The Diabolical Dr. Z, 1966. Directed by Jess Franco. Starring Estella Blain, Howard Vernon, Mabel Karr, Fernando Montes, Cris Huerta, Jess Franco, and Antonio Jiménez Escribano. SYNOPSIS: After a fatal heart attack kills her father, the daughter of Dr. Z seeks revenge by using her father’s experiments in mind control. The title The Diabolical Dr. […]
BFI Review – Alphaville (1965)
Alphaville, 1965. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Starring Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff and Howard Vernon. SYNOPSIS: Tasked with an undercover investigation in Alphaville, a private investigator from The Outlands realises the computer that controls the city needs to be destroyed… Jean-Luc Godard’s sci-fi film noir, on a budget, is Alphaville. Pre-dating 2001: A Space Odyssey’s unforgettable HAL9000, […]
DVD Review – Zombie Lake (1981)
Zombie Lake, 1981. Directed by Jean Rollin. Starring Howard Vernon, Pierre-Marie Escourrou, Anouchka, Antonio Mayans, and Lynn Monteil. SYNOPSIS: A French village becomes overrun with Nazi soldiers killed in World War II who have returned as zombies. The launch title for new label Black House Films, 1981’s Zombie Lake is considered something of a classic […]
Blu-ray Review – The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne (1981)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne, 1981. Directed by Walerian Borowczyk. Starring Udo Kier, Marina Pierro, Patrick Magee and Howard Vernon. SYNOPSIS: A brilliant doctor’s engagement party livens up a bit when the guests start getting raped and murdered, and every time there’s a murder the doctor is nowhere to be found. […]
