Roger Corman

8 Oceanic Creature Features That Delight in Underwater Perils

Humans who find themselves living beneath the ocean in sci-fi movies might as well be living in space. Many of the dangers are the same, be they natural (oxygen scarcity, claustrophobic proximity to asshole co-workers) or unnatural (monsters!). Needless to say, it’s a setting that has inspired a lot of filmmakers. This Friday brings a…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Jan 8

Horror Icon Vincent Price’s 14 Most Legendary Performances

’Tis the season to blast “Thriller” and binge-watch all your favorite scary movies. Naturally, the mind drifts to one of the greatest talents the genre ever knew: Vincent Price. The actor had a long, varied career—he was also an art expert and a cookbook author!—but here are our favorite spooky and offbeat highlights. 1) “Thriller”…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Oct 19

Shout Factory Grabs a Crap-Ton of Roger Corman’s B-Movies for Remakes, Reboots, and More

One of the most legendary (and notorious) filmmakers of all time is about to have his renaissance. Shout! Factory has bought the rights to 270 of Roger Corman’s films and a scifi TV show, meaning we could soon be getting reboots of classic films like Forbidden World, Galaxy of Terror, and Slumber Party Massacre. The…

Movies Beth Elderkin Mar 16

The First Trailer for Roger Corman’s Death Race 2050 Is Batshit Crazy

Did you expect anything less? The first trailer for the direct-to-video sequel to Roger Corman’s Death Race 2000, called Roger Corman’s Death Race 2050, is now online. Much like the first film, this one is about a deadly cross-country race in some seriously buffed-up cars. This sequel also has that B-movie aesthetic we know, love…

Trailers Germain Lussier Oct 7

You’ll Get to See the Documentary About Roger Corman’s Fantastic Four This Fall

Who would have thought that Roger Corman’s unreleased Fantastic Four would leave a greater impression on the pop culture landscape than the three big-budget, major studio releases? It’s arguably more successful, too. Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman’s Fantastic Four is exactly what it says on the tin—a documentary about the never-released movie. A…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Aug 15

Roger Corman Talks About Modern Technology and the Female Leads of Death Race 2050

Though April 5 is Roger Corman’s 90th birthday, he’s still working like he’s 20. In recent weeks the legendary filmmaker has been prepping Roger Corman’s Death Race 2050, a modern spin on one of his most famous movies, which will feature two female leads and lots of new twists. This time around Corman’s just producing…

Movies Germain Lussier Apr 5

Behold Your First Proper Look at Roger Corman’s Awesome COBRAGATOR

Beloved B-movie producer Roger Corman turns 80 next month, but he shows no sign of slowing down. Witness our first glimpse of his latest amazing movie for Syfy: Cobragator! Will this live up to the legacy of Sharktopus and Piranhaconda? Bear in mind that not only is Cobragator produced by Corman, but it’s directed by…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Mar 2

Death Race Returns With B-Movie King Roger Corman at the Wheel

Iconic genre filmmaker Roger Corman is known for a lot of things, but mainly giving many talented filmmakers and actors their first jobs, as well as making hundreds of cheap B-movies and crazy exploitation films. Of his entire oeuvre, his most famous film may be the cult classic Death Race 2000, and now he’s decided…

Movies Germain Lussier Feb 18

Watch Francis Ford Coppola’s First Film, Battle Beyond The Sun

Here’s a film to close out the weekend with: Francis Ford Coppola’s first ever film, Battle Beyond The Sun, which came out in 1959. The interesting thing about this movie: it’s originally a Soviet science fiction movie. In 1962, Roger Corman acquired the rights, and hired Coppola out of film school to recut and ‘westernize’…

io9 Andrew Liptak Oct 18

Watch Edgar Allan Poe’s Greatest Stories Get Animated In A Cool New Trailer

We know the stories. We’ve read them. We’ve seen them made into movies, parodies and more. But we’ve never really seen the stories of Edgar Allan Poe like this. This is Extraordinary Tales. Extraordinary Tales is an animated horror anthology featuring six, all-different animated versions of these classic Poe stories: The Fall of the House…

io9 Germain Lussier Sep 24

Arguably The Greatest “Lion Turns Into Naked Lady” Scene Ever [NSFW]

What makes this scene from the 1986 movie Amazons so wonderful isn’t just the completely ridiculous visual effects (and sound effects) when the lion turns into an naked assassin. It’s also the amazing dialogue, including the villain’s final threat to turn her into a rug. This whole movie is full of unbelievable dialogue and gratuitous…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 19

The Secret Origin Of The Godawful ’90s Fantastic Four Movie Revealed

In 1994, king of the shlock moviemakers Roger Corman was hired to produce a Fantastic Four movie with almost no resources in order for the Neue Constantin film company just to keep the FFfilm rights. Supposedly the film was never meant to be seen — but this new documentary argues otherwise. As you can see…

Trailers Rob Bricken Aug 20

Documentary trailer for Fantastic Four movie Marvel wanted to forget

In 1994, monster movie maker Roger Corman made a $2 million adaptation of The Fantastic Four, was never released in theaters for obvious reasons. But now the documentary DOOMED! The Untold Story of Roger Corman’s The Fantastic Four will show you the lunacy that is this creation, and all the bananas behind-the-scenes goings on. Watch…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Jan 13

When dinosaurs team up with lasers, you’re basically screwed

This is my favorite scene from the Roger Corman film Raptor — which is basically an ultra-cheap Jurassic Park rip-off starring Eric Roberts and a bunch of people you’ve never heard of. In this scene, a researcher working on a project to breed dinosaurs has lost sight of the mission — so he has to…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 6

This Week’s TV: Why You Should Drop Everything and Catch Up With Alphas

Mostly, this week’s television column is going to be devoted to telling you why you should be checking out Alphas tonight, and the Monday nights following. This Syfy show about people with mutant powers really hit its stride at the end of season one, and has continued to be super-watchable in season two thus far.…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Aug 20

The beautiful, secret story of the seal child revealed in Song of the Sea

What’s next for the project for the folks behind the enchanting (and Oscar-nominated) The Secret Of Kells? Behold the concept trailer for Song of the Sea, an adorable animation about the mythical sea child. It’s absolutely stunning. Plus, get a look at the first trailer for Space Sherriff Gavan: The Movie and Roger Corman’s Attack…

Movies Meredith Woerner Aug 19

Science Fiction and Fantasy Creators Who Became Their Own Genres

Some people don’t just create new worlds and super-memorable characters — they give life to their own genres. There are some creators of fantastical stories whose work is so distinctive, you have a pretty good sense what’s going to happen when you pick up their work — and you’re excited, because it’s going to be…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Apr 18

What if Roger Corman or Alfred Hitchcock directed The Hunger Games?

Gary Ross is getting rave reviews for his faithful adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games, but what if a different director imposed his or her own peculiar vision on the dystopian murder competition? These movie posters imagine how Katniss and company would fare in the hands of some very different moviemakers. Darren Franich and…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 25

Win this delightful Sharktopus plushie!

You know that the adorable, limb-chomping beast from Sharktopus was destined to be a plushie, and now you can have one of your very own. Just enter our Sharktocontest to win it, plus DVDs of Syfy classics Sharktopus and Dinoshark. Thanks to the friendly folks at Anchor Bay, distributors of these fine films, three winners…

io9 Annalee Newitz Apr 11

Superheroic banter just doesn’t work as well during sex [NSFW]

Witness possibly the cheesiest superheroic sex scene of all time — in the original Black Scorpion film, the Scorpion surprises the cop whom she’s been having sexual tension with for most of the film, and takes advantage of him. NSFW! Possibly the worst pick-up line ever: “Like the scorpion said to the frog, can I…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 9

8 Oceanic Creature Features That Delight in Underwater Perils

Horror Icon Vincent Price’s 14 Most Legendary Performances

Shout Factory Grabs a Crap-Ton of Roger Corman’s B-Movies for Remakes, Reboots, and More

The First Trailer for Roger Corman’s Death Race 2050 Is Batshit Crazy

You’ll Get to See the Documentary About Roger Corman’s Fantastic Four This Fall

Roger Corman Talks About Modern Technology and the Female Leads of Death Race 2050

Behold Your First Proper Look at Roger Corman’s Awesome COBRAGATOR

Death Race Returns With B-Movie King Roger Corman at the Wheel

Watch Francis Ford Coppola’s First Film, Battle Beyond The Sun

Watch Edgar Allan Poe’s Greatest Stories Get Animated In A Cool New Trailer

Arguably The Greatest “Lion Turns Into Naked Lady” Scene Ever [NSFW]

The Secret Origin Of The Godawful ’90s Fantastic Four Movie Revealed

Documentary trailer for Fantastic Four movie Marvel wanted to forget

When dinosaurs team up with lasers, you’re basically screwed

This Week’s TV: Why You Should Drop Everything and Catch Up With Alphas

The beautiful, secret story of the seal child revealed in Song of the Sea

Science Fiction and Fantasy Creators Who Became Their Own Genres

What if Roger Corman or Alfred Hitchcock directed The Hunger Games?

Win this delightful Sharktopus plushie!

Superheroic banter just doesn’t work as well during sex [NSFW]

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