Admittedly, I’ve never actually seen Aatank. I’ve only read about it. Now, through the wonder of YouTube, we can finally watch scenes from the Bollywood version of Jaws. The sound on the first two clips is a bit wonky. The third clip is the film’s finale, which is even more spectacularly bonkers than the end of Jaws: The Revenge.
Blood Freak (1972) Warning: A movie about a murderous, drug-addicted, monster turkey may sound like fun… well, don’t say we didn’t warn you.
A special birthday shout-out to the late great cult film director William Girdler. Be sure to check out our in-depth reviews of his classics, Abby (1974) and Grizzly (1976). Below are the trailers for both Abby and Grizzly, as well as Sheba Baby (1975) and one of CCT’s all-time bad movie favorites The Manitou (1978).
This month is TCM’s Summer Under the Stars film festival. Each day is devoted to a specific Hollywood star. Coming up on Sunday the 10th are the films of Doris Day. In addition to her comedies and musicals, they’ll be airing the stewardess-in-peril flick Julie (1956). The following day is devoted to Richard Widmark. Be sure not to miss the nuthouse classic The Cobweb (1955). On Tuesday the 12th, Kim Novak gets her turn in the spotlight. No day of Novak films would be complete without Robert Aldrich’s camp masterpiece The Legend of Lylah Claire (1968). None of the film mentioned above are available on DVD so be sure to set your Tivo and DVR’s!
Doris Day, Julie, Kim Novak, Robert Aldrich, Turner Classic Movies (TCM), What We're Watching, camp, cult, programing note
This month is TCM’s Summer Under the Stars film festival. Each day is devoted to a specific Hollywood star. Coming up on Sunday the 10th are the films of Doris Day. In addition to her comedies and musicals, they’ll be airing the stewardess-in-peril flick Julie (1956). The following day is devoted to Richard Widmark. Be sure not to miss the nuthouse classic The Cobweb (1955). On Tuesday the 12th, Kim Novak gets her turn in the spotlight. No day of Novak films would be complete without Robert Aldrich’s camp masterpiece The Legend of Lylah Claire (1968). None of the film mentioned above are available on DVD so be sure to set your Tivo and DVR’s!
Doris Day, Julie, Kim Novak, Robert Aldrich, Turner Classic Movies (TCM), What We're Watching, camp, cult, programing note
In The Velvet Vampire (1971) a young couple (Sherry Miles and Michael Blodgett from Beyond the Valley of the Dolls) meet a woman at an art opening and then agree to visit her desert home where they willingly fall prey to her blood-thirsty seductions. The Velvet Vampire is neither fish nor foul. It’s not scary, so it doesn’t succeed as a horror film. There is some nudity, but it’s not graphically sexual so it doesn’t succeed as a sexploitation flick either. So why should you watch? Sherry Miles’ empty headed performance as Susan is a genuine treat. Her “acting” style and flat line readings make it pretty clear that she’s not just playing a dumb blond. Below is a trailer in which it’s paired with Scream of the Demon Lover (1970).
We love Susan George! In honor of her birthday (as if we ever need an excuse to post crazy clips on CCT) here are the trailers for The House Where Evil Dwells (1982) Fright (1971) the deadly dull shark epic Tintorera (1977) and the southern-fried melodrama Mandingo (1975).
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