Monthly Archives: June 2012

La noche de Walpurgis (1971)

Posted on June 11, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

The uninitiated might ask, Who is this Paul Naschy? Why has he been compared to Lon Chaney? Why have books been written about him; why has a fervent cult following developed around his name? Photos of the actor prove unremarkable: … Continue reading →

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Motorpsycho (1965)

Posted on June 8, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

With Lorna (1964) and Mudhoney (1965), Russ Meyer finally graduated from his cheap but colorful “nudie-cuties” to feature-length narratives, and drive-in screens would never be the same again. His preference was lurid melodrama with hyperbolic scripts (he had his name … Continue reading →

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Double Feature: Planet of the Apes (1968)/Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

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

Has there ever been a more unexpected cinematic franchise than that spawned by Planet of the Apes (1968)? Actors in ape makeup, their moving lips unglimpsed beneath a coconut-shaped mouthpiece, arguing over matters of politics, science, and philosophy. Each film … Continue reading →

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