Fun Fact. TFP ‘forced’ Eric Braeden take to that name over the one he was born with, Hans-Jörg Gudegast.
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I highly recommend these two comedy classics from the '60s. Both are great examples of the offbeat, witty, anti-establishment films of the time; it took some daring to produce these then. Lots of familiar names in both.
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Some documentaries to help you find some more worthwhile out of the mainstream films.
I binged on Kanopy a bit ago and there were two on some of my favorite schlock directors and they were both informative and fun.
King Cohen about a true guerrilla filmmaker. Larry Cohen.
And Spine Tingler! About the fun and fantastic gimmick laden career of William Castle.
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Now I have to watch those, or else I feel cheated.
Here’s another docu recommendation: Terry Zwigoff’s Louie Bluie. A latter day Renaissance Man! Extemely entertaining.
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Well, it was either that or keep playing Wehrmacht officers for the rest of his career. I think he said something along the lines that this was one of the toughest decisions he ever had to make, but also that it turned out to be the right decision.
I’ve recently stumbled across an interview by Barry Kibrick on teh tubes from 2017(?), it’s to plug Braeden’s autobiography, but quite interesting nevertheless. Effective too, I’m considering buying the book.
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I love RLR, and I love Hindi films, but I can’t for the life of me see how this can work.
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It’s going to be either really good or really bad, with nothing inbetween.
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You’ve got to give the above drive-by points for at least finding the right thread to post in!
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There’s already been one Bollywood remake of RLR, Ek Din 24 Ghante. It was apparently terrible. Maybe this one will have more dancing.
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It is a wonderful bit of crazy visual Cinema for those of you who have not seen it.
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Would you mind sharing how you accessed Kanopy?
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There are a lot of public libraries around the country that allow anyone with a library ‘card’ (I just use the key chain dangle) to access stuff on Kanopy. In smaller towns – not NYC, LA or Chicago, for example – they’ve even got a deal where you can fully access the Criterion Channel for free.
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Wow, didn’t realize it was that old.
Nosferatu was on TV the other night and I was telling my daughter that it’s about 98 years old. She thought the vampire was good ‘n’ creepy for a movie that old; I explained that they remade it about 41 years ago, and that Klaus Kinski (already creepy to begin with) is way creepier than the original.
But I never did see the original Dr. Caligari. I did, however, see the 1989 film:
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I hate you. Well not really.
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As @anon67050589 said. Through my local library. I get 10 movies a month.
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In rural Indiana, I’ll get unlimited. Granted, I have to be in rural Indiana for that privilege, but at least it’s something positive.
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I don’t know what you mean…
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Yeah I watched that too. A few times.
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