The Defilers

Key early scene from the classic grindhouse roughie “The Defilers” (1965). In contrast to the crude, amateurish New York sexploitation films (see “Olga’s House of Shame” clips), this is the first Hollywood roughie with a developed storyline, characters, and slick production (despite a budget of only $11,000). In other words, a low-budget film that doesn’t look cheap. This also appears to be the first movie … Continue reading The Defilers

Zorro

For almost thirty years a man indulges, photographically, in a double life. In the privacy of his apartment he dresses up strangely and performs for the camera in a tirelessly repeated operation. No matter that the photography system is improvised and clumsy, that nobody else will see these images. In a fusion of mise en scène and photography he gives visible shape to his fantasy, … Continue reading Zorro