Tales From The Crypt (1972) - Repost

Tales From The Crypt 

(1972) 

Directed by Freddie Francis

Screenplay written by Milton Subotsky 

The 1972 UK filmed horror anthology Tales from the Crypt is one of my favorite examples of combining Christmas themes within a horror film. The first segment presents a not so innocent Joan Collins enduring the pursuits of a murderous man in a Santa suit. 

As horror anthologies go, this is a favorite; with many of the Hammer/Amicus film folks (on and off screen) participating in the production. The Amicus crew also followed this with 1973s Vault of Horror, another horror compendium based on EC comics. 

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T. Rex - 1972 - Empire Pool, Wembley

 

T. Rex

Empire Pool, Wembley

18th March 1972

Cadillac

Jeepster

Baby Strange

Spaceball Ricochet

Girl

Cosmic Dancer

Telegram Sam

Hot Love

Get it On

Just One More

Summertime Blues

Backstage with Ringo 

Alice Cooper - Olympia - Paris 1972

Alice Cooper 

From French television,

includes airport and hotel footage

along with a

performance from the 

Olympia, Paris
13 December 1972.

Public Animal 9
Eighteen
Is It My Body?
Gutter cats vs The Jets
Killer
Elected

Haunts of the Very Rich (1972)

This Aaron Spelling made for television production from 1972, Haunts of the Very Rich, delivers a Twilight Zone-esque premise, a plane load of wealthy individuals suddenly find themselves landing on an island with many more questions than answers, and stretches it out over some 75 minutes. The casting is a true hallmark of the 1970s and features: Lloyd Bridges, Cloris Leachman, Edward Asner, Anne Francis, Donna Mills, Moses Gunn, Michael Lembeck, and Robert Reed as Reverend John Fellow. A truly odd movie that I first came across when it was re-broadcast in the afternoon during the early 80s. In some aspects this presages Spelling's Fantasy Island series.

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Cut-Throats Nine (1972)

This grim and somewhat obscure Euro-Western from 1972 provided patrons with a terror mask upon admission to a showing, in case the on screen carnage proved too much to handle they could avert their gaze. Filmed entirely in Spain by director Joaquin Romero Marchent, Cut-Throats Nine shifts the action to the snowy mountain sides instead of the dusty desert local so often used as the backdrop for standard spaghetti westerns.

The story centers on Sgt. Brown, a tough hombre who has to transport seven severely nasty criminals from an active mine to Fort Green for sentencing/jail time. Also along for this ride is his daughter, Cathy, so the seven bad dudes (who are chained together for the voyage) plus the Sargent and his daughter make up the nine referenced in the films title. Further complicating matters, the Sargent eventually reveals to his daughter that he believes one of these seven reprobates was responsible for the rape and murder of her Mom, his wife. Shortly after the group leaves the mine, a gang of robbers over take the wagon in search of any gold being transported away from it's source. This violent confrontation leaves the wagon drive dead, the horses gone, and one of the group now sports a broken leg. Things go from very bad to worse quite quickly and the film has a few tricks up it's sleeve as well.


Extremely violent and gory for it's time, Cut-Throats Nine offers a tale of man versus man coupled with man versus nature that brings to mind the existential struggle of many a Werner Herzog film. Not easy to find, the film is presented below.

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Cut-Throats Nine 1972 full movie by ursula-strauss

Deathdream (1972)

Deathdream (1972) 

aka Dead of Night 

Director: Bob Clark

Writer: Alan Ormsby 

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Street of a Thousand Pleasures (1972)

Directed by William Rotsler

Man of the East (1972)

Man of the East (1972)

aka E poi lo chiamarono il magnifico

Written and directed by Enzo Barboni, Man of the East is a thoroughly entertaining comedic Euro-western. Much location filming was completed in Plitvice, Yugoslavia.

Terence Hill stars as an East Coast dandy lad who moves to his father's Wild West homestead at the request of his will. This fish out of water has three of his deceased Papa's rough and tumble pals to help navigate around spots such as the saloon and the wilderness. Although the story and characters have no connection, this film is sometimes described as a third in the Trinity series, but only shares a director/writer and a leading man.

Terence Hill - Man of the East

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Northville Cemetery Massacre (1976)

Even for the exploitation sub-genre of biker movies, 1976s Northville Cemetery Massacre is an odd one.

Initially filmed around Michigan locations during 1972, it took several more years to make it into theaters. Allegedly ex-Monkee Mike Nesmith provided not only songs for use on the soundtrack, but money to help finish the post-production. The film makers hired two actual Detroit area biker clubs, The Scorpions and The Road Agents, for the film which adds a dose of realism.

It was co-written and directed by then newcomers William Dear and Thomas L. Dyke. Dear would go on to a still flourishing career including shorts for Saturday Night Live in the early 80s and directing increasingly family friendly feature films such as: Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann, Harry and the Hendersons, and Angels in the Outfield.

The bikers in Northville Cemetery Massacre play against type, even aiding an elderly couple with auto trouble in the first few minutes. But this doesn't gain them any favor with the local sheriff who promptly frames them for a rape which was committed by the cops and sets up wrong headed reprisals. Gritty, violent, and ultimately rather down beat the film delivers much for the modest budget.



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Diane Arbus - Masters of Photography (1972)

"I never have taken a picture I've intended.
They're always better or worse."
- Diane Arbus -

Color Me Blood Red (1965) plus The Gore Gore Girls (1972)

It's almost Halloween, a perfect time for a double feature from H.G. Lewis and his cavalcade of tasteless, blood soaked cinematic madness from the fringes.

First up is 1965's Color Me Blood Red, a story of an unhinged artist who finds creative inspiration in spilled hemoglobin. Followed by 1972's The Gore Gore Girls, a "murder mystery" centered around a bucket of blood strip club and the freak show regulars, on stage and off. Both push the limits of on screen bloodshed with very limited budgets and sensibilities far removed from politically correct notions.

H.G. Lewis was a true pioneer of do it yourself, guerrilla film making. Whether in genres of soft core sex comedy or horror, his exploitation movies often turned a modest profit. The Gore Gore Girls was Lewis's last film for many years and easily one of his sleaziest features, also utilizing set design that would be at home in any number of porno films of the era. It was also one of the few films he submitted to MPAA, were it received the X rating.


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Alice Cooper Group - 1972 - ABC In Concert

This excellently ham handed and rocking footage of the Alice Cooper Group was filmed during a 1972 performance at Hofsta University and then broadcast in November as part of the first episode of the ABC In Concert program.

My taste in the music of Alice Cooper is chiefly found in the years 1969 -1973, when the magical music was created by the Alice Cooper Group. I own more than a few of the solo Alice Cooper releases (along with Pretties for You and Easy Action), but almost always find myself listening to the Love It to Death through Muscle of Love records more often than not. This footage revels in sonic and theatrical Grand Guignol exploits; heavy with the sounds of this era. We're treated to live tidbits of: Eighteen, Gutter Cat Vs The Jets, Streetfight, Killer and School's Out.

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Aguirre: The Wrath of God (1972) Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

Werner Herzog's 1972 film Aguirre: The Wrath of God was ranked #46 on Entertainment Weekly's "Top 50 Cult Films of All-Time" and I would include this on my list of all time favorite films.

The naturalistic savagery of the primeval tropical rain forest, searing characterizations and cinematography that effortlessly transcends into pure hallucinatory visions contribute to its brilliance. An appropriatly haunting musical score is providing by Popol Vuh. Klaus Kinski delivers a powerfully wide-eyed performance as the title character who usurps Gonzalo Pizarro and Don Pedro de Ursua's leadership while on a 1560 quest over the Andes into the mouth of the Amazon in search of golden treasures. Constantly beset by trouble, the group suffers a steady attrition due to this myriad of difficulties as the quest takes on an increasingly nihilistic tenor.

A truly incredible movie from the breath taking initial shots to the inevitable end. Below is the English dubbed trailer and the complete subtitled film.