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Tag Archives: cheesecake
Double Feature: Not of This Earth (1957/1988)
The plot of Roger Corman’s Not of This Earth (1957) is simple and efficient B-movie fare: a space vampire named Mr. Johnson (Paul Birch) is killing off Earthlings and draining them of blood with a device he carries in his … Continue reading
Posted in Double Feature, Theater Fantastique
Tagged 50's, 80's, cheesecake, Dick Miller, horror, Roger Corman, Science Fiction, Vampire
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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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Ellie (1984)
A steamy Southern gothic which incorporates the best elements of Hamlet, Tennessee Williams, I Spit on Your Grave, and Hee-Haw, 1984’s daring, country-music-infested Ellie is a nail-biting exposé of the travails of a vivacious, innocent country girl forced to rely … Continue reading