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LEGENDS OF "B" MOVIE LORE!,
This review is from: The Astounding B Monster Book (Paperback)
The Astounding B Monster is one of the best site on the internet for fans of "b" movies and cult films. Culled from the fantastic website, author Marty Baumann presents 26 interviews with the filmmakers and actors responsible for some of the most famous (and infamous) "B" films in history. While many of the interview subjects may not be household names, the films they were associated with will forever live on in cinema lore.
Take James Arness for example. Arness IS a household name from his two decades in the starring role of Marshal Dillon on Gunsmoke. But it was the Sci-Fi film "The Thing from Another World" that gave the young Arness his first big break in Hollywood. At a time when doing a horror or sci-fi film was considered a step down for most actors, Arness relished the opportunity to work with noted Director/Producter Howard Hawks and has nothing but fond memories of his role. He tells a hilarious story about getting out of a limo in full "Thing" make-up and buying a newspaper from a terrified street vendor. Bruce Campbell has moved from "B" list actor to a major Hollywood star but it was in Sam Raimi's deliciously gore-filled and darkly humorous "Evil Dead" films that the lantern-jawed star first made his name. Among other tidbits, Campbell explains the credits attributed to "fake Shemps" in these films. The late Alex Gordon was a producer and screenwriter. He produced such films as "The Day the World Ended", "The She Creature", and "Voodoo Woman" and also wrote the screenplay for the last complete film that Bela Lugosi starred in, "The Bride of the Monster". Gordon takes issue with Tim Burton's Biopic of Ed Wood, specifically saying that Lugosi never used the kind of profanity that Burton had the character use and never spoke disparagingly about Boris Karloff. The late Leo Gordon was a tough-guy actor noted for his roles in westerns such McLinktock! with John Wayne. But Gordon also had a an incredible list of writing credits including such "B" classics as "Attack of the Giant Leeches", "The Wasp Woman", and "The Terror" for Roger Corman. Other subjects interviewed in the book include Anne Francis from "Forbidden Planet", Fess Parker of "Them", Lori Nelson of "Revenge of the Creature" and 50's and 60's blonde bombshell, Mamie Van Doren. The reviews are short but informative and very fun. Baumann does a wonderful job of keeping alive some of the forgotten names of "B" movie lore. A magnificent book! Reviewed by Tim Janson
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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GREAT INTERVIEWS, GREAT INSIGHT,
By popular culture lover (Travelers Rest, SC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Astounding B Monster Book (Paperback)
This is a book well worth your time and money. It basically features interviews with many stars from 1950's genre pictures. They have a lot of fascinating, incisive things to say both about their movie careers and the state of movies today. This is great fun. Buy it.
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I am enjoying my book and I appreciate the fast response in receiving my replacement copy when my first copy was damaged. Thank you.
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