The backstory behind the creation of the source novel for Fox’s hit film version is no less fascinating: after writing her first novel over several years, housewife Grace Metalious’ efforts were published in 1956, sold 60,000 copies in its first 10 days on sale, 100,000 copies within its first month, and 12 million over time…
In the latest installment of CanCon 101, a review of Eddy Matalon’s canuxploitation classique Cathy’s Curse (1977), released on Blu via Severin Films.
After a long period of illegal availability and ersatz public domain releases, Eddy Matalon’s riff on The Exorcist (1973) and The Omen (1976) makes its way to Blu-ray in a striking special edition, sporting both the shorter U.S. cut and the original director’s cut, but after years of intriguing descriptions in posts and reviews by the few who sought out and sat down to view this CanCon fromagerie, Cathy’s Curse isn’t for every genre connoisseur…
Reviews of two tales involving war vets taking babysitting gigs with very different threat levels: Alice Winocour’s Disorder / aka Maryland (2015) from IFC + Elie Chouraqui’s underrated filming of A.J. Quinnell’s Man on Fire (1987) from KL Studio Classics / Unobstructed View.
Vincent’s suspicions of a looming crisis – an attack, kidnapping, or murder – has him sleeping in 2 hour shifts, monitoring the estate’s lone inhabitants: a cook and servant, the industrilist’s wife Jessie, and her young son Ali…
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