Tag: The Giant Gila Monster
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The 1950s Horror Movie That’s Way Funnier Than It Is Scary
Horror movies always reflect the era in which they were made. Torture horror of the 2000s featured the U.S.’s practices of torturing foreign citizens while 1980s American horror often reinforced very traditional social norms as a part of the Reagan era’s love for yesteryear. Then there were 1950s horror films, which largely focused on nuclear…
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Film Masters Launches to Release Vintage Movies on Streaming and DVD (Exclusive)
Film historian Phil Hopkins has launched Film Masters, a new vintage film restoration and distribution company.Each month, one Blu-ray/DVD title will be released, beginning on Sept. 26 with a two-disc collection featuring cult favorite “The Giant Gila Monster” with bonus film “The Killer Shrews,” which were both originally released as a double-feature bill in 1959.…