blanks Blue Demon Boris Karloff Brinke Stevens Bruce Campbell Bruce Dern Bruce Lee (Le, Li, etc.) Buck Flower Bud Spencer Cameron Mitchell Candice Rialson Casper Van Dien Chelo Alonso Cheryl "Rainbeaux" Smith Christina Lindberg Christopher Lee (except his newer films) Chuck Conners Chuck Norris Clint Howard (except his brother's films) Corey Feldman Corey Haim Cynthia Rothrock Charles Bronson Claudia Jennings Daniel Bernhardt David Bradley David Carradine David Hess Dennis Hopper (ex: Speed) Dick Miller Divine Dolores Fuller Dolph Lundgren Don “The Dragon” Wilson Don Johnson Dona Speir Donald Pleasence Doug McClure D'Urville Martin Dyanne Thorne Eddie Deezen Eddie Parker Eduardo Cianelli Edwige Fenech Elisha Cook Jr Elizabeth Russell Ernest Borgnine Faith Domergue Fred Williamson Gary Daniels Geofrrey Lewis George Kennedy George Zucco Gordon Scott Harry Reems Harvey Lembeck Hulk Hogan J. Carrol Naish Jack Elam Jack Nicholson (pre-1975) Jack Palance Jackie Coogan James Arness James Karen Jan-Michael Vincent Jason Statham Jayne Mainsfield Jean-Claude van Damme Jeff Conaway Jeff Speakman Jeff Wincott Jeffery Combs Jim Brown Jim "The Dragon" Kelly Joan Crawford Joe Don Baker Joe Spinell John Agar John Bloom John Carradine John Saxon Karin Schubert Klaus Kinski Lana Clarkson Laura Gemser Lee Van Cleef Lili Carati Lina Romay Linda Blair Linnea Quigley Lionel Atwill Lon Chaney Jr Lorenzo Lamas Lou Ferrigno Mädchen Amick Maila Nurmi Mamie Van Doren Mantan Mooreland Maria Ford Maria Ouspenskaya Mariangela Giordano Marjoe Gortner Martin Kosleck Mary Mendum (aka Rebecca Brooke) Mary Woronov Maureen O'Sullivan Michael Berryman Michael Dudikoff Micheal Gough Micheal Ironside Michelle Bauer Misty Mundae Olivia Pascal Olivier Gruner Paola Senatore Pam Grier Patrick Swayze Peter Cushing Peter Graves Peter Lorre Phil Fondacaro Pierre Kirby PJ Soles Randolph Scott Reiko Ike Rena Riffel Richard Carlson Richard Harrison Richard Johnson Richard Norton Richard Roundtree Robert Vaughn Robert Z'dar Roddy McDowall Roddy Piper Roger Watkins Rondo Hatton Rudy Ray Moore Russ Tamblyn Santo Shannon Tweed Shannon Whirry Shô Kosugi Sid Haig Simon Oakland Soledad Miranda Sonny Chiba Steve Railsback Steve Reeves Steven Seagal Sybil Danning Sylvia Kristel Ted Prior Terrence Hill The Amazing Criswell Tom Atkins Tor Johnson Traci Lords Tura Santana Udo Kier Uschi Digard Vanity Victor Buono Vincent Price Virginia Leith Warren Oates Whit Bissell William Shatner (except Star Trek) William Smith Zoe Trilling
Distributors/Studios:
Code:
Academy Adness Alpha Blue American International Pictures (A.I.P.) Amicus Artsmagic Asia Pulp Cinema Bci / Eclipse Blue Underground Boxoffice International Pictures Cannon Films list Red Concorde-New Horizons Critical Mass Crown International Pictures Cult Epics Dark Sky Films Discotek Fantoma Full Moon Grindhouse Releasings Hammer Film Productions Hong Kong Legends Imperial Independent International Pictures Mill Creek Entertainment Mondo Macabro Monogram MPI New Concorde New World No Shame Panik House PRC Redemption Retro Seduction Cinema Seduction Cinema Severin Films Shout Factory Shriek Show Something Weird Video Sub Rosa Sunn Classic Pictures Synapse The Asylum Toe Tag Pictures (August Underground) Toei Tokyo Shock Troma Entertainment Unearthed VCI Vinegar Syndrome WWE Studios
(Some more theatrical ones, with samples of their output)
Code:
After Dark Films (The Abandoned, Captivity, Frontier(s)) Audubon Films (I a Woman, The Lickerish Quartet, Therese and Isabelle) Bryanston Distributing (Coonskin, Deep Throat, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre) Cambist Films (Anita, The Crazies, Ilsa) Chancellor Films (Confessions of a Psycho Cat. The Diary of Knockers McCalla, Submission) Commonwealth United (99 Women, The Blood of Fu Manchu , The Girl Who Knew Too Much) Dimension Pictures (Boss N----r, Dolemite, Gator Bait) Empire Pictures (Creepozoids, Re-Animator, Troll) Eve Productions (Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Mondo Topless, Vixen!) Film Ventures International (Anthropophagus, Ator the Invincible, Pieces) The Filmgroup (Creature from the Haunted Sea, Little Shop of Horrors, The Wasp Woman) Greycat Films (The Dark Backward, Henry - Portrait of a Serial Killer, Meet the Feebles) Grove Press (I am Curious, Mr. Freedom, Week End) J.E.R. Pictures(Diary of a Nudist, The Ghastly Ones, Nude on the Moon) Jack H Harris Enterprises (Dark Star, Equinox, Schlock) Joseph Brenner Associates (Cuban Rebel Girls, Deep River Savages, Shock Waves) MPM (Invasion of the Bee Girls, Virus, Savage Streets) Magnet Releasing (Chocolate, Let the Right One In, Ong Bak 2) Maron Films (Godzilla - Monster Zero, Godzilla's Revenge, War of the Gargantuas) Millimeter Films (Hardware, The Return of the Swamp Thing, Stepfather II) Sherpix (Pink Narcissus, Punishment Park, The Stewardesses) Trans American Films (The Cycle Savages, Salon Kitty, Shivers) Trans World Entertainment (The Curse, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Maniac Cop) UFDC (1990 - The Bronx Warriors, Dawn of the Dead, Sleepaway Camp) World Northal (The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, The Children, Slaughter in San Francisco)
13th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30, 2022
#51
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Re: 13th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30, 2022
Criterion Channel currently has a "Directed by Doris Wishman" collection comprised of six movies and a couple of short interviews with Wishman. The movies are:
Nude on the Moon
Bad Girls Go to Hell
Indecent Desires
Deadly Weapons
Double Agent 73
Let Me Die a Woman
I've seen the first two on the list and may have to check out a few more.
Nude on the Moon
Bad Girls Go to Hell
Indecent Desires
Deadly Weapons
Double Agent 73
Let Me Die a Woman
I've seen the first two on the list and may have to check out a few more.
#52
Re: 13th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30, 2022
Just finished The Enchantress (1983) a late period Shaw movie directed by Chor Yuen. While I was watching the look of the movie reminded me of Mario Bava. In fact the look of a lot of Chor Yuen's movies remind me of Bava. What would it have been like, I wonder, if somehow Chor Yuen and Bava had managed to get together to make a movie. I don't know who would of directed or maybe they could have co-directed, I dunno, but that movie would have been either a magnificent failure or a mind-bending success...the world will never know.
#53
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Re: 13th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30, 2022
I'll usually watch with subs (if available), but I still feel like dubbed films are more in the spirit of the challenge (a little "cheating" is okay - no one will mind). I've mostly avoided Shaw Brothers movies during past challenges because I thought they were too "high class," but I now have a bunch I haven't seen, and if I have the time, I figure I'll watch them (subbed).
On the other hand, the English dub is usually better for a giallo or spaghetti western with one or more American or English stars.
#54
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Re: 13th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30, 2022
Friday evening, I watched Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold and was surprised that its basically a James Bond movie... and it works. Tamara Dobson is charming as Cleo, and I wish the sequel had spawned a franchise. I've not done any research into how it was received critically or commercially. Maybe there wasn't an appetite for Bond rip-offs.
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Re: 13th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30, 2022
Criterion Channel currently has a "Directed by Doris Wishman" collection comprised of six movies and a couple of short interviews with Wishman. The movies are:
Nude on the Moon
Bad Girls Go to Hell
Indecent Desires
Deadly Weapons
Double Agent 73
Let Me Die a Woman
I've seen the first two on the list and may have to check out a few more.
Nude on the Moon
Bad Girls Go to Hell
Indecent Desires
Deadly Weapons
Double Agent 73
Let Me Die a Woman
I've seen the first two on the list and may have to check out a few more.
My favorite Shaw Brothers movie is Love in a Fallen City, and I've seen more of their opera movies than swordsman movies, so my experience with them has been more on the prestige side of their output. I didn't start watching Hong Kong movies (except Enter the Dragon) until I got a DVD player and could get the subtitled DVDs, so I've never watched English dubbed versions. My wife's older sister used to take her to see English dubbed kung fu movies in the theater, and she probably never watched anything subtitled until after we were married, so her experience is the opposite of mine.
On the other hand, the English dub is usually better for a giallo or spaghetti western with one or more American or English stars.
On the other hand, the English dub is usually better for a giallo or spaghetti western with one or more American or English stars.
I really don't care if I watch foreign movies subbed or dubbed. Both have their good and bad points. My hearing is bad enough now, that I usually play the subtitles on any movie where they are available anyway.
Last edited by Dimension X; 04-03-22 at 04:35 AM.
#56
Re: 13th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30, 2022
I'm beginning to discover that eligible movies are quite often on Dish if I don't feel like plugging in my DVD player or streaming something. Last night there was a Randolph Scott western on Encore Western, Coroner Creek. And earlier today I was starting to watch The Delta Force on Retroplex. I ended up getting sidetracked though, and never finished the movie.
#57
Re: 13th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30, 2022
For those on Letterboxd, and who might not have known... there is a weekly cult challenge that most people on here can knock out this month. https://letterboxd.com/kevinsomnia/l...llenge/detail/
#58
Re: 13th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30, 2022
A slow start for me this year since I couldn't resist going to Wonder Con in Anaheim last weekend, my first comic convention since January of 2020. The crowds seemed smaller than previous years and many of my favorite dealers were not there or had less table space but still a good time.
Before the convention on Thursday evening I started out with Enter the Dragon from the Criterion Bruce Lee set that I picked up recently. That was as good as I remembered it and looked great. Then last night after I got home I fell into The Dungeon of Andy Milligan with The Ghastly Ones. Cheaply done but entertaining. Today I plan to watch one of the three (!) commentaries included and then move on to something else.
Before the convention on Thursday evening I started out with Enter the Dragon from the Criterion Bruce Lee set that I picked up recently. That was as good as I remembered it and looked great. Then last night after I got home I fell into The Dungeon of Andy Milligan with The Ghastly Ones. Cheaply done but entertaining. Today I plan to watch one of the three (!) commentaries included and then move on to something else.
#59
Re: 13th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30, 2022
I watched my first Santo movie earlier this afternoon and really enjoyed it. Santo And The Vengeance Of The Mummy was on Tubi. I guess that’s what would be considered a Mexican Wrestling Movie?
#60
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Re: 13th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30, 2022
You got it. Santo is the king of Mexican wrestling movies. Blue Demon would be 2nd.
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Re: 13th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30, 2022
My first semi-regret of the challenge was watching Fist of Fear, Touch of Death. All I can say is maybe Bruce Lee's daughter should stop getting offended at revisionist Tarantino portrayals when this exists. One of the flashback scenes uses clips from Invincible Super Chan while calling his great grandfather a "Samurai Master". I guess that's why they call it Brucesploitation, but at least it led me to seek out that film.
Tonight I'm catching the only two Corman-produced films in my collection I've yet to see for his 96th birthday - Angels Hard as They Come and Dead Space.
Tonight I'm catching the only two Corman-produced films in my collection I've yet to see for his 96th birthday - Angels Hard as They Come and Dead Space.
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Re: 13th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30, 2022
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RIP Jimmy Wang Yu. 
I have no idea, never had it with my cable tier. All I can say is I couldn't find a schedule other than the onscreen Roku guide that goes for a week.

I have no idea, never had it with my cable tier. All I can say is I couldn't find a schedule other than the onscreen Roku guide that goes for a week.
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Re: 13th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30, 2022
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Re: 13th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30, 2022
Just finished Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) for the first time. Took me a little time, but by the end I was into it and there's definitely worse Django (1966) 'sequels' out there. Also got to thinking how many other Asian Westerns exist now. These are all the one's I'm aware of:
The Millionaires' Express (1986)
Tears of a Black Tiger (2000)
Dynamite Warrior (2006)
Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
The Good, The Bad, the Weird (2008)
The Warrior's Way (2010)
Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010)
The Millionaires' Express (1986)
Tears of a Black Tiger (2000)
Dynamite Warrior (2006)
Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
The Good, The Bad, the Weird (2008)
The Warrior's Way (2010)
Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010)
#68
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Re: 13th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30, 2022
My challenge has slowed to a halt since the baseball season opened, though as a Reds fan I feel like those games should count as exploitation. Before that, I'd gotten to:
Circus of Fear/Five Golden Dragons double feature & Baba Yaga on Blu-ray from Blue Underground
I'd seen a black & white cheapie DVD version of Circus of Fear under its American title, Psycho Circus. I liked it enough I wanted to see it properly. It didn't look nearly as shoestring in full color HD. It even looked like a legit movie! I enjoyed Five Golden Dragons even more. Bob Cummings was charmingly affable throughout and I got a kick out of it. Baba Yaga, I learned, was intended to evoke its comic book origins and I think it largely accomplishes that. There are a lot of shots that feel blocked and lit in comic book ways. My favorite, which I can describe nebulously, is near the end as we look up to see Annette outside the house, lit up by a streak of lightning. And this was 22 years before Robert Rodriguez did Sin City, or Zack Snyder started doing any comic book movies! I felt Blue Underground did an exceptional job with their video, but the audio was possibly the weakest I've ever heard on a Blu-ray. I had to turn up the volume to almost twice what I usually have it set, nearly to full. Circus of Fear has a solid commentary track. Baba Yaga has a lengthy interview with its director and some other supplemental pieces. I found all of those material interesting and would recommend making time for them if you happen to have these releases.
Hot & Saucy Pizza Girls on DVD from Vinegar Syndrome
This was one that played in town the day I was born. It has an enjoyable whimsy and humor. It even has a coherent plot. Not a particularly complex one, but coherent! I think John Holmes was more into tossing pizza dough than any of his sex scenes. Dude looked like he was really into the pizza-making stuff. Desiree Cousteau vacillates between naive and clever depending on the scene. The plot includes a rapist for hire working for the pizzeria's competition to drive the staff into quitting and the pizzeria out of business. The attacks are played for laughs. I'm sensitive to that topic and playing it for laughs bothers me on principle, but I knew about it going into the movie from the summary on the back of the case. They happen off-screen and are downplayed enough that it didn't upset me beyond the conceptual level. The DVD includes an interview segment with producer Damon Christian in which he shares some anecdotes that I think I enjoyed even more than the movie.
Circus of Fear/Five Golden Dragons double feature & Baba Yaga on Blu-ray from Blue Underground
I'd seen a black & white cheapie DVD version of Circus of Fear under its American title, Psycho Circus. I liked it enough I wanted to see it properly. It didn't look nearly as shoestring in full color HD. It even looked like a legit movie! I enjoyed Five Golden Dragons even more. Bob Cummings was charmingly affable throughout and I got a kick out of it. Baba Yaga, I learned, was intended to evoke its comic book origins and I think it largely accomplishes that. There are a lot of shots that feel blocked and lit in comic book ways. My favorite, which I can describe nebulously, is near the end as we look up to see Annette outside the house, lit up by a streak of lightning. And this was 22 years before Robert Rodriguez did Sin City, or Zack Snyder started doing any comic book movies! I felt Blue Underground did an exceptional job with their video, but the audio was possibly the weakest I've ever heard on a Blu-ray. I had to turn up the volume to almost twice what I usually have it set, nearly to full. Circus of Fear has a solid commentary track. Baba Yaga has a lengthy interview with its director and some other supplemental pieces. I found all of those material interesting and would recommend making time for them if you happen to have these releases.
Hot & Saucy Pizza Girls on DVD from Vinegar Syndrome
This was one that played in town the day I was born. It has an enjoyable whimsy and humor. It even has a coherent plot. Not a particularly complex one, but coherent! I think John Holmes was more into tossing pizza dough than any of his sex scenes. Dude looked like he was really into the pizza-making stuff. Desiree Cousteau vacillates between naive and clever depending on the scene. The plot includes a rapist for hire working for the pizzeria's competition to drive the staff into quitting and the pizzeria out of business. The attacks are played for laughs. I'm sensitive to that topic and playing it for laughs bothers me on principle, but I knew about it going into the movie from the summary on the back of the case. They happen off-screen and are downplayed enough that it didn't upset me beyond the conceptual level. The DVD includes an interview segment with producer Damon Christian in which he shares some anecdotes that I think I enjoyed even more than the movie.
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Re: 13th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30, 2022
Fridays on TCM is Underground. This upcoming week is a Divine double feature, Lust in the Dust and Female Trouble.
Movie Channels Splaturday Lineup is Aquarium of the dead and Tammy and the T rex this week.
Movie Channels Splaturday Lineup is Aquarium of the dead and Tammy and the T rex this week.
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Re: 13th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30, 2022
Things have been busy for the past week or so for me, so haven’t really been in a movie watching mood. I remedied that oversight tonight with one of my comfort food movies. I hopped onto YouTube and watched White Zombie. I’ve always been a fan of Bela Lugosi, no matter what movie he was in.
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Re: 13th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30, 2022
Paper Tigers is a goofy little 2021 film about middle-aged guys who reunite to avenge their old sifu (a kung fu sensei). Funny and kinda sweet. It reminded me of an obscure comic book called Sons of the Tiger, which tried to capitalize on the 1970s martial-arts craze, because that was also three guys (one Black) avenging their master. Could just be a coincidence, though. On Netflix.
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Re: 13th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30, 2022
I didn't bother watching it, since it was already over half an hour in by the time I saw it was on, but on one of my movie channels last night, I saw a Sabata movie was on. A couple days ago I was in the middle of watching Unknown World on YouTube, but even though I had internet, YouTube lost its connection
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Re: 13th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30, 2022
Made time for Venus in Furs late last night, my first ever Jess Franco flick. I dug the story, James Darren's noir-esque voice over, and Maria Rohm's eerie mannequin-like performance. There was some distracting, intrusive, editing gimmickry at times, though. I was relieved to hear Franco note in the DVD interview supplement that even though he signed off on all that, he disliked it, too. That reassures me that these things are atypical of his filmography.
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Re: 13th Annual Drive-in/Exploitation/B-Movie Challenge April 1-30, 2022
Just browsing the Dish guide alone today has led to a productive day today. I’m planning more movies tonight, but have already got three in. Early this morning a Roy Rogers and Gabby Hayes movie was on FMC. This morning Comet had American Warships. And following that, a Randolph Scott movie, Age Of Abilene was on FMC.