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Foundational Cinema

Month: June 2019

Night Train to Terror (1985)

Night Train To Terror is a genuine modern classic. It’s a three-part horror anthology edited from three movies, two of which were released separately (Cataclysm and The Death Wish Club) and the third of which was never properly finished. It…

Antropophagus (1980)

Well, I FINALLY got to see this infamous shocker after hearing about it for years. ‘Antropophagus’ a.k.a. ‘The Grim Reaper’ is one of the most despised and loathed of all the so-called “video nasties”, and director Joe D’Amato seems to…

Tom (1973)

One of your more unusual black action films in that the protagonist is a white man (the title was originally “n*gger lover”, but no theaters would book it) — the director, Greydon Clark! Never has the director of the film…

COED Teasers (1983)

This film is a majestic piece of work that changed the way I look at the entire film industry. Although, everyone recognizes the ending as one of the most genius twists, maybe second only to the sixth sense; the entire…

Terror from the Year 5000 (1958)

I could take all the giant ants, scorpions and spiders, all the ghosts and haunted houses, the numerous editions of frankenstein monsters and invaders from space pretty well. For some reason, though, nothing frightened me more or stayed with me…

A Perfect Storm, The Future of Movie Theaters

I read a lot, at least three hours of my day are spent reading. Newspapers, industry articles, and social media. This week I was on Facebook and I stumbled across a heated discussion between a couple of special effect guys…