Category Archives: Theater Fantastique
Clash of the Titans (1981)
So yesterday I went to Thor: The Dark World (2013), and – probably because I had just re-watched 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) that morning, I was particularly struck by how far special effects have come, how casually sophisticated … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, Adventure, Burgess Meredith, Claire Bloom, Fantasy, gorgon, Greek Mythology, Harry Hamlin, kraken, Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, Medusa, Pegasus, Ray Harryhausen, The Underworld, Ursula Andress
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Paperhouse (1988)
Every once in a long while someone mentions Paperhouse (1988), the big-screen debut of British director Bernard Rose (Candyman). There’s a kind of hushed reverence when the film is mentioned; it’s usually a bit like: “No one’s ever seen it, … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, Bernard Rose, coming of age, dreams, Fantasy, horror, Surreal
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Dead End Drive-In (1986)
The premise of the Aussie B-movie Dead End Drive-In (1986) works best if you’re blind to it going in – as I was. I only knew this film as a fading VHS box in the science fiction section of all … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's, Action, Brian Trenchard-Smith, New Wave, Ozsploitation, Post Apocalyptic, Science Fiction
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