G’day all. The tenth issue of popular web magazine, Crime Factory is now live. This issue includes a short piece by me (writing as James Hopwood), called For Your Sighs Only: The Spy-Fi Smut of Clyde Allison, which looks back at the 0008 book series, in all their filthy glory. But, there’s plenty more in [...]
2May12
Crime Factory 10
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Posted in Books and Comics
Tagged 0008, Clyde Allison, Crime, Crime Factory, Crime Fiction, Megan Abbott, Sexploitation, Spy Fiction
Tagged 0008, Clyde Allison, Crime, Crime Factory, Crime Fiction, Megan Abbott, Sexploitation, Spy Fiction
4Mar11
The Man From SMUT
Warning: This post features slightly higher sexual content than usual. If you are easily offended, please skip over this one. What is it about spy stories (and the world of James Bond) that make also make them perfect fodder for erotic lampoons? Is the the character names like Pussy Galore, Lovey Kravzit or Aureole Canasta? [...]
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Posted in Film and Cinema
Tagged Agent 69, Alfred Hitchcock, Derek Flint, James Bond, Jane Bond, Mata Hari, Matt Helm, Sexploitation
Tagged Agent 69, Alfred Hitchcock, Derek Flint, James Bond, Jane Bond, Mata Hari, Matt Helm, Sexploitation
10Feb11
Hannie Caulder (1971)
Director: Burt Kennedy Starring: Raquel Welch, Robert Culp, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Elam, Strother Martin, Christopher Lee, Diana Dors Music: Ken Thorne Hannie Caulder is a film that is very hard to classify. Sure it’s a western, but what kind of western is it? It appears to be a Spaghetti Western, produced by the British; and [...]
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Posted in Film
Tagged Christoher Lee, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Elam, Raquel Welch, Robert Culp, Sexploitation, Strother Martin, Western
Tagged Christoher Lee, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Elam, Raquel Welch, Robert Culp, Sexploitation, Strother Martin, Western
9Feb11
Satanik (1968)
Director: Piero Vivarelli Starring: Magda Konopka, Julio Pena, Umberto Raho, Luigi Montini, Armando Calvo Music: Manuel Parada Because of the marketing of this movie, a masked girl in a black or red catsuit, Satanik is often compared to Danger: Diabolik. It’s an unfair comparison because they are totally different styles of film. Satanik is in [...]
23Jan11
The Spy With the Blue Kazoo
Author: Dagmar Publisher: Lancer Release Year: 1967 The Spy With the Blue Kazoo is more silly swingin’ sixties style smut from Lancer Books – the fine people who brought the world The Man From ORGY. The title says it all really. Well, maybe it isn’t quite as smutty as some of Lancer’s other publications, and [...]
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Tagged Book Review, Comedy, Dagmar, Sexploitation, Spy Fiction
Tagged Book Review, Comedy, Dagmar, Sexploitation, Spy Fiction
14Dec10
Zero Woman: Final Mission (1995)
Country: Japan Director: Kenji Enokido Starring: Naoko Iijima, Wataru Takasagi, Misayo Haruki, Hidetoshi Okamoto, Miho Suzuki, Toshihiko Hino Music: Shigeru Umebayashi Zero Woman returns once again, and despite this film’s title, this would not be her final mission, just another in the long line of cheap, exploitative ‘semi-spy’ films from Japan. I say ‘semi-spy’ because [...]
13Dec10
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)
Country: Japan Director: Yukio Noda Starring: Miki Sugimoto, Eiji Go, Tetsuro Tanba, Hideo Murota, Ichiro Aki Music: Daisuke Okamoto AKA: The Tigers From Osaka The first thing you should know about this film is that it is violent and repugnant. But to me, there are two types of exploitation pictures. One that serves up its [...]
25Nov10
The Sensuous Nurse (1975)
Original Title: (L’Infermiera) AKA: I Will If You Will, The Nurse, The Secrets of a Sensuous Nurse. Director: Nello Rossati Starring: Ursula Andress, Jack Palance, Duilio Del Prete, Luciana Paluzzi, Marina Confalone, Mario Pisu, Lino Toffolo, Carla Romanelli Music: Gianfranco Plenizio I struggle with Italian comedy. True, my experiences have been limited to a few [...]
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Posted in Film
Tagged Comedy, Italy, Jack Palance, Luciana Paluzzi, Sexploitation, Ursula Andress
Tagged Comedy, Italy, Jack Palance, Luciana Paluzzi, Sexploitation, Ursula Andress
14Sep10
Four Times That Night (1972)
Original Title: Quante volte… quella notte Director: Mario Bava Starring: Brett Halsey, Daniela Giordano, Dick Randall, Pacal Petit, Calisto Calisti Music: Coriolano Gori Four Times That Night is an Italian sex comedy. I know what your thinking – why on earth would I want to sit through a tacky Italian sex comedy from the early [...]
