Category Archives: Theater Ballroom
Mahler (1974)
Following the notoriety branded him by the one-two of The Music Lovers (1970) and The Devils (1971), hellion filmmaker Ken Russell pressed on with a string of smaller-scale and more accessible British films, but these nonetheless reinforced the fact that … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, biopic, Ken Russell, Mahler, Surreal, Wagner
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Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
“Welcome to the Ronald Reagan Memorial Bowl!” For four nights during the month of September 1980, Monty Python held court at the legendary Hollywood Bowl to an audience of about 8,000 per show. “[It] tickled all of us,” Michael Palin … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, Comedy, Concert Film, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Monty Python, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
The late 60’s and early 70’s saw Hollywood studios flailing and gesticulating, desperate to catch the attention of an audience that was turning on to films like Easy Rider (1969) and Five Easy Pieces (1970), as well as the growing … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, cheesecake, Comedy, Drama, Rock Musical, Russ Meyer, sexploitation, Slasher, Transvestite
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