Tag Archives: LSD
The Final Programme (1973)
“…Cornelius enjoyed [technology] for its own sake. Aesthetically. He had no interest in its moral significance or its utilization. Computers and jets and rockets and lasers and the rest were simply familiar elements of his natural environment. He didn’t judge … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, Jerry Cornelius, Jon Finch, Julie Ege, LSD, Michael Moorcock, Neanderthal, Patrick Magee, Psychedelic, Robert Fuest, Science Fiction, Spy, Sterling Hayden, Surreal
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I Drink Your Blood (1970)
David E. Durston’s I Drink Your Blood (1970) is notorious for being the first film to be rated X for its violence rather than its sexual content (although, this being an exploitation film, it has plenty of both). It’s also … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, A Month at the Grindhouse, horror, LSD, Madness, Rabies, Satanism, Slasher
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Altered States (1980)
After a decade of hits in his native U.K., Ken Russell arrived in Hollywood with the mind-bending Altered States (1980). It’s the story of an experimental psychologist, Eddie Jessup (William Hurt, in his big-screen debut), who theorizes that experimenting with … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, Drama, horror, Ken Russell, LSD, Neanderthal, prehistoric, Psychedelic, Science Fiction, The Devil, William Hurt
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