From yahoo-news:

LOS ANGELES – Roger Corman, memorably dubbed “the Orson Welles of the Z-Movie” and “the Pope of Pop Cinema,” never expected the words “Academy Award recipient” would accompany his name.

The man, whose 350 movie credits include such low-budget fare as “The Masque of the Red Death” and “X: The Man With the X-Ray Eyes,” is receiving an honorary Oscar for a lifetime of achievement that includes mentoring such filmmakers as Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, James Cameron and Ron Howard.

Corman, 83, said he was aware the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was considering him for the honor. He felt certain he would not make the cut, though.

“I predicted that I would not win because I make low-budget films, and I felt the academy would not give an award to someone who made low-budget films. I was truly surprised when I got the call,” Corman said in an interview at the offices of his production and distribution outfit, New Horizons Pictures.
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missclassics00 writes -

“Ok and now for My first film uploaded on this new channel I bring everyone a classic Italian Sci-Fi Horror film from 1965 intitled (Terrore nello spazio) or as it became known in America as (Planet of the Vampires).

This film is a true classic and aside from all the goofs and cheese of that era, one must respect it for it’s wonderfully creepy atmosphere and the great use of fog and camera work that makes the low budget effects seem not so horrible.

The plot I must say for 65 in a movie of this genre was pretty tightly contructed and is free of alot of the cliches common to that era of filmmaking.

So now please enjoy this Mario Bava directed classic and more info and facts to be included in later portions of this film.”

via YouTube – Planet of the Vampires (Part1).