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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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Lisztomania (1975)

“Ooh, sparkly!” So spoke my wife at the opening image of Lisztomania (1975), a metronome bedecked in glitter, ticking away on a table in a silvery bedchamber. How could she have doubted me? A moment earlier, she’d said, “This film … Continue reading

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Forbidden Zone (1980)

One day the Hercules family discovers that their tiny home in Venice, California, straddles a portal to the Sixth Dimension, a realm ruled by an evil Queen named Doris (Susan Tyrrell) and a King named Fausto (HervĂ© Villechaize), and populated … Continue reading

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