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Capsule Reviews: February 2018
I usually don’t write capsule reviews on this site, but I’ve been away for too long while working on a different writing project (and now that I have a young son, writing time is more precious than ever). I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 60's, 70's, Amicus, Angela Pleasence, Charles Gray, Christopher Lee, David Prowse, David Warner, Donald Pleasence, Donald Sutherland, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Frankenstein, Hammer, horror, Jon Finch, Kate O'Mara, Martine Beswick, Michael Gough, Patrick Magee, Peter Cushing, Ralph Bates, Stephanie Beacham, Vampire, Veronica Carlson, voodoo
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The Funhouse (1981)
Before Poltergeist (1982), Tobe Hooper was a director of low-budget horror films whose reputation was built on the notoriety of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), an expertly crafted terror machine. After Poltergeist, things got messy: the film was a … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 80's, Carnival, Elizabeth Berridge, Frankenstein, horror, Kevin Conway, Rick Baker, Slasher, Sylvia Miles, Tobe Hooper, William Finley
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24 Hours with Ken Russell
There is a Monty Python sketch which only lasts about twenty-five seconds, but that’s all it needs. Stately music plays on the soundtrack. It’s a simple country garden. A businessman enters the scene, pursued by a nude woman. They’re chased by … Continue reading
Posted in Marathon
Tagged 60's, 70's, 80's, Amanda Donohoe, Ann-Margret, Automaton, Christ, Christopher Gable, Comedy, demons, Drama, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Frankenstein, Gabriel Byrne, Glenda Jackson, horror, Hugh Grant, Imogen Millais-Scott, Jack Nicholson, Julian Sands, Ken Russell, Liszt, Madness, Mahler, Mary Shelley, Max Adrian, Michael Gough, Musical, Natasha Richardson, Oliver Reed, Oscar Wilde, Peter Capaldi, Peter Vaughan, Pinball, Richard Chamberlain, Ringo Starr, Rock Musical, Roger Daltrey, Surreal, Tchaikovsky, The Devil, The Who, Timothy Spall, Tina Turner, Tommy Tune, Twiggy, Vanessa Redgrave
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