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The Brain (1962) was a Crime - Horror Film directed by Freddie Francis and produced by Artur Brauner and Raymond Stross.

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THE BRAIN FROM PLANET AROUS On Blu-ray From The Film Detective

By Dan Day, Jr. on Jul 3, 2022 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog

The 1957 science-fiction film THE BRAIN FROM PLANET AROUS is one of my guilty pleasures. It's also one of the most notable (some would say notorious) examples of 1950s low-budget big-screen sci-fi. The Film Detective has now released it on Blu-ray, with all sorts of trimmings. Somewhere in the Ameri... Read full article


Killing Bill: Female Vengeance in THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE (1962)

By Jennifer Garlen on Oct 25, 2021 From Virtual Virago

Long before Uma Thurman's relentless Bride swore to kill Bill in the Quentin Tarantino movies, Jan in the Pan killed her own treacherous Bill in the low-budget horror classic, The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962). Despite its B-horror status and sleazy male gaze, The Brain That Wouldn't Die turns out ... Read full article


Throwback Thursday – The Brain The Wouldn’t Die

By Michael on Oct 24, 2019 From Durnmoose Movie Musings

Between this blog and my previous one, Professor Damian’s Public Domain Treasure Chest, I’ve been writing about movies for quite a while now. Because of that, there are a lot of posts that have simply gotten lost to the mists of time. So, I figured I’d use the idea of “Throwb... Read full article


The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962)

By Beatrice on Sep 18, 2017 From Flickers in Time

The Brain That Wouldn’t Die Directed by Joseph Green Written by Joseph Green, original story by Green and Rex Carlton 1962/USA Rex Carlton Productions Repeat viewing/Amazon Prime Not the best in the “brain-in-a-bottle” genre. Dr. Bill Cortner is a hot-shot young surgeon. ?His ... Read full article


Classic Films in Focus: THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE (1962)

By Jennifer Garlen on Nov 2, 2015 From Virtual Virago

A low-budget cult classic, The Brain that Wouldn't Die (1962) offers all the twisted delights one could ask for in a science fiction horror movie of this type. It's sleazy, gruesome, and short, with a parade of scantily clad women and a mad surgeon hellbent on attaching his girlfriend's severed head... Read full article


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