Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis (1961)
Known elsewhere as Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis, this is the film debut of Reg Park as Hercules, or Ercole as he’s referred to in the Italian title (Ercole alla Conquista di Atlantide). Directed by Vittorio Cottafavi, this had a complete retitle, re-edit and rescore* — as well as a title design by Filmation — […]
Jack and the Beanstalk (1970)
Barry Mahon was shot down over Germany and escaped — and was recaptured — at Stalag Luft III before being freed by Patton’s 3rd Army. Once he got back to the U.S., he became the personal pilot and later the manager for Errol Flynn. Then, he learned how to use computers to predict the future […]
The Barbarians (1987)
EDITOR’S NOTE: We originally wrote about this movie on January 30, 2019. However, with a new blu ray coming from Kino Lorber, we felt it’d be a good idea to bring this movie back to our readers’ attention. Ruggero Deodato has been celebrated on this site, not just for Cannibal Holocaust, but for movies like Live Like […]
Red Sonja (1985)
I am sorry, Red Sonja. For years, I have doubted you. Surely you cannot be as good as Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer. You have to be a weaker sister, I always thought, so I avoided you. I was wrong. So wrong. Today, dear reader, I am here to tell you that while this film is […]
Jack the Giant Killer (1962)
Nathan Juran made some interesting movies. Everything from being. the art director for Kiss the Blood Off My Hands to writing Doctor Blood’s Coffin and directing 20 Million Miles to Earth, Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, episodes of Lost In Space, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and The Time Tunnel, and finally The Boy Who Cried […]
Hercules Against the Moon Men (1964)
I love when a film series sticks around long enough to battle aliens. Hercules is no different, as now he must battle the evil Queen Samara (Jany Clair, Planets Against Us) and her army of Moon Men, who demand that children be sacrificed to bring back their dead leader. Hercules is played by Sergio Ciani, who […]
Thirst (2019)
Known in its native Iceland as Þorsti, this is one bloody take on the vampire film. How bloody? At least 200 litres (528 gallons) of fake blood were used in the film. It starts with a drug addict named Hulda, who is charged with murdering her brother. After the police let her go due to insufficient evidence, […]
Hercules Unchained (1959)
In Italy, this movie is known as Ercole e la Regina di Lidia (Hercules and the Queen of Lydia) and it’s loosely based upon various Greek myths and the plays of Aeschylus and Sophocles, as envisioned by co-writers Ennio De Concini and Pietro Francisci, who also directed. It’s also the second — and last — […]
Hercules (1958)
Joseph E. Levine was a genius. At the time of his death, he’s produced nearly 500 films. He did some pretty amazing things, like introduce the U.S. to Sophia Loren and Godzilla, while bringing foreign movies like Jack the Ripper and Attila: Scourge of God to America, renaming The Second Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World to Licensed to […]
Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell (1988)
The third of four Deathstalker movies, following Rick Hill as the hero in Deathstalker* and John Terlesky taking over in Deathstalker II, this installment finds John Allen Nelson (Killer Klowns from Outer Space) taking over as the Deathstalker. Deathstalker once saved the wizard Nicias (Mexican telenovella actor Aarón Hernán) and as such, they now travel to villages […]
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