Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
Sisters (1973)
That Brian De Palma is the son of a surgeon – a philandering surgeon, no less, and one who let his son witness his surgeries – doubtless played a role in the development of his stylistic breakthrough Sisters (1973). The … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 70's, Bernard Herrmann, Brian De Palma, Charles Durning, horror, Jennifer Salt, Madness, Margot Kidder, Siamese Twins, Slasher, split personality, Surreal, Twins, William Finley
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Crimes of Passion (1984)
Ken Russell’s major Hollywood foray, Altered States (1980), was a big-budget, FX-driven, mind-bending science fiction fable centered on isolation tank experiments: a 2001 for the New Age set. Though the film made its money back, it ended Russell’s shot at the Hollywood … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Smoking Gun
Tagged 80's, Annie Potts, Anthony Perkins, Kathleen Turner, Ken Russell, prostitution, Surreal
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Theatre of Blood (1973)
By the 1970’s, Vincent Price had moved on from Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe pictures to British horror films that leaned toward the camp. The new pattern was firmly established by The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), Robert Fuest’s dazzling and bizarre … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Diana Rigg, hobo, horror, Ian Hendry, Madeline Smith, Shakespeare, Slasher, Vincent Price
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