‘Benji’ (1974): Scrappy indie holds up just fine today
When I watch Benji, I feel love.
Tag: 1970s
‘Dying Room Only’ (1973): Vacation ends badly in solid suspenser
Available through Warner Brothers’ Archive Collection (a real rarity, considering how few MTVs from this era have made it onto disc), ABC’s 1973 telemovie, Dying Room Only, directed by Philip Leacock, written by the master, Richard Matheson, and starring Cloris Leachman, Ned Beatty, Ross Martin, and Dabney Coleman, is a model of efficient, effective suspense.
‘Busting’ (1974): Overlooked, neglected gem from violent, cynical ’70s
“You guys have been watching too many moving picture films.”
‘The Legend of Lizzie Borden’ (1975): Haunting, dreamy, crazy, brilliant!
Haunting, dreamy, crazy nightmare thrills. There’s a reason I and several million other people my age and older remember so well The Legend of Lizzie Borden, the 1975 ABC made-for-TV splatter shocker: it’s flat-out brilliant.
‘Twitch of the Death Nerve’ (1971): Splatter giallo inspired Friday the 13th franchise
Whack-fest.
‘The Possessed’ (1977): Pre-superstar Harrison Ford does TV horror
Not being able to decide whether or not I was going to catch the new Harrison Ford Blade Runner 2049 sci-fi opus this week (the original was such a revelatory experience for me when I saw it in a deserted theater back in ’82, I can’t help but feel I’m going to sully that memory… Read More ‘The Possessed’ (1977): Pre-superstar Harrison Ford does TV horror
‘The Lawyer’ (1970): Petrocelli is born on the big screen
Did you know the short-lived 70s TV courtroom mystery, Petrocelli, starring Vanishing Point’s Barry Newman, began life on the big-screen as The Lawyer in 1970? With Petrocelli getting new life on DVD, we thought it prudent to take a look back at the film that started it all. Was the idea better suited for film…or… Read More ‘The Lawyer’ (1970): Petrocelli is born on the big screen
‘Two-Minute Warning’ (1976): How a disaster film fumbled on the big (& small) screen
Strange, cold, perverse thriller from the golden age of disaster movies.
‘The Klansman’ (1974): A must-see for lovers of deeply wrong moviemaking
One of the holy grails of trash exploitation, finally available uncut!
‘Sweet Sugar’ (1972): Phyllis Davis is both beauty & beast in WIP classic
“WARM HANDS, COLD TRIGGERS, BLAZING DEATH! AN EPIDEMIC OF MACHINE GUN MADNESS! .38 CALIBER KITTENS SPITTING DEATH AS THEY CLAW THEIR WAY TO FREEDOM! NOTHING CAN HOLD HER! NOT CHAINS! NOT BARS! NOT A MAN!”
