A decent enough little thriller, that betrays its meagre budget, but nonetheless manages to transcend its b movie status.
19.9.09
bond of fear (1956)
A decent enough little thriller, that betrays its meagre budget, but nonetheless manages to transcend its b movie status.
Labels:
British,
Crime Drama,
Eros Films,
Henry Cass,
Mid Century Films
the cabinet of dr caligari (1920)
An expressionistic masterpiece, an imfluence on film noir and possibly the first horror with a true twist in the tale.
Labels:
German,
Horror,
Mad Scientist,
Robert Wiene
vampyr (1932)
David Grey (Julian West), is a young traveller who arrives at a remote village. A village that seems to be entirely populated by strange characters. whilst there Grey starts seeing weird and inexplicable sights, such as a man whose shadow leads an independent life when he sleeps. Then whilst out walking he comes to the aid of the local Lord of the manor who gives Grey a book on Vampires. Could this have anything to do with the Lord's daughter who seems to be ill due to anaemia, or could it be something more sinister?
A tour de force in early horror and surrealistic cinema. The film uses all the tricks available to build the tension, with a poetic set of images creating a disorienting atmosphere.
Labels:
Carl Theodor Dreyer,
German,
Horror,
Vampire
the double man (1967)
A nicely paced and played out cold war spy thriller with the ever reliable support of Clive Revill and Anton Diffring.
Labels:
Action,
British,
Franklin J. Schaffner,
Spy,
Warner Bros
17.9.09
salon kitty (1976)

1930's Germany and Kitty (Ingrid Thulin) runs a brothel for the elite soldiers and officials of the third reich. But little do they know that the rooms have been bugged by an SS official Helmut Wallenberg (Helmut Berger). He plans to use the information he gains to blackmail the officials and gain political power. One of the girls, Margherita (Teresa Ann Savoy), discovers the plot and with Kitty they try to expose the conspiracy.
A film full of naziploitation, that dwells on the kinks and sexual tortures inflicted on the women. This is very loosely based on a real life story, but is really just an excuse to show as much fetishistic activity as possible.
the naughty stewardesses (1975)
We all know what to expect here, a soft-core sexploitation that follows various air hostesses. In this instance Debbie (Regina Carrol), as she works, rests and plays in and around Las Vegas and Palm Springs. Bizarrely this features Bob Livingstone, a has been western star, way past his prime as the male lead, who we are led to believe can charm the most beautiful of women, dispite being almost 70! If you want lots of incidental scenes that last forever, go nowhere and feature some very stilted dialogue, then this is for you. Then just when you think its a light weight piece of fluff they throw in a heavy kidnap plot.
Labels:
Al Adamson,
American,
Crime Drama,
Sexploitation
15.9.09
driller killer (1979)
Despite its tarring as a video nasty, this is actually a well thought out, though rough looking film, mirroring the New York in which the protagonist lives.
Labels:
Abel Ferrara,
American,
Horror
frankenstein (1931)
Though not much of Mary Shelley's novel makes it into this script, this set the benchmark for all that followed, from the stormy laboratory, the hunchback assistant, and the malformed creature. A true classic.
Labels:
Frankenstein,
Horror,
James Whale,
Mad Scientist,
Universal
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