THE EDGE 1968 [B] Another verite depiction of counterculture leftist life from Robert Kramer (Ice). A gaggle of bitter radicals debate the pros and cons of offing President Johnson.
EYE OF THE DEVIL (13) 1966 [B] J. Lee Thompson's supernatural mystery with David Hemmings, Donald Pleasence, David Niven and poor, poor Sharon Tate.
FALLEN ANGEL 1981 [B+] Creepy TV Movie stars the late child actress Dana Hill as an impressionable preteen who's manipulated into the dark world of child exploitation.
FANTASTIC ANIMATION FESTIVAL 1977 [B+] Zonked out collection of animated shorts that used play as a midnight movie. Includes "Moonshadow", "The Last Cartoon Man", "Closed Mondays", "Cosmic Cartoon", "French Windows" (with Pink Floyd score) and even one of those lysergic Levis Jeans commercials.
FOUR NIGHTS OF A DREAMER (Quatre Nuits d'un Rêveur) 1971 [C+] Seldom seen Robert Bresson based on a Dostoyevsky short story.
GRUNT 1983 [B-] Italian rip-off of the Ringo Starr hit Caveman. Join Nuk, Skut, Pok and the whole gruntin' gang as they fight to get their magical egg back from a rival tribe.
HOMER 1970 [B] Generation gap, draft-dodging drama from Canada with Squirm's Don Scardino and Tisa Farrow.
HOT TOMORROWS 1977 [B] Martin Brest's excellent debut is a quirky no-budget b&w black comedy that follows a pair of Los Angelinos (Ken Lerner and Ray Sharkey) as they traverse through the city on Christmas Eve looking for something, anything. They bump into various oddball characters including Victor Argo, Herve Villechaise and The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo! Listen for Orson Welles doing a radio spot for a mortuary.
THE INVASION OF CAROL ENDERS 1973 [B-] TV movie thriller about a woman who's possessed by a murdered victim's spirit. Dan Curtis was an uncredited writer.
JIGSAW 1968 [B] Remake of 1965's Mirage that adds the then-hot topic of LSD! With Bradford Dillman, Hope Lange, Susan Saint James, Michael J. Pollard. Originally slated to be a pilot for a TV series until NBC passed it over to Universal after deciding it was too racy for the tube.
LA PALOMA 1974 [C+] Stylized arthouse weirdness from Swiss Fassbinder associate Daniel Schmid. Bulle Ogier stars.
LA VERIFICA INCERTA 1965 [B] Groundbreaking experimental film from Italy using found footage from various Hollywood films. Edited by Gianfranco Baruchello and Alberto Grifi. See this! *Short*
LE DIABLE EST PARMI NOUS (The Possession Of Virginia; Le Pacte; Satan's Sabbath; The Sensual Sorceress; La Signora Omicidi Colpisce Ancora) 1972 [B-] One of the few French Canadian horror films. Jean Beaudin. 68 minute version with Satanic orgy ending intact. In Italian ONLY
LIKE IT IS (Psychedelic Fever; The Enormous Midnight) 1968 [B+] William Rotsler's sexodelic San Francisco travelogue.
THE LONG ISLAND FOUR 1979 [B] A hit from the NYC's Super8 Underground Movie scene. Based on a true story of a quartet of Nazi saboteurs who landed on America's shores in 1942. Pretty ambitious production from the late Anders Grafstrom. starring Klaus Nomi, Lance Loud (An American Family series) and Patti Astor.
LOVEBIRDS, ORPHANS AND FOOLS (Vtackovia, Siroty a Blazni; Les Oiseaux, Les Orphelins et Les Fous) 1969 [B] Rarely seen Juraj Jakubisko (The Deserter and The Nomads).
MARY’S INCREDIBLE DREAM 1976 [C+] The battle of Good vs Evil is represented by Manhattan Transfer and Ben Vereen in this high concept, Emmy nominated oddity from Mary Tyler Moore. Who knew she had it in her? At times reaches late seventies heights of discofied tackiness a la Xanadu and The Apple. This vanity project went one million over budget and spooked the networks from ever bankrolling anything like it ever again.
NYMPH (Hot Child) 1975 [B+] William Dear (Northville Cemetary Massacre) obscurity that was marketed as a sexploiter but is really more of a generation gap bummer in the same vein as Joe.
OUR MOTHER'S HOUSE 1967 [B] After their beloved mum passes way, her seven kids are left to fend for themselves. What changes will their womanizing deadbeat dad (Dirk Bogarde) bring when he enters the picture?
THE PARA PSYCHICS (To Koritsi Vomva; Death Has Blue Eyes) 1976 [B+] Inspired sleaze from Nico Mastorakis the man who conjured the evil epic Island of Death. Has a loose gonzo feel and doesn't take itself seriously for one moment as it pours on the car chases, ESP attacks, threesomes, et al. Love it! With theatrical trailer.
PLANET WARS (Os Trapalhoes Na Guerra Dos Planetas; Brazilian Star Wars) 1978 [A-] Wacky, cheapjack take off of the Lucas hit from some knuckleheaded comedy team in Brazil.
PUSSYCAT, PUSSYCAT, I LOVE YOU 1970 [B+] Aborted modadelic sequel to What's New Pussycat? starring Ian McShane, Severn Darden and a talking gorilla. A much maligned misfire that has some curio moments. Yet another oddball effort from Rod Amateau (Son of Hitler, The Garbage Pail Kids Movie and Supertrain).
RABBIT, RUN 1971 [B] Adaptation of the John Updike novel starring James Caan and Carrie Snodgress.
REVENGE FOR A RAPE 1976 [B-] TV movie bummer starring Mike Connors who's on a mission to extract his pound of flesh from the scumbag hunters who abused his woman. Classic twist ending that really delivers! Co-wriiten by Yabo Yablonsky (BJ Lang Presents).
ROLY POLY (Przekladaniec; Layer Cake) 1968 [B] Andrzej Wajda's made for TV movie based on a satrical story by Stanislaw Lem (Solaris). Set in the near future where plastic surgery has become so advanced and so common that questions of identity arise. *Short*
SALVADOR DALI: A SOFT SELF-PORTRAIT 1971 [B+] Mockumentary of the demented Spaniard directed by Jean-Christophe Averty (Melody Nelson). Orson Welles narrates. Even if you don't think much of Salvador this is a fun pop art eyeful.
SHADOW OF ILLUSION (Le Ombre Roventi) 1970 [B] Mario Caiano's bizarre concoction mixes fashion models, sex, nightmares, drug hallucinations, Egyptian cult rituals and more galore. Stars William Berger and Daniela Giordano.
SHEILA LEVINE IS DEAD AND LIVING IN NEW YORK 1975 [C+] Jeannie Berlin gives one hell of a performance as a frumpy young woman looking for love in NYC. Roy Scheider also shines as her jaded love interest. Based on Gail Parent's novel.
THE STRAWBERRY STATEMENT 1970 [B+] One of those campus riot capers (along with RPM and Getting Straight) that the major studios hoped would connect with the longhairs. Bruce Davison, Kim Darby and Bud Cort star. Doesn't get more "sixties" than this time capsule. With theatrical trailer.
TALK OF THE TOWN 2 1982 [B+] Here it is! What everybody's been clammoring for (well, actually make that nobody except me), it's the second and final episode of this misguided video TV show.
THREE INTO TWO WON'T GO 1970 [C+] Middle-aged British company man Rod Steiger picks up the hitchhiking gear bird Judy Geeson. Soon enough, she moves into his home's spare room. What will the wife think? Less "swinging sixties" and more in keeping with the UK's "kitchen sink" cinema.
3 WILD RIDERS (Cycles South; The Great American Escape) 1971 [B] Travel along with a trio of cycle enthusiasts (Bobby Garcia, Vaughan Everly, Don Marshall) as they head South of the Border ambling towards Panama. Along the way they find jungles, bullfights, skiing, scubadiving and female companionship.
THE TIME MACHINE 1978 [B+] Cheezy TV movie adapation of the HG Wells story. Stars John Beck, Priscilla Barnes. Brought to you by the gang at Schick Sunn Classics.
misguided mop top cash-in sweepstakes. Somebody had the bright idea to tell the story of The War To End All Wars by accompanying archival newsreel footage with the lovable Liverpudlians’ songbook as interpreted by a motley crew of pop heavyweights, middling “stars” and lotsa never-wases. The results are about as wrongheaded as you’d imagine. The image and sound are good quality throughout. With theatrical trailer.
Wanda June" and "Welcome to the Monkey House." William Hickey stars as Stony Stevenson the winner of a "soda pop for astronauts" ad jingle contest who's prize is a voyage into outer space. Also stars DJ Cousin Brucie, Kevin McCarthy and comedy team Bob and Ray who pop up as TV news commentators. Cool old school video synthesizer effects are often on display.