John and Laura Baxter travel to Venice following the death of their daughter in a pond outside their home. John has undertaken a job there involving the restoration of a church. Whilst in a restaurant, Laura meets two sisters, one of whom is blind but has the gift of second sight and can liaise with …
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A young social worker takes on the case of Baby, a 21-year-old who acts like, the clues in his name, a baby. What she doesn't realise is that the family to whom 'Baby' belongs, the Wadsworths, keep him in that state by stopping his development via negative reinforcement in the form of an electric cattle …
Continue reading Day 28- 31 Days of Halloween 2023- The Baby (1973)
In the early 70s in the UK, and indeed worldwide, we were in the grip of Kung Fu Fever. A huge reason for this was the John Carradine TV show Kung Fu but another major factor was the Bruce Lee film Enter The Dragon. Imagine an unholy blend of martial arts, Blaxploitation, action and even …
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After the death of their daughter by drowning, John and Laura Baxter (played brilliantly by Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie) decide to go to Venice as John has an assignment there restoring a church. It's here that Laura crosses paths with an elderly pair of sisters named Heather and Wendy, one of whom claims to …
Continue reading Meathook Cinema Hall of Fame- Don’t Look Now (1973)
When I saw that Robin Askwith headed the cast of this British 70's horror flick I instantly thought of the brilliant bawdy comedies The Confessions series which he starred in and were delightfully mucky and low-brow. Perfect for the era. If Mr Askwith could prove a huge hit with the sexploitation brigade surely he could …
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