Lifespan
Dr. Linden (Eric Schneider) has been experimenting on human beings at a retirement home in an effort to unlock the secret to immortality when he hangs himself. Dr. Land (Hiram… Read more »
Tag: 1970s
Behind Convent Walls
Walerian Borowczyk’s erotic films all typically engage in an aesthetic discourse with nineteenth century texts, often as a means of examining the consistencies of our cultures’ fetishes. Borowczyk’s approach to… Read more »
Live Like A Cop, Die Like A Man
Ruggero Deodato’s poliziotteschi picture Live Like A Cop, Die Like A Man (1976) was a big hit when it was first released and solidified Deodato’s comeback in the cinema. As… Read more »
The Legend Of Blood Castle
Ceremonia sangrienta (1973), or The Legend Of Blood Castle, is another horror film in a long standing tradition within the genre of films based upon or inspired by the real… Read more »
La marge
Walerian Borowczyk’s La marge (1976) unites Warhol superstar Joe Dallesandro with Emmanuelle star Sylvia Kristel. But this isn’t the typical Euro-erotica that these stars or this director is known for…. Read more »
Emma Mae
Emma Mae (1976) was Jamaa Fanaka’s second feature film and continues to investigate the themes of Black justice and community that were central to Welcome Home Brother Charles (1975) and… Read more »
Just A Gigolo
I think we have to look back on Just A Gigolo with a certain amount of irony…it was an atrocious movie. -David Bowie Shout! Factory has made available on BluRay… Read more »
Virgin Witch
Ray Austin made a name for himself directing adventure shows before transitioning to sexploitation feature films in the early seventies. Virgin Witch (1972) was Austin’s debut feature; a combination of… Read more »
Sugar Cookies
Sugar Cookies (1973) is a surprisingly intelligent sexploitation film that subverts its own formal trappings with a reflexive narrative. It’s an early effort by writer and producer Lloyd Kaufman who… Read more »
Rabid
My two favorite David Cronenberg films are Rabid (1977) and Dead Ringers (1988). I like a lot of Cronenberg but I think he’s at his best when he’s at his… Read more »
