With non-stop gore and bonkers characters, this is the Japanese exploitation film that was one of the few to get noticed by the wider world and let the whole catalogue of Japanese exploitation get a foot-hold in world cinema.
Attack From Planet B loves to bring to you, Dom’s Retooled and Remodelled look at the 2008 film The Machine Girl, where Ami Hyūga as an avenging high school girl is ready to take down the people responsible for her brother’s death, but she’s no ordinary girl, she’s THE MACHINE GIRL!
From its humble DC comic origins through to its decidedly B-Movie appeal, Swamp thing is one of more interesting comic book failures, overwhelmingly camp in places, with some incredibly dated effects work, but brought to us by one of the biggest cult directors going, Wes Craven.
Dom, takes us on a retrospective look into the wonderful world of DC’s Swamp Thing. Head on in to see what’s going down in the swamp…
Honestly there is one subgenre within the viewing habits of the average cult film enthusiast that needs a little more love. Specifically this would be the Blaxploitation film from the 1970’s to early 1980’s. These films where really a breed of their own and utterly perfect for their time period.
So Dominic has brought us one of his favs, the Kung-fu Afro kicking, jive talking, smooth mother shut your mouth, Black Belt Jones.
Everybody knows the classic that is The Texas Chainsaw Massacre from director Tobe Hooper, but many are not so versed in its 1986 sequel with its imaginative name The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. This time with Dennis Hopper now getting in on the chainsaw fun.
Dominic gives us his musing on this hidden gem that definitely requires digging up. So head on inside for a chop above the rest.
With the upcoming re-release of Frankenhooer on Blu-ray from Arrow Video, we here at Attack From Planet B though it would be good to have a look back over this classic piece of street walking, monster making cult classic from Frank Henenlotter. The man behind such other greats as Basket Case and Brain Damage.
So head on in to get your bolts electrified, though some assembly my be required.
For the first time here at Attack From Planet B, we are please to bring you our first on-the-spot report from a great screening event. Our roving reporter Dominic O’Brien (follow him here @TheGreaterOB) went to the Prince Charles Cinema’s screening of the 80’s monster classic, The Monster Squad, in all its 35mm glory as part of their Re-introducing season movies.
So head on inside to find how it all went down.
Here at Attack from Planet B we would like to give a warm welcome to our newest writer, Dominic O’Brien. For he first contribution, he has supplied us with a wonderfull article on the works of director Frank Henenlotter. So please set back, read and enjoy this latest addition to the world of attack From Planet B.
Although he only has six directorial features under his belt (in little under 30 years), Frank Henenlotter is still considered a B-Movie pioneer. The king of modern day exploitation film, if you will. All of which got me thinking, there really isn’t that much in the way of articles or written info on Mr Henenlotter, particularly since he went into semi-retired after Basket Case 3. So I thought I would show my appreciation for this crazed eccentric and un-pc film maker with his gloriously distasteful sense of humor.
