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Superman Autograph Giveaway!

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Are you a Superman fan? Here's your chance to own a piece of Superman film history! Thanks to Ralph Tribbey from the DVD and Blu-ray Release Report for making this giveaway possible.  dvdandblurayreleasereport.com/ More Superman at C@M: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLms82QIo-B9mFThaihm65Hnkndg-ghJOD **************************************************************** Become a Member and unlock exclusive and ad free videos, early access, and much more at Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight or through YouTube Memberships at  https://www.youtube.com/@CerealAtMidnight/membership **************************************************************** Commentaries:  https://www.cerealatmidnight.com/p/commentaries.html **************************************************************** Need collecting storage solutions? Use code CAM15 to save 15% on your order at  https://bit.ly/t3lshopCAM  and see how it works here:  https://youtu.be/GX0fTq_VYs4 *****************************...

Film Historian Toby Roan, Author of 50 Westerns From the '50s

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Film historian and author Toby Roan talks about his ongoing book and website project 50 WESTERNS FROM THE '50s, Friedkin, war movies, and a lifetime of movie fandom.  Toby's websites:  https://fiftieswesterns.wordpress.com/ https://thehannibal8.wordpress.com https://sorcerer1977.wordpress.com Toby's Books:  A Million Feet of Film: The Making of One-Eyed Jacks https://amzn.to/46Jv1iO Another Run Through The Gauntlet: https://amzn.to/3YIAwMI More Westerns from Cereal At Midnight: https://studio.youtube.com/playlist/PLms82QIo-B9mcxhF8WY72AYgCg1XTKKFn/edit **************************************************************** When shopping on Amazon, please consider using Cereal At Midnight's affiliate link to support the channel: https://amzn.to/3LAgnlt **************************************************************** Become a Member and unlock exclusive videos, early access, and much more at Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight or through YouTube Memberships at https://www.youtube.com/...

Collection Spotlight on Sam Katzman, B-Movie Maverick

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In our latest collection spotlight, we look at the work of Sam Katzman, exploitation movie extraordinaire! From Superman to Jungle Jim, Dangerous Teens to Elvis The King, Katzman is on the Mount Rushmore of B-Movie Mavericks. Join us as we salute this huge catalog of memorable genre movies, serials, and TV shows! Cold War Creatures Review Teenagers and Teenpics Review Superman Serial Review Poverty Row Primer CerealAtMidnight.com Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite

Review: The Night the World Exploded (1957)

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It must have been tough trying to come up with unique horror and sci-fi movie titles during the 1950s. You've got Day the World Ended , The Day the Sky Exploded, The Day the Earth Stood Still, just to name a few. For his 1957 disaster movie about combustible geological formations, legendary schlock producer Sam Katzman aptly settled on The Night The World Exploded. In the film, Dr. David Conway (William Leslie, Buchanan Rides Alone, The Horse Soldiers ) has created a machine that he believes can accurately predict earthquakes. The machine says that there's a massive seismic event coming in just 24 hours, so he sets out to investigate further. Accompanied by his colleague Laura "Hutch" Hutchinson (doe-eyed Kathryn Grant, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad ), he descends into a cavern to explore the source of these readings and is shocked by his findings. Not only is the earthquake threat very real, but he's found the existence of a brand new periodic element: a form of rock...

Teenagers and Teenpics - 1950s Exploitation Movie History

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Book talk! In this episode, let's discuss TEENAGERS AND TEENPICS, a deep look at the teensploitation movie cycle of the 1950s! Buckle up for monster mayhem, youth-gone-wild flicks, and rock and roll riots! If you love cult, low budget, and exploitation movies, you won't want to miss this episode! Order the book here Stay up to date on everything happening with Cereal At Midnight with these links: CerealAtMidnight.com Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite

Review: Cold War Creatures: Four Films from Sam Katzman (Arrow Video)

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Depending on your own personal taste (and which of his films you're watching), Sam Katzman is either a legendary or infamous figure in the movie industry. As a producer, he's responsible for over two hundred projects, almost all of them rooted in exploitation. From the 1930s until his death in 1973, Katzman courted every trend in the industry, from westerns and jungle pictures to rock and roll and youth gone wild movies. It's notable that we attach so much rememberance on Katzman as a producer; after all, fanfar is usually reserved for directors, writers, and those directly behind the camera, not for the producers who make it all happen. Yet, Katzman's larger-than-life personality and approach stands out against any particular film, director, or actor from his films. One thing is for certain: his savvy business sense and willingness to lean into any and every pop culture trend has given us scores upon scores of interesting and entertaining (note that I haven't said ...