Category Archives: Double Feature

Double Feature: Silent Night, Bloody Night (1974)/Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

Posted on December 16, 2011 at 10:31 am by Jeff Kuykendall

It was finals week at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In the newly-built Union South, replete with fireplaces, restaurants, a convenience store, an ice cream vendor, and a concert stage, students were at every table, in groups or alone, staring at … Continue reading →

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Double Feature: Onibaba (1964)/Kuroneko (1968)

Posted on November 2, 2011 at 5:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Kaneto Shindo, who turns 99 this year, established one of Japan’s first independent production companies, Kindai Eiga Kyokai, and – working outside the system – was able to present edgier fare. It’s difficult to imagine, for example, a darker and … Continue reading →

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Double Feature: The Old Dark House/13 Frightened Girls! (1963)

Posted on September 7, 2011 at 5:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

For tonight’s double feature, we continue our survey of the films of William Castle. When last we checked in, he was taking a break from abject gimmickry and horror with Zotz! (1962), a slapstick comedy-fantasy of the sort that Walt … Continue reading →

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