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Category Archives: Posts by Toni Ruberto
Monsters and Matinees: The ‘big grasshopper movie’ Makes Me Feel Like a Kid Again
The ‘big grasshopper movie’ makes me feel like a kid again In today’s on-demand world of streaming services, we feel like we can watch any movie with a click of a button. But that’s not true. There are always films … Continue reading
Monsters and Matinees: Humans, Robots Clash in Remarkably Relevant ‘Creation of the Humanoids’
Humans, Robots Clash in Remarkably Relevant ‘Creation of the Humanoids’ Modern technology is crazy, isn’t it? It feels like it can take over the world – perhaps not right away but we can see it coming. We welcomed advancements that … Continue reading
Posted in Horror, Monsters and Matinees, Posts by Toni Ruberto
Tagged Creation of the Humanoids
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Monsters and Matinees: Let’s Hear it for the Magnificent Octopus on Film
Let’s Hear it for the Magnificent Octopus on Film Call me a cephalophile. Or an octo-enthusiast. Either one speaks to my obsession with the octopus in film. It is such a dramatic creature with those eight elongated tentacles that even … Continue reading
Posted in Horror, Monsters and Matinees, Posts by Toni Ruberto
Tagged Bela Lugosi, Beneath the 12-Mile Reef, Bob Hope, Bride of the Monster, Ed Wood, It Came From Beneath the Sea, john wayne, Jules Verne, Monster on the Ocean Floor, Reap the Wild Wind, Remarkably Bright Creatures, Robert Wagner, roger corman, Tentacles, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, walter pidgeon
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Monsters and Matinees: Horror films to Celebrate National Classic Movie Day
Horror films to Celebrate National Classic Movie Day The “national day” trend of recent years can be fun. National Doughnut Day (June 5) is something I celebrate every day, but I do take advantage of doughnut specials offered for this … Continue reading
Monsters and Matinees: Diving into ‘The Monster That Challenged the World’
Diving into ‘The Monster That Challenged the World’ Oh, the horrors of 1950s B-movies. And I’m not talking scary good, but scary bad. So many of the creative ideas for monsters were never realized because of low budgets and ridiculously … Continue reading
Monsters and Matinees: Classic horror movies gain new life on physical media
Classic Horror Movies Gain New Life on Physical Media Just because we love classic horror – especially low-budget B-movies – doesn’t mean we have to watch bad prints of the films that we’re used to seeing online or in a … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbott and Costello in Hold That Ghost, Arrow Video, Blood from the Mummy's Tomb, Brain from Planet Arous, Classic Movie Blu-Ray, Crucible of Horror, DOctor Blood's Coffin, DVD, Film Masters, Frankenstein's Daughter, Giant From the Unknown, Hammer Films, John Gore, Kino Lorber DVDs and Blu-Rays, Monster Mayhem Collection, Monsters from Green Hell, Richard E. Cunha, Salem's Lot, The Flesh and Blood Show, The House of Seven Corpses, The Snake Woman, Wade Williams
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Ahead of its time, John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’ honored by the National Film Registry
John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’ honored by the National Film Registry At an isolated Antarctic research station, scientists battle a deadly alien with such extraordinary shape-shifting capabilities that the men don’t know if the person next to them is still human. … Continue reading
Monsters and Matinees: A Rock Solid Idea Fuels ‘Monolith Monsters’
A rock solid idea fuels ‘Monolith Monsters’ If I created a film trailer for The Monolith Monsters, it would have some of the movie’s astonishing quotes flash across the screen with extra exclamation points. “Her hands are turning to stone!!” … Continue reading
Monsters and Matinees: Join ‘Auntie Roo’ for holiday cheer – and fear
Join ‘Auntie Roo’ for holiday cheer – and fear Happy Holidays! It’s the most wonderful time of the year when family and friends gather, eat lots of food and exchange gifts that say “I care.” But not everyone is so … Continue reading