Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
Cash on Demand (1962)
For Cash on Demand (1962), Hammer Films took on Charles Dickens for a modern “Christmas Carol” – one delivered as a nail-biting heist thriller. Peter Cushing stars as our Scrooge stand-in, Fordyce: a cold-hearted bank manager who casually bullies and … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Smoking Gun
Tagged 60's, Christmas, Hammer, Heist, Peter Cushing
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972)
As vividly illustrated in the new film Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011), by the late 60’s Woody Allen was such a tremendous celebrity that on national television he was belting out songs in a top hat before the giant letters … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Harpo
Tagged 70's, Burt Reynolds, Comedy, Frankenstein, Gene Wilder, John Carradine, slapstick, Transvestite, Woody Allen
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Mysterious Island (1961)
Since I just covered 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), this naturally leads us into Mysterious Island (1961), the film adaptation of Jules Verne’s sequel, which follows up on the fate of Captain Nemo and his Nautilus. Eventually. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 60's, Action, Fantasy, giant animals, Jules Verne, Ray Harryhausen, Science Fiction
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