Tag Archives: Comedy
American Raspberry (1977)
During the 70’s, satirical, irreverent, and mildly smutty sketch comedy movies glutted the marketplace. Woody Allen’s Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask (1972) and the John Landis/Zucker Brothers collaboration The Kentucky Fried Movie … Continue reading
Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)
From Alfred Hitchcock to Powell & Pressburger, the Ealing comedies to kitchen sink dramas, British film was a stalwart warhorse for decades, loved by audiences, esteemed by critics; yet by the 70’s, the industry began to sink into a rut. … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Psychotronic
Tagged 70's, cheesecake, Comedy, Linda Hayden, sexploitation, slapstick
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Time Bandits (1981)
Monty Python animator Terry Gilliam finally came into his own with 1981’s Time Bandits, a film which put him on the map as a cinematic fantasist to be reckoned with. But it took a few attempts. Monty Python and the … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Midnight Matinee
Tagged 80's, Comedy, Fantasy, God, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, The Devil, Time Travel
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