Tag Archives: Surreal
Supervixens (1975)
For years, pin-up photographer-turned-independent filmmaker Russ Meyer wanted to work in Hollywood. His invite came after the surprising box office success of his X-rated Vixen! (1968), and at the moment when Hollywood had pretty much thrown up its hands and … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Psychotronic
Tagged 70's, Charles Napier, Comedy, dynamite, Haji, Russ Meyer, sexploitation, Shari Eubank, Surreal, Uschi Digart
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Blue Velvet (1986)
In some alternate reality, Blue Velvet (1986) must have been David Lynch’s sophomore feature film, following Eraserhead (1977). That seems most logical in retrospect, given the Lynch we know now. But in the nine years separating the films, Lynch … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Smoking Gun
Tagged 80's, Brad Dourif, David Lynch, Dean Stockwell, Dennis Hopper, Isabella Rossellini, Jack Nance, Kyle MacLachlan, Laura Dern, Mystery, Neo Noir, Night Club, Surreal, Torch Singer
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Dune (1984)
It’s the 50th anniversary of Frank Herbert’s Dune, the science fiction novel which broadened the scope and ambition of the space opera. Herbert’s novel nudged the genre into new degrees of sophistication with its dense plotting, elaborate backstory, wide cast … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 80's, Brad Dourif, David Lynch, Dean Stockwell, Dino De Laurentiis, Dune, Francesca Annis, Frank Herbert, Freddie Jones, Jack Nance, José Ferrer, Jürgen Prochnow, Kyle MacLachlan, Linda Hunt, Max von Sydow, Patrick Stewart, sand worm, Science Fiction, Sean Young, Sting, Surreal, Virginia Madsen
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