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Ruslan and Ludmila (1972)
Ruslan and Ludmila (1972) was the last bow for Russian director and animator Aleksandr Ptushko, who would die shortly after the film’s release, aged 72. Ptushko began his career as a pioneer of stop-motion animation, directing one of the earliest … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 70's, Action, Aleksandr Ptushko, fairy tale, Fantasy, giants, Russian, Surreal, Sword and Sorcery, witches
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Good Morning and Goodbye! (1967)
This is what a Russ Meyer fable looks like. Good Morning and Goodbye! (1967) makes its point clear with the subtlety of a jackhammer (you will note all the quarry imagery in the film). This is a film about being … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Psychotronic
Tagged 60's, Alaina Capri, cheesecake, Haji, impotence, Psychedelic, Russ Meyer, sexploitation, witches
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Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
There is a key scene which sums up the whole of Rosemary’s Baby (1968). We are just over halfway through the film. Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow), who has been chalk-white, ruddy-eyed, and in physical pain since the start of her … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 60's, horror, John Cassavetes, Mia Farrow, pregnancy, Roman Polanski, Satanism, The Devil, William Castle, witches
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