Author: Kenneth Butler

“What’s Up, Doc?” Warner Brothers, 1972 Starring: Barbra Streisand, Ryan O’Neal, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars, Austin Pendleton, John Hillerman, Liam Dunn Director: Peter Bogdanovich The...

“Diary of a Country Priest” Brandon Films, 1951 Starring: Claude Laydu, Andre Guibert, Marie-Monique Arkell Director: Robert Bresson The plot: An awkward young priest (Laydu)...

“Twins of Evil” (Hammer Films, 1971) Starring: Madeleine and Mary Collinson, Peter Cushing, David Warbeck, and Damien Thomas Director: John Hough The plot: Recently orphaned teenage...

“Swept Away” Medusa Distribuzione, 1974 Starring: Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato Director: Lina Wertmuller The plot: Raffaella (Melato), an immensely wealthy woman, is yachting with friends...

The best (and worst) classic flicks and cult favorites “Blood Feast” Box Office Spectaculars, 1963 Starring: Mal Arnold, William Kerwin, and Connie Mason Director: Herschell...

Get Carter Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971 Starring: Michael Caine, John Osborne, Ian Hendry, and Britt Ekland Director: Mike Hodges The plot: When Jack Carter’s (Caine) brother dies...

“Salome’s Last Dance” Vestron Pictures, 1988 Starring: Stratford Johns, Imogen Millais-Scott, Nickolas Grace, Douglas Hodge, Glenda Jackson Director: Ken Russell The plot: Oscar Wilde (Grace),...

The best (and worst) classic flicks and cult favorites “Klute Warner Brothers, 1971 Starring: Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi, and Roy Scheider Director: Alan...

Man is Not a Bird Avala Film, 1965 Starring: Janez Vrhovec, Milena Dravic, and Boris Dvornik Director: Dusan Makavejev The plot: In Cold War Yugoslavia,...

“All That Jazz” Columbia Pictures and 20th Century-Fox, 1979 Starring: Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Leland Palmer, and Ann Reinking Directed by: Bob Fosse The plot:...

“3 Women” 20th Century-Fox, 1977 Starring: Shelley Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Janice Rule, Robert Fortier Directed by: Robert Altman The plot: Pinky (Spacek), an awkward mouse...

by Kenneth Butler The Bird with the Crystal Plumage Central Cinema Company Film, 1970 Starring: Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall, and Enrico Maria Salerno Director: Dario...

“Lovesick” The Ladd Company/Warner Brothers, 1983 Starring: Dudley Moore, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Guinness, John Huston, and Ron Silver Director: Marshall Brickman The plot: Middle-aged married...

“The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” 20th Century-Fox, 1964 Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Ellen Farner, Marc Michel Director: Jacques Demy The plot: It is the late...

“Alice in Wonderland” 20th Century-Fox, 1976 Starring: Kristine DeBell, Larry Gelman, Bradford Armdexter Director: Bud Townsend The plot: This X-rated musical comedy opens when Alice...

“Betty Blue” Gaumont, 1986 Starring: Beatrice Dalle, Jean-Hughes Anglade, Consuelo de Haviland, Gerard Darmon Directed by: Jean-Jacques Beineix The plot: Zorg (Anglade), a 34-year-old failed...

“Don’t Look Now” British Lion Films, 1973 Starring: Donald Sutherland, Julie Christie, Hilary Mason, Clelia Matania Directed by: Nicolas Roeg The plot: After the accidental...

Video Vault recalls the masterful 1983 comedy-drama Reuben, Reuben, starring Tom Conti.