At The Movies with Bryan, the Wannabe Filmmaker

A group of hot rodders need a new hangout and set their sights on a supposedly haunted house. Hilarity ensues! That is the skeletal outline for The Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow, but the film is essentially a plot less mess, often bordering on the surreal. Despite its title, the "ghost" doesn't nearly appear until 45 minutes into the movie and is completely out matched by our young heroes. The Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow is  a hot rod movie, a rock n roll picture, a comedy, and a horror film all rolled into one muddled package. The narrative unfolds in fits and starts, often to make way for either gratuitous rock n' roll numbers or eye rolling slap stick humor. In one extremely odd sequence the heroine, Lois, has a slumber party much to the chagrin of her father. Lois and her friends dance, play records and, in the movie's most inexplicable moment, start cracking up at a western that is playing on the television. In the spirit of the moment, the western starts go ha

The 1962 -  Dr. No has been released in cinemas worldwide and is a huge hit. The following year comes  From Russia, With Love (my favorite James Bond film) and that is followed by Goldfinger , James Bond has become an international sensation and it is only a matter of time before other studios jump on the bandwagon by producing 007 knock offs, such as Matt Helm, Derek Flint, Fathom Harvill, Modesty Blaise, and Andrew Hoshino.  Wait.....Andrew...who? Sadly, the adventures of Andrew Hoshino are hard to find in the United States (though they can be seen on Huluplus), they are so obscure that both films, Ironfinger and Golden Eyes, have less than 20 votes each. It's rather a shame, because both films are extremely entertaining. Ironfinger follows Andrew Hoshino as he tracks down an arms dealer, Mr. Le Bois, standing in his way are warring Japanese gangs, the Akatsuki family and Aonuma, and a cool hitman, Komori, who uses acid to dispose of his victims. He forms an alliance wi

  Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is my favorite entry in the "Indiana Jones" saga. "How is this possible?" you might ask. After all, Raiders of the Lost Ark is an all time adventure classic with a strong love interest (Karen Allen as Marion) and a memorable finale with awesomely gruesome face melting action.  And how can I even suggest that Temple of Doom is better film than Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade? That film has Sean Connery as Indy's dad, while Temple of Doom has Kate Capshaw as the extremely annoying night club singer, Willie Scott, and, even worse, a kid sidekick named Short Round. Hell, it could be argued that Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a superior movie than Temple of Doom. Sure, it features Indy's annoying illegitimate son Mutt, but at least it doesn't have a hysterical female in it. Well, calm down for a second and I will explain to you why The Temple of Doom is my favorite film in the series.Hell, I