Monthly Archives: December 2011

Double Feature: Silent Night, Bloody Night (1974)/Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

Posted on December 16, 2011 at 10:31 am by Jeff Kuykendall

It was finals week at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In the newly-built Union South, replete with fireplaces, restaurants, a convenience store, an ice cream vendor, and a concert stage, students were at every table, in groups or alone, staring at … Continue reading →

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The Devils (1971)

Posted on December 14, 2011 at 5:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

By far Ken Russell’s most controversial work, The Devils (1971) is not merely content to be sacrilegious and shocking; it seeks a state of hysteria that cinema rarely achieves. Though the film is now four decades old, it hasn’t lost … Continue reading →

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The Music Lovers (1970)

Posted on December 12, 2011 at 5:05 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Ken Russell died on November 27th of this year at the age of 84. In the 60’s and the 70’s, Russell specialized in opulent, decadent spectacles; the musical biopic, in particular, was a favorite subgenre for the director, where he … Continue reading →

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