Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka: The Night Before Christmas (1961)
The last Russian fairy tale film we’ll be visiting this year is one of the better (but stranger) films of Aleksandr Rou, the prolific director most closely associated with the genre. Rou’s central achievement in his career was visualizing the … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 60's, Aleksandr Rou, Christmas, Comedy, fairy tale, Fantasy, Russian, The Devil, Witch, Wizard
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Suspiria (1977)
My memory of first watching Suspiria (1977) is as vivid as the film’s famous colors. It was in a theater in Salt Lake City, proudly subverting the city’s conservative culture with regular midnight movie screenings, The Rocky Horror Picture Show … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 70's, Alida Valli, ballet, Dario Argento, giallo, Goblin, horror, Jessica Harper, Joan Bennett, Psychedelic, Surreal, Three Mothers, Udo Kier, witches
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Tales from the Crypt (1972)
Amicus Productions, the British film company launched by Americans Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg, found its niche with the horror anthology: Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1964), Torture Garden (1967), The House That Dripped Blood (1970), and Asylum (1972) among them. … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, AIP, Amicus, Christmas, E.C. Comics, Freddie Francis, horror, Joan Collins, Patrick Magee, Peter Cushing, Ralph Richardson, Santa Claus, Zombie
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