There are enough vintage sci-fi, retro horror, and film noir flicks on display this June to choke a donkey. My only regret is that we can’t all watch them together at the drive-in. Speaking of which, you may want to double check your basic cable package to see if EPIX Drive-In has been added. It is ridiculously awesome with megatons of B-movie horror, giant monster, sci-fi, blaxploitation and regular ol’ exploitation films. As a result, my day time narcolepsy has never been worse.
TUESDAY, JUNE 03, 2014 – The Final Frontier on TCM
- 8:00 PM 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
- 10:45 PM Alien (1979)
- 1:00 AM Destination Moon (1950)
- 2:30 AM Marooned (1969)
- 4:45 AM Queen of Outer Space (1958)
Starring the lovely and talented Zsa Zsa Gabor in some prime MST3k bait
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 04, 2014
- 8:00 PM She (1965) – TCM
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014
- The Shadow of the Cat (1961) – MeTv
Svengoolie vs Hammer Films all this month!
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2014
- 12:00 AM The Wild Bunch (1969) – TCM
Allegedly this is one of the most awesomely violent westerns ever made. Tarantino and Joe Bob Briggs are huge fans.
THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2014
- 11:45 PM Giant (1956) – TCM
Obligatory James Dean
FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2014 – Retro Horror Double Feature on TCM
- 3:15 PM Dementia 13 (1963)
- 4:45 PM 13 Ghosts (1960)
SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2014
- 4:00 PM The Misfits (1961) – TCM
Starring Marilyn Monroe…..I covered this one here. - 10:00 PM The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) – MeTV
Svengoolie + Peter Cushing as Baron Victor Frankenstein = #winning
FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2014 – Film Noir on TCM
- 6:00 AM The Thin Man (1934)
- 7:45 AM The Maltese Falcon (1941)
- 9:30 AM The Big Sleep (1946)
SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2014
- 1:45 PM Ocean’s Eleven (1960) – TCM
The Rat Pack original - 4:00 PM Bullitt (1968) – TCM
Steve McQueen, muscle cars, crime, jazz - 10:00 PM The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) – MeTV
Svengoolie hosts this outstanding Hammer horror film starring Oliver Reed
SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2014 – Giant Monsters on TCM
- 8:00 PM Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
- 9:45 PM Mighty Joe Young (1949)
MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2014
- 5:15 PM The Devil’s Bride (1968) – TCM
This is probably my favorite Hammer Horror film, ever. Starring Christopher Lee and inspiring Danzig videos.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2014
- 12:45 AM The Hoodlum (1951) – TCM
Lawrence Tierney goin’ all gangsta long before Reservoir Dogs (1992).
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2014
- 4:15 PM Five Million Years To Earth (1968) – TCM
- 10:00 PM The Brides of Dracula (1960) – MeTV