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Motorpsycho (1965)

With Lorna (1964) and Mudhoney (1965), Russ Meyer finally graduated from his cheap but colorful “nudie-cuties” to feature-length narratives, and drive-in screens would never be the same again. His preference was lurid melodrama with hyperbolic scripts (he had his name … Continue reading

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Rollerball (1975)

70’s cinema produced a striking number of dystopian visions. Maybe it was fallout from the assassinations and riots of the 60’s, or the fledgling environmentalist movement, or lingering bitterness over Vietnam and Nixon, or all those things; but the future … Continue reading

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Double Feature: Enter the Dragon (1973)/Challenge of the Tiger (1980)

Is there anything which says “the 70’s” more succinctly than kung fu? Yes, there was the David Carradine series (1972-75); there were also comic books, like Marvel’s Master of Kung Fu (introduced in 1973); Peter Cushing pursued Dracula into Hong … Continue reading

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