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Only once in a generation do we behold a classic such as this! The ’embiggened’ adventures of Nancy Archer lack technical sophistication, but good direction and a very direct story — female revenge writ large — grab us every time. Let the absurdities pile up, because Allison Hayes cuts a mean fifty-foot figure in that white two-piece, and saucy Yvette Vickers really warms up the clientele down at Tony’s place. It’s a terrific piece of late ’50s exploitation anti-art. The fantastic Reynold Brown poster is a key expression of the monsterrific worldview.

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman

Blu-ray

Warner Archive Collection

1958 / B&w / 1:85 widescreen / 65 min. / Available at Amazon.com / General site Wac-Amazon / Street Date December 6, 2022 / 21.99

Starring: Allison Hayes, William Hudson, Yvette Vickers, Roy Gordon, George Douglas, Ken Terrell, Otto Waldis, Eileene Stevens, Michael Ross, Frank Chase, Nelson Leigh, .

Cinematography: Jacques Marquette

Film Editor: Edward Mann

Original Music: Ronald Stein...

Denver emcee Sole has been defying genre conventions and pushing boundaries, both musically and visually, throughout his career and with his latest music video from his Sole and The Skyrider Band project titled, "Diy," it's easy to see why he's a hip-hop legend.

Set in a futuristic, corporate-controlled dystopian nightmare, the music video, directed by Patrick Selvage with a guest appearance from electronic artist Egadz, depicts Sole and his Skyrider Band mates attempting to break into a state propaganda building in order to spread an anti-state message. The video opens with a dictator making a speech to the citizens of this world, clad in all white and looking drained of any free will.

When asked about the inspiration for the music video, Sole, who happens to be deeply involved with the Occupy Denver movement, said that he thinks the video speaks for itself, but did say this about the dictator character in the video,...