The director was at the screening when I saw it in Winnipeg, and answered questions afterwards. I love B movies, and I loved the humour in the movie - it definitely knows what it is.
Memorable moments that will stay with me forever:
The reveal of El Santos - the luchador - as Jesus’ sidekick
God talking to Jesus through a bowl of ice cream
Jesus, in the middle of getting punched in the face, takes a moment to silently turn the other cheek
During the climactic final brawl, vampires are fighting Jesus in his home, and on the TV they see Jesus fighting in a junkyard - Jesus’ response? I am everywhere
I am most likely misremembering some details, but this gem has stuck with me over the years - definitely worth checking out!
Joe Dante (🙌🏻) and Allan Arkush’s entertaining B-movie about B-movies. Hollywood Boulevard is simultaneously a satire of- and a love letter to La La Land/low-budget filmmaking. A few more stills…
That light bike shot isn’t in the actual film though is it? Because Disney did sue over similarities to Tron, specifically the lightbike scene which was completely changed.
An artsy sexploitation movie from the king of artsy sexploitation movies, Jess Franco. Vampyros Lesbos stars the late, great Soledad Miranda, uncle Jess’ OG muse.
Jess is a filmmaker that is dear to my heart, having seen more than half of the 170+ movies that he has made.
Iirc this came out at a peak time for b movie actors. Just like George Eastman starring in almost every D’Amato movie. Laura Gemser is in a lot of movies.
But Anthropophagus and Porno Holocaust have a special place in my heart. Mostly because i was 12 / 13 years old when they were new at the local video rental. I used to peek at the covers and imagined the wildest, weirdest movies. It took some years until i finally got hold of them. Needless to say my expectations were too high. But still, the soundtrack for Anthropophagus is one of my favorites. Great Mood.
Zombi Holocaust was shot on the other side of the world ( i think Maluku Islands ) , but it also has a great vibe. The almost sacrifice was great.
I worked for a few years in the Traumathek, an alternative video rental in the aughts - in Cologne, Germany. Right before DVDs started replacing VHS for good.
I miss the long movie talks with customers. One customer always stopped by when the new DS9 episode dropped, so we could watch it together at the store.
The video rental is still going, meanwhile renting mostly DVD and opening their space for movie screenings.
Yeah, a lot has gotten easier in the age of streaming, but it hasn’t been all progress: we have definitely lost the human element/connection along the way. People who were passionate about movies and (tv)shows, telling others about it. It’s a real shame.
The Traumathek looks like a great place. You’re right, they’ve got a great offering. It warms my heart to hear that a place like this is still going strong.
Ah, Köln… das bedeutet dass wir im Grunde Nachbarn sind. Grüsse aus Holland! :)
Edit: one of our main sources for buying uncensored versions of lots of movies, was Holland. Before the internet, Germany was much harder at censoring and most Italian classics were still banned.
You guys always had as much more open approach, to many things.
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