April 10, 2011
Russ Meyer’s Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is a classic of the drive-in exploitation genre. As the trailer says, “The sweetest kittens have the sharpest claws.” My favorite line from the movie, asked by a crotchety desert-dweller; “You girls a bunch of nudists or are you just…short of clothes?” How can you possibly go wrong with [...]
April 8, 2011
The Game of Death soundtrack by John Barry is just plain awesome. John Barry is a Turntabling favorite thanks to a Morricone-esque sensibility when it comes to blending symphonic instruments with a more mod 60s/70s groove. Barry had a hand in some of the best-known soundtracks of the day, including Bond films, that goofy 70s [...]
April 8, 2011
There is something about those 60s and 70s movies with sex themes that some–Turntabling including–really love. The plot of The Grasshopper is pretty standard stuff, the progression of a liberated woman through sexually challenging scenarios and general life drama. But these movies always have a certain something (and plenty of enjoyable cheese to boot) that [...]
April 7, 2011
Say what you will about the rest of Wang Chung’s output in the 80s. This soundtrack is top notch–a doomy-yet-pop-friendly piece of moody synth goodness that matches the nihilism of the movie.
To Live And Die In LA was a William Friedkin cops-gone-bad actionfest and while the years have not been kind to the film, it [...]
November 7, 2010
Turntabling will have a booth packed full of rare vinyl and other fun finds at HorrorHound Weekend in Cincinnati Ohio. This is our second year with the HorrorHound folks and it is always a great time whether in Indianapolis or in Cincinnati. This year’s lineup promises to be amazing–Malcom McDowell, Linda Blair, Bill Moseley and [...]