Author: VHS Tracking
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WNUF Halloween Special (2013)
“The Demons of Demolition Derby – we’ll sell you the whole seat, but you’re only gonna need the edge.” Directed by Chris LaMartina and other collaborators, WNUF Halloween Special (2013) takes the form of a recorded piece of public access television, evidently a videotape being played as signified by the occasional bursts of fast-forwarding that… Read.
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Nothing Underneath (1985)
Nothing Underneath (1985) is a 1980s-era late-period giallo thriller that fully knocks off the Brian De Palma style. Even composer Pino Donaggio reuses a variation of the ‘Telescope’ theme from Body Double a few times. An American model, Jessica Crane (Nicola Perring), in Milan is in danger (also she has the same blonde punkish cut… Read.
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Issue 30: Romance
“We are here to ruin ourselves and to break our hearts” – Moonstruck (1987) Cinema… isn’t it romantic? Going out to the movies is obviously a perfect choice for a date choice. But what to see? A Romantic comedy or a drama about heart-break? And did the movies set us up for unrealistic expectations or… Read.
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Issue 31: Thrillers
“A murderer would never parade his crime in front of an open window.” – Rear Window (1954) Suspense! Thrills and spills! Tension stretched until breaking point! You can breathe a sigh of relief though – the wait is over. A new issue of VHS Tracking zine is available. And it’s all about THRILLERS! VHS Tracking… Read.
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Raiders Of Atlantis (1983)
Italian exploitation cinema is supreme in knocking off successful genre films or particular scenes, and assembling the elements into a something… well, it’s not new… more like a mutant, the type of hybrid beast you might find one of these flicks. Raiders Of Atlantis (1983) – aka Atlantis Interceptors aka Atlantis Inferno on SBS –… Read.
