Month: March 2022

Kiss Of The Vampire

Kiss Of The Vampire is one of my favourite Hammer horror movies, even though it does not feature either Christopher Lee or Peter Cushing. I watched it again recently on YouTube and it really holds up well.  It takes the basic set-up template of a great many vampire movies (ie a young couple break down…


The Woman In Red / Weird Science

Kelly Le Brock had limited acting talents but was one of those classic 80s pin-up who became the stuff of schoolboy fantasies.   LeBrock started out as a model. (She was the Pantene girl who memorably implored  “Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful” in a famous TV commercial).  As an actress, she is remembered for…


Firefox

I doubt even the most avid Clint Eastwood fan would claim Firefox was one of his better movies. I remember buying this US one-sheet at a film memorabilia fair in Nottingham before the movie had been released in the UK.  From the poster it looks promising, with a great image and tag-line….but that’s about as…