Tag Archives: Comedy
Hey Good Lookin’ (1982)
Finally available on DVD is one of Ralph Bakshi’s more obscure animated films, Hey Good Lookin’ (1982), his R-rated, semi-autobiographical reflection on street life in 1950’s Brooklyn. It’s a personal enough film to complete an informal trilogy begun with Heavy … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Inkwell
Tagged 80's, Animation, cheesecake, Comedy, Drama, Gangs, Gangsters, Ralph Bakshi, slapstick
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Trilogy of Life: The Decameron (1971)/The Canterbury Tales (1972)/Arabian Nights (1974)
For me, these films were a gateway. I was living in Seattle, going to grad school, renting movies compulsively (it helped that I lived down the street from one of the best video stores in the country, Scarecrow Video). I … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique, Triple Feature
Tagged 70's, Arabian Nights, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Pasolini, The Devil
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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
Posted in Theater Ballroom
Tagged 70's, cheesecake, Comedy, Drama, Rock Musical, Russ Meyer, sexploitation, Slasher, Transvestite
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