You'd think that the isolation of Soviet-style communism would have at least shielded the citizens of East Germany from the worst excesses of seventies fashion, but the 1976 space opera In the Dust of the Stars tells us otherwise. Neither, apparently, did it prevent the creatives at the state-run DEFA studio from falling under the influence of such decadent western cultural products as Jess Franco movies and the swinging sci-fi TV series of Gerry Anderson. Read my full review at Teleport City.
And as an extra added bonus, here's a clip of the cast of In the Dust of the Stars performing one of the film's many musical numbers:
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One day, William Shatner will die, and every obituary will be for Captain
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Howling II: Stirba – Werewolf Bitch (1985)
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aka *Howling II: … Your Sister Is a Werewolf*
Coming to the funeral of his sister Karen, Dee Wallace Stone’s journalist
character from the first movie, T...
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Watch out for booby-traps, because The People Under the Stairs (1991) is
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download ...
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Twenty freaking years? Has it been so long? (Yes, a Willow quote, enjoy)
When I first started TarsTarkas.NET back in the days of yore, little did I
think t...
Justice Ninja Style (1985)
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Over on our sibling site at Death Ray Dive, we reviewed the
ultra-low-budget, shot-on-video 1985 action romp, JUSTICE NINJA STYLE,
starring some enthusiast...
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MATA HARI: Agent H21 – THE EYE OF DAWN is a pet project of mine. For many
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beyond that...
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I am going to take up some space here to talk about American politics. I am
disabling comments on the post because the internet is a cesspool of idiots
and...
Out to pasture
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Covering Thai cinema and living in Thailand for the past decade or so has
been an illuminating experience, one that I'm not sure whether I'll regret.
I s...
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UNGH: Don't Wanna Be a Cantopop Star from duriandave on 8tracks Radio.
I've got five posts simmering on the stove right now and each is insisting
on takin...
#54: Goliath and the Vampires!
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Hello Monster Island Resorters, It’s time for another collaboration with
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Put Me Back In My Tomb
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I have retired MCB but just wanted to let ya'll know I've fired up a Musick
Blog and will be spending time over there from now on. Please check it
out, it...
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