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KITOSCH, THE MAN WHO CAME FROM THE NORTH (1967)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on Jun 21, 2014

KITOSCH, THE MAN WHO CAME FROM THE NORTH (1967) 6/21/2014 14 Comments   Mountie Captain:  "You've just made an enemy of White Wolf."Kitosch:  "I did what???  I did no such thing!  I o read more

Happy Birthday, Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards! (June 14, 1895)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on Jun 14, 2014

Happy Birthday, Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards! (June 14, 1895) 6/14/2014 2 Comments   Wowsa!  This has been a month of birthdays here on Phantom Empires!  Basil Rathbone,  William Boyd, read more

Happy Birthday, Basil Rathbone!  (June 13, 1892) ~ The Mad Doctor (1941)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on Jun 13, 2014

Happy Birthday, Basil Rathbone!  (June 13, 1892) ~ The Mad Doctor (1941) 6/13/2014 2 Comments   Well,  it's both Basil Rathbone's b-day AND Friday the 13th,  so I thought I'd pick a spooky-type pict read more

The Adventures of Tartu, aka Sabotage Agent (1943)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on Jun 1, 2014

The Adventures of Tartu, aka Sabotage Agent (1943) 6/1/2014 24 Comments   Officer #1:  [leans in]  "This is a sabotage job..."Officer #2:  "...and a pretty long shot, what ever way you look at read more

Haldane of the Secret Service ~ Harry Houdini (1923)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 31, 2014

Haldane of the Secret Service ~ Harry Houdini (1923) 5/31/2014 12 Comments   Harry Houdini.  It seems that everyone knows that name;  it evokes images of mystery and magic,  of locks, and chains, an read more

My Man Godfrey REMAKE (1957)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 30, 2014

My Man Godfrey REMAKE (1957) 5/30/2014 3 Comments   No until Hell freezes over. NO!!! No!To the 1957 My Man Godfrey remake,  I say,  NO!David Niven?    NO!June Allyson?!?NO!Oh, so hideous.  read more

5 OVERLOOKED MYSTERIES

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 29, 2014

5 OVERLOOKED MYSTERIES 5/29/2014 0 Comments   Hey!  I was asked,  along with lots of other neat blogs,  to add a list of my 5 Overlooked Mystery films.  I did a little write-up of some of my fa read more

Three Mountie Movies I NEED to see!

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 20, 2014

Three Mountie Movies I NEED to see! 5/20/2014 2 Comments   Every day that I live, and this surprises me all the time,  I find out about incredible and rare movies that look really amazing.  I don't mean read more

NORTHERN PURSUIT - Errol Flynn (1943)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 19, 2014

NORTHERN PURSUIT - Errol Flynn (1943) 5/19/2014 2 Comments   I have mixed feelings about this picture.  I'm a mad Errol Flynn fan,  a fan of Canadian Mountie movies,  and on top of that,  I hav read more

ZARDOZ (1974)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 19, 2014

ZARDOZ (1974) 5/19/2014 0 Comments   I love a good tale of futurism...the darker and more brutal, the better.  Well,  Zardoz,  featuring a post-James Bond Sean Connery (as a barbaric super-killer) s read more

A Rasputin Two-fer: Rasputin and the Empress (1932) & Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 19, 2014

A Rasputin Two-fer: Rasputin and the Empress (1932) & Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) 5/19/2014 0 Comments   What person even slightly interested in history doesn't know those eyes?   Burning an read more

GLADIATORS SEVEN - I SETTE GLADIATORI  (1962)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 8, 2014

GLADIATORS SEVEN - I SETTE GLADIATORI  (1962) 5/8/2014 0 Comments   Hot on the heels of the magnificent GIANTS OF ROME on my TV screen,  Richard Harrison strikes again with the amazing GLADIATORS SEVEN!  read more

North West Mounted Police (1940) - Happy Birdthday, Gary Cooper!

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 7, 2014

North West Mounted Police (1940) - Happy Birdthday, Gary Cooper! 5/7/2014 0 Comments   Hot on the heels of my celebration of Tyrone Power's birthday this week, in which I wrote about Power's amazing turn in the re read more

Tyrone Power - KING OF THE KHYBER RIFLES (1953)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 5, 2014

Tyrone Power - KING OF THE KHYBER RIFLES (1953) 5/5/2014 0 Comments   The men who govern India...more power to them and her! ...are few.  Those who read more

A Heidi Double Feature - A Great Story!

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 4, 2014

A Heidi Double Feature - A Great Story! 5/4/2014 0 Comments   From the outset, I'll state for the record that I'm aware that it's not cool to like movies like Heidi...espec read more

Caesar the Conqueror - Giulio Cesare, il conquistatore delle Gallie  (1962)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 3, 2014

Caesar the Conqueror - Giulio Cesare, il conquistatore delle Gallie  (1962) 5/3/2014 0 Comments   Cameron Mitchell has always been a slow rumble in the background of my movie and television experience.  Thro read more

13 ASSASSINS ~ (十三人の刺客 Jūsannin no Shikaku) 2010

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 3, 2014

13 ASSASSINS ~ (十三人の刺客 Jūsannin no Shikaku) 2010 5/3/2014 0 Comments   In these overly politically-sensitive times, where the trend is either toward the artsy or the comical, 13 Assassins stands out as proo read more

QUO VADIS  (1951)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on May 1, 2014

QUO VADIS  (1951) 5/1/2014 0 Comments   I'm a huge fan of the Sword and Sandal picture.  When I was a kid,  beside the wonderful Italian Peplums,  my Saturday and Sunday afternoon fare consi read more

GIANTS OF ROME - I GIGANTI DI ROMA  (1964)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on Apr 19, 2014

GIANTS OF ROME - I GIGANTI DI ROMA  (1964) 4/19/2014 0 Comments   To make any movie a success, it's important to cast the right people in the main roles,  especially in a heroic epic like GIANTS OF ROME.&nbs read more

THE COSSACKS (Russian: Казаки - Kazaki) 1962

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on Apr 1, 2014

THE COSSACKS (Russian: Казаки - Kazaki) 1962 4/1/2014 2 Comments   I feel compelled to start this review of the 1962 Ru read more
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