RIP Melvin Van Peebles… RIP to a legendary Director. Melvin Van Peebles has died at the age 89. This actor, writer, director, producer and icon of Black cinema whose films included Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song and Watermelon Man, died Tuesday night at his Manhattan… Read More ›
Want To See A Film “In Blazing Color?” I love vintage exploitation movie posters like the one above – it’s the ad for a very routine S & M film from France in the early 70’s – but check out… Read More ›
Time To Head To Jail! I came across this great movie poster recently and knew it was time to take another look at one of the most interesting genres of the 70’s and early 80’s – the “women in prison”… Read More ›
“Deucember” Continues! It’s my favorite month of the year: for an entire month, the terrific Grindhouse Cinema Database website is showcasing “Deucember” – a month of classic Grindhouse films! More on how you can take part later, but I need… Read More ›
Check Out These “Gunfights Of The Drunken Master” Books! Hey grindhouse fans, there’s a big sale going on and you should jump on board! “Grindhouse Pete” Has Some Terrific “Pulp Fiction!” I love hard-edged, gritty stories – and here are… Read More ›
Grindhouse Purgatory’s Incredible Sid Haig Tribute Is Here! I am so excited to share information about the tribute that Grindhouse Purgatory Magazine has just published – and how you can buy it! A Movie Icon! Sid Haig was an iconic… Read More ›
Time To Get Clean With These “Prison Girls!” In the 70’s, the genre of “women in prison” exploded on grindhouse and drive-ins screens across America…great titles like these: My friend Nick Canales, who publishes the terrific “Sleaze Fiend Magazine” –… Read More ›
Celebrating The Iconic “Empowered Woman” Sybil Danning! Check out her quote on the picture above…bravo to her! As a fan of Cult Movie Queens, I want to celebrate the Icons, which led me to the legendary “empowered woman” of the… Read More ›
Meet “White Mama” Margaret Markov! I love celebrating the careers of “Cult Movie Queens” who left us great exploitation films to enjoy – and Margaret Markov fits that to a tee! Markov had roles in several mainstream films in the… Read More ›
Young actress: “I felt like an animal. I’d never do something like this again.” Truth Is Stranger Than Porn! It’s Labor Day here in the US as I post this, so we are going to talk about the laborious nature… Read More ›
JR-Sploitation! 