Category: Film

Early Jess Franco films

Jess Franco is known for making erotic horror films but his earliest films are more conventional. I watched four and liked them all. They’re all in black and white and on Blu-ray discs.

The Awful Dr., Orlof (1961) is a horror film about a doctor who wants to if his daughter’s damaged face.

Franco Noir has two films – Rififi in the City (1963) and Death Whistles the Blues (1964). They’re both film noirs.

The Diabolical Dr. Z (1965) is another mad doctor film

Kino Cult

Kino Cult is a free streaming service of cult films from Kino Lorber. It has a large overlap with films that they have released on DVD and Blu-ray.

Daisies (1966 film)

This is an excellent film. It’s available on DVD from Criterion as part of a set of Czech films and on Blu-ray from Second Run. I expect a new disc reissue from this restoration.

update: It’s now in the Criterion Collection.

You can get Blobfest merchandise by mail

I have done this during the pandemic. The Hatch posters are great.

Twitter thread on film directors congratulating other directors for breaking the box office record