In the spirit of
sharing something on #FrancoFriday(s), I'll contribute the minor fact
that while I've been pretty good at keeping up-to-date on
Redemption's / Kino Lorber's Blu-ray releases of this mad genius'
work, I have found myself at a sever lack for time. Sitting in
waiting are two classic Franco films, the re-working of the Countess
Bathory legend as a Rock-Horror opus (featuring the titular band in
starring roles), the Killer Barbys. To me, this was hands-down the
most accessible film in gaining entry into Franco's bizarre world of
nearly indefinable cinema (and for me this was back in the early
2000s), and Killer Barbys still holds a nostalgic place in my heart
to this day, despite its repetitive shots and extended scenes of
nothing-really-happening which are intended to pad out the running
time. At least the shot repetition is set to an energetic pop/rock
soundtrack. The other cool Kino Lorber/Franco release is the
Diabolical Dr. Z, Franco's wildly stylish black-and-white
pre-make/predecessor to his
more-adored She Killed in Ecstasy... but this crazy and kitschy
original is without a doubt well worth a look. I'm looking forward to
these two films being my own double-feature Franco retrospective,
which will be happening as soon as I have the chance to carve out
some time in the next week or so. Damn it, what's happened to all of
my time?! #JessFrancoFriday
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