Psycho and Peeping Tom (both 1960) scorched the horror landscape and proffered new skin for the ceremony; these films looked at the monster within, the one unaffected by nuclear power yet obliterated by the implosion of the nuclear family. In their wake came numerous “tributes” including The Strangler (1964), a lurid tale given wings by a knockout performance from Victor Buono as the titular villain; you simply can’t avert your eyes from him. Even if you dare to.
Released April 1st by Allied Artists Pictures, The Strangler did receive a notice from Variety that reads in part, “There’s always a place on the screen for a fat man who can act”. Oh ‘64, you really weren’t that long ago, were you? Obnoxious, tone-deaf reviews aside, it is a compact little thriller that doesn’t necessarily deepen the discussion around mental illness, but offers a longer look for the viewer invested...
Released April 1st by Allied Artists Pictures, The Strangler did receive a notice from Variety that reads in part, “There’s always a place on the screen for a fat man who can act”. Oh ‘64, you really weren’t that long ago, were you? Obnoxious, tone-deaf reviews aside, it is a compact little thriller that doesn’t necessarily deepen the discussion around mental illness, but offers a longer look for the viewer invested...
- 5/29/2021
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
The Tooth and the Nail
Director: Jung Sik, Kim Hwee
Cast: Go Soo, Kim Joo-hyuk (The Truth Beneath), Park Sung-woong (A Violent Prosecutor)
Based on the 1955 novel of the same name by Bill Ballinger, the story takes place in 1940′ Kyungsung (old name of Seoul) and features a man (played by Go Soo) who flings himself into the mystery behind his fiancée’s death.
House of the Disappeared
Director: Lim Dae-woong
Cast: Kim Yun-jin (Ode to My Father), Ok Taec-yeon, Jo Jae-yun
Scripted by director Jang Jae-hyun of The Priests, 2015, the story follows a woman (played by Kim Yun-jin) who faces up to 25 years in jail for the death of her husband and the disappearance of her son. Upon her release she returns to her home, where the incident took place.
Additional source: Kobiz...
Director: Jung Sik, Kim Hwee
Cast: Go Soo, Kim Joo-hyuk (The Truth Beneath), Park Sung-woong (A Violent Prosecutor)
Based on the 1955 novel of the same name by Bill Ballinger, the story takes place in 1940′ Kyungsung (old name of Seoul) and features a man (played by Go Soo) who flings himself into the mystery behind his fiancée’s death.
House of the Disappeared
Director: Lim Dae-woong
Cast: Kim Yun-jin (Ode to My Father), Ok Taec-yeon, Jo Jae-yun
Scripted by director Jang Jae-hyun of The Priests, 2015, the story follows a woman (played by Kim Yun-jin) who faces up to 25 years in jail for the death of her husband and the disappearance of her son. Upon her release she returns to her home, where the incident took place.
Additional source: Kobiz...
- 4/2/2017
- by Lady J.
- AsianMoviePulse
Lock your doors! Hulking menace Victor Buono gets the full-on psycho treatment, based (very) roughly on early reports of The Boston Strangler. The 'baby doll' killer also prefigures the fiendish Richard Speck. Burt Topper's film is routine but ex- Baby Jane star Victor Buono's performance is decidedly not. The Strangler DVD-r The Warner Archive Collection 1964 / B&W / 1:85 widescreen / 89 min. / Street Date November 10, 2015 / available through the WBshop / 21.99 Starring Victor Buono, Diane Sayer, Davey Davison, Jeanne Bates, Ellen Corby, Mimi Dillard, Selette Cole, David McLean, Baynes Barron, Michael Ryan, Russ Bender, Wally Campo, Byron Morrow, John Yates, James Sikking, Robert Cranford. Cinematography Jacques R. Marquette Film Editor Robert S. Eisen Original Music Martin Skiles Written by Bill S. Ballinger Produced by Samuel Bischoff, David Diamond Directed by Burt Topper
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
The old-time independent producer Edward Small gravitated to United Artists in the 1950s, while his counterpart...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
The old-time independent producer Edward Small gravitated to United Artists in the 1950s, while his counterpart...
- 3/12/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
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