Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
Dracula (1979)
There are really only two books that I keep returning to in my life: The Lord of the Rings and Dracula; while I’m content to read most books just once, these I can revisit every few years. And the movies … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 70's, Donald Pleasence, Dracula, Frank Langella, horror, Vampire
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She (1982)
She – apparently filmed in 1982 but not released until 1985 – opens with a quote from H. Rider Haggard’s source novel, “In Earth and Skie and Sea/Strange Thynges Ther Be,” which apparently is all the impetus writer/director Avi Nesher … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Nilbog
Tagged 80's, Action, cheesecake, Fantasy, God, Punk, Science Fiction, Sword and Sorcery
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Rollerball (1975)
70’s cinema produced a striking number of dystopian visions. Maybe it was fallout from the assassinations and riots of the 60’s, or the fledgling environmentalist movement, or lingering bitterness over Vietnam and Nixon, or all those things; but the future … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 70's, Action, Dystopia, James Caan, motorcycle, Science Fiction, Sports
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