St. Patty's Day Massacre - "Leprechaun" Marathon on SyFy

I'm not one of those guys who has to run out to a suburban Irish pub and drink his brains out on St. Patrick's Day. Instead, I'd rather put on my green "Godzilla" shirt and watch some traditional Irish cinema...such as today's "Leprechaun" marathon on SyFY.

It's hard to believe that FIVE "Leprechaun" movies were made. Honestly, I've only seen the first one (starring a very young Jennifer Aniston), and it's still worth checking out. Warwick Davis (the lead Ewok in "Return of the Jedi" and the title character in "Willow") plays a demonic leprechaun who kills anyone who's after his pot of gold. The only movie missing in this "Leprechaun" fest is the last entry "Leprechaun: In The Hood" (starring Ice-T.)

See below for a schedule of today's movies. All times (CST).:

9 a.m. - "Leprechaun 4: In Space"
11 a.m., 2 a.m. - "Leprechaun 3"
1 p..m., midnight - "Leprechaun 2"
3 p.m., 10 p.m. - "Leprechaun"

World Premere: 'Battle of Los Angeles" on SyFy

This weekend, "Battle: Los Angeles" hits the big screen. Already, the reviews have been less than kind. I hate to pass judgement on any movie without watching it. Still, this looks too much like a mashup of "Independence Day" and "Transformers."

Tonight, I'll watch SyFy for the world premiere of "Battle of Los Angeles." This is another nifty mockbuster from the creative minds at The Asyslum! The alien invasion begins at 7 p.m. (CST) tonight, March 12 on SyFy. It airs again at 12:30 a.m.

Check out this cast...Nia Peeples (still looks awesome) and Kel "Good Burger" Mitchell.

The official DVD will be available March 22 with bonus material.

So, take your pick this weekend. Two "Battle" flicks to choose from. Which one will you see?

Friday Drive-In Fun on THIS

Today, THIS TV presents an ALL DAY marathon of great drive-in movies! Set the DVR or call in sick because some great movies are on tap for today.

Here's the schedule (all times are CST):

9:30 a.m. "Monster from the Surf" - This is a VERY low budget beach thriller. It's kind of like a violent eopisode of "Scooby Doo."

11 a.m. "Food of the Gods": This is a classic 1970s nature-gone-wild horror flick with giant rats and other enlarged animals. It stars former child evangelist Marjoe Gortner.

1 p.m. "The Thing with Two Heads" - What happens with Ray Milland's head gets put on Rosie Grier's body? Here's your chance to find out!

3 p.m. "The Bat People" - Before "Twilight," 1970s moviegoers experienced this bloodsucking movie.

5 p.m. "The Beast with a Million Eyes" - Every optometrist's nightmare!!!

7 p.m. "Death Wish 2" - Classic Bronson. This is a very violent follow-up to the original "Death Wish" with a score from Jimmy Page!

Hammered! Thor on the Tube!

Fanboys are geared up for this year's big budget "Thor" movie. This Marvel epic hits theaters May 6.

A few days later, Asylum mockbuster "Almighty Thor" will be available on DVD...starring Richard Grieco and wrestler Kevin Nash.

If you can't wait until then to see the God of Thunder kick ass, tune in to SyFy at 11 a.m., March 7 for "Thor: Hammer of the Gods." This was on recently during a werewolf movie marathon. Apparently, the Viking stud takes on some wolf men in this B-flick (that stars Zachery Ty Bryan from "Home Improvement" as the title character).

Of course, Thor made his live action debut more than 20 years ago in "The Incredible Hulk Returns." This TV movie served as a pilot for a possible Thor series. Unfortunately, it never happened.

Happy Birthday Will Eisner!

Today, comic god Will Eisner would have turned 94 years old! Thank goodness for the cool folks at Google for alerting me to this fact. The site is boasting a pretty cool logo in honor of the Spirit creator.

Eisner was a storytelling visionary and an excellent artists back in the day. Unfortunately, his iconic character the Spirit never received fair treatment on the screen. Tonight (and this month) on The Movie Channel, you can see Frank Miller's (the guy who revitalized Batman)film version of "The Spirit." I was not a big fan of this movie, but judge for yourself.

I did, however, think ABC's TV pilot for "The Spirit" was awesome! It starred Sam "Flash Gordon" J. Jones. This had the potential to be cool show in the tradition of "Batman" or "The Green Hornet." Unfortunately, it only aired once. It's on YouTube though. Check it out and celebrate the creative legacy of Will Eisner.