Jun 22, 2017The Films of Donald W. Thompson, Part 1: 1973–1975(Note: This piece follows “The Films of Russ Doughten, Part 1: 1961–1968.”) When Donald W. Thompson was a nine year old boy in Hamburg New York, his father took him to see the Humphrey Bogart film They Drive By Night (1940). This experience sparked Thompson’s lifelong interest in filmmaking, and…Film42 min read
Apr 10, 2017The Films of Russ Doughten, Part 1: 1961–1968Russ Doughten’s first screen credit was on a film that few could have guessed would go on to cinematic immortality: The Blob (1958). Doughten was credited as an associate producer on that film, a b-horror production that would grow in influence and esteem to the point that it would receive…Movies22 min read
Oct 9, 2016A Brief History of Sci-Fi Sex Cinema, Part 3: 2000–2016Surrender Cinema’s first major competitor in the genre softcore home video space made its debut in 2000 by going back to a style that 1990s softcore had almost entirely neglected: the parody. Seduction Cinema released The Erotic Witch Project in February of 2000, less than a year after the wide…Movies20 min read
Oct 9, 2016Timeline of films compiled for “A Brief History of Sci-Fi Sex Cinema Part 3: 2000–2016”This is the list of films I compiled as reference while writing the piece “A Brief History of Sci-Fi Sex Cinema, Part 3: 2000–2016.” Films are listed in alphabetical order by year of release according to either the copyright on the film itself or as listed on IMDB depending on…Movies11 min read
Sep 20, 2016IS HORROR DEAD?Internet film writers have declared the box office “failure” of BLAIR WITCH the death of horror. Is it? — No.Horror1 min read
Aug 17, 2016A Brief History of Sci-Fi Sex Cinema, Part 2: 1990–1999The 1990s Softcore Explosion — The erotic thriller became hugely popular on home video and cable in the late 1980s and into the 1990s thanks to both big-studio hits like Fatal Attraction (1987) and independent productions like Night Eyes (1990). The voracious demand for new titles to fill video store shelves led to a boom…Movies13 min read
Aug 17, 2016Timeline of films compiled for “A Brief History of Sci-Fi Sex Cinema Part 2: 1990–1999”This is the list of films I compiled as reference while writing the piece “A Brief History of Sci-Fi Sex Cinema, Part 2: 1990–1999.” Films are listed in alphabetical order by year of release according to either the copyright on the film itself or as listed on IMDB depending on…Movies7 min read
Aug 3, 2016Timeline of films compiled for “A Brief History of Sci-Fi Sex Cinema Part 1: 1961–1989”This is the list of films I compiled as reference while writing the piece “A Brief History of Sci-Fi Sex Cinema, Part 1: 1961–1989.” Films are listed in alphabetical order by year of release according to either the copyright on the film itself or as listed on IMDB depending on…Movies6 min read
Jul 31, 2016A Brief History of Sci-Fi Sex Cinema, Part 1: 1961–1989In their book Grindhouse: The Forbidden World of “Adults Only” Cinema, Eddie Muller and Daniel Faris describe the moment that the floodgates opened allowing nudist films to legally screen in New York City theaters: On July 3rd, 1957, Judge Charles Desmond issued a landmark ruling, stating that nudity, per se…Science Fiction15 min read
Jul 6, 2015Picture a Flat Surface, Part 2: An Oral History of “After Last Season” and “Medium Waves”Every film production has its own unique challenges and quirks, and from all accounts the production of After Last Season was no different. As strange as the final product is, and aside from the inherent difficulties of a low-budget film shoot, it does sound like Mark Region had an established…Movies18 min read
