Category Archives: Theater Fantastique

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

Posted on July 7, 2017 at 10:47 am by Jeff Kuykendall

As fantasy films go, they don’t get much better than this. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) was also the seventh big-screen voyage of Ray Harryhausen, whose magical stop motion creatures populated Mighty Joe Young (1949, alongside mentor Willis O’Brien), … Continue reading →

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Duelle (1976)

Posted on June 3, 2017 at 10:37 am by Jeff Kuykendall

A young woman working at a hotel named Lucie (Hermine Karagheuz, Out 1) is approached by a mysterious woman in a veil, Leni (Juliet Berto, Celine and Julie Go Boating). She’s looking for a wealthy and powerful man who used … Continue reading →

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Quatermass and the Pit (1967)

Posted on April 15, 2017 at 10:16 am by Jeff Kuykendall

One of the most admirable qualities of the science fiction scripts of the late Nigel Kneale is that their stories proceed through the scientific method, albeit leading to fantastic conclusions. They are examples of true science fiction – a rare … Continue reading →

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