Tag Archives: WWII
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
“This is the universe. Big, isn’t it?” So opens A Matter of Life and Death (aka Stairway to Heaven, 1946), one of the finest films from the acclaimed British filmmaking team known as the Archers – director Michael Powell & … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 40's, afterlife, angel, David Niven, Drama, Fantasy, Jack Cardiff, Kim Hunter, Michael Powell, Powell & Pressburger, Raymond Massey, Roger Livesey, Surreal, WWII
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Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975)
Sometimes a movie owes you a “safe word” up-front. Such a film is Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975), the notorious Nazisploitation film that ups the sleazy ante from previous entries in the genre such as Lee Frost’s Love … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Psychotronic
Tagged 70's, A Month at the Grindhouse, Dyanne Thorne, horror, Nazis, sexploitation, Uschi Digart, WWII
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All This and World War II (1976)
As a Beatles fan, I had heard about this film for many years, but was under the false impression that it never actually got made. It’s mentioned as seldom as May Pang. But recently, while I was in the basement … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Ballroom
Tagged 70's, Beatles, Documentary, Rock Musical, WWII
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