B-picture

The pitch makes it sound like any other messed-up, drug-induced, third-rate, biker B-picture of the period – but who could have predicted the epic success of Dennis Hopper's Easy Rider?

The charmed life of Bert Schneider 2012

His excesses living a debauched life and buying other women offer vicarious thrills, but the film, lushly shot in vibrant color by Akira Takada, rises above B-picture status thanks to its delicious (and abundant) plot twists.

Not for the Faint of Heart 2010

Its surprising success breathed new life into what many thought was a tired genre beaten to death by singing cowboys and B-picture oaters and ensured a slew of successful Western movies to come throughout the 1950s.

Archive 2010-07-11 Bill Crider 2010

I simply watch as they leap valiantly from building-tops rocking, smoking, burning in the blend; their little bodies becoming ash engulfed in my blades like diamond dust in a B-picture.

The Pathetic Phallacy 2009

This is an action movie; it looks like a real B-picture with a mostly A-list cast.

Comic-Con: Legion Footage Debuts | /Film 2009

I simply watch as they leap valiantly from building-tops rocking, smoking, burning in the blend; their little bodies becoming ash engulfed in my blades like diamond dust in a B-picture.

The Pathetic Phallacy 2009

Screen Gems premiered footage for their new film, Legion, which Russ says looks like a real B-picture with a mostly A-list cast.

Comic-Con: A Massive Round-Up of All Our Comic-Con Coverage | /Film 2009

As an individual who's always opined that the radio show is a tad overrated, I will say that I think Columbia's I Love a Mystery movies are very entertaining, considering their B-picture origins.

I Love a Mystery Bill Crider 2007

According to IMDB the reviews have been pretty poor for the film, even calling it a B-picture.

Filmstalker: July 2006 Archives 2006

According to IMDB the reviews have been pretty poor for the film, even calling it a B-picture.

Filmstalker: Edison Force straight to DVD 2006