Archive for the '1961' Category

Film #111 - The Sinister Urge (1961)

Friday, June 8th, 2007

Ah, The Sinister Urge. The last of the “classic” Ed Wood movies. While Ed would do another movie with Criswell (Orgy of the Dead) and one more with stalwart Duke Moore (Take it Out in Trade), this is the last time he would assemble a large group of his “stock company” and is […]

Film #106 - The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961)

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

They really don’t come worse than The Beast of Yucca Flats. You know all those things people always cite when they talk about how bad Ed Wood was as a filmmakers? The cheap sets? The bad acting? The nonsensical dialogue? Night/Day transitions? Well The Beast of Yucca Flats has […]

Films #097 & #098 - Prince of Space (1959) & Invasion of the Neptune Men (1961)

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

For me, Prince of Space and Invasion of the Neptune Men will forever be linked due to their connected appearances on Mystery Science Theater 3000.* They both feature groups of children who befriend a mysterious outer space super-hero type, who helps save the world from invaders from space.
First up, Prince of Space tells of […]