Bots, Bugs, and Babes

“Well, it’s a whole year’s work for a sturgeon.” On this episode of Bots, Bugs, And Babes, my father (Al Jaconetti) and I are together to look at the 1957 giant insect feature The Black Scorpion. We will cover all the aspects of the film, production, and the special effects […]

“People eat fish, Grogan. Fish don’t eat people.” ….. Except when they do! On this Episode of Bots, Bugs, And Babes, I will be looking at the director Joe Dante’s 1978 film Piranha. Designed to cash in on Jaws (1975) and Jaws 2 (1978), this little film grew beyond a […]

“Ever use a grenade rifle?” “Pick my teeth with it.” On this Episode of Bots, Bugs, And Babes, my father (Al Jaconetti) and I are together again, this time looking at the 1953 classic The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms. The second in our Film Fantasy Scrapbook Series, we will be […]

“The next time I cruise these waters I’m going to have torpedoes with warheads on them.” On this episode of Bots, Bugs, and Babes, my father (Al Jaconetti) and I will be discussing the 1955 stop-motion classic It Came From Beneath The Sea. This is the first in the Film […]

“It wasn’t caved in. It was caved out!” This episode of Bots, Bugs, And Babes we cover the 1954 classic Them! I am joined by my father, Al Jaconetti, in his podcasting debut, as we go in-depth looking at the film that started the giant bug invasion that followed! We […]

Momentous events often have seemingly innocent beginnings. On this episode, the 1958 classic It! The Terror From Beyond Space takes center stage. Learn about the costume issues, the lasting impact this film made on science fiction films, and why “another name for Mars is death.”