Request of Film List ideas?

I'm going to do a weekly list of my favourite types of films - I'm going to kick it off in a few days with a 'Best First Date Movies' list. Considering the first film I saw with my better half was 'Ilsa She-Wolf of SS' then you'll get what I'm talking about. She said bring over anything that wasn't 'horror', I figured a good lawyer could get me off on a technicality with 'Ilsa'...

So post suggestions? It has to a genre that I can name at  least 10 films..

News: John Dies at the End

Don Coscarelli, the man behind the legendary Phantasm franchise, has a new film on the horizon. It's an adaptation of Jason Pargin darkly humorous horror novel, John Dies at the End. The story surround 2 Slackers and their encounters with an hallucinogenic drug that has a sinister effect on its users. Chase Williamson and Rob Mayes play the leads with supporting roles going to the more familiar faces of Paul Giamatti and Clancy Brown.

But it's not all good for Coscarelli as its likely that his sequel to comedy horror Bubba Ho-Tep is unlikely to happen. The film, titled 'Bubba Nosferatu: Curse of the She-Vampires' was to star Bruce Campbell who was to reprise his role as an aging Elvis Presley. Unfortunately, Campbell isn't willing to work with the director again in order 'to preserve their friendship'. Whatever that means. It's a pity as Paul Giamatti was also meant to star playing the Kings manipulative manager, Colonel Parker.

Trailer for  John Dies at the End:

Mondo Robbery Part 1

Einstein said 'For every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction' - well in the world of exploitation films that isn't entirely true. For every big budget or successful film there is a reaction but whether that is equal or not is debatable. We're talking about 'rip off' films, those released to cash in on the success of the popular movie. These can be 'unofficial' sequels, titles designed to confuse viewers with the original movie or just blatant 'we have no copyright here' clones. The ironic things is that some of these productions are occasionally better than the original or at least just as enjoyable in a sideshow kind of way. For these reasons they've attracted legions of followers and collectors (here a 'legion' is defined as some where between 10 and a few dozen).

So let's have a look at the most notorious (and some of my favourite) of this unethical genre...

A-Listers in B-Movies

Not everyone's first role is in a big Hollywood Blockbuster, infact most of today's 'stars' had to come up the hard way appearing in everything from commercials, TV shows or cheap B-Movies or Horrors. And it's the latter that we're looking at here. So roll out the rogue's gallery:

Brad Pitt Before Pitt swished his way through Thelma & Louise, he had another bad boy character but this time in a bottom of the barrel, slasher film called 'Cutting Class'. And those of who were really paid attention might have noticed himself in an episode of horror anthology series, 'Freddy's Nightmares', titled 'Black Tickets'.

Review: The Maze (1953)

Gerald MacTeam and his fiancé, Kitty lead a happy, carefree life. That is, until, Gerald receives a telegram informing him of his great Uncle's death. He suddenly breaks off his engagement and moves to a old, spooky castle in Scotland that was left to him by this deceased relative. Not to be deterred by Gerald's strange behaviour, Kitty follows him to his new Highland Home.
On arrival, She is shocked by her former fiancé's appearance - he has aged significantly and acts in a nervous manner. Gerald allows her to stay but insists in locking her into her room at night. While there she hears mysterious sounds from beyond her door. Intrigued by this, she steals a key and follows the strange sounds. She is startled by a weird frog-like human creature/humanoid??? that she finds roaming the castle corridors. The creature too is frightened and while trying to escape falls from a window, killing itself. Only then can Gerald reveal what has been going on. He tells her that the abomination that she saw was his ancestor and the original master of the keep. When his Uncle dies it became his turn to look after it. Now that the creature is dead and Gerald's obligation gone, he is again free to marry Kitty.
This film was released back in 1953 in 3D and was directed by William Cameron Menzies who was also responsible for the sci-fi classic 'Invaders from Mars' and the 1936 film, 'Things to Come'.