MOVIES!

UNDER REVIEW

The Virgin Murders - Not only is journalist Victor Marquez suffering from writer’s block, the lead character in Tina Randolph McCulloch’s debut feature “The Virgin Murders” has the world as he knows it crumbling before his very eyes. He is in the middle of an ugly divorce and custody battle, and his boss wants to fire him. Now after watching a video of a young woman being raped and murdered, things start to get worse. Victor becomes engulfed by darkness as the poor victim on the snuff tape, crying for help gets burned into his psyche.

Amateur Porn Star Killer 3: The Final Chapter - On first glance at “Amateur Porn Star Killer 3: The Final Chapter” - the last and weakest movie in the underground trilogy about rapist, murderer and snuff-making boy next door Brandon - it appears Shane Ryan didn’t fully think his project through. The order and structure of the film seems random with no rhyme or reason. However, it’s not that Ryan under thought the close to his successful and highly praised cult series, the problem appears he actually over thought it.

S4 - While many may overlook or misunderstand the strengths of the man dubbed “the world’s worst director,” who sadly died a penniless alcoholic, none of these things were lost on first time director Chris Gabriel. With $300, a cast of five, plus himself and his dog Roofus, Gabriel set out to create a cult film in honor of Ed Wood. The results, written and directed by Gabriel, are a black and white ode to 1950s and 60s alien invasion B-movies called “S4.” Shot in 14 days over three weeks, this sci-fi comedy, is crammed full of cheap special effects, over the top acting, extremely dramatic music (some of which are very fitting original pieces by William Santiago), outlandish scenarios and silly movie mistakes, including continuity errors, the appearance of its screenplay and multiple uses of the same footage.

A Few Screws Loose - We got the chance to check out the weird little indie film from Craig McIntyre called “A Few Screws Loose” recently and here are our thoughts on it. “... McIntyre’s odd blood, brains and boob fest is not only a damn entertaining watch, but also quite hilarious... Think the films of Ryan Cavalline (‘Dead Body Man’ trilogy) or the duo of Germán Magariños and Fernando Giangiacomo (‘Sadomaster’) and you get an idea of what you are in for (dark humor and fake gore) and the tone of this project (about as strict and serious as Jim Norton at a porn convention).”

Juncture - Here is a review of a bad ass, highly recommended vigilante film called “Juncture.” Starring Kristine Blackport as Anna Cater, this movie, released on DVD earlier this month, has the tagline “Forgive me father, for they have sinned.” Yes, they have and therefore Anna makes them pay and we enjoyed every minute of it. Rent it, buy it, request it or whatever you have to do, but give “Juncture” a view.

The Dark Knight - We weren’t going to review “The Dark Knight” here at PollyStaffle.com. We actually, weren’t even going to see it, but when we tried to use a pass to see “Journey to the Center of the Earth” in 3D and we were turned away, we didn’t have too many options. So we grinned and bared our way through the latest Batman film. I truthfully went in with an open mind and decided to give “The Dark Knight” a fair chance. “Maybe it is as good as people are say,” I thought. “Could people spend $400 million on a film when gas prices and house foreclosures are at a all-time high and it not pass the Polly Staffle hype test?” It failed miserably. Somebody had to knock this giant off its high house and tell Batman his latest movie is a piece of garbage. Click here to read as PollyStaffle.com deconstructs “The Dark Knight” and exposes it for what it is – another bad Batman film and a miserable entry in the super hero genre.

The Hood Has Eyez - When filmmaker Terrence Williams tried to sell his latest movie on CreateSpace.com, he was turned down. “Unfortunately, we are unable to accept ‘The Hood Has Eyez’ due to its extremely disturbing graphic nature,” he was told. The rape/revenge film starring Cyd Schulte, Jesselynn Desmond and Jamielyn Kane was also originally called “just too strong” by Sub Rosa Studios, although they later released the film on DVD. Greg Stania, who composed the film’s score, went as far as saying the movie “makes ‘Last House on the Left’ look like an episode of ‘Sesame Street.’” Just a bunch of hype? Find out what PollyStaffle.com has to say about it here.

PINUPS!

PINUPS OF THE MONTH

DECEMBER - Rachel Grubb is the Polly Pinup for December. Click here for the Q&A and photos of this rapidly rising star of horror.

NOVEMBER - Model Velvet d’Amour is our pinup of the month for November. Check out the photos and Q&A here.

OCTOBER - Sonic Syndicate bass player Karin Axelsson is the pinup of the month for October. Check out the photos and Q&A here.

SEPTEMBER - PollyStaffle.com features fashion designer Rebecca Edwards as our September pinup of the month. Click here to read her answers to our questions.

AUGUST - We hated Rob Zombie’s “Halloween.” But we have come to respect and adore the actress Scout Taylor-Compton. That’s why we are proud to have her as our Miss August 2008. So click here to read our interview with the little Scream Queen.

JULY - Indie Scream Queen Nancy Feliciano is our pinup for the month of July. After a short retirment from acting, Feliciano is back starring in the upcoming Falcon Video release “Into the Woods.” Click here for our interview with the lovely Latina.

JUNE - PollyStaffle.com is hapy to have Inga Kaboom as our pinup for the month of June. Click here for all the ultra sexy photos and our interview with the lovely entrepreneur.

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FEATURED FILMMAKERS!

Q&A

Craig McIntyre - The make up and special effects guru is getting ready to unleash “A Few Screws Loose,” his directorial debut, on the world. Click here for the interview.

Keith Mosher - Click here to find out all about the mailman’s debut movie “One Long Day,” a Las Vegas indie action film that is taking the internet by storm.

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MORE MOVIES!

UNDER REVIEW

Beautiful Losers - Here is our piece on the Aaron Rose documentary that follows the cultural DIY (do-it-yourself) movement that grew out of Generation X in the 1990’s through a group of Andy Warhol-type artists that are now known as the “Beautiful Losers.” This was PollyStaffle.com’s favorite film at the 2008 CineVegas Film Festival. Click here for the review.

Explicit Ills - Check out our review of Mark Webber’s directorial debut, which stars Rosario Dawson, Paul Dano and Tariq Trotter of The Roots. The film recently played CineVegas, but hopefully gets picked up for distribution soon. Click here for the review.

Schoof! - Click here for a review of the sci-fi comedy “Schoof!” This is the latest from the one-man crew Giuseppe Andrews, who not only wrote and directed, but also produced, scored, shot, edited and appeared in the film. “Schoof!” had its world premiere at the 10th Annual CineVegas Film Festival and regardless of what you may have read elsewhere, it is quite funny.

Déficit - Click here for a review of Gael García Bernal’s directorial debut “Déficit,” which was screened at the 10th Annual CineVegas Film Festival as one of their “La Próxima Ola” entries highlighting Mexican filmmakers. The film looks at the deficits of morals, direction, love, empathy, respect and unselfishness.

Go Go Tales - Check out our write up on Abel Ferrara’s “Go Go Tales,” which boasts a top notch cast of Willem Dafoe, Bob Hoskins, Matthew Modine, Asia Argento, Pras and Burt Young. Any good? Click here and find out.

Dark Streets - Check out our review here of the entertaining and highly admirable work of art “Dark Streets.” It is a musical film noir that stars Gabriel Mann, Bijou Phillips, Izabella Miko and Elias Koteas. To see coverage by Markowitz the Amazing Thug Armadillo, click here.

Your Name Here - Bill Pullman’s latest film got its world premiere at CineVegas. Click here to see why we say: “This film feels like the aborted bastard love child of David Cronenberg, David Lynch, Terry Gilliam and Alex Cox; only its not nearly as entertaining as anything those four directors have created.”

The Rocker - Click here for thr review of the film that opened the 10th annual CineVegas Film Festival at the Palms. “The Rocker,” starring Rainn Wilson as a failed drummer who joins his nephew's high school rock band, had its world premiere June 12 and opens nationwide August 1.

Dark Walker - Dark Walker, who was featured on a collectable Terror Cards trading card, is part Leatherface (“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”), part Gill Man (“Creature from the Black Lagoon”) and part Creeper (“Jeepers Creepers”). He’s a swampy, ugly creature that is dancing around and killing people with a chainsaw one minute, smashing up doors, ripping hearts out of chests, snapping necks and slashing people up with a sickle the next.

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UPDATES & MORE!

Click here for the 2008 Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors in Los Angeles roundup. The event was a blast.

Click here for the Temple of Lew aka our Q&A with Lew Temple, otherwise known as Adam Banjo. We talk Rob Zombie and Lew’s new film “Trailer Park of Terror.”

Click here for our writeup on the “100 Feet” panel at Fango. Filmmaker Eric Red and actor Michael Paré talked about the upcoming movie and more.

Check out our quick Q&A with actress Emily Hardy here. We caught up with her at Fangoria and she gives us the scoop on the upcoming film “XII” about a mad man that carves up foreheads and cuts off faces. We are so there.

You can also check WhatUpThug.com here for photos and reports from Markowitz the Amazing Thug Armadillo on the event. And yes, the ladies, especially the Babysitter Twins of “Grindhouse” - Electra and Elise Avellan (pictured above) - really love Marko.

THE POLLIES

The 2008 Polished Apple awards were announced February 24. Click here to see who won what, who was named Pinup of the Year and who was inducted into the PollyStaffle Hall of Fame.

DEDICATION

This website is dedicated to the 60’s iconic actress Polly Staffle. Read the About The Site section for more information.