Tag Archives: Dick Miller

A Bucket of Blood (1959)

Posted on June 4, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

“Life is an obscure hobo bumming a ride on the omnibus of Art,” quoth the Beatnik while the saxophone plays and, incongruously, the title A Bucket of Blood flashes onto the screen. We’re in the hands of Roger Corman, just … Continue reading →

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Piranha (1978)

Posted on May 18, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Even as a kid perusing the boxes at the video store, I knew that Piranha (1978) only existed because of Jaws (1975). It was easy to tell: the cover art was almost identical, and only the deadly fish was swapped … Continue reading →

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Double Feature: Not of This Earth (1957/1988)

Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:53 am by Jeff Kuykendall

The plot of Roger Corman’s Not of This Earth (1957) is simple and efficient B-movie fare: a space vampire named Mr. Johnson (Paul Birch) is killing off Earthlings and draining them of blood with a device he carries in his … Continue reading →

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