| B-Fest 2000 Lineup... Son of Blob - Larry Hagman (J.R. from "Dallas") shot this tongue-in-cheek "sequel" in two weeks in 1972. Improv guru Del Close is in this one; so I hope they show it. They promised it many years ago so I'll believe it when I see it. Jungle Hell - More like stock-footage hell. I've seen this one before. (SFX: Tarzan Yell.) Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! - Russ Meyer's (Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.) ass-kicking masterpiece. Must be worthwile if there's a band named after it. Slime People - A "Mystery Science Theater 3000" favorite. Watch out for the Wall of Fog!
The Raven - This was shown before in the early ninties. One of Roger Corman's series of Poe adaptations in 1963. Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, and Jack Nicholson star in this loose and humorous adaptation of the poem of the same name. Good stuff. Daddy-O - Promises getaway cars, truckers, black-leather jackets, cool lingo...Can't be as bad as Lenny Bruce's Dance Hall Racket. Invasion of the Saucer-men - "Creeping horror from the depths of time and space!" Sounds good to me... Teenage Caveman - Another Corman trifle. 1958. Robert Vaughn. Filmed in Superama. Sounds good too me. Creature From the Haunted Sea - Corman's at it again. Leonard Maltin's Guide says: " Gangster tries to cover crime wave by creating panic with story of sea monster... then real sea monster shows up for real" Incredibly, the IMDB recommends Key Largo if you liked Creature! The Quest - Jean-Claude Van Director dammed this film from 1996, co-starring Roger Moore. Jean-Claude, once again finds himself on the run; entering a top-secret kung fu tournament. No doubt there will be repetitive multiple-angle, roundhouse kicks galore. House On Haunted Hill - The old 1958 William Castle version of this movie. Vincent Price portrays the millionare who offers $10,000 to who ever can spend a night in his creepy house. Originally presented theatrically with flying skeleton gimmick ``Emergo. '' which reportedly cost more to make than the movie itself. It Came From Outer Space - Let's all pray to god right now that they'll pass out glasses and show this one in 3D. "Drool." Dracula 1972 AD - Hammer Films presents Dracula in "Modern Day" London. I've seen this one and it features horror giant Christopher Lee and Peter "Grand Moff Tarkin" Cushing. Beneath the Planet of the Apes - Beneath "The Planet Apes" is right! I hope this is the one where the apes travel to 1970's New York and go shopping at Macy's. Quartermass and the Pit - aka Five Million Years to Earth is another 1967 Hammer Film that is actually supposed to be pretty good. It's a shame it's at B-Fest. I almost pity this poor movie. Almost. Here's a list of short-subjects they said they would show: What Is Communism? - Always a favorite. DIRTY! GODLESS! UNDERHANDED! Red Nightmare - See above
I Want A Job! - I hope this is as good as Dating Do's and Dont's. I really do. Gavotte - I can't tell you everything about B-Fest now can I? back to top |
 My Hall of Fame B-Fest Lineup Like all "Best Ever" lists, this one will spark much debate. Here is a sampling of past B-Fest movies that are head and shoulders below the rest: 1) Plan 9 From Outer Space - Nuff Said! 2) The Creeping Terror- This one hasn't been shown since 1991 because a good print of is impossible to find. It used to be as popular as Plan 9, as half the audience got on-stage under blankets imitating the monster and the other half imiitated the twist-dancers about to be attacked. Most of the soundtrack was lost during filming, so voice-over narration prevails. 3) Glen or Glenda - Ed Wood's companion piece to Plan 9, this has got it all. Stock footage, angora, Bela narrarating, and even Ed Wood himself! "Bevare! Bevare!" 4) Invasion of the B-Girls - An audience favorite, they enjoy buzzing along when the b-girls attack their prey (which they kill by using sex.) 5) Kingdom of the Spiders - William Shatner stars in this thiller about a small town taken over by small spiders. Great theme song. 6) Beyond the Valley of the Dolls- Roger Ebert's first and last screenplay is Russ Meyer-ified in this '60s orgy of music, hedonism and drugs. "This is my happening and it FREAKS ME OUT!" 7) Gymkata- Olympic Medalist Kurt Thomas sells his soul to this action movie which has him running into gymnastic equipment at most opportune moments! 8) Destroy All Monsters- In the year 1999, all the Earth's giant monsters (Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, Angilas and Minya, among others) are incarcerated on Monster Island. Aliens release the beasts and send them to trample the cities of our world. Truly awe-inspiring. 9) Robot Monster- Guys in gorrila suits with diving helmets wipe out the entire human race except for one picnicking family and spend the whole movie trying to kill them with a bubble machine. 10) Wizard of Speed and Time- See Chef's Selection. More favorites will be added soon! |
