Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
We typically put Disney movies in a category of their own; we exclude them from the greater world of twentieth century cinema, and discuss them only in the context of the history of the Walt Disney Company. Thus it’s often … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Midnight Matinee
Tagged 50's, Action, Fantasy, giant animals, giant squid, James Mason, Jules Verne, Kirk Douglas, Peter Lorre, Science Fiction, Walt Disney
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Gremlins (1984)
“They’re singing ‘Deck the Halls’/ but it’s not like Christmas at all.” -Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) Growing up in the 80’s, it was impossible to not see Gremlins (1984); in retrospect, it’s as key to that decade of film … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 80's, Christmas, Comedy, horror, Joe Dante, lovable animals, Phoebe Cates, puppets, slapstick
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World on a Wire (1973)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder directed World on a Wire as a two-part, four-hour science fiction program for German television in 1973. The subject matter was not typical Fassbinder: based upon the 1964 novel Simulacron-3 by Daniel F. Galouye (also the basis … Continue reading
Posted in Late Night TV
Tagged 70's, Fassbinder, Made-For-TV Movie, Madness, Neo Noir, Science Fiction, Surreal
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