Movie Review: Bad Taste (1987)

January 27, 2022 by Jon Kitley in Reviews: Movies and tagged Bad Taste, Braindead, Craig Smith, King Kong, Lord of the Rings, Meet the Feebles, Mike Minett, Pete O'Herne, Peter Jackson, Terry Potter, The Hobbit | Leave a comment

Directed by Peter Jackson
Starring Pete O’Herne, Terry Potter, Mike Minett, Craig Smith, Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson is very well known amongst all movie fans, either through his version of King Kong (2005) or especially The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. But most horror fans know Jackson from decades before, when he had made some over-the-top gory pictures that were just insane. Either with aliens invading a small town in New Zealand, a twisted version of what the Muppets could have been like had they actually been real, or one of the bloodiest and goriest zombie movies ever committed to film. Not to diminish any of those other titles, but THAT is why horror fans know Mr. Jackson.

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Scary Movie Mondays at the Starlite Drive-In!

September 8, 2020 by Jon Kitley in Movie Events and tagged Creepshow, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Doctor Sleep, Evil Dead, Friday the 13th, Galaxy of Terror, Godzilla vs Megalon, King Kong, Nightmare on Elm Street, Starlite Drive-In, The Beyond, The Shining | Leave a comment

It seems more and more of these drive-ins are holding events that keep tempting me to take more road trips! Once I hit the lotto, that is exactly what I’ll be doing, in between hitting on these old book stores!

Anyway, starting next Monday, the Starlite Drive-In, located in Wichita, KS, they will be having double and triple features each week through most of October, with some really choice titles. If there is anyway I could get down there to see Godzilla vs Megalon on the big screen, I would definitely be there. You can see all the features below on the ad, or you can head over to their Facebook Events page HERE. If you’re in the area and can make it, I will be very envious of you!

King Kong Celebrates 85 Years!

February 21, 2018 by Jon Kitley in Movie Events and tagged Ernest Schoedsack, King Kong, Park Ridge Library, Pickwick Theatre, Ruth Rose, Willis O'Brien | Leave a comment

The granddaddy of all monster movies, the one and only original King Kong (1933), celebrates its 85 year anniversary this year. To help commemorate this event, the Park Ridge Library and the Pickwick Theatre are doing something special. At the library, they have a huge display of different items from or pertaining to this classic movie. These items are from the estate of director Ernest Schoedsack and his screenwriter wife, Ruth Rose. This collection is on public display for the first time.

Then on Thursday, March 15th, the Pickwick Theatre will be screening the original 1933 feature, once at 2pm and then again at 7:30pm. Tickets range from $6 for the matinee screening to $10 for the evening one. Advance tickets can be purchased for a little bit less.

If you haven’t had the opportunity to see this film in a theater, on a huge screen like it was originally intended, I can’t say enough what you’ve been missing. It really is amazing to see it like this. So make plans to stop by the Park Ridge Library, see the exhibit, then head over to the Pickwick for the screening. You won’t regret it. For more information, just click HERE.

King Kong Display

Super Monster Movie Fest 2015 – The Fur is Going to Fly!

June 28, 2015 by Jon Kitley in Movie Events and tagged Curse of the Werewolf, Drive-in, Horror Express, Island of Lost Souls, King Kong, Sammy Terry, Skyline Drive-in, Tarantula, War of the Gargantuas | Leave a comment

At the end of August, at the Skyline Drive-In Theater in Shelbyville, IN (just south of Indianapolis), they are holding their annual festival of classic monster movies being screened over 3 days. We were there for one of them a few years ago and have been trying to get back again for the fun, but just don’t seem to make it. But once again, we’re going to try to make it this year.

Starting on Friday, Aug. 28th, they will be screening Mighty Joe Young (1949), Hammer’s Curse of the Werewolf (1961), Island of Lost Souls (1932), Tarantula (1955), and Horror Express (1972). Then on Saturday the 29th, they will be showing the original King Kong (1933), American Werewolf in London (1981), Hammer’s Abominable Snowman (1957), Toho’s War of the Gargantuas (1966), and then Teenage Monster (1958). On Sunday, they will have repeat screenings of Curse of the Werewolf, Island of Lost Souls, and Abominable Snowman. I can’t tell you how excited I am thinking of having the chance to see some of these amazing films on a huge screen, not to mention at a drive-in! How cool is that? I mean seriously….the original King Kong!?!?!

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