******UNDEAD SPOILERS!****** In January of 1975, an entertaining little thriller called “The Dead Don’t Die” aired on the ABC network, which was written by Robert Bloch (author of the 1959 novel “Psycho,” from which Hitchcock’s 1960 film was based) and directed by Curtis Harrington (“Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?”). Not to be confused with a more…
Tag: film noir
“Kolchak: The Night Stalker” (1974-5) was a pulpy mix of Columbo and Scooby Doo…
A very different era. In order to understand and appreciate this series I’m about to get into, modern readers should understand that the 1970s were a very different era; we’re talking nearly a half-century ago. When watching many shows of that time today, there are many casually sexist/racist terms, cultural appropriations and other unwitting offenses…
Sequencing the DNA of “Gattaca” (1997)…
Back in 1997, there was buzz about a new sci-fi film called “Gattaca” which caught my eye; it was written and directed by Andrew Niccol, who would later be credited with writing 1998’s “The Truman Show” as well as directing “SimOne” (2002) and other innovative, underrated movies (2005’s “Lords of War” is another). Danny De…