The Mighty Gorga
The Mighty Gorga is a bargain-basement King Kong imitation, that still has some charm. Although the ‘monster’ costumes are laughable!
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The Power
In The Power, One by one members of a special project team are being killed by telekinesis – the ability to move things with the power of the mind alone. The race is to determine which of the remaining team members is the murderer and how to stop them.
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Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year
song lyrics to Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year (1943) by Frank Loesser, written for Christmas Holiday
Spring will be a little late this year
A little late arriving in my lonely world over here
For you have left me and where is our April of old?
You have left me and winter continues cold
Creature with the Atom Brain
Creature with the Atom Brain (1955) starring Richard Denning
Creature with the Atom Brain: Several years earlier gangster Frank Buchanan was deported to his native Italy through the efforts of law enforcement authorities and rival gangsters who inform on him. While in Europe he meets scientist Wilhelm Steigg, who has perfected a method of reanimating dead people and controlling their behavior with oral commands. Buchanan underwrites Steigg’s experiments and uses his technology to wreak revenge on his enemies. Unfortunately radioactive poisoning is a by-product of the process, and authorities use radiation detecting devices like Geiger counters to pinpoint the source of the sinister plot.
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An Honest Liar
An Honest Liar – documentary on the life adnd work of The Amazing Randi, magician, escape artist, and debunker of alleged psychics
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Cinderella Rockefella
Song lyrics to Cinderella Rockefella, by Esther & Abi Ofarim
You’re the lady, you’re the lady that I love
I’m the lady, the lady who
You’re the lady, you’re the lady that I love
I’m the lady, the lady who
You’re the little lady
I’m the little lady
Ooohhhh
The Admiral Was a Lady
In The Admiral Was a Lady, a post-World War II comedy, Wanda Hendrix (Prince of Foxes) stars as Jean Madison, a former WAVE (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) ensign taken under the wings of a rowdy group of former airmen, who affectionately dub her the “Admiral.” Handily directed by veteran filmmaker Albert S. Rogell (Li’l Abner), the film is bolstered by the crackling chemistry between Hendrix and her co-star, Oscar winner Edmond O’Brien (The Barefoot Contessa).
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Down Here on the Ground
Song lyrics to Down Here on the Ground (1967), by Lalo Schifrin & Gale Garnett.
Down here on the ground
It ain’t no place for living
No, no, no
Down here on the ground
Watching the sparrows fly high
Teenagers Battle The Thing
In Teenagers Battle The Thing (1958), archaeology students uncover a prehistoric manster… part man, part monster, and all bad attitude with a cheap costume.
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The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
James Whale’s exciting adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas novel The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) centers on twin heirs to France’s throne who are separated at birth. The first-born Louis, is raised as a prince, but Phillippe is brought up ignorant of his true identity. When Phillippe is arrested with his companions, D’Artagnan and the three Musketeers, he meets his brother, now the king, face-to-face. The tryrannical Louis decides Phillippe could be useful to him as a look-a like, but complications arise when Phillippe meets the king’s beautiful Fiancé. Whale’s film is a swashbuckling adventure tale, full of palace intrigues and thrilling sword fights.
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