Ridgewood Theatre

55-27 Myrtle Avenue,
Ridgewood, NY 11385

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PKoch
PKoch on November 14, 2006 at 12:49 pm

A dark slice of teenage noir hell is the exact opposite of the teen sentimental romance expressed in almost all doo-wop music, Frankie and Annette movies, etc.

PKoch
PKoch on November 14, 2006 at 12:46 pm

Thanks, JKane. I have ‘Village of the Giants’ at home on VHS along with Bert I. Gordon’s “The Cyclops” and “Thirty Foot Bride Of Candy Rock', taped of off TNT’s 100 % Weird in mid-September 1992. Misplaced my copy of Bert I. Gordon’s "Amazing Colossal Man” and “War Of The Colossal Beast”. Last watched it around Nov 8 or 9 1999. A dark slice of teenage noir hell is just what my jaded film appetite would enjoy. I’ll go check it out on the IMDb.

You’re welcome, mikemovies, and thank YOU. Sorry, no opinion on ‘Liane-Jungle Goddess’. I’ve never seen it.

JKane
JKane on November 14, 2006 at 12:37 pm

PKoch—‘Teenage Doll’ isn’t a ‘shrinker’ like ‘Cyclops’ or ‘Puppet People’ (though that could’ve been fun—the opposite of the outsized youths in ‘Village of the Giants’) but a dark slice of teenage noir hell starring June Kenney and the ever-exotic Ziva Rodann. Well ahead of its time and worth seeing (and even affordable via Amazon).

mikemorano
mikemorano on November 14, 2006 at 12:36 pm

Lot’s of replies. Thanx fella’s. ‘Attack of the Crab Monsters’ is not available at www.deepdiscountdvd.com Perhap’s that is the reason Amazon is asking such a high price. I will check the availability of the other Roger Corman movies and their prices. Any opinion’s on purchasing ‘Liane-Jungle Goddess’. Is it as bad a movie as ‘Robot Monster’.

PKoch
PKoch on November 14, 2006 at 12:17 pm

To be followed by “Battle Of The Bilious Bilge Boobies” !

PKoch
PKoch on November 14, 2006 at 12:12 pm

Thanks, Lost Memory. I think we can combine meat loaf and seafood here as “surf ‘n turf”.

You’re right, Corman’s low-budget films now on DVD shouldn’t break the budget of your average 50’s B movie fan.

Now, who’s taking bets on how long this conversation can go on before we suffer another “Attack Of The Self-Appointed Censor” ?

PKoch
PKoch on November 14, 2006 at 12:05 pm

Thanks, JKane. I wasn’t sure about the year of ‘Not of This Earth’s release.

What was “Teenage Doll” about ? Anything like “Dr. Cyclops” or “Attack Of The Pupper People” ?

I know what you mean about the idea outweighing the execution in “Crab Monsters”. I feel the same way about “Star Trek V : The Final Frontier”.

JKane
JKane on November 14, 2006 at 12:00 pm

‘Crab Monsters’ actually holds up pretty well, though the ideas (from writer Charles B. Griffith) outweigh the execution. ‘Not of This Earth’ and ‘Teenage Doll’ are other Corman winners from the same year (‘57).

PKoch
PKoch on November 14, 2006 at 11:41 am

I think I first saw ‘Attack of the Crab Monsters’ in 1962 or 63 on Channel 9.

Stephen King, in his 1980 book “Danse Macabre”, his non-fiction overview of the horror genre from 1950 to 1980, identifies “Crab Monsters” as one of Corman’s “meatloaf” movies, and says that Corman came out of his cocoon, and started producing quality films, with his 1963 film “The Man With The X-Ray Eyes”, which I saw with my parents at the RKO Madison Theater in early 1964.

But I think that moment in Corman’s career may have come earlier with his film “Not Of This Earth”, starring Paul Birch, a year or two after “Crab Monsters”.

Corman went on to direct visually beautiful, but loosely based, film versions of Edgar Allan Poe horror short stories like “Ligeia”, “The Masque Of The Ed Death”, “The Premature Burial” (which I saw at the RKO Madison in spring 1962)“The Fall Of The House Of Usher”, “The Raven” and “The Pit And The Pendulum”, their screenplays written mostly by horror, sci fi and fantasy master Richard Matheson.

Ed Solero
Ed Solero on November 14, 2006 at 11:01 am

I don’t think Corman spent $17.94 on the entire budget for the film! The Showtime Beyond cable network has been recently playing the giant killer mollusk movie “The Monster that Challenged the World,” also from 1957. I remember most of these films from early ‘70’s Creature Features broadcasts on WNEW channel 5.

JKane
JKane on November 14, 2006 at 9:48 am

Definitely—it’s only $5 to see it on the big screen!

mikemorano
mikemorano on November 14, 2006 at 9:05 am

I didn’t take note of the price for ‘Attack of the Crab Monsters’ until now. It is a Roger Corman movie and Amazon is asking $17.94. The price is a little steep. Perhap’s it would be less costly to travel to Asbury Park, NJ to view this movie. haha

JKane
JKane on November 14, 2006 at 8:29 am

Coincidentally enough, ‘Attack of the Crab Monsters’ will screen tonight at the newly reopened Paramount Theater in Asbury Park, NJ. Definite treat to see films at this roughly 1500-seat venue. See their upcoming schedule at:
asburyparkconventionhall.com

mikemorano
mikemorano on November 14, 2006 at 5:48 am

It didn’t specify which language the movie comes in. Perhaps it is dubbed into english. I will order ‘Liane-Jungle Goddess’ and let you fella’s know if it was worth the money. I also found ‘Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)’ on Amazon and will purchase that title as well.

JKane
JKane on November 13, 2006 at 1:20 pm

The German movie ‘Liane’ did play theaters—I believe as an alluring adults-only film. Today (and even then) it’s pretty tame and mostly lame, but for fans of Liane (Marion Michael), it’s worth catching for her creative jungle apparel (and lack thereof)and to see what exhibitors could pass off as ‘daring’ fare back in the day.

mikemorano
mikemorano on November 13, 2006 at 12:31 pm

Fella’s I saw this title; ‘Liane-Jungle Goddess’ on the Amazon website for $6.98. The release date given is 1956. Did this film play in any theatres. Perhaps someone could tell me if this is a worthwhile movie to purchase.

RobertR
RobertR on November 12, 2006 at 7:56 pm

thanks Lost Memory

RobertR
RobertR on November 12, 2006 at 2:38 pm

I remember seeing this show from fall of 196http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a13/ChmnofBrd/Movie%20Ads/DarbyOgill.jpg9.

NativeForestHiller
NativeForestHiller on November 10, 2006 at 7:09 am

If anyone has photos of the Ridgewood Theatre’s opening day, I recommend that they post them online & e-mail them to They would be a major asset. Thank you!

mikemorano
mikemorano on November 10, 2006 at 6:30 am

Perhaps the cranky fella would share the opening day photo’s he claims to have for the purpose of land marking the Ridgewood theatre NativeForestHiller. The photo’s could be a major asset to the process.

NativeForestHiller
NativeForestHiller on November 9, 2006 at 8:22 pm

Hi Everyone! I have been extremely busy, but haven’t forgotten about my Ridgewood Theatre fans & my mission. Photo documentation and research will be complete in the next couple of weeks or so. Stay tuned!

mikemorano
mikemorano on November 9, 2006 at 3:54 pm

Chances are yes or Chances are no PKoch. Chances are there are no photo’s right now. He is a fibber. We all knew that. Perhap’s someone will eventually find such photo’s to share with us.

PKoch
PKoch on November 9, 2006 at 1:25 pm

Chances are …. Johnny Mathis

mikemorano
mikemorano on November 8, 2006 at 12:04 pm

haha Perhaps Art Theatre has the same photos as the cranky fella. The cranky fella doesn’t have the photo’s. More then likely he is out this very minute looking for them. He would post them just to prove me wrong. I repeat; the cranky fella doesn’t have the photo’s that he claims to have of the Ridgewood theatre.

PKoch
PKoch on November 8, 2006 at 11:03 am

“Someone else could come up with the Ridgewood photos and that person would get all of the accolades. Wouldn’t that be a heartbreaker ?”

Monica ? KenRoe ? Bway ?