Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
Double Feature: Planet of the Apes (1968)/Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
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
Posted in Double Feature, Theater Fantastique
Tagged 60's, 70's, Action, Charlton Heston, Planet of the Apes, Rod Serling, Roddy McDowall, Science Fiction
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A Bucket of Blood (1959)
“Life is an obscure hobo bumming a ride on the omnibus of Art,” quoth the Beatnik while the saxophone plays and, incongruously, the title A Bucket of Blood flashes onto the screen. We’re in the hands of Roger Corman, just … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 50's, AIP, Beatnik, Comedy, Dick Miller, horror, Roger Corman, Slasher
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Virgin Witch (1971)
Real-life sisters Ann and Vicki Michelle are cinematic siblings Christine and Betty in Virgin Witch (1971), a controversial Tigon film from that period in British film history when the only surefire path to box office success was directly over the … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari, Theater Psychotronic
Tagged 70's, horror, sexploitation, witches
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