Wednesday March 18, 2009

I first fell in love with the cinema while growing up in the 50′s watching a ton of those Grade B (and most of the time, C & D) sci-fi flicks that later became standard fare on TV in the 60′s and beyond. Bad acting, bad special effects, bad production values, bad . . . well-it really didn’t matter how good or bad they were back then because when you are soooo young & impressionable and are sitting there in the dark, all it did was fuel my dreams and nightmares for years to come. I vividly remember my very first film, 1953′s “Invaders From Mars”, when, at age 5, I walked to The Pikes Theater to see it with my older brother. (I can still see that slopping walk path lined with the picket fence as if it was yesterday-which opened up and devoured anyone who was on it.) Then, as a teenager, came those Saturday matinees at The Forest Theater, where, for 25 cents, you could watch that weekend’s horror/sci fi double feature (remember those?!)-along with the running serials such as the “Rocket Man” or “Flash Gordon” series. Double features have gone the way of baseball’s double headers.
Well, it has taken most of my life, but, finally, along comes “Alien Trespass” to fuel these long ago memories. And, I can honestly say that director B.W. Goodwin gets it! He gets the look, feel, and sounds of these “classic” movies by lovingly creating an homage to this bygone era with “Alien Trespass”. Not just a send-up but a send-off for anyone who has nostalgic memories of this period of film making.

B.W.’s first foray into film (after receiving 3 Golden Globes and 5 Emmy nominations for producing/directing episodes of TV’s “X-Files) is a total hoot! (...)
Hit the link for more: Jay Berg’s Cinema Diary: “Alien Trespass” *** (93 minutes)

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