Tag Archives: 40’s
A (Suggested) 24-Hour Halloween Marathon
Every year I love reading bloggers’ suggestions for 24-hour horror marathons to celebrate Halloween. I usually sketch out one of my own – to make time pass while languishing at work. So this year I’m presenting my own suggested programming … Continue reading
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Tagged 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, Animation, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Brian De Palma, Bruce Campbell, Christopher Lee, Dario Argento, demons, Ernest Borgnine, Halloween, Halloween Marathon, Hammer, Haunted House, horror, Jean Rollin, Jeff Goldblum, Jessica Harper, Julie Harris, Lon Chaney Jr., Madness, Mario Bava, Michele Soavi, Midnight Movie, Mummy, Paul Williams, Peter Cushing, Peter Fonda, Richard O'Brien, Rock Musical, Sam Raimi, Satanism, Slasher, Surreal, Tim Curry, Vampire, Walt Disney, Werewolf, William Shatner, Witch
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Cat People (1942)
In certain ways, the Hays Code was a boon. Beginning in 1934, all Hollywood films had to obtain content approval via the Motion Picture Production Code, but although it’s certainly eye-opening to watch many of those scandalous “Pre-Code” films, it … Continue reading
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Tagged 40's, horror, Jacques Tourneur, Killer Cat, Simone Simon, Val Lewton
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The Movie Orgy (1968-197?)
Before Joe Dante established a Hollywood career as the director of Piranha (1978), The Howling (1981), Gremlins (1984), Explorers (1985), and Innerspace (1987), among many others, he was a cinephile collecting 16mm footage along with his friend Jon Davison. They … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Psychotronic
Tagged 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, Abbott and Costello, Action, Animation, Beatles, Comedy, Drama, Elvis, giant animals, horror, Joe Dante, juvenile delinquent, lovable animals, Marx Brothers, Psychedelic, Ray Harryhausen, Science Fiction, slapstick, Vietnam, Walt Disney, Western
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