Van Damme’s dance scene in Kickboxer
Revisiting some of Van Damme’s 80s and 90s classics, I’m starting to remember why I loved him as a kid. A few nights ago I watched Kickboxer (1989), an awesomely hammy Van Damme effort. There are many highlights, but the greatest is when Van Damme shows off his dancing abilities…
Gigan (ガイガン Gaigan)
NAME: Gigan (ガイガン Gaigan) FIRST APPEARS IN: Godzilla vs. Gigan, 1972 DESIGN FEATURES: – metallic hook hands – super hip cycloptic eye – pot belly – dual back-fins – looking like a total bad-ass SKILLS: – abandoning fights – high fives – being generally cowardly in battle – a chest-buzzsaw that does an excellent job...
Los Gatos de las Azoteas (1988)
Last week, we looked at the sociopolitical climate that lead to Mexican cinema creating cine de ficheras, an extremely low budget latsploitation subgenre that basically served to test new, more relaxed censorship laws. Although that came to an end fairly quickly, what came after is still around today. The Mexploitation films of the late 80s...
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Gil Mellé is known for many things. He was a cornerstone of jazz, having played the tenor and baritone saxophone throughout several releases on the seminal Blue Note and Prestige labels in the 50s and 60s. Beyond this, he was a talented painter with work shown in galleries throughout New York as well as providing...
Bad Boys (1983)
BAD BOYS USA, 1983, Rick Rosenthal Over a decade before The Fresh Prince and Big Momma’s House teamed up to make the somewhat gritty, action, buddy comedy of the same title, there was this movie. The Bad Boys of 1983 differs quite drastically from the one more recently directed by Michael Bay. For starters,...
An interview with Jasper Sharp
Mondo Exploito interviews Jasper Sharp, author of Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema and The Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema.
