Category Archives: Film Review

Klaus Kinski gets that sinking feeling

That Man in Istanbul aka Estambul 65; L’Homme d’Istanbul; Unser Mann aus Istanbul (dir Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, 1966) Basic plot:  Atomic scientist Professor Pendergast has been kidnapped.  The US government have handed over a $1M ransom for his release but the … Continue reading

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Klaus Kinski hangs out with a Professional

Commando Leopard aka Kommando Leopard (Dir Antonio Margheriti / Anthony M Dawson, 1985) Basic plot:  A group of freedom fighters, led by Carrasco, set out to destroy the dictatorship that rules their state. Cast: Silveira – Klaus Kinski; Carrasco – … Continue reading

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Klaus Kinski thinks sci-fi films are actually made for adult illiterates

I’ll be reviewing Commando Leopard (dir Antonio Margheriti, 1985) shortly but first of all I wanted to review the Making of Commando Leopard, which is available on the Anchor Bay version of the DVD. The Making of Commando Leopard film … Continue reading

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Klaus Kinski is on the phone

Love and Money (Dir James Toback, 1982) Basic plot:  Frederic Stockheinz, the owner of Trans Allied Silver, hires a banker, Byron Levin, to work for him to convince the President of Costa Salva (Byron’s former room-mate at Harvard) not to … Continue reading

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Love and Money – a story in photos

You should be thanking me for this, I’ve watched James Toback’s Love and Money (1982) three times, so you don’t have to.  If you’ve seen it already, you have my sympathy.  If you’ve not – take my word for it, … Continue reading

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Klaus Kinski beats off Oliver Reed’s trouser snake

Venom aka Die schwarze Mamba (Dir Piers Haggard, 1981) Basic plot:  Two crooks team up with a nanny to kidnap the child she cares for with the hope of getting a ransom from his wealthy parents, but the plan goes … Continue reading

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Klaus Kinski: Call me Beast

Beauty and the Beast (Shelley Duvall’s Faerie Tale Theatre) (Dir Roger Vadim, 1984) Basic plot:  Beauty and her two sisters Marguerite and Georgette are living a life of poverty as their father’s merchant ships are lost at sea.  When one … Continue reading

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Klaus Kinski and the sexual microphone

How can you review a German interview DVD without subtitles when your German is, let’s say, a little rusty?  Well, you don’t as such – you take loads of screen grabs to keep everyone’s interest and hope that they don’t … Continue reading

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Jess Franco: Jack the Ripper vs The Awful Dr Orlof

It seems like ages ago now that I reviewed Jess Franco’s Jack the Ripper (1976) but, if you’ve been paying attention, you might recall that as Klaus Kinski’s character was called Dr Orloff I made reference in the review to … Continue reading

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