Cult and Exploitation Trash.

[Valeyard]

I just felt like this thread was the appropriate place to mention Cuties is a real movie.

 

[King Kamala]

R.I.P.: Julie Strain, B-movie legend and Penthouse Pet, has died at age 58

Julie Strain, Penthouse Pet and star of over 130 movies, has passed away at age 58 after a battle with degenerative dementia.

www.joblo.com

RIP Julie Strain.

Me and @SFH will hang our used tissues at half mast today.

 

[SFH]

.....so I only recognized her mainstream work on IMDB

 

[Gary]

So, this is...wow. It's a vanity project from 1975 that was thought to be lost until American Genre Film Archive found a copy of it in 2013 and gave it a 2K restoration. The problem? It hasn't been released officially on streaming or as physical media because of the unlicensed use of music from The Moody Blues and Procol Harum. So unless you had seen it at a select theatrical showing, you couldn't see it.

Until now.

Here it is, on YouTube, and oh my God it has to be seen to be believed. A vanity project gone wrong in all the best ways. "Citizen Kane" except it revolves around Astrology and was made by somebody who probably shouldn't have made a movie. I talked about it a bit on my Letterboxd account, but by all means watch this. It really is something else.

 

[strummer]

This is real late but besides Julie Strain, "soft core" icon Nikki Fritz died in Feb. 2020. Was bummed hearing about both

 

[Valeyard]

I just learned Demi Moore is the girl on the I Spit On Your Grave poster.

 

[strummer]

I just learned Demi Moore is the girl on the I Spit On Your Grave poster.

She was 16 when that movie came out.

 

[RedJed]

Gary, that video got blocked that you were talking about. What is the films name? I'm intruiged.

 

[Valeyard]

The Sinful Dwarf is what's up

 

[Gary]

Gary, that video got blocked that you were talking about. What is the films name? I'm intrigued.

"The Astrologer". Here's a couple reviews I found that might help, though the following clip and trailer may also be of interest. The dinner scene in particular must be seen to be believed

Also, some info on what we know about the director

 

[Gary]

Oh, and it's on the Internet Archive if @RedJed or anyone else wants to watch it

The Astrologer (1976) [FULL 2K RESOLUTION] : Craig Denney : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Another user uploaded a 720p version of the file, so here I am, posting the original 2K file format version for maximum enjoyment

archive.org

 

[Valeyard]

I'm thinking of rebuilding my physical movie collection back up. I downsized the wrong shit, had some good stuff stolen, and streaming can be iffy on stupid movies.

I just wanna have Caligula, Don't Torture A Duckling, and Thriller: A Cruel Picture back, man.

 

[Gary]

Bert I. Gordon passed away. Dude made some fun monster movies back in the day and lived to be 100, which is more than a lot of people will do.

 

[Valeyard]

Girl I'm interested in and I have been exchanging movies and she wants me to watch Gummo. I've unconsciously avoided it for years. Is it any good?