Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
Female Vampire (1973)
Female Vampire (1973) is a love story, but not between the sexy vampiress Irina Karlstein and the mustachioed author who falls under her spell. It’s the love story of Lina Romay and Jess Franco. Franco had first met Romay, the … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, horror, Jess Franco, Lina Romay, sexploitation, Vampire
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The Dunwich Horror (1970)
The Dunwich Horror (1970) ought to have been the launch of a new series at American International Pictures, one along the lines of the Roger Corman/Vincent Price/Edgar Allan Poe films of the 60’s, but this cycle delving into H.P. Lovecraft’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, AIP, Dean Stockwell, H.P. Lovecraft, horror, Psychedelic, Roger Corman
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Alice in Wonderland (1933)
As a longtime Alice fan, I was always interested in seeing the 1933 Paramount Studios version. (At least, in the Leonard Maltin Movie Guide, its cast made it sound like an interesting, large-scale production.) My first (partial) viewing was completely … Continue reading
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Tagged 30's, Alice in Wonderland, Cary Grant, Fantasy, Gary Cooper, Surreal, W.C. Fields, William Cameron Menzies
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