This movie surprised me. As I watched the opening scenes in a small town, I kept thinking of how they reminded me of the small towns near where I grew up. Sure enough, “The Intruder” was filmed in southern Missouri, in the small towns of East Prairie and Sikeston. That’s further east than where I…
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Shatnerthonians: Day 4
Lots and lots of awesome today, my friends. If you’ve submitted something but don’t see it in this post or the earlier posts, let me know, because if it’s not posted yet that means I missed it or technical shenanigans are afoot. Tomorrow is the last day for submissions, so if you have something, send…
Shatnerthonians: Day 3
We have a ton of entries today, and every one of them will rock your world. I mean that literally; your room is going to start to shake and then you’ll have to call 911. (Please leave your “Rescue 911” jokes at the door. Thank you. –Mgmt.) As a reminder, if you have a submission…
Shatnerthon #3: The Kidnapping of the President (1980)
I know almost nothing about “The Kidnapping of the President.” The movie is based on the 1975 novel of the same name by Charles Templeton, who had a lengthy career as an evangelist turned agnostic turned politician turned author turned newscaster. It was released by Crown International, who also released “Deathrow Gameshow”; this explains why…
Shatnerthonians: Day 2
More terrific submissions for the Shatnerthon! Thank you all, every entry has been absolutely fantastic. I’ll be adding these to the master list here, which is the perfect place to start if you missed yesterday’s submissions because of that whole federal holiday thing. * Ivan of Thrilling Days of Yesteryear shows off his enormous schwanzstucker…
Shatnerthon #2: Impulse (1974)
Everybody loves “Impulse,” the horrifyingly inappropriate thriller starring William Shatner. If you like B-grade thrillers from this era, you have to see the film. The good news is that it’s available on about a bajillion DVDs, probably because it’s public domain now. (This is a theory. I am not a copyright lawyer, and my comment…
Shatnerthoners Unite! The Shatnerthon Master Post
Thus far, there are a lot of great submissions to the Shatnerthon. Thanks to everyone who has already submitted! The turnout has been much better than I expected, so I am thrilled to death. This is the master list of all submissions from Day One and beyond, in approximately alphabetical order. If you don’t see…
Shatnerthon #1: Incubus (1965)
Welcome to day one of Shatnerthon: The William Shatner Blogathon! Each day of the Shatnerthon, I’ll be posting an entry on a movie starring The Bill. None of these posts are particularly probing, so if I post about a film you wanted to do, don’t let it discourage you from participation in the ‘thon. You…
Shatnerthon: The William Shatner Blogathon
It’s summertime. Kids play in the streets, a warm breeze rustles the green leaves, bugs invade your home and form powerful alliances with your pets, and it’s time for Shatnerthon: The William Shatner Blogathon. Yes, good friends, I am doing my first blogathon. Fingers crossed and all that. I’m seriously excited about this and, I…
Duel at Diablo (1966)
The fine folks at Movies Unlimited, and their official movie blog Movie Fanfare, very kindly asked me to contribute a guest blog article for them, one I’m proud to re-post here on SBBN. *** Duel at Diablo (1966) is an odd, unique Western, a rare collage of individual desires in a genre that routinely celebrates…