Stephanie Rothman double post: STUDENT NURSES (1970) and GROUP MARRIAGE (1973)
This past week, we were very fortunate indeed to have exploitation auteur Stephanie Rothman visiting our fair cinema for a double feature of her two films, Student Nurses and Group Marriage. Rothman was witty, charming, and, pardon me for saying this, a stone cold fox. She was one of the most gracious guests [...]
THE WOLFMAN (2010) is cursed, lycanthropically and cinematically
Dir. Joe Johnston
Alamo Ritz, 02/16/10, 7:20pm
When The Wolfman was first announced, I allowed my hopes to soar. As a big fan of Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which had been produced by Columbia Pictures and Coppola’s American Zoetrope, I was excited that Universal was going to stage an expensive tribute of its own [...]
Like The Godfather but want something a little less epic? Look no further than QUELLI CHE CONTANO (1974)
Dir. Andelchi and Andrea Bianchi
Alamo Ritz, 2/10/10, 11:59pm
From what I can tell, there comes a saturation point in the exploitation film fan’s exploration of the market when he develops a love for Italian cheapo films like Quelli che contano, advertised in the U.S. as Cry of a Prostitute. There is a sleazy-but-very-cool quality about [...]
