Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
Don’t Go in the Woods (1981)
Don’t Go in the Woods (1981) had the benefit of arriving at the height of the slasher movie boom, reaching theaters after Halloween (1978) and Friday the 13th (1980) and in the same year as The Burning (1981). A nonstop stream … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Nilbog
Tagged 80's, Camping, horror, mountain man, Slasher, wheelchair
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The Warriors (1979)
Walter Hill’s The Warriors (1979) intends to make the viewer uncomfortable from the very start. He plunges us into a New York City overrun with street gangs, with no traditional audience surrogate, no Serpico. The opening credits of red spray … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 70's, Action, Dystopia, Gangs, Science Fiction, Subway, Walter Hill
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Donkey Skin (1970)
Jacques Demy was one of the most important directors of the French New Wave, but his films seem to sit far apart from those of Godard and Truffaut. After working with composer Michel Legrand on the dramas Lola (1961) and Bay … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Ballroom
Tagged 70's, Catherine Deneuve, Delphine Seyrig, Donkey, fairy godmother, fairy tale, Fantasy, Jacques Demy, Jean Marais, Michel Legrand, Musical, Nouvelle Vague, Surreal, Witch
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