Tag: TV movies

The Victim Blu-ray review

The Victim is a 1972 made-for-television thriller with Elizabeth Montgomery (Bewitched) in the lead role. Kate Wainwright (Elizabeth Montgomery) goes to her sister’s house after a distressing phone call from her sister Susan Chappel (Jess Walton from The Young and the Restless television series). She is feeling down because she’s divorcing her husband Ben Chappel(George…


The Screaming Woman Blu-ray review

The Screaming Woman is a 1972 television movie starring screen legend Olivia de Havilland. The movie is based on a Ray Bradbury short story and the iconic John Williams provided the soundtrack. Laura Wyant (Olivia de Havilland, The Heiress) is a rich, former mental patient who decides to go to her countryside estate to rest…


Director Spotlight: Curtis Harrington

Curtis Harrington was an interesting figure, towing the line between the avant garde and schlock cinema, reminiscent of forbearers like tVal Lewton and Jacques Tourneur who made minor masterpieces within the confines of horror and crime genres. After a stint as a film critic, Harrington began producing esoteric, surrealist short films and working with experimental…