In the second episode of Daughters of Darkness, Kat and Samm continue their three-part discussion of lesbian vampire films, this time with a focus on European cult directors like Jess Franco, Jean Rollin, and Walerian Borowczyk. They begin their discussion ...
Read More »Die Marquise von Sade, a.k.a. The 1,000 Shades of Doriana Grey (German Blu-Ray Review)
Producer Erwin C Dietrich’s label Ascot Elite continues their quest to release the catalogue of titles the producer collaborated on with Spanish auteur Jess Franco, for the high definition age. As part of the series, the uncut version of Die ...
Read More »Ilsa: The Mad Butcher a.k.a. Ilsa: The Wicked Warden (German Blu-Ray Review)
While many criticize exploitation cinema for its crass delivery and unabashed coverage of taboo topics, there is one thing that cannot be denied: exploitation is nothing if not honest, and performs exactly the function its title suggests. Covering a broad range of ...
Read More »Barbed Wire Dolls (a.k.a. Frauengefängnis – German Blu-Ray Review)
Ascot Elite Home Entertainment, a German film studio, has released The Jess Franco Golden Goya Collection—a series of films that Spanish exploitation maestro Jess Franco made with producer Erwin C. Dietrich and Elite Film during the 1970’s. Most of these ...
Read More »Jack the Ripper (1976 – German Blu-Ray Review)
In the era of Blu-Ray, many dedicated genre fans have had to equip themselves with region-free BD players in order to enjoy some of the harder to find titles in HD, many of which are being released in foreign territories. ...
Read More »The Hot Nights of Linda (US Blu-ray Review)
The most prolific of Euro-Cult directors, Jess Franco wrote and directed at least 200 films in a career that spanned 57 years – 1955 to 2013. Franco was a compulsive filmmaker with a scattered filmography that presents a daunting challenge ...
Read More »Exorcism (Blu-Ray Review)
Another key Jess Franco release from Redemption and Kino Lorber on Blu-Ray Director : Jess Franco Starring: Jess Franco, Lina Romay, Lynn Monteil Type: Color Year: 1975 Language: English Length: 97 min Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: ...
Read More »Female Vampire (Blu-Ray Review)
Redemption and Kino Lorber release Jess Franco’s erotic cult film on Blu-Ray Director : Jess Franko Starring: Alice Arno, Jack Taylor, Lina Romay Type: Color Year: 1973 Language: French with optional English subtitles or English dubbed audio Length: 100 min ...
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