Monthly Archives: January 2012

Monterey Pop (1968)

Posted on January 9, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

With Michael Wadleigh’s Woodstock (1970) gradually transforming from an engrossing concert film to a Shoah-long historical document, I find myself increasingly valuing D. A. Pennebaker’s Monterey Pop (1968). At just 79 (count ’em!) minutes, the great documentarian’s compilation of the … Continue reading →

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Quatermass 2 (1957)

Posted on January 7, 2012 at 9:06 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Hammer Films quickly followed up on their breakthrough success of The Quatermass Xperiment (1955; US title, The Creeping Unknown) with two films: the gory SF quickie X the Unknown (1956) – with no relation to Professor Quatermass, but just as … Continue reading →

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