Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
Fata Morgana (1971)
“In Paradise, man is born dead.” So speaks the gruff German narrator of the second movement of Werner Herzog’s apocalyptic travelogue, Fata Morgana (1971). The images support the thesis. This, Herzog’s third full-length feature film, depicts an African landscape littered … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Africa, Documentary, Science Fiction, Werner Herzog
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Fascination (1979)
Following Lips of Blood (1975), an artistic achievement in dream-like Gothic romanticism which he was financially compelled to re-edit and re-release as a bastardized, pornographic picture (Suce moi vampire), Jean Rollin entered the wilderness. He became Michel Gentil; he became … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Brigitte Lahaie, horror, Jean Rollin, Slasher
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This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse (1966)
Zé do Caixão, better known to English-speaking horror fans as Coffin Joe, is the creation of director José Mojica Marins, who began playing the character in At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul (1963), growing out his fingernails until they resembled … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Coffin Joe, horror, The Devil, Zombie
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