Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
Le Pont du Nord (1981)
There is an ancient game called jeu de l’oie, or the “Game of the Goose.” Players throw dice and progress through a spiral path divided into sixty-three spaces. The goal is to be the first to reach the center, and … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Smoking Gun
Tagged 80's, Drama, Jacques Rivette, MacGuffin, motorcycle, Nouvelle Vague, Surreal
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Zombie Lake (1981)
When discussing the works of Shakespeare – and I think it’s important to begin with Shakespeare when discussing Zombie Lake (1981) – we classify the plays as comedies, histories, and tragedies, to make better sense of their structure and to … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Nilbog
Tagged 80's, horror, Jean Rollin, Nazis, sexploitation, Zombie
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The Devil’s Rain (1975)
If cinema is to be believed, there was a period from about 1968 (and Rosemary’s Baby) through 1981 (and Omen III: The Final Conflict) in which Satan’s minions rose in throngs throughout the world, and we were ever on the … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 70's, Eddie Albert, Ernest Borgnine, horror, Ida Lupino, John Travolta, Satanism, The Devil, Tom Skerritt, Western, William Shatner
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