Category: Movie Discussions
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Ray Harryhausen – Mythical Menagerie Pt. 2 (Jason & the Argonauts)
The latest episode of The Classic Horrors Club Podcast just went live on the Phantom Podcast Network at downrightcreepy.com. Today’s post adds images to our discussion of the Jason & the Argonauts (1963) area of the “Ray Harryhausen – Mythical Menagerie” exhibit at Science Museum Oklahoma. Tomorrow: Clash of the Titans! Be sure to come…
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Ray Harryhausen – Mythical Menagerie Pt. 1 (Introduction)
Tomorrow morning, the latest episode of The Classic Horrors Club Podcast will hit the Phantom Podcast Network at downrightcreepy.com. In it, you’ll hear an oral tour of the “Ray Harryhausen – Mythical Menagerie” exhibit at Science Museum Oklahoma in Oklahoma City. All this week, we’ll be posting pictures to accompany the podcast. Look and listen……
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Movie Comics: The Atomic Submarine (1959)
Written by Orville H. Hampton Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet Starring Arthur Franz, Dick Foran, Brett Halsey, Tom Conway Released November 29, 1959 RT 72 min. Home Video The Criterion Collection (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) “Movie Comics” is inspired by Movie Comics (1939), published by DC Comics. Watch for new editions every Wednesday on…
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Movie Comics: When Worlds Collide (1951)
Written by Sydney Boehm Based on the novel by Edwin Balmer and Philip Wylie Directed by Rudolph Mate Starring Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen, John Hoyt, Larry Keating, Rachel Ames Released November 15, 1951 RT 83 min. Home Video Paramount (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = (out of 10) “Movie Comics” is inspired by Movie Comics (1939), published by…
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Satan’s Cheerleaders (1977)
Written by Greydon Clark & Alvin L. Fast Directed by Greydon Clark Starring John Ireland, Yvonne De Carlo, Jack Kruschen, John Carradine Released June, 1977 RT 92 min. Home Video VCI Entertainment Classic Horrors rating = 4 (out of 10) Unless you’re extremely fond of a particular movie, there’s sometimes no reason to upgrade from a perfectly adequate DVD…
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Movie Comics: The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
From the 1910 celebrated novel by Gaston Leroux Directed by Rupert Julian Starring Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry Premiere November 15, 1925 RT 93 min. Home Video Kino Lorber (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 8 (out of 10) “Movie Comics” is inspired by Movie Comics (1939), published by DC Comics. Watch for new editions every Wednesday on New…
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J.D.’s Revenge (1976)
Written by Jaison Starkes Directed by Arthur Marks Starring Glynn Turman, Louis Gossett Jr., Joan Pringle, Julian Christopher, Fred Pinkard, Alice Jubert, David McKnight Released August 25, 1976 (New York City) RT 96 min. Home Video Arrow Video Classic Horrors rating = 6 (out of 10) Neither an expert on the sub-genre nor a particular fan of it, I’d…
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Movie Comics: Magic (1978)
Written by William Goldman Directed by Richard Attenborough Starring Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter Premiere November 8, 1978 RT 107 min. Home Video Dark Sky Films (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 9 (out of 10) “Movie Comics” is inspired by Movie Comics (1939), published by DC Comics. Watch for new editions every Wednesday on New Comic Book…
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Between Night & Dawn
The purpose of Arrow Video’s limited edition box set, Between Night & Dawn is “to shine a light on the broader thematic concerns and auteurist leanings of a skilled craftsman too often pigeonholed within the genre.” However, for a collection of three films made during the period between George A. Romero’s Night of the Living…
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Movie Comics: Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Written by Brian DePalma Directed by Brian DePalma Starring William Finley, Paul Williams, Jessica Harper, Gerrit Graham Premiere November 1, 1974 RT 92 min. Home Video Scream Factory (Blu-ray) Classic Horrors rating = 8 (out of 10) “Movie Comics” is inspired by Movie Comics (1939), published by DC Comics. Watch for new editions every Wednesday on New Comic Book…
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