THE SWINGING BARMAIDSProduction: USA, 1975Director: Gus TrikonisCategory: Psycho Killer/Sex Posted by Cyanide Queen
Crime
SITTING TARGET
SITTING TARGET Production: UK, 1972 Director: Douglas Hickox Category: Crime/Violence One of three outstanding, brutal crime thrillers made in early 70s England, each starring one of that country’s top actors. Whilst Get Carter had Michael Caine and Villain had Richard Burton, Sitting Target boasts the immortal Oliver Reed in one of Continue Reading
LE CONCERTO DE LA PEUR
LE CONCERTO DE LA PEUR (“Concerto Of Fear”) Production: France, 1963 Director: José Bénazéraf US release title: Night Of Lust Category: Sex/Crime Posted by Cyanide Queen
ACROSS 100th STREET
ACROSS 110TH STREET Production: USA, 1972 Director: Barry Shear Category: Crime/Blaxploitation A violent mob-crime thriller with elements of blaxploitation, based around a machine-gun massacre in Harlem. With a soundtrack by Bobby Womack; the title song is now viewed as a classic of its kind. Posted by Cryptomaniac
ONE-WAY TICKET TO HELL
ONE-WAY TICKET TO HELL Production: USA, 1955 Director: Bamlet L. Price Jr. Category: Juvenile Delinquency/Drugs Posted by The Purple Gas
BLACK CAESAR
BLACK CAESAR Production: USA, 1972 Director: Larry Cohen Soundtrack: James Brown Category: Blaxploitation/Gangster Posted by Cryptomaniac
MA BARKER’S KILLER BROOD
MA BARKER’S KILLER BROOD Production: USA, 1960 Director: Bill Karn Category: True Crime A blazing pulp inferno of pumping machine-guns and incendiary violence, not only tracking the bloody life and crimes of Ma Barker and her sons, but throwing in fellow outlaws John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Machine-Gun Kelly Continue Reading
LES ABYSSES
LES ABYSSES (“The Abyss”) Production: France, 1962 Director: Nico Papatakis Category: True Crime The strange case of the Papin Sisters remains one of the most sensational in French history. In 1933, these two maids suddenly and savagely turned on their employer, killing her and her daughter. It was an act of Continue Reading
WILD YOUTH
WILD YOUTH Production: USA, 1960 Director: John F. Schreyer Alternative title: Naked Youth Category: JD/Crime/Drugs/Murder Posted by The Purple Gas
THE DIRTY DOLLS
THE DIRTY DOLLS Production: USA, 1973 Director: Stu Segall Category: Adult/Crime This little-known X-rated Manson exploitation movie is also one of the best; a psychopathic manipulator named Johnny Feral controls a gang of nubile young girls, including his own sister, who are willing to rob and kill for him. With Continue Reading