Tag Archives: 70’s

And Soon the Darkness (1970)

Posted on March 16, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Two English tourists – pretty young women – are spending their summer vacation cycling across the French countryside. At an outdoor café, one of them, Cathy (Michele Dotrice, The Blood on Satan’s Claw), notices a handsome local making eye contact. … Continue reading →

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Count Dracula (1970)

Posted on March 9, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

The most prolific of exploitation directors, Jesús “Jess” Franco has, to date, 192 titles listed under his name and multiple pseudonyms on the IMDB. The Spanish director’s films range from horror to women-in-prison movies to pornography. Among the cult film … Continue reading →

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Lips of Blood (1975)

Posted on February 20, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

By the time Jean Rollin made Lips of Blood (1975), his technique was settled, and he could exert his unique style of storytelling with more confidence. Here is a film which is both consistently dreamlike and consistently logical, even if … Continue reading →

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