4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking.
For a second time, Happy Canada Day!
Actually, Canada Day was yesterday but, because it fell on a Sunday, it’s not being officially observed in Canada until today. So, technically, it still is Canada Day and I can still honor Canada by offering up 4 shots from 4 films directed by one of the Canada’s greatest directors, David Cronenberg.
Hi there! I hope everyone had a good weekend and that everyone took a few minutes to think about the true meaning of Labor Day (whatever that may be.) Now that we’re all back and have returned to drudgery of everyday life, it seems like a perfect time for another edition of Lisa Marie’s Favorite Grindhouse and Exploitation Film Trailers!
1) They Came From Within (1975)
Seeing as I just recently saw Cosmopolis, it seems appropriate to start things off with this trailer for David Cronenberg’s Shivers or, as it was known here in the States, They Came From Within.
2) The Madmen of Mandoras (1963)
This film is also known as They Saved Hitler’s Brain. It’s an odd little film.
3) Weekend With The Babysitter (1971)
Not to be confused with The Babysitter…
4) The Babysitter (1995)
Not to be confused with Weekend With The Babysitter…
5) Twisted Nerve (1968)
This looks tres creepy!
6) Son of Godzilla (1967)
Finally, did you know that Godzilla had a son? Apparently, he did.
I had to include this trailer at some point since Vanishing Point is one of the key influences on Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof section of Grindhouse. Is Vanishing Point the ultimate trip? Maybe but I think there’s one other film that came out the same year that might disagree…
And here it is! I haven’t seen this actual film but the trailer would seem to indicate that this is some sort of religious biker film. But then you have that final scene in the trailer and you’re kinda like, “Uhmmm….sacreligious much?” Anyway, this is one of those trailers that I find myself watching over and over again. I guess I was destined to grow obsessed with this trailer as it appeals to both my exploitation fanatic side and my fallen Catholic side. Put them both together and I guess you’ve got The Jesus Trip.
I’ve come across this film on DVD a few times and I’ve always been seriously temped to buy it just on the basis of the title. However, I may just end up settling for having seen the trailer because, to be honest, the trailer would seem to indicate that there’s a lot of really, really ugly people in this movie. And ugly people kinda sorta make me nervous.
I guess this is like the grindhouse version of Bring It On. Watching the trailer, I have to wonder why high schools in 70s movies always looked so dirty and unwashed. I mean — BLEH! Seriously, if my school had been that dirty, I would have ended up dropping out of school when I was 15. I mean, gawd damn! Get out the Scrubbing Bubbles and every sanitizer you can find and just — oh my God. I think it’s the cafeteria that really makes me shudder. Anyway, as for the rest of the trailer, I asked my sister Erin if it looked like a truthful depiction of high school cheerleading since she used to be one and she said no because most cheerleader don’t survive getting blown up as easily as the ones in this trailer.
This is a film from the notoriously odd Doris Wishman. Someday, somebody — maybe even me — is going to turn the life of Doris Wishman into a great novel and an even better film.
Through the Shattered Lens 