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The Latest Breaking News from Roger Corman

Phil Spector killed her. The press tarred her. Her mother wants to 'set the story straight'

LOS ANGELES — It's been nearly two decades since Lana Clarkson, the statuesque sword-wielding star of "Barbarian Queen" and other action films by Roger Corman, was murdered by songwriter and music producer Phil Spector at his sprawling faux French chateau in Alhambra known as the Pyrenees Castle.

Los Angeles Times

Pam Grier: ‘I was part of a female cinematic revolution’

Pam Grier went from being a secretary to the face of Blaxploitation. As a new BFI season celebrates her wild career, the Jackie Brown star says she has one more goal: playing a one-armed zombie

The Guardian - UK

The Batgirl you’ll never see: why some films disappear for ever

She cost a cool $90m but the comic book heroine won’t even be streamed. Why do some productions deserve such an extreme fate?

The Guardian - UK

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With nearly 700 credits at age 93, legendary actor James Hong isn’t done yet

LOS ANGELES — In 1953, James Hong left Minnesota with a buddy in a Buick and hit Route 66, bound for California.

Los Angeles Times

Earth Day 2022: The ‘revenge of nature’ in fiction, from Day of the Triffids to Godzilla and Swamp Thing

Mother Earth punishing humanity for the evils of pollution and deforestation was a potent nightmare for novelists and filmmakers long before global warming was well understood

The Independent UK

10 Weirdest Star Wars Rip-Offs Of All Time

Rather than revisit the previous Star Wars flicks again (and again and again) until a new flick arrives, here is a potentially dangerous idea: Why not spend some time with the wildest and weirdest of the Star Wars rip-off genre.

Benzinga

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