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Category Archives: The Sixties
Spirits of the Dead – AIP – 1968
Spirits of the Dead (Histoires extraordinaires) – AIP – 1968 Directed by Federico Fellini, Louis Malle and Roger Vadim. With Jane Fonda, Brigitte Bardot, Alain Delon, Terence Stamp.
Posted in Drama, Fantasy, Horror, The Sixties, The Sixties, The Sixties
Tagged Brigitte Bardot, Edgar Allen Poe, Federico Fellini, Louis Malle, Peter Fonda, Roger Vadim, Terence Stamp, Trilogy
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Christopher Lee – Part Two
Our week-long tribute to Christopher Lee rolls along as we turn the spotlight on a remarkably productive period for this tireless actor, in particular the Hammer-Histrionics of Rasputin, an understated and slyly satirical turn in Billy Wilder’s Private Life of … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Drama, Exploitation, Horror, The Sixties, The Sixties, The Sixties, The Sixties
Tagged Alexandre Dumas, Aliens, Conan Doyle, H. Rider Haggard, Marie Liljedahl, Marquis De Sade, Musketeers, Rasputin, Robert Bloch, Sax Rohmer, Shakespeare, Steven Spielberg, Swashbuckler, Ursula Andress, World War Two
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Christopher Lee – Part One
Christopher Lee began his career roaming the sidelines of early British fare like Hamlet and Scott of the Antarctic where his inescapable presence soon attracted the attention of directors like John Huston and Jose Ferrer. Short but memorable cameos in … Continue reading
Taboos of the World/War Gods of the Deep – AIP – 1965
Taboos of the World – AIP – 1965 Directed by Romolo Marcellini, narrated by Vincent Price. War Gods of the Deep – AIP -1965 Directed by Jacques Tourneur. Starring Vincent Price, Tab Hunter and David Tomlinson.
Posted in Adventure, Exploitation, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, The Sixties, The Sixties, The Sixties, The Sixties, The Sixties
Tagged Jacques Tourneur, Mondo, Tab Hunter, Vincent Prince
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Asian Action, Fantasy and Horror – Part One
Asian exploitation films are a breed apart. Unlike their Western counterparts, these movies are steeped in centuries old tradition. No matter how outlandish the circumstances (the nuclear-powered giant turtle, Gamera, springs to mind), the films themselves are informed by the … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Drama, Exploitation, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, The Fifties, The Fifties, The Seventies, The Seventies, The Sixties, The Sixties, The Sixties, The Sixties, The Sixties
Tagged Bruce Lee, Erotic, Frankenstein, Ghidrah, Godzilla, King Kong, kung fu, Nick Adams, Octopus
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