Hi, Mom! (USA, 1970) 87 min color DIR: Brian De Palma. PROD: Charles Hirsch. SCR: Brian…
Greg Woods
Greg Woods has been a film enthusiast since his teens, and began his writing "career" at the same time- prolific in capsule reviews of everything he had watched, first on index cards, then those hardcover dollar store black journals, then an old Mac IIsi. He founded The Eclectic Screening Room in 2001, as a portal to share his film love with the world, and find some like-minded enthusiasts along the way. In addition to having worked in the film industry for over two decades, he has been a co-programmer of films at Trash Palace, and a programmer/co-founder of the Toronto Film Noir Syndicate. He has also written for Broken Pencil, CU-Confidential, Micro-Film, and is currently working on his first novel. His secret desire is for someone to interview him for a podcast or a DVD extra.
10 + 10
Although technically the date was yesterday, it was ten years ago this Sunday when the 10th Anniversary…
Farewell to Grindhouse Purgatory?
It comes with a heavy heart to announce that the twentieth issue of Grindhouse Purgatory, published by…
Cinéma de minuit
This past week, I’ve been watching Bertrand Tavernier’s marvellous eight-hour documentary, Journeys Through French Cinema, usually one…
Twister’s Revenge! (1988)
Twister’s Revenge! (USA, 1988) 89 min color DIR: Bill Rebane. SCR: William Arthur, Larry Dreyfus, Bill…
The Rainbow Boys (1973)
The Rainbow Boys (Canada, 1973) 90 min color DIR-SCR: Gerald Potterton. PROD: Anthony Robinow. MUSIC: Howard…
The Alpha Incident (1977)
The Alpha Incident (USA, 1977) 91 min color DIR-PROD: Bill Rebane. SCR: Ingrid Neumayer. MUSIC: Richard…
The Demons of Ludlow (1983)
The Demons of Ludlow (USA, 1983) 92 min color DIR-PROD: Bill Rebane. SCR: William Arthur. MUSIC:…
5 Minutes To Live
In the mid-2000s, an outfit named 5 Minutes To Live sold hard-to-find titles on DVD-R. Their arrival coincided…
Sybil Danning’s Adventure Video
Circa 1986, U.S.A. Home Video (which generally brought a lot of made-for-TV movies to video rental…
VHS, Twisted Brain And Me
Back in the 90s during the CD boom, many music collectors would often say “I have…
Remembering Ronnie
At first, home video was an expensive novelty. One had to rent a VHS machine along…
America (1986)
America (USA, 1986) 83 min color DIR-SCR: Robert Downey. PROD: Paul E. Cohen, Paul A. Leeman.…
The Surrealist Hallucinatory Anarchist Shock Sinema Fest
Most Toronto cinephiles in the past four decades have probably seen a Reg Hartt program at…
Painting John Porter
I was “yesterday” years old upon learning that a documentary had been made about local filmmaker…
Hallelujah the Hills (1963)
Hallelujah The Hills (USA, 1963) 82 min B&W DIR-SCR-EDITOR: Adolfas Mekas. PROD: David C. Stone. MUSIC:…