“I keep forgetting I’m robbing the cradle…”
Synopsis:
A lonely stripper named Iris (Lola Albright) seduces teenage Vito (Scott Marlowe) in her apartment building, then finds herself unexpectedly falling in love.
Genres:
Coming-of-Age
May-December Romance
New York City
Strippers
Response to Peary’s Review:
As Peary notes, this is indeed an “erotic, honest little sleeper”. Most [...]
Posted on April 21st, 2006 by admin
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Synopsis:
Thirteen-year-old Rynn (Jodie Foster) tries to keep her father’s recent death a secret from her nosy landlady (Alexis Smith), her landlady’s lecherous son (Martin Sheen), and a local cop (Mort Shuman). Eventually she enlists the help of an unusual teenage boy with a limp (Scott Jacoby), and the two fall in love.
Genres: [...]
Posted on April 21st, 2006 by admin
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Synopsis:
A platoon of young women undergo harsh basic training at Fort Gordon, Georgia.
Genres:
Documentary
Military
Soldiers
Response to Peary’s Review:
As Peary notes, this fascinating, disturbing documentary “should be shown in all high schools before army recruiters start handing out brochures about computer jobs and expenses-paid Hawaiian vacation.” Indeed, basic training is [...]
Posted on April 21st, 2006 by admin
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“Of course you don’t believe me. Nobody does! But I shall go on searching until I find him, do you hear me?”
Synopsis:
A young British woman (Jean Simmons) attends the 1889 Paris Exposition with her brother (David Tomlinson), only to find him mysteriously missing the morning after their arrival. When the hotel staff insists that [...]
Posted on April 21st, 2006 by admin
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Synopsis:
An aspiring model (Michelle Daw) comes to New York in hopes of making it big, but finds that things aren’t as easy as she anticipated.
Genres:
Aspiring Stars
Models
New York City
Response to Peary’s Review:
I love the opening line from Peary’s review of this R-rated exploitation flick: “Your reputation’s on the [...]
Posted on April 21st, 2006 by admin
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“I can’t stand by and watch children made into scared, helpless creatures…”
Synopsis:
A young orphan (Hertha Thiele) at an authoritarian boarding school in Prussia develops a crush on her kind teacher (Dorothea Wieck).
Genres:
Boarding School
German Films
Lesbianism
Orphans
Ruthless Leaders
Response to Peary’s Review:
This female-directed “landmark of the German cinema” was, as Peary notes, “the first German [...]
Posted on April 21st, 2006 by admin
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“Led Zeppelin or some of them, nobody can fuck them — they’re hard to get. They’re the good ones — they’re the true pop stars!”
Synopsis:
Rock star groupies screw musicians and tell-all.
Genres:
Counterculture
Documentary
Musicians
Obsessive Fans
Response to Peary’s Review:
Unlike Peary, I don’t believe this “terrific documentary subject” is made “surprisingly [...]
Posted on April 20th, 2006 by admin
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Synopsis:
A conjoined twin (Violet Hilton) shoots her sister’s con-artist husband (Mario Laval) in the back, and stands on trial for murder.
Genres:
Con-Artists
Courtroom Drama
Singers
Twins
Vaudeville
Response to Peary’s Review:
As Peary notes, this “extremely dull” exploitation film starring conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton truly is a “curio” more than anything [...]
Posted on April 19th, 2006 by admin
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“Why don’t you just go home?”
Synopsis:
Paul Hackett (Griffin Dunne) finds himself unable to get home on the worst night of his life in New York City.
Genres:
Black Comedy
Flashback Films
Living Nightmare
Martin Scorsese Films
New York City
Response to Peary’s Review:
Peary describes this unusual film by director Martin Scorsese as a “loopy paranoia-comedy”, [...]
Posted on April 19th, 2006 by admin
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“If you flake around with the weed, you’ll end up using the harder stuff!”
Synopsis:
Tough Tony Baker (Russ Tamblyn) arrives at a new high school and immediately tries to edge in on the drug scene — much to the consternation of his concerned teacher (Jan Sterling).
Genres:
Drug Dealers
High School
Mistaken Identities
Teenagers
Response to [...]
Posted on April 19th, 2006 by admin
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