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SPIRITS OF THE DEAD
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Oct 20, 2024
SPIRITS OF THE DEAD (1968) is an adaptation of three Edgar Allan Poe tales, but it has little in common with the Roger Corman/Vincent Price/AIP series featuring that author's work. The film can also be defined as a horror anthology, but it isn't in the class of the Amicus productions of multi- read more
The City of the Dead
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Oct 8, 2024
(1960) Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey; Written by George
Baxt; Story by Milton Subotsky; Starring: Patricia Jessel, Dennis Lotis, Christopher
Lee, Venetia Stevenson, Tom Naylor, Valentine Dyall,
Betta St. John and Norman MacOwan; Available on Blu-ray and DVD.
Rating: ***½
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From the Archives: The Deadly Mantis (1957)
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Jul 7, 2024
William Hopper is giving Craig Stevens a hearty hello handshake but the Air Force-man only has eyes for Alix Talton....as does the men behind him. Of course, later all of them are more concerned about the giant mantis than romancing women from Washington. From the Archives is our lat read more
FROM AMONG THE DEAD (D'ENTRE LES MORTS)
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 5, 2023
VERTIGO is one of my favorite films of all time. You could say that I'm as obsessed with it as James Stewart was obsessed with Kim Novak in the actual film. It wasn't until recently, however, that I read the original novel upon which Hitchcock's classic work was based upon. The novel D'EN read more
Orgy of the Dead
Cinematic Catharsis Posted by Barry P. on Jul 25, 2023
(1965) Directed by Stephen C.
Apostolof (as A.C. Stephen); Screenplay by Edward D. Wood, Jr.; Based on
the novel by Edward D. Wood, Jr.; Starring: Criswell, Fawn Silver, Pat
Barrington, William Bates and John Andrews; Available on Blu-ray and DVD
Rating: **½
“I am Criswell. read more
Boris Karloff at RKO: Body Snatcher, Isle of The Dead, Bedlam
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Oct 30, 2021
In our current climate, it almost seems like an oxymoron to have a shoestring budget period piece, but many of Val Lewton’s best movies were founded on this formula. His three-film partnership was beneficial for all parties involved and we would like to consider how he was able to fashion Karl read more
Departures (2008): Agents for The Dead
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 18, 2021
One could choose any number of labels to attempt categorizing Departures. It’s a film indebted to the rapturous compositions of the past. It shares elements akin to any police procedural ever made or for that matter, the veterinary antics from a British gem like All Creatures Great and Small. read more
THE MARIE WINDSOR BLOGATHON: Maverick, The Quick and the Dead, 1957
Caftan Woman Posted by on Dec 11, 2020
Toby Roan at 50 Westerns from the 50s is hosting the event we have been waiting for - The Marie Windsor Blogathon. The tributes to the actress can be found HERE. The blogathon runs from December 11th to the 15th.THE QUICK AND THE DEADWritten and directed by Douglas HeyesAired: Sunday, December 8, 19 read more
Horror Hotel aka City of the Dead ( 1960 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Oct 31, 2020
"Is it Whitewood you seek?" A tall distinguished-looking man asks this of Nan Barlow ( Venetia Stevenson ) when she comes to a crossroads one dark, foggy evening searching for an old village. It is indeed Whitewood that Nan seeks. After hearing her college professor Alan Driscoll ( Christopher read more
book: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (20009; trans 2018 Antonia Lloyd-Jones) by Olga Tokarczuk
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 17, 2019
Tokarczuk received the Nobel Literature Prize the other day, and so I scuttled along to my local library to borrow this book, which was the only one of hers they had. For once the dearth of an author’s books was actually rather cheering: Tokarczuk’s English-language translation have app read more
Land of the Dead (2005, George A. Romero), the director’s cut
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 5, 2019
While Land of the Dead is almost always an unfortunate misfire, it’s also never an unmitigated disaster. It’s full of missed opportunities, but they’re usually missed because director Romero just can’t crack the scene. And when he doesn’t crack a set piece, he often goes in the entirely different read more
Land of the Dead (2005, George A. Romero), the director’s cut
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 5, 2019
While Land of the Dead is almost always an unfortunate misfire, it’s also never an unmitigated disaster. It’s full of missed opportunities, but they’re usually missed because director Romero just can’t crack the scene. And when he doesn’t crack a set piece, he often goes in the entirely different read more
Land of the Dead (2005, George A. Romero), the director’s cut
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 5, 2019
While Land of the Dead is almost always an unfortunate misfire, it’s also never an unmitigated disaster. It’s full of missed opportunities, but they’re usually missed because director Romero just can’t crack the scene. And when he doesn’t crack a set piece, he often goes in the entirely different read more
Land of the Dead (2005, George A. Romero), the director’s cut
The Stop Button Posted by on Sep 5, 2019
While Land of the Dead is almost always an unfortunate misfire, it’s also never an unmitigated disaster. It’s full of missed opportunities, but they’re usually missed because director Romero just can’t crack the scene. And when he doesn’t crack a set piece, he often goes in the entirely different read more
The Perils of Pauline (1914, Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie), the European version, Chapter 4: The Deadly Turning
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Oct 31, 2017
The Deadly Turning starts with what seems like a lot of corrective potential. Pearl White has signed up for a car race without telling beau Crane Wilbur or guardian Paul Panzer. Once she’s accepted, she tells them at once, setting she and Wilbur on their plot line and Panzer on his. Wilbur begs Whi read more
King of the Rocket Men (1949, Fred C. Brannon), Chapter 10: The Deadly Fog
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Oct 16, 2017
The Deadly Fog is a clip chapter. Sadly, the fog doesn’t refer to the misting effect when Deadly goes into flashback to the moments from the first three chapters. After another lackluster cliffhanger resolution, Tristram Coffin ignores the weapon of mass destruction in a nearby car–he r read more
The City of the Dead (1960)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Feb 27, 2017
The City of the Dead (AKA “Horror Hotel”) Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey Written by George Baxt; Story by Milton Subotsky 1960/UK Vulcan Films First viewing/Amazon Instant This is a mixture of great cinematography and direction in the horror scenes and some fairly pedestrian 1960 read more
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 9, 2016
Imagine that, it took me until after I finished the film to realize that its title was an obvious homage to Dawn of the Dead. And why not, because this comedy-zombie film celebrates the genre and George Romero’s lineage, while also carving out its own little niche. Really, this first installme read more
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 9, 2016
Imagine that, it took me until after I finished the film to realize that its title was an obvious homage to Dawn of the Dead. And why not, because this comedy-zombie film celebrates the genre and George Romero’s lineage, while also carving out its own little niche. Really, this first installme read more
Something's Abuzz in "The Deadly Bees"
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Apr 22, 2016
While lip-synching one of her hits on a television show, pop singer Vicki Robbins collapses from exhaustion. Her physician prescribes some rest and relaxation at a friend's quiet farm on Seagull Island. This is not necessarily a good thing. In an earlier scene, Whitehall government officials discuss read more