This Sunday at 9pm eastern #MONSTERDON returns once more! This week we're giving ol' Roger Corman a salute, since he shuffled off to that great box office in the sky recently. Meaning we'll be watching THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1961), which also features Vincent Price :D
#RIP#RogerCorman, who in his obsessive attempt to make quick genre flicks as cheaply and cleverly as possible ended up accidentally giving the start to the entire New Hollywood generation, including Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Ron Howard and many more. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/12/movies/roger-corman-dead.html
#RogerCorman was a cinematic pioneer in another way with his 1994 #FantasticFour movie: making a whole superhero film and then not releasing it. A huge influence on the producers of Batgirl.
'“By mistake Roger would actually make a good picture every once in a while,” Jack Nicholson said of his frequent collaborator. “But I was never in it.”'
RIP Roger Corman. Great innings, at 98. And what a legacy. The Fast and the Furious (the original one), Machine Gun Kelly, Last Woman on Earth, Big Bad Mama, and hundreds more with his involvement. #film#RogerCorman
If you don't know who Roger Corman is, you owe it to yourself to seek out as many of his movies as you can. Most of them are on #tubi and other free apps. His death means there are going to be marathons. Seek them out and enjoy. 😎
Very sad news for movie lovers: the legendary Roger Corman has died at age 98. Here's a tribute to him from Variety. Tell us what you loved about Corman in the comments.
As far as I can tell, the 2024 season of The Last Drive-In officially starts on March 29th. Though, on the 15th there is some kind of tribute to Roger Corman. I'm so excited for this season! Can't wait!
Related to tonight's movie: Roger Corman was at the first Philcon I ever went too. That's where I got this. Say what you want about his movies he always made money. #monsterdon#RogerCorman#TheWaspWoman