From the mid 1980s to the early 1990s, Toronto’s fabled Bloor Cinema would run its annual…
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.
Desert Island Classics
I don’t know much about this DVD company Desert Island Classics, but they sure put out…
Six-Gun Heroes
Former cowboy star Sunset Carson was hired to host a PBS series entitled Six-Gun Heroes. The…
Schick-Sunn Classics
By percentages alone, Schick-Sunn Classics (often referred to as Sunn Classics) was one of the most…
Don Dohler In Print
Don Dohler (1946-2006) is known to movie fans for his low-budget science fiction-horror gems, The Alien Factor, Fiend, Nightbeast and…
Teenage Theater
In 1987, the amazing Rhino Home Video released a series of vintage 1950s juvenile delinquent and…
Limbo (1972)
Limbo (USA, 1972) 112 min color DIR: Mark Robson. PROD: Linda Gottlieb. SCR: Joan Micklin Silver,…
My Very First Video Store Haul
Adorning the shelves of many film enthusiasts are titles acquired from a video store closeout sale.…
Dark Sky Films: Drive-In Double Features
The great boutique label Dark Sky Films released a series of Drive-In Double Feature DVDs- each…
The Secret Lives of Dentists (2003)
The Secret Lives Of Dentists (USA, 2003) 104 min color DIR: Alan Rudolph. PROD: Campbell Scott,…
Johnny Gunman (1957)
Johnny Gunman (USA, 1957) 67 min B&W DIR-SCR: Art Ford. PROD: Will Kohler. DOP: Walter Holcomb.…
So Sad About Gloria (1973)
So Sad About Gloria (USA, 1973) 90 min color DIR-PROD: Harry Thomason. SCR: Marshall Riggan. STY:…
Frankenstein Must Be Snowed In
In its day, Frankenstein on Campus (1970) gained some notoriety as the first film to be produced…
They Came from Beyond Space (1967)
They Came from Beyond Space (UK, 1967) 85 min color DIR: Freddie Francis. PROD: Max Rosenberg,…
The Master Touch (1972)
The Master Touch (Italy, 1972) 95-112 min color DIR: Michele Lupo. PROD: Marina Cicogna. SCR: Roberto…