Tag Archives: AIP
Abby (1974)
It’s rare that a major studio takes legal action to have a film withdrawn from circulation and actually wins the lawsuit. It happened when Film Ventures International was sued by Universal for their release of the Italian film Great White … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 70's, A Month at the Grindhouse, AIP, Blaxploitation, Carol Speed, demons, Disco, horror, Possession, William Girdler, William Marshall
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Coffy (1973)
Coffy (1973) was just supposed to be an American International Pictures quickie rushed to production to beat to the finish line the bigger budgeted Warner Bros. film Cleopatra Jones (1973). Nothing more. AIP executive Larry Gordon (who originally had the … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, A Month at the Grindhouse, Action, AIP, Blaxploitation, Jack Hill, Pam Grier, Sid Haig
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The Dunwich Horror (1970)
The Dunwich Horror (1970) ought to have been the launch of a new series at American International Pictures, one along the lines of the Roger Corman/Vincent Price/Edgar Allan Poe films of the 60’s, but this cycle delving into H.P. Lovecraft’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's, AIP, Dean Stockwell, H.P. Lovecraft, horror, Psychedelic, Roger Corman
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