Monthly Archives: January 2011

All This and World War II (1976)

Posted on January 20, 2011 at 8:01 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

As a Beatles fan, I had heard about this film for many years, but was under the false impression that it never actually got made. It’s mentioned as seldom as May Pang. But recently, while I was in the basement … Continue reading →

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Repulsion (1965)

Posted on January 19, 2011 at 7:50 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

As Repulsion begins, the viewer is inclined to feel sympathetic toward Carol (Catherine Deneuve), a young French woman living in London with her older sister Helen (Yvonne Furneaux).  She might seem a bit detached, but she’s lost in a jungle, … Continue reading →

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Son of Dracula (1974)

Posted on January 15, 2011 at 11:13 am by Jeff Kuykendall

No, 1974’s Son of Dracula might not be a good film by any measure, but over the years it may have gotten a worse rap than it deserves.  It has a strange pedigree, the kind that a mad scientist might … Continue reading →

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