Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
Eraserhead (1977)
One of the most important images in David Lynch’s debut feature Eraserhead (1977) comes toward the end of a surreal montage, meant to establish a chain of strange motifs and to cold-immerse the viewer into the nightmare world of the … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 70's, Chicken, David Lynch, dreams, Fantasy, horror, Jack Nance, Midnight Movie, Mutant Baby, Stop Motion, Surreal
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The 10th Victim (1965)
How do you classify The 10th Victim (La decima vittima, 1965)? Is it a science fiction satire on our obsession with violence? Is it another James Bond parody, filled to the brim with over-the-top fashions, beautiful women, and cold-hearted assassins? To … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 60's, Comedy, Gladiators, Italy, Marcello Mastroianni, Psychedelic, Robot, Science Fiction, Ursula Andress
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Sorceress (1982)
When Roger Corman saw the opening weekend box office for Conan the Barbarian (1982), he asked that Jim Wynorski turn out a quickie script for a sword and sorcery picture. Jack Hill, director of exploitation classics Spider Baby (1964), Pit Stop … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Nilbog
Tagged 80's, cheesecake, Fantasy, Jack Hill, Roger Corman, Sword and Sorcery, Twins, Zombie
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