…and we’re back (and some updates!)

For all three who noticed we were gone for a little bit, thank you. To ensure a more regular posting schedule, I would like to pose a question. As some may know, I also run a site Use Soap, that I use as a repository for my weekly review column at a local newspaper. I [...]

‘Never Cry Wolf’ with writer Richard Kletter

Film: Never Cry Wolf (1983) Rated: PG Directed by: Carroll Ballard Written by: Farley Mowat (novel) Richard Kletter (screenplay) Curtis Hanson Sam Hamm Starring: Chales Martin Smith as Tyler Brian Dennehy as Rosie Zachary Ittimangnaq as Ootek Samson Jorah as Mike By Bo from Last Blog on the Left (with special guest star Shelley Stillo) Pre-screening memories: Never [...]

‘Flowers in the Attic’ with director Jeffrey Bloom

Title: Flowers in the Attic (1987) Rated: PG-13 Written by: V. C. Andrews (novel) Jeffrey Bloom (screenplay) Directed by: Jeffrey Bloom Starring: Louise Fletcher as Grandmother Victoria Tennant as Corrine Kristy Swanson as Cathy Jeb Stuart Adams as Chris Lindsay Parker as Carrie Marshall Colt as Father By Shelley Stillo Pre-screening memories: As with most [...]

‘The Legend of Billie Jean’ with cinematographer Richard Walden

Film: The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) Rated: PG-13 Directed by: Matthew Robbins Written by:     Mark Rosenthal and Lawrence Konner Starring:      Helen Slater as Billie Jean Christian Slater as Binx Keith Gordon as Lloyd Richard Bradford as Pyatt  By Shelley Stillo Pre-screening memories: I stayed home from school a lot when I was young. I [...]

‘Shocker’ with its star Camille Cooper

Title: Shocker (1989) Rated: R Written and directed by: Wes Craven Starring: Peter Berg as Jonathan Parker                    Mitch Pileggi as Horace Pinker                    Camille Cooper as Alison By Shelley Stillo Pre-screening memories: If this site has taught me anything, it is that I witnessed far too many age-inappropriate movies as a child. I bore witness to more [...]

‘Mischief’ with stars Doug McKeon, Catherine Mary Stewart

Film: Mischief Rated: R Directed by: Mel Damski Written by: Noel Black Starring: Doug McKeon as Jonathan                    Kelly Prestonas Mailyn                    Catherine Mary Stewart as Bunny By Rob R. Pre-screening memories: Every kid has a list of films they can recall that were placed near the top of their parents blacklist. Mischief was one that was [...]

‘Christine’ with Alexandra Paul

Film: Christine (1983) Rated: R Directed by: John Carpenter Written by: Stephen King (story) Starring:  Keith Gordon as Arnie Cunningham                     John Stockwell as Dennis Guilder                     Alexandra Paul as Leigh Cabot By Shelley Stillo Pre-screening memories: The first novel I remember reading for fun was by Stephen King.  It was Cujo and I picked it up [...]

‘Night of the Comet’ with star Kelli Maroney

Title: Night of the Comet Rated: PG-13 Directed by: Thom Eberhardt Written by: Thom Eberhardt Starring: Robert Beltran as Hector                    Catherine Mary Stewart as Regina                    Kelli Maroney as Samantha                    Mary Woronov as Audrey                    Geoffrey Lewis as Carter Tagline: It’s the last thing on earth they ever expected. Trailer By: Shelley Stillo [...]

‘Freaked’

Freaked (1993) Rated: R Directed by: Tom Stern and Alex Winter Written by: Tim Burns, Tom Stern, and Alex Winter Starring:    Alex Winter as Ricky Coogan                  Michael Stoyanov as Ernie                  Randy Quaid as Elijah C. Skuggs                  Brooke Shields as Skye Daley                  Mr. T as the Bearded Lady                  Bobcat Goldthwait as [...]

‘Night of the Demons’

Title: Night of the Demons (1988) Rated: R Directed by: Kevin Tenney Starring: Linnea Quigley as Suzanne                 Amelia Kinkaid as Angela                 Billy Gallo as Sal Tagline: “Angela is having a party…Freddy and Jason are too scared to come. But you’ll have a hell of a time.”            By Shelley Stillo Pre-screening memories: When people ask [...]