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More stories Roger Corman, the independent-cinema pioneer known as the king of B movies, has died at 98.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
For the rest of the decade, Corman produced and directed B movies in a number of then-popular genres: Westerns, sci-fi creature features, and the rock & roll teen pictures Corman would later translate into ‘60s counterculture fare, like 1966's The Wild Angels and 1967's The Trip.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 May 2024
Roger Corman, who for decades dominated the world of B movies as the producer or director of countless proudly low-budget horror, science fiction and crime films, died on Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, Calif.
—Aljean Harmetz, New York Times, 12 May 2024
The electric blue of Florida’s keys provide a fresh, picturesque backdrop to a lot of B movie pulp, but the rest is properly familiar.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2024
The film earned Weaver an Oscar nod for Best Actress, and her performance as an action star was credited with elevating the film beyond typical B movie fare.
—Johnny Loftus, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2023
Because despite the A-list star, the A-plus soundtrack, and the ace supporting cast (notably Tilda Swinton, who does more in her late-act guest appearance than many performers do in decades’ worth of screen time), The Killer is really just a modern version of a vintage B movie.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023
Even in a work that might have been a B movie with another helmer, Friedkin could dazzle with his skill and originality.
—Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2023
Schedules are tight for B movies: Scott must shoot the whole thing in two or three weeks.
—Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
For the rest of the decade, Corman produced and directed B movies in a number of then-popular genres: Westerns, sci-fi creature features, and the rock & roll teen pictures Corman would later translate into ‘60s counterculture fare, like 1966's The Wild Angels and 1967's The Trip.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 May 2024
Roger Corman, who for decades dominated the world of B movies as the producer or director of countless proudly low-budget horror, science fiction and crime films, died on Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, Calif.
—Aljean Harmetz, New York Times, 12 May 2024
The electric blue of Florida’s keys provide a fresh, picturesque backdrop to a lot of B movie pulp, but the rest is properly familiar.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2024
The film earned Weaver an Oscar nod for Best Actress, and her performance as an action star was credited with elevating the film beyond typical B movie fare.
—Johnny Loftus, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2023
Because despite the A-list star, the A-plus soundtrack, and the ace supporting cast (notably Tilda Swinton, who does more in her late-act guest appearance than many performers do in decades’ worth of screen time), The Killer is really just a modern version of a vintage B movie.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023
Even in a work that might have been a B movie with another helmer, Friedkin could dazzle with his skill and originality.
—Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2023
Schedules are tight for B movies: Scott must shoot the whole thing in two or three weeks.
—Joshua St. Clair, Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
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“B movie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/B%20movie. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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