Tag: sexploitation

Al Adamson: Auteur, Schlockmeister, and Indie Film Pioneer

Al Adamson: Auteur, Schlockmeister, and Indie Film Pioneer

October 12, 2020 | By

Severin’s superb doc BLOOD & FLESH – THE REEL LIFE & GHASTLY DEATH OF AL ADAMSON (2019) is reviewed, alongside the delightful bonus feature THE FEMALE BUNCH (1971)

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BR: Blood & Flesh – The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson (2019)

BR: Blood & Flesh – The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson (2019)

October 12, 2020 | By

Al Adamson was cut from the same cloth as Roger Corman, a filmmaker making whatever was in vogue at the drive-in, but he one-upped Corman…

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Women in Prison, Part IV: Le evase (1978)

Women in Prison, Part IV: Le evase (1978)

June 10, 2019 | By

Review of Giovanni Brusadori’s infamous WIP drama ESCAPE FROM WOMEN’S PRISON / LA EVASE (1978), new on Blu via Severin Films / Unobstructed View.

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BR: That’s Sexploitation! (2016)

BR: That’s Sexploitation! (2016)

August 28, 2016 | By

The release of Frank Henenlotter’s documentary on the sexploitation business on home video is very bittersweet, because two of its three key participants – co-producer and Something Weird founder Mike Vraney, and legendary sexploitation producer-director David F. Friedman – passed away not longer after the film’s completion…

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