¡Ai Caramba! It’s the best movie ever made about a killer Spanish Conquistador from beyond the grave. This is probably the most satisfying of Richard Cunha’s monster romps despite being rudimentary in all respects. The script is dire and the monster just a generic bogeyman, but the actors are pleasant and the locations attractive. The filmmakers had the last laugh anyway, as the plain-wrap show garnered a nationwide theatrical release. The Film Detective wisely brought on Tom Weaver to front the extras, as he had the picture fully documented years ago.
Giant from the Unknown
Blu-ray
The Film Detective
1958 / B&w / 1:85 widescreen / 78 min. / Street Date January 15, 2021 / Available from The Film Detective / 24.95
Starring: Ed Kemmer, Sally Fraser, Bob Steele, Morris Ankrum, Buddy Baer, Gary Crutcher, Oliver Blake, Jolene Brand, Billy Dix.
Cinematography: Dick Cunha
Makeup: Jack P. Pierce
Original Music: Albert Glasser
Written by Frank Hart Taussig, Ralph Brooke
Produced by Marc Frederick,...
Giant from the Unknown
Blu-ray
The Film Detective
1958 / B&w / 1:85 widescreen / 78 min. / Street Date January 15, 2021 / Available from The Film Detective / 24.95
Starring: Ed Kemmer, Sally Fraser, Bob Steele, Morris Ankrum, Buddy Baer, Gary Crutcher, Oliver Blake, Jolene Brand, Billy Dix.
Cinematography: Dick Cunha
Makeup: Jack P. Pierce
Original Music: Albert Glasser
Written by Frank Hart Taussig, Ralph Brooke
Produced by Marc Frederick,...
- 2/2/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
To truly understand how Byron Allen, the guy from “Real People,” became Byron Allen the media mogul that owns the Weather Channel, you have to hear his story about the courtroom set that needed a home.
The CEO and president of Entertainment Studios, one of the largest distributors and independent producers of first-run syndicated programming in the world, was in the process creating his JusticeCentral.tv network on Verizon Fios when he called his set designer, who informed Allen a big studio had canceled a court show and was going to throw away the program’s $500,000 set.
“I said, ‘Please call them and tell them don’t touch it, and I will give them a $1 for that set,’” Allen recalls. “You laugh, and he laughed, but they were going to spend between $50,000 and $100,000 worth of manpower to strike that set and throw it in a Dumpster. All they had to...
The CEO and president of Entertainment Studios, one of the largest distributors and independent producers of first-run syndicated programming in the world, was in the process creating his JusticeCentral.tv network on Verizon Fios when he called his set designer, who informed Allen a big studio had canceled a court show and was going to throw away the program’s $500,000 set.
“I said, ‘Please call them and tell them don’t touch it, and I will give them a $1 for that set,’” Allen recalls. “You laugh, and he laughed, but they were going to spend between $50,000 and $100,000 worth of manpower to strike that set and throw it in a Dumpster. All they had to...
- 1/25/2019
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- Variety Film + TV
Paley center news from New York: Keith Olbermann will moderate a special panel to include TV cultie fan favorites, comedian and Kovacs fan Joel Hodgson,(Mystery Science Theater 3000), humorist-comedian-writer Robert Smigel, Laugh In creator George Schlatter, Kovacs cast member on his ABC specials Jolene Brand and television historian & Kovacs curator Ben Model. The Paley Center announced today that they will present an evening titled It.s Been Real: The Works of Coming Genius Ernie Kovacs (www.erniekovacs.com) at its New York headquarters on April 12, 2011, that will include screenings of his work and a panel discussion with top comedic performers and writers. The panel discussion will focus on the impact Kovacs has had on television in general and...
- 3/16/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Shout! Factory is a DVD company that puts out some absolutely great stuff (they're recently responsible for the release of Dark Skies). Here's the press release for their latest endeavor:
Celebrating the Unsung Hero of Television Comedy…At Last
The Ernie Kovacs Collection
featuring more than 13 hours of Kovacs’ original classic television content,
unforgettable characters and a treasure trove of genuine rarities
all collected in a lavishly packaged 6-dvd box set!
Vast Majority Of This Content Has Not Been Seen In Over 50 Years
Own It On DVD April 19, 2011 From Shout! Factory
Los Angeles, CA (January 10, 2011) With a gift for inventive comedy that was alternately cerebral, goofy and just plain absurd, Ernie Kovacs (www.erniekovacs.com) transformed television’s early era into his own personal playground---and invited viewers to enjoy every sight gag and loony character.
Produced and distributed by Shout! Factory in association with Ediad Productions, Inc., the long-awaited The...
Celebrating the Unsung Hero of Television Comedy…At Last
The Ernie Kovacs Collection
featuring more than 13 hours of Kovacs’ original classic television content,
unforgettable characters and a treasure trove of genuine rarities
all collected in a lavishly packaged 6-dvd box set!
Vast Majority Of This Content Has Not Been Seen In Over 50 Years
Own It On DVD April 19, 2011 From Shout! Factory
Los Angeles, CA (January 10, 2011) With a gift for inventive comedy that was alternately cerebral, goofy and just plain absurd, Ernie Kovacs (www.erniekovacs.com) transformed television’s early era into his own personal playground---and invited viewers to enjoy every sight gag and loony character.
Produced and distributed by Shout! Factory in association with Ediad Productions, Inc., the long-awaited The...
- 1/10/2011
- by Sam McPherson
- TVovermind.com
By the time that Zorro had completed its first season, the Disney company had virtually cornered its television demographic through various programs, not the least of which were Zorro, Walt Disney Presents, and the Mickey Mouse Club. Uncle Walt having the dedication to perfection that he did, he set the bar pretty high for the second season, wanting to maintain everything that had made the show so popular (granted, most shows face such a challenge, but many producers are content to allow their product to suck as much as it did the first time around). Back again to kick around some more bad guys are Diego de la Vega (Guy Williams) the young, rich son of a don whose alter ego should be painfully obvious to anyone in the immediate area, his faithful manservant Bernardo (Gene Sheldon), who speaks only through pantomime, and Sergeant Garcia (Henry Calvin), the obese, villainous comic relief.
- 11/5/2009
- by Anders Nelson
- JustPressPlay.net
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.