(The following posts relate to the British crime thriller Corruption, which was recently aired by Turner Classic Movies)

We've just received the following from one of favorite directors, Joe Dante, who runs the highly entertaining web site Trailers From Hell:

Retro Responds: Thanks for the head's up, Joe...your site continues to provide more entertainment through your presentation of cult trailers than most contemporary feature films do!- Lee Pfeiffer

It is a shame that the UK branch of TCM doesn't often show films as interesting or varied as Robert Hartford Davis' Corruption (actual copyright is 1967).  It will be interesting to see whether you goes over the pond get the UK edit, or the much more gory/sexy European cut.  The latter has an extraodinary (no to say offensive) scene where Cushing attacks a topless woman with a knife, and wipes his bloodied hands all over her bare breasts after he kills her.  He then proceeds to hack off her head!  The only version of this film I have seen was this nastier edit under the title Laser Killer; a bootleg taken off a substandard French VHS.  Let us all know which edit you guys get?

Rick Curzon

Retro Responds: That's interesting, Rick...I didn't realize there were different versions of the film. As I have it already on DVD, perhaps some stalwart readers will alert us as to which version TCM shows this weekend.  - Lee Pfeiffer

The Studio Daily web site has an article that compares the best trailers of today to those of yesteryear - and demonstrates why Psycho and Citizen Kane may well still reign as the best movie coming attractions of all time. Click here to view