29.2.12

warning from space (1956)


aka Uchûjin Tôkyô ni arawaru. Space Men Appear in Tokyo.
"It seems dangerous, but time is desperately short."
Man-sized starfish like aliens need to warn earth of an approaching meteor, which will destroy the world. To do so one of the aliens transforms into the form of a famous singer (Toyomi Karita). She then attempts to warn mankind, but will she be believed, and will they be able to stop the impending collision?
A nonsensical plot, adds to the fun of this atmospheric Sci-fi.

the world ten times over (1963)


aka Pussycat Alley.
"Where do you want to go?"
Billa (Sylvia Syms) and Ginnie (June Richie) are nightclub hostesses, in reality little more than prostitutes, working in the bright lights of London's West End. Billa dispairs of her life and how she cannot connect with her father (William Hartnell). Meanwhile the bubbly Ginnie is having an affair with a married businessman (Edward Judd). He wants to take the relationship further, but she has reservations about moving in his circles.
The wonderful cinematography serves to counterbalance this downbeat tale of the loveless lives these women find themselves in, and the best parts are inevitably the scenes that make use of the real life streets of Soho, soundtracked by Edwin Astley.

26.2.12

they live (1988)


"They have taken the hearts and minds of our leaders."
Unemployed Nada (Roddy Piper) drifts into LA looking for work. But what he stumbles upon is a conspiracy where the world is ruled over by aliens disguised as humans.
An entertaining action thriller, disguised as an attack on Reagan era consumerism.

season of the witch (1972)


aka Hungry Wives. Jack's Wife.
"You're getting there too kid, over the hill!"
Joan Mitchell (Jan White), a bored, suburban housewife, gets mixed up in witchcraft, but can she handle it when her fantasies seem to take over from reality.
An occasionally surreal, but often rambling thriller.