Category: Exploitation Cinema
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Body Double (1984)
While it might not be the best Brian De Palma film, Body Double (1984) is certainly the quintessential Brian De Palma film, and it’s certainly the most notorious, and it’s become my favourite of his auteur thrillers. Publicised as the heir to Alfred Hitchcock in his continual homages to the ‘Master of Suspense’ across films… Read.
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The Strange Vice Of Mrs Wardh (1971)
One can also giallo for Halloween! The Strange Vice Of Mrs Wardh (1971; also titled Blade Of The Ripper) has all the prototypical elements of the Italian giallo genre: a leather gloved killer, bloody violence, writhing sex, a convoluted plot, chic 70s style in the outfits and interior design, a gorgeous score and an iconic,… Read.
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Vampyros Lesbos (1971)
After Jessica Grace’s terrific cover art and review about it for VHS Tracking Issue 5, I finally watched Vampyros Lesbos (1971; Las Vampiras). Directed by Jesus Franco (aka Jess Franco who turns up in the movie playing a creep), the story follows Linda (Ewa Stromberg) who becomes obsessed with nightclub dancer/undead Countess Nadine (Soledad Miranda).… Read.
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A Bay Of Blood (1971)
Here’s something for Halloween. I watched A Bay Of Blood (1971; Ecologia del delitto) for the first time (one of the many alternative titles is Twitch Of The Death Nerve – what a title!). Directed by Mario Bava, this film is considered very influential in spawning the ‘slasher’ genre with many of its ‘kills’ copied… Read.
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Lifeforce (1985)
I owned the BluRay for a year before finally having a player to watch it on. After hearing about it for so long, I finally watched Lifeforce (1985), director Tobe Hooper’s infamous flop for Cannon Pictures about nude space vampires plunging London into zombie apocalypse, a sci-fi throwback to Hammer Horror movies. This has quite… Read.
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