Showing posts with label 1960. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1960. Show all posts

Saturday, August 9, 2014

Hideout in the Sun (1960)


































  The Martin brothers have just robbed a bank and in their attempt to get away unnoticed, they are forced to take young Dorothy hostage. They soon find out that Dorothy is a member of a nudist country club and they force her to take them there in order to stay low...
  Doris Wishman's break into sexploitation and the one that put her on the map as the genre's master. This film was a lost legend as the distributor died in jail and so it took many years to reappear and shake the calm waters of cinema again. Besides these fun facts, Hideout in the Sun follows the same old tested and guaranteed plot progress of almost any film like it out there. Tits and nudity as much as the laws permitted and a smooth jazzy soundtrack!
  A major minus (but also a plus) in Wishman's films is that all actors are muted and the voices are dubbed over. This gives an extra chance to the viewer to discover how shitty acting was in those circles and laugh a time or two at the irony of the monologues throughout the film. Criticism aside, hats off to Greg Conrad, Dolores Carlos and Earl Bauer as it takes real balls to play in a movie like that and know that you are remembered for it!
Must watch this : the only way movies of this sort were meant to be watched ; dudes, booze, cigars and hairy conversations (nagging mostly) on subjects of higher intellectual standards.
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053908/
I got a kilo of cocaine and two dead hookers in the trunk. Just the usual
Please nod if the guy next to me is totally naked. I can't look
Naked Village has been breached. I repeat. Naked Village has been breached

Monday, January 27, 2014

Mill of the Stone Women (1960) a.k.a Il Mulino Delle Donne Di Pietra


































  Hans arrives to a town near Amsterdam to cover a story about Professor Val, a notable sculptor who lives in an old mill house with his beautiful daughter. The people of the town calls this mill the Mill of the Stone Women and soon Hans will find out why...
  Prolific Giorgio Ferroni directs this notable 60's horror film. The mood and atmosphere of the film are amazing and that is thanks to the characteristic Italian know-how for the genre. Squeaky floors, spooky statues, a mysterious plot and a devilish love that was never meant to be. Nothing can beat that, not even the scenario that sometimes may have you puzzled.
  Pierre Brice is amazing as leading role Hans who has to choose between two beautiful women while trying to determine if he is high or not! Honey Dany Carrel is Lisalotte and Scilla Gabel is her arch enemy in this twisted game of love. High-tense performances and gloomy vibe take this film to another level!
Must watch this : on a stormy afternoon, at twilight. Have a pizza ready, a glass of sweet red wine and a fine company of the opposite gender. Enjoy it petrified (hue hue) under your blankets and who knows what might come out!
Trailer 
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054099/
Let's blaze one here!

I will surely seduce him like that!
Here's your dinner, sir!

Thursday, November 21, 2013

The Brides of Dracula (1960)


































  Van Helsing, the known vampire hunter, returns to Transylvania in order to save the day once again. A young and innocent teacher on her way to her new position, sets free the horrors of the vampires by mistake. A seemingly easy task for Van Helsing, but will he make it?
  Hammer Films and quality horror stories go together like cocaine and waffles. Nothing can go wrong with Terence Fisher on the wheel, Price in the lead and a couple of classy female characters! The Gothic-Baroque vibe is intense, the dialogues are strong and sophisticated, the characters well-developed and the story imaginative and horrifying. And just for the thrill, you also get some young, sophisticated ladies to fill up the secondary roles.
  Peter Cushing, David Peel, Martita Hunt, Freda Jackson, Yvonne Monlaur and all the rest. All actors of a time long gone, actors of a different breed and culture for whom a role was their life. I can't write too much or I risk ruining their significance. Just watch the film and judge for yourself.
Must watch this : after a trip to Central Europe, maybe Czech Republic. Get all the Gothic and Baroque atmosphere you can, mix with memories of people and places from this trip and blend with a high-potent well-prepared glass of absinthe.
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053677/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Shady motthafucka with a mustache eyefuckin' the shit out of you
Such a shame...
Is there something in my teeth?







Thursday, September 26, 2013

The Mask Of Satan (a.k.a Black Sunday) (La Maschera Del Demonio) (1960)


































  In 1630 Russia, Princess Asa is accused and sentenced for practising witchcraft. While on the stake, she swears to return from the dead and take revenge. 200 years later, she returns and tries to possess the body of her look-alike descendant with the aid of her servant. Who can stop her?
  This is Mario Bava's (official) debut and a true milestone in Italian Gothic horror films.It clearly paves the way for what is to follow, both in Bava's career but also in European Horrorsploitation. The Gothic element in the movie's mood is incomparable (black-and-white plays a huge role in that) and the theme reflects the 60's fixation with witches and satan.
  Barbara Steele everybody! This lady has this weird look in her eyes, something like 'I will seduce,but your soul belongs to Satan after that' combined with that Italian classiness that really nail you to your chair! Of course the rest of the cast (Andrea Checchi, John Richardson etc) bind perfectly with the movie's theme and seem to work perfectly under the guidance of Master Bava. Not a horror film per se (don't expect to get scared) but it flows as gently as if it was a horror novel you were reading.
Must watch this : in November,on a cold and rainy night with a glass of red wine and an Italian friend.
Trailer
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054067/
You're fucked!

Look at the title!

Aw yiss!