“The Body Stealers”, directed by Gerry Levy

Movie, 1969 Low budget British science-fiction thriller from the end of the 1960s. Some real cardboard acting and wooden heroics from a square jawed male nympho played by Patrick Allen. There’s pretty much no redeeming features in this film, other than spotting various British character actors trying their best to tread water rather than drown in it. A couple of plot surprises here and there, … Continue reading “The Body Stealers”, directed by Gerry Levy

“The Bed-Sitting Room”, directed by Richard Lester

Movie, 1969 Over-baked zany surreal sixties portrait, on a Britain of the near future struggling after nuclear attack. While visually stunning and packed with an outrageously talented cast, it’s questionable whether this production should have run as one feature film – is there a limit to how much free-wheeling nonsense and anarchy one can view in any sitting? That said, there are some wonderful images … Continue reading “The Bed-Sitting Room”, directed by Richard Lester

"Whatever Happened to Aunt Alice?" directed by Robert Aldrich

Movie, 1969 Curious horror, bridging the psychological and psychopathic with a little bludgeoning and some kitsch and camp thrown in. Echoes of all sorts of films are in here, packaged a little hurriedly, so that while effective in places, the film’s uneven. Good performances from the rather demented female leads, even if the plot’s a little leaky and daft and the dialogue and romance between … Continue reading "Whatever Happened to Aunt Alice?" directed by Robert Aldrich