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Foundational Cinema

Month: January 2016

The Day of the Triffids (1963)

Another film-role immortalised in the line above, from the soundtrack of The Rocky Horror Show! Bit of a misnomer actually, SHE didn’t fight the triffid, Kieron Moore did! All poor Janette did was to stand there shoving her hand in…

Clash of the Ninjas (1986)

Directed by Wallace Chan eh? – Pull the other one, this is in fact directed by everyone’s favourite cinematic crook, our old friend Godfrey Ho hiding beneath yet another of his seemingly limitless pseudonyms! And with our man Ho in…

The Unknown Terror (1957)

This is a “B” horror film. As most people know, the “B” Horror films aren’t the best, but they aren’t the worst either. They have that special..something..you can’t put your finger on – something that makes the film linger in…

The Final Executioner (1984)

Here’s a decidedly average Italian post apocalyptic take on the hunting/killing humans for sport theme ala The Most Dangerous Game, Turkey Shoot, Gymkata and The Running Man. Certainly the film reviewed here is nowhere near as much fun as the…

Vendetta (1986)

“Vendetta” is a tough, stylish women in prison flick, with a good, solid story. Here we have a classic revenge tale. An innocent young girl named Bonnie is unfairly thrown into jail after she defends herself from a scumbag trying…

The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

Along with “invasion of the body snatchers”(1956) “forbidden planet”(1956) and “the fly” (1958),the best movie sci-fi offered in the fifties. Richard Matheson’s remarkable novel was adapted by himself,thus the movie is an accurate rendition.Differences are kept to the minimum,and are…

Madison County (2011)

Five young adults in their early 20’s go on a road trip to a town in the middle of nowhere called Madison County to interview an author who wrote a tell all book about a local Psychopath named Damien, who…

You Found Me – Press Release

Lawrence Nelson has one passion in life, make movies. He’s produced, directed, and wrote his own films and his most recently completed film You Found Me is due out this year. You Found Me includes some favorites including Deborah Funes,…

Tower of Evil (1972)

As early 70s horror flicks go, Tower of Evil (a.k.a Horror of Snape Island) has a greater-than-expected amount of sex and gore. Unfortunately, the script is pretty stupid and the performances are generally bad, ruining what might’ve been a decent…

Psychomania (1973)

Tom Latham is the leader of a delinquent motorcycle gang known as The Living Dead – his fascination with the paranormal fed by the death of his father and the clairvoyant gift of his mother. When he is finally allowed…

Deathdream (1974)

Bob Clark was such a fantastic and visionary filmmaker during the early 70’s and directed no less than three very important and hugely influential horror movies in a row. Unfortunately, he reverted to making lame & mainstream comedies during the…

The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb (1964)

On an Egyptian expedition, a group of British explorers stumble across the hidden tomb of the pharaoh Ra (yes, I know, quite original). But once they bring him back to England for exhibition, they find the tomb to be empty….

Press Release – Bloodmania Directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis

Legendary Director Herschell Gordon Lewis (The Godfather of Gore) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0504496 returns in 2016 with BLOODMANIA! “A new film from Herschell Gordon Lewis is a treat for any horror fan”! ~ Tom Holland (Director of Fright Night, Child’s Play) “H.G. Lewis is…

The Cobra (1967)

The movie starts off well enough with a cheesy rock score by Anton Garcia Abril that leads into a cool psychedelic credit sequence but it’s all downhill from there. Peter Martell, who made a lot of spaghetti westerns, is a…

Quatermass 2 (1957)

This was one of the first of its kind; a subtlety scary vision of a secret alien takeover. X-FILES may owe a debt to this low-budget, but nevertheless effective film of the powers-that-be who are conspiring with the invaders, and…

Cat People (1982)

After looking for years for his long lost sister, Irena Gallier (Nastassja Kinski), Paul (Malcolm McDowell) finally finds her and has her come to New Orleans, where he’s currently living. While there, she gradually discovers the truth about their bizarre…

Labyrinth (1986)

David Bowie Rest In Peace At its heart, Labyrinth is a simple fable about how much we miss something once it is gone. A young girl wishes that her annoying stepbrother would disappear, only to find when he is gone…

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) Bowie RIP

David Bowie Rest In Peace David Bowie, though at the height of his mid-70s “glam” fame at the time when this unusual picture was made, gives a restrained and dignified performance in this classic sci-fi film directed by Nicolas Roeg…

Thunder (1983)

When Thunder (played by Mark Gregory of 1990:Bronx Warriors) returns home to see his girlfriend, he finds the local bank has financed the construction of a new building directly on top a sacred family Indian burial ground still owned by…

Warriors Of The Lost World (1986)

A “Star Wars”-style word scroll informs us that the nuclear war has been fought, leaving the Earth a post-apocalyptic wasteland, but the world we see in the movie isn’t very wastelandy at all, what with all the scenic country roads…