Streaming Kino: The Alpha Incident (1978)

Great low-fi sci-fi thriller with a "Night Of The Living Dead"-ish touch. 

This unobtrusive little gem has a lot of things in common with George A. Romero's brilliant "Night Of The Living Dead" (1968). There are no undead in "The Alpha Incident", and it's not an actual horror movie, but the premise, the setting, and the tone are quite similar. A group of people are confined to an isolated house, threatened by an omnipresent external hazard, dictated by higher powers, and tensions among the group are rising.

A microorganism brought home from Mars is only the beginning. "The Alpha Incident" is mostly a psychological thriller, an intimate play with a horror-feel, that reveals the darker, and some of the darkest, corners of the human soul. How would you hold up if you were deprived of sleep for prolonged amounts of time, have nowhere to go, and slowly begin to realize that decisions far beyond your control are being made?

Watch "The Alpha Incident" (1978):

video source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrPeqfJhWSk

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075662/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alpha_Incident

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Streaming Kino: I Lunghi Capelli Della Morte ("The Long Hair Of Death", 1964) - Antonio Margheriti, Barbara Steele

Barbara Steele stars in Antonio Margheriti aka Anthony M. Dawson's creepy and beautiful gothic horror movie about witchcraft, guilt, and revenge.

Italian black-and-white horror at its best. Darkness, candles, scary stairways, catacombs, coffins...! With some fantastic imagery and a tragic story that leads to a spectacular, bitter end, it's a must watch for fans of vintage gothic horror films.

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Watch "The Long Hair Of Death" (1964):

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-Hu7yfHFG8

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058307

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Hair_of_Death

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Streaming Kino: The Revenge Of Frankenstein (1958) - Peter Cushing, Terence Fisher

The first sequel to Hammer films' successful "Curse Of Frankenstein" (1957), also directed by Terence Fisher, and equally entertaining.

"The Revenge Of Frankenstein", featuring Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews and Eunice Gayson, continues the story of Baron Frankenstein's attempts to create life, and expands it here and there. It's a classic of horror cinema just like its 1957 predecessor, with a great performance by Peter Cushing, nice British understatement, dedication to detail, precise direction, and some exciting scientifically (in)correct monster moments. Beautiful, creepy Hammer horror!

Watch "The Revenge Of Frankenstein" (1958):

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbH0oL21W1s

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050894/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Revenge_of_Frankenstein

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Streaming Kino: Carnival Of Souls (1962)

Herk Harvey's only feature-length directorial work is a weird, obscure little gem, that has gained a little cult following over the years. 

It's about Mary, who has a car accident that changes her life... It's a unique low-budget movie that maybe has a little flaw or two in storytelling, but also has "creativity!" and "vision!" written all over it. Its undead-ish modern-day "monsters" and occasional expressionist visuals predate some of the ideas seen in George A. Romero's "Night Of The Living Dead" (1968), and were influential on a number of filmmakers. The otherworldly mood of "Carnival Of Souls" is pretty much unmatched to this day. If you're a horror film geek, or film historian, it's a must-watch anyway. If you're not, just let yourself sink into the carnival, and enjoy the chills!

Watch "Carnival Of Souls" (1962):

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNYg4YWkp0k

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055830/
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Streaming Kino: Jack The Ripper (1988)

One of many adaptations of the "Jack the Ripper" material, this one stands out with great acting performances, suspense, and historical accuracy.

Michael Caine and Jane Seymour star in this two-part TV mini-series, turned into one 3-hour feature film. Do not despair at the runtime, you probably won't even notice the extra 90 minutes - it's a TV-friendly production, but still a very exciting ride. Some obvious effort went into creating a reasonably accurate picture of both the crimes, and the period. It's a captivating detective story, with flashes of horror, and some interesting character development.

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Watch "Jack The Ripper" (1988):

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cnG9XlHfFQ

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095388/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper_(miniseries)

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Streaming Kino: Assault On Precinct 13 (1976)

John Carpenter's first serious feature length movie, and a horror thriller classic.

With its nihilistic approach, violent action, and seriously creepy scenes of nightly onslaught, "Assault On Precinct 13" is a little too much horror to be just an ordinary thriller. Like a handful of other John Carpenter films, its based on an idea found in a Howard Hawks western movie, but it also takes a clue from George A. Romero's "Night Of The Living Dead" (1968). The result is an outstanding piece of eerie, terrifying atmosphere and suspense, that is easily on par with Carpenter's next movie, mega-hit "Halloween" (1978), if not superior.

Watch "Assault On Precinct 13" (1976):

video source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fbyNrdngx4

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074156/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_on_Precinct_13_(1976_film)

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Streaming Kino: Quien puede matar a un nino? ("Who can kill a child?", 1976)

Don't even think about it. Or would you like to imagine how to kill a child?

That doesn't sound like a very pleasant idea. Thankfully, "Quien puede matar a un nino?" examines the subject only on a superficial level - otherwise it would probably be unwatchable. But that certainly doesn't mean it's a boring movie. Quite the opposite, in fact. It's creepy, scary, a little surreal, and still easily provocative enough to make you choke here and there. Unique, awesome horror classic from Spain!

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Watch "Who can kill a child?" (1976):

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtaEqW-vrqc

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075462/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Can_Kill_a_Child%3F

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Streaming Kino: Shock Waves (1977)

Ken Wiederhorn's super chilling Nazi zombie classic, featuring Brooke Adams in a major, and the legendary Peter Cushing in a minor role.

Very creepy 1977 movie "Shock Waves" wasn't the biggest success on initial release, but has since become a cult classic, and quite rightfully so. It's grindhouse cinema at its best. Exploitative, speculative, low-budget, gritty, bleak. The focus is less on the big action, but more on the nightmarish, claustrophobic situation of being trapped on a island, desperately trying to escape inevitable doom. 

As you can see in the preview picture, the undead Nazi soldiers look amazingly ghoulish. "Shock Waves" has a unique atmosphere, and is probably best watched late at night. If possible, the night before you take a boat trip to an island.

Watch "Shock Waves" (1977):

video source:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tSxiN1VXD0

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076704/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_Waves_(film)

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Streaming Kino: Firecracker (2005) - Karen Black, Mike Patton

"Firecracker" is a little gem, directed by Steve Balderson, that is based on some real life murder case from the 1950s, and has a couple of similarities with pre-code shocker "Freaks" (1932). It's also starring horror queen Karen Black, and, in a surprisingly credible role, Faith No More singer Mike Patton. The movie won a good round of prizes at fan festivals, and got rave reviews. But it's still remarkably unknown, which is a shame.

Due to movie piracy, the director decided to put the full movie on his YouTube channel.

It's time this dreamy, moody masterpiece gets some proper recognition. Watch it, head over to the director's channel, like it, share it, subscribe, comment, get him the clicks - "Firecracker" deserves a million views. Thank you, Mr. Balderson, it's an outstanding movie!

video source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMo9vk4rFtA
https://www.youtube.com/@Balderson

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Streaming Kino: The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) - Roger Corman, Jonathan Haze

Issue seven of "Streaming Kino": Corman's classic comedy featuring a man-eating plant.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Shop_of_Horrors#/media/File:LittleShop.jpg

Roger Corman was very good at making quick money with a nice movie - in case of "The Little Shop of Horrors", he reused some sets of his previous production, A Bucket of Blood, and filmed it in only a couple of days. The result is hard proof that time and budget doesn't necessarily equal quality - creativity, charm, and willingness, on the other hand, does.

Written by Charles B. Griffith, "The Little Shop of Horrors" is a very witty and funny film indeed. Upon release, it didn't have too much of an impact, but over the years grew a cult following - and spawned a stage production, another movie, and even a little animated TV series.

This man-eating plant certainly has left its mark on pop culture. "The Little Shop of Horrors" features Jack Nicholson in an early role. 

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https://archive.org/details/TheLittleShopOfHorrors1960

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Streaming Kino: Night of the Living Dead (1968) - George A. Romero, Duane Jones

The groundbreaking, genre-defining zombie movie that has set the mark for all zombie movies to come.

A study of social psychology, a picture of its time, a pioneer in gore cinema, and an overall exciting and scary movie, "Night of the Living Dead" is still and will probably forever remain in the top five of the genre.

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https://archive.org/details/NightOfTheLivingDead_201508

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Streaming Kino: The Last Man On Earth (1964) - Vincent Price

"Streaming Kino" is a new series of articles: from time to time, and in no particular order, we will present recommendable and acclaimed movies, that are free to watch right here and now!

Many movies are freely available nowadays, for different reasons. In some cases, copyright has expired, in others, the movie was made available by the copyright holders, and some are even made for the open public in the first place.

Our first movie is:

The Last Man On Earth (1964)

"L'ultimo uomo della Terra", USA/Italy, directed by Ubaldo Ragona and Sidney Salkow

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lastmanonearth1960s.jpg

A couple of years before "Night of the Living Dead" (1968) there was a movie that depicts the apocalypse with striking resemblance: "The Last Man on Earth" with Vincent Price is about vampires, but doesn't look at all like spiderwebs, dungeons, or the black cape from 1897. It's happening right here, in our modern world, on a scale that hasn't been seen before. Society has collapsed entirely - the enemy is out there in the streets, it's inside your head, and the struggle is to the bitter end.

"The Last Man..." is based on Richard Matheson's novel "I am Legend" from 1954, and George A. Romero did take a peek or two at Matheson's work for "Night...". The similarities are undeniable, "The Last Man..." being the prior almost feels like a template for "Night...".

Nonetheless the films are quite different. Vincent Price and the vampires are still connected to the romanticism associated with Dracula and Hammer movies, personal tragedy plays a big role in "The Last Man...", science still has an ace up it's sleeve. In "Night...", on the other hand, it's the naked horror of society disintegrating, on all levels.

In 1971 Matheson's novel has been (re)made into a movie called "The Omega-Man" with Charlton Heston, again in 2007 as "I am Legend" with Will Smith and "I Am Ωmega" featuring Mark Dacascos - but "The Last Man on Earth" from 1964 is still and by far the most gripping and touching version.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058700/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Man_on_Earth_(1964_film)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv2WUewBx8U

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