Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
The Bride Wore Black (1968)
One likes to imagine that after François Truffaut sat down with Alfred Hitchcock for the extended interview sessions that became the seminal book Hitchcock by Truffaut, he became restless to try out some of Hitchcock’s theories on his own. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, François Truffaut, Hitchcockian, Jeanne Moreau, Nouvelle Vague
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Sayonara Jupiter (1984)
It is the year 2125. The Earth’s population is 18 billion, and colonies throughout the solar system hold an additional five billion (the opening titles inform us). New sources of energy and sustenance are urgently pursued to sustain those vast … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, Dolphin, Japan, Jupiter, Killer Shark, Science Fiction
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Christiane F. (1981)
Christiane F. (aka Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo [“We Children of Zoo Station”], 1981) is the tale of Christiane Felscherinow, whose true story of drug addiction and prostitution at the ages of 13-14 was published first as a series of … Continue reading
