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The Kiss of the Vampire
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 31, 2019
(1963) Directed by Don Sharp; Written by John Elder (aka:
Anthony Hinds); Starring: Clifford Evans, Edward de Souza, Noel Willman, Jennifer Daniel, Barry Warren, Jacquie
Wallis and Isobel Black; Available on Blu-Ray and DVD
Rating: ****
“I decided straight away he was going to be read more
October Quick Picks and Pans – Horror Month 2019
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 27, 2019
The Evil (1978)
Psychologist C.J. Arnold and his wife Caroline (Richard Crenna and Joanna
Pettet) begin renovations on a decrepit antebellum mansion with the help of
some volunteers. Before long, it becomes clear that the house wants them dead
or at least prisoners. Meanwhile, a spectral visitor app read more
Horror Express
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 20, 2019
(1972) Directed by Eugenio Martín; Written by Arnaud d'Usseau and Julian Zimet; Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Alberto de Mendoza, Silvia Tortosa, Julio Peña and Telly Savalas. Available on Blu-ray and DVD Rating: **** “They say that this is a cult picture – I read more
Scared Sh*tless in the ‘70s
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 10, 2019
“I
am a man of fifty-two years that is still dealing with his first ten years of
existence. I am trying to recuperate from those first ten years.” – Guillermo
del Toro (from 2016 interview by Keith McDonald and Roger Clark, Guillermo
del Toro, At Home with Monsters)
So
many read more
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (aka: Who Slew Auntie Roo?)
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 3, 2019
(1971) Directed by Curtis Harrington; Written by Robert Blees
and Jimmy Sangster; Original screen story by David D. Osborn; Starring: Shelley
Winters, Mark Lester, Chloe Franks, Ralph Richardson, Lionel Jeffries and Michael
Gothard; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ***
“Isn’t read more
September Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 29, 2019
They Live by Night (1948) Director Nicholas Ray’s debut feature
is a gripping film noir about doomed love between Bowie (Farley Granger), an
escaped convict, and Keechie (Cathy O'Donnell), an inexperienced young woman
who wants to escape her father (Will Wright) and her humdrum life. Granger i read more
The Once Over Twice – Three O’Clock High
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 25, 2019
(1987) Directed by Phil Joanou; Written by Richard Christian
Matheson and Tom Szollosi; Starring: Casey Siemaszko,
Annie Ryan, Richard Tyson, Stacey Glick, Jeffrey Tambor, Philip Baker Hall and
Mitch Pileggi; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ****
“I was really working overti read more
Film Twitter Survival Guide
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 17, 2019
“Life
is very short, and there’s no time for fussing or fighting, my friend.” – from
“We Can Work It Out” – Lennon/McCartney (used slightly out of context)
I
typically go on a rant once a year (give or take a few months), so I figured I
was overdue fo read more
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Sep 2, 2019
(1961) Directed by Val Guest; Written by Wolf Mankowitz and
Val Guest; Starring: Edward Judd, Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Michael Goodliffe, Bernard
Braden and Arthur Christiansen; Available on Blu-ray (Region B) and DVD (Region
2)
Rating: ****½
“When I had written the original treat read more
Post-Apocalyptic August Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 28, 2019
On the Beach (1959) Most post-apocalyptic films
provide some glimmer of hope, however slight. Director Stanley Kramer gives the
audience no quarter with this grim, star-studded depiction of a no-win
situation following a nuclear war. Minus some dubious Australian accents, it’s
a solid adaptati read more
Damnation Alley
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 22, 2019
(1977) Directed by Jack Smight; Written by: Lukas Heller and
Alan Sharp; Based on the novella by Roger Zelazny; Starring: George Peppard,
Jan Michael Vincent, Paul Winfield, Dominique Sanda and Jackie Earle Haley;
Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: **½
“There used to b read more
A Boy and His Dog
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 12, 2019
(1975)
Written and directed by L.Q. Jones; Based on a novella by Harlan Ellison;
Starring: Don Johnson, Susanne Benton, Jason Robards, Tim McIntire and Hal
Baylor; Available on Blu-ray, DVD and Amazon Prime
Rating: ****
“I’m getting the hell out of here. I
wanna see Blood a read more
Short Take: Not of This Earth
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Aug 1, 2019
(1957) Directed by Roger Corman; Written by: Charles B.
Griffith and Mark Hanna; Starring: Paul Birch, Beverly Garland, Morgan Jones,
William Roerick, Jonathan Haze and Dick Miller; Available on DVD (Out of print)
Rating: ***½
“Throwing in some tongue-in-cheek humor paid of read more
Roger Corman Month Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 29, 2019
The Haunted Palace (1963)
Although the title is based on a poem by Edgar Allan Poe, it isn’t really a
part of Corman’s Poe Cycle, but an adaptation (by Charles Beaumont) of H.P.
Lovecraft’s “The Case of Charles Dexter Ward.” This slow-moving, atmospheric movie
features read more
The Intruder
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 22, 2019
(1962) Directed by Roger Corman; Written by Charles Beaumont;
Based on the novel by Charles Beaumont; Starring: William Shatner, Beverly
Lunsford, Robert Emhardt, Leo Gordon, Charles Barnes and Jeanne Cooper;
Available on DVD
Rating: ****
“While those first Poe films in CinemaS read more
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 9, 2019
(1963)
Directed by Roger Corman; Written by Robert Dillon and Ray Russell; Story by
Ray Russell; Starring: Ray Milland, Diana Van der Vlis, Harold J. Stone, John
Hoyt and Don Rickles; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ****
“I had numerous opportunities to
join the Establishmen read more
Don’t Look Now
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 1, 2019
(1973) Directed by Nicholas Roeg; Written by Allan Scott and
Chris Bryant; Based on a story by Daphe du Maurier; Starring: Julie Christie, Donald
Sutherland, Hilary Mason, Clelia Matania; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: ***½
“I love the very spine of the thing, the very read more
June Quick Picks and Pans
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 27, 2019
Seconds (1966) John Frankenheimer’s disturbing
sci-fi thriller, based on a novel by John Ely, plays a bit like an extended Twilight Zone episode, with the central message that we must be careful of what we
wish for. A jarring Saul Bass opening title sequence sets the stage for the tone
of the read more
Moon Zero Two
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 17, 2019
(1969) Directed by Roy Ward Baker; Written by Michael
Carreras; Story by Gavin Lyall, Frank Hardman and Gavin Davison; Starring: James
Olson, Catherina Von Schell, Warren Mitchell, Adrienne Corri, Ori Levy and
Bernard Bresslaw; Available on DVD (Warner Archive)
Rating **½
read more
The 2nd Great Hammer-Amicus Blogathon – The End…Or is it?
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jun 17, 2019
After
months of planning, Gill from Realweegiemidget Reviews and I have reached the
end of The 2nd Great Hammer-Amicus Blogathon. Once again, I’m floored by the volume
of outstanding contributions, ranging across a variety of films and subjects. As
much as we love Hammer and Amicus horror, we read more