Category Archives: Theater Caligari

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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The Maze (1953)

Posted on February 22, 2012 at 6:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

If you’ve ever seen the Douglas Fairbanks version of The Thief of Bagdad (1924), then you love and respect William Cameron Menzies. In the 1920’s Menzies quickly established himself as a first-rate art director, and the Fairbanks vehicle was enlivened … Continue reading →

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