Monday, August 30, 2010

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

Year: 1988
Director: James Signorelli
Writers: Sam Egan, John Paragon, Cassandra Peterson
Rating: 1.5/10

The only redeeming quality of this film is the Vegas dance at the end; otherwise, it is mediocre sub-garbage.

Female Trouble

Year: 1974
Director: John Waters
Writer: John Waters
Rating: 10/10

Magnificent trash art.

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Year: 1984
Director: W.D. Richter
Writer: Earl Mac Rauch
Rating: 9/10

Bizarre and glorious 80s cheese-fest of a sci-fi; however, energy lags towards the end.

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Yor, the Hunter from the Future

Year: 1983
Director: Antonio Margheriti
Writers: Robert D. Bailey, Antonio Margheriti
Rating: 8.5/10

Intensely Italian b-science fiction.

Friday, August 13, 2010

The Alternative Miss World (I Wanna Be A Beauty Queen)

Year: 1980
Director: Richard Gayor
Writer: Richard Gayor
Rating: 8.5/10

Documentary of the 1978 "Alternative Miss World" contest; fantastic contestants, but the pacing and voice-over commentary vary in quality.

Monday, August 2, 2010

Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome

Year: 1954
Writer: Kenneth Anger
Director: Kenneth Anger
Rating: 10/10

Breathtakingly vivid hallucinatory dream-mass.

Eaux d'Artifice

Year: 1953
Director: Kenneth Anger
Writer: Kenneth Anger
Rating: 8/10

Well-wrought Impressionist portrait of a lady in an Italian palace.

Rabbit's Moon

Year: 1950
Director: Kenneth Anger
Writer: Kenneth Anger
Rating: 10/10

Perfectly executed Commedia dell'Arte.

Puce Moment

Year: 1949
Director: Kenneth Anger
Writer: Kenneth Anger
Rating: 8/10

Brief portrait of the spectacle of glamor.

Fireworks

Year: 1947
Director: Kenneth Anger
Writer: Kenneth Anger
Rating: 9/10

Fantastic cinematography, highly entertaining portrayal of a sailor fantasy.