Tag Archives: 60’s
Eye of the Devil (1966)
Based on Philip Loraine’s little-remembered suspense novel Day of the Arrow, J. Lee Thompson’s British thriller Eye of the Devil (1966) creeps up on its occult themes slowly, building over its hour-and-a-half toward revelations of a secret society and black … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 60's, David Niven, Donald Pleasence, horror, Satanism, Sharon Tate, The Devil, witches
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The Green Slime (1968)
Here’s what they are: first frothing green spit in a petri dish, then quivering mounds of Jell-O, then pulsating green rocks, and finally, rocketing through any intermediate evolutionary stages, wobbling five-foot-tall cyclopes with waving tentacles for arms that terminate in … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 60's, Alien Invasion, horror, Luciana Paluzzi, Science Fiction
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Head (1968)
There was no reason to have a Monkees movie, particularly in 1968, when the band was severely out of fashion. But enough money had been made on the records and TV show that it could certainly be financed, and so … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Ballroom
Tagged 60's, BBS, Comedy, Jack Nicholson, Psychedelic, Rock Musical, slapstick, Surreal
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