Vengeance Trails: My Name Is Pecos (1967)
Robert Woods may have started his career in Hollywood when he was selected by George Hamilton to be his stand-in for Where the Boys Are, but he made his name in Italy, where he appeared in a ton of westerns like Four Dollars for Vengeance, Savage Guns, The Belle Starr Story (the only Italian western directed by a woman […]
Marathon (2021)
Marathon is the story of the Devil’s Canyon Marathon, an underfunded local race organized by shoe store owner Ed Clap. Starting three months before the actual event, we meet the runners, see how they train and learn so much about their lives in mockumentary style. There’s Ryan O’Brien, who missed last year’s Boston Marathon by nine […]
Witchfinder General (1968)
Based on Ronald Bassett’s — a man who was primarily known for his medical and pharmaceutical work — novel about Matthew Hopkins, a notorious 17th-century witch-hunter, this 1968 film was a co-production of Tigon British Film Productions and American-International Pictures (who retitled the film The Conqueror Worm to link it to their series of Edgar Allan Poe […]
Twice-Told Tales (1963)
Of the three stories featured in Twice-Told Tales, only one of them — “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” — is actually from the Nathaniel Hawthorne book. The other two — “Rappaccini’s Daughter” and The House of the Seven Gables — come from another story and a book the author wrote. Much like Tales of Terror, all three of these […]
Rock Paper and Scissors (2019)
Known as Piedra, papel y tijera in its home country of Argentina, this is the story of Jesus and Maria José, who live together in the home of their father, who has recently died. Their world is not ours — filled with unending games and no small amount of malice toward one another. Now, their sister Magdalena […]
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