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Long live Michael Laughlin. Two years after he released one of my favorite early ‘80s oddities, Strange Behavior (I wrote about it here), he was back to unleash the next chapter in a proposed ‘Strange’ trilogy, Strange Invaders (1983). And while the former is a tribute to Mad Scientist films of the ‘50s via an updated Slasher take, the latter tips its fedora to the great Alien Invasion films of the same era. It may not reach the same dizzyingly weird heights, but Strange Invaders is an affectionate romp that captures the feel of those bygone drive-in classics and solidifies Laughlin’s unique voice.

A co-production between Emi Films and Lone Wolf McQuade Associates, Strange Invaders was released by Orion Pictures in mid September stateside to positive reviews and lackluster box office. Returning only a quarter of its $5 million plus budget, this was the Way of the Laughlin – everyone liked his movies,...

'Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?' with Dustin Hoffman. Long-titled movie 'Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?': Messy filmmaking with one single bright spot To call Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? a curiosity is to perhaps infer quality buried in its quirk, or virtue obscured by its capriciousness. That's not the case, really, as this largely existential film is an absolute mess with only one bright spot of redemption (more on her later). Directed by Ulu Grosbard, Who Is Harry Kellerman… – with its long-winded, desperate title – is a curiosity along the lines of a relic, a work that somehow speaks of its time. Unfortunately, it really does not speak coherently, even if the film is unmistakably post-Woodstock, pre-Watergate, and all-American, with errant themes of success,...

Jason Alexander is directing "When You're in Love, the Whole World is Jewish," a live revue adapted from two classic comedy albums of the 1960s. The revue will be presented at the Greenway Court Theatre in Los Angeles from February 1 to March 10.

The show is adapted from "You Don’t Have to be Jewish," and "When You’re in Love, the Whole World is Jewish," two comedy LPs released in 1965 featuring Jewish-American humor written by Bob Booker and George Foster, the writing duo best known for the mega-popular JFK spoof "The First Family." The cast of the LPs included Valerie Harper, Lou Jacobi, Betty Walker, Jack Gilford and Frank Gallop.

The lead track, "Would You Believe It," a clear forefather of Adam Sandler's "The Hanukkah Song," is included above.

Alexander, best known for playing George Costanza on "Seinfeld," has been a familiar presence around Los Angeles lately. He was...