Tag Archives: Action
The Big Boss (1971)
Bruce Lee died in Hong Kong forty years ago this past July, suddenly and tragically (doctors ruling it a cerebral edema; conspiracy theories still percolate), a rich and pioneering career ahead of him that would never be fully realized. For … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Psychotronic
Tagged 70's, A Month at the Grindhouse, Action, Bruce Lee, Kung Fu
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Dead End Drive-In (1986)
The premise of the Aussie B-movie Dead End Drive-In (1986) works best if you’re blind to it going in – as I was. I only knew this film as a fading VHS box in the science fiction section of all … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 80's, Action, Brian Trenchard-Smith, New Wave, Ozsploitation, Post Apocalyptic, Science Fiction
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Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)
There’s a scene early in Russ Meyer’s Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965) which deserves to stand alongside the diner scene from Five Easy Pieces in iconic stature. A bumpkin working the pump at a gas station is making innocuous small … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Psychotronic
Tagged 60's, Action, cheesecake, drag racing, Haji, Russ Meyer, sexploitation, Tura Satana
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