“Sharknado? More like Sucknado!” The Evolution of B-Movies in American Cinema

July 11th 2013 marked a milestone in the genre of “B-movies”-a genre that finds itself overlapping with and within other genres like Sci Fi, Horror, Exploitation, Teen Comedies and Distaster…

House of Horror: Silent Rage (1982)

Title: Silent Rage (1982) Director: Michael Miller Written by: Edward Di Lorenzo & Joseph Fraley Starring: Chuck Norris Ron Silver Brian Libby Toni Kalem Plot: In the hospital of a…

Place to Be Nation Comics Roundtable: The Wolverine

With the release of “The Wolverine”, the second solo film featuring everyone’s favorite X-Man, the comics crew of the Place To Be Nation are taking a look at just what…

2013 Comic-Con Movie Roundup (Best of the Rest)

If there is one guarantee for fans of pretty much anything pop culture related these days, it comes in late July with the cavalcade of spoilers, reveals, and gasp-inducing sneak…

1,000 Films You Need to See: Entry #2 – Deliverance

Entry #2 – Deliverance (1972 – John Boorman) Running Time: 110 minutes Main Cast: Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox Last week we began our cinematic journey…

Comic-Con Roundup

Nick Duke: Welcome readers to a very special column brought to you by the entire comics staff at the Place to Be Nation. This is our first three-way collaboration, so…

Dennis Farina (1944 – 2013)

If you needed a mob boss in the late 20th century, you really had to look no further than the signature moustache and salt & pepper hair of Dennis Farina.…

House of Horror: Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Title: Night of the Living Dead (1968) Director: George A. Romero Written by: George A. Romero & John A. Russo Starring: Duane Jones Judith O’Dea Karl Hardman Marilyn Eastman Plot:…

Double Vision

When you think you have seen a movie with the same plot recently, it is not by accident. I was an employee at Blockbuster Video for many years in my…

Surprising Television (and Movie) Deaths…Not!

This article contains TV and Movie spoilers, so reader beware! “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated” – Mark Twain Recently, one of our writers, Jen, wrote a great…