Review- The Boston Strangler (1968)

A Hollywood production portraying the real-life murderous rampage of the serial killer dubbed The Boston Strangler. Great casting with Tony Curtis playing against type as the homicidal lead (and he does a great job- check out the chilling final scene. Henry Fonda and Murray Hamilton play detectives on the case. This looks great as a film …

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Soundtrack of the Week- Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

An iconic soundtrack for an iconic movie, Krzysztof Komeda's score for the 1968 classic Rosemary's Baby broke so many rules just like the film itself did. Firstly, the lead track 'Lullaby' had the audacity to take a piece of music traditionally used to soothe a child to fall asleep, completely subvert it and imbue it with …

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31 Days of Halloween- Day 2- Witchfinder General (1968)

I remember when I lived in London I loved perusing the list of films being shown citywide in the listings magazine Time Out. In those days (the mid 90s) there were plenty of funky little cinemas showing all manner of films old and new, renowned and obscure. I remember going to see Witchfinder General and …

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