I didn’t go to my Senior Prom. School dances were never really my thing, despite having been to several, and I didn’t see much difference between a Homecoming versus a Prom. Why go to a place to grind, get drunk, and have awkward teenager sex under the watchful eye of an old guy nicknamed “Coach” […]
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Wild Guitar (1962)
This movie is actually less exciting than that horrible poster makes it out to be. Motorcycle riding, poor Elvis impersonator and idol wannabe Bud Eagle arrives in California looking for his big break in the music industry. Of course he gets it (and his dream girl), but along the way has to deal with a […]
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Border Radio (1987)
L.A. musician Jeff is hounded by some thugs and flees to Mexico, leaving his family behind and his wife alone to try to figure out just what the hell made him run off. Border Radio can’t seem to figure out what it wants to be. It’s sprinkled with little bits of noir, western, crime, mystery […]
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Lone Wolf (1988)
The small town of Fairview is suddenly plagued by a string of deaths that the local police are attributing to wild dog attacks. But when some local college students become victims of these violent crimes, some of their classmates start to become skeptical of the official reports. The more they dig into the death of […]
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Terror Train (1980)
A group of pre-med students organize a fraternity prank for their nerdy and awkward frat pledge, Kenny. They convince members of a local sorority to help them out by pretending one of them is waiting upstairs for Kenny and ready for some sexy times. But the prank goes horribly wrong and poor Kenny gets hauled […]
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The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)
After losing his job, the patriarch of the Katakuris family uses the money he received in his severance package and purchases an old, run down house, and then ropes the rest of his reluctant family into helping him turn it into a thriving bed and breakfast. The father bought the property knowing that a road […]
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Poor Pretty Eddie (1975)
Popular African American singer Liz Wetherly (Leslie Uggams) has just finished a performance and has a full two weeks to get away from it all and relax before her next concert. Her goal is to get off the beaten path and find a nice, quiet place out in the middle of nowhere where she hopes no one will bother her. But she only gets half her wish when her car breaks down and she becomes stranded in a rural, remote southern town.
Read moreProm Night (1980)
It’s prom night at Kennedy High and all the kids are excited for the big night. But a small group of them have a deep, dark secret they’ve been hiding for the past six years, and tonight that secret is about to come back and bite them in the ass. And sadly, I’m not referring […]
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Wakey Wakey (2012)
Josie is a young woman with a serious medical issue. She suffers from severe narcolepsy, and is confined to both her home… and to the helmet she constantly has to wear on her head to protect her brain from any trauma her sudden naps may bring about. While her parents are away, Josie is left […]
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Stunt Rock (1978)
Australian stuntman Grant Page goes to L.A. to do some work on a television show. While he’s there he meets up with his cousin, Curtis Hyde, a member of the band Sorcery. While Grant is there he lends his expertise to the band, helps one of his coworkers (Monique van de Ven), and gets injured, attracting the attention of newspaper reporter, Margaret Gerard, who is writing a story about people who get a little too into their work. She’s nice enough to pick him up once he breaks out of the hospital.
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