June 2010
12 posts
ISMN: Kwaidan (1965) Saturday June 26th 8 PM
DVD/161 Mins/English Subtitles/NR
For those who don’t already know ISMN has been moved to Saturday night this week due to the length of this weeks feature, and also to givefolks who live farther away a chance to come by.
I chose to track down the Criterion DVD release of this weeks film since it’s beauty is one to behold, I wanted to make sure an audience could enjoy it in perfect...
ISMN: "Jack and the Beanstalk" (1967) Thursday...
VHS/Color/51 Mins/Unrated
No, this is not a Disney film.
Bizarre, rare & forgotten oddity (made for television) starring and directed by Gene Kelly! Surreal and at times unintentionally laughable in its out-of-sync attempts to mix live action with animation. You’ll also witness Gene Kelly wearing way too much makeup. Only here at ISMN folks :)
Animation by the Hanna-Barbera...
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ISMN: "IT! The Terror From Beyond Space" (1958) -...
VHS/B&W/69 Mins/Not Rated (Remade as “Alien” in 1979)
Astronauts on a rescue mission to mars pickup an unexpected hostel alien passenger after liftoff. Comrades are dying gruesome deaths left and right. Amazingly “It” still keeps its claustrophobic tension and horror suspense till this day!
Ever since I saw this film in high school, I’ve never been able to forget the scene of the...
ISMN: "High School Confidential" (1958) Thursday...
This week’s film:
“High School Confidential” (1958) aka “Trouble at Sixteen” - International (English title) (reissue title) “Young Hellions” - USA (reissue title)
Letterbox VHS/B&W/Approx. 85 Mins./Not Rated
Like Wow, I’ve seen a lot of JD and drug scare films but I place this one in the top of the heap, keeping me in my seat from start to...
