Monthly Archives: March 2014

Mahler (1974)

Posted on March 31, 2014 at 1:41 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Following the notoriety branded him by the one-two of The Music Lovers (1970) and The Devils (1971), hellion filmmaker Ken Russell pressed on with a string of smaller-scale and more accessible British films, but these nonetheless reinforced the fact that … Continue reading →

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Stephen King’s “It” (1990)

Posted on March 25, 2014 at 2:29 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Monday, November 19th, 1990, all anyone could talk about in my high school cafeteria was Part I of Stephen King’s “It” (1990), which had aired the night before: the wounds in our psyche were fresh. A well-publicized two-part “Television Event” … Continue reading →

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Dr. Orloff’s Monster (1964)

Posted on March 23, 2014 at 3:47 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

Jess Franco’s The Awful Dr. Orlof (Gritos en la noche, 1962), despite its Z-grade budget and numerous limitations, crafted a template for the many, many Franco exploitation films to come. He built upon Universal Frankenstein films and the sensual qualities … Continue reading →

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