When Bruce Lee entered the international movie scene, he filled a hole in pop culture and cinema that Hollywood didn’t know it needed. After his unfortunate passing in 1974 at the height of his massive popularity, one of the darker chapters of filmmaking history began: the search for the new Bruce Lee. This gave way to a massive boom in a sub-genre now regarded as “Brucesploitation.” The mission by many studios in both Asia and Hollywood was to find someone, anyone, who even remotely resembled Bruce Lee to carry the torch and become the next money making star of kung fu cinema.
Category Archives: Festivals & Events
Big Bad Film Fest Shorts Block [Big Bad Film Fest 2023]
Following an adventure to get to the fest, partially caused by a drunken GPS and me not realizing I was going in the wrong direction until I was way too far, I missed some of the shorts, but using the listing from the fest’s site, I was able to retrace the films and here are a few thoughts on them.
Facets and House of Movie Monsters Brings You the SUPER-HORROR-RAMA! Film Series – October 13th-15th
This October on Friday the 13th Weekend, don’t miss the grassroots horror event of the year as Barry Kaufman of House of Monsters and John McDevitt of FACETS present SUPER-HORROR-RAMA!, three days of movie madness recalling the halcyon days of drive-in horror marathons!
Screenings will be held at FACETS, located at 1517 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614. Full series description and ticketing can be found on Eventbrite here. Single Tickets are $12, Triple Feature tickets are $20, and Series Passes (which include all 8 films) are $40.
This October on Friday the 13th Weekend, experience three nights of supershockers with a focus on meta-horror, witch flicks, and video nasties!
Polar Rescue (aka Come Back Home) (2022) [Big Bad Film Fest 2023]
Undisputed III: Redemption (2010) [Big Bad Film Fest 2023]
Following his showing up in Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing and how things worked out, Yuki Boyka is back, and he wants his chance at redemption by fighting in a prison tournament at his prison and then in a new place that promises more in terms of reward and challenge.
Ninja II: Shadow of a Tear (2013) [Big Bad Film Fest 2023]
Following the murder of his pregnant wife, Casey must take his ninjitsu skills and go on the revenge path.
SpookT (2023) [FrightFest 2023]
Greenville, Pennsylvania, one paranormal debunker and one paranormal investigator who do not get along end up investigating the same house, its haunting, and its past.