Time To Celebrate Lina Romay Again! The late Lina Romay was one of exploitation’s biggest stars. She began appearing in Director Jess Franco’s films from the time they met in 1971. They eventually married and she made more than a… Read More ›
Countess Perverse film
A 42nd Street “Grindhouse” Tour! Seven Sexploitation Classics That Turned Times Square “Down And Dirty”!
Welcome To Times Square! Yes, it’s America’s most brightly lit playground of fun for the entire family! Times Square is well lit, filled with upbeat tourist attractions and offers all of the big chain restaurants you expect when on vacation… Read More ›
Your Holiday Grindhouse Gift Guide! Exploitation Rules! Cult Films For The Wildest Viewer!
Say Hello To The Face Of Exploitation Cinema! Someone asked me to explain the phenomenon of exploitation cinema – an era from the late 60’s to the mid-80’s when movies pushed boundaries and broke taboos…and resulted in some of the… Read More ›
#FrancoFriday! Is Darth Vader’s Helmet Influenced By “Countess Perverse”? Jess Franco’s “Star Wars”!
Where Did Darth Vader’s Look Come From? A Jess Franco Film? OK, here’s how this radical thought began: “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” was on TV, and earlier that week I happened to be watching this 1974 cult exploitation film… Read More ›
“Night Has A Thousand Desires!” Lina Romay’s Cult Classic! Jess Franco’s Sex Shocker!
Another Great Film Starring Lina Romay! I’ve posted about this iconic European Actress before – who starred in dozens of films, mostly for her longtime partner and film Director Jess Franco. She had great screen presence – like this scene… Read More ›
“Sexy Nature!” The Notoriously Perverse Version of Jess Franco’s “Countess Perverse!”
<strong>A Jess Franco Cult Classic Re-Cut!</strong> Mondo Macabro has this triple set of Franco movies starring his wife Lina Romay…including a rarely seen recut of “Countess Perverse” that is very different from the original theatrical cut! <strong>”Hunting Humans Was Her… Read More ›
“A Smell Of Honey! A Swallow Of Brine!” Vintage Sexploitation From New York’s 42nd Street Grindhouse Era!
<strong> This Wasn’t Your Mother’s Times Square!</strong> Folks, these pictures are from Times Square in the 70’s and early 80’s – a seedy strip filled with movie houses that showed exploitation films 24 hours a day – that’s how… Read More ›
“American Grindhouse” Documentary! Classic Cult Cinema!
Time To Celebrate The “American Grindhouse!” It’s the gritty world of 60’s and 70’s cinema, when dangerous movie theaters showed some of the wildest and most illicit films of that generation – stuff like this: Now, a new documentary tells… Read More ›
A Movie Banned In Hell! Sexy Cult Movie Posters! “Bee Girls” Sting!
“So Hot It’s Banned In HELL!” That has to be one of the most hilariously obvious movie tag lines of all time! This is why I love the internet…someone posted this image, and I just had to share. I have… Read More ›
Sex Kitten Soledad Miranda! “Lesbos”! Ecstasy! Classic Cult Erotic Horror!
Time To Celebrate Sex Kitten Soledad Miranda! I’ve written before about movie “sex kittens”, Actresses who used their sexuality to drive their career. Hollywood also “assigns” that moniker as a marketing tool, and talented Actresses like Ann-Margret and the iconic… Read More ›
