Exploitation Season: The 1930′s. Movie #3 ‘Freaks’ (1932)
What could have possessed Browning to make such a bold cinematic statement that would have drastic results on what had been a lucrative career?
Archive for February, 2010
Exploitation Season: The 1930′s. Movie #2 ‘Sex Madness’ (1938)
We return to examine the work of Dwain Esper, of ‘Reefer Madness’ fame. Two years after the success of ‘Reefer’, Esper directed ‘Sex Madness’ (aka: ‘They Must Be Told’, ‘Human Wreckage’) (1938) which was pitched as an educational cautionary feature that stood to enlighten adolescents and young adults on the perils of venereal disease. We [...]
Exploitation Season Returns
Exploitation cinema consists of everything that is cheap, sleazy, violent, sexy, horrific and well, exploitative I guess.
William Shatner Sings Your Favourite Wrestling Entrance Tracks
I have a guilty secret. I have been watching a LOT of wrestling recently. The way I look at it is that I don’t watch sport and I don’t watch soap operas. Wrestling is the perfect substitute for both. The ongoing dramas are better than ever and the recent run of guest hosts on Monday [...]
Calvin & Hobbes Creator Bill Watterson Gives His First (Albeit Brief) Interview In Over 15 Years.
I am not going to begin this by stating how much I love Calvin & Hobbes. We all love Calvin & Hobbes. If you don’t love Calvin & Hobbes, there is something fundamentally wrong with your brain, possibly a massive tumour, which, in all probability is caused from having no soul. Spotted on Cleveland.com, this [...]